Heat-attributable deaths between 1992 and 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change may significantly affect human health. The possible effects of high ambient temperature must be better understood, particularly in terms of certain diseases' sensitivity to heat (as reflected in relative risks [RR]) and the consequent disease burden (number or fraction of cases attributable to high temperatures), in order to manage the threat.

Purpose

This study investigated the number of deaths attributable to abnormally high ambient temperatures in Seoul, South Korea, for a wide range of diseases.

Method

The relationship between mortality and daily maximum temperature using a generalized linear model was analyzed. The threshold temperature was defined as the 90th percentile of maximum daily temperatures. Deaths were classified according to

SUBMITTER: Kim CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334895 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature