Impacts of air pollution and meteorological conditions on dry eye disease among residents in a northeastern Chinese metropolis: a six-year crossover study in a cold region

Autor: Cheng-Wei Lu, Jing Fu, Xiu-Fen Liu, Zhi-Hua Cui, Wei-Wei Chen, Li Guo, Xiao-Lan Li, Yu Ren, Fei Shao, Li-Na Chen, Ji-Long Hao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Light: Science & Applications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-7538
DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01207-1
Popis: Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the associations among dry eye disease (DED), air pollution, and meteorological conditions in the cold region of a northeastern Chinese metropolis (i.e., Changchun). Data on ambient air pollutants and meteorological parameters as well as diagnosed DED outpatients during 2015–2021 were collected. The associations between DED and environmental factors were analysed at multiple time scales using various statistical methods (i.e., correlation, regression and machine learning). Among the 10,809 DED patients (21,617 eyes) studied, 64.60% were female and 35.40% were male. A higher frequency of DED was observed in March and April, followed by January, August and October. Individual and multiple factor models showed the positive importance of particles with aerodynamic diameters
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