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Coronary deaths during Midsummer festival in Finland : miseries of long, light nights |
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| Author: | Näyhä, Simo1 |
| Organizations: |
1Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.4 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021070240954 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Nature,
2021
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| Publish Date: | 2021-07-02 |
| Description: |
AbstractThis paper examines whether the anomalous summer peak in deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Finland could be attributed to adverse effects of the Midsummer festival and alcohol consumption during the festival. Daily deaths from CHD and alcohol poisoning in Finland, 1961–2014, that occurred during the 7 days centering on Midsummer Day were analysed in relation to deaths during 14 to 4 days before and 4 to 14 after Midsummer Day. Daily counts of deaths from CHD among persons aged 35–64 years were regressed on days around the Midsummer period by negative binomial regression. Mortality from CHD was highest on Midsummer Day (RR 1.25 (95% confidence interval 1.12–1.31), one day after the peak in deaths from alcohol poisonings. RR for CHD on Midsummer Day was particulary high (RR = 1.43; 1.09–1.86) in the 2000s, 30% of deaths being attributable to that day. In conclusion, the anomalous and prominent summer peak in deaths from CHD in Finland is an adverse consequence of the Midsummer festival. The most likely underlying reason is heavy alcohol consumption during the festival period, especially on Midsummer Eve. In the 2000s, one third of deaths from CHD on Midsummer Day are preventable. see all
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| Series: |
European journal of epidemiology |
| ISSN: | 0393-2990 |
| ISSN-E: | 1573-7284 |
| ISSN-L: | 0393-2990 |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pages: | 539 - 543 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10654-021-00744-6 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00744-6 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine |
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| Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Oulu including Oulu University Hospital. |
| Copyright information: |
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