Seasonal variations in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and the role of temperature

Toledano, M.B., Shaddick, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-4264 and Elliott, P. 2005. Seasonal variations in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and the role of temperature. Marmot, Michael and Elliott, Paul, eds. Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health (2nd Edition), Oxford Medical Publications, Oxford University Press, pp. 495-527. (10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525738.003.0031)

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Abstract

This chapter examines the relationship between ambient temperature and mortality or disease occurrence in adults, in particular from cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiological investigation provides evidence for a relationship between ambient temperature and mortality, particularly from cardiovascular and respiratory causes. The association is consistent across different study designs and methodologies, countries worldwide, and varying time periods, despite the use of routine data and their inherent inaccuracies. Whilst both hot and cold temperatures are associated with increased deaths, the effects of hot temperatures appear to reflect mainly short-term mortality displacement, whilst cold temperatures appear to have prolonged effects on mortality.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
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Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780198525738
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2024 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170716

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