TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Heat adaptation among the elderly in Spain (1983-2018)
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Navas-Martín, Miguel Ángel
A1  - López-Bueno, José Antonio
A1  - Ascaso-Sánchez, María Soledad
A1  - Follos, Fernando
A1  - Vellón, José Manuel
A1  - Miron, Isidro Juan
A1  - Luna, María Yolanda
A1  - Sánchez-Martínez, Gerardo
A1  - Linares, Cristina
A1  - Díaz, Julio
SP  - e1314
EP  - e1314
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - The capacity for adaptation to climate change is limited, and the elderly rank high among the most exposed population groups. To date, few studies have addressed the issue of heat adaptation, and little is known about the long-term effects of exposure to heat. One indicator that allows the ascertainment of a population's level of adaptation to heat is the minimum mortality temperature (MMT), which links temperature and daily mortality. The aim of this study was to ascertain, firstly, adaptation to heat among persons aged ≥ 65 years across the period 1983 to 2018 through analysis of the MMT; and secondly, the trend in such adaptation to heat over time with respect to the total population. A retrospective longitudinal ecological time series study was conducted, using data on daily mortality and maximum daily temperature across the study period. Over time, the MMT was highest among elderly people, with a value of 28.6 °C (95%CI 28.3-28.9) versus 28.2 °C (95%CI 27.83-28.51) for the total population, though this difference was not statistically significant. A total of 62% of Spanish provinces included populations of elderly people that had adapted to heat during the study period. In general, elderly persons' level of adaptation registered an average value of 0.11 (°C/decade).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021314
ID  - ref1
ER  -