2025
Stroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Stroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season. Environment International 2025, 199: 109514. PMID: 40328088, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold spellsStroke riskStroke casesWarm seasonOdds ratioCold spell definitionsCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionFrequency of extreme cold eventsRisk of stroke occurrenceElevated risk of strokeCumulative odds ratioClimate changeCold spell eventExtreme cold eventsIncreased stroke riskAir temperature thresholdsRisk of strokeCardiovascular healthStratified analysisOccurrence of strokeCity of AugsburgDaily mean temperatureElevated riskLogistic regression
2024
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study
Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Guo Y, Li S, Network M, Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Bell M, Hales S, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Abrutzky R, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Ortega N, Kan H, Osorio S, Roye D, Orru H, Indermitte E, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de'Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Cauchy J, Diaz M, Arellano E, De la Cruz Valencia C, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Nunes B, Holobaca I, Cvijanovic I, Mistry M, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Guo Y, Li S. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e108-e116. PMID: 38331527, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00277-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with cold spellsGlobal mortality burdenExcess death rateMortality burdenExcess deathsMeta-regression modelsMortality associationsDeath rateAnnual excess deathsMultivariate meta-regression modelExposure to cold spellsDeath ratioQuasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with mortalityNational burdenPublic health threatBurdenAssociationHealth threatMortalityCold spellsDeath
2022
Low temperature, cold spells, and cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Helsinki, Finland
Sohail H, Kollanus V, Tiittanen P, Mikkonen S, Lipponen A, Zhang S, Breitner S, Schneider A, Lanki T. Low temperature, cold spells, and cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Helsinki, Finland. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 2022, 16: 213-220. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-022-01259-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCold spellsCardiorespiratory hospital admissionsHospital admissionFinnish Meteorological InstituteCold spell daysIncreased risk of hospital admissionNational Hospital Discharge RegisterRisk of hospital admissionWintertime temperaturesMeteorological InstituteMeteorological dataHospital Discharge RegisterQuasi-Poisson regression modelIncreased riskIncreased risk of hospitalizationCold seasonBarometric pressureRisk of hospitalizationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseYears age groupNorthern EuropeDischarge RegisterHelsinki metropolitan areaMyocardial infarctionAsthma admissions
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