Staskiewicz Grzegorz, Torres Kamil, Czekajska-Chehab Elzbieta, Pachowicz Marcin, Torres Anna, Radej Sebastian, Opielak Grzegorz, Maciejewski Ryszard, Drop Andrzej
Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-079 Lublin, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2010;17(1):163-7.
Pulmonary embolism is a frequent condition, related with high mortality. Frequency of pulmonary embolism episodes has been related with several meteorological factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of meteorological factors on the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in male and female patients. Medical data of patients hospitalized at our institution in 2007-2008 was analyzed. Study group included 400 patients with pulmonary embolism, living in the region located at an average level of about 200 m above sea level, with climate of a transitional character between maritime and continental climates. No significant differences in seasonal distribution of pulmonary embolism episodes were observed. A significant inverse correlation of the number of pulmonary embolism cases and atmospheric pressure, as well as air humidity, was identified in male patients. No significant correlations of temperature, wind velocity, precipitation and number of PE cases were observed. The influence of meteorological factors on the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in males is a new finding. A prospective study is warranted to further analyze this result.
肺栓塞是一种常见疾病，死亡率较高。肺栓塞发作的频率与多种气象因素有关。本研究的目的是分析气象因素对男性和女性患者肺栓塞发生的影响。对2007年至2008年在我们机构住院的患者的医疗数据进行了分析。研究组包括400例肺栓塞患者，他们生活在海拔约200米的平均水平区域，气候具有海洋性和大陆性气候之间的过渡特征。未观察到肺栓塞发作的季节分布有显著差异。在男性患者中，肺栓塞病例数与大气压力以及空气湿度之间存在显著的负相关。未观察到温度、风速、降水量与肺栓塞病例数之间有显著相关性。气象因素对男性肺栓塞发生的影响是一项新发现。有必要进行前瞻性研究以进一步分析这一结果。
