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Table 4 Risk estimates for daily emergency department presentations

From: Impact of two recent extreme heat episodes on morbidity and mortality in Adelaide, South Australia: a case-series analysis

Age groups

Emergency categories

All ages

0-4

5-14

15-64

65-74

75+

Previous heatwaves

Total

1.01 0.99-1.04

0.96 0.91-1.02

0.98 0.93-1.03

1.03 1.00-1.05

1.03 0.99-1.07

1.03 1.00-1.06

Ischaemic

0.91 0.82-1.01

  

0.90 0.76-1.06

0.99 0.81-1.20

0.88 0.75-1.03

Respiratory

0.93 0.88-1.00

0.96 0.89-1.04

1.16 0.91-1.46

0.90 0.82-0.98

0.88 0.75-1.03

0.81 0.72-0.91

Mental

1.11 1.04-1.18

1.98 0.78-4.99

0.68 0.41-1.14

1.09 1.02-1.17

1.59 1.22-2.08

1.15 0.93-1.43

Renal

1.01 0.94-1.08

1.30 1.01-1.66

0.81 0.55-1.19

0.96 0.87-1.05

1.14 0.92-1.40

1.02 0.85-1.22

Direct heat

2.68 2.19-3.28

1.58 0.86-2.91

2.29 1.21-4.32

2.99 2.24-3.99

2.60 1.74-3.89

2.73 2.20-3.37

Heatwave in 2008

Total

1.06 1.01-1.10

1.02 0.92-1.13

1.04 0.95-1.14

1.07 1.02-1.12

1.09 1.02-1.15

1.03 0.97-1.08

Ischaemic

0.96 0.81-1.13

  

0.95 0.72-1.23

1.07 0.77-1.48

0.90 0.69-1.18

Respiratory

1.03 0.93-1.15

1.05 0.89-1.04

1.08 0.70-1.66

0.97 0.83-1.13

1.21 0.96-1.53

1.02 0.85-1.22

Mental

1.05 0.96-1.14

0.56 0.08-4.18

0.96 0.53-1.73

1.04 0.95-1.13

1.24 0.85-1.82

1.15 0.78-1.51

Renal

1.11 0.99-1.23

0.80 0.48-1.32

1.74 1.06-2.85

1.06 0.92-1.22

1.30 0.94-1.79

1.14 0.86-1.53

Direct heat

3.33 2.40-4.62

0.92 0.21-4.27

2.11 0.62-7.23

4.77 3.11-7.30

1.59 0.68-3.72

2.95 2.07-4.18

Heatwave in 2009

Total

1.02 0.98-1.07

0.90 0.85-0.95

0.83 0.74-0.92

1.05 0.99-1.10

1.00 0.94-1.07

1.17 1.11-1.22

Ischaemic

1.03 0.86-1.23

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1.39 1.08-1.78

0.76 0.49-1.16

0.84 0.61-1.16

Respiratory

0.77 0.68-0.88

0.72 0.62-0.83

0.64 0.36-1.14

0.86 0.73-1.02

0.80 0.61-1.05

0.83 0.68-1.00

Mental

1.04 0.95-1.13

0.62 0.83-4.60

0.96 0.58-1.59

1.05 0.96-1.10

0.66 0.40-1.09

1.18 0.85-1.64

Renal

1.39 1.26-1.54

1.51 1.02-2.23

1.25 0.71-2.21

1.32 1.16-1.50

1.21 0.87-1.71

1.68 1.29-2.10

Direct heat

12.01 9.55-15.12

3.36 1.54-7.30

3.82 1.40-10.40

12.40 8.80-17.40

9.48 6.13-14.65

15.85 12.49-20.12

  1. Incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the effects of previous heatwaves, the 2008 and the 2009 heatwave by age groups and health-specific effects. Empty cells indicate insufficient data to produce reliable estimates.