Table 1 Influences of community factors on excess mortality
Variables | Predicted total mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Change in number of deaths on days with prolonged dust events (95% confidence intervals) | Baseline: number of deaths on days without prolonged dust events (95% confidence intervals) | Excess mortality (%) | |
SVF (in 10%) | −2.0 [−2.6, −1.3]* | −1.9 [−2.5, −1.3]* | −5.3 |
% vegetation (in 10%) | 0.0 [−0.4, 0.4] | 0.0 [−0.3, 0.4] | 0 |
LST (in 1 °C) | −0.1 [−0.6, 0.4] | −0.1 [−0.5, 0.3] | 0 |
% low education (in 10%) | 1.7 [0.8, 2.5]* | 1.6 [0.9, 2.3]* | 6.3 |
% low income (in 10%) | 0.9 [0.2, 1.6]* | 0.8 [0.2, 1.4]* | 12.5 |
% elderly (in 10%) | −2.4 [−3.6, −1.1]* | −2.2 [−3.2, −1.1]* | −9.1 |