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Table 4 Temperatures-related life loss per death (95% eCI) by development level

From: Comparison of life loss per death attributable to ambient temperature among various development regions: a nationwide study in 364 locations in China

Subgroups

Total

Cold

Heat

HDRs

LDRs

HDRs

LDRs

HDRs

LDRs

Nationwide

1.32(1.23–1.41)

1.91(1.72–2.10)

1.26(1.17–1.35)

1.62(1.45–1.79)

0.06(0.05–0.08)

0.29(0.18–0.40)

Northern China

1.16(0.76–1.54)

2.58(2.03–3.23)

0.64(0.37–0.91)

1.38(1.04–1.72)

0.52(0.22–0.82)

1.38(1.04–1.72)

Southern China

1.42(1.29–1.56)

1.93(1.71–2.15)

1.38(1.24–1.51)

1.65(1.45–1.82)

0.04(0.03–0.06)

0.28(0.15–0.41)

Age 0–64

2.03(1.17–2.84)

3.03(2.48–3.58)

1.64(1.15–2.10)

2.40(1.94–2.87)

0.39(−0.32–1.05)

0.63(0.31–0.97)

Age65+

1.26(1.15–1.39)

1.59(1.47–1.71)

1.20(1.09–1.32)

1.41(1.31–1.52)

0.06(0.04–0.09)

0.18(0.1–0.10)

Males

1.57(1.33–1.79)

1.89(1.64–2.14)

1.48(1.26–1.69)

1.63(1.48–1.78)

0.09(0.03–0.15)

0.26(0.07–0.46)

Females

1.15(1.04–1.27)

1.66(1.42–1.87)

1.08(0.96–1.19)

1.43(1.23–1.61)

0.08(0.06–0.09)

0.22(0.10–0.37)

Cardiovascular diseases

1.42(1.21–1.61)

1.90(1.67–2.15)

1.22(1.02–1.40)

1.61(1.50–1.73)

0.20(0.11–0.28)

0.29(0.09–0.50)

Respiratory diseases

1.31(1.01–1.62)

1.53(1.11–1.90)

1.11(0.89–1.32)

0.88(0.76–0.99)

0.21(−0.03–0.45)

0.65(0.26–1.01)

  1. Notes: HDRs High-development regions, LDRs Low-development regions
  2. Cold: temperature below minimum YLLs temperature; Heat: temperature above minimum YLLs temperature.