What is already known about this topic?: Long-term temperature variability (TV) has been examined to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). TV-related dyslipidemia helps us understand the mechanism of how climate change affects CVD.
What is added by this report?: Based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2018, this study estimated the long-term effect of TV on dyslipidemia in middle-aged and elderly adults.
What are the implications for public health practice?: This study suggested that long-term TV may increase the risk of dyslipidemia. With the threat of climate change, these findings have great significance for making policies and adaptive strategies to reduce relevant risk of CVD.
Keywords: Long-term temperature variability; dyslipidemia; elderly; middle-aged.
Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2022.