Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care records in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite an increase in heat-related deaths occurring in England in recent years, one of the key recommended actions of identifying individuals at risk and deploying targeted interventions is not routinely undertaken. A major contributing factor to this is a lack of understanding of the individual-level risk factors that would support an evidence-based approach to targeted prevention.

Objective

To identify individual-level clinical risk factors for heat-related mortality in England by using primary care records and to estimate potential effect modification of a range of pre-existing conditions, clinical measurements and prescribed medications.

Methods

A time-stratified case-crossover analysis was undertaken of 37 individual-level clinical risk factors. Patie

SUBMITTER: Thompson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature