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.