Effects of intra- and inter-day temperature change on acute upper respiratory infections among college students, assessments of three temperature change indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute upper respiratory infection (AURI) is a significant disease affecting all age groups worldwide. The differences in the impacts of different temperature change indicators, such as diurnal temperature range (DTR), temperature variation (TV), and temperature change between neighboring days (TCN), on AURI morbidity, are not clear.

Methods

We collected data on 87,186 AURI patients during 2014-2019 in Zhengzhou. Distributed lag non-linear model was adopted to examine the effects of different temperature change indicators on AURI. We calculated and compared the attributable fractions (AF) of AURI morbidity caused by various indicators. We used stratified analysis to investigate the modification effects of season and gender.

Results

With the increase in DTR a

SUBMITTER: Jiang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377250 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature