Temperature-mortality relationship in North Carolina, USA: Regional and urban-rural differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health disparities exist between urban and rural populations, yet research on rural-urban disparities in temperature-mortality relationships is limited. As inequality in the United States increases, understanding urban-rural and regional differences in the temperature-mortality association is crucial.

Objective

We examined regional and urban-rural differences of the temperature-mortality association in North Carolina (NC), USA, and investigated potential effect modifiers.

Methods

We applied time-series models allowing nonlinear temperature-mortality associations for 17 years (2000-2016) to generate heat and cold county-specific estimates. We used second-stage analysis to quantify the overall effects. We also explored potential effect modifiers (e.g. social

SUBMITTER: Choi HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8214419 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature