Short-term environmental nitrogen dioxide exposure and neurology clinic visits for headaches, a time-series study in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies showed the adverse impacts of air pollution on headache attacks in developed countries. However, evidence is limited to the impact of exposure to air pollutants on headache attacks. In this study, we aimed to explore the impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) exposure on neurology clinic visits (NCVs) for headache onsets.

Methods

Records of NCVs for headaches, concentrations of ambient NO₂, and meteorological variables were collected in Wuhan, China, from January 1st, 2017, to November 30th, 2019. A time-series study was conducted to investigate the short-term effects of NO₂ exposure on daily NCVs for headaches. Stratified analyses were also computed according to season, age, and sex, and the exposure-response (E-R) curv

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161479 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature