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  • Short-Term Effects of the 2008 Cold Spell on Mortality in Three Subtropical Cities in Guangdong Province, China

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    Xie, Huiyan
    Yao, Zhibin
    Zhang, Yonghui
    Xu, Yanjun
    Xu, Xiaojun
    Liu, Tao
    Lin, Hualiang
    Lao, Xiangqian
    Rutherford, Shannon
    Chu, Cordia
    Huang, Cunrui
    Baum, Scott
    Ma, Wenjun
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Chu, Cordia M.
    Rutherford, Shannon
    Baum, Scott
    Year published
    2013
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    Background: Few studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of extreme cold events on mortality in subtropical regions. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the 2008 cold spell on mortality and the possibility of mortality displacement in three subtropical cities in China. Methods: Daily mortality, air pollution, and weather data were collected from 2006 to 2009 in Guangzhou, Nanxiong (no air pollutants) and Taishan. A polynomial distributed lag model (DLM) was used to analyze the relationship between the 2008 cold spell and mortality. To observe the mortality displacement of the cold ...
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    Background: Few studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of extreme cold events on mortality in subtropical regions. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the 2008 cold spell on mortality and the possibility of mortality displacement in three subtropical cities in China. Methods: Daily mortality, air pollution, and weather data were collected from 2006 to 2009 in Guangzhou, Nanxiong (no air pollutants) and Taishan. A polynomial distributed lag model (DLM) was used to analyze the relationship between the 2008 cold spell and mortality. To observe the mortality displacement of the cold spell, we estimated the cumulative effects at lag0, lag0-6, lag0-13, lag0-20, and lag0-27 separately. Results: During the 2008 cold spell, the cumulative risk of non-accidental mortality increased significantly in Guangzhou (RR=1.60; 95%CI: 1.19, 2.14) and Taishan (RR=1.60; 95%CI: 1.06, 2.40) when lagged up to 4 weeks after the cold spell ended. Estimated effects at lag0-27 were more pronounced for males than females, for respiratory mortality than cardiovascular mortality, and for the elderly (=75 years) than for those 0-64 years. Most of the cumulative RRs increased with longer lag times in Guangzhou and Taishan. However, in Nanxiong, the trend with cumulative RRs was less consistent, and no statistically significant associations were observed at lag0-27. Conclusion: The 2008 cold spell was associated with increased mortality in three subtropical cities of China. The lag effect structure of the cold spell varied with location and the type of mortality, and evidence of short-term mortality displacement was inconsistent. These findings suggest that extreme cold is an important public health problem in subtropical regions.
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    Journal Title
    Environmental Health Perspectives
    Volume
    121
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104541
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    © The Author(s) 2013. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
    Environmental Sciences
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/54241
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