The association between air pollution, meteorological factors, and daily outpatient visits for urticaria in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China: a time series analysis
- 9 September 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 30 (4), 10664-10682
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22901-4
Abstract
The associations of air pollution and meteorological factors with the outpatient visits of urticaria remain poorly studied. This study aimed to assess the association between air pollution, meteorological factors, and daily outpatient visits for urticaria in Shijiazhuang, China, during 2014–2019. Daily recordings of air pollutant concentrations, meteorological data, and outpatient visits data for urticaria were collected during the 6 years. Descriptive research methods were used to describe the distribution characteristics and demographic features of urticaria. A combination of the generalized linear regression model (GLM) and distribution lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to evaluate the lag association between environmental factors and daily outpatient visits for urticaria. Stratified analyses by gender (male; female) and age (< 18 years; 18–39 years; > 39 years) were further conducted. The dose–response relationship between daily urticaria visits and CO, NO2, O3, temperature, and relative humidity was nonlinear. High concentrations of CO, NO2, O3, and high temperatures increased the risk of urticaria outpatient visits. The maximum cumulative association of high concentrations of CO, NO2, and O3 was lag 0–14 days (CO: RR = 1.10, 95%CI: 1.06, 1.31; NO2: RR = 1.09, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.08; O3: RR = 1.16, 95%CI: 1.08, 1.25), and high temperatures was lag 0–7 days (RR = 1.27, 95%CI: 1.14, 1.41). Low concentrations of NO2, O3, and high humidity, on the other hand, act as protective factors for urticaria outpatient. The maximum cumulative association of low concentrations of NO2 was the 0-day lag (RR = 0.97, 95%CI: 0.95, 0.99), O3 was lag 0–5 days (RR = 0.94, 95%CI: 0.88, 0.99), and high humidity was lag 0–10 days (RR = 0.93, 95%CI: 0.89, 0.98). Stratified analyses showed that the risk of urticaria outpatient visits was higher for the males and in the < 18 years age group. In conclusion, we found that the development of urticaria in Shijiazhuang has a distinct seasonal and cyclical nature. Air pollutants and meteorological factors had varying degrees of influence on the risk of urticaria outpatient visits. This study provides indirect evidence for a link between air pollution, meteorological factors, and urticaria outpatient visits.Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Shanxi Province (21377787D)
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