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07-11-2022 | Public Health | Original Article

Evaluation of the Effects of Thermal Comfort Conditions on Cardiovascular Diseases in Amasya City, Turkey

Author: Savaş Çağlak

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 12/2023

Abstract

Aim

Studies fall short when it comes to determining the relationship between thermal comfort and cardiovascular diseases. Studies examining the relationship between thermal comfort conditions and human health in Turkey, located in the transition zone of air masses at mid-latitudes, are quite limited. This is the first study conducted in Turkey that deals with thermal comfort conditions and CVDs, which is the leading cause of death. This study aimed to examine the relationship between thermal comfort conditions and CVDs of Amasya, a medium-sized exemplary Turkish city.

Subject and methods

To determine the thermal comfort conditions in the study area between 2014–2019, the physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) index obtained from the Rayman model, which uses hourly air temperature (ºC), relative humidity (%), wind speed (m/s), and cloud cover (octa) data, was used. The relationship between PET values and CVDs was determined by Pearson correlation analysis and linear regression analysis.

Results

The study indicated a negative, high, and moderate correlation between PET values and cardiovascular diseases (p < 0.001). The results show that when PET values increase by 1 ºC, patient admissions will decrease by about 104 to 108 patients (–104.737 to –108.619 units.)

Conclusion

These results can be informative and guiding for both the protection of public health and studies on climate change and human health.

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Title: Evaluation of the Effects of Thermal Comfort Conditions on Cardiovascular Diseases in Amasya City, Turkey
Author: Savaş Çağlak
Publication date: 07-11-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Public Health
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 12/2023
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01773-5

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