nitrogen-dioxide and Glomerulonephritis

Recent studies suggest air pollution as an underlying factor to kidney disease. However, there is still limited knowledge about the short-term correlation between glomerulonephritis (GN) and air pollution. Thus, we aim to fill this research gap by investigating the short-term correlation between GN clinical visits and air pollution exposure.. Between 2015 and 2019, daily GN visit data from two grade A tertiary hospitals in Hefei City were collected, along with corresponding air pollution and meteorological data. A generalized linear model integrated with a distributed lag nonlinear model was employed to analyze the relationship between GN visits and air pollutants. Moreover, we incorporated a dual pollutant model to account for the combined effects of multiple pollutants. Furthermore, subgroup analyses were performed to identify vulnerable populations based on gender, age, and season.. The association between 23,475 GN visits and air pollutants was assessed, and significant positive associations were found between CO and NO. Our study indicated that CO and NO

Topics: Aged; Air Pollutants; China; Environmental Pollutants; Female; Glomerulonephritis; Hospitals; Humans; Nitrogen Dioxide; Time Factors