ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2022
Neighborhood environmental factors linked to hospitalizations of older people for viral lower respiratory tract infections in Spain: a case-crossover study.
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- Three Decades of Use of the Minimum Basic Data Set in Infectious Disease Research in Spain: A Scoping Review with an Evidence-Mapping Approach.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Review
- The impacts of air pollution on daily hospitalizations for acute bronchitis in children: a perspective from the coastal city of Shantou, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of temperature variations on burden of lower respiratory infections under climate change (1990-2021).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Seasonal extreme temperatures and short-term fine particulate matter increases pediatric respiratory healthcare encounters in a sparsely populated region of the intermountain western United States.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- Comparison of the association between different ozone indicators and daily respiratory hospitalization in Guangzhou, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLower respiratory tract viral infection (LRTI) is a significant cause of morbidity-mortality in older people worldwide. We analyzed the association between short-term exposure to environmental factors (climatic factors and outdoor air pollution) and hospital admissions with a viral LRTI diagnosis in older adults.
methodsWe conducted a bidirectional case-crossover study in 6367 patients over 65 years of age with viral LRTI and residential zip code in the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set. Spain's State Meteorological Agency was the source of environmental data. Associations were assessed using conditional logistic regression. P-values were corrected for false discovery rate (q-values).
resultsAlmost all were hospital emergency admissions (98.13%), 18.64% were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and 7.44% died. The most frequent clinical discharge diagnosis was influenza (90.25%). LRTI hospital admissions were more frequent when there were lower values of temperature and O
conclusionUnfavorable environmental factors (low temperatures, high relative humidity, and high concentrations of NO
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