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ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2025

Short-term effects of ambient ozone on pediatric pneumonia hospital admissions: a multi-city case-crossover study in China.

Huan Wang, Huan-Ling Zeng, Guo-Xing Li, Shuang Zhou, Jin-Lang Lyu, Qin Li, Guo-Shuang Feng, Hai-Jun Wang

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Huan WangDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health.
Huan-Ling ZengDepartment of Oncology, Xiaolan People's Hospital of Zhongshan, the Fifth People's Hospital of Zhongshan.
Guo-Xing LiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University.
Shuang ZhouClimate, Air Quality Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
Jin-Lang LyuDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health.
Qin LiDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health.
Guo-Shuang FengBig Data Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health.
Hai-Jun WangDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health.

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backgroundChildren's respiratory health demonstrates particular sensitivity to air pollution. Existing evidence investigating the association between short-term ozone (O

methodTo provide more reliable and persuasive evidence, we implemented a multi-city, time-stratified case-crossover design with a large sample size, using data from seven representative children's hospitals across major geographical regions in China. To avoid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, individual-level medical records of inpatient children under 6 years of age diagnosed with pneumonia during 2016-2019 were collected. Conditional logistic regression models were fitted for each city, and city-specific estimates were pooled through a meta-analysis using a random-effects model.

resultsIn total, the study included 137,470 pediatric pneumonia hospital admissions. The highest pooled estimate for O

conclusionsThis study revealed a significant positive association between O

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionEnvironmental ExposureHospitalizationOzonePneumoniaChildChild, PreschoolChinaCitiesCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleAir PollutantsOzoneCase-crossover studyOzonePediatric pneumonia

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