Table 3 Increase in the number of kidney stones attributed to heat (defined as WBT above 6.7 °C) and associated charges projected under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 by 5-year interval between 2025 and 2089, versus 2010–2014 baseline.

From: The impact of heat on kidney stone presentations in South Carolina under two climate change scenarios

Years

RCP 4.5

RCP 8.5

Increase in heat-related kidney stones presentations (95% CI)

Associated excess charges

Increase in heat-related kidney stones presentations (95% CI)

Associated excess charges

2025–2029

212 (61–396)

$2,019,501.40

258 (128–443)

$2,457,695.10

2030–2034

316 (179–450)

$3,010,200.20

348 (94–673)

$3,315,030.60

2035–2039

284 (154–457)

$2,705,369.80

250 (133–436)

$2,381,487.50

2040–2044

416 (270–565)

$3,962,795.20

548 (285–849)

$5,220,220.60

2045–2049

305 (94–514)

$2,905,414.75

541 (301–853)

$5,153,538.95

2050–2054

341 (181–522)

$3,248,348.95

695 (413–1078)

$6,620,535.25

2055–2059

433 (192–782)

$4,124,736.35

801 (401–1290)

$7,630,285.95

2060–2064

601 (368–874)

$5,725,095.95

1011 (553–1674)

$9,630,735.45

2065–2069

607 (236–1025)

$5,782,251.65

1010 (597–1521)

$9,621,209.50

2070–2074

523 (245–1008)

$4,982,071.85

1102 (546–1846)

$10,497,596.90

2075–2079

499 (229–800)

$4,753,449.05

1110 (558–1854)

$10,573,804.50

2080–2084

615 (217–1094)

$5,858,459.25

1348 (720–2200)

$12,840,980.60

2085–2089

786 (289–1448)

$7,487,396.70

1409 (717–2256)

$13,422,063.55