Prevalence of weather sensitivity in Germany and Canada
Prevalence of weather sensitivity in Germany and Canada
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DOI：
10.1007/s00484-004-0226-2
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Nowak, D
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作者：
von Mackensen, S;Hoeppe, P;Nowak, D
一些研究表明，大气条件会影响健康或疾病，有些人似乎对天气比其他人更敏感。由于流行病学数据的流行与天气有关的健康影响是缺乏的，两个代表性的天气敏感性（WS）的调查进行了独立的德国和加拿大。本文的目的是：（1）确定WS在德国和加拿大的患病率，（2）描述与天气相关的症状和相应的天气条件，（3）比较两国的发现。在德国，2001年1月采访了1，064名公民（年龄> 16岁），在加拿大，1994年1月采访了1，506人（年龄> 18岁）。结果显示，19.2%的德国人认为天气“在很大程度上”影响他们的健康，35.3%的人认为天气“对他们的健康有一定影响”（两者之和= 54.5%对天气敏感），而其余45.5%的人认为天气对他们的健康状况没有影响。在加拿大，61%的受访者认为自己对天气很敏感。德国人中WS（高+一些影响）的最高患病率见于60岁以上的年龄组（68%），这在加拿大人群中几乎相同（69%）。在德国，与天气有关的症状的发生率最高，暴风雨天气为30%，天气变冷时为29%。在加拿大，主要是寒冷的天气（46%），潮湿（21%）和下雨（20%）被认为比其他天气类型更影响健康。在德国报告的最常见症状为头痛/偏头痛（61%）、嗜睡（47%）、睡眠障碍（46%）、疲劳（42%）、关节痛（40%）、刺激（31%）、抑郁（27%）、眩晕（26%）、注意力不集中（26%）和瘢痕痛（23%）。加拿大对天气敏感的人报告说，他们感冒（29%），心理影响（28%）和关节疼痛，肌肉或关节炎（10%）。在德国，32%对天气敏感的受试者报告说，他们在过去一年中至少有一次因为与天气有关的症状而无法正常工作，其中22%的人多次出现这种症状。在德国和加拿大，对天气敏感的受试者的共病率显著较高。这些结果清楚地表明了WS对公共卫生和经济的重要影响。这些发现促使我们开始研究与天气有关的健康影响的因果因素。
Several studies have shown that atmospheric conditions can affect well-being or disease, and that some individuals seem to be more sensitive to weather than others. Since epidemiological data on the prevalence of weather-related health effects are lacking, two representative weather sensitivity (WS) surveys were conducted independently in Germany and Canada. The objectives of this paper are: ( 1) to identify the prevalence of WS in Germany and Canada, ( 2) to describe weather-related symptoms and the corresponding weather conditions, and ( 3) to compare the findings in the two countries. In Germany 1,064 citizens ( age > 16 years) were interviewed in January 2001, and in Canada 1,506 persons ( age > 18 years) were interviewed in January 1994. The results showed that 19.2% of the German population thought that weather affected their health "to a strong degree," 35.3% that weather had " some influence on their health" ( sum of both = 54.5% weather sensitive), whereas the remaining 45.5% did not consider that weather had an effect on their health status. In Canada 61% of the respondents considered themselves to be sensitive to the weather. The highest prevalence of WS ( high + some influence) in Germans was found in the age group older than 60 years ( 68%), which was almost identical in the Canadian population ( 69%). The highest frequencies of weather-related symptoms were reported in Germany for stormy weather 30%) and when it became colder (29%). In Canada mainly cold weather (46%), dampness (21%) and rain (20%) were considered to affect health more than other weather types. The most frequent symptoms reported in Germany were headache/migraine (61%), lethargy (47%), sleep disturbances ( 46%), fatigue (42%), joint pain (40%), irritation (31%), depression (27%), vertigo (26%), concentration problems ( 26%) and scar pain (23%). Canadian weather-sensitive persons reported colds ( 29%), psychological effects (28%) and painful joints, muscles or arthritis (10%). In Germany 32% of the weather-sensitive subjects reported themselves to be unable to do their regular work because of weather-related symptoms at least once in the previous year, and 22% of them several times. Co-morbidity was significantly higher in weather-sensitive subjects both in Germany and Canada. These results clearly showed the important impact of WS on public health and the economy. These findings prompted us to start studies on the causal factors of weather-related health effects.