Heat wave-related mortality in Sweden: A case-crossover study investigating effect modification by neighbourhood deprivation.

ABSTRACT: Aims: The present study aimed to investigate if set thresholds in the Swedish heat-wave warning system are valid for all parts of Sweden and if the heat-wave warning system captures a potential increase in all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality. An additional aim was to investigate whether neighbourhood deprivation modifies the relationship between heat waves and mortality. Methods: From 1990 until 2014, in 14 municipalities in Sweden, we collected data on daily maximum temperatures and mortality for the five warmest months. Heat waves were defined according to the categories used in the current Swedish heat-wave warning system. Using a case-crossover approach, we investigated the association between heat waves and mortality in Sweden, as well as a mod

SUBMITTER: Oudin Astrom D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature