Pollen Exposure and Cardiopulmonary Health Impacts in Adelaide, South Australia.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Limited research has suggested that cardiopulmonary health outcomes should be considered in relation to pollen exposure. This study sets out to test the relationship between pollen types (grasses, trees, weeds) and cardiovascular, lower respiratory and COPD health outcomes using 15 years (2003-2017) of data gathered in Adelaide, South Australia; (2) Methods: A time-series analysis by months was conducted using cardiopulmonary data from hospital admissions, emergency presentations and ambulance callouts in relation to daily pollen concentrations in children (0-17) for lower respiratory outcomes and for adults (18+). Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated over lags from 0 to 7 days; (3) Results: IRR increases in cardiovascular outcomes in March, May, and October were rel

SUBMITTER: Nitschke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature