Relation between Temperature and Mortality in Thirteen Spanish Cities

Carmen Iñiguez, Ferran Ballester, Juan Ferrandiz, Santiago Pérez-Hoyos, Marc Sáez and Antonio López
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Carmen Iñiguez: Center for Public Health Research (CSISP), Avda Catalunya 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain
Ferran Ballester: Center for Public Health Research (CSISP), Avda Catalunya 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain
Juan Ferrandiz: University of Valencia, Jaume Roig s/n, 46010, Valencia, Spain
Santiago Pérez-Hoyos: Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Doctor Aiguader, 88 1ª Planta, 8003 Barcelona, Spain
Marc Sáez: Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Doctor Aiguader, 88 1ª Planta, 8003 Barcelona, Spain
Antonio López: University of Valencia, Jaume Roig s/n, 46010, Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: In this study we examined the shape of the association between temperature and mortality in 13 Spanish cities representing a wide range of climatic and socio-demographic conditions. The temperature value linked with minimum mortality (MMT) and the slopes before and after the turning point (MMT) were calculated. Most cities showed a V-shaped temperature-mortality relationship. MMTs were generally higher in cities with warmer climates. Cold and heat effects also depended on climate: effects were greater in hotter cities but lesser in cities with higher variability. The effect of heat was greater than the effect of cold. The effect of cold and MMT was, in general, greater for cardio-respiratory mortality than for total mortality, while the effect of heat was, in general, greater among the elderly.

Keywords: temperature; mortality; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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