Table 1 Human capital losses of annual heatwave-related preterm births in actual climate and those caused by anthropogenic climate change in China
From: The burden of heatwave-related preterm births and associated human capital losses in China
Human capital dimensions | Annual aPTBs and related outcomes | N (Cases or IQ points) (95% CI) | Economic cost per outcome (2015$, in millions) | Cost of aPTBs or entire human capital (2015$, in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual climate (observed) | ||||
| Â | aPTBs | 13262 (6962, 18802) | 929.7 | 929.7 |
Health | Neonatal death | 178 (93, 253) | — | 2957.5 |
| Â | Child asthma | 125 (66, 177) | 2.9 | Â |
| Â | T1D (age<15) | 5 (3, 8) | 1.0* | Â |
| Â | T2D (age>44) | 628 (329, 891) | 30.5* | Â |
Cognition | Reduced IQ | 111400 (58480, 157936) | 1258.6 | Â |
Non-cognition | ASD | 876 (460, 1243) | 1582.0 | Â |
| Â | ADHD | 453 (238, 643) | 82.5 | Â |
Anthropogenic climate change (simulated) | ||||
| Â | aPTBs | 4609 (711, 6111) | 323.1 | 323.1 |
Health | Neonatal death | 62 (9, 82) | — | 1027.0 |
| Â | Child asthma | 43 (7, 58) | 1.0 | Â |
| Â | T1D (age<15) | 2 (0, 3) | 0.4* | Â |
| Â | T2D (age>44) | 218 (34, 290) | 10.6* | Â |
Cognition | Reduced IQ | 38715 (5972, 51332) | 437.4 | Â |
Non-cognition | ASD | 304 (47, 404) | 549.0 | Â |
| Â | ADHD | 157 (24, 209) | 28.6 | Â |
