SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium.
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- Heatwave Definition and Impact on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review.Public health reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Heat- and Cold-Associated Mortality in Germany, 2000-2023.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2026Observational
- The ADAPT-HEAT Study: A Multi-Method Approach to Develop Recommendations for Drug Safety During Hot Weather (The CALOR List)-Study Protocol.Methods and protocols · 2026Article
- Exploring age and gender sensitivity to high-temperature days: impacts on respiratory, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in summer in Flanders.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Health impacts of extreme heat in medically at-risk populations: a space-time stratified case-crossover analysis in Belgium.BMC public health · 2025Article
- [Study on the Health Effects of Climate Change among the Elderly].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2023Article
- Future Temperature-Related Deaths in the U.S.: The Impact of Climate Change, Demographics, and Adaptation.GeoHealth · 2023Article
- Territory Differences in Adaptation to Heat among Persons Aged 65 Years and Over in Spain (1983-2018).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Spatial Differences and Influential Factors of Urban Carbon Emissions in China under the Target of Carbon Neutrality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Where do you live and what do you do? Two questions that might impact your kidney health.Frontiers in nephrology · 2022Review
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Abstract
In light of climate change, health risks are expected to be exacerbated by more frequent high temperatures and reduced by less frequent cold extremes. To assess the impact of different climate change scenarios, it is necessary to describe the current effects of temperature on health. A time-stratified case-crossover design fitted with conditional quasi-Poisson regressions and distributed lag non-linear models was applied to estimate specific temperature-mortality associations in nine urban agglomerations in Belgium, and a random-effect meta-analysis was conducted to pool the estimates. Based on 307,859 all-cause natural deaths, the mortality risk associated to low temperature was 1.32 (95% CI: 1.21-1.44) and 1.21 (95% CI: 1.08-1.36) for high temperature relative to the minimum mortality temperature (23.1 °C). Both cold and heat were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. We observed differences in risk by age category, and women were more vulnerable to heat than men. People living in the most built-up municipalities were at higher risk for heat. Air pollutants did not have a confounding effect. Evidence from this study helps to identify specific populations at risk and is important for current and future public health interventions and prevention strategies.
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