|
Variable
|
% increase (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Age
| |
|
35-64 years
|
1.48 (0.28, 2.70)
|
|
65-74 years
|
1.54 (0.34, 2.75)
|
|
75-84 years
|
1.59 (0.42, 2.77)
|
|
≥ 85 years
|
1.51 (0.34, 2.70)
|
|
Education
| |
|
≤ 8 years
|
1.53 (0.26, 2.83)
|
|
9-12 years
|
1.54 (0.39, 2.70)
|
|
13-16 year
|
1.56 (0.36, 2.77)
|
|
17 years or more
|
1.46 (0.13, 2.80)
|
|
Marital status
| |
|
Never Married
|
1.54 (0.32, 2.78)
|
|
Married or separated
|
1.51 (0.34, 2.69)
|
|
Widowed
|
1.57 (0.41, 2.74)
|
|
Divorced
|
1.49 (0.21, 2.79)
|
|
Race
| |
|
White & non Hispanic
|
1.54 (0.39,2.70)
|
|
Black
|
1.47 (0.12,2.84)
|
|
Indian
|
1.26 (-7.46,10.81)
|
|
Hispanic
|
1.33 (-0.87,3.59)
|
|
Asian or Pacific
|
1.63 (-0.21,3.50)
|
|
Others
|
0.93 (-19.24,26.15)
|
|
Hispanic
| |
|
Hispanic
|
1.54 (0.39,2.69)
|
|
Non Hispanic
|
1.53 (-0.43,3.52)
|
|
White
| |
|
White
|
1.54 (0.39,2.69)
|
|
Non white
|
1.52 (0.23,2.83)
|
|
Gender
| |
|
Male
|
1.55 (0.39,2.72)
|
|
Female
|
1.53 (0.37,2.69)
|
|
Population per km2 *
| |
|
Low
|
1.5 (0.32,2.69)
|
|
Medium
|
1.54 (0.38,2.71)
|
|
High
|
1.57 (0.38,2.78)
|
|
Household income*
| |
|
Low
|
1.58 (0.39,2.79)
|
|
Medium
|
1.51 (0.36,2.68)
|
|
High
|
1.56 (0.37,2.76)
|
|
Percent poverty*
| |
|
Low
|
1.47 (0.3,2.66)
|
|
Medium
|
1.55 (0.4,2.72)
|
|
High
|
1.58 (0.37,2.8)
|
- Adjusting for linear and quadratic apparent temperature and days of week in the Eastern Massachusetts, May-September, 1995-2002. CI: confidence interval; * Use low and high quartiles as cut-offs. Low and high quartiles are 1016.35 and 6400 residents per km2 for population density, US$47,264 and US$84,047 for household income, 3.42% and 14.64% for percent poverty, respectively.
