Table 5.
Percentage change (95% CI) in daily hospital admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases associated with heatwave days in summer months (June–August) in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland, 2001–2017.
| Heatwaves | Disease | All Ages | Age 18–64 | Age 65–74 | Age ≥ 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90th percentile cutoff point, all heatwaves |
Cardiovascular | ||||
| All | −2.14 (−7.71, 3.76) | −7.57 (−17.73, 3.84) | 2.01 (−10.00, 15.62) | −0.57 (−8.30, 7.81) | |
| MI 1 | 4.77 (−11.03, 23.38) | −6.82 (−31.64, 27.00) | 40.42 (−0.43, 98.04) | −3.55 (−23.81, 22.09) | |
| IHD 2 | 0.06 (−11.24, 12.79) | −3.50 (−23.35, 21.49) | 9.62 (−14.50, 40.55) | −2.81 (−18.03, 15.23) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 12.17 (−1.93, 28.29) | 12.12 (−14.10, 46.35) | 17.96 (−10.56, 55.57) | 10.07 (−8.85, 32.93) | |
| Arrhythmia | −20.78 (−31.81, −7.97) | −34.41 (−52.71, −9.03) | −13.13 (−35.68, 17.31) | −18.44 (−33.63, 0.24) | |
| Respiratory | |||||
| All | 4.18 (−3.04, 11.94) | 17.97 (3.97, 33.86) | −6.11 (−20.27, 10.57) | 10.18 (−2.05, 23.94) | |
| Asthma | −4.36 (−27.46, 26.08) | 17.86 (−28.57, 94.46) | −33.27 (−68.73, 42.42) | 38.56 (−15.15, 126.25) | |
| COPD 3 | −5.03 (−20.95, 14.10) | 48.05 (0.00, 119.20) | −9.48 (−33.48, 23.18) | −20.67 (−40.38, 5.55) | |
| Pneumonia | 20.48 (6.85, 35.85) | 28.94 (3.00, 61.42) | 25.67 (−4.24, 64.93) | 18.25 (−0.82, 40.98) | |
| 90th percentile cutoff point, short heatwaves |
Cardiovascular | ||||
| All | −1.32 (−8.05, 5.91) | −3.64 (−16.10, 10.68) | 3.48 (−11.15, 20.53) | −1.76 (−10.92, 8.35) | |
| MI 1 | 17.13 (−3.44, 42.07) | 5.21 (−28.12, 54.01) | 74.86 (15.75, 164.16) | 2.36 (−21.99, 34.31) | |
| IHD 2 | 8.47 (−5.70, 24.78) | 2.63 (−22.04, 35.11) | 21.29 (−9.64, 62.81) | 5.47 (−13.30, 28.31) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 12.27 (−4.19, 31.56) | 19.07 (−12.40, 61.84) | 4.48 (−25.99, 47.49) | 12.23 (−9.94, 39.87) | |
| Arrhythmia | −26.85 (−39.36, −11.76) | −33.82 (−55.37, −1.87) | −10.75 (−38.04, 28.56) | −32.07 (−48.07, −11.15) | |
| Respiratory | |||||
| All | 5.24 (−3.58, 14.86) | 27.03 (9.49, 47.38) | −3.89 (−21.44, 17.59) | −1.04 (−14.72, 14.85) | |
| Asthma | 21.58 (−10.78, 65.68) | 47.11 (−18,23, 164.64) | 0.23 (−57.34, 135.48) | 72.41 (−1.01, 200.29) | |
| COPD 3 | −6.98 (−25.78, 16.58) | 65.33 (3.13, 165.06) | −10.06 (−38.48, 31.50) | −28.29 (−49.87, 2.59) | |
| Pneumonia | 20.31 (3.49, 39.87) | 48.30 (13.87, 93.15) | 33.99 (−4.80, 88.59) | −0.30 (−21.09, 25.96) | |
| 90th percentile cutoff point, long heatwaves |
Cardiovascular | ||||
| All | −3.01 (−11.46, 6.24) | −13.56 (−28.14, 3.97) | −1.46 (−18.64, 19.35) | 2.50 (−9.60, 16.23) | |
| MI 1 | −12.85 (−32.96, 13.31) | −18.09 (−49.11, 31.86) | −6.02 (−44.48, 59.11) | −12.16 (−40.86, 30.47) | |
| IHD 2 | −13.36 (−28.82, 5.47) | −11.50 (−38.68, 27.73) | −6.97 (−37.40, 38.24) | −17.85 (−38.41, 9.58) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 7.87 (−13.15, 33.98) | −12.16 (−43.75, 37.16) | 38.92 (−7.90, 109.53) | 4.53 (−23.67, 43.14) | |
| Arrhythmia | −8.34 (−26.27, 14.57) | −29.16 (−57.62, 18.40) | −24.17 (−52.31, 20.57) | 10.09 (−18.10, 47.98) | |
| Respiratory | |||||
| All | −1.01 (−11.29, 10.46) | −0.85 (−18.99, 21.35) | −12.54 (−31.42, 11.54) | 22.47 (3.14, 45.43) | |
| Asthma | −52.46 (−71.80, 19.74) | −22.69 (−67.96, 86.48) | −76.19 (−93.91, −6.86) | −25.76 (−67.86, 71.52) | |
| COPD 3 | −1.63 (−25.35, 29.63) | 35.11 (−26.14, 147.14) | −7.93 (−42.00, 46.17) | −10.78 (−41.60, 36.30) | |
| Pneumonia | 18.20 (−0.94, 41.03) | −0.82 (−31.20, 42.97) | 11.85 (−24.42, 65.53) | 40.65 (9.87, 80.05) | |
| 95th percentile cutoff point, all heatwaves |
Cardiovascular | ||||
| All | −2.43 (−9.60, 5.31) | −12.15 (−24.15, 2.23) | −1.07 (−15.82, 16.25) | 2.22(−8.07, 13.67) | |
| MI 1 | 3.02 (−17.04, 27.93) | −13.29 (−43.04, 32.00) | 9.38 (−29.32, 69.27) | 8.03 (−21.07, 47.85) | |
| IHD 2 | 1.83 (−13.03, 19.24) | −14.20 (−37.31, 17.42) | 3.11 (−24.99, 41.72) | 9.44 (−12.54, 36.95) | |
| Cerebrovascular | −3.86 (−19.65, 15.05) | −34.11 (−54.61, −4.36) | 13.26 (−20.43, 61.20) | 6.23 (−17.64, 37.00) | |
| Arrhythmia | −14.67 (−29.62, 3.45) | −13.72 (−41.67, 27.61) | −18.75 (−45.62, 21.41) | −13.82 (−34.07, 12.66) | |
| Respiratory | |||||
| All | 1.77 (−7.27, 11.71) | −0.37 (−15.56, 17.57) | −18.93 (−34.51, 0.36) | 22.46 (5.62, 41.98) | |
| Asthma | 11.30 (−24.55, 64.21) | 27.09 (−38.56, 162.86) | −28.62 (−72.94, 88.25) | 68.89 (−8.60, 212.10) | |
| COPD 3 | 4.93 (−16.87, 32.44) | 42.26 (−15.37, 139.15) | −25.69 (−50.41, 11.37) | 18.38 (−16.41, 67.63) | |
| Pneumonia | 6.80 (−8,66, 24.88) | −5.95 (−30.44, 27.17) | 3.51 (−27.49, 47.76) | 24.16 (−0.64, 55.15) |
1 Myocardial Infarction, 2 Ischemic Heart Disease, 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.