Associations of Extreme Precipitation and Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality Events Among Older Adults in California

Abstract

In mid- to high-latitude regions, cerebrovascular diseases (CBVD) are known to peak during the winter. Aside from traditional clinical risk factors, emerging research has documented the associations between extreme seasonal climate conditions and CBVD, especially among older male and females who are vulnerable to such environments. Despite the growing climate-cerebrovascular literature, there is still a need to understand seasonal- and sex-specific associations between extreme precipitation and CBVD events among older adults. We hypothesize that extreme precipitation will increase the risk of cerebrovascular events in winter and summer for both older and male and females.