Table 4. Details on Exposure-Response Functions.
study | city and time period | health outcome | age and sex | threshold high T (°C) | RR for high vs threshold T | ln(RR) for 1 °C increase |
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Gasparrini et al. 201518 | Atlanta, 1985–2006 | nonexternal all-cause mortality | all | 25.6–32.5 | 1.064 | 0.0129 |
Gasparrini et al. 201518 | Detroit, 1985–2006 | nonexternal all-cause mortality | all | 23.9–31.3 | 1.58 | 0.110 |
Gasparrini et al. 201518 | Phoenix, 1985–2006 | nonexternal all-cause mortality | all | 33.3–40.6 | 1.21 | 0.0539 |
Winquist et al. 201627 | Atlanta, 1993–2012 | heat-related ED visits | all | 27–32 | 4.59 | 0.305 |
Petitti et al. 201617 | Phoenix, 2000–2011 | heat-related ED visits | all | 33–40 | 3.50 | 0.179 |