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Miao H, Bao W, Lou P, Chen P, Zhang P, Chang G, Hu X, Zhao X, Huang S, Yang Y, Wang Z, Chen M, Li C. Relationship between temperature and acute myocardial infarction: a time series study in Xuzhou, China, from 2018 to 2020. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:2645. [PMID: 39334078 PMCID: PMC11437649 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20066-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND It is widely known that the incidence rate and short-term mortality of acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) are generally higher during the winter months. The goal of this study was to determine how the temperature of the environment influences fatal acute myocardial infarctions in Xuzhou. METHODS This observational study used the daily meteorological data and the data on the cause of death from acute myocardial infarction in Xuzhou from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020. After controlling meteorological variables and pollutants, the distributed nonlinear lag model (DLNM) was used to estimate the correlation between temperature and lethal AMI. RESULTS A total of 27,712 patients with fatal AMI were enrolled. 82.4% were over the age of 65, and 50.9% were men. Relative to the reference temperature (15 ℃), the 30-day cumulative RRs of the extremely cold temperature (- 2 ℃) for the general population, women, and people aged 65 years and above were 4.66 (95% CI: 1.76, 12.30), 15.29 (95% CI: 3.94, 59.36), and 7.13 (95% CI: 2.50, 20.35), respectively. The 30-day cumulative RRs of the cold temperature (2 ℃) for the general population, women, and people aged 65 years and above were 2.55 (1.37, 4.75), 12.78 (2.24, 5.36), and 3.15 (1.61, 6.16), respectively. No statistically significant association was observed between high temperatures and the risk of fatal AMI. The influence of the cold effect (1st and 10th) was at its peak on that day, and the entire cold effect persisted for 30 days. Temperature extremes had an effect on the lag patterns of distinct age and gender stratifications. CONCLUSION According to this study, the risk of fatal AMI increases significantly in cold weather but not in hot weather. Women above the age of 65 are particularly sensitive to severe weather events. The influence of frigid weather on public health should also be considered.
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- Hao Miao
- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Control and Prevention of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Control and Prevention of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Control and Prevention of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Control and Prevention of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
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Zhai G, Liang X, Tian Y, Zhang J. Effects of apparent temperature on hospitalization rates for cardiovascular diseases: a case study of different rural areas in Northwest China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2024:1-13. [PMID: 39023237 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2380354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Apparent temperature (AT) is a composite index that combines ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed and other meteorological factors, and reflects heat perception more accurately than raw temperature. This is the first study to investigate the association between AT and CVD in rural areas of Jiuquan and Longnan, Gansu Province, China. In this study, the distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to examine the exposure-response relationship between AT and the 21 days relative risk (RR) of CVD admission. The results showed that the exposure risk of the gender group in Jiuquan was opposite to that of Longnan under the influence of cold effect. Under the influence of heat effect, it has a protective effect on all groups in Jiuquan area, which is harmful to males and adults in Longnan area. The results of this study can help local governments to formulate public policies.
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- Guangyu Zhai
- School of Economics and Management, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China
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Bai X, Ming X, Zhao M, Zhou L. Explore the effect of apparent temperature and air pollutants on the admission rate of acute myocardial infarction in Chongqing, China: a time-series study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e084376. [PMID: 38658006 PMCID: PMC11043748 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Limited research has been conducted on the correlation between apparent temperature and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as well as the potential impact of air pollutants in modifying this relationship. The objective of this study is to investigate the lagged effect of apparent temperature on AMI and assess the effect modification of environmental pollutants on this association. DESIGN A time-series study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The data for this study were obtained from the Academy of Medical Data Science at Chongqing Medical University, covering daily hospitalisations for AMI between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2016. Meteorological and air pollutant data were provided by China's National Meteorological Information Centre. OUTCOME MEASURES We used a combined approach of quasi-Poisson generalised linear model and distributed lag non-linear model to thoroughly analyse the relationships. Additionally, we employed a generalised additive model to investigate the interaction between air pollutants and apparent temperature on the effect of AMI. RESULT A total of 872 patients admitted to hospital with AMI were studied based on the median apparent temperature (20.43°C) in Chongqing. Low apparent temperature (10th, 7.19℃) has obvious lagged effect on acute myocardial infarction, first appearing on the 8th day (risk ratio (RR) 1.081, 95% CI 1.010 to 1.158) and the greatest risk on the 11th day (RR 1.094, 95% CI 1.037 to 1.153). No lagged effect was observed at high apparent temperature. In subgroup analysis, women and individuals aged 75 and above were at high risk. The interaction analysis indicates that there exist significant interactions between PM2.5 and high apparent temperature, as well as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and low apparent temperature. CONCLUSION The occurrence of decreased apparent temperature levels was discovered to be linked with a heightened relative risk of hospitalisations for AMI. PM2.5 and NO2 have an effect modification on the association between apparent temperature and admission rate of AMI.
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- Xiuyuan Bai
- School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing, China
- Department of quality management section, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Vassalle C, Grifoni D, Gozzini B, Parlanti A, Fibbi L, Marchi F, Messeri G, Pylypiv N, Messeri A, Paradossi U, Berti S. Environmental Temperature, Other Climatic Variables, and Cardiometabolic Profile in Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2098. [PMID: 38610863 PMCID: PMC11012411 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Objectives: To evaluate CV profiles, periprocedural complications, and in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) according to climate. Methods: Data from 2478 AMI patients (1779 men; mean age 67 ∓ 13 years; Pasquinucci Hospital ICU, Massa, Italy; 2007-2018) were retrospectively analyzed according to climate (LAMMA Consortium; Firenze, Italy) by using three approaches as follows: (1) annual warm (May-October) and cold (November-April) periods; (2) warm and cold extremes of the two periods; and (3) warm and cold extremes for each month of the two periods. Results: All approaches highlighted a higher percentage of AMI hospitalization for patients with adverse CV profiles in relation to low temperatures, or higher periprocedural complications and in-hospital deaths. In warmer times of the cold periods, there were fewer admissions of dyslipidemic patients. During warm periods, progressive heat anomalies were characterized by more smoker (approaches 2 and 3) and young AMI patient (approach 3) admissions, whereas cooler times (approach 3) evidenced a reduced hospitalization of diabetic and dyslipidemic patients. No significant effects were observed for the heat index and light circulation. Conclusions: Although largely overlapping, different approaches identify patient subgroups with different CV risk factors at higher AMI admission risk and adverse short-term outcomes. These data retain potential implications regarding pathophysiological mechanisms of AMI and its prevention.
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- Cristina Vassalle
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for the Sustainable Development (LaMMA Consortium), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for the Sustainable Development (LaMMA Consortium), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Ospedale Pasquinucci, 54100 Massa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for the Sustainable Development (LaMMA Consortium), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Ospedale Pasquinucci, 54100 Massa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for the Sustainable Development (LaMMA Consortium), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Ospedale Pasquinucci, 54100 Massa, Italy
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- Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Ospedale Pasquinucci, 54100 Massa, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Ospedale Pasquinucci, 54100 Massa, Italy
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Zhang N, Cao P, Zhao L, Wang L, Shao W, Li R. Effect of temperature fluctuations in cold seasons on acute myocardial infarction hospitalisations in northeast China: a retrospective observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e073528. [PMID: 38030250 PMCID: PMC10689419 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the potential influence of ambient temperature on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). DESIGN A retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING Changchun, a northeastern city in China, has a temperate continental humid climate. PARTICIPANTS 1933 AMI patients admitted to the outpatient department of the First Hospital of Jilin University were included in the study from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019. OUTCOME MEASURE We explored the effect of daily minimum and maximum temperatures, as well as temperature changes on two adjacent days, on the incidence of daily AMI from 1 to 5 days later in Changchun. RESULTS We found that the average daily number of AMI cases was higher from October to April in cold season compared with the period between May and September in warm season. When the daily maximum temperature is ≤-6°C on the -2nd day, the incidence of AMI>3 persons more than doubled (from 8.51% and 10.88% to 20.23%) in the next 2 days (p=0.027); and more than 65% of the days had a maximum temperature fluctuation on |(-2nd day) - (-3rd day)| ≥2°C in these days, the OR of the daily incidence of AMI>3 persons is 3.107 (p=0.018); and in these days with enhanced temperature fluctuations, the proportion of AMI patients with hypertension had increased significantly from 20.83% to 45.39% (p=0.023). CONCLUSION Ambient temperature as environmental factor has a seasonal effect on the incidence of AMI in temperate continental humid climate regions, with a 2-3 days lag. Furthermore, the key factor contributing to the increase in the daily incidence of AMI during the cold season is temperature fluctuations, and maintaining a constant temperature may aid in preventing the occurrence of AMI. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2300068294.
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- Ningning Zhang
- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- The Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- The Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- The Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- The Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- The Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Nawaro J, Gianquintieri L, Pagliosa A, Sechi GM, Caiani EG. Heatwave Definition and Impact on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review. Public Health Rev 2023; 44:1606266. [PMID: 37908198 PMCID: PMC10613660 DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1606266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Objectives: We aimed to analyze recent literature on heat effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, focusing on the adopted heat definitions and their eventual impact on the results of the analysis. Methods: The search was performed on PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus databases: 54 articles, published between January 2018 and September 2022, were selected as relevant. Results: In total, 21 different combinations of criteria were found for defining heat, 12 of which were based on air temperature, while the others combined it with other meteorological factors. By a simulation study, we showed how such complex indices could result in different values at reference conditions depending on temperature. Heat thresholds, mostly set using percentile or absolute values of the index, were applied to compare the risk of a cardiovascular health event in heat days with the respective risk in non-heat days. The larger threshold's deviation from the mean annual temperature, as well as higher temperature thresholds within the same study location, led to stronger negative effects. Conclusion: To better analyze trends in the characteristics of heatwaves, and their impact on cardiovascular health, an international harmonization effort to define a common standard is recommendable.
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- Julia Nawaro
- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Jiang Y, Yi S, Gao C, Chen Y, Chen J, Fu X, Yang L, Kong X, Chen M, Kan H, Xiang D, Su X, Chen R. Cold Spells and the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Case-Crossover Study in 323 Chinese Cities. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:87016. [PMID: 37610263 PMCID: PMC10445528 DOI: 10.1289/ehp11841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the relationships between cold spells and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using the information of symptom onset. OBJECTIVES We assessed the impact of cold spells on AMI onset and the potential effect modifiers. METHODS We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study among 456,051 eligible patients with AMI from 2,054 hospitals in 323 Chinese cities between January 2015 and June 2021 during cold seasons (November to March). Nine definitions of cold spells were used by combining three relative temperature thresholds (i.e., lower than the 7.5th, 5th, and 2.5th percentiles) and three durations of at least 2-4 consecutive d. Conditional logistic regressions with distributed lag models were applied to evaluate the cumulated effects of cold spells on AMI onset over lags 0-6 d, after adjusting for daily mean temperature. RESULTS The associations generally appeared on lag 1 d, peaked on lag 3 d, and became nonsignificant approximately on lag 5 d. Cold spells defined by more stringent thresholds of temperature were associated with higher risks of AMI onset. For cold spell days defined by a daily mean temperature of ≤ 7.5 th percentile and durations of ≥ 2 d , ≥ 3 d , and ≥ 4 d , the percentage changes in AMI risk were 4.24% [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.31%, 6.20%], 3.48% (95% CI: 1.62%, 5.38%), and 2.82% (95% CI: 0.98%, 4.70%), respectively. Significant AMI risks associated with cold spells were observed among cases from regions without centralized heating, whereas null or much weaker risks were found among those from regions with centralized heating. Patients ≥ 65 years of age were more susceptible to cold spells. DISCUSSION This national case-crossover study presents compelling evidence that cold spells could significantly increase the risk of AMI onset. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11841.
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- Yixuan Jiang
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and National Health Commission Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Emergency and Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese PLA, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and National Health Commission Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Integrated Research on Disaster Risk International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and National Health Commission Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Integrated Research on Disaster Risk International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Jin J, Meng X, Wang D, Han B, Wu T, Xie J, Zhang Q, Xie D, Zhang Z. Association between ambient temperature and cardiovascular diseases related hospital admissions in Lanzhou, China. Heliyon 2023; 9:e12997. [PMID: 36747948 PMCID: PMC9898685 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, ranking first in the global disease burden. Evidence on association between temperature and cardiovascular disease is insufficient and inconsistent in developing countries. In this study, a distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to determine the association between daily mean temperature and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) related admission in Lanzhou 2015-2019. We included 41,389 patients with CVD in this study. The relative risk (RR) of CVD admission increased significantly with temperature in lag 5-10 days, and we found harvesting effect of temperature in the study, shown as decreased RR in lag 15-30 days. The maximum RR was 1.15 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-1.30), corresponding to 24 °C. Both cold and heat effects of temperature could impact the CVD admission. Compared with the 25th percentile of temperature (2 °C), the cumulative relative risk (cumRR) of extreme cold (-5 °C, the 2.5th percentile of the temperature) was 0.69 (95% CI: 0.51-0.94) in lag 0-14, whereas the cumRR of moderate cold (-2 °C, the 10th percentile) was 0.83 (95% CI:0.71-0.97). Compared with the 75th percentile of temperature (20-°C), the cumRR of extreme heat (27 °C, the 97.5th percentile) was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.78-1.10) in lag 0, whereas the cumRR of moderate heat (24 °C, the 90th percentile) was 1.01 (95% CI: 0.94-1.08). In the stratified analysis, cold decreased RR significantly in female and ≥65 years, whereas heat increased it more obviously in male and ≥65 years. Ambient temperature and CVD admissions were positively associated, with the harvesting effect. Our findings demonstrate the adaption of residents in Lanzhou to cold temperature. Public and environmental policies and measures aimed at moderate heat may minimize CVD burden effectively.
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- Jianjian Jin
- The First Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Heart Center, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Disease of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
- Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center of Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhang Ye People's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University, Zhangye, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Heart Center, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Disease of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
- Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center of Gansu Province, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Lanzhou First People's Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Gansu Provincial People's Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Lanzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical School, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Heart Center, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Cardiovascular Disease of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
- Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center of Gansu Province, China
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Ong GJ, Sellers A, Mahadavan G, Nguyen TH, Worthley MI, Chew DP, Horowitz JD. 'Bushfire Season' in Australia: Determinants of Increases in Risk of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Takotsubo Syndrome. Am J Med 2023; 136:88-95. [PMID: 36058309 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Climate change has resulted in an increase in ambient temperatures during the summer months as well as an increase in risk of associated air pollution and of potentially disastrous bushfires throughout much of the world. The increasingly frequent combination of elevated summer temperatures and bushfires may be associated with acute increases in risks of cardiovascular events, but this relationship remains unstudied. We evaluated the individual and cumulative impacts of daily fluctuations in temperature, fine particulate matter of less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) pollution and presence of bushfires on incidence of acute coronary syndromes and Takotsubo syndrome. METHODS From November 1, 2019, to February 28, 2020, all admissions with acute coronary syndromes or Takotsubo syndrome to South Australian tertiary public hospitals were evaluated. Univariate and combined associations were sought among each of 1) maximal daily temperature, 2) PM2.5 concentrations, and 3) presence of active bushfires within 200 km of the hospitals concerned. RESULTS A total of 504 patients with acute coronary syndromes and 35 with Takotsubo syndrome were studied. In isolation, increasing temperature was associated (rs = 0.26, P = .005) with increased incidence of acute coronary syndromes, while there were similar, but nonsignificant correlations for PM2.5 and presence of bushfires. Combinations of all these risk factors were also associated with a doubling of risk of acute coronary syndromes. No significant associations were found for Takotsubo syndrome. CONCLUSION The combination of high temperatures, presence of bushfires and associated elevation of atmospheric PM2.5 concentrations represents a substantially increased risk for precipitation of acute coronary syndromes; this risk should be factored into health care planning including public education and acute hospital preparedness.
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- Gao Jing Ong
- Cardiology Research Laboratory, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Cardiology Department, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Department, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Department, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Cardiology Department, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Elizabeth Vale, Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Research Laboratory, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Cardiology Department, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Research Laboratory, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Wolf ST, Vecellio DJ, Kenney WL. Adverse heat-health outcomes and critical environmental limits (Pennsylvania State University Human Environmental Age Thresholds project). Am J Hum Biol 2023; 35:e23801. [PMID: 36125292 PMCID: PMC9840654 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The earth's climate is warming and the frequency, duration, and severity of heat waves are increasing. Meanwhile, the world's population is rapidly aging. Epidemiological data demonstrate exponentially greater increases in morbidity and mortality during heat waves in adults ≥65 years. Laboratory data substantiate the mechanistic underpinnings of age-associated differences in thermoregulatory function. However, the specific combinations of environmental conditions (i.e., ambient temperature and absolute/relative humidity) above which older adults are at increased risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality are less clear. METHODS This review was conducted to (1) examine the recent (past 3 years) literature regarding heat-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly and discuss projections of future heat-related morbidity and mortality based on climate model data, and (2) detail the background and unique methodology of our ongoing laboratory-based projects aimed toward identifying the specific environmental conditions that result in elevated risk of heat illness in older adults, and the implications of using the data toward the development of evidence-based safety interventions in a continually-warming climate (PSU HEAT; Human Environmental Age Thresholds). RESULTS The recent literature demonstrates that extreme heat continues to be increasingly detrimental to the health of the elderly and that this is apparent across the world, although the specific environmental conditions above which older adults are at increased risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality remain unclear. CONCLUSION Characterizing the environmental conditions above which risk of heat-related illnesses increase remains critical to enact policy decisions and mitigation efforts to protect vulnerable people during extreme heat events.
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- S. Tony Wolf
- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802
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- Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802
- Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802
- Graduate Program in Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802
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Seasonal dynamics of myocardial infarctions in regions with different types of a climate: a meta-analysis. Egypt Heart J 2022; 74:84. [PMID: 36547747 PMCID: PMC9774076 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-022-00322-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is known that cardiovascular events (CVE) occur more often in winter than in summer. However, dependence of myocardial infarction (MI) risk of on various meteorological factors is still not fully understood. Also, the dependence of the seasonal dynamics of MI on gender and age has not yet been studied. The purpose of our meta-analysis is to reveal dependence of the circannual dynamics of MI hospitalizations on gender, age, and characteristics of a region's climate. MAIN BODY Using Review Manager 5.3, we performed a meta-analysis of 26 publications on the seasonal dynamics of MI. In our meta-analysis, the relative MI risk was higher in colder compared to warmer seasons. Old age insignificantly increased the seasonal MI risk; gender did not affect the seasonal dynamics of MI, but MI was more common in men than in women. The severity of the seasonal dynamics of MI risk depended on the climate of the region. In a climate with a small amplitude of circannual fluctuations in air temperature, atmospheric pressure, and partial oxygen density in the air, as well as in regions where air humidity is higher in winter than in summer, an increase in MI risk in winter compared to summer was significant. It was not significant in regions with opposite climatic tendencies. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results of our studies, it can be concluded that a decrease in air temperature increases in MI risk; in addition, hypoxia in the hot season can provoke CVE associated with ischemia.
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Jiang Y, Hu J, Peng L, Li H, Ji JS, Fang W, Yan H, Chen J, Wang W, Xiang D, Su X, Yu B, Wang Y, Xu Y, Wang L, Li C, Chen Y, Zhao D, Kan H, Ge J, Huo Y, Chen R. Non-optimum temperature increases risk and burden of acute myocardial infarction onset: A nationwide case-crossover study at hourly level in 324 Chinese cities. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 50:101501. [PMID: 35755601 PMCID: PMC9218136 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The associations of ambient temperature with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have seldom been examined based on the time of symptom onset. METHODS We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study among 1,046,773 eligible AMI patients from 2,093 hospitals in 324 Chinese cities from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2021, after excluding those transferred from other hospitals or having not reported the time of symptom onset. Hourly exposure to ambient temperature was calculated as multiple moving 24-h averages (days) before hourly onset of AMI symptoms. Conditional logistic regression and distributed lag non-linear models with a duration of 0-21 days were used to estimate the cumulative associations of non-optimum temperature with AMI onset and the corresponding disease burden nationally. Subgroup analyses by region and period were conducted. Specifically, cities with and without centralized heating system were classified into heating and non-heating regions, respectively. The whole year in heating region was divided into heating and non-heating periods based on the duration of centralized heating in each city. FINDINGS Almost monotonically increasing risks were observed for both overall AMI and its two subtypes when ambient temperature declined. The effects of extremely low temperature occurred immediately on the concurrent day, and lasted up to almost 3 weeks. The excess risks of AMI onset associated with non-optimum ambient temperatures were observed during the whole year in the non-heating region and non-heating period in the heating region, but not during heating period. Specifically, odds ratios of AMI onset associated with extremely low temperature cumulated over 0-21 days were 1.24 (95% CI: 1.13-1.37), 1.46 (95% CI: 1.20-1.76), and 1.62 (95% CI: 1.46-1.81) in the heating region during non-heating period, in the non-heating region during winter and non-winter period, respectively. The heat effects on AMI onset were very modest and transient. Totally, 13.26% of AMI cases could be attributable to non-optimum temperatures nationally. The burden of AMI attributable to non-optimum temperature was much smaller in heating region than in non-heating region. Somewhat stronger effects were observed in females and patients aged older than 65. INTERPRETATION This nationwide study provided robust evidence that non-optimum ambient temperature may significantly trigger AMI onset, and for the first time estimated the disease burden after accounting for spatial and seasonal heterogeneity. Centralized heating might substantially mitigate AMI burden due to non-optimum temperature. FUNDING Shanghai International Science and Technology Partnership Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Talent Training Program of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University.
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- Yixuan Jiang
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Coronary Artery Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Center for Coronary Artery Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuhan ASIA General Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- IRDR ICoE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8 Xishiku St., Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- IRDR ICoE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Corresponding author at: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, P.O. Box 249, 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Wang B, Chai G, Sha Y, Su Y. Association between ambient temperature and cardiovascular disease hospitalisations among farmers in suburban northwest China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2022; 66:1317-1327. [PMID: 35381858 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-022-02278-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a severe public health and social issue in China. However, in northwest China, evidence on the association between ambient temperature and CVD hospitalisations in suburban farmers is somewhat limited. We collected CVD hospitalisations and meteorological data (2012-2015) in Zhangye suburbs and assessed the temperature-related risk and burden of admission by fitting a distributed lag nonlinear model to probe the relationship between ambient temperature and CVD hospitalisations among farmers in suburban northwest China. The results show that 23,921 cases of CVD admissions were recorded from 2012 to 2015. There was a "U-shaped" association between temperature and hospitalisations. Compared with the minimum admissions temperature (MAT) at 15.3 °C, the cumulative relative risk (RR) over lag 0-21 days was 1.369 (95% CI 0.980-1.911) for extreme cold temperature (1st percentile, -15 °C), 1.353 (95% CI 1.063-1.720) for moderate cold (5th percentile, -11 °C), 1.415 (95% CI 1.117-1.792) for extreme heat (99th percentile, 26 °C), and 1.241 (95% CI 1.053-1.464) for moderate heat (95th percentile, 24 °C). Female farmers were more susceptible to low and high temperatures than male farmers. Farmers aged ≥ 65 years old were more sensitive to low temperatures, while farmers aged < 65 years old were more sensitive to high temperatures. A total of 13.4% (3,208 cases) of the hospitalisation burden for CVD were attributed to temperature exposure, with the moderate range of temperatures accounting for the most significant proportion (12.2%). Ambient temperature, primarily moderate temperatures, might be an essential factor for cardiovascular-related hospitalisations among farmers in suburban northwest China.
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- Bin Wang
- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
- Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
- Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
- Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
- Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
- College of Economics and Management, Lanzhou Institute of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
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Zhang F, Zhang X, Zhou G, Zhao G, Zhu S, Zhang X, Xiang N, Zhu W. Is Cold Apparent Temperature Associated With the Hospitalizations for Osteoporotic Fractures in the Central Areas of Wuhan? A Time-Series Study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:835286. [PMID: 35284367 PMCID: PMC8904880 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.835286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is alarming problem due to aggravation of global aging, especially in China. Osteoporotic fracture (OF) is one of the most severe consequents of osteoporosis. Many previous studies found that environmental factors had adverse effects on human health. Cold temperature was associated with OF and bone metabolism in prior observational and experimental researches. However, few studies had been conducted on the acute effect of low temperature and OF. Data on daily meteorological factors and hospitalizations for OF were collected from Wuhan, China, between January 1, 2017 to December 24, 2019. Apparent temperature (AT), comprehensively considered a variety of environmental factors, was calculated by ambient temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. A generalized linear regression model combined with distributed lag non-linear regression model (DLNM) with quasi-Poisson link was used to explore the association between AT and the number of hospitalizations for OF. Subgroup analyses stratified by gender, age and the history of fracture were applied for detecting susceptible people. The exposure-response curve of AT and OF were generally U-shaped with lowest point at 25.8°C. The significant relationship of AT-OF existed only in cold effect (-2.0 vs. 25.8°C) while not in warm effect (37.0 vs. 25.8°C). Statistically significant risks of OF for cold effects were only found in females [RR = 1.12 (95%CI: 1.02, 1.24) at lag 2 day], aged <75 years old [RR = 1.18 (95%CI: 1.04, 1.33) and 1.17 (95%CI: 1.04, 1.33) at lag 2 and 3 days, respectively] and people with history of fracture [RR = 1.39 (95%CI: 1.02, 1.90) and 1.27 (95%CI: 1.05, 1.53) at lag 1 and 2 days, respectively]. The significant associations of AT on OF were only found in cold effect. The females, people aged <75 years and people with history of fracture possibly appeared to be more vulnerable. Public health departments should pay attention to the negative effect of cold AT and take measures in time.
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- Faxue Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Shoraka HR, Aboubakri O, Ballester J, Sharafkhani R. Heat and cold-related morbidity risk in north-east of Iran: a time-stratified case crossover design. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:2664-2671. [PMID: 34374019 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15677-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study aimed to estimate morbidity risk/number attributed to air extreme temperatures using time-stratified case crossover study and distributed lag non-linear model in a region of Iran during 2015-2019. A time-stratified case crossover design based on aggregated exposure data was used in this study. In order to have no overlap bias in the estimations, a fixed and disjointed window by using 1-month strata was used in the design. A conditional Poisson regression model allowing for over dispersion (Quasi-Poisson) was applied into Distributed Lag Non-linear Model (DLNM). Different approaches were applied to estimate Optimum Temperature (OT). In the model, the interaction effect between temperature and humidity was assessed to see if the impact of heat or cold on Hospital Admissions (HAs) are different between different levels of humidity. The cumulative effect of heat during 21 days was not significant and it was the cold that had significant cumulative adverse effect on all groups. While the number of HAs attributed to any ranges of heat, including medium, high, extreme, and even all values were negligible, but a large number was attributable to cold values; about 10000 HAs were attributable to all values of cold temperature, of which about 9000 were attributed to medium range and about 1000 and less than 500 were attributed to high and extreme values of cold, respectively. This study highlights the need for interventions in cold seasons by policymakers. The results inform researchers as well as policy makers to address both men and women and elderly when any plan or preventive program is developed in the area under study.
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- Hamid Reza Shoraka
- Vector-Borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, North Khorasan, Iran
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- Tropical and Communicable Diseases Research Centre, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran.
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- Climate and Health Program (CLIMA), Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Public Health, Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran
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Vaičiulis V, Jaakkola JJK, Radišauskas R, Tamošiūnas A, Lukšienė D, Ryti NRI. Association between winter cold spells and acute myocardial infarction in Lithuania 2000-2015. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17062. [PMID: 34426618 PMCID: PMC8382753 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96366-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major public health problem. Cold winter weather increases the risk of AMI, but factors influencing susceptibility are poorly known. We conducted an individual-level case-crossover study of the associations between winter cold spells and the risk of AMI, with special focus on survival at 28 days and effect modification by age and sex. All 16,071 adult cases of AMI among the residents of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania in 2000-2015 were included in the study. Cold weather was statistically defined using the 5th percentile of frequency distribution of daily mean temperatures over the winter months. According to conditional logistic regression controlling for time-varying and time-invariant confounders, each additional cold spell day during the week preceding AMI increased the risk of AMI by 5% (95% CI 1-9%). For nonfatal and fatal cases, the risk increase per each additional cold spell day was 5% (95% CI 1-9%) and 6% (95% CI - 2-13%), respectively. The effect estimate was greater for men (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02-1.12) than for women (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.97-1.08), but there was no evidence of effect modification by age. Evidence on factors increasing susceptibility is critical for targeted cold weather planning.
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- Vidmantas Vaičiulis
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes St. 18, 47181, Kaunas, Lithuania.,Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes St. 18, 47181, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research (CERH), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.,Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes St. 18, 47181, Kaunas, Lithuania.,Laboratory of Population Studies, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu St. 15, 50103, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Population Studies, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu St. 15, 50103, Kaunas, Lithuania.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes St. 18, 47181, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes St. 18, 47181, Kaunas, Lithuania.,Laboratory of Population Studies, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu St. 15, 50103, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research (CERH), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. .,Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. .,Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
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Chen D, Lu H, Zhang S, Yin J, Liu X, Zhang Y, Dai B, Li X, Ding G. The association between extreme temperature and pulmonary tuberculosis in Shandong Province, China, 2005-2016: a mixed method evaluation. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:402. [PMID: 33933024 PMCID: PMC8088045 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06116-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effects of extreme temperature on infectious diseases are complex and far-reaching. There are few studies to access the relationship of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with extreme temperature. The study aimed to identify whether there was association between extreme temperature and the reported morbidity of PTB in Shandong Province, China, from 2005 to 2016. METHODS A generalized additive model (GAM) was firstly conducted to evaluate the relationship between daily reported incidence rate of PTB and extreme temperature events in the prefecture-level cities. Then, the effect estimates were pooled using meta-analysis at the provincial level. The fixed-effect model or random-effect model was selected based on the result of heterogeneity test. RESULTS Among the 446,016 PTB reported cases, the majority of reported cases occurred in spring. The higher reported incidence rate areas were located in Liaocheng, Taian, Linyi and Heze. Extreme low temperature had an impact on the reported incidence of PTB in only one prefecture-level city, i.e., Binzhou (RR = 0.903, 95% CI: 0.817-0.999). While, extreme high temperature was found to have a positive effect on reported morbidity of PTB in Binzhou (RR = 0.924, 95% CI: 0.856-0.997) and Weihai (RR = 0.910, 95% CI: 0.843-0.982). Meta-analysis showed that extreme high temperature was associated with a decreased risk of PTB (RR = 0.982, 95% CI: 0.966-0.998). However, extreme low temperature was no relationship with the reported incidence of PTB. CONCLUSION Our findings are suggested that extreme high temperature has significantly decreased the risk of PTB at the provincial levels. The findings have implications for developing strategies to response to climate change.
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- Dongzhen Chen
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.619 Changcheng Road, Taian, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- Taian Centers for Diseases Prevention Control, Taian, 271000, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.619 Changcheng Road, Taian, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.619 Changcheng Road, Taian, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.619 Changcheng Road, Taian, 271016, Shandong Province, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.619 Changcheng Road, Taian, 271016, Shandong Province, China.
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Wang B, Chai G, Sha Y, Zha Q, Su Y, Gao Y. Impact of ambient temperature on cardiovascular disease hospital admissions in farmers in China's Western suburbs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:143254. [PMID: 33190905 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a major threat to global public health. The association between temperature and CVD has been widely studied and reported in cities in developed countries. However, information from developing countries, especially from suburbs and countryside, is quite limited. In this study, the daily time series data on CVD hospital admissions in farmers in the suburbs of Tianshui, China, and the meteorological data from 2012 to 2015, were collected; besides, a quasi-Poisson regression with a distributed-lag non-linear model (DLNM) was used to explore the impact of local daily mean temperature on CVD hospital admissions in suburban farmers. This study found that, first, from 2011 to 2015, a total of 30,611 person-times of CVD hospital admissions in farmers were recorded; second, there was a "J-shaped" relation between temperature and CVD hospital admissions, and both low and high temperature increased the risk of hospital admission, but the impact of high temperature was greater; third, compared with the minimum hospitalization temperature (MHT) at 0.3 °C, during 0 to 21 lag days, the cumulative relative risk (RR) for extreme cold and heat (1st and 99th percentile of temperature, respectively) was 1.117 (95% CI 0.941-1.325) and 1.740 (95% CI 1.302-2.327), respectively, and that of moderate cold and heat (5st and 95th percentile of temperature, respectively) was 1.029 (95% CI 0.958-1.106) and 1.572 (95% CI 1.210-2.042), respectively; fourth, compared with male and ≥ 65 years groups, the risk for low temperature was greater for female and < 65 years groups, the risk for high temperature was just the opposite; last, about 21.04% of CVD hospital admissions burden were attributed to the ambient temperature, and most of (about 19.26%) were caused by moderate heat. In Tianshui, alongside with extreme temperature, the moderate temperature might be an important risk factor for CVD hospital admissions in suburban farmers.
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- Bin Wang
- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Hospital Management Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; College of Economics and Management, Lanzhou Institute of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, PR China
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- School of Economics and Management, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041000, PR China
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Liu Y, Chen Y, Kong D, Liu X, Fu J, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Chang Z, Zhao X, Xu K, Jiang C, Fan Z. Short-term effects of cold spells on hospitalisations for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a time-series study in Beijing, China. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e039745. [PMID: 33408200 PMCID: PMC7789453 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Our work aimed at exploring the relationship between cold spells and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) hospitalisations in Beijing, China, and assessing the moderating effects of the intensities and the durations of cold spells, as well as identifying the vulnerable. DESIGN A time-series study. SETTING We obtained time-series data of AECOPD hospitalisations, meteorological variables and air quality index in Beijing, China during 2012-2016. PARTICIPANTS All AECOPD hospitalisations among permanent residents in Beijing, China during the cold seasons (November-March) of 2012-2016 were included (n=84 571). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES A quasi-Poisson regression with a distributed lag model was fitted to investigate the short-term effects of cold spells on AECOPD hospitalisations by comparing the counts of AECOPD admissions during cold spell days with those during non-cold spell days. RESULTS Cold spells under different definitions were associated with increased risk of AECOPD hospitalisations, with the maximum cumulative relative risk (CRR) over 3 weeks (lag0-21). The cumulative effects at lag0-21 increased with the intensities and the durations of cold spells. Under the optimal definition, the most significant single-day relative risk (RR) was found on the days of cold spells (lag0) with an RR of 1.042 (95% CI 1.013 to 1.072), and the CRR at lag0-21 was 1.394 (95% CI 1.193 to 1.630). The elderly (aged ≥65) were more vulnerable to the effects of cold spells on AECOPD hospitalisations. CONCLUSION Cold spells are associated with increased AECOPD hospitalisations in Beijing, with the cumulative effects increased with intensities and durations. The elderly are at particular risk of AECOPD hospitalisations triggered by cold spells.
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- Yanbo Liu
- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhan ZY, Tian Q, Chen TT, Ye Y, Lin Q, Han D, Ou CQ. Temperature Variability and Hospital Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Analysis of Attributable Disease Burden and Vulnerable Subpopulation. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2020; 15:2225-2235. [PMID: 33061340 PMCID: PMC7519840 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s260988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic diseases causing considerable social and economic burden globally. Despite substantial evidence on temperature-COPD association, few studies have investigated the acute effect of temperature variability (TV), a potential trigger of exacerbation of COPD disease, and it remains unknown what fraction of the disease burden of COPD is attributable to TV. Patients and Methods Based on 71,070 COPD hospitalizations during 2013–2015 in Guangzhou, China, we conducted a time-series analysis using quasi-Poisson regression to assess the association between TV and hospital admission for COPD after adjusting for daily mean temperature. Short-term TV was captured by the standard deviation of hourly or daily temperatures across various exposure days. We also provided the fraction (total number) of COPD attributable to TV. Stratified analyses by admission route, sex, age, occupation, marital status and season were performed to identify vulnerable subpopulations. Results We found a linear relationship between TV and COPD hospitalization, with a 1°C increase in hourly TV and daily TV associated with 4.3% (95%CI: 2.2–6.4) and 4.0% (2.3–5.8) increases in COPD, respectively. The greater relative risks of TV identified males, people aged 0–64 years, blue collar, and divorced/widowed people as vulnerable population. There were 12.0% (8500 cases) of COPD hospitalization attributable to hourly TV during the study period. Daily TV produced similar estimates of relative effects (relative risk) but grater estimates of absolute effects (attributable fraction) than hourly TV. Conclusion We concluded that TV was an independent risk factor of COPD morbidity, especially among the susceptible subgroups. These findings would be helpful to guide the development of targeted public intervention.
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- Zhi-Ying Zhan
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Department of Health Care Management and Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Information Resources, Guangzhou Health Information Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Information Resources, Guangzhou Health Information Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Information Resources, Guangzhou Health Information Center, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Cheng J, Bambrick H, Tong S, Su H, Xu Z, Hu W. Winter temperature and myocardial infarction in Brisbane, Australia: Spatial and temporal analyses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 715:136860. [PMID: 32040995 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) incidence often peaks in winter, but it remains unclear how winter temperature affects MI temporally and spatially. We examined the short-term effects of winter temperature on the risk of MI and explored spatial associations of winter MI hospitalizations with temperature and socioeconomic status (area-based index) in Brisbane, Australia. We used a distributed lag non-linear model to fit the association at the city level between population-weighted daily mean temperature and daily MI hospitalizations during 11 winters of 2005-2015. For each winter, a Bayesian spatial conditional autoregressive model was fitted to examine the associations at postal code level of MI hospitalisations with temperature and socioeconomic status measured as the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD). Area-specific winter temperature was categorised into three levels: cold (<25th percentile of average winter temperature across postal areas), mild (25th-75th percentile) and warm (>75th percentile). This study included 4978 MI hospitalizations. At the city level, each 1 °C drop in temperature below a threshold of 15.6 °C was associated with a relative risk (RR) of 1.016 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.008-1.024) for MI hospitalizations on the same day. Low temperature had a much delayed and transient effect on women but an immediate and longer-lasting effect on men. Winter MI incidence rate varied spatially in Brisbane, with a higher incidence rate in warmer areas (RR for mild areas: 1.214, 95%CI: 1.116-1.320; RR for warm areas: 1.251, 95%CI: 1.127-1.389; cold areas as the reference) and in areas with lower socioeconomic levels (RR: 0.900, 95%CI: 0.886-0.914 for each decile increase in IRSAD). This study provides compelling evidence that short-term winter temperature drops were associated with an elevated risk of MI in the subtropical region with a mild winter. Particular attention also needs to be paid to people living in relatively warm and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in winter.
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- Jian Cheng
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia; Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia.
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Guo S, Niu Y, Cheng Y, Chen R, Kan J, Kan H, Li X, Li J, Cao J. Association between ambient temperature and daily emergency hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome in Yancheng, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:3885-3891. [PMID: 31823267 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major public health concern worldwide. Few studies have directly evaluated the associations between ambient temperature and ACS incidence. To explore the association between ambient temperature and ACS emergency hospitalizations in the area of subtropical monsoon climate, data on ACS emergency hospitalizations were collected from two highest-ranking hospitals in the central urban area of Yancheng, China, from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2018. We applied the time-series method to investigate the potentially lagged and non-linear effects of ambient temperature on ACS using the generalized linear model combined with the distributed lag non-linear model after adjusting for time trend, day of the week, holiday, and relative humidity. We identified a total of 5303 cases of ACS emergency hospitalizations during the study period. The exposure-response curves between ambient temperature and ACS hospitalizations were inverse "J-shaped." The effects of extreme low temperature on ACS hospitalizations occurred on the present day and lasted for 3 days, followed by the harvesting effect. The effects of extreme high temperature occurred on the present day and lasted for 5 days. The cumulative relative risks of ACS were 2.14 [95% confident interval (CI): 1.32 to 3.47] for extremely low temperature and 1.66 (95% CI: 1.33 to 2.06) for extremely high temperature over the lag of 0-5 days, compared with the reference temperature (25.0 °C). Both low and high temperatures were significantly associated with higher risks of emergency hospital admissions for ACS in Yancheng, China.
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- Shumei Guo
- Department of Cardiology, the First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, 224006, China.
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Regional Temperature-Sensitive Diseases and Attributable Fractions in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 17:ijerph17010184. [PMID: 31888051 PMCID: PMC6982219 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Few studies have been carried out to systematically screen regional temperature-sensitive diseases. This study was aimed at systematically and comprehensively screening both high- and low-temperature-sensitive diseases by using mortality data from 17 study sites in China located in temperate and subtropical climate zones. The distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was applied to quantify the association between extreme temperature and mortality to screen temperature-sensitive diseases from 18 kinds of diseases of eight disease systems. The attributable fractions (AFs) of sensitive diseases were calculated to assess the mortality burden attributable to high and low temperatures. A total of 1,380,713 records of all-cause deaths were involved. The results indicate that injuries, nervous, circulatory and respiratory diseases are sensitive to heat, with the attributable fraction accounting for 6.5%, 4.2%, 3.9% and 1.85%, respectively. Respiratory and circulatory diseases are sensitive to cold temperature, with the attributable fraction accounting for 13.3% and 11.8%, respectively. Most of the high- and low-temperature-sensitive diseases seem to have higher relative risk in study sites located in subtropical zones than in temperate zones. However, the attributable fractions for mortality of heat-related injuries were higher in temperate zones. The results of this research provide epidemiological evidence of the relative burden of mortality across two climate zones in China.
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