Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High temperatures have been associated with increased mortality, with evidence reported predominately in large cities and for total cardiovascular or respiratory deaths. This case-crossover study examined heat-related cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality and vulnerability factors using small-area data from Germany.

Methods

We analyzed daily counts of cause-specific cardiopulmonary deaths from 380 German districts (2000-2016) and daily mean temperatures estimated by spatial-temporal models. We applied conditional quasi-Poisson regression using distributed lag nonlinear models to examine heat effects during May-September in each district and random-effects meta-analysis to pool the district-specific estimates. Potential individual- and district-level vulnerabili

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406445 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature