Heat waves
1 paper2 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Humans1
Associations
2Frailty worsening
upin humans1
1 study
Frailty worsening
upin humans1
Heat waves are associated with frailty worsening in humans (4.5% higher risk per additional day; adjusted OR 95% CI 1.032–1.058).
“the risk of frailty maintenance and frailty worsening raised by 1.6% (95% CI 1.004 to 1.028) and 4.5% (95% CI 1.032 to 1.058), respectively.”
Humansadjusted for covariablesEach additional day2010–2019n = 6,582
Occupational and environmental medicine1 Dec 2025
Frailty maintenance
upin humans1
1 study
Frailty maintenance
upin humans1
Heat waves are associated with frailty maintenance in humans (1.6% higher risk per additional day; adjusted OR 95% CI 1.004–1.028).
“the risk of frailty maintenance and frailty worsening raised by 1.6% (95% CI 1.004 to 1.028) and 4.5% (95% CI 1.032 to 1.058), respectively.”
Humansadjusted for covariablesEach additional day2010–2019n = 6,582
Occupational and environmental medicine1 Dec 2025
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Associations of cold spells and heat waves with frailty trajectory among older adults: a longitudinal study from the JAGES Study
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