Table 3

 Percentage change (95%CI) in daily mortality for increases in Tappmax (°C) between 26°C to 36°C in four Italian cities during summer for the reference period, 2003 and 2004

% Change (95%CI) in daily mortality for increases in Tappmax (°C)
26–28°C26–30°C26–32°C26–34°C26–36°C
Bologna
1996–20021.5 (−0.4,3.5)4.1 (0.7, 7.5)8.0 (3.5, 12.5)13.1 (7.5, 18.7)19.0 (11.9, 26.1)
20031.9 (−4.7, 8.5)5.7 (−5.2, 16.6)11.2 (−2.1, 24.5)18.0 (3.2, 32.8)27.2 (8.2, 46.3)
20040.6 (−5.7, 6.8)2.0 (−8.3, 12.2)5.3 (−8.4, 18.9)12.2 (−7.1, 31.4)23.0 (−9.2, 55.1)
Milano
1995–2002−0.1 (−1.3, 1.0)0.9 (−1.1, 2.9)3.8 (1.3, 6.4)9.0 (5.9, 12.1)16.6 (12.7, 20.5)
20031.3 (−2.6, 5.3)3.0 (−3.7, 9.6)5.8 (−2.5, 14.0)10.7 (1.6, 19.7)19.4 (9.9, 29.0)
2004−3.1 (−6.7, 0.4)−4.1 (−9.8, 1.6)−1.4 (−8.6, 5.8)5.2 (−3.5, 13.9)15.2 (3.6, 26.8)
Roma
1995–20020.7 (−0.3, 1.7)2.5 (0.9, 4.2)6.6 (4.5, 8.6)13.7 (11.2, 16.1)23.7 (20.2, 27.1)
20035.9 (2.6, 9.3)12.0 (6.8, 17.1)18.9 (13.0, 24.8)25.5 (19.3, 31.7)32.0 (24.5, 39.4)
20040.1 (−3.0, 3.2)1.7 (−3.1, 6.4)4.6 (−1.3, 10.6)7.8 (0.1, 15.5)10.0 (−1.4, 21.4)
Torino
1995–20022.4 (0.9, 4.0)6.7 (3.9, 9.5)13.3 (9.3, 17.4)21.9 (15.7, 28.0)31.6 (22.0, 41.2)
20037.8 (3.4, 12.2)20.4 (12.8, 28.1)37.5 (27.6, 47.4)60.5 (48.8, 72.2)93.4 (78.5, 108.4)
20045.2 (−0.3, 10.7)11.7 (1.7, 21.7)19.3 (4.5, 34.2)29.1 (6.1, 52.1)41.8 (4.0, 79.7)