What they found
Nationwide analysis revealed a 1.010 odds ratio for Parkinson's disease hospitalization on extreme heat days (99th vs 50th percentile heat index). This effect persisted for 2 days, with a cumulative odds ratio of 1.022 after 3 days of continuous exposure.
What they studied
Researchers used a time-stratified case-crossover design to study Medicare beneficiaries in the contiguous U.S. hospitalized between 2000 and 2016. They examined daily maximum heat index during warm seasons and its association with Parkinson's disease hospitalizations.
Takeaways
The abstract focuses on the study's findings regarding extreme heat and Parkinson's disease hospitalizations; it does not provide personal how-to steps.
About this paper
This time-stratified case-crossover study analyzed 427,813 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries across the contiguous U.S. from 2000-2016. The research focused on the immediate and lagged associations of heat index on hospitalization with Parkinson's disease.