TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Hurricane Sandy (New Jersey): mortality rates in the following month and quarter
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Kim, Soyeon
A1  - Kulkarni, Prathit A.
A1  - Rajan, Mangala
A1  - Thomas, Pauline
A1  - Tsai, Stella
A1  - Tan, Christina
A1  - Davidow, Amy L.
SP  - 1304
EP  - 1307
VL  - 107
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To describe changes in mortality after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. <br><br>METHODS: We used electronic death records to describe changes in all-cause and cause-specific mortality overall, in persons aged 76 years or older, and by 3 Sandy impact levels for the month and quarter following Hurricane Sandy compared with the same periods in earlier years adjusted for trends. <br><br>RESULTS: All-cause mortality increased 6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2%, 11%) for the month, 5%, 8%, and 12% by increasing Sandy impact level; and 7% (95% CI = 5%, 10%) for the quarter, 5%, 8%, and 15% by increasing Sandy impact level. In elderly persons, all-cause mortality rates increased 10% (95% CI = 5%, 15%) and 13% (95% CI = 10%, 16%) in the month and quarter, respectively. Deaths that were cardiovascular disease-related increased by 6% in both periods, noninfectious respiratory disease-related by 24% in the quarter, infection-related by 20% in the quarter, and unintentional injury-related by 23% in the month. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Mortality increased, heterogeneous by cause, for both periods after Hurricane Sandy, particularly in communities more severely affected and in the elderly, who may benefit from supportive services. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 22, 2017: e1-e4. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303826).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303826
ID  - ref1
ER  -