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1999, Number 3

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Alerg Asma Inmunol Pediatr 1999; 8 (3)

Analysis of the influence of climatic changes and atmospheric pollutants on respiratory diseases in children in an emergency setting

Abrantes PAL, Berenstein M, Ferreira CJF

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 78-84
PDF size: 355.13 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: In pediatric practice, the influence of external factors (pollutants and/or climate) in the triggering or worsening of respiratory disease is a frequent point of debate.
Objective: To evaluate the importance of and correlation between climatic factors (temperature and relative air humidity) and atmospheric pollutants (particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide) on the incidence of respiratory diseases, classified by the ICD from 460 to 519, in children evaluated at the Emergency Department of the Hospital Professor Edmundo Vasconcelos betwen January and June 1998.
Results: A total of 4,315 children (up to five years of age) were attended. Their distribution was compared on a daily basis with data provided by the Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental (CETESB) (Environment Sanitation Technology Company), using simple and multiple linear regression methods.
Conclutions: A slight but significant influence of minimum temperature (inverse correlation) and particulate matter concentration (explaining 32% of occurrences in conjunction with minimum temperature) was detected on the incidence of respiratory diseases in the children evaluated at the Emergency Department during this period.


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