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. 2023 Jan 26:11:1112926.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1112926. eCollection 2023.

Association between the temperature difference and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A time-series analysis with 143,318 hospital admissions in Beijing, China

Jia Fu  1 , Yanbo Liu  2 , Yakun Zhao  1 , Yuxiong Chen  1 , Zhenge Chang  1 , Kai-Feng Xu  3 , Cheng Huang  4 , Zhongjie Fan  1
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Association between the temperature difference and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A time-series analysis with 143,318 hospital admissions in Beijing, China

Jia Fu et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Purpose: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has the adverse influence on quality of life and creates significant healthcare costs. However, there were sparse studies investigating the correlation between AECOPD hospital admissions and temperature change. Therefore, it is noteworthy to investigate the impact of various temperature differences and recognize the susceptible population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of temperature differences on AECOPD hospital admissions, and to give potentially helpful material for disease preventative efforts.

Methods: The distributed lag non-linear model was adopted to characterize the exposure-response relationship and to assess the impact of temperature difference. The stratified analysis and sensitivity analysis were also conducted to determine the susceptible populations and examine the robustness of the results.

Results: There were 143,318 AECOPD hospital admissions overall during the study period. The AECOPD hospital admissions had significant association with the daily mean temperature difference (DTDmean) such as the extreme-cold temperature difference (1st DTDmean), the ultra-cold temperature difference (5th DTDmean), the ultra-hot temperature difference (95th DTDmean) and the extreme-hot temperature difference (99th DTDmean). Besides, there was the "U-shaped" association between DTDmean and 21 days cumulative relative risk of AECOPD.

Conclusion: The AECOPD hospital admissions was correlated with the DTDmean temperature differences, especially the extreme-cold and extreme-hot temperature difference. Moreover, people older than 65 years were more susceptible to the extreme-hot and extreme-cold temperature difference.

Keywords: AECOPD; distributed lag non-linear model; temperature; temperature change; temperature difference.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Association among the DTDmean, lag days and the relative risk of AECOPD hospital admissions in Beijing.
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Figure 2
Relative risk (include 95% C.I.) of the extreme-cold, ultra-cold, ultra-hot, and extreme-hot of DTDmean temperature difference in AECOPD hospital admissions in different lag days.
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Figure 3
Association between the DTDmean and the 21 days cumulated relative risk (include 95% C.I.) of AECOPD hospital admissions among the total population in Beijing.
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Figure 4
Association between the DTDmean and the 21 days cumulated relative risk (include 95% C.I.) of AECOPD hospital admissions in different gender subgroups in Beijing.
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Figure 5
Association between the DTDmean and the 21 days cumulated relative risk (include 95% C.I.) of AECOPD hospital admissions in different age subgroups in Beijing.
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