Association between ambient temperature and hospitalization for renal diseases in Brazil during 2000-2015: A nationwide case-crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change is increasing the risks of injuries, diseases, and deaths globally. However, the association between ambient temperature and renal diseases has not been fully characterized. This study aimed to quantify the risk and attributable burden for hospitalizations of renal diseases related to ambient temperature.

Methods

Daily hospital admission data from 1816 cities in Brazil were collected during 2000 and 2015. A time-stratified case-crossover design was applied to evaluate the association between temperature and renal diseases. Relative risks (RRs), attributable fractions (AFs), and their confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the associations and attributable burden.

Findings

A total of 2,726,886 hospitalizations for renal disease

SUBMITTER: Wen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904055 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature