ArticleClinical rheumatology2021
Prospective correlational time-series analysis of the influence of weather and air pollution on joint pain in chronic rheumatic diseases.
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- Bidirectional adverse effects of low and high atmospheric humidity on arthritis in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from propensity score matching and comprehensive mosdeling approaches.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Implementing Climate-Adaptive Strategies to Mitigate the Burden of Rheumatic Diseases.Current rheumatology reviews · 2026Review
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- Climate Change and Air Pollution-Related Health Effects on Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Association between living environmental quality and body pain in middle-aged and older adults: a national study in China.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Association between weather features and symptoms in hand osteoarthritis: Results from the DIGICOD cohort.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Inflammatory Arthritis and the Environment: Causes and Consequences of Spondyloarthritis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- When poverty gets into your joints: exploring socioeconomic, environmental, and gendered determinants of rheumatoid arthritis in district Dir lower, Pakistan.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the association between knee osteoarthritis outpatient visits and Asian dust storms: a time-series analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Association of indoor dampness indicators with rheumatic diseases/symptoms in older adults: A comparative cross-sectional study in Chongqing and Beijing.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Association between air pollutants and initiation of biological therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a nationwide, population-based, nested case-control study.Arthritis research & therapy · 2023Article
- Mining the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, the leading role of the environment.RMD open · 2022Article
- Correlation between atmospheric variables and strength of squeeze test in patients with hand arthralgia.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
- Exploring the Spatial Distribution of Rheumatic Diseases and Its Correlation With Temperature and Humidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults in China.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Associations between air pollution and multimorbidity in the UK Biobank: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe primary objective was to evaluate the association between weather variables and joint pain in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases (CRD: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and spondyloarthritis (SpA)). A secondary objective was to study the impact of air pollution indicators on CRD pain.
methodThe study is prospective, correlational, with time-series analysis. Patients with CRD, living in a predefined catchment area, filled their level of pain daily using a 0-10 numerical scale (NS), for 1 year. Weather (temperature, relative humidity (H), atmospheric pressure (P)) and air pollution indicators (particulate matters (PM
resultsThe study included 94 patients, 82% reported they were weather-sensitive. Pain variation was similar across diseases over a year. Pain was associated negatively with temperature, H, and O
conclusionsThe perception of joint pain in patients with CRD was correlated with weather and air pollution. The strength of association was moderate and independent of underlying disease. Key Points •Weather variation was moderately correlated with joint pain in chronic rheumatic diseases, with an inverse association with temperature, humidity, and O
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