Determination of the influence of weather and air constituents on aortic aneurysm ruptures.
Heliyon 2022;
8:e09263. [PMID:
35450391 PMCID:
PMC9018152 DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09263]
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Abstract
In this article, we present a method to determine the influence of meteorology and air pollutants on ruptured aortic aneurysm (rAA). In contrast to previous studies, our work takes into account highly resolved seasonal relationships, a time-lagged effect relationship of up to two weeks, and furthermore, potential confounding influences between the meteorological and air-hygienic variables are considered and eliminated using a cross-over procedure. We demonstrate the application of the method using the cities of Augsburg and Munich in southern Germany as examples, where a total of 152 rAA can be analyzed for the years 2010–2019. With the help of a Wilcoxon rank-sum test and the analysis of the atmospheric circulation, typical weather situations could be identified that have an influence on the occurrence of rAA in the southern German region. These are a rainy northwest wind-type in spring, humid weather in summer and warm southwest wind-type weather in autumn and winter.
Influence of meteorology and air pollutants on ruptured aortic aneurysm (rAA).
Consideration of time lags within flexible high temporal resolution analyses.
Case-crossover procedure ensures that only relevant variables influence the results.
Developed methodology can be applied to all regions of the world.
In southern Germany, specific weather conditions significantly influence rAA.
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