Asthma and Temperature Change

Greenburg, Leonard; Reed, Joseph I.; Erhardt, Carl L.

doi:10.1080/00039896.1966.10664433

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“…Previous attempts to define the association between environmental changes and asthma admissions have relied on descriptive [8]. simple statistical techniques [25] or multivariate analysis [ 14.…”

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“…Although many asthma attacks in children are precipitated by viral infections [1,2], parents often attribute attacks to a change in the weather. Asthma "epidemics" are well described [3][4][5][6][7][8] and suggest a likely role for environmental triggers in precipitating attacks. The effect of climatic changes may either be direct, by airway cooling, or indirect, by influencing the level of airborne irritants and allergens.…”

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Biometeorological triggers in childhood asthma

Khot¹,

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Evans

et al. 1988

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Summary The relationship between child asthma admissions and biometeorological factors was investigated over a 16‐month period. No relationship was found with many commonly suspected precipitants such as temperature, humidity and wind. There was however a strong association with rainfall (P<<0.001). Associations occurred with low barometric pressure and counts of coloured basidiospores and green algae, but no significant relationship was found with grass pollen.

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Biometeorological triggers in childhood asthma

Khot¹,

Burn

Evans

et al. 1988

Clin Experimental Allergy

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“…It was evidenced in the 1990s that both high and low air humidity, elevated atmospheric pressure, low ambient temperature, rainfalls and storms all had an effect on the occurrence of dysfunctions of the respiratory system [28][29][30][31] . Analysis of data obtained from literature references pertaining to the effect of ambient temperature on the occurrence of acute asthma exacerbation provides us with contradictory information.…”

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Relationship between biometeorological factors and the number of hospitalizations due to asthma

Romaszko-Wojtowicz

Cymes

Dragańska

et al. 2020

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The incidence of asthma exacerbation depends on atmospheric conditions, including such meteorological factors as the ambient temperature, relative air humidity or concentration of atmospheric aerosols. An assessment of relations between the frequency of asthma exacerbation and environmental conditions was made according to the meteorological components, the biometeorological index UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index), as well as selected air quality parameters, including concentrations of PM 10 and PM 2.5. the study was conducted on the basis of a retrospective analysis of medical data collected at the Independent Public Hospital of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases in Olsztyn (Poland). Our analysis of patient data (from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2017) showed a significant correlation between the number of asthma exacerbation and the UTCI value. More frequent asthma exacerbations are observed in patients aged over 65 years when air humidity increases. the UTCI values contained within class 5, describing thermoneutral conditions, correspond to an average frequency of asthma exacerbation. A decline in the UTCI value leads to a reduced number of asthma exacerbation, while a rise makes the cases of asthma exacerbations increase.

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“…In past studies, it has been reported that asthmatic symptoms are influenced by cold temperature, 1–3 high 4 or low 5 humidity, the passage of a cold front, 6 aeroallergens, 7,8 atmospheric pollutants 9 and irritants, 10 tobacco smoke 11 and viral infection. 12 However, there are controversies about the causal relationship between meteorologic factors and asthmatic symptoms.…”

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