The impact of ambient air pollutants on childhood respiratory system disease and the resulting disease burden: a time-series study

Shen, Wenbin; Li, Xue; Fang, Qingfeng; Li, Guoao; Xiao, Wei; Wu, Yueyang; Liu, Jianjun; Hu, Wenlei; Lu, Huanhuan; Huang, Fen

doi:10.1007/s00420-023-01991-8

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“…There was a huge burden of AURTIs cases in China, which accounted for 15% of the global incidence of AURTIs in 2019 [ 8 ]. Although the mortality rate due to AURTIs is relatively small, it has an adverse effect on daily life and constitutes a significant burden on health care system [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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“…With the rapid economic growth, urbanization, industrialization and transportation development in the past four decades, air pollution has become an increasing serious environmental problem in China [ 4 ]. A large number of studies have linked respiratory infection with exposure to ambient air pollutants [ 10 – 13 ]. Previous Chinese studies conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Lanzhou have shown positive associations between the exposure to ambient air pollutants and hospital visits for ARIs [ 4 , 11 – 13 ].…”

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Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of hospital visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections among adults: a time-series study in Ningbo, China

Huang,

Feng,

Sang

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Objectives Acute upper respiratory tract infections (AURTIs) are prevalent in the general population. However, studies on the association of short-term exposure to air pollution with the risk of hospital visits for AURTIs in adults are limited. This study aimed to explore the short-term exposure to air pollutants among Chinese adults living in Ningbo. Methods Quasi-Poisson time serious regressions with distributed lag non-linear models (DLNM) were applied to explore the association between ambient air pollution and AURTIs cases. Patients ≥ 18 years who visit three hospitals, being representative for urban, urban–rural junction and rural were included in this retrospective study. Results In total, 104,441 cases with AURTIs were enrolled in hospital during 2015–2019. The main results showed that particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen dioxide (SO2), were positively associated to hospital visits for AURTIs, except for nitrogen dioxide (O3), which was not statistically significant. The largest single-lag effect for PM2.5 at lag 8 days (RR = 1.02, 95%CI: 1.08–1.40), for NO2 at lag 13 days (RR = 1.03, 95%CI: 1.00–1.06) and for SO2 at lag 5 days (RR = 1.27, 95%CI: 1.08–1.48), respectively. In the stratified analysis, females, and young adults (18–60 years) were more vulnerable to PM2.5 and SO2 and the effect was greater in rural areas and urban–rural junction. Conclusions Exposure to ambient air pollution was significantly associated with hospital visits for AURTIs. This study provides epidemiological evidence for policymakers to control better air quality and establish an enhanced system of air pollution alerts.

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