Associations of heatwaves and their characteristics with ischaemic stroke hospital admissions.

ABSTRACT: Ischaemic stroke (IS) has a heavy disease burden. Although epidemiological research has suggested that heatwaves are associated with cardiovascular disease, there is a lack of empirical evidence for a correlation between heatwaves and IS. The China Meteorological Administration defines a heatwave as a wave lasting ≥ 3 days, with a maximum temperature of ≥ 35℃. We collected data on daily meteorological conditions, air pollution, and IS admissions in Hunan Province from 2018 to 2019. A generalized additive model and distributed lag nonlinear model were used to determine the associations between heatwaves and IS admissions. We analysed 329,876 admitted patients with IS in Hunan Province from 2018 to 2019. The main effect of heatwaves was that they significantly increased the risk of hospitali

SUBMITTER: Yin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature