Co-distribution of Light At Night (LAN) and COVID-19 incidence in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Light at night (LAN) as a circadian disruption factor may affect the human immune system and consequently increase an individual's susceptibility to the severity of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. COVID-19 infections spread differently in each state in the United States (US). The current analysis aimed to test whether there is an association between LAN and COVID-19 cases in 4 selected US states: Connecticut, New York, California, and Texas.

Methods

We analyzed clustering patterns of COVID-19 cases in ArcMap and performed a multiple linear regression model using data of LAN and COVID-19 incidence with adjustment for confounding variables including population density, percent below poverty, and racial factors.

Results

Hotspots of LAN and COVID-19 case

SUBMITTER: Meng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8335974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature