Soodeh Sagheb, Ali Gholamrezanezhad, Elizabeth Pavlovic, Mohsen Karami, Mina Fakhrzadegan
Country-based modelling of COVID-19 case fatality rate: A multiple regression analysis
World journal of virology
amidst climate change extensive research centered health impacts heatwaves yet consequences cold spells particularly cooler higheraltitude regions remain underexplored analyzing climatic data nonaccidental mortality xining chinas secondhighest provincial capital 2016 2020 study defines cold spells daily mean temperatures 10th 75th 5th percentiles 24 consecutive days timestratified casecrossover approach distributional lag nonlinear modeling used assess link cold spells mortality calculating attributable fractions afs numbers ans deaths study also examined impact cold spells different periods analyzed value statistical life vsl loss 2018 year frequent cold spells stratified analyses sex age education level conducted significant association found cold spells nonaccidental mortality relative risk 1548 95 ci 1300 1845 af 3348 9196 deaths studys cold period declining trend mortality risk observed 20192020 2018 vsl approximately 2875 billion cny 175 xinings gdp higher risks noted among males individuals aged 65 lower education levels findings underscore vulnerability economic losses highaltitude cities cold spells implementing interventions improved heating educational programs community support vital mitigating adverse health effects