Impact of Particulate Matter on Hospitalizations for Respiratory Diseases and Related Economic Losses in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies have reported the effects of particulate matter (PM) on respiratory disease (RD) hospitalizations, but few have quantified PM-related economic loss in the central region of China. This investigation aimed to assess the impacts of PM pollution on the risk burden and economic loss of patients admitted with RD.

Methods

Daily cases of RD admitted to the hospital from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020 were collected from two class-A tertiary hospitals in Wuhan, China. Time series analysis incorporated with a generalized additive model (GAM) was adopted to assess the impacts of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and inhalable particulate matter (PM₁₀) exposures on patients hospitalized with RD. Stratified analyses were performed to inve

SUBMITTER: Qin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174547 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature