Temperature-related mortality and associated vulnerabilities: evidence from Scotland using extended time-series datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse health impacts have been found under extreme temperatures in many parts of the world. The majority of such research to date for the UK has been conducted on populations in England, whilst the impacts of ambient temperature on health outcomes in Scottish populations remain largely unknown.

Methods

This study uses time-series regression analysis with distributed lag non-linear models to characterise acute relationships between daily mean ambient temperature and mortality in Scotland including the four largest cities (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) and three regions during 1974-2018. Increases in mortality risk under extreme cold and heat in individual cities and regions were aggregated using multivariate meta-analysis. Cold results are summarised b

SUBMITTER: Wan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9594922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature