Short-term association between Covid-19 related deaths, hospitalized patients and air pollution during the first lockdown in the four largest cities in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19270989 |
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| Authors | Rik Walsemann (Independent Scientist, Regensburg, Germany, corresponding author), Peter Neis (Université Toulouse Capitole) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 207-222 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207233.2021.2006914 |
| OpenAlex | W4205848930 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Identifying risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for its clinical course became important during the current global health crisis. This study explores the relationship between ambient air quality and the clinical course of COVID-19 during the first German lockdown. Daily air pollutant concentrations (PM10, O3 and NO2) and confirmed COVID-19-related hospital cases and deaths in the four largest German cities are used for multivariate regression analysis to study the correlation of air pollutants with COVID-19-related hospitalised or ICU patients and deaths. A significant positive association of O3 with patients and deaths is observed. NO2 shows a positive correlation with hospitalised and ICU patients. A 10 μg/m3 increase in O3 is linked to a 27% (95% CI: 15% to 39%) increase of COVID-19-related deaths. However, PM10 is associated with a decrease in deaths. Altogether, these findings indicate that air pollutants seem to have a significant influence on the course of COVID-19 infections
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Air pollutants · Air pollution · Air quality index · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Meteorology · Outbreak · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · COVID-19 impact on air quality · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Virology
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