Health impacts of extreme heat in medically at-risk populations: a space-time stratified case-crossover analysis in Belgium
Our findings indicated that chronic diseases are associated with higher vulnerability to adverse health effects due to extreme heat. We observed notable variations across geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic subgroups, emphasizing the need for targeted public health strategies.
Authors
- Gijs Van Pottelbergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-3517)
- Elisa Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-9643)
- K. Van de Vel
- Christian Scheeren
- Raf Aerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-0790)
- Bert Vaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-1930)
- Simon Gabriël Beerten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3695-2452)
- Endale Alemayehu Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-5959)
Institutions
- HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts (BE)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Impact Assessment (US)
- Evolutionary Genomics (United States) (US)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24991-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20