Temporal association between particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Wuhan.
Environ Res
; 189: 109941, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-645800
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic reported for the first time in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, which has caused 4648 deaths in China as of July 10, 2020. This study explored the temporal correlation between the case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 and particulate matter (PM) in Wuhan. We conducted a time series analysis to examine the temporal day-by-day associations. We observed a higher CFR of COVID-19 with increasing concentrations of inhalable particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm or less (PM10) and fine PM with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) in the temporal scale. This association may affect patients with mild to severe disease progression and affect their prognosis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Air Pollution
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Particulate Matter
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Environ Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.envres.2020.109941
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