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The Effects of PM10 on the Hospital Admission of Patients with Respiratory Disease in Seoul, Korea

서울지역 미세먼지가 호흡기계 질환으로 입원한 환자에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2019.05.20
  • Accepted : 2019.06.20
  • Published : 2019.06.28
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Abstract

This cohort study aimed to identify the effects of daily PM10 exposure on the hospital admission of patients with respiratory diseases, during the nine-year period (2002-2010), in Seoul, Korea. The research subjects were 13,974 patients who had been hospitalized with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and pneumonia. During the follow-up period, an increase of 10 ug/m3 in PM10 under the threshold of 50 ug/m3 of PM10 led to hospital admission in 1.38% of the age group younger than 15 years, 1.62% in those 65 years or older, 2.87% in patients 75 years or older and in 1.50% of pneumonia patients, 1.51% of COPD patients, and 1.55% of pneumonia and asthma patients. Under the threshold of 80 ug/m3 of PM10, there was a 3.71% increase in new patients admitted in the age group 65 years or older and 4.25% in those at least 75 years old. Our study found that high PM10 was associated with increased risk of admission of respiratory patients, especially in the elderly. People who already have a respiratory disease should refrain from exposure to particulate matter when there is a high concentration of PM10, especially older patients.

서울지역의 호흡기질환으로 입원한 환자를 대상으로 미세먼지 노출에 대한 건강영향을 평가하였다. 건강보험공단의 2002-2010년 동안 표본코호트의 만성폐쇄성 폐 질환(COPD), 천식 및 폐렴과 같은 호흡기 질환으로 입원한 13,974명의 환자를 대상자로 하였다. 추적관찰 기간동안 미세먼지 농도가 50ug/m3 이상에서 10ug/m3 증가할 때 15세 미만의 연령층에서는 1.38%, 65세 이상의 연령층에서는 1.62%, 75세 이상 연령층에서는 2.87% 호흡기질환으로 입원이 증가하였고, 폐렴환자는 1.50%, COPD 환자는 1.51%, 폐렴 및 천식환자는 1.55% 입원이 증가하였다. 또한 미세먼지가 80ug/m3 이상에서는 65세 이상 연령층에서 3.71%, 75세 이상 연령층에서 4.25% 입원환자가 증가하였다. 높은 미세먼지농도와 호흡기 질환으로 입원한 환자들과, 특히 노인에서 관련성이 높게 나타났다. 이미 호흡기 질환이 있었던 사람들, 특히 나이가 많은 환자는 고농도의 미세먼지에 노출되지 않도록 주의해야 한다.

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Fig. 1. Trends of PM10 and daily hospitalization due to respiratory disease episodes

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Fig. 2. Relative risk functions of PM10 in respiratory patients for the three age groups on the lag effect in 2002–2010

Table 1. Summary of hospital admissions, weather, and air pollution in Seoul

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Table 2. Percent increase (95% confidence interval) in daily outpatient count per each 10 ug/m3 increment above the age group- and disease-specific threshold

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