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. 2013 May 31;91(8):576–584. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.113035

Table 2. Increase in admissions for respiratory and infectious diseases during the hot season (June to September), by sex and age, in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, 1998–2009.

Characteristic Respiratory diseases
Infectious diseases
Increasea (95% CI) P Increasea (95% CI) P
Sex        
Male 7.5 (5.0 to 10.0) < 0.0001 3.0 (0.1 to 6.0) 0.041
Female 7.5 (4.4 to 10.6) < 0.0001 6.0 (3.0 to 9.0) 0.0002
Age (years)        
< 15 19.5 (12.9 to 26.4) < 0.0001 3.7 (0.2 to 7.4) 0.038
15–59 8.2 (4.0 to 12.6) 0.0001 0.9 (–2.7 to 4.1) 0.60
60–74 7.1 (3.4 to 11.1) 0.0002 2.6 (–2.0 to 7.3) 0.26
≥ 75 4.9 (1.9 to 8.0) 0.0014 9.6 (5.6 to 13.8) 0.0001

CI, confidence interval.

a This represents the percentage increase in hospitalizations for every increase of 1 °C above 28.5 °C in mean daily outdoor temperature.

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