Table 1 Factors associated with reporting more types of heat-related experiences among older adults living in Warsaw and Madrid (OLS regression)

coef.

RSE

coef.

RSE

Demographic factors

Female (vs. Male)

0.677***

(0.161)

0.653***

(0.156)

Older age

-0.00310

(0.0111)

-0.0226**

(0.0111)

Married or in a partnership (vs. not)

0.0782

(0.156)

-0.271*

(0.158)

Lives alone (vs. lives with someone)

-0.457***

(0.173)

-0.366*

(0.199)

Socioeconomic situation

Secondary education (vs. up to primary)

-3.120***

(1.166)

0.569***

(0.216)

Tertiary or postsecondary education (vs. up to primary)

-2.823**

(1.173)

0.531**

(0.219)

Good financial situation (vs. Medium or worse financial situation^a)

-0.732***

(0.222)

-0.506***

(0.192)

Very good financial situation (vs. Medium or worse financial situation^a)

-0.715***

(0.249)

-0.893***

(0.215)

Uses air conditioning during heat (almost) always (vs. using it less often which includes never due to not having air conditioning)

0.891***

(0.237)

0.697***

(0.158)

Health and wellbeing

Self-rated health on a 0–10 scale^b

-0.296***

(0.0615)

-0.226***

(0.0537)

Reports cardiovascular problems

0.564***

(0.204)

0.978***

(0.227)

Reports high blood pressure or hypertension

0.113

(0.183)

-0.121

(0.163)

Reports diabetes or high blood sugar

0.298

(0.216)

0.370**

(0.163)

Reports respiratory problems

1.114***

(0.273)

0.114

(0.231)

Reports depression

1.801***

(0.387)

0.718***

(0.241)

Having obesity according to BMI (vs. Non-obese)

0.239

(0.287)

0.0174

(0.325)

Smokes regularly (vs. does not smoke regularly)

-0.166

(0.284)

0.206

(0.221)

Physically active between once a week or more often (vs. less than once a week)

0.523***

(0.171)

0.597***

(0.174)

Observations

677

819

R-squared

0.315

0.186

Prob > F

0

0

*** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1; RSE = Robust standard errors