Stoupel E, Petrauskiene J, Kalediene R, Abramson E, Sulkes J
Toor Heart Institute, Epidemiology Unit, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Int J Biometeorol. 1995 May;38(4):204-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01245390.
The numbers of deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD), stroke (CVA), all accidents except vehicular, vehicular accidents and suicide (overall total, totals for men and women) per month for 36 months (1990-1992) in Lithuania were analysed in relation to: (1) month of the year (1-12); (2) geomagnetic activity; and (3) solar activity. A total of 122227 deaths (64490 men and 57737 women) was studied, and the results compared with those obtained in an earlier study in Israel, differing geographically and climatically from Lithuania. It was shown that the time of year, solar activity, and geomagnetic activity were related to the monthly death distribution, especially regarding death from IHD and suicide. Age and gender differences were apparent in the relationship between death distribution and physical environmental factors. At age > 70 years, many of these relationships change. The monthly distribution of deaths from IHD and suicide are adversely correlated with solar activity and with each other. Differences are presumed in serotoninergic effects as caused by environmental influences.
分析了立陶宛1990 - 1992年36个月期间每月因缺血性心脏病（IHD）、中风（CVA）、除车辆事故外的所有事故、车辆事故和自杀（总数、男性和女性总数）导致的死亡人数，并与以下因素相关：（1）一年中的月份（1 - 12）；（2）地磁活动；（3）太阳活动。共研究了122227例死亡（64490名男性和57737名女性），并将结果与以色列早期一项研究的结果进行比较，以色列在地理和气候上与立陶宛不同。结果表明，一年中的时间、太阳活动和地磁活动与每月死亡分布有关，特别是对于因缺血性心脏病和自杀导致的死亡。在死亡分布与物理环境因素的关系中，年龄和性别差异明显。在70岁以上人群中，许多此类关系发生变化。缺血性心脏病和自杀导致的死亡每月分布与太阳活动呈负相关，且两者之间也呈负相关。推测环境影响导致血清素能效应存在差异。
