Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide and Hospitalizations of Full-Spectrum Respiratory Diseases: A National Case-Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT: Few multicity studies have examined the acute effects of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) on respiratory disease (RD), especially its specific causes. This study aimed to investigate the associations between short-term exposure to NO₂ and hospitalization of full-spectrum RDs in China. Hospitalization of 10 major categories and 40 cause-specific RDs were obtained from 20 provinces over the study period of 2013-2020. A time-stratified case-crossover study was conducted at the individual level to explore the associations between NO₂ and RDs. NO₂ was significantly associated with increased hospitalization of eight major RDs (acute upper respiratory infections, influenza and pneumonia, acute lower respiratory infections, upper respiratory tract diseases, chroni

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11504538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature