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Mori, Yoshiro
Kagawa University|Sakaide City Hospital
Suzuki, Hiromi
Kagawa University
Miyatake, Nobuyuki
Kagawa University
Bando, Masaki
Kagawa University
Kinoshita, Hiroshi
Kagawa University
Tanaka, Naoko
Kagawa University
Okada, Setsuo
Sakaide City Hospital
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Keywords | Hokkaido
Okinawa
renal failure
air temperature
ecological study
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Journal Article
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Description | Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the number of deaths due to renal failure and air temperature parameters in Hokkaido (the northernmost region) and Okinawa (the southernmost region) prefectures, Japan. Methods: Monthly data on the number of deaths due to renal failure between January 2008 and December 2016 and annual population data were collected from the Hokkaido and Okinawa official prefecture websites. Air temperature parameters were obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency. The relationship between the number of deaths due to renal failure and air temperature parameters was evaluated by an ecological study. Results: The number of deaths due to renal failure (per 100,000 people/month) in Hokkaido and Okinawa were 2.28 ± 0.30 and 1.17 ± 0.31. In Hokkaido, the number of deaths due to renal failure negatively correlated with air temperature parameters in both sexes. The number of deaths due to renal failure was significantly higher in January than from June to September in all subjects. However, in Okinawa, no significant difference was observed among months. Conclusions: The present results suggest that the relationship between the number of deaths due to renal failure and air temperature parameters differs between Hokkaido and Okinawa.
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Journal Title |
Epidemiologia
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ISSN | 26733986
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Publisher | MDPI
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Volume | 2
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Issue | 1
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Start Page | 68
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End Page | 74
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Published Date | 2021-02-04
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Rights | This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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