Size-Specific Particulate Matter Associated With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection Outpatient Visits in Children: A Counterfactual Analysis in Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT: The burden of lower respiratory infections is primarily evident in the developing countries. However, the association between size-specific particulate matter and acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) outpatient visits in the developing countries has been less studied. We obtained data on ALRI outpatient visits (N = 105,639) from a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China between 2013 and 2019. Over-dispersed generalized additive Poisson models were employed to evaluate the excess risk (ER) associated with the size-specific particulate matter, such as inhalable particulate matter (PM₁₀), coarse particulate matter (PM_c), and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5). Counterfactual analyses were used to examine the potential percent reduction of ALRI outpatient

SUBMITTER: Liang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674437 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature