Impact of control for air pollution and respiratory epidemics on the estimated associations of temperature and daily mortality.
- O'Neill, Marie S
- Hajat, Shakoor
- Zanobetti, Antonella
- Ramirez-Aguilar, Matiana
- Schwartz, Joel
DOIAbstract
We assessed the influence of control for air pollution and respiratory epidemics on associations between apparent temperature (AT) and daily mortality in Mexico City and Monterrey. Poisson regressions were fit to mortality among all ages, children (ages 0-14 years) and the elderly (ages >or=65 years). Predictors included mean daily AT, season, day of week and public holidays for the base model. Respiratory epidemics and air pollution (particulate matter <10 microm in aerodynamic diameter and O3) were added singly and then jointly for a fully adjusted model. Percent changes in mortality were calculated for days of relatively extreme temperatures [cold (10-11 degrees C) for both cities and heat (35-36 degrees C) for Monterrey], compared to da...
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