Frequency of hospitalization for angina pectoris, stroke, and peripheral venous thrombosis and its relationship to elements in rainwater in Opole Voivodship, Poland, during 2000-2002.
The content of elements in rainwater is an indirect indicator of its occurrence in air dust. This is sometimes referred to as rain fallout and is investigated in applied environmental pollution monitoring schemes. The annual content of elements in rainwater may be recognized as good index for assessing influence of those environmental factors on human body. The possible relationship between the concentrations of selected elements in rainwater and the frequency of hospitalization by reason of angina pectoris, stroke, and peripheral venous thrombosis was investigated in the Opole Voivodship (Poland) area during the period 2000-2002. There is a relatively high or partly significant correlation between frequency of hospitalization by reason of these conditions and content of lead, cadmium, chromium, zinc, and chloride in rainwater. Significant gender-dependent differences were observed only in peripheral venous thrombosis, where important correlations with lead, cadmium, and chromium were found only in men.
Tubek
Sławomir
S
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Institute of Technology, Opole, Poland. s.tubek@po.opole.pl
Bunio
Andrzej
A
Szyguła
Renata
R
Tubek
Alina
A
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002857:Chromium / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000009:adverse effects; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002857:Chromium; D007854:Lead