Real-World Evidence for the Association between Heat-Related Illness and the Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the association between the heat-related illness (HRI) and the risk of developing psychiatric disorders. From 2000 to 2015, there were 3126 patients with newly diagnosed HRI selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database, along with 31,260 controls matched for gender and age. Fine and Gray's analysis was used to compare the risk of psychiatric disorders during the 16 years of follow-up. Among the subjects, 523 of the HRI patients and 3619 of the control group (1774.18 vs. 1193.78 per 100,000 person-years) developed psychiatric disorders. Compared with non-HRI patients, the HRI ones had a 3.849-fold risk of being attacked by psychiatric disorders (95% CI: 3.632-4.369, p < 0.001) after adjusting for potential confounders. The sensitivi

SUBMITTER: Li FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9265553 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature