Τίτλος:
A time series study on the effects of heat on mortality and evaluation of heterogeneity into European and Eastern-Southern Mediterranean cities: Results of EU CIRCE project
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background: The Mediterranean region is particularly vulnerable to the effect of summer temperature.Within the CIRCE project this time-series study aims to quantify for the first time the effect of summer temperature in Eastern-Southern Mediterranean cities and compared it with European cities around the Mediterranean basin, evaluating city characteristics that explain between-city heterogeneity. Methods. The city-specific effect of maximum apparent temperature (Tappmax) was assessed by Generalized Estimation Equations, assuming a linear threshold model. Then, city-specific estimates were included in a random effect meta-regression analysis to investigate the effect modification by several city characteristics. Results: Heterogeneity in the temperature-mortality relationship was observed among cities. Thresholds recorded higher values in the warmest cities of Tunis (35.5°C) and Tel-Aviv (32.8°C) while the effect of Tappmax above threshold was greater in the European cities. In Eastern-Southern Mediterranean cities a higher effect was observed among younger age groups (0-14 in Tunis and 15-64 in Tel-Aviv and Istanbul) in contrast with the European cities where the elderly population was more vulnerable. Climate conditions explained most of the observed heterogeneity and among socio-demographic and economic characteristics only health expenditure and unemployment rate were identified as effect modifiers. Conclusions: The high vulnerability observed in the young populations in Eastern-Southern Mediterranean cities represent a major public health problem. Considering the large political and economic changes occurring in this region as well future temperature increase due to climate change, it is important to strengthen research and public health efforts in these Mediterranean countries. © 2013 Leone et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Συγγραφείς:
Leone, M.
D'Ippoliti, D.
De Sario, M.
Analitis, A.
Menne, B.
Katsouyanni, K.
De'Donato, F.K.
Basagana, X.
Salah, A.B.
Casimiro, E.
Dörtbudak, Z.
Iñiguez, C.
Peretz, C.
Wolf, T.
Michelozzi, P.
Περιοδικό:
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
age structure; heat balance; heterogeneity; linearity; mortality; population structure; public health; temperature effect; threshold; time series analysis; vulnerability, article; climate change; environmental temperature; Europe; health care; heat; infant mortality; life expectancy; mortality; priority journal; public health problem; Southern Europe; summer; time series analysis; Turkey (republic); unemployment; adolescent; adult; Africa; age; aged; cause of death; child; city; climate; epidemiology; female; health; Heat Stress Disorders; human; infant; male; meta analysis; middle aged; Middle East; newborn; preschool child; regression analysis; season; time; trends; young adult, Europe; Mediterranean Region, Adolescent; Adult; Africa, Northern; Age Factors; Aged; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Cities; Climate; Female; Heat Stress Disorders; Hot Temperature; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mediterranean Region; Middle Aged; Middle East; Mortality; Regression Analysis; Seasons; Time Factors; Urban Health; Young Adult
DOI:
10.1186/1476-069X-12-55
