Short-term effects of air pollutants on outpatients with psoriasis in a Chinese city with a subtropical monsoon climate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22066708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ting Wang (0000-0003-3792-1260, Anhui Medical University), Yuanrui Xia, Yuan-Rui Xia (Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xinhong Zhang (0000-0003-2403-4777, Anhui Medical University), Nini Qiao (Anhui Medical University), Susu Ke (Anhui Medical University), Quan Fang (0000-0003-0381-6796, Anhui Medical University), Dong-Qing Ye (0000-0001-6604-9614, Anhui Medical University, corresponding author), Dongqing Ye, Yinguang Fan (0000-0002-8748-8082, Anhui Medical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 1071263-1071263 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1071263 |
| PMID | 36620227 |
| OpenAlex | W4312077026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Introduction Psoriasis is a common skin disease that seriously affects patients' quality of life. The association of air pollutants with psoriasis, and the extent of their effects remains unclear. Methods Based on a distributed lag non-linear model, this study explored the short-term effects of air pollutants on outpatients with psoriasis in Hefei, China, between 2015 and 2019 by analyzing the exposure–lag–response relationship, after controlling for confounding influences such as meteorological factors, long-term trends, day of the week, and holidays. Stratified analyses were performed for patients of different ages and genders. Results The maximum relative risks of psoriasis outpatients' exposure to SO 2 , NO 2 , and O 3 were 1.023 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.004–1.043), 1.170 (95% CI: 1.046–1.307), and 1.059 (95% CI: 1.030–1.090), respectively. An increase of 10 μ g / m 3 of NO 2 was associated with a 2.1% (95% CI: 0.7–3.5%) increase in outpatients with psoriasis, and a decrease of 10 μ g / m 3 of O 3 was associated with an 0.8% (95% CI: 0.4–1.2%) increase in outpatients with psoriasis. Stratified analyses showed that male subjects were more sensitive to a change in meteorological factors, while female subjects and outpatients with psoriasis aged 0–17 years old were more sensitive to a change in air pollutants. Discussion Short-term air pollutant exposures were associated with outpatients having psoriasis, suggesting that patients and high-risk people with psoriasis should reduce their time spent outside and improve their skin protection gear when air quality is poor
Air pollutants · Air pollution · Confidence interval · Confounding · Environmental health · Pollutant · Psoriasis · Chemistry · Dermatological diseases and infestations · Medicine · Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis · Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments · Dermatology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |