Association between air temperature and risk of hospitalization for genitourinary disorders: An environmental epidemiological study in Lanzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between air temperature and the risk of hospitalization for genitourinary disorders.

Methods

Distributed lag non-linear models (DLNM) were used to estimate the association between air temperature and the risk of hospitalization for genitourinary disorders, with subgroup analysis by gender and age to identify the susceptible population of temperature-sensitive genitourinary system diseases.

Results

Low mean temperature (MT) (RR = 2.001, 95% CI: 1.856~2.159), high MT (RR = 2.884, 95% CI: 2.621~3.173) and low diurnal temperature range (DTR) (RR = 1.619, 95% CI: 1.508~1.737) were all associated with the increased risk of hospitalization for genitourinary disorders in the total population analysis, and th

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566730 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature