Short-term effects of ambient air pollution on emergency department visits for urolithiasis: A time-series study in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have explored the correlation between short-term exposure to air pollution and urinary system diseases, but lack of evidence on the correlation between air pollution and urolithiasis.

Methods

Daily data of emergency department visits (EDVs), concentrations of six air pollutants (SO₂, NO₂, PM_2.5, PM₁₀, CO, and O₃) and meteorological variables were collected in Wuhan, China, from 2016 to 2018. And a time-series study was conducted to investigate short-term effects of air pollutants on urolithiasis EDVs. In addition, stratified analyses by season, age and gender were also conducted.

Results

A total of 7,483 urolithiasis EDVs were included during the study period. A 10-μg/m³ incr

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922887 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature