Table 3

Relative risks (RR) associated with temperature and persistent extreme temperatures in cause-specific groups and age strata adjusted for potential confounding, calendar patterns, seasonality and long-term time trends.

Estimated simultaneously in summer modelEstimated simultaneously in winter model
RR associated with a 1°C increase in minimum apparent temperature (lag 0–1)RR associated with day number in sequence of persistent extreme hot temperatureRR associated with a 1°C decrease in minimum apparent temperature (lag 0–1)RR associated with day number in sequence of persistent extreme cold temperature
All causes (excluding external)1.006 (1.001 to 1.010)1.024 (1.010 to 1.038)1.006 (1.001 to 1.010)1.007 (0.990 to 1.025)
Cardiovascular causes1.004 (0.998 to 1.009)1.020 (1.000 to 1.041)1.014 (1.008 to 1.020)0.994 (0.970 to 1.019)
Respiratory causes1.014 (0.997 to 1.030)1.039 (0.987 to 1.094)1.000 (0.987 to 1.014)1.022 (0.970 to 1.077)
Other causes1.007 (1.001 to 1.013)1.023 (1.003 to 1.042)1.002 (0.996 to 1.008)1.002 (0.996 to 1.008)
All causes (excluding external) ages 0−440.994 (0.972 to 1.018)0.977 (0.892 to 1.071)1.010 (0.983 to 1.036)0.939 (0.833 to 1.058)
All causes (excluding external) ages 45–640.992 (0.980 to 1.004)1.036 (0.996 to 1.079)1.012 (0.999 to 1.023)0.995 (0.947 to 1.046)
All causes (excluding external) ages 65–791.004 (0.996 to 1.010)1.028 (1.004 to 1.052)1.004 (0.996 to 1.011)0.996 (0.967 to 1.027)
All causes (excluding external) ages 80+1.011 (1.005 to 1.017)1.021 (1.002 to 1.040)1.006 (1.000 to 1.011)1.019 (0.996 to 1.042)