Hurricane Sandy (New Jersey): Mortality Rates in the Following Month and Quarter.
Am J Public Health
; 107(8): 1304-1307, 2017 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describe changes in mortality after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012.METHODS:
We used electronic death records to describe changes in all-cause and cause-specific mortality overall, in persons aged 76 years or older, and by 3 Sandy impact levels for the month and quarter following Hurricane Sandy compared with the same periods in earlier years adjusted for trends.RESULTS:
All-cause mortality increased 6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2%, 11%) for the month, 5%, 8%, and 12% by increasing Sandy impact level; and 7% (95% CI = 5%, 10%) for the quarter, 5%, 8%, and 15% by increasing Sandy impact level. In elderly persons, all-cause mortality rates increased 10% (95% CI = 5%, 15%) and 13% (95% CI = 10%, 16%) in the month and quarter, respectively. Deaths that were cardiovascular disease-related increased by 6% in both periods, noninfectious respiratory disease-related by 24% in the quarter, infection-related by 20% in the quarter, and unintentional injury-related by 23% in the month.CONCLUSIONS:
Mortality increased, heterogeneous by cause, for both periods after Hurricane Sandy, particularly in communities more severely affected and in the elderly, who may benefit from supportive services.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Causas de Morte
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Desastres
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Tempestades Ciclônicas
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article