Table A.3.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals for the odds of cardiovascular mortality during extreme heat (EH, the 99th percentile of mean daily maximum temperature over lag days 0-3) vs. non-EH among elderly individuals without (low) or with (high) a given individual characteristic or elderly individuals residing in ZIP codes in the 25th (low) or 75th (high) percentiles of the ZIP-code characteristic, with multiple interactions per model, in 8 cities in Michigan, May-September, 1990-2007.
| Term | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | |
| Non-married | 1.07 (0.98-1.17) | 1.18 (1.11-1.25) | 1.07 (0.98-1.17) | 1.18 (1.11-1.25)* | 1.07 (0.98-1.17) | 1.18 (1.11-1.25) | 1.08 (0.99-1.18) | 1.18 (1.11-1.26) |
| No high school | 1.14 (1.06-1.22) | 1.07 (0.98-1.16) | 1.14 (1.06-1.22) | 1.07 (0.98-1.16) | 1.14 (1.06-1.22) | 1.07 (0.98-1.16) | 1.14 (1.07-1.23) | 1.08 (0.99-1.17) |
| Male | 1.09 (1.01-1.19) | 1.13 (1.05-1.22) | 1.09 (1.01-1.19) | 1.13 (1.05-1.22) | 1.09 (1.01-1.18) | 1.13 (1.05-1.22) | 1.10 (1.02-1.19) | 1.14 (1.06-1.23) |
| Black | 1.11 (1.04-1.18) | 1.11 (0.96-1.28) | 1.11 (1.04-1.18) | 1.13 (0.99-1.29) | 1.11 (1.04-1.18) | 1.10 (0.95-1.27) | 1.12 (1.05-1.19) | 1.11 (0.96-1.28) |
| Age 79+ | 1.16 (1.07-1.26) | 1.08 (1.00-1.16) | 1.16 (1.07-1.26) | 1.08 (1.00-1.16) | 1.16 (1.06-1.25) | 1.08 (1.00-1.16) | 1.16 (1.07-1.26) | 1.08 (1.01-1.17) |
| % Non-green | 0.99 (0.90-1.09) | 1.28 (1.16-1.42)*** | 0.98 (0.89-1.08) | 1.29 (1.17-1.42)*** | 1.00 (0.92-1.09) | 1.26 (1.15-1.37)*** | ||
| % 65 and alone | 1.18 (1.10-1.26) | 1.07 (1.01-1.14)*** | 1.18 (1.10-1.26) | 1.07 (1.01-1.14)*** | 1.17 (1.09-1.26) | 1.07 (1.01-1.14)*** | 1.16 (1.09-1.25) | 1.09 (1.03-1.16)** |
| % Below poverty | 1.09 (1.00-1.19) | 1.12 (1.05-1.20) | 1.08 (1.00-1.16) | 1.13 (1.06-1.21) | 1.07 (0.99-1.16) | 1.15 (1.08-1.23) | ||
| % Built < 1940 | 1.11 (1.00-1.25) | 1.17 (1.03-1.33) | 1.12 (1.01-1.25) | 1.19 (1.07-1.33) | 1.04 (0.94-1.15) | 1.14 (1.00-1.30)* | ||
| % Built 1940-1959 | 1.11 (1.00-1.25) | 1.09 (1.02-1.17) | 1.12 (1.01-1.25) | 1.10 (1.02-1.18) | 1.04 (0.94-1.15) | 1.10 (1.03-1.18)* | ||
| % Built 1960-1979 | 1.11 (1.00-1.25) | 1.15 (1.07-1.24) | 1.12 (1.01-1.25) | 1.16 (1.07-1.25) | 1.04 (0.94-1.15) | 1.14 (1.05-1.23)* | ||
Significance of interaction term:
*
p < 0.10
**
p < 0.05
***
p < 0.001.