Neighborhood environmental factors linked to hospitalizations of older people for viral lower respiratory tract infections in Spain: a case-crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower respiratory tract viral infection (LRTI) is a significant cause of morbidity-mortality in older people worldwide. We analyzed the association between short-term exposure to environmental factors (climatic factors and outdoor air pollution) and hospital admissions with a viral LRTI diagnosis in older adults.

Methods

We conducted a bidirectional case-crossover study in 6367 patients over 65 years of age with viral LRTI and residential zip code in the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set. Spain's State Meteorological Agency was the source of environmental data. Associations were assessed using conditional logistic regression. P-values were corrected for false discovery rate (q-values).

Results

Almost all were hospital emergency admissions (98.13%), 18.64% were

SUBMITTER: Alvaro-Meca A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature