Warm Season Temperature-Mortality Relationships in Chisinau (Moldova)
Joint Authors
Corobov, Roman
Opopol, Nicolae
Sheridan, Scott
Ebi, Kristie
Source
International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Physics
Abstract EN
Results of the epidemiological study of relationships between air temperature and daily mortality in Chisinau (Moldova) are presented.
The research’s main task included description of mortality dependence on different temperature variables and identification of thermal optimum (minimal mortality temperature, MMT).
Total daily deaths were used to characterize the mortality of urban and rural populations in April–September of 2000–2008, excluding the extremely warm season of 2007.
The simple moving average procedure and 2nd-order polynomials were used for daily mean (Tmean), maximum (Tmax), and minimum (Tmin) temperatures and mortality approximation.
Thermal optimum for mortality in Chisinau (15.2 deaths) was observed at Tmean, Tmax, and Tmin about 22°C, 27-28°C, and 17-18°C, respectively.
Considering these values as certain cut-points, the correlations between temperature and mortality were estimated below and above MMTs.
With air temperatures below its optimal value, each additional 1°C increase of Tmean (Tmax, Tmin) was accompanied by 1.40% (1.35%, 1.52%) decrease in daily mortality.
The increase of Tmean and Tmax above optimal values was associated with ~2.8% and 3.5% increase of mortality; results for Tmin were not statistically significant.
The dependency of mortality on apparent temperature was somewhat weaker below MMT; a significant relationship above MMT was not identified.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Corobov, Roman& Sheridan, Scott& Ebi, Kristie& Opopol, Nicolae. 2013. Warm Season Temperature-Mortality Relationships in Chisinau (Moldova). International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Corobov, Roman…[et al.]. Warm Season Temperature-Mortality Relationships in Chisinau (Moldova). International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Corobov, Roman& Sheridan, Scott& Ebi, Kristie& Opopol, Nicolae. Warm Season Temperature-Mortality Relationships in Chisinau (Moldova). International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464520