Hurricane Sandy (New Jersey): Mortality Rates in the Following Month and Quarter.

• Autores: Soyeon Kim, Prathit A. Kulkarni, Mangala Rajan, Pauline A Thomas, Stella Tsai, Christina Tan, Amy Davidow
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 107, Nº. 8, 2017, págs. 1304-1307
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. To describe changes in mortality after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. Methods. We used electronic death records to describe changes in all-cause and cause-specific mortality overall, in persons aged 76 years or older, and by 3 Sandy impact levels for the month and quarter following Hurricane Sandy compared with the same periods in earlier years adjusted for trends. Results. All-causemortality increased 6% (95% confidence interval [CI] =2%, 11%) for the month, 5%, 8%, and 12%by increasing Sandy impact level; and7%(95%CI = 5%, 10%) for the quarter, 5%, 8%, and 15% by increasing Sandy impact level. In elderly persons, all-cause mortality rates increased 10%(95%CI = 5%, 15%) and 13%(95%CI =10%,16%) in themonth andquarter, respectively. Deaths thatwerecardiovascular disease-related increased by6%in both periods, noninfectious respiratory disease-related by 24% in the quarter, infectionrelated by 20% in the quarter, and unintentional injury-related by 23% in the month. Conclusions. Mortality increased, heterogeneous by cause, for both periods after Hurricane Sandy, particularly in communities more severely affected and in the elderly, who may benefit from supportive services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]