Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea
Abstract Heat is known to have harmful impacts on health; however, little is known about its impact on people with disabilities. We evaluate the association between heat and hospitalization through the emergency department among people with and without disabilities. We adopt a case-crossover design...
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| description | Abstract Heat is known to have harmful impacts on health; however, little is known about its impact on people with disabilities. We evaluate the association between heat and hospitalization through the emergency department among people with and without disabilities. We adopt a case-crossover design using 16 years (2006–2021) of claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database. A total of 584,743 admissions are recorded among people with disabilities. The heat risk (odds ratio) is 1.10 (95% confidence interval: 1.08–1.13) in people with disabilities. The relative heat risk between people with and without disabilities is 1.33 (95% confidence interval: 1.29–1.37). Within the population with disabilities, individuals with brain lesion disorders, intellectual and mental disabilities, or living in areas with low-middle population density exhibit higher heat risks than the total people with disabilities. Here, we show evidence of different heat risks between people with and without disabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-87ee6f3826a74ff5ae5d699058cb78502025-08-20T03:52:19ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-04-011611910.1038/s41467-025-59270-8Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South KoreaJinah Park0Ayoung Kim1Ziyad Al-Aly2Kristi L. Ebi3Ho Kim4Whanhee Lee5Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National UniversityDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National UniversityResearch and Development Service, VA Saint Louis Health Care SystemDepartment of Global Health, University of WashingtonDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Biomedical Convergence Engineering, Pusan National UniversityAbstract Heat is known to have harmful impacts on health; however, little is known about its impact on people with disabilities. We evaluate the association between heat and hospitalization through the emergency department among people with and without disabilities. We adopt a case-crossover design using 16 years (2006–2021) of claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database. A total of 584,743 admissions are recorded among people with disabilities. The heat risk (odds ratio) is 1.10 (95% confidence interval: 1.08–1.13) in people with disabilities. The relative heat risk between people with and without disabilities is 1.33 (95% confidence interval: 1.29–1.37). Within the population with disabilities, individuals with brain lesion disorders, intellectual and mental disabilities, or living in areas with low-middle population density exhibit higher heat risks than the total people with disabilities. Here, we show evidence of different heat risks between people with and without disabilities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59270-8 |
| spellingShingle | Jinah Park Ayoung Kim Ziyad Al-Aly Kristi L. Ebi Ho Kim Whanhee Lee Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea Nature Communications |
| title | Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea |
| title_full | Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea |
| title_short | Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea |
| title_sort | heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in south korea |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59270-8 |
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