ArticleIndoor air2016
Summer indoor heat exposure and respiratory and cardiovascular distress calls in New York City, NY, U.S.
Article in Indoor air, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- A randomized cross-over trial investigating differences in 24-h personal air and skin temperatures using wearable sensors between two climatologically contrasting settings.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- A Case-Crossover Analysis of Indoor Heat Exposure on Mortality and Hospitalizations among the Elderly in Houston, Texas.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Dwelling Characteristics Influence Indoor Temperature and May Pose Health Threats in LMICs.Annals of global health · 2020Article
- Is There a Need to Integrate Human Thermal Models with Weather Forecasts to Predict Thermal Stress?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Heat Stress in Indoor Environments of Scandinavian Urban Areas: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Opportunities and Challenges for Personal Heat Exposure Research.Environmental health perspectives · 2017Article
- Health symptoms in relation to temperature, humidity, and self-reported perceptions of climate in New York City residential environments.International journal of biometeorology · 2017Article
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- Relationship among environmental quality variables, housing variables, and residential needs: a secondary analysis of the relationship among indoor, outdoor, and personal air (RIOPA) concentrations database.International journal of biometeorology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Most extreme heat studies relate outdoor weather conditions to human morbidity and mortality. In developed nations, individuals spend ~90% of their time indoors. This pilot study investigated the indoor environments of people receiving emergency medical care in New York City, NY, U.S., from July to August 2013. The first objective was to determine the relative influence of outdoor conditions as well as patient characteristics and neighborhood sociodemographics on indoor temperature and specific humidity (N = 764). The second objective was to determine whether cardiovascular or respiratory cases experience hotter and more humid indoor conditions as compared to controls. Paramedics carried portable sensors into buildings where patients received care to passively monitor indoor temperature and humidity. The case-control study compared 338 respiratory cases, 291 cardiovascular cases, and 471 controls. Intuitively, warmer and sunnier outdoor conditions increased indoor temperatures. Older patients who received emergency care tended to occupy warmer buildings. Indoor-specific humidity levels quickly adjusted to outdoor conditions. Indoor heat and humidity exposure above a 26 °C threshold increased (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: 0.98-2.68, P = 0.056), but not significantly, the proportion of respiratory cases. Indoor heat exposures were similar between cardiovascular cases and controls.
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