Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of respiratory tract infections.

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Matthew E Falagas,George Theocharis,Alex Spanos,Lambrini A Vlara,Evangelos A Issaris,George Panos,George Peppas,

OBJECTIVE: The possible effect of the various meteorological variables on the incidence of upper and lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs) has intrigued the scientific community for decades. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis regarding the association between meteorological variables and clinical data for upper and lower RTIs in the area of Attica, Greece. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant (P<0.001) negative correlation between weekly average temperature with the proportion of weekly house call visits resulting in a diagnosis of upper or lower RTIs 4 days later (R=-0.56 and -0.71 for upper and lower RTIs, respectively) as well as 7 days later (R=-0.57 and -0.71 for upper and lower RTIs, respectively) and during the same day (R=-0.55 and -0.68 for upper and lower RTIs, respectively). In addition, there was a negative correlation between weekly wind chill average (and minimum) temperature as well as a positive correlation of relative humidity with upper and lower RTIs. In contrast, there was no significant correlation between wind speed and upper or lower RTIs. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that house call visits due to upper and lower RTIs increased as the average temperature in the area of Attica decreased.

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ME Falagas,G Theocharis,A Spanos,LA Vlara,EA Issaris,G Panos,G Peppas,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Respiratory medicine

VOLUME: 102

Page Numbers: 733-7

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ISSN: 0954-6111

DAY: 31

MONTH: 01

YEAR: 2008

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AFFILIATION: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece; Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece; Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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