Can weather help explain 'why now?': The potential role of hourly temperature as a stroke trigger.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While evidence suggests that daily ambient temperature exposure influences stroke risk, little is known about the potential triggering role of ultra short-term temperature.

Methods

We examined the association between hourly temperature and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, separately, and identified any relevant lags of exposure among adult New York State residents from 2000 to 2015. Cases were identified via ICD-9 codes from the New York Department of Health Statewide Planning and Reearch Cooperative System. We estimated ambient temperature up to 36 h prior to estimated stroke onset based on patient residential ZIP Code. We applied a time-stratified case-crossover study design; control periods were matched to case periods by year, month, day of week, and hour of d

SUBMITTER: Rowland ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810591 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature