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Table 2 Overall effect of maximum apparent temperature (MAT) on daily 65+ mortality pre (1998–2002) and post (2006–2010) intervention

From: Changes in the effects of heat on mortality among the elderly from 1998–2010: results from a multicenter time series study in Italy

  1998-2002 2006-2010
MAT Increase* % change^ 95% CI % change^ 95% CI
0 to 3 5.65 −3.82-16.07 5.65 0.60 - 10.96
3 to 6 6.72 −2.57 - 16.77 7.79 −0.60 - 16.88
6 to 9 24.73 14.22 - 36.21 15.60 10.08 - 21.41
9 to 12 36.75 25.73 - 48.88 13.31 6.50 - 20.56
12 to 15 41.76 21.41 - 65.53 5.65 −5.54 - 18.06
  1. * Percent change for 3°C increases in MAT over the 25th city-specific percentile.
  2. ^ Random effect meta-analysis pooled estimates.
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