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. 2010 Mar 5;20(2):136–142. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20090103

Table 2. Associations of meteorological factors with stroke incidence in men.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3



  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Rainfall (per 1000 mm) 1.12 (0.84–1.49) 1.13 (0.81–1.57) 0.94 (0.59–1.49)
Temperature (°C) 0.92 (0.84–1.00) 0.93 (0.82–1.06) 1.05 (0.86–1.30)
Temperature gradient (°C) 1.23 (0.99–1.51) 1.24 (0.94–1.62) 1.29 (0.99–1.69)
Cold days (per 10 days) 1.07 (1.02–1.12) 1.50 (0.90–2.49) 0.96 (0.36–2.53)
Sunlight duration (per 1000 h) 0.56 (0.27–1.17) 0.57 (0.23–1.41) 0.37 (0.05–2.76)

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age, current smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and total cholesterol.

Model 3: adjusted for age, current smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, total cholesterol, and meteorological variables.

Values in bold are statistically significant.