Heat and Cold Wave-Related Mortality Risk among United States Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case-Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous pulmonary disease affecting 16 million Americans. Individuals with COPD are susceptible to environmental disturbances including heat and cold waves that can exacerbate disease symptoms.

Objective

Our objective was to estimate heat and cold wave-associated mortality risks within a population diagnosed with a chronic respiratory disease.

Methods

We collected individual level data with geocoded residential addresses from the Veterans Health Administration on 377,545 deceased patients with COPD (2016 to 2021). A time stratified case-crossover study was designed to estimate the incidence rate ratios (IRR) of heat and cold wave mortality risks using conditional logistic regression models examining la

SUBMITTER: Rau A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10855215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature