Burden of Outpatient Visits Attributable to Ambient Temperature in Qingdao, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 395-399, 2021.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-878376
ABSTRACT
Climate change has been referred to as one of the greatest threats to human health, with reports citing likely increases in extreme meteorological events. In this study, we estimated the relationships between temperature and outpatients at a major hospital in Qingdao, China, during 2015-2017, and assessed the morbidity burden. The results showed that both low and high temperatures were associated with an increased risk of outpatient visits. High temperatures were responsible for more morbidity than low temperatures, with an attributed fraction (AF) of 16.86%. Most temperature-related burdens were attributed to moderate cold and hot temperatures, with AFs of 5.99% and 14.44%, respectively, with the young (0-17) and male showing greater susceptibility. The results suggest that governments should implement intervention measures to reduce the adverse effects of non-optimal temperatures on public health-especially in vulnerable groups.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Poisson Distribution
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China
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Risk Factors
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Cost of Illness
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Cold Temperature
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Digestive System Diseases
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Ambulatory Care
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Facilities and Services Utilization
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
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