Impact of temperature on mortality in three major Chinese cities / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 485-494, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-270574
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the relation between temperature and mortality by estimating the temperature-related mortality in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Data of daily mortality, weather and air pollution in the three cities were collected. A distributed lag nonlinear model was established and used in analyzing the effects of temperature on mortality. Current and future net temperature-related mortality was estimated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The association between temperature and mortality was J-shaped, with an increased death risk of both hot and cold temperature in these cities. The effects of cold temperature on health lasted longer than those of hot temperature. The projected temperature-related mortality increased with the decreased cold-related mortality. The mortality was higher in Guangzhou than in Beijing and Shanghai.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The impact of temperature on health varies in the 3 cities of China, which may have implications for climate policy making in China.</p>
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Temperature
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Urban Population
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Climate Change
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China
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Environmental Monitoring
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Mortality
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Cities
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article