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Table 3 Risk estimates for daily hospital admissions

From: Impact of two recent extreme heat episodes on morbidity and mortality in Adelaide, South Australia: a case-series analysis

Age groups

Hospital admission categories

All ages

0-4

5-14

15-64

65-74

75+

Previous heatwaves

Total

1.04 0.96-1.12

0.99 0.97-1.01

0.99 0.90-1.09

1.05 0.96-1.14

1.05 0.96-1.14

1.31 0.96-1.11

Ischaemic

0.99 0.93-1.05

  

1.01 0.92-1.12

1.05 0.97-1.13

0.91 0.85-0.97

Respiratory

0.95 0.88-1.03

0.88 0.79-0.98

1.00 0.89-1.13

0.99 0.89-1.11

0.94 0.88-1.01

0.89 0.83-0.95

Mental health

1.05 1.00-1.10

1.48 0.99-2.21

1.03 0.81-1.32

1.04 0.99-1.09

1.12 1.01-1.24

1.10 1.01-1.19

Renal

1.10 1.01-1.20

1.02 0.83-1.26

0.86 0.66-1.14

1.13 1.03-1.25

1.05 0.90-1.23

1.07 0.98-1.18

Direct heat

3.12 2.51-3.87

2.13 1.27-3.57

2.00 0.95-4.24

2.59 2.01-3.33

3.05 2.06-4.54

3.65 2.92-4.57

Heatwave in 2008

Total

1.06 0.84-1.34

0.99 0.83-1.18

0.98 0.73-1.32

1.05 0.80-1.36

1.06 0.82-1.36

1.11 0.90-1.37

Ischaemic

1.03 0.84-1.25

  

0.97 0.71-1.33

1.17 0.91-1.49

0.99 0.82-1.19

Respiratory

0.98 0.77-1.24

0.83 0.59-1.2

1.02 0.71-1.47

1.06 0.77-1.45

0.91 0.72-1.13

0.96 0.80-1.15

Mental health

0.98 0.84-1.14

 

1.64 0.70-3.87

0.97 0.83-1.12

0.87 0.62-1.22

1.10 0.85-1.41

Renal

1.11 0.85-1.40

1.12 0.60-2.08

2.64 1.47-4.73

1.00 0.73-1.38

1.07 0.68-1.69

1.23 1.03-1.47

Direct heat

2.62 1.32-5.20

  

2.53 1.22-5.25

1.99 0.53-7.48

3.05 1.54-6.06

Heatwave in 2009

Total

1.08 0.84-1.39

1.05 0.82-1.26

0.80 0.56-1.13

1.08 0.82-1.42

1.08 0.83-1.40

1.14 0.91-1.42

Ischaemic

1.09 0.88-1.33

  

1.33 0.99-1.80

0.91 0.91-1.49

0.98 0.79-1.20

Respiratory

0.95 0.73-1.22

1.03 0.74-1.42

0.65 0.41-1.04

0.10 0.71-1.41

0.82 0.64-1.05

0.98 0.84-1.14

Mental health

1.03 0.88-1.20

 

0.84 0.34-2.09

1.03 0.89-1.21

1.03 0.74-1.42

1.05 0.80-1.36

Renal

1.24 0.95-1.62

1.16 0.67-2.00

0.71 0.29-1.74

1.09 0.79-1.51

1.38 0.89-2.14

1.48 1.15-1.88

Direct heat

13.66 8.89-20.98

  

11.53 7.18-18.53

7.06 3.05-16.30

19.23 12.44-29.70

  1. Incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the effects of previous heatwaves, the 2008 and the 2009 heatwave by age groups and health-specific effects. Empty cells indicate insufficient data to produce reliable estimates.