2024
Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment
Zhang S, Breitner S, de' Donato F, Stafoggia M, Nikolaou N, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2024, 46: 101049. PMID: 39290807, PMCID: PMC11406445, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover studyRelative riskImprove public health practiceConditional quasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with increased mortality riskPublic health practiceRandom-effects meta-analysisQuasi-Poisson regressionHeat-related health impactsDistrict-level characteristicsSmall area dataHealth practicesRespiratory mortalityAssociated with increased mortalityPotential individual-Cardiopulmonary mortalityMortality riskRespiratory deathsSub-causesVulnerability factorsMeta-regressionHealth impactsRural areasMeta-analysisSubgroup analysis
2023
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