《Association Between Diurnal Temperature Range and Respiratory Tract Infections》.pdfVIP

222  Biomed Environ Sci, 2013; 26(3): 222‐225 Short Communication Association Between Diurnal Temperature Range and Respiratory Tract * Infections 1,2, † 3, †, # 1 1 1,2,4,# GE Wen Zhen , XU Feng , ZHAO Zhuo Hui , ZHAO Jin Zhuo , and KAN Hai Dong 1. School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; 2. G_RIoCE (Research Institute for the Changing Global Environment) and Fudan Tyndall Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; 3. Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China; 4. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3 ) ，Department of Environmental Science Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China Abstract  Objective  This study aimed to assess the association between emergency‐room visits for respiratory  tract infection (RTI) with diurnal temperature range (DTR), a weather parameter closely associated with  urbanization and global climate change.  Methods  We conducted a semiparametric time‐series analysis to estimate the percentage increase in  emergency‐room visits for RTI associated with changes in DTR after adjustment for daily weather  conditions (temperature and relative humidity) and outdoor air pollution.  Results   DTR was significantly associated with daily emergency‐room visits for RTI. An increase of 1 °C  in the current‐day (L0) and in the 2‐day moving average (L01) DTR corresponded to