Effect of Dust Storms on Non-Accidental, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Mortality: A Case of Dezful City in Iran.
Middle East
Mortality
dust storm
health
time series
Journal
Environmental health insights
ISSN: 1178-6302
Titre abrégé: Environ Health Insights
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101488505
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
30
03
2021
accepted:
22
10
2021
entrez:
25
11
2021
pubmed:
26
11
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Despite the fact that Iran has been exposed to severe dust storms during the past 2 decades, few studies have investigated the health effects of these events in Iran. This study was conducted to assess the association between dust storms and daily non-accidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in Dezful City (Khuzestan Province, Iran) during 2014 to 2019. In this study, mortality, meteorological, and climatological data were obtained from the Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Meteorological Organization, and Department of Environment in Khuzestan Province, respectively. Days of dust storm were identified based on the daily concentration threshold of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μm (PM During the study period, 15 223 deaths were recorded, and 139 dust storms occurred in Dezful city. In addition, there was statistically significant excess risk of mortality due to dust storms in Dezful City (mortality in the group under 15 years of age, lag The findings of the current study indicate that dust storms increase the risk of mortality with some lags. An evidence-based early warning system may be able to aware the people of the health effects of dust storms.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Despite the fact that Iran has been exposed to severe dust storms during the past 2 decades, few studies have investigated the health effects of these events in Iran. This study was conducted to assess the association between dust storms and daily non-accidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in Dezful City (Khuzestan Province, Iran) during 2014 to 2019.
METHODS
METHODS
In this study, mortality, meteorological, and climatological data were obtained from the Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Meteorological Organization, and Department of Environment in Khuzestan Province, respectively. Days of dust storm were identified based on the daily concentration threshold of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μm (PM
RESULTS
RESULTS
During the study period, 15 223 deaths were recorded, and 139 dust storms occurred in Dezful city. In addition, there was statistically significant excess risk of mortality due to dust storms in Dezful City (mortality in the group under 15 years of age, lag
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The findings of the current study indicate that dust storms increase the risk of mortality with some lags. An evidence-based early warning system may be able to aware the people of the health effects of dust storms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34819734
doi: 10.1177/11786302211060152
pii: 10.1177_11786302211060152
pmc: PMC8606970
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
11786302211060152Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration Of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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