Attributable risks of hospitalizations for urologic diseases due to heat exposure in Queensland, Australia, 1995-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heat exposure is a risk factor for urologic diseases. However, there are limited existing studies that have examined the relationship between high temperatures and urologic disease. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between heat exposure and hospitalizations for urologic diseases in Queensland, Australia, during the hot seasons of 1995-2016 and to quantify the attributable risks.

Methods

We obtained 238 427 hospitalized cases with urologic diseases from Queensland Health between 1 December 1995 and 31 December 2016. Meteorological data were collected from the Scientific Information for Land Owners-a publicly accessible database of Australian climate data that provides daily data sets for a range of climate variables. A time-stratified, case-cro

SUBMITTER: Lu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8855997 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature