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Burden of Outpatient Visits Attributable to Ambient Temperature in Qingdao, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Article in En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-878376
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ABSTRACT
Climate change has been referred to as one of the greatest threats to human health, with reports citing likely increases in extreme meteorological events. In this study, we estimated the relationships between temperature and outpatients at a major hospital in Qingdao, China, during 2015-2017, and assessed the morbidity burden. The results showed that both low and high temperatures were associated with an increased risk of outpatient visits. High temperatures were responsible for more morbidity than low temperatures, with an attributed fraction (AF) of 16.86%. Most temperature-related burdens were attributed to moderate cold and hot temperatures, with AFs of 5.99% and 14.44%, respectively, with the young (0-17) and male showing greater susceptibility. The results suggest that governments should implement intervention measures to reduce the adverse effects of non-optimal temperatures on public health-especially in vulnerable groups.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Respiratory Tract Diseases / Cardiovascular Diseases / Poisson Distribution / China / Risk Factors / Cost of Illness / Cold Temperature / Digestive System Diseases / Ambulatory Care / Facilities and Services Utilization Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Year: 2021 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Respiratory Tract Diseases / Cardiovascular Diseases / Poisson Distribution / China / Risk Factors / Cost of Illness / Cold Temperature / Digestive System Diseases / Ambulatory Care / Facilities and Services Utilization Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Year: 2021 Type: Article