Table 5

Results on the 75+ age group.

75+ ages

Deaths

MR *1000

RD *1000

(95% IC)

RR

(95% IC)

REM Index

p-value

Heat wave

Heat wave

no

yes

no

yes

HDD

Malignant neoplasm

no

7627

4173

39.8

46.7

6.9

(5.2; 8.5)

1.17

(1.13 - 1.21)

1.00

yes

1800

870

217.4

224.3

6.9

(-11.0; 24.9)

1.03

(0.95 - 1.12)

0.88

0.006

Diabetes mellitus

no

8340

4469

43.7

50.1

6.5

(4.7; 8.2)

1.15

(1.10 - 1.19)

1.00

yes

1087

574

122.2

137.8

15.6

(2.2; 29.0)

1.12

(1.02 - 1.24)

0.98

0.734

Other CNS disorders

no

8657

4618

44.5

50.9

6.4

(4.6; 8.1)

1.14

(1.10 - 1.18)

1.00

yes

770

425

144.8

171.4

26.6

(7.4; 45.9)

1.18

(1.04 - 1.32)

1.04

0.625

Ischaemic heart diseases

no

8126

4420

42.8

49.9

7.1

(5.3; 8.8)

1.16

(1.12 - 1.20)

1.00

yes

1301

623

127.6

131.3

3.7

(-8.7; 16.1)

1.03

(0.94 - 1.13)

0.89

0.020

Conduction disorders

no

9107

4888

46.3

53.2

6.9

(5.2; 8.7)

1.15

(1.11 - 1.19)

1.00

yes

320

155

104.0

108.6

4.6

(-15.9; 25.2)

1.04

(0.86 - 1.26)

0.91

0.337

Cardiac dysrhythmias

no

7999

4351

42.1

49.0

7.0

(5.2; 8.7)

1.16

(1.12 - 1.21)

1.00

yes

1428

692

147.3

152.7

5.4

(-8.3; 19.2)

1.03

(0.94 - 1.13)

0.89

0.019

Heart failure

no

8385

4540

43.0

49.9

6.9

(5.2; 8.6)

1.16

(1.12 - 1.20)

1.00

yes

1042

503

215.7

221.7

6.1

(-17.3; 29.5)

1.03

(0.92 - 1.14)

0.89

0.035

Other cardiovascular diseases

no

6643

3572

38.8

44.6

5.9

(4.2; 7.6)

1.15

(1.11 - 1.20)

1.00

yes

2784

1471

97.9

110.9

13.0

(6.2; 19.7)

1.13

(1.07 - 1.20)

0.98

0.643

Chronic pulmonary diseases

no

8186

4435

42.8

49.6

6.9

(5.1; 8.6)

1.16

(1.11 - 1.20)

1.00

yes

1241

608

146.1

154.7

8.6

(-6.1; 23.4)

1.06

(0.96 - 1.17)

0.91

0.095

Acute and chronic liver diseases

no

9172

4934

46.2

53.3

7.0

(5.3; 8.8)

1.15

(1.11 - 1.19)

1.00

yes

255

109

188.4

172.5

-15.8

(-55.6; 24.0)

0.91

(0.73 - 1.14)

0.79

0.041

Renal failure

no

8503

4597

43.4

50.2

6.9

(5.2; 8.6)

1.16

(1.12 - 1.20)

1.00

yes

924

446

243.3

249.6

6.3

(-21.7; 34.3)

1.03

(0.92 - 1.15)

0.89

0.048

Psychiatric disorders

no

8980

4803

45.7

52.3

6.7

(4.9; 8.4)

1.14

(1.10 - 1.18)

1.00

yes

447

240

136.5

158.2

21.7

(-2.0; 45.4)

1.16

(0.99 - 1.35)

1.02

0.894

Cerebrovascular diseases

no

8033

4291

42.6

48.7

6.2

(4.4; 7.9)

1.14

(1.10 - 1.19)

1.00

yes

1394

752

125.5

144.3

18.8

(6.6; 31.1)

1.15

(1.05 - 1.26)

1.00

0.896

Number of HDD for any other causes

0-1

9061

4849

46.5

53.3

6.8

(5.0; 8.6)

1.14

(1.10 - 1.18)

1.00

2-3

331

171

72.4

81.5

9.1

(-5.4; 23.6)

1.11

(0.92 - 1.34)

0.97

0.772

4+

35

23

93.2

134.5

41.3

(-21.7; 104.4)

1.44

(0.85 - 2.44)

1.27

0.388

Mortality rate (MR), risk difference (RD), adjusted mortality relative risk (RR) and relative effect modification (REM) index for hospitalization diagnosed diseases (HDD) modalities by heatwave. 75+ age groups.

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