Table 2 |
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Incidence rate ratio (IRR), 95% confidence interval (95%CI), and p-value estimated by Generalized Estimating Equations |
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HD |
RD |
FF |
CD |
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IRR a (95%CI) |
p-value |
IRR a (95%CI) |
p-value |
IRR a (95%CI) |
p-value |
IRR a (95%CI) |
p-value |
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Days outside heatwaves |
Reference |
Reference |
Reference |
Reference |
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Heatwave 1-2002, 1st part |
1.65 (1.08 – 2.50) |
0.019 |
1.07 (0.89 – 1.29) |
0.441 |
1.13 (0.84 – 1.52) |
0.410 |
1.03 (0.94 – 1.12) |
0.593 |
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Heatwave 1-2002, 2nd part |
2.35 (1.70 – 3.25) |
0.000 |
1.37 (1.18 – 1.59) |
0.000 |
1.01 (0.77 – 1.33) |
0.951 |
1.07 (0.99 – 1.17) |
0.090 |
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Heatwave 1-2003, 1st part |
1.56 (1.04 – 2.36) |
0.033 |
1.30 (1.11 – 1.53) |
0.001 |
1.14 (0.85 – 1.52) |
0.384 |
1.06 (0.97 – 1.16) |
0.187 |
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Heatwave 1-2003, 2nd part |
3.78 (2.70 – 5.30) |
0.000 |
1.76 (1.49 – 2.07) |
0.000 |
0.87 (0.60 – 1.27) |
0.472 |
1.17 (1.05 – 1.30) |
0.003 |
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Heatwave 2-2003 |
1.17 (0.73 – 1.89) |
0.510 |
1.00 (0.84 – 1.20) |
0.993 |
1.17 (0.88 – 1.55) |
0.278 |
1.01 (0.92 – 1.10) |
0.879 |
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Heatwave 3-2003 |
1.04 (0.60 – 1.83) |
0.889 |
1.22 (1.01 – 1.46) |
0.036 |
0.95 (0.67 – 1.36) |
0.788 |
1.04 (0.94 – 1.14) |
0.469 |
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Heatwave 4-2003, 1st part |
1.57 (1.02 – 2.41) |
0.038 |
1.14 (0.95 – 1.35) |
0.157 |
1.11 (0.83 – 1.50) |
0.478 |
0.87 (0.79 – 0.96) |
0.006 |
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Heatwave 4-2003, 2nd part |
2.33 (1.62 – 3.53) |
0.000 |
1.45 (1.23 – 1.71) |
0.000 |
1.07 (0.79 – 1.44) |
0.673 |
0.99 (0.89 – 1.09) |
0.801 |
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Heatwave 4-2003, 3rd part |
4.55 (3.51 – 5.90) |
0.000 |
1.75 (1.53 – 2.01) |
0.000 |
0.97 (0.72 – 1.32) |
0.862 |
0.96 (0.88 – 1.05) |
0.402 |
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HD = heat disease; RD = respiratory disease; FF = fractures of femur; CD = circulatory disease a adjusted for day of week |
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Mastrangelo et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:200 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-200 |
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