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Table 5 Risk estimates for daily mortality

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

Age groups

Total mortality

All ages

0-4

5-14

15-64

65-74

75+

Previous heatwaves

 

0.98 0.94-1.22

1.15 0.81-1.63

1.18 0.62-2.28

0.98 0.90-1.07

0.99 0.91-1.09

0.97 0.92-1.01

Heatwave in 2008

 

1.05 0.94-1.22

3.23 1.30-7.99

3.77 0.39-36.27

1.01 0.57-2.29

1.03 0.76-1.38

1.04 0.91-1.19

Heatwave in 2009

 

1.10 0.99-1.22

1.53 0.54-5.31

4.33 0.45-41.66

1.37 1.09-1.71

1.15 0.86-1.52

1.00 0.88-1.15

  1. Incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the effects of previous heatwaves, the 2008 and the 2009 heatwaves by age groups.