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Apparent Temperature and Air Pollution vs. Elderly Population Mortality in Metro Vancouver

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  • Goran Krstić

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Background: Meteorological conditions and air pollution in urban environments have been associated with general population and elderly mortality, showing seasonal variation. Objectives: This study is designed to evaluate the relationship between apparent temperature (AT) and air pollution (PM2.5) vs. mortality in elderly population of Metro Vancouver. Methods: Statistical analyses are performed on moving sum daily mortality rates vs. moving average AT and PM2.5 in 1-, 2-, 3-, 5-, and 7-day models for all seasons, warm temperatures above 15°C, and cold temperatures below 10°C. Results: Approximately 37% of the variation in all-season mortality from circulatory and respiratory causes can be explained by the variation in 7-day moving average apparent temperature (r2 = 0.37, p

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  • Goran Krstić, 2011. "Apparent Temperature and Air Pollution vs. Elderly Population Mortality in Metro Vancouver," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(9), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0025101
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025101
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    1. Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox, 2013. "Improving Causal Inferences in Risk Analysis," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 33(10), pages 1762-1771, October.

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