- Hasan Saygin ORCID:orcid.org/0000-0002-1261-11031,2,
- Yeliz Mercan ORCID:orcid.org/0000-0002-7099-45361,3 &
- Faruk Yorulmaz ORCID:orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-29844
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Abstract
Objective
In this study, the association between cardiovascular and respiratory Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospitalizations and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 µm (PM10) was determined.
Methods
The records of a total of 632,223 people diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases (ICD-10 code I00-I99) and respiratory diseases (ICD-10 code J00-J99) at and over the age of 18 between 2012 and 2018 in three hospitals in Karaman in Turkey were examined in the present study. The daily 24-h averages for SO2 and PM10 concentrations were acquired in National Air Quality Monitoring. A time-series analysis with Poisson Generalized Linear Model was used.
Results
Among the air pollution parameters, the mean ± standard deviation of SO2 and PM10 were 16.2 ± 22.1 and 75.8 ± 48.2 μg/m3, respectively. An increase of 10 μg/m3 in SO2 was associated with a 3% [Relative Risk (RR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2–4)] increase in cardiovascular ED visit and 2% (RR, 95% CI 2–3) increase in respiratory ED visit, and 1% (RR, 95% CI 1–3) increase in respiratory hospitalizations. An increase of 10 μg/m3 in PM10 was associated with a 1% (RR, 95% CI 1–2) increase in cardiovascular hospitalizations.
Conclusions
Increases in SO2 are a risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory ED visits, and respiratory hospitalizations. Increases in PM10 are a risk factor for cardiovascular hospitalizations.
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Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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Saygin, H., Mercan, Y. & Yorulmaz, F. The association between air pollution parameters and emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: a time-series analysis.Int Arch Occup Environ Health95, 599–606 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01769-w
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