Association between Heat Exposure and Hospitalization for Diabetes in Brazil during 2000-2015: A Nationwide Case-Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to excessive heat, which will continue to increase with climate change, is associated with increased morbidity due to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Whether this is true for diabetes is unknown.

Objectives

We aimed to quantify the relationship between heat exposure and risk of hospitalization due to diabetes in Brazil.

Methods

Data on hospitalizations and weather conditions were collected from 1,814 cities during the hot seasons from 2000 to 2015. A time-stratified case-crossover design was used to quantify the association between hospitalization for diabetes and heat exposure. Region-specific odds ratios (ORs) were used to calculate the attributable fractions (AFs).

Results

A total of 553,351 hospitalizations associated with di

SUBMITTER: Xu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6927500 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature