Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases

BackgroundA substantial body of research has demonstrated a notable impact of hot temperatures on mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, a paucity of studies has addressed the influence of sweltering conditions on CVD mortality.ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of sweltering condit...

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Main Authors: Zhaocong Chen, Wangchao Li, Zhengjie Zhu, Xueliang Miao, Shuai Jiang, Caiming Li
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1481384/full
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author Zhaocong Chen
Wangchao Li
Zhengjie Zhu
Xueliang Miao
Shuai Jiang
Shuai Jiang
Caiming Li
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Caiming Li
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description BackgroundA substantial body of research has demonstrated a notable impact of hot temperatures on mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, a paucity of studies has addressed the influence of sweltering conditions on CVD mortality.ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of sweltering conditions on mortality from CVD among permanent residents of Huizhou City, using the temperature-humidity index (THI) as an indicator.MethodsThis study employs descriptive statistics, distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) and general algebraic modeling system (GAMs) with the THI as an indicator in order to examine the impact of sweltering conditions on the mortality of CVD among permanent residents of Huizhou City.ResultsSweltering conditions increase the risk of death from CVDs and have a cumulative lag effect. The greater the THI, the more pronounced the increase in mortality, and after a certain range, the mortality rate from CVDs increases significantly, and the effect is gender-specific. The lag effect generally peaks in 2–3 days, and the lag effect of stroke mortality is longer and deeper than that of coronary heart disease (CAD) mortality.ConclusionSweltering increased the mortality of cardiovascular diseases in Huizhou city, so we should pay attention to public health intervention strategies under sweltering.
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spelling doaj-art-093732f8a7fa4b83bbd6a6ec93c36ed72025-08-20T02:40:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952024-12-011510.3389/fneur.2024.14813841481384Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseasesZhaocong Chen0Wangchao Li1Zhengjie Zhu2Xueliang Miao3Shuai Jiang4Shuai Jiang5Caiming Li6The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaThe Second Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaThe Second Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaThe Second Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaHuizhou Meteorological Bureau, Huizhou, Guangdong, ChinaHuizhou City Emergency Warning Information Release Center, Huizhou, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, ChinaBackgroundA substantial body of research has demonstrated a notable impact of hot temperatures on mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, a paucity of studies has addressed the influence of sweltering conditions on CVD mortality.ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of sweltering conditions on mortality from CVD among permanent residents of Huizhou City, using the temperature-humidity index (THI) as an indicator.MethodsThis study employs descriptive statistics, distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) and general algebraic modeling system (GAMs) with the THI as an indicator in order to examine the impact of sweltering conditions on the mortality of CVD among permanent residents of Huizhou City.ResultsSweltering conditions increase the risk of death from CVDs and have a cumulative lag effect. The greater the THI, the more pronounced the increase in mortality, and after a certain range, the mortality rate from CVDs increases significantly, and the effect is gender-specific. The lag effect generally peaks in 2–3 days, and the lag effect of stroke mortality is longer and deeper than that of coronary heart disease (CAD) mortality.ConclusionSweltering increased the mortality of cardiovascular diseases in Huizhou city, so we should pay attention to public health intervention strategies under sweltering.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1481384/fullsweltering conditionstemperature-humidity indexcardiovascular diseasesstrokecumulative lag
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Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
Frontiers in Neurology
sweltering conditions
temperature-humidity index
cardiovascular diseases
stroke
cumulative lag
title Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
title_full Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
title_fullStr Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
title_short Exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
title_sort exploring the effect of a sweltering environment on the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
topic sweltering conditions
temperature-humidity index
cardiovascular diseases
stroke
cumulative lag
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1481384/full
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