Table 3. The dose–response relationship between the temperature associated increase in risk of cardiovascular mortality (%) and latitude, longitude, lag day and mean annual temperature.
| Explraitory variable | Cold exposure | Heat exposure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (95% Conf. Interval) | P value | Coefficient (95% Conf. Interval) | P value | |
| One-degree change in latitude | 0.020 (0.0060–0.0356) | 0.009 | 0.007 (0.0008–0.0124) | 0.026 |
| One-degree change in longitude | 0.007 (0.0003–0.0146) | 0.042 | 0.0006 (−0.002–0.004) | 0.655 |
| One-day increase in lag | −0.0167 (−0.055–0.021) | 0.366 | 0.006 (−0.009–0.022) | 0.385 |
| One-degree increase in mean annual temperature | 0.026 (−0.019–0.072) | 0.240 | 0.008 (−0.0151–0.031) | 0.474 |
| Constant variable | 248.867 (17.507–480.227) | 0.037 | 175.327 (64.792–285.862) | 0.004 |
Notes.
* Significant at 95% CI.