Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia

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Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia. / Chung, Yeonseung; Lim, Youn-Hee; Honda, Yasushi; Guo, Yue-Liang Leon; Hashizume, Masahiro; Bell, Michelle L; Chen, Bing-Yu; Kim, Ho.

I: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), Bind 26, Nr. 2, 2015, s. 255-262.

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Chung, Y, Lim, Y-H, Honda, Y, Guo, Y-LL, Hashizume, M, Bell, ML, Chen, B-Y & Kim, H 2015, 'Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia', Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), bind 26, nr. 2, s. 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229

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Chung, Y., Lim, Y-H., Honda, Y., Guo, Y-L. L., Hashizume, M., Bell, M. L., Chen, B-Y., & Kim, H. (2015). Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 26(2), 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229

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Chung Y, Lim Y-H, Honda Y, Guo Y-LL, Hashizume M, Bell ML o.a. Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2015;26(2):255-262. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229

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Chung, Yeonseung ; Lim, Youn-Hee ; Honda, Yasushi ; Guo, Yue-Liang Leon ; Hashizume, Masahiro ; Bell, Michelle L ; Chen, Bing-Yu ; Kim, Ho. / Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia. I: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2015 ; Bind 26, Nr. 2. s. 255-262.

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@article{dec36fbb99eb490db11f8d7b57589ae9,
title = "Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Multisite time-series studies for temperature-related mortality have been conducted mainly in the United States and Europe, but are lacking in Asia. This multisite time-series study examined mortality related to extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) in Northeast Asia, focusing on 15 cities of 3 high-income countries.METHODS: This study includes 3 cities in Taiwan for 1994-2007, 6 cities in Korea for 1992-2010, and 6 cities in Japan for 1972-2009. We used 2-stage Bayesian hierarchical Poisson semiparametric regression to model the nonlinear relationship between temperature and mortality, providing city-specific and country-wide estimates for cold and heat effects. Various exposure time frames, age groups, and causes of death were considered.RESULTS: Cold effects had longer time lags (5-11 days) than heat effects, which were immediate (1-3 days). Cold effects were larger for cities in Taiwan, whereas heat effects were larger for cities in Korea and Japan. Patterns of increasing effects with age were observed in both cold and heat effects. Both cold and heat effects were larger for cardiorespiratory mortality than for other causes of death. Several city characteristics related to weather or air pollution were associated with both cold and heat effects.CONCLUSIONS: Mortality increased with either cold or hot temperature in urban populations of high-income countries in Northeast Asia, with spatial variations of effects among cities and countries. Findings suggest that climate factors are major contributors to the spatial heterogeneity of effects in this region, although further research is merited to identify other factors as determinants of variability.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bayes Theorem, Cause of Death, Child, Child, Preschool, Cold Temperature/adverse effects, Hot Temperature/adverse effects, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Japan/epidemiology, Middle Aged, Models, Statistical, Poisson Distribution, Regression Analysis, Republic of Korea/epidemiology, Risk Factors, Taiwan/epidemiology, Young Adult",
author = "Yeonseung Chung and Youn-Hee Lim and Yasushi Honda and Guo, {Yue-Liang Leon} and Masahiro Hashizume and Bell, {Michelle L} and Bing-Yu Chen and Ho Kim",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "255--262",
journal = "Epidemiology",
issn = "1044-3983",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mortality related to extreme temperature for 15 cities in northeast Asia

AU - Chung, Yeonseung

AU - Lim, Youn-Hee

AU - Honda, Yasushi

AU - Guo, Yue-Liang Leon

AU - Hashizume, Masahiro

AU - Bell, Michelle L

AU - Chen, Bing-Yu

AU - Kim, Ho

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - BACKGROUND: Multisite time-series studies for temperature-related mortality have been conducted mainly in the United States and Europe, but are lacking in Asia. This multisite time-series study examined mortality related to extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) in Northeast Asia, focusing on 15 cities of 3 high-income countries.METHODS: This study includes 3 cities in Taiwan for 1994-2007, 6 cities in Korea for 1992-2010, and 6 cities in Japan for 1972-2009. We used 2-stage Bayesian hierarchical Poisson semiparametric regression to model the nonlinear relationship between temperature and mortality, providing city-specific and country-wide estimates for cold and heat effects. Various exposure time frames, age groups, and causes of death were considered.RESULTS: Cold effects had longer time lags (5-11 days) than heat effects, which were immediate (1-3 days). Cold effects were larger for cities in Taiwan, whereas heat effects were larger for cities in Korea and Japan. Patterns of increasing effects with age were observed in both cold and heat effects. Both cold and heat effects were larger for cardiorespiratory mortality than for other causes of death. Several city characteristics related to weather or air pollution were associated with both cold and heat effects.CONCLUSIONS: Mortality increased with either cold or hot temperature in urban populations of high-income countries in Northeast Asia, with spatial variations of effects among cities and countries. Findings suggest that climate factors are major contributors to the spatial heterogeneity of effects in this region, although further research is merited to identify other factors as determinants of variability.

AB - BACKGROUND: Multisite time-series studies for temperature-related mortality have been conducted mainly in the United States and Europe, but are lacking in Asia. This multisite time-series study examined mortality related to extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) in Northeast Asia, focusing on 15 cities of 3 high-income countries.METHODS: This study includes 3 cities in Taiwan for 1994-2007, 6 cities in Korea for 1992-2010, and 6 cities in Japan for 1972-2009. We used 2-stage Bayesian hierarchical Poisson semiparametric regression to model the nonlinear relationship between temperature and mortality, providing city-specific and country-wide estimates for cold and heat effects. Various exposure time frames, age groups, and causes of death were considered.RESULTS: Cold effects had longer time lags (5-11 days) than heat effects, which were immediate (1-3 days). Cold effects were larger for cities in Taiwan, whereas heat effects were larger for cities in Korea and Japan. Patterns of increasing effects with age were observed in both cold and heat effects. Both cold and heat effects were larger for cardiorespiratory mortality than for other causes of death. Several city characteristics related to weather or air pollution were associated with both cold and heat effects.CONCLUSIONS: Mortality increased with either cold or hot temperature in urban populations of high-income countries in Northeast Asia, with spatial variations of effects among cities and countries. Findings suggest that climate factors are major contributors to the spatial heterogeneity of effects in this region, although further research is merited to identify other factors as determinants of variability.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Bayes Theorem

KW - Cause of Death

KW - Child

KW - Child, Preschool

KW - Cold Temperature/adverse effects

KW - Hot Temperature/adverse effects

KW - Humans

KW - Infant

KW - Infant, Newborn

KW - Japan/epidemiology

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Models, Statistical

KW - Poisson Distribution

KW - Regression Analysis

KW - Republic of Korea/epidemiology

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Taiwan/epidemiology

KW - Young Adult

U2 - 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229

DO - 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000229

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 25643105

VL - 26

SP - 255

EP - 262

JO - Epidemiology

JF - Epidemiology

SN - 1044-3983

IS - 2

ER -

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