TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Relationship between air temperature parameters and the number of deaths stratified by cause in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
JO  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Bando, Masaki
A1  - Miyatake, Nobuyuki
A1  - Kataoka, Hiroaki
A1  - Kinoshita, Hiroshi
A1  - Tanaka, Naoko
A1  - Suzuki, Hiromi
A1  - Katayama, Akihiko
SP  - e35
EP  - e35
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: It is well known that air temperature is closely related to health outcomes. We investigated the relationship between air temperature parameters and the number of deaths stratified by cause in Gifu prefecture, Japan. <br><br>METHODS: The number of deaths stratified by cause in Gifu prefecture Japan between January 2007 and December 2016 was obtained from the official homepage of Gifu prefecture, Japan. Air temperature parameters (℃), i.e., the mean air temperature, mean of the highest air temperature, mean of the lowest air temperature, the highest air temperature, and the lowest air temperature during the same period in Gifu city were also obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency official home page. The relationship between air temperature parameters and the number of deaths was evaluated in an ecological study. <br><br>RESULTS: The number of deaths due to heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, pneumonia, accidents, or renal failure in January (coldest winter season in Japan) was the highest among the months. Simple correlation analysis also demonstrated a significant and negative relationship between air temperature parameters and the number of deaths due to heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, senility, pneumonia, accidents, and renal failure. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Lower air temperature may be associated with a higher number of deaths due to diseases in Gifu prefecture, Japan.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2227-9032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010035
ID  - ref1
ER  -