Short-term association between COVID-19 related deaths, hospitalized patients and air pollution during the first lockdown in the four largest cities in Germany
International Journal of Environmental Studies
; 80(1):207-222, 2023.
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| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2246147
ABSTRACT
Identifying risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for its clinical course became important during the current global health crisis. This study explores the relationship between ambient air quality and the clinical course of COVID-19 during the first German lockdown. Daily air pollutant concentrations (PM10, O3 and NO2) and confirmed COVID-19-related hospital cases and deaths in the four largest German cities are used for multivariate regression analysis to study the correlation of air pollutants with COVID-19-related hospitalised or ICU patients and deaths. A significant positive association of O3 with patients and deaths is observed. NO2 shows a positive correlation with hospitalised and ICU patients. A 10 µg/m3 increase in O3 is linked to a 27% (95% CI 15% to 39%) increase of COVID-19-related deaths. However, PM10 is associated with a decrease in deaths. Altogether, these findings indicate that air pollutants seem to have a significant influence on the course of COVID-19 infections. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Air quality; Health risks; Intensive care units; Multivariant analysis; Nitrogen oxides; Regression analysis; 'current; Air pollutants; Ambient air quality; Clinical course; Coronavirus disease 2019-related death; Global health; Health crisis; Large cities; Risk factors; Term associations; COVID-19; air pollution; COVID-19-related deaths
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International Journal of Environmental Studies
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2023
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