Road traffic density and recurrent asthma emergency department visits among Medicaid enrollees in New York State 2005-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental exposures such as traffic may contribute to asthma morbidity including recurrent emergency department (ED) visits. However, these associations are often confounded by socioeconomic status and health care access.

Objective

This study aims to assess the association between traffic density and recurrence of asthma ED visits in the primarily low income Medicaid population in New York State (NYS) between 2005 and 2015.

Methods

The primary outcome of interest was a recurrent asthma ED visit within 1-year of index visit. Traffic densities (weighted for truck traffic) were spatially linked based on home addresses. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors predicting recurrent asthma ED visits.

Result

SUBMITTER: Insaf TZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature