Assessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe
Zhang S, Breitner S, Rai M, Nikolaou N, Stafoggia M, De' Donato F, Samoli E, Zafeiratou S, Katsouyanni K, Rao S, Palomares A, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Assessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe. Environment International 2023, 179: 108154. PMID: 37603993, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease deathsRelative riskCardiovascular diseaseRandom-effects meta-analysisSmall area levelPooled relative riskShort-term associationsQuasi-Poisson regressionArea-specific estimatesLevels of fine particulate matterSmall area dataRural settingsIdentifying individual-Vulnerability factorsMeta-regressionCardiovascular mortalityRural areasDegree of urbanizationMeta-analysisFine particulate matterSubgroup analysisEuropean countriesIndividual-Potential vulnerability factors