Short-term effect of extreme air temperature on hospital emergency room visits for cardiovascular diseases from 2009 to 2012 in Beijing, China.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

College of Atmospheric Sciences, Key Laboratory of Semi-Arid Climate Change, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.

Published: October 2020

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates how extreme air temperatures impact cardiovascular-related emergency room visits in Beijing, China, focusing on data from 2009 to 2012.* -
  • Using a generalized additive model (GAM), researchers found that extreme cold weather was more strongly associated with increased hospital visits for cardiovascular diseases, particularly among females and elderly individuals aged 75 and older.* -
  • Specifically, extremely cold days had the highest relative risk at 3.0%, while warmer conditions had lesser impacts, suggesting that low temperatures pose a more serious health risk than high temperatures when it comes to cardiovascular issues.*

Article Abstract

Extreme air temperature directly affected human health. However, the short-term effect of extreme air temperature on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases has rarely been reported in China. In this study, we focused on Beijing, China, and assessed the effects of cold/warm days and nights on the number of hospital emergency room (ER) visits for cardiovascular diseases from 2009 to 2012. We used a generalized additive model (GAM) to estimate the association between extreme air temperature and the number of hospital ER visits for cardiovascular diseases. We divided the entire study group into two gender subgroups and three age subgroups. The results showed that the short-term effect of extreme air temperature on hospital ER visits for cardiovascular diseases was more profound in females and the elderly (aged ≥ 75 years). Among all the study subgroups, the highest relative risk (RR) of cardiovascular diseases associated with extremely cold days, warm days, cold nights, and warm nights was 3.0% (95% CI, 1.6%-4.4%), 0.8% (95% CI, - 0.9%-2.6%), 2.8% (95% CI, 1.6%-4.2%), and 1.8% (95% CI, 0.6%-4.3%), respectively. Overall, the effect of extremely low air temperature (during both days and nights) on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases was stronger and more acute than that of extremely high air temperature.

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