eTable 2. Heat threshold and thermal optimum by region and age group (mean for the segments 1992–2000, 2001–2010, and 2011–2017)*.
Age group | ||||
Region | < 65 | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85+ |
Thermal optimum | ||||
Northern | 15.1 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 16.0 |
Central | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 17.3 |
Southern | 14.5 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.2 |
Heat threshold | ||||
Northern | – | – | 19.2 | 19.0 |
Central | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
Southern | – | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.3 |
* For some combinations no threshold for heat can be determined, because the corresponding exposure–response curve for the mean temperature of the preceding week is monotonic and therefore features no local minimum.