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Heat wave effect on mortality in summer 2003 and 2006 in Prague
Knobová, Veronika
Heat wave effect on mortality in summer 2003 and 2006 in Prague Bc. Veronika Knobová Abstract Background: During August 2003 and July 2006 there were observed records hight temperature and hight concentrations of pollutants across Europe. The effect of heat waves led to significant increases in total mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality. This study evaluates the association between exposure to heat waves and daily non- accidental mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality in Prague, Czech Republic. Methods: The effect of heat wave in summer 2003 and 2006 on mortality was investigated using the negative binomial regression (type of the Poisson model). Counts of death were regressed on temperature, humidity, long-term trends, season, day of week and concentrations of pollutants (O3 levels, PM10 levels, NO2 levels, SO2 levels, CO levels). We used 1 day lag. Results: We found association between heat waves in summers 2003 and 2006 and daily mortality and mortality on respiratory a cardiovasculary diseases. No statistically significant association was detected. The effect of heat wave was more significant in women. Conclusions: The effect of heat wave in August 2003 and July 2006 caused adverse effect on mortality in Prague, though lower as compared to many other...
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Heat wave effect on mortality in summer 2003 and 2006 in Prague
Knobová, Veronika
Heat wave effect on mortality in summer 2003 and 2006 in Prague Bc. Veronika Knobová Abstract Background: During August 2003 and July 2006 there were observed records hight temperature and hight concentrations of pollutants across Europe. The effect of heat waves led to significant increases in total mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality. This study evaluates the association between exposure to heat waves and daily non- accidental mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality in Prague, Czech Republic. Methods: The effect of heat wave in summer 2003 and 2006 on mortality was investigated using the negative binomial regression (type of the Poisson model). Counts of death were regressed on temperature, humidity, long-term trends, season, day of week and concentrations of pollutants (O3 levels, PM10 levels, NO2 levels, SO2 levels, CO levels). We used 1 day lag. Results: We found association between heat waves in summers 2003 and 2006 and daily mortality and mortality on respiratory a cardiovasculary diseases. No statistically significant association was detected. The effect of heat wave was more significant in women. Conclusions: The effect of heat wave in August 2003 and July 2006 caused adverse effect on mortality in Prague, though lower as compared to many other...
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Heat wave effect on mortality in summer 2003 and 2006 in Prague
Knobová, Veronika ; Hůnová, Iva (advisor) ; Bartoňová, Alena (referee)
Background: During August 2003 and July 2006 there were observed records of high temperature and high concentrations of pollutants across Europe. The effect of heat waves led to significant increases in total mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality. This study evaluates the association between exposure to the heat waves and daily non- accidental mortality, respiratory mortality and cardiovascular mortality in Prague, the Czech Republic. Methods: The effect of heat waves in summer 2003 and 2006 on mortality was investigated using the negative binomial regression (type of the Poisson model). Counts of death were regressed on temperature, long-term trends, season, day of week and concentrations of pollutants (O3 levels, PM10 levels, NO2 levels, SO2 levels, CO levels). We used one day lag. Results: We found an association between the heat waves in summer 2003 and 2006 and daily mortality and mortality on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. No statistically significant association was detected. The effect of the heat wave was more significant in women. Conclusions: The effect of the heat wave in August 2003 and July 2006 caused adverse effect on the mortality in Prague, though lower as compared to many other cities in Europe. Keywords: heat wave, mortality, temperature, ozone,...
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The heat-stress-related mortality in the Czech Republic: first results
Kyselý, Jan ; Huth, Radan ; Kříž, B.
The analysis of the HSR mortality in the Czech Republic tries to find answers to the following questions: (i) which treshold value of tempereture (or of another temperature- and humidity- related variable)must be exceeded to observe the HSR mortality, in dependence on time of the year; (ii) which meteorological variable (or an index) accounts for the largest portion of the mortality increase, and what is the best model between meteorological variables and mortality; (iii) what is the dependence of the HSR mortality on the age group and sex; and (iv) whether a synoptic approach based on an objective classification of air masses leads to better results compared to the more traditional methods. The analysis covers the 1990s when some extremely hot summers appeared in the Czech Republic.
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