Mortality Related to Cold Temperatures in Two Capitals of the Baltics: Tallinn and Riga

Medicina
Daniel Oudin ÅströmHans Orru

Abstract

Background and objectives: Despite global warming, the climate in Northern Europe is generally cold, and the large number of deaths due to non-optimal temperatures is likely due to cold temperatures. The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between cold temperatures and all-cause mortality, as well as cause-specific mortality, in Tallinn and Riga in North-Eastern Europe. Materials and Methods: We used daily information on deaths from state death registries and minimum temperatures from November to March over the period 1997-2015 in Tallinn and 2009-2015 in Riga. The relationship between the daily minimum temperature and mortality was investigated using the Poisson regression, combined with a distributed lag non-linear model considering lag times of up to 21 days. Results: We found significantly higher all-cause mortality owing to cold temperatures both in Tallinn (Relative Risk (RR) = 1.28, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.01-1.62) and in Riga (RR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.11-1.79). In addition, significantly increased mortality due to cold temperatures was observed in the 75+ age group (RR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.17-2.31) and in cardiovascular mortality (RR = 1.83, 95% CI 1.31-2.55) in Tallinn and in the under 75 age group...Continue Reading

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Dec 28, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Lisbeth Weitensfelder, Hanns Moshammer
Oct 28, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Kerstin PfeiferAnna Oudin
Jan 9, 2021·International Journal of Biometeorology·Elisaveta P PetkovaAntonio Gasparrini

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