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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2022

Association between hospitalizations for asthma exacerbation and weather conditions in Qingdao: an ecological study.

Wei Han, Yi Su, Binglin Liu, Wenjing Zhu, Xinjuan Yu, Xiaohui Sun, Xuefei Qi, Xiaopei Lin, Syed A A Rizvi, Woo-Jung Song and 4 more

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Wei Han *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yi Su *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Binglin LiuQuality Improvement Department, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Wenjing ZhuClinical Research Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xinjuan YuClinical Research Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiaohui SunDepartment of Chronic Disease Prevention, Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Qingdao, China.
Xuefei QiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiaopei LinFrontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Syed A A RizviCollege of Biomedical Sciences, Larkin University, Miami, FL, USA.
Woo-Jung SongDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ji-Hyang LeeDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yasuo ShimizuDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
Ziguang LiFrontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Qinghai LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

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Background: The hospitalization for asthma exacerbation has varied with seasons, however, the underlying weather reasons have not been fully explored yet. This study is aimed to explore the effect of weather factors on increased number of hospitalization due to worsening of asthma symptoms. This will provide more information to the relevant authorities to allocate appropriate medical resources as per the weather conditions in Qingdao, China. Methods: All adult patients admitted for asthma exacerbation from 1 January, 2017 to 31 December, 2019 were enrolled from 13 main hospitals of Qingdao. The clinical data, including age, sex, smoking history, etc., were collected from the electronic medical record (EMR) systems. The hourly air quality of Qingdao from 2017-2019, including the air quality index (AQI), PM Results: In all, 10,549 asthmatic inpatients (45.7% males, 54.3% females) were included in the study. The inpatients number for asthma exacerbation had a plateau lasting from March to June of 2019, accompanied with high PM Conclusions: The high rate of hospitalization for asthma exacerbation in Qingdao during the spring of 2019 was associated with the unfavorable weather conditions, which might be linked to the atmospheric circulation in East Asia.

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Asthma exacerbationclimate changepollutionweather condition

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