Table 2

The estimated relative risk increase (RRI) of emergency injury visits for each 5°C increase in daily mean temperature by total visits and stratified by age and gender (lag 0)

RRI95% CI
Total injury4.72.3 to 7.2
Stratified by gender
 Male5.93.0 to 8.9
 Female3.0-0.5 to 6.5
Stratified by age (years)
 <155.01.2 to 9.0
 15–445.61.8 to 9.6
 595.80.5 to 11.3
 601.3-3.2 to 6.2
Stratified by age and gender
 <15 years
  Male4.32.1 to 10.6
  Female6.80.3 to 13.9
 15–44 years
  Male5.91.1 to 10.1
  Female5.2-0.6 to 11.4
 59 years
  Male10.73.7 to 18.3
  Female-0.8-8.1 to 7.2
 60 years
  Male4.9-2.5 to 12.8
  Female-1.4-7.6 to 5.3
  • Adjusted by day of week, holiday, time, RH and PM2.5