Table 5.
Multivariate relationships between heat health outcomes and risk indicators. Odds Ratios, 95% CI and p-values.
| Outcomes | Risk Indicator Variables | OR (95% CI) p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | Medication (M) mental health | 6.1 (2.5, 15.1) ** |
| Use of mobility aid | 3.2 (1.3, 7.8) * | |
| Loss of balance/dizzy | Reduced health status | 2.6 (1.3, 5.3) * |
| Income | 1.8 (1.1, 3.0) * | |
| M for heart failure | 2.6 (1.0, 7.1) # | |
| A fall | M for diabetes | 4.3 (1.3, 14.4) * |
| Headache | Reduced health status | 2.0 (1.0, 3.8) * |
| M for mental health | 2.7 (1.2, 6.0) * | |
| Shortness of breath | Reduced health status | 2.4 (1.3, 4.6) * |
| M for heart failure | 3.5 (1.7, 7.3) * | |
| M for respiratory problems | 3.5 ( 1.6, 7.4) * | |
| Help in household needed | 1.9 (1.0, 5.7) # | |
| Using mobile aids | 2.9 ( 1.5, 5.8) * | |
| Heat stress | M for mental health | 4.6 (2.2, 9.4) ** |
| Use of mobile aids | 2.3 (1.2, 4.4) | |
| Heart condition | M for heart failure | 34.1 (11.5, 101.6) ** |
| Help in household needed | 2.7 (0.9, 8.0) # | |
| Any of the above symptoms (yes compared to no) | Gender (female) | 1.6 (1.02, 2.4) * |
| Reduced health status | 2.2 (1.4, 3.5) * | |
| M for heart failure | 2.4 (1.2, 4.8) * | |
| Use of mobile aids | 1.8 (1.0, 3.0) * | |
| Symptoms during the 2009 heat wave (yes compared to no) | M for mental health | 2.9 (1.4, 6.0) * |
| Using mobile aids | 3.0 (1.7, 5.3) ** | |
| Extreme heat a concern (yes compared to no) | M for respiratory problems | 1.9 (1.0, 3.6) # |
| M for mental health problems | 2.7 (1.4, 5.4) * | |
| More at risk during extreme heat (yes compared to no) | Reduced health status | 2.3 (1.3, 4.4) * |
| Use of mobile aids | 2.2 (1.1, 4.3) * | |
| Recall of health messages (No compared to yes) | Age | 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) ** |
| M for Diabetes | 2.2 (1.2, 4.1) * | |
| Contact in person less than twice in the last week | 1.7 (1.2, 5.9) * | |
| Not changed behavior after heat warnings (No compared to yes) | Decreasing income | 1.6 (1.1, 2.2) * |
| M for mental health issues | 3.1 (1.4, 6.7) * | |
| Not confident calling on Friends/neighbours (No compared to yes) | Contact in person less than twice in the last week | 2.8 (1.4, 5.7) * |
| Gender (females) | 1.8 (1.01, 3.3) * | |
| Not confident to contact family member (No compared to yes) | Phone contact with people less than twice in the last week | 6.1 (2.4, 15.9) ** |
| Decreased income | 2.9 (1.2, 7.0) * |
Notes: # p < 0.1; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001.