Table 2 Principal Component Analysis Results for Extreme Heat Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity
Components | Sensitivity Variables | Proportion of variance | Adaptive Capacity Variables | Proportion of variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mental health diseases (anxiety and depression), Respiratory diseases (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Cardiovascular diseases (acute myocardial infarction, and coronary artery bypass graft), Cerebrovascular diseases (hospitalised stroke) | 48.9% | Low education, Housing not suitable, Living alone, Indigenous status | 41.6% |
2 | Age | 14.4% | Population density, Impervious surfaces) | 24.1% |
3 | General self-rated health Multiple chronic diseases | 12.5% | Total minority | 11.1% |
4 | Â | Â | Heat strategy guidelines | 10.4% |
Total variance explained: | 75.8% | Â | 87.2% | |