On the estimation of heat-intensity and heat-duration effects in time series models of temperature-related mortality in Stockholm, Sweden

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for daily deaths and environmental variables in Stockholm County, 1990–2002, per season

Daily deaths, all non-injury causes, all ages	40 ± 7.2
Ages 45–79	18 ± 4.6
Ages 80+	20 ± 5.3
Mean temperature (˚C)	7.5 ± 7.6 (7 %)
range	–15.7, 26.4
Maximum temperature (˚C)	10.5 ± 8.6 (7 %)
range	–13.4, 33.5
Maximum temperature 98^th percentile (˚C)	27.5 C

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