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Table 6 Relative risks (RRs) and confidence intervals (CI; 95%) associated with heat waves

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

 

Heat wave duration variable (model 2; unit: days of duration)

Heat wave indicator variable (model 3; unit: heat wave = {yes, no})

df Temperature Spline

df Lag Spline = 2

   
 

RR

CI

RR

CI

3

1.037

1.014, 1.060

1.112

1.050, 1.176

4

1.039

1.015, 1.063

1.116

1.053, 1.183

5

1.038

1.013, 1.062

1.114

1.050, 1.182

6

1.038

1.013, 1.063

1.114

1.049, 1.182

7

1.038

1.013, 1.063

1.114

1.048, 1.183

8

1.037

1.011, 1.062

1.111

1.045, 1.180

 

df lag spline = 4

   

3

1.032

1.008, 1.056

1.100

1.034, 1.169

4

1.028

1.002, 1.054

1.088

1.018, 1.162

5

1.026

0.998, 1.053

1.086

1.011, 1.165

6

1.023

0.994, 1.051

1.081

1.003, 1.165

7

1.022

0.992, 1.051

1.087

1.005, 1.174

8

1.020

0.990, 1.051

1.088

1.004, 1.179

 

df lag spline = 6

   

3

1.032

1.008, 1.056

1.102

1.037, 1.172

4

1.028

1.002, 1.054

1.090

1.020, 1.165

5

1.025

0.998, 1.053

1.088

1.013, 1.168

6

1.023

0.994, 1.052

1.083

1.005, 1.167

7

1.022

0.993, 1.052

1.088

1.006, 1.176

8

1.019

0.989, 1.050

1.088

1.003, 1.179