Assessing the Effect of Precipitation on Asthma Emergency Department Visits in New York State From 2005 to 2014: A Case‐Crossover Study

Author:

Rai Arjita1,Adeyeye Temilayo12ORCID,Insaf Tabassum23ORCID,Muscatiello Neil1

Affiliation:

1. Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Albany NY USA

2. School of Public Health University at Albany Rensselaer NY USA

3. Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology New York State Department of Health Albany NY USA

Abstract

AbstractThe Earth's precipitation patterns are changing, and regional precipitation is expected to continue to increase in New York State (NYS). Heavy precipitation may negatively affect asthma prevalence through its effect on seasonally varying allergens. We employed a threshold analysis using a time‐stratified semi‐symmetric bi‐directional case‐crossover study design to assess the effect of increase in precipitation on asthma (ICD‐9 code 493.xx, N = 970,903) emergency department (ED) visits between 2005 and 2014 during non‐winter months in NYS. Spatially contiguous gridded meteorological data from North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) were utilized. We used conditional logistic regression models and stratified the analyses by seasons. During non‐winter months, we found a small, statistically significant risk of asthma ED visits for precipitation levels above 50 mm, with differences by season. These results suggest that heavy precipitation may be related to an increased risk of asthma ED visits. Gridded meteorological estimates provide a means of addressing the gaps in exposure classification, and these findings provide opportunities for further research on interactions with aeroallergens and meteorological conditions in the context of climate and health.

Publisher

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology,Epidemiology,Global and Planetary Change

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