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. 2018 May 2;126(5):057002. doi: 10.1289/EHP2546

Figure 1.

Figure 1A is a line graph plotting time-varying MMT (left y-axis) and MMTP (right y-axis) in Japan across the years from 1972 to 2012 (x-axis). Figures 1B and 1C are maps of Japan marking prefectures with MMT in the years 1972 and 2012, respectively. Figure 1D is a line graph plotting time-varying heat-related RR (y-axis) across the years from 1972 to 2012 (x-axis). Figure 1E and 1F are maps of Japan marking prefectures with heat-related RR in the years 1972 and 2012, respectively. Figure 1G is a line graph plotting time-varying cold-related RR (y-axis) across the years from 1972 to 2012 (x-axis). Figure 1H and 1I are maps of Japan marking prefectures with cold-related RR in the years 1972 and 2012, respectively. Solid and dashed lines in (A), (D), and (G) indicate the central estimate and 95% pointwise confidence intervals.

Time-varying minimum mortality temperature (MMT), minimum mortality temperature percentile (MMTP), heat- and cold-related mortality risks. (A) Time-varying MMT and MMTP in Japan; (B and C) prefecture-specific MMT in 1972 and 2012; (D) time-varying heat-related mortality risk in Japan; (E and F) prefecture-specific heat-related mortality risks in 1972 and 2012; (G) time-varying cold-related mortality risk in Japan; (H and I) prefecture-specific cold-related mortality risks in 1972 and 2012. The MMT is the daily temperature associated with the lowest daily mortality; heat-related mortality risk is the relative risk (RR) comparing mortality at the 99th percentile of temperature vs. the MMT; cold-related mortality risk is the RR comparing mortality at the first percentile of temperature vs. the MMT. Black solid and dashed lines in (A), (D), and (G) indicate the central estimate and 95% pointwise confidence intervals.