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ArticleBMC public health2025

Association between traffic-related air pollution and risk of outpatient visits for dry eye disease in a megacity along the subtropical coast in South China.

Fan Cao, Yue Chen, Yan-Chao Gui, Zi-Yue Fu, Zheng Lyu, Kou Liu, Li-Ming Tao, Zhi-Fan Chen, Hai-Feng Pan, Zheng-Xuan Jiang and 1 more

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Fan Cao *Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China.
Yue Chen *Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China.
Yan-Chao Gui *Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China.
Zi-Yue FuDepartment of Clinical Medicine, The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zheng LyuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Eye Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, PR China.
Kou LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China.
Li-Ming TaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China.
Zhi-Fan ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Eye Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, PR China.
Hai-Feng PanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China. panhaifeng1982@sina.com.
Zheng-Xuan JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, PR China. jiangzhengxuan@ahmu.edu.cn.
Qian-Li MengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Eye Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, PR China. mengqly@163.com.

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021A1515010921National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070986National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171043National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraffic-related air pollution especially in highly socioeconomically developed megacity is usually considered as a severe problem leading to inevitable adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the associations between traffic-related air pollutants with risk of dry eye disease (DED) outpatient visits in a megacity (Guangzhou) along the subtropical coast in South China.

methodsDaily data on DED outpatient visits and environmental variables from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in Guangzhou were obtained. A time-series study using a quasi-Poisson generalized linear model (GLM) combined with distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was adopted. Subgroup analyses stratified by age, gender, and season were conducted.

resultsTotally, 27, 828 DED cases were identified during the study period including 2557 days. Daily number of outpatient visits for DED ranged from 0 to 41. An increase of 10 μg/m

conclusionsOur study revealed that short-term exposure to PM

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionAmbulatory CareDry Eye SyndromesEnvironmental ExposureTraffic-Related PollutionAdolescentAdultAgedChinaCitiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutionDry eye diseaseMegacityTime-series study

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