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

Table 3. Associations of meteorological factors with stroke incidence in women.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3



  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Rainfall (per 1000 mm) 1.59 (1.17–2.17) 1.48 (1.13–1.95) 1.46 (1.05–2.03)
Temperature (°C) 0.79 (0.70–0.88) 0.82 (0.75–0.89) 0.79 (0.66–0.94)
Temperature gradient (°C) 1.16 (0.80–1.69) 1.09 (0.78–1.52) 1.04 (0.83–1.32)
Cold days (per 10 days) 2.87 (1.84–4.49) 2.46 (1.70–3.57) 3.37 (1.43–7.97)
Sunlight duration (per 1000 h) 0.23 (0.10–0.57) 0.27 (0.13–0.57) 2.11 (0.40–11.08)

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.