Effect of diurnal temperature range on emergency room visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An acute upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is the most common disease worldwide, irrespective of age or sex. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effect of diurnal temperature range (DTR) on emergency room (ER) visits for URI in Seoul, Korea, between 2009 and 2013.

Methods

Daily ER visits for URI were selected from the National Emergency Department Information System, which is a nationwide daily reporting system for ER visits in Korea. URI cases were defined according to International Classification of Diseases, 10^th Revision codes J00-J06. The search for DTR effects associated with URI was performed using a semi-parametric generalized additive model approach with log link.

Results

There were 529,527 ER visits for URI during the stud

SUBMITTER: Jang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8091143 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature