Table 2. Mean (range) of daily weather and CHD deaths in hot season (May–September), heat wave days (temperature ≥ 97.5th percentile of daily mean temperature with duration ≥ 2 days) in Beijing, China during 2000–2011.
| Hot season | Heat wave days | Non-heat wave days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 24.3 (11.2, 34.5) | 31.5 (30.5, 34.5) | 24.1 (11.2, 31.7) |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61.2 (10, 95) | 50.1 (21, 81) | 61.4 (10, 95) |
| CHD deaths | |||
| All | 5 (0, 22) | 7 (1, 11) | 5 (0, 22) |
| Female | 2 (0, 10) | 2 (0, 6) | 2 (0, 10) |
| Male | 4 (0, 14) | 5 (1, 9) | 3 (0, 14) |
| Age < 65 | 2 (0, 12) | 2 (0, 6) | 1 (0, 12) |
| Age ≥ 65 | 4 (0, 14) | 5 (1, 9) | 4 (0, 14) |