Table 1 The relative risk (RR) for urgent emergency room admissions for three different heat scenarios. The RR was obtained as the exponentiated regression coefficient of the model, and the 95% confidence intervals were based on the normal approximation
|  |  | Age 0–14 | Age 15–64 | Age 65–84 | Age 85+ |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | p-value |
Potential heat-related diseases | 32 °C, one day | 1.15 (1.08 to 1.22) | 1.13 (1.08 to 1.20) | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.23) | 1.19 (1.12 to 1.26) | 0.63 |
|  | 28 °C, two days | 1.14 (1.08 to 1.20) | 1.14 (1.09 to 1.20) | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.22) | 1.18 (1.12 to 1.25) | 0.64 |
|  | 26 °C, three days | 1.12 (1.07 to 1.17) | 1.13 (1.08 to 1.18) | 1.15 (1.12 to 1.19) | 1.16 (1.10 to 1.22) | 0.69 |
Respiratory diseases | 32 °C, one day | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.09) | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.10) | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.11) | 1.10 (1.06 to 1.15) | 0.22 |
|  | 28 °C, two days | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.09) | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.11) | 1.12 (1.08 to 1.16) | 0.04 |
|  | 26 °C, three days | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.07) | 1.07 (1.06 to 1.09) | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.10) | 1.11 (1.07 to 1.15) | 0.02 |
Circulatory diseases | 32 °C, one day | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.09) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04) | 0.98 |
|  | 28 °C, two days | 1.00 (0.93 to 1.09) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05) | 0.97 |
|  | 26 °C, three days | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.00 (1.00 to 1.01) | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) | 0.97 |
Fractures of femur | 32 °C, one day | 0.98 (0.87 to 1.10) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.02) | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05) | 0.98 |
|  | 28 °C, two days | 1.00 (0.90 to 1.11) | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.02) | 1.00 (0.96 to 1.03) | 0.99 |
|  | 26 °C, three days | 1.01 (0.93 to 1.11) | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05) | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.02) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.02) | 0.98 |