Table 4 Attributable fraction (%) and attributable number (95% eCI) of adult asthma hospitalizations due to different temperature ranges in the total population and subgroups stratified by gender and age
Group | Overall | Extreme heat | Moderate heat | Moderate cold | Extreme cold | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF (%) | AN | AF (%) | AN | AF (%) | AN | AF (%) | AN | AF (%) | AN | |
Total | 29.1 (17.5, 38.0) | 5379 (3297, 7038) | 2.2 (1.3, 3.0) | 404 (247, 547) | 5.5 (3.0, 7.8) | 1017 (550, 1424) | 20.3 (9.1, 28.7) | 3750 (1755, 5337) | 2.4 (1.4, 3.1) | 437 (255, 585) |
Male | 19.9 (1.0, 33.5) | 1499 (43, 2478) | 1.3 (0, 2.4) | 95 (− 2, 181) | 3.1 (− 1.0, 6.6) | 233 (− 74, 496) | 14.6 (− 2.8, 27.0) | 1097 (− 236, 1997) | 1.4 (− 0.3, 2.7) | 109 (− 20, 202) |
Female | 34.5 (21.6, 44.2) | 3791 (2362, 4843) | 2.8 (1.8, 3.7) | 307 (202, 406) | 7.0 (4.3, 9.5) | 768 (477, 1035) | 23.8 (11.3, 32.9) | 2607 (1237, 3623) | 2.9 (1.9, 3.7) | 317 (198, 410) |
19–64 years old | 30.9 (18.1, 40.7) | 3423 (1964, 4469) | 2.8 (1.8, 3.7) | 308 (196, 408) | 6.9 (4.0, 9.5) | 763 (442, 1048) | 20.2 (7.9, 29.4) | 2233 (824, 3231) | 2.4 (1.3, 3.3) | 269 (146, 367) |
≥ 65 years old | 26.0 (7.7, 39.4) | 1889 (502, 2872) | 1.3 (0.1, 2.4) | 94 (3, 174) | 3.3 (− 0.5, 6.5) | 239 (− 31, 473) | 20.1 (2.2, 32.9) | 1464 (186, 2377) | 2.1 (0.4, 3.3) | 151 (26, 242) |