title: Coal Mine Air Pollution and Number of Children Hospitalizations because of Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time Series Analysis.
abstract: To analyze the relationship between levels of air pollution and number of children hospitalizations because of respiratory tract infection in Shenmu County, the data regarding meteorological factors, environmental pollutants, that is SO(2) and NO(2), Particulate Matter 10 (PM10), and hospitalizations of children less than 16 years of age was collected during the time duration of November 2009 to October 2012. Using SAS 9.3, descriptive data analysis for meteorological and environmental factors and hospital admissions were performed along with main air pollutants determination. Using the statistical software R 3.0.1, a generalized additive Poisson regression model was established, the linear fitting models of the air pollutant concentrations and meteorological factors were introduced considering the lag effect, and the relative risk of the main atmospheric pollutants on children hospitalization was evaluated. The results showed that the primary air pollutant in Shenmu County is PM10 and its Pearson correlation coefficient with Air Pollution Index (API) is 0.917. After control of long term climate trend, "week day effect," meteorological factors, and impact of other contaminants, it was found that, on the same day and during the lag of 1 to 10 days, PM10 concentrations had no significant effect on children hospitalization rate.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Yonglin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Fenglian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Shamsi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilal Haider
authors.affiliation: Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
authors.forename: Fuyong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi 719300, China.
authors.forename: Yanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003032:Coal Mining; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016014:Linear Models; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide