How Does Ambient Air Temperature Affect Diabetes Mortality in Tropical Cities?

ABSTRACT: Diabetes is well-known as one of the many chronic diseases that affect different age groups. Currently, most studies that evaluated the effects of temperature on diabetes mortality focused on temperate and subtropical settings, but no study has been conducted to assess the relationship in a tropical setting. We conducted the first multi-city study carried out in tropical cities, which evaluated the temperature-diabetes relationship. We collected daily diabetes mortality (ICD E10-E14) of four Philippine cities from 2006 to 2011. Same period meteorological data were obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We used a generalized additive model coupled with a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) in determining the relative risks. Results showed that both low and hi

SUBMITTER: Seposo XT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409586 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature