Impact of ambient temperature on respiratory disease: a case-crossover study in Seoul.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory diseases contribute to global morbidity and mortality, and temperature is a significant factor. We investigated the association between ambient temperature and emergency department (ED) visits for various respiratory diseases in Seoul, South Korea.

Methods

Using data from the National Emergency Department Information System (2008-2017), we analysed 1,616,644 ED visits for respiratory diseases, categorised according to the Korean Standard Classification of Diseases 7th revision codes (J00-J99). Using a time-stratified case-crossover design and a distributed lag nonlinear model, we investigated the effect of temperature exposure on ED visits for respiratory diseases, calculating the relative risk (RR) for the maximum risk temperature (MaxRT) of both cold

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature