Heat Exposure and the Risk of Emergency Hospitalization in Germany: Stratified Analyses by Age, Sex, and Diagnostic Group.

Key Points

• To assess the impact of heat exposure on emergency hospitalization risk across different demographic groups.
• Conducted stratified analyses by age, sex, and diagnostic group.
• Evaluated hospitalization data across Germany during heat exposure periods.
• Overall effect of heat on hospitalization risk is small but significant for children and those 65 and older.
• Some diagnostic groups showed considerable hospitalization risk increases due to heat exposure.