Connor Y H Wu1, Benjamin F Zaitchik2, Samarth Swarup3, Julia M Gohlke4. 1. Department of Social Sciences and Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA. 2. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. 3. Network Dynamics Simulation Science Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. 4. Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Area-level estimates of temperature may lead to exposure misclassification in studies examining associations between heat waves and health outcomes. Our study compared the association between heat waves and preterm birth (PTB) or non-accidental death (NAD) using exposure metrics at varying levels of spatial resolution: ZIP codes, 12.5 km, and 1 km. METHOD: Using geocoded residential addresses on birth (1990-2010) and death (1997-2010) records from Alabama, USA, we implemented a time-stratified case-crossover design to examine the association between heat waves and PTB or NAD. ZIP code- and 12.5 km heat wave indices (HIs) were derived using air temperatures from Phase 2 of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-2). We downscaled NLDAS-2 data, using land surface temperatures (LST) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) product, to estimate fine spatial resolution HIs (1 km). RESULTS: The association between heat waves and PTB or NAD was significant and positive using ZIP code-, 12.5 km, and 1 km exposure metrics. Moreover, results show that these three-exposure metric analyses produced similar effect estimates. Urban heat islands were evident with the 1 km metric. When analyses were stratified by rurality, we found associations in urban areas were more positive than in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: Comparing results of models with a varying spatial resolution of the exposure metric allows for examination of potential bias associated with exposure misclassification.
BACKGROUND: Area-level estimates of temperature may lead to exposure misclassification in studies examining associations between heat waves and health outcomes. Our study compared the association between heat waves and preterm birth (PTB) or non-accidental death (NAD) using exposure metrics at varying levels of spatial resolution: ZIP codes, 12.5 km, and 1 km. METHOD: Using geocoded residential addresses on birth (1990-2010) and death (1997-2010) records from Alabama, USA, we implemented a time-stratified case-crossover design to examine the association between heat waves and PTB or NAD. ZIP code- and 12.5 km heat wave indices (HIs) were derived using air temperatures from Phase 2 of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-2). We downscaled NLDAS-2 data, using land surface temperatures (LST) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) product, to estimate fine spatial resolution HIs (1 km). RESULTS: The association between heat waves and PTB or NAD was significant and positive using ZIP code-, 12.5 km, and 1 km exposure metrics. Moreover, results show that these three-exposure metric analyses produced similar effect estimates. Urban heat islands were evident with the 1 km metric. When analyses were stratified by rurality, we found associations in urban areas were more positive than in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: Comparing results of models with a varying spatial resolution of the exposure metric allows for examination of potential bias associated with exposure misclassification.
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Case-crossover design; Heat waves; Non-accidental death; Preterm birth; Temperature
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