Relationship between air pollution and childhood atopic dermatitis in Chongqing, China: A time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children has increased substantially in China over past decades. The ongoing rise in the prevalence stresses the important role of the environmental factors in the pathogenesis of AD. However, studies evaluating the effects of air pollution on AD in children are scarce.

Objective

To quantitatively assess the association between air pollution and outpatient visits for AD in children.

Methods

In this time-series study, we collected 214,747 children of AD from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 through the electronic data base in the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. The number of daily visits was treated as the dependent variable, and generalized additive models with a Poisson like distribution

SUBMITTER: Luo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583006 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature