Table 4

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

MonthSummerMonthWinter
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
June1.008 (1.001 to 1.014)December1.010 (1.003 to 1.017)0.996 (0.963 to 1.031)
July1.008 (1.001 to 1.015)1.023 (1.006 to 1.040)January1.007 (1.000 to 1.014)1.016 (0.986 to 1.047)
August1.003 (0.997 to 1.009)1.026 (1.005 to 1.047)February1.001 (0.993 to 1.008)1.007 (0.982 to 1.032)