The epidemiology of heat-related deaths, Texas--1950, 1970-79, and 1980. | Zendy

JOSEPH GREENBERG | Zendy; Julie E. Bromberg | Zendy; Chris Reed | Zendy; T. Gustafson | Zendy; R.A. Beauchamp | Zendy

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The epidemiology of heat-related deaths, Texas--1950, 1970-79, and 1980.

Author(s) -

JOSEPH GREENBERG,

Julie E. Bromberg,

Chris Reed,

T. Gustafson,

R.A. Beauchamp

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.73.7.805

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , heat wave , demography , epidemiology , extreme heat , environmental health , medicine , gerontology , population , biology , sociology , ecology , climate change

A study of the deaths during a 1980 heat wave in Texas revealed death rates that were highest in males, the elderly, Blacks and those engaged in heavy labor, the latter two factors perhaps reflecting socioeconomic status. The data suggest that persistent high temperatures were related to death to a greater degree than the temperature peaks reached. Higher heat death rates in earlier years are believed to be attributable to the limited availability of air conditioning in those years.

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