ArticleThoracic research and practice2025
The Causal Link Between Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases: Evidence from Granger Causality Test.
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- Early warning of hepatitis B epidemics in Henan Province, China, from 2014 to 2023 based on Baidu Index and Bayesian Structural Time Series model.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Environmental safety thresholds for children with asthma symptoms: a prospective study of multitemporal air pollution exposure and longitudinal trajectories.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveAir pollution can exacerbate respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, bronchitis, and upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). This study investigated the causal relationship between air pollution and emergency department visits for certain respiratory illnesses, such as pneumonia, acute bronchitis, URTIs, and exacerbations of asthma and COPD. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis study was conducted between 1 April 1 2023 and 30 March 2024. The causal relationship between the number of asthma, COPD, pneumonia, bronchitis, and URTI patients visiting the emergency department and air pollution levels was determined by conducting a Granger causality analysis.
resultsIt was determined that the highest number of visits to the emergency room was in January, and the highest concentrations of air pollutants were in December. According to the results of the Granger causality test, there was a one-way causal relationship between nitrogen (NO), nitrogen oxide (NO
conclusionThere is a causal relationship between levels of air pollutants including NO, NO
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