Table 1.
Descriptive statistics before and after heat action plan program implementation for non-eligible and eligible days.
| Variablesa | Before program (2000–2003) | After program (2004–2007) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non eligible group n = 329 days | Eligible group n = 39 days | Non eligible group n = 332 days | Eligible group n = 36 days | |
| Median maximum temperature [°C (IQR)] | 25 (22, 27) | 32 (31, 33) | 25 (22, 27) | 31 (30, 32) |
| Number of hot days (%) | — | 39 (11) | — | 36 (10) |
| Daily number of deaths (IQR) | 39 (36, 44) | 44 (39, 52) | 36 (32, 41) | 39 (33, 43) |
| Daily number of deaths among men (IQR) | 19 (16, 22) | 20 (17, 24) | 17 (14, 20) | 18 (15, 22) |
| Daily number of deaths among women (IQR) | 20 (18, 24) | 24 (20, 29) | 19 (16, 22) | 21 (17, 25) |
| Daily number of deaths among elderly (≥ 65 years) (IQR) | 32 (27, 35) | 37 (32, 42) | 29 (24, 32) | 33 (28, 35) |
| Daily number of deaths among non-elderly (< 65 years) (IQR) | 7 (5, 9) | 7 (4, 9) | 7 (5, 8) | 6 (5, 8) |
| Daily number of deaths among low-SES group (IQR) | 16 (14, 19) | 20 (16, 22) | 15 (12, 17) | 16 (13, 18) |
| Daily number of deaths among high-SES group (IQR) | 12 (10, 14) | 13 (9, 16) | 11 (9, 13) | 12 (10, 14.5) |
| Daily number of daily differences in mortality according to sexb (IQR) | 2 (–2, 6) | 4 (–1, 8) | 2 (–2, 6) | 4 (–2, 7) |
| Daily number of daily differences in mortality according to agec (IQR) | 24 (19, 28) | 30 (26, 35) | 21 (18, 26) | 25.5 (20, 30) |
| Daily number of daily differences in mortality according to SESd (IQR) | 4 (1, 8) | 6 (1, 12) | 4 (1, 7) | 3 (–1, 6) |
| aTo compare maximum temperature distributions among eligible and non-eligible days between the two periods, we conducted a Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for equality of distribution functions. This test confirmed that there was no strong evidence of a systematic difference between the distribution of daily temperatures between the two periods (p-value > 0.10). For each continuous variable, mean values are presented followed by their IQR. bDaily number of deaths among men – daily number of deaths among women. cDaily number of deaths among elderly (≥ 65 years) – daily number of deaths among non elderly (< 65 years). dDaily number of deaths among low-SES group (lowest tertile) – daily number of deaths among high-SES group (highest tertile). | ||||