Table 2.
Comparison of heat-related and cold-related mortality risks by individual-specific effect modifiers
| Variables | Effect estimates (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cold effect | Heat effect | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 3.39 (2.92 to 3.87) | 0.89 (0.70 to 1.08) |
| Female | 3.48 (2.99 to 3.98) | 1.36 (1.06 to 1.66) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| <64 | 2.55 (2.03 to 3.06) | 0.71 (0.47 to 0.95) |
| 65–74 | 3.49 (2.81 to 4.18) | 0.84 (0.58 to 1.11) |
| 75–84 | 3.72 (3.12 to 4.33) | 1.25 (1.02 to 1.48) |
| >85 | 4.11 (3.53 to 4.69) | 1.72 (1.32 to 2.13) |
| Death cause | ||
| Non-accidental | 3.44 (3.00 to 3.88) | 1.04 (0.90 to 1.18) |
| Cardiovascular | 3.95 (3.42 to 4.49) | 1.20 (0.99 to 1.41) |
| Respiratory | 4.14 (3.36 to 4.92) | 1.37 (0.99 to 1.75) |
| Location of death | ||
| Out of hospital | 3.93 (3.40 to 4.46) | 1.22 (1.01 to 1.44) |
| In a hospital | 2.34 (1.76 to 2.93) | 0.79 (0.57 to 1.01) |
| Education level | ||
| Low | 3.17 (2.73 to 3.61) | 1.38 (1.16 to 1.60) |
| Medium | 3.33 (2.73 to 3.92) | 0.58 (0.34 to 0.83) |
| High | 3.31 (2.27 to 4.36) | 0.84 (0.47 to 1.21) |