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Our objective was to assess the relationship between EHWEs and hospitalization risks among institutionalized and community-dwelling older people.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We used territory-wide hospitalization records of Hong Kong from the year 2012 to 2018 to assess the associations between EHWEs and cardiovascular and respiratory disease hospitalizations in the population aged 65 or above. A very hot day (VHD) was defined as the daily maximum temperature \u226533 \u00b0C, and a hot night (HN) was defined as the daily minimum temperature \u226528 \u00b0C. We assessed whether prolonged exposure to high temperatures (defined as 3 consecutive VHDs (3VHD) or HNs (3HN)) was related to a higher risk of hospitalization over a lag period of 0\u201321 days. Time-stratified case-crossover design was used. Analyses were stratified by old age home (OAH) residence status.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Exposure to 3VHDs was related to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease admissions for community-dwelling older people [relative risk (RR): 1.09; 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 1.03\u20131.14 (lagged 4 days, ie, delayed manifestation up to 4 days)], whereas for OAH residents, the association could have a lag of 18 days (RR: 1.28; 95%CI: 1.05\u20131.54). For respiratory disease admissions, such relatively long-delayed relationship was not clearly observed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The warming climate could increase healthcare demand in the long run. 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