Wildfire smoke exposure and emergency department visits for headache: A case-crossover analysis in California, 2006-2020.
Wildfire smoke exposure and emergency department visits for headache: A case-crossover analysis in California, 2006-2020.
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野火烟雾曝光和急诊科的头痛访问:2006 - 2020年加利福尼亚州的病例分解分析。
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To evaluate the association of short-term exposure to overall fine particulate matter of <2.5 μm (PM2.5) and wildfire-specific PM2.5 with emergency department (ED) visits for headache. Studies have reported associations between PM2.5 exposure and headache risk. As climate change drives longer and more intense wildfire seasons, wildfire PM2.5 may contribute to more frequent headaches. Our study included adult Californian members (aged ≥18 years) of a large de-identified commercial and Medicare Advantage claims database from 2006 to 2020. We identified ED visits for primary headache disorders (subtypes: tension-type headache, migraine headache, cluster headache, and “other” primary headache). Claims included member age, sex, and residential zip code. We linked daily overall and wildfire-specific PM2.5 to residential zip code and conducted a time-stratified case-crossover analysis considering 7-day average PM2.5 concentrations, first for primary headache disorders combined, and then by headache subtype. Among 9898 unique individuals we identified 13,623 ED encounters for primary headache disorders. Migraine was the most frequently diagnosed headache (N = 5534/13,623 [47.6%]) followed by “other” primary headache (N = 6489/13,623 [40.6%]). For all primary headache ED diagnoses, we observed an association of 7-day average wildfire PM2.5 (odds ratio [OR] 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.95–1.44 per 10 μg/m3 increase) and by subtype we observed increased odds of ED visits associated with 7-day average wildfire PM2.5 for tension-type headache (OR 1.42, 95% CI 0.91–2.22), “other” primary headache (OR 1.40, 95% CI 0.96–2.05), and cluster headache (OR 1.29, 95% CI 0.71–2.35), although these findings were not statistically significant under traditional null hypothesis testing. Overall PM2.5 was associated with tension-type headache (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.03–1.62), but not migraine, cluster, or “other” primary headaches. Although imprecise, these results suggest short-term wildfire PM2.5 exposure may be associated with ED visits for headache. Patients, healthcare providers, and systems may need to respond to increased headache-related healthcare needs in the wake of wildfires and on poor air quality days.
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影响因子:
4
作者:
Armstrong BG;Gasparrini A;Tobias A
通讯作者:
Tobias A
影响因子:
11.8
作者:
Achilleos S;Kioumourtzoglou MA;Wu CD;Schwartz JD;Koutrakis P;Papatheodorou SI
通讯作者:
Papatheodorou SI
DOI:
10.3390/ijerph120504697
发表时间:
2015-05-01
影响因子:
--
作者:
Chen, Chih-Cheng;Tsai, Shang-Shyue;Yang, Chun-Yuh
通讯作者:
Yang, Chun-Yuh
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Gan, Ryan W.;Ford, Bonne;Magzamen, Sheryl
通讯作者:
Magzamen, Sheryl
影响因子:
4.7
作者:
Brown MRG;Pazderka H;Agyapong VIO;Greenshaw AJ;Cribben I;Brett-MacLean P;Drolet J;McDonald-Harker CB;Omeje J;Lee B;Mankowsi M;Noble S;Kitching DT;Silverstone PH
通讯作者:
Silverstone PH