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ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 157, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106834
关键词
Extreme heat; Early warning systems; Mortality; Hospitalization; United States; Medicare
资金
- US National Institutes of Health [R01ES029950, F32ES027742, R01ES026217, R01MD012769, R01ES028033, 1R01AG066793-01R01]
- US Environmental Protection Agency [83587201-0]
- Wellcome Trust [216033-Z-19-Z]
- Harvard University Climate Change Solutions Fund
- Wellcome Trust [216033/Z/19/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
Heat alerts were not found to be associated with lower mortality, but were linked to higher rates of hospitalization due to fluid and electrolyte disorders and heat stroke, potentially indicating that heat alerts prompt individuals to seek medical care.
Background: Heat warnings are issued in advance of forecast extreme heat events, yet little evidence is available regarding their effectiveness in reducing heat-related illness and death. We estimated the association of heat warnings and advisories (collectively, alerts) issued by the United States National Weather Service with all cause mortality and cause-specific hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older in 2,817 counties, 2006-2016. Methods: In each county, we compared days with heat alerts to days without heat alerts, matched on daily maximum heat index and month. We used conditional Poisson regression models stratified on county, adjusting for year, day of week, federal holidays, and lagged daily maximum heat index. Results: We identified a matched non-heat alert day for 92,029 heat alert days in 2,817 counties, or 54.6% of all heat alert days during the study period. Contrary to expectations, heat alerts were not associated with lower risk of mortality (RR: 1.005 [95% CI: 0.997, 1.013]). However, heat alerts were associated with higher risk of hospitalization for fluid and electrolyte disorders (RR: 1.040 [95% CI: 1.015, 1.065]) and heat stroke (RR: 1.094 [95% CI: 1.038, 1.152]). Results were similar in sensitivity analyses additionally adjusting for same-day heat index, ozone, and PM2.5. Conclusions: Our results suggest that heat alerts are not associated with lower risk of mortality but may be associated with higher rates of hospitalization for fluid and electrolyte disorders and heat stroke, potentially suggesting that heat alerts lead more individuals to seek or access care.
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