Association between diurnal temperature range and respiratory tract infections.
- Author:
Wen Zhen GE
1
;
Feng XU
;
Zhuo Hui ZHAO
;
Jin Zhuo ZHAO
;
Hai Dong KAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Acute respiratory tract infection; Diurnal temperature range; Time-series
- MeSH: China; Emergency Service, Hospital; statistics & numerical data; Humans; Respiratory Tract Infections; epidemiology; Temperature
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2013;26(3):222-225
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to assess the association between emergency-room visits for respiratory tract infection (RTI) with diurnal temperature range (DTR), a weather parameter closely associated with urbanization and global climate change.
METHODSWe conducted a semiparametric time-series analysis to estimate the percentage increase in emergency-room visits for RTI associated with changes in DTR after adjustment for daily weather conditions (temperature and relative humidity) and outdoor air pollution.
RESULTSDTR was significantly associated with daily emergency-room visits for RTI. An increase of 1 °C in the current-day (L0) and in the 2-day moving average (L01) DTR corresponded to a 0.94% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.34%-1.55%] and 2.08% (95% CI, 1.24%-2.93%) increase in emergency-room visits for RTI, respectively.
CONCLUSIONDTR was associated with increased risk of RTI. More studies are needed to understand the impact of DTR on respiratory health.
