Association between temperature variability and daily hospital admissions for cause-specific cardiovascular disease in urban China: A national time-series study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies have provided compelling evidence of associations between ambient temperature and cardiovascular disease. However, evidence of effects of daily temperature variability on cardiovascular disease is scarce and mixed. We aimed to examine short-term associations between temperature variability and hospital admissions for cause-specific cardiovascular disease in urban China.

Methods and findings

We conducted a national time-series analysis in 184 cities in China between 2014 and 2017. Data on daily hospital admissions for ischemic heart disease, heart failure, heart rhythm disturbances, and ischemic stroke were obtained from the database of Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) including 0.28 billion enrollees. Temperature data were acq

SUBMITTER: Tian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6349307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature