Greenberg J H, Bromberg J, Reed C M, Gustafson T L, Beauchamp R A
Am J Public Health. 1983 Jul;73(7):805-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.73.7.805.
A study of the deaths during a 1980 heat wave in Texas revealed death rates that were highest in males, the elderly, Blacks and those engaged in heavy labor, the latter two factors perhaps reflecting socioeconomic status. The data suggest that persistent high temperatures were related to death to a greater degree than the temperature peaks reached. Higher heat death rates in earlier years are believed to be attributable to the limited availability of air conditioning in those years.
一项对1980年德克萨斯州热浪期间死亡情况的研究表明，死亡率最高的群体为男性、老年人、黑人以及从事重体力劳动的人，后两个因素或许反映了社会经济地位。数据表明，持续高温与死亡的关联程度要高于所达到的温度峰值。早些年较高的热死亡率被认为是由于那些年空调普及率有限所致。
