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ArticleInternational journal of biometeorology2021

The effects of extreme temperatures on emergency room visits-a population-based analysis by age, sex, and comorbidity.

Yu-Kai Lin, Yasmin Zafirah, Meng-Ting Ke, Gerry Andhikaputra, Yu-Chun Wang

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Article in International journal of biometeorology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Kai Lin *Department of Health and Welfare, University of Taipei, 101 Zhongcheng Road Sec. 2, Taipei, 111, Taiwan.
Yasmin Zafirah *Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Zhongli, 320, Taiwan.
Meng-Ting KeDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Zhongli, 320, Taiwan.
Gerry AndhikaputraDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Zhongli, 320, Taiwan.
Yu-Chun WangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Zhongli, 320, Taiwan. ycwang@cycu.edu.tw.
Chung Yuan Christian University · TWUniversity of Taipei · TW

Funding

Central Weather Bureau Taiwan MP10501-0125Ministry of Health and Welfare MOHW109-TDU-B-212-114004Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 106-2221-E-033-006-MY2Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 108-2625-M-033-002National Health Research Institutes MOHW105-TDU-M-212-113003National Health Research Institutes NHRI-106A1-PDCO-3617191National Health Research Institutes NHRI-107A1-EMCO-3617191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of extreme temperatures on events requiring emergency room visits (ERVs) for hypertensive disease, ischemic heart disease (IHD), cerebrovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) for population stratified by sex and age living in Taiwan's metropolitan city from 2000 to 2014. The distributed lag non-linear model was adopted to examine the association between ambient temperature and area-age-sex-disease-specific ERVs for a population aged 40 years and above. The reference temperature was defined by a percentile value to describe the temperature in each city. Area-age-sex-disease-specific relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated in association with extreme high (99th percentile) and low (5th percentile) temperatures. Temperature-related ERV risks varied by area, age, sex, and disease. Patients with CKD tend to have comorbidities with hypertensive disease. All study populations with hypertensive disease have significant risk associations with extreme low temperatures with the highest RR of 2.64 (95% CI: 2.08, 3.36) appearing in New Taipei City. The risk of IHD was significantly associated with extreme high temperature for male subpopulation aged 40-64 years. A less significant association was observed between the risks of cerebrovascular disease with extreme temperature. The risk of CKD was most significantly associated with extreme high temperature especially for a subpopulation aged 40-64 years. All study subpopulations with hypertensive disease have significant risk associations with extreme low temperature. Male subpopulations were more vulnerable to extreme temperatures, especially for those aged 40-64 years.

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Emergency Service, HospitalHot TemperatureAdultCold TemperatureComorbidityHumansMaleTemperatureComorbidityEmergency room visitExtreme temperature

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