Table 1 The cumulative relative risks (means and 95% confidence intervals) of neurodegenerative diseases death comparing extreme high temperatures (the 97.5th percentile) and extreme low temperatures (the 2.5th percentile) to the minimum-death temperatures over lag 0–14 day
Region | Neurodegenerative disease | Dementia | Alzheimer disease | Non-Alzheimer dementias | Parkinson disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationwide | |||||
MMT (°C) | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 18.3 |
P2.5 (−12.5 °C) | 1.95 (1.81, 2.10) | 2.13 (1.96, 2.30) | 3.44 (2.73, 4.33) | 1.98 (1.82, 2.16) | 1.22 (0.96, 1.54) |
P97.5 (29.5°C) | 1.29 (1.26, 1.32) | 1.29 (1.26, 1.33) | 1.30 (1.23, 1.38) | 1.29 (1.25, 1.33) | 1.41 (1.28, 1.56) |
Subtropical monsoon zone | |||||
MMT (°C) | 25.8 | 25.9 | 26 | 25.9 | 21.4 |
P2.5 (1.5 °C) | 1.88 (1.76, 2.00) | 2.00 (1.86, 2.14) | 2.28 (1.97, 2.64) | 1.92 (1.77, 2.08) | 1.34 (1.15, 1.57) |
P97.5 (29.9 °C) | 1.31 (1.27, 1.35) | 1.32 (1.27, 1.36) | 1.33 (1.25, 1.42) | 1.31 (1.26, 1.36) | 1.41 (1.27, 1.57) |
Temperate monsoon zone | |||||
MMT (°C) | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 24.2 | −4.8 |
P2.5 (−15.3 °C) | 1.57 (1.40, 1.75) | 1.74 (1.54, 1.96) | 2.63 (1.62, 4.25) | 1.69 (1.49, 1.91) | 1.03 (0.85, 1.24) |
P97.5 (29.2 °C) | 1.36 (1.29, 1.43) | 1.35 (1.28, 1.43) | 1.41 (1.17, 1.69) | 1.35 (1.28, 1.43) | 2.05 (1.50, 2.78) |
