Weather changes tied to hospital stays for stroke
A link between the weather and strokes? New research suggests there is. Higher rates of hospital stays for stroke were tied to certain kinds of weather conditions:
COLD WEATHER: The risk fell as the temperatures went up. The chances of being hospitalized for a stroke fell 3 per cent for every 5-degree rise in temperature.
HUMIDITY: Each 5-degree rise in the dew point (humidity) raised the risk by 2 per cent.
TEMPERATURE CHANGES: Big changes over one day made a difference. Each 5-degree increase in daily temperature fluctuation raised the chance of stroke hospitalization by 6 per cent.
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