The association between short-term ambient air pollution and daily outpatient visits for schizophrenia: A hospital-based study.
Environ Pollut
; 244: 102-108, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Schizophrenia is a devastating neuropsychiatric disorder with increasing concern. Limited studies have been conducted to assess the relationship between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and schizophrenia attacks. This study aimed to investigate the associations between short-term air pollution exposure and schizophrenia outpatient visits based on a time-series study performed in China. Daily data of schizophrenia outpatient admissions and air pollution from 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2013 were collected in Xi'an, a heavily-polluted city in China. We utilized a time-series Poisson regression model to examine the associations between short-term air pollution and schizophrenia outpatient visits with different lag days. A total of 34,865 outpatient-visits for schizophrenia were identified. A 10⯵g/m3 increase of PM10, SO2, and NO2 concentrations corresponded to 0.289% (95% Cl 0.118%, 0.460%), 1.374% (95% Cl 0.723%, 2.025%), and 1.881% (95% Cl 0.957%, 2.805%) elevation in outpatient-visits for schizophrenia at lag 0, and the associations appeared to be stronger, although not statistically significantly, in females and in middle and older age adults (40 and over). The most significant associations were observed on the concurrent day in different lag models. In conclusion, short-term exposure to ambient air pollution (PM10, SO2, and NO2) can be associated with increased risk of daily outpatient visits for schizophrenia, which may contribute to the further understanding of the potential adverse effects of air pollution in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Esquizofrenia
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Poluentes Atmosféricos
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Poluição do Ar
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Assistência Ambulatorial
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Hospitais
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Pollut
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article