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Table 1 Incidence rate (95% CI) of heat- and cold-related illnesses by participants’ characteristics

From: Association between income levels and prevalence of heat- and cold-related illnesses in Korean adults

Income level

10,000 Person-year

Heat-related illnesses

Cold-related illnesses

Low

Middle

High

Low (n = 1,618)

Middle (n = 2,279)

High (n = 1,169)

Low (n = 1,172)

Middle (n = 1,437)

High (n = 731)

Age (year)

 20–64

152.4

227.9

121.2

9.1 (8.6–9.5)

8.6 (8.3–9.0)

8.0 (7.5–8.5)

6.9 (6.5–7.4)

5.8 (5.5–6.1)

5.3 (4.9–5.8)

 65+

12.8

18.8

14.1

18.6 (16.2–20.9)

16.6 (14.8–18.4)

14.3 (12.3–16.3)

6.0 (4.7–7.3)

5.7 (4.7–6.8)

5.9 (4.6–7.1)

Sex

 Male

75.5

125.1

69.1

8.5 (7.8–9.1)

8.2 (7.7–8.7)

7.3 (6.7–8.0)

6.1 (5.5–6.6)

4.9 (4.5–5.3)

4.5 (4.0–5.0)

 Female

89.8

121.6

66.2

10.9 (10.2–11.6)

10.3 (9.7–10.8)

10.0 (9.3–10.8)

7.5 (7.0–8.1)

6.8 (6.3–7.3)

6.3 (5.7–6.9)

Smoking status

 Current smoker

46.5

67.0

30.6

7.7 (6.9–8.5)

8.0 (7.3–8.7)

7.6 (6.6–8.6)

5.3 (4.7–6.0)

4.5 (4.0–5.0)

4.3 (3.5–5.0)

 Former smoker

12.7

22.6

14.1

9.8 (8.0–11.5)

7.4 (6.3–8.5)

7.0 (5.6–8.4)

6.9 (5.4–8.3)

5.1 (4.2–6.0)

4.4 (3.3–5.5)

 Never smoker

106.1

157.1

90.6

10.7 (10.1–11.4)

10.0 (9.5–10.5)

9.2 (8.6–9.9)

7.5 (7.0–8.1)

6.5 (6.1–6.9)

6.0 (5.4–6.5)

Current alcohol consumption

 No

86.8

128.9

73.5

11.1 (10.4–11.8)

10.5 (10.0–11.1)

9.5 (8.8–10.2)

7.3 (6.8–7.9)

6.2 (5.7–6.6)

5.8 (5.3–6.4)

 Yes

78.5

117.8

61.8

8.3 (7.7–8.9)

7.8 (7.3–8.3)

7.6 (6.9–8.3)

6.3 (5.8–6.9)

5.4 (5.0–5.9)

4.9 (4.4–5.5)

Exercise

 No

99.4

140.6

68.3

10.5 (9.8–11.1)

9.8 (9.3–10.3)

9.5 (8.8–10.3)

6.9 (6.3–7.4)

6.2 (5.8–6.6)

6.0 (5.4–6.6)

 Yes

65.9

106.1

67.0

8.8 (8.0–9.5)

8.5 (8.0–9.1)

7.7 (7.1–8.4)

6.9 (6.2–7.5)

5.3 (4.9–5.7)

4.8 (4.2–5.3)

BMI categories

 Underweight

8.1

9.7

4.7

9.8 (7.7–12.0)

7.6 (5.9–9.4)

11.6 (8.5–14.7)

9.1 (7.0–11.2)

8.9 (7.0–10.7)

8.1 (5.5–10.7)

 Normal weight

106.3

157.2

85.4

9.5 (8.9–10.1)

9.2 (8.7–9.6)

8.4 (7.8–9.0)

7.6 (7.1–8.1)

6.6 (6.2–7.0)

6.0 (5.5–6.6)

 Overweight

44.4

70.8

40.7

10.4 (9.4–11.4)

9.6 (8.9–10.4)

8.8 (7.9–9.7)

5.1 (4.5–5.8)

4.1 (3.7–4.6)

4.0 (3.4–4.6)

 Obese

6.4

9.1

4.5

10.5 (8.0–13.1)

8.8 (6.9–10.8)

8.8 (6.1–11.6)

3.8 (2.3–5.3)

2.9 (1.8–4.0)

2.9 (1.3–4.4)

High Blood Pressure

 No

143.7

215.2

117.8

9.7 (9.2–10.2)

9.1 (8.7–9.5)

8.5 (7.9–9.0)

7.2 (6.7–7.6)

6.1 (5.7–6.4)

5.6 (5.2–6.1)

 Yes

21.5

31.5

17.5

10.4 (9.0–11.7)

10.1 (9.0–11.2)

9.8 (8.3–11.2)

4.9 (4.0–5.9)

4.2 (3.5–4.9)

3.8 (2.9–4.7)

Hyperglycemia

 No

154.8

231.4

126.4

9.7 (9.2–10.2)

9.1 (8.8–9.5)

8.6 (8.1–9.1)

6.9 (6.4–7.3)

5.9 (5.6–6.3)

5.5 (5.1–5.9)

 Yes

10.4

15.3

8.9

10.9 (8.9–13.0)

10.6 (8.9–12.2)

9.1 (7.1–11.1)

6.8 (5.2–8.4)

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

4.6 (3.2–6.0)

  1. BMI body mass index