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. 2019 Feb 15;9(2):e024708. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024708

Table 2.

Attributable fraction (%) of total non-accidental mortality and by specific causes and individual characteristics due to mean daily temperature and cold and heat over lag 0–28 days in Yuxi, China

Total (%) Cold (%) Heat (%)
Total non-accidental 4.75 (2.33 to 6.79) 4.08 (0.86 to 7.12) 0.67 (−2.44 to 3.64)
Cause-specific
 Cardiovascular 5.97 (2.74 to 8.74) 6.18 (1.89 to 10.31) −0.21 (−5.04 to 4.33)
 Heart 5.25 (−0.40 to 9.57) 6.48 (−0.70 to 12.47) −1.23 (−8.59 to 5.46)
 Stroke 6.50 (2.22 to 10.16) 6.01 (−0.11 to 11.41) 0.49 (−6.18 to 6.15)
 Respiratory 5.42 (−0.73 to 9.71) 3.50 (−5.05 to 10.95) 1.93 (−5.08 to 7.90)
Age, years
 ≤64 1.83 (−3.15 to 5.95) 1.75 (−4.64 to 7.10) 0.08 (−6.64 to 5.64)
 65–74 2.27 (−2.45 to 6.30) 3.52 (−3.45 to 9.37) −1.25 (−7.4 to 5.01)
 ≥75 6.87 (3.68 to 9.46) 5.34 (0.44 to 9.38) 1.53 (−2.96 to 5.09)
Gender
 Male 4.16 (0.82 to 7.04) 3.67 (−0.50 to 7.72) 0.49 (−3.82 to 4.31)
 Female 5.54 (2.18 to 8.31) 4.66 (0.03 to 9.07) 0.89 (−3.21 to 5.03)
Occupation
 Farmer 5.66 (3.09 to 7.92) 4.93 (1.28 to 8.37) 0.73 (−2.7 to 3.87)
 Non-farmer 1.75 (−3.58 to 6.11) 1.24 (−5.77 to 7.61) 0.52 (−6.82 to 6.55)
Ethnic
 Han nationality 5.38 (2.44 to 7.96) 2.79 (−1.30 to 6.49) 2.59 (−0.92 to 5.80)
 Ethnic minorities 2.31 (−1.57 to 6.76) 6.55 (1.15 to 11.75) −4.24 (−10.8 to 1.27)
Marital status
 Married 4.24 (1.17 to 6.99) 2.74 (−1.87 to 6.53) 1.50 (−2.67 to 4.83)
 Non-married 5.48 (1.69 to 8.56) 6.10 (1.23 to 10.21) −0.61 (−5.55 to 3.95)

Results are expressed as attributable fractions (95% empirical CIS), and the bold values indicate statistical significance.