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

Table 4. Associations of meteorological factors with cerebral infarction in men.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3



  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Rainfall (per 1000 mm) 1.22 (0.91–1.64) 1.27 (0.87–1.85) 1.01 (0.58–1.75)
Temperature (°C) 0.94 (0.83–1.06) 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 1.17 (0.92–1.47)
Temperature gradient (°C) 1.20 (0.92–1.58) 1.23 (0.88–1.72) 1.40 (0.95–2.06)
Cold days (per 10 days) 1.41 (0.88–2.26) 1.36 (0.71–2.61) 0.60 (0.19–1.85)
Sunlight duration (per 1000 h) 0.52 (0.25–1.08) 0.50 (0.18–1.45) 0.27 (0.03–2.93)

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.