Association of daily temperature at residence with mortality in Eastern Massachusetts

Studies reported increased mortality during heat waves worldwide. While these studies used daily central site temperature as the exposure variable, temperature is spatially variable, and housing and landscape characteristics affect exposure. To investigate acute and chronic effects of temperature on mortality we developed a spatio-temporal model for temperature in Eastern Massachusetts for 2000 to 2004 and applied it to a case-crossover study. We obtained daily temperature measurements from four different data sources. Land use, elevation and census data were obtained. The prediction model for daily temperature…