The Effects of PM 2.5 from Asian Dust Storms on Emergency Room Visits for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases.

Autor: Liu ST; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, 155 Li-Nong 2nd Street, Taipei 114, Taiwan. rs86229@yahoo.com.tw., Liao CY; Department of Early Childhood Educare, College of Health, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology, Changhua 510, Taiwan. cyliao@dragon.ccut.edu.tw., Kuo CY; College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA. taiwan22361397@gmail.com., Kuo HW; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, 155 Li-Nong 2nd Street, Taipei 114, Taiwan. hwkuo@ym.edu.tw.; School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan. hwkuo@ym.edu.tw.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2017 Apr 16; Vol. 14 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 16.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14040428
Abstrakt: A case-crossover study examined how PM 2.5 from Asian Dust Storms (ADS) affects the number of emergency room (ER) admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and respiratory diseases (RDs). Our data indicated that PM 2.5 concentration from ADS was highly correlated with ER visits for CVDs and RDs. The odds ratios (OR) increased by 2.92 (95% CI: 1.22-5.08) and 1.86 (95% CI: 1.30-2.91) per 10 µg/m³ increase in PM 2.5 levels, for CVDs and RDs, respectively. A 10 µg/m³ increase in PM 2.5 from ADSs was significantly associated with an increase in ER visits for CVDs among those 65 years of age and older (an increase of 2.77 in OR) and for females (an increase of 3.09 in OR). In contrast, PM 2.5 levels had a significant impact on RD ER visits among those under 65 years of age (OR = 1.77). The risk of ER visits for CVDs increased on the day when the ADS occurred in Taiwan and the day after (lag 0 and lag 1); the corresponding risk increase for RDs only increased on the fifth day after the ADS (lag 5). In Taiwan's late winter and spring, the severity of ER visits for CVDs and RDs increases. Environmental protection agencies should employ an early warning system for ADS to reduce high-risk groups' exposure to PM 2.5 .
Databáze: MEDLINE
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