ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health1999
Deprivation and excess winter mortality.
Article in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Excess Winter Mortality (EWM) as a Dynamic Forensic Tool: Where, When, Which Conditions, Gender, Ethnicity and Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of extreme weather events and climate change for health and social care systems.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2017Review
- Deprivation, winter season, and COPD exacerbations.Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group · 2013Article
- Heat-related and cold-related deaths in England and Wales: who is at risk?Occupational and environmental medicine · 2007Article
- Vulnerability to winter mortality in elderly people in Britain: population based study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2004Article
- Cold weather and GP consultations for respiratory conditions by elderly people in 16 locations in the UK.European journal of epidemiology · 2004Article
- Mortality and temperature in Sofia and London.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2003Article
- Heat or eat? Cold-weather shocks and nutrition in poor American families.American journal of public health · 2003Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effect of material deprivation on the winter rise in mortality and temperature dependent variations in mortality.
designEcological comparison of seasonal mortality at electoral ward level. Main outcome measures were ratios of winter to rest of the year mortality rates (seasonality ratios) and monthly deaths as the outcome variable in a model with monthly average temperature and Townsend score as main predictors.
settingCroydon, London, United Kingdom. SUBJECTS: All deaths of Croydon residents for the period 1990-1995. MAIN
resultsThere was a clear relation between overall mortality and deprivation. There was no evidence of a relation between age and sex standardised seasonality ratios and Townsend scores for all deaths (Kendall's tau = -0.066, p = 0.63) or cardiovascular deaths or respiratory deaths. There was no evidence of an interaction between Townsend score and temperature in the model of ward mortality rates (p = 0.73). These findings were not affected by exclusion of deaths of nursing and residential home residents.
conclusionThis study provides no evidence of an effect of deprivation on excess winter mortality or temperature dependent variations in mortality. The findings question simple assumptions about the relation between deprivation and excess winter mortality and highlight the need for further study to guide interventions.
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