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The association between two windchill indices and daily mortality variation in the Netherlands

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  • Kunst, A.E.
  • Groenhof, F.
  • Mackenbach, J.P.

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Objectives. The purpose of this study was to compare temperature and two windchill indices with respect to the strength of their association with daily variation in mortality in the Netherlands during 1979 to 1987. The two windchill indices were those developed by Siple and Passel and by Steadman. Methods. Daily numbers of cause-specific deaths were related to the meteorological variables by means of Poisson regression with control for influenza incidence. Lag times were taken into account. Results. Daily variation in mortality, especially mortality from heart disease, was more strongly related to the Steadman windchill index than to temperature or the Siple and Passel index (34.9%, 31.2%, and 31.5%, respectively, of mortality variation explained). The strongest relation was found with daytime values of the Steadman index. Conclusions. In areas where spells of cold are frequently accompanied by strong wind, the use of the Steadman index probably adds much to the identification of weather conditions involving an increased risk of death. The results of this study provide no justification for the widespread use (e.g., in the United States) of the Siple and Passel index.

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  • Kunst, A.E. & Groenhof, F. & Mackenbach, J.P., 1994. "The association between two windchill indices and daily mortality variation in the Netherlands," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 84(11), pages 1738-1742.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1994:84:11:1738-1742_3
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    1. Alan Barreca & Karen Clay & Olivier Deschenes & Michael Greenstone & Joseph S. Shapiro, 2013. "Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship over the 20th Century," NBER Working Papers 18692, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Alan Barreca & Karen Clay & Olivier Deschenes & Michael Greenstone & Joseph S. Shapiro, 2016. "Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the US Temperature-Mortality Relationship over the Twentieth Century," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 124(1), pages 105-159.
    3. Peter Ekamper & Frans van Poppel & Coen van Duin & Joop Garssen, 2009. "150 Years of temperature-related excess mortality in the Netherlands," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 21(14), pages 385-426.
    4. Olivier Deschênes & Michael Greenstone, 2011. "Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 3(4), pages 152-185, October.

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