Table 3 Attributable fraction (%) of hospital outpatient visits attributable to ambient temperature exposure for respiratory diseases and subcategories by age-group, 2013 to 2017
Subgroup | Total visits | Overall | Extreme cold | Moderate cold | Moderate heat | Extreme heat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF (%) | AF (%) | AF (%) | AF (%) | AF (%) | ||
Total respiratory | 75,015 | 8.4 (2.8, 13.3) | 0.3 (0.0, 0.6) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.1) | 7.5 (2.4, 12.2) | 0.6 (0.0, 1.1) |
 < 65 years | 57,567 | 13.6 (7.3, 19.2) | 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 12.6 (6.8, 17.8) | 1.0 (0.4, 1.6) |
 ≥65 years | 17,448 | 7.5 (−12.7, 23.7) | 1.8 (0.1, 3.0) | 5.8 (−13.8, 21.1) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) |
COPD | 11,068 | 5.3 (−2.5, 11.9) | 1.1 (0.3, 1.8) | 0.7 (−0.7, 1.9) | 2.9 (−4.4, 9.0) | 0.6 (−0.7, 1.5) |
 < 65 years | 3918 | 5.5 (−5.4, 13.7) | 0.4 (−0.9, 1.4) | 0.5 (− 2.2, 2.9) | 3.6 (−6.2, 11.8) | 0.7 (−1.2, 2.0) |
 ≥65 years | 7150 | 5.4 (−5.3, 14.2) | 1.5 (0.6, 2.3) | 0.8 (−0.4, 1.9) | 2.5 (−7.8, 11.1) | 0.3 (−1.3, 1.5) |
Bronchiectasis | 7991 | 10.2 (−3.3, 21.0) | 0.3 (−0.4, 0.9) | 0.0 (−0.2, 0.3) | 8.8 (−3.3, 18.8) | 1.2 (− 0.3, 2.4) |
 < 65 years | 6113 | 14.0 (−3.9, 27.9) | 0.0 (− 0.3, 0.3) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 12.5 (−4.2, 25.5) | 1.7 (− 0.3, 3.1) |
 ≥65 years | 1878 | 4.5 (−9.7, 16.7) | 0.6 (−5.3, 3.7) | 2.0 (−4.0, 3.9) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (−1.2, 1.0) |
Asthma | 28,059 | 8.8 (0.2, 16.1) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.0) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) | 7.8 (0.2, 14.5) | 0.3 (−0.6, 1.2) |
 < 65 years | 24,808 | 12.3 (3.4, 19.8) | 0.5 (0.0, 0.9) | 0.1 (−0.1, 0.2) | 11.1 (3.3, 18.1) | 0.7 (−0.3, 1.6) |
 ≥65 years | 3251 | 36.7 (5.6, 56.7) | 4.3 (1.4, 5.9) | 33.7 (2.3, 53.3) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.7 (−0.1, 1.4) |