Spatial patterns of heat-related cardiovascular mortality in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F16%3A00458312" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/16:00458312 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/67985530:_____/16:00457797 RIV/68378289:_____/16:00458312 RIV/00216208:11310/16:10323513

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030284" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030284</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030284" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph13030284</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spatial patterns of heat-related cardiovascular mortality in the Czech Republic

Original language description

The study examines spatial patterns of effects of high temperature extremes on cardiovascular mortality in the Czech Republic at a district level during 1994–2009. Daily baseline mortality for each district was determined using a single location-stratified generalized additive model. Mean relative deviations of mortality from the baseline were calculated on days exceeding the 90th percentile of mean daily temperature in summer, and they were correlated with selected demographic, socioeconomic, and physical-environmental variables for the districts. Groups of districts with similar characteristics were identified according to socioeconomic status and urbanization level in order to provide a more general picture than possible on the district level. We evaluated lagged patterns of excess mortality after hot spell occurrences in: (i) urban areas vs. predominantly rural areas; and (ii) regions with different overall socioeconomic level. Our findings suggest that climatic conditions, altitude, and urbanization generally affect the spatial distribution of districts with the highest excess cardiovascular mortality, while socioeconomic status did not show a significant effect in the analysis across the Czech Republic as a whole. Only within deprived populations, socioeconomic status played a relevant role as well. After taking into account lagged effects of temperature on excess mortality, we found that the effect of hot spells was significant in highly urbanized regions, while most excess deaths in rural districts may be attributed to harvesting effects.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DG - Atmospheric sciences, meteorology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GAP209%2F11%2F1985" target="_blank" >GAP209/11/1985: Temporal and spatial patterns of links between weather and morbidity due to cardiovascular diseases</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN

1660-4601

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000373528600055

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84960080717