Association between lower air pressure and the onset of ischemic colitis: a case-control study
| Autor: | Takefumi Kimura, Michiharu Komatsu, Takeji Umemura, Shuichi Wada, Naoki Tanaka, Eiji Tanaka, Maki Yamaura, Akihiro Shinji, Akira Horiuchi, Masayoshi Koinuma, Satoru Joshita, Tadanobu Nagaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Logistic regression Gastroenterology Ischemic colitis 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Japan Risk Factors Internal medicine Odds Ratio Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Weather Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Univariate analysis Air Pressure Hepatology Atmospheric pressure business.industry Case-control study Age Factors Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Logistic Models ROC Curve Air temperature Multivariate Analysis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female business Colitis Ischemic |
| Zdroj: | European journal of gastroenterologyhepatology. 29(9) |
| ISSN: | 1473-5687 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Ischemic colitis (IC) often affects the elderly. Proarteriosclerotic factors, such as hypertension and smoking, and cardiovascular disease are considered major contributors to IC. Although a possible link between certain cerebrocardiovascular disorders and meteorological phenomena has been reported, the relationship between IC onset and weather changes remains uninvestigated. This study examined whether specific meteorological factors were associated with the occurrence of IC. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 303 patients who had been diagnosed with IC between January 2003 and June 2010 at Suwa Red Cross Hospital in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The meteorological data of the days on which IC patients visited the hospital (IC+ days) were compared with those of the days on which IC patients did not (IC- days). RESULTS Univariate analysis indicated that IC+ days had significantly lower air pressure (P |
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