Trends in seasonal pollen and asthma-related morbidity among adults and children in a U.S. high-density urban center, 2001-2020

To analyze the long-term trends in pollen counts and asthma-related emergency department visits (AREDV) in adult and pediatric populations in the Bronx. Daily values of adult and pediatric AREDV were retrospectively obtained from three major Bronx hospitals using ICD-10 codes and pollen counts were...

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Published in:The Journal of asthma 2023-04, Vol.60 (4), p.784-793
Main Authors: Mani, Kyle, Miller, Raphael, Lin, Juan, Shahani, Jai, Jariwala, Sunit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergens
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Child
COVID-19
emergency department visits
epidemiology
Humans
Pollen
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
surveillance
urban
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Summary:To analyze the long-term trends in pollen counts and asthma-related emergency department visits (AREDV) in adult and pediatric populations in the Bronx. Daily values of adult and pediatric AREDV were retrospectively obtained from three major Bronx hospitals using ICD-10 codes and pollen counts were obtained from the Armonk station from 2001-2020. Wilcoxon Ranked Sum was applied to compare median values, while Spearman correlation was employed to examine the association between these variables, for both decades and each season. The median value of pediatric AREDV increased by 200% from the 1st to 2nd decade (p 
ISSN:0277-0903
1532-4303
DOI:10.1080/02770903.2022.2094804