Impact of air pollution and meteorological factors on incidence of allergic rhinitis: A low-latitude multi-city study in China

Xin Luo^{1

2}, Haiyu Hong³, Yongtian Lu⁴, Shumin Deng⁵, Naigeng Wu⁶, Qilin Zhou², Zhuanggui Chen^{2

7}, Peiying Feng^{2

8}, Yuqi Zhou^{2

9}, Jin Tao^{2

10}, Min Dai^{2

11}, Kun Zhang^{2

11}, Pingping Zhang^{2

7}, Yating Li^{2

7}, Guowei Xiong², Yun Cheng², Jing Su², Tingyuan Li⁶, Jingyang Chen⁶, Manhou Chao^{1

2}, Guixian Liang^{1

2}, Qingwu Wu^{1

2}, Min Zhou², Rui Zheng^{1

2}, Shuo Wu^{1

2}, Yana Zhang^{1

2}, Xuekun Huang^{1

2}, Lin Yin¹², Zifeng Liu⁵, Huanping Lu⁶, Qintai Yang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
² Department of Allergy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Allergy Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
⁴ Department of Ear Nose Throat (ENT), Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁵ Department of Clinical Data Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁶ Guangdong Ecological Meteorology Center, Guangzhou, China.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹⁰ Department of Gastroenterol, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹¹ Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹² Department of Information, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Xin Luo et al. Allergy. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;78(6):1656-1659.

doi: 10.1111/all.15469. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
² Department of Allergy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Allergy Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
⁴ Department of Ear Nose Throat (ENT), Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁵ Department of Clinical Data Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁶ Guangdong Ecological Meteorology Center, Guangzhou, China.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
⁹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹⁰ Department of Gastroenterol, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹¹ Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
¹² Department of Information, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: air pollutants; allergic rhinitis; distributed non-linear lag model; generalized additive model; meteorological factors.

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