Lin Shao, Gomez Marta I, Gensburg Lenore, Liu Wei, Hwang Syni-An
New York State Department of Health, Troy, NY 12180-2217, USA.
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2010 Jan-Mar;65(1):12-20. doi: 10.1080/19338240903390230.
The objective of this study was to determine whether there were increases in respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions among residents of lower Manhattan after the destruction of the World Trade Center. The authors used hospital admission records from 1991 to 2001 with a diagnosis of respiratory, cardiovascular, or cerebrovascular illness and a residential address in lower Manhattan or Queens. The authors assessed the change in admissions by comparing lower Manhattan to Queens (the control area) and before and after 9/11 admissions in lower Manhattan. They found the following significant increases in hospital admissions: for respiratory illnesses during the weeks of 9/11/01 and 10/16/01; asthma during the week of 9/11/01; cardiovascular during the weeks of 9/18/01 and 10/9/01; cerebrovascular during the weeks of 9/11/01, 9/18/01, 10/2/01, and 10/9/01. There was an immediate increase in respiratory admissions after the disaster and a delayed increase in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular admissions.
本研究的目的是确定在世贸中心被毁后，曼哈顿下城居民的呼吸道和心血管疾病住院人数是否有所增加。作者使用了1991年至2001年的医院入院记录，这些记录的诊断为呼吸道、心血管或脑血管疾病，且居住地址在曼哈顿下城或皇后区。作者通过将曼哈顿下城与皇后区（对照区域）进行比较，以及比较曼哈顿下城在9·11事件前后的入院情况，评估了入院人数的变化。他们发现以下住院人数显著增加：2001年9月11日和10月16日当周的呼吸道疾病；2001年9月11日当周的哮喘；2001年9月18日和10月9日当周的心血管疾病；2001年9月11日、9月18日、10月2日和10月9日当周的脑血管疾病。灾难发生后呼吸道疾病的入院人数立即增加，心血管和脑血管疾病的入院人数则延迟增加。
