MULTIVARIATE-ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METEOROLOGICAL AND POLLUTANT VARIABLES AND THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DUE TO CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASES

被引：7

作者：

DIAZCANEJA, N

GUTIERREZ, I

MARTINEZ, A

MATORRAS, P

VILLAR, E

机构：

[1] Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n

[2] Data Processing Section, National Institute of Agrarian Research, 28080 Madrid

[3] Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla

[4] Department of Fundamental Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Avda. de los Castros s/n

来源：

ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL | 1991年 / 17卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/0160-4120(91)90273-S

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper studies the influence of meteorological and air pollutant parameters on the number of hospital admissions due to acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (HF), in the city of Santander (Spain), over a 4-y period. In the multiple linear regression study performed, the variable, which overall shows the strongest correlation with the number of admissions for the two diseases, is the concentration of suspended particulate matter (SPM). Of the meteorological variables studied, the best correlations are with pressure gradient and temperatures: pressure gradient and maximum temperature for admissions due to COPD, and pressure gradient and mean temperature for HF. This behaviour shows seasonal variations with the highest multiple correlation coefficients corresponding to autumn. High pressures, both maximum and minimum, significantly increase the number of admissions for both diseases. Of the pollutant variables, the SPM concentrations reveal a greater relationship with admissions for both diseases than the SO2 concentration does. It is worth noting that the influence of pollution on the number of admissions is produced at values much lower than those recommended as limits by legislation.

引用

页码：397 / 403

页数：7

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