Open AccessThe Impact of Temperature Variability on Years of Life Lost
Author(s) -
Zhiwei Xu,
Wenbiao Hu,
Xiaoming Wang,
Cunrui Huang,
Shilu Tong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000000066
Subject(s) - confidence interval , poisson regression , demography , standard deviation , medicine , statistics , gerontology , population , mathematics , sociology
The relationship between temperature and mortality is generally found to be bathtub shaped (rising at both extremes). However, there are limited data on the potential health effects of temperature variability and on temperature itself..