Table 3.
Covariates included in final model for each heat-related outcome based on significance at the α = 0.05 level (heat-related symptoms, heat-related illnesses, and composite outcome).
| HRS | HRI | HRI + HRS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Young (<5) | 0.13 (0.04, 0.45) | -- | 0.45 (0.26, 0.75) |
| Elderly (>60) | 1.94 (1.16, 3.25) | -- | 1.85 (1.05, 3.25) |
| All other ages (5 ≤ age ≤ 60) (ref) | |||
| Work location: | |||
| Sun | 2.22 (1.32, 3.73) | -- | 1.78 (1.08, 2.93) |
| Mixed | 1.06 (0.63, 1.78) | -- | 1.10 (0.66, 1.82) |
| Shade (ref) | |||
| Chronic preexisting condition | 3.41 (2.52, 4.61) | 1.67 (1.11, 2.52) | 2.45 (1.81, 3.30) |
| Diarrheal preexisting condition | -- | 3.31 (1.73, 6.32) | -- |
| Infectious preexisting condition | 1.58 (1.13, 2.21) | 2.84 (1.88, 4.31) | 1.81 (1.33, 2.47) |
| Main drinking water source: | |||
| In-home tap | 0.51 (0.26, 0.99) | -- | -- |
| Public (tap/borehole) | 0.41 (0.19, 0.90) | -- | -- |
| From neighbor | 0.84 (0.27, 2.58) | -- | -- |
| Purchased (bottled or 50 L jugs) (ref) | |||
| Visited a doctor for heat-related illness before | -- | -- | 2.94 (2.22, 3.85) |
| Had NOT sought heat-related morbidity info before | -- | 4.58 (1.41, 14.88) | -- |
| Worried about getting sick from heat | 2.78 (1.21, 6.35) | -- | 2.14 (1.03, 4.49) |
| Social Connectedness Score: | |||
| 0–1 | 2.73 (1.33, 5.64) | 0.82 (0.31, 2.15) | 2.07 (1.10, 3.88) |
| 2 | 0.72 (0.45, 1.13) | 0.42 (0.21, 0.85) | 0.70 (0.46, 1.08) |
| 3 (ref) |