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Table 2 Results of Poisson Generalized additive models without cold wave indicator: Hong Kong 1999–2009 cool season (January-March and November-December)

From: Associations between mortality and meteorological and pollutant variables during the cool season in two Asian cities with sub-tropical climates: Hong Kong and Taipei

 

Lag 0–20 Mean Daily Temperature 10 C decrease

 

Lag 0–20 Mean Relative Humidity 10% decrease

 

Lag 0–20 Total Global Solar Radiation 10 W/m2decrease

 

Lag 0–20 O310 μg/m3increase

 
 

% Increase (95%)

p

% Increase

p

% Increase

p

% Increase

p

All

45 (39, 52)

<.001

2.0 (0.1, 3.8)

.035

12 (7, 18)

<.001

4.0 (2.8, 5.3)

<.001

Male

40 (33, 47)

<.001

1.9 (0.0, 3.9)

.057

13 (6, 21)

<.001

3.6 (2.1, 5.1)

<.001

Female

51 (42, 61)

<.001

1.5 (−1.1, 4.2)

.25

10 (3, 19)

.008

4.8 (3.1, 6.6)

<.001

Age

        

45-64

17 (8, 27)

<.001

3.7 (0.3, 7.2)

.031

6 (−5, 19)

.30

1.6 (−0.3, 3.6)

.092

65-74

31 (20, 43)

<.001

6.3 (2.7, 10.0)

<.001

16 (5, 29)

.004

2.1 (−0.3, 4.6)

.079

75-84

47 (37, 56)

<.001

−0.3 (−3.7, 2.1)

.80

13 (4, 23)

.003

5.2 (3.3, 7.2)

<.001

85+

73 (61, 87)

<.001

0.7 (−2.4, 3.9)

.66

15 (5, 26)

.003

6.3 (4.1, 8.6)

<.001

Cause of Death

        

Cancer

15 (6, 24)

<.001

3.0 (0.0, 6.0)

.040

8 (0, 18)

.065

0.8 (−0.6, 2.2)

.28

Cardiovascular Diseases1

56 (43, 70)

<.001

3.7 (0.0, 7.8)

.059

15 (3, 29)

.014

5.4 (3.5, 7.4)

<.001

Respiratory

73 (51, 98)

<.001

0.7 (−4.9, 6.5)

.82

20 (1, 43)

.036

7.7 (4.6, 10.9)

<.001

Respiratory infections

79 (60, 99)

<.001

−0.5 (−5.1, 4.4)

.84

8 (−6, 24)

.27

7.4 (5.0, 9.8)

<.001

Stroke

61 (36, 92)

<.001

−3.2 (−9.5, 3.5)

.34

−4 (−21, 16)

.65

−2.2 (−5.2, 0.9)

.17

Nephritis

53 (27, 84)

<.001

7.3 (−0.7, 15.9)

.072

14 (−11, 46)

.29

0.0 (−4.0, 4.0)

.99

Septicaemia

63 (25, 113)

.0011

4.4 (−7.0, 17.0)

.46

16 (−19, 65)

.42

0.3 (−5.3, 6.2)

.92

Diabetes

84 (42, 138)

<.001

0.0 (−9.0, 10.8)

.92

16 (−18, 63)

.41

2.6 (−3.3, 8.8)

.39

Cirrhosis

49 (9, 103)

.013

2.8 (−9.1, 16.2)

.66

5 (−32, 61)

.84

−3.6 (−10.3, 3.5)

.31