Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Nov 30:10:406.
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1686_20. eCollection 2021.

Effects of dust events and meteorological elements on stroke morbidity in northern Khuzestan, Iran

Ali Sadeghimoghaddam  1   2 , Hamidreza Khankeh  1   3 , Mehdi Norozi  4 , Shahrokh Fateh  1 , Mehrdad Farrokhi  1
Affiliations

Effects of dust events and meteorological elements on stroke morbidity in northern Khuzestan, Iran

Ali Sadeghimoghaddam et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background: In recent years, the prevalence of dust events has increased in the region and the world. According to the Meteorological Organization, the most frequent days with dust events are on stations located in Khuzestan province. Objective: Assessment of the effects of dust events and meteorological elements on stroke morbidity in health in Iran: a health promotion approach.

Materials and methods: The present study was a retrospective cohort study 2020 and 2013 provided between based on ecological data-based on population. Information about patients with stroke was obtained from the hospital. Information on the dust events and meteorological elements was also from the data center of the Meteorological Organization of Iran. Using STATA the correlation between the diseases and the, 14 statistical software version occurrence of dust events and changes in meteorological elements was obtained and the statistical model (Spearman correlation coefficient) individually estigate the equation was used inv modified by Poisson regression simultaneous effect of variables.

Results: the results of adjusted statistical models show that increasing the severity of dust event increases the risk of stroke in males (lag 0-21 confidence interval [CI] 95% = 1.496-1.0067 relative risk [RR] = 1.03 P = 0.01). Increasing the average wind speed also increases the risk of stroke in males (lag 0-3 CI 95% = 1.0491-0.9996 RR = 1.02 P = 0.05). Increased rainfall and average relative humidity increase the risk of stroke in people under 60 years (lag 0-7 CI 95% = 1.0012-0.9058 RR = 1.95 P = 0.05). Increasing the average daily temperature reduces the risk of stroke in males (lag 0-3 CI 95% = 0.9874-0.9254 RR = 0.51 P < 0.001).

Conclusion: Increasing the intensity of dust storms along with meteorological elements has increased the risk of stroke. However, increasing the average temperature has had a protective effect on the risk of stroke.

Keywords: Dust; meteorological factors; stroke.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Location of Dezful on the map
Figure 2
Figure 2
Changes in stroke incidence by year
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Ebrahimi SJ, Ebrahimzadeh L, Eslami A, Bidarpoor F. Effects of dust storm events on emergency admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Sanandaj, Iran. J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2014;12:110. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Mazhin SA, Khankeh H, Farrokhi M, Aminizadeh M, Poursadeqiyan M. Migration health crisis associated with climate change: A systematic review. J Educ Health Promot. 2020;9:97. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Jiménez E, Linares C, Martínez D, Díaz J. Role of Saharan dust in the relationship between particulate matter and short-term daily mortality among the elderly in Madrid (Spain) Sci Total Environ. 2010;408:5729–36. - PubMed
    1. Gerivani H, Lashkaripour GR, Ghafoori M, Jalali N. The source of dust storm in Iran: a case study based on geological information and rainfall data. Carpath J Earth Environ Sci. 2011;6:297–308.
    1. Iran meteorological organization. [Last accessed on 2020 May 19]. Available from: https://www.irimo.ir .