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DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.006 |
Heat-related mortality: Effect modification and adaptation in Japan from 1972 to 2010 | |
Ng C.F.S.; Boeckmann M.; Ueda K.; Zeeb H.; Nitta H.; Watanabe C.; Honda Y. | |
发表日期 | 2016 |
ISSN | 0959-3780 |
卷号 | 39 |
英文摘要 | Excessive heat is a health risk, yet previous studies have observed a general decline in sensitivity to heat despite increasing temperatures. Conclusive evidence is lacking on whether long-term changes of this sensitivity can be attributed to specific adaptation measures, such as air conditioning, or should be linked to societal adaptation, such as improved healthcare systems or socioeconomic well-being. The aim of this study was to assess the variation of the association between heat and daily mortality during summer in Japan since the 1970s and to examine the influence of air conditioning (AC) prevalence, healthcare resources, and socioeconomic developments at the prefecture level on this variation.We analyzed daily total, cardiovascular and respiratory disease mortality and temperature data from 1972 to 2010 for 47 prefectures. We used Poisson generalized linear model to estimate the effect of heat on mortality, random effects model to obtain the mean national effect estimates, and meta-regression to explore the impact of prefecture-level characteristics.Average summer temperature has increased across Japan during the 39-year period. Excess mortality attributable to summer heat has decreased, with a national reduction of 20 (95%CI: 17, 22), 21 (95%CI: 18, 25), and 46 (95%CI: 36, 55) cases of total, cardiovascular, and respiratory deaths (per 1000 deaths). The increase of AC prevalence was not associated with a reduction of excess mortality over time. Prefectures and populations with improved economic status documented a larger decline of excess mortality. Healthcare resources were associated with fewer heat-related deaths in the 1970s, but the associations did not persist in the more recent period (i.e., 2006-2010).Excess mortality due to heat has reduced in Japan, suggesting population adaptation. Yet, heat remains a significant health risk. Socioeconomic developments may play a role in heat adaptation. These findings may have implications for ensuring effective prevention of heat-related health impacts. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. |
英文关键词 | Adaptation; Effect modification; Heat; Mortality risk; Socio-economic status; Time-series |
学科领域 | air conditioning; cardiovascular disease; disease prevalence; environmental effect; health care; health impact; health risk; heating; mortality risk; respiratory disease; seasonal variation; socioeconomic status; spatiotemporal analysis; temperature effect; time series; Japan |
语种 | 英语 |
scopus关键词 | air conditioning; cardiovascular disease; disease prevalence; environmental effect; health care; health impact; health risk; heating; mortality risk; respiratory disease; seasonal variation; socioeconomic status; spatiotemporal analysis; temperature effect; time series; Japan |
来源期刊 | Global Environmental Change
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117348 |
作者单位 | Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; Artec Sustainability Research Center, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; Environmental Health Division, Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany; Health Sciences Bremen, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; Center for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan; Department of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ng C.F.S.,Boeckmann M.,Ueda K.,et al. Heat-related mortality: Effect modification and adaptation in Japan from 1972 to 2010[J],2016,39. |
APA | Ng C.F.S..,Boeckmann M..,Ueda K..,Zeeb H..,Nitta H..,...&Honda Y..(2016).Heat-related mortality: Effect modification and adaptation in Japan from 1972 to 2010.Global Environmental Change,39. |
MLA | Ng C.F.S.,et al."Heat-related mortality: Effect modification and adaptation in Japan from 1972 to 2010".Global Environmental Change 39(2016). |
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