Table 3 Relative risk of group-specific mortality on heat-wave days compared with non-heat-wave days (using heat wave definition HW14, HW29, HW43, and HWCMA) with and without adjusting for air pollutants in Wuhan, China during 2003–2010
Heat wave definition | Subgroups | Unadjusted | +PM10 | +SO2 | +NO2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | ||
HW14 | Total | 1.63 | (1.43,1.86) | 1.63 | (1.43,1.86) | 1.63 | (1.43,1.86) | 1.63 | (1.43,1.86) |
Male | 1.45 | (1.21,1.74) | 1.45 | (1.21,1.75) | 1.46 | (1.21,1.75) | 1.45 | (1.21,1.75) | |
Female | 1.84 | (1.54,2.20) | 1.84 | (1.54,2.21) | 1.85 | (1.54,2.21) | 1.84 | (1.54,2.21) | |
Age < 65 | 1.4 | (1.09,1.80) | 1.4 | (1.09,1.80) | 1.4 | (1.09,1.81) | 1.4 | (1.09,1.80) | |
Age ≥ 65 | 1.71 | (1.47,2.00) | 1.71 | (1.47,2.00) | 1.72 | (1.47,2.00) | 1.72 | (1.47,2.00) | |
HW29 | Total | 1.61 | (1.40,1.85) | 1.61 | (1.39,1.85) | 1.61 | (1.40,1.86) | 1.61 | (1.40,1.85) |
Male | 1.42 | (1.16,1.74) | 1.42 | (1.16,1.73) | 1.42 | (1.16,1.74) | 1.42 | (1.16,1.74) | |
Female | 1.83 | (1.51,2.22) | 1.83 | (1.51,2.22) | 1.83 | (1.51,2.23) | 1.83 | (1.51,2.23) | |
Age < 65 | 1.27 | (0.96,1.69) | 1.27 | (0.96,1.69) | 1.28 | (0.96,1.70) | 1.27 | (0.96,1.69) | |
Age ≥ 65 | 1.73 | (1.47,2.04) | 1.73 | (1.47,2.04) | 1.73 | (1.47,2.04) | 1.73 | (1.47,2.04) | |
HW43 | Total | 1.57 | (1.39,1.78) | 1.59 | (1.40,1.80) | 1.58 | (1.39,1.79) | 1.58 | (1.39,1.79) |
Male | 1.41 | (1.18,1.69) | 1.42 | (1.19,1.70) | 1.42 | (1.19,1.69) | 1.41 | (1.18,1.69) | |
Female | 1.76 | (1.48,2.09) | 1.78 | (1.49,2.12) | 1.77 | (1.48,2.10) | 1.77 | (1.48,2.10) | |
Age < 65 | 1.41 | (1.11,1.80) | 1.41 | (1.11,1.80) | 1.42 | (1.11,1.81) | 1.41 | (1.11,1.80) | |
Age ≥ 65 | 1.63 | (1.40,1.89) | 1.65 | (1.42,1.91) | 1.63 | (1.41,1.89) | 1.63 | (1.41,1.89) | |
HWCMA | Total | 1.15 | (1.08,1.23) | 1.16 | (1.08,1.23) | 1.15 | (1.08,1.23) | 1.15 | (1.08,1.23) |
Male | 1.10 | (1.01,1.19) | 1.10 | (1.01,1.19) | 1.10 | (1.01,1.19) | 1.10 | (1.01,1.19) | |
Female | 1.23 | (1.12,1.35) | 1.23 | (1.12,1.35) | 1.23 | (1.12,1.35) | 1.23 | (1.12,1.35) | |
Age < 65 | 1.12 | (1.00,1.26) | 1.12 | (1.00,1.26) | 1.13 | (1.00,1.26) | 1.13 | (1.00,1.26) | |
Age ≥ 65 | 1.16 | (1.08,1.26) | 1.17 | (1.08,1.26) | 1.17 | (1.08,1.26) | 1.16 | (1.08,1.26) | |