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. 2014 Apr 11;11(4):3982–3994. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110403982

Table 2.

The Cumulative Effect of Cold- (25 lag days) and Heat- (3 lag days) Related CVD Mortality.

Cold Effect (<10 °C) Heat Effect (>29 °C)
Estimate (%) 95%CI Estimate (%) 95% CI
All ages 6.6 * 5.2–8.2 4.9 * 2.0–7.9
Older age (≥65) 7.2 * 5.3–9.1 4.4 * 1.3–7.7
Younger age (<65) 5.4 * 2.9–8.1 5.2 −0.1–11.4
Males 6.4 * 5.6–8.2 3.9 * 0.1–7.9
Females 6.7 * 4.6–8.8 6.0 * 2.0–10.9

Notes: * p < 0.05. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval