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. 2009 Nov 5;19(6):328–332. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20080074

Table 3. Estimated percent increase in the number of daily deaths related to coronary heart disease for each 1 °C increase in diurnal temperature rangea .

Lag Method Percent 95% CI
0 TS 1.12 0.68–1.56
  UCC 1.31 0.43–2.19
  BCC 0.70 0.18–1.22
1 TS 2.12 1.56–2.67
  UCC 2.67 1.41–3.93
  BCC 1.73 0.46–3.00
2 TS 2.46 1.76–3.16
  UCC 3.21 2.23–4.19
  BCC 2.13 1.04–3.22
3 TS 2.63 1.99–3.26
  UCC 3.62 2.09–5.15
  BCC 2.22 1.41–3.03
4 TS 2.60 1.95–3.26
  UCC 3.19 2.03–4.35
  BCC 2.37 1.12–3.62

Abbreviations: TS, time-series analysis; UCC, unidirectional case-crossover analysis; BCC, bidirectional case-crossover analysis.

aFor UCC analysis, the same weekdays 1, 2, or 3 weeks before the death were selected as the control periods; for BCC analysis, the same weekdays 1, 2, or 3 weeks before, and after, the death were selected as the control periods.