TY - JOUR
T1 - Circannual and circadecennian changes in mortality from cardiovascular causes in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (1980-1992)
AU - Amiranashvili, A. G.
AU - Cornelissen-Guillaume, Germaine G
AU - Amiranashvili, V.
AU - Gheonjian, L.
AU - Chikhladze, V. A.
AU - Gogua, R. A.
AU - Matiashvili, T. G.
AU - Paatashvili, T.
AU - Kopytenko, Yu A.
AU - Siegelová, J.
AU - Dušek, J.
AU - Halberg, F.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - The time structure (chronome) of mortality from cardiopathology in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, was assessed and examined for any influence by natural environmental factors, including geomagnetic activity. Monthly and daily mortality data, covering the span from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1992, were analysed chronobiologically. In addition to an anticipated weekly variation and a prominent circannual variation, an about 10.5-year cycle was found to characterise cardiovascular mortality. The results were similar to those obtained for mortality from myocardial infarction in Minnesota from 1968 to 1996.
AB - The time structure (chronome) of mortality from cardiopathology in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, was assessed and examined for any influence by natural environmental factors, including geomagnetic activity. Monthly and daily mortality data, covering the span from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1992, were analysed chronobiologically. In addition to an anticipated weekly variation and a prominent circannual variation, an about 10.5-year cycle was found to characterise cardiovascular mortality. The results were similar to those obtained for mortality from myocardial infarction in Minnesota from 1968 to 1996.
KW - Asian population
KW - Cardiovascular mortality
KW - Circadecennian rhythm
KW - Circannual rhythm
KW - Geomagnetic activity
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036914588
VL - 75
SP - 255
EP - 260
JO - Scripta Medica Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis Masarykianae
JF - Scripta Medica Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis Masarykianae
SN - 1211-3395
IS - 5
ER -