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Burkart, K.* ; Schneider, A.E. ; Breitner-Busch, S. ; Khan, M.H.* ; Krämer, A.* ; Endlicher, W.*

The effect of atmospheric thermal conditions and urban thermal pollution on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Bangladesh.

Environ. Pollut. 159, Special Issue, 2035-2043 (2011)
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This study assessed the effect of temperature and thermal atmospheric conditions on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Bangladesh. In particular, differences in the response to elevated temperatures between urban and rural areas were investigated. Generalized additive models (GAMs) for daily death counts, adjusted for trend, season, day of the month and age were separately fitted for urban and rural areas. Breakpoint models were applied for determining the increase in mortality above and below a threshold (equivalent) temperature. Generally. a V-shaped (equivalent) temperature-mortality curve with increasing mortality at low and high temperatures was observed. Particularly, urban areas suffered from heat-related mortality with a steep increase above a specific threshold. This adverse heat effect may well increase with ongoing urbanization and the intensification of the urban heat island due to the densification of building structures. Moreover, rising temperatures due to climate change could aggravate thermal stress.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Atmospheric thermo-physiological; conditions; Thermal pollution; Heat effect; All-cause mortality; Cardiovascular mortality
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Publication Year 2011
HGF-reported in Year 2011
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0269-7491
e-ISSN 1873-6424
Quellenangaben Volume: 159, Issue: 8-9, Pages: 2035-2043, Article Number: , Supplement: Special Issue
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Oxford, UK
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s) G-504000-001
Scopus ID 79958784621
PubMed ID 21377776
Erfassungsdatum 2011-09-08