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. 2019 Dec 16;18:109. doi: 10.1186/s12940-019-0549-4

Table 2.

Association between daily temperature and homicide, with odds ratios reported per 1 °C increase in temperature. Numbers in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals

Deaths included Odds ratio
Definitea Totalb Definitea Totalb
Max
 Lag 0c 63,343 223,733 1.015 (1.013, 1.018) 1.012 (1.011, 1.013)
 Lag 1d 63,335 223,735 1.012 (1.009, 1.014) 1.008 (1.007, 1.010)
 Lag 0-1e 63,131 223,035 1.018 (1.015, 1.021) 1.014 (1.012, 1.015)
Meanf
 Lag 0c 62,601 220,854 1.021 (1.017, 1.024) 1.017 (1.015, 1.019)
 Lag 1d 62,661 220,999 1.016 (1.012, 1.019) 1.011 (1.009, 1.013)
 Lag 0-1e 62,200 219,234 1.023 (1.019, 1.027) 1.018 (1.015, 1.020)
Min
 Lag 0c 62,850 221,724 1.010 (1.007, 1.013) 1.009 (1.007, 1.011)
 Lag 1d 62,890 221,874 1.007 (1.004, 1.010) 1.005 (1.004, 1.007)
 Lag 0-1e 62,502 220,320 1.011 (1.008, 1.015) 1.010 (1.008, 1.012)

aDefinite homicides, ICD-10: X85-Y09

bIncludes definite homicides and probable homicides (ICD-10: W25-W26, W32-W34, W50, Y22-Y24, Y28-Y29)

cSame day’s temperature

dPrevious day’s temperature

eMoving average of same and previous day’s temperature

fHere the mean is defined as the average between the maximum and the minimum