Verhoef M J, Rose M S, Ramcharan S
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Int J Biometeorol. 1995 Mar;38(3):148-51. doi: 10.1007/BF01208492.
The objective of this study was (1) to determine the relationship between chinook conditions and physical and psychological symptoms in women aged 20-49 years, and (2) to examine the possibility of subgroups of chinook-sensitive women. The evidence for this relationship is at present merely anecdotal. The study carried out in 1985-1986 in Calgary comprises the secondary analysis of a large survey of various health and health-related factors, including different symptoms, of urban women aged 20-49 years. The interview date was used to link these data to days on which pre-chinook, chinook, post-chinook and non-chinook conditions occurred. Between November 1, 1985 and February 28, 1986, 182 women were interviewed on pre-chinook days, 74 on chinook days, 229 on post-chinook days and 886 on non-chinook days. Autonomic reactions and skin disorders were found to be significantly related to chinook conditions. None of the psychological symptoms was related to chinook conditions. However, a significant relationship was found between symptoms and chinook conditions in women with a history of emotional disorders. This type of information is important to educate chinook-sensitive women and health professionals as well as for hospital emergency departments in order to be able to prepare for potential increases in workload.
（1）确定20至49岁女性中奇努克风天气状况与身体和心理症状之间的关系；（2）研究对奇努克风敏感的女性亚组的可能性。目前，这种关系的证据仅仅是传闻。1985年至1986年在卡尔加里进行的这项研究包括对一项大型调查的二次分析，该调查涉及20至49岁城市女性的各种健康及与健康相关的因素，包括不同症状。访谈日期被用来将这些数据与奇努克风来临前、奇努克风期间、奇努克风过后以及非奇努克风天气的日子相联系。1985年11月1日至1986年2月28日期间，在奇努克风来临前的日子里有182名女性接受了访谈，奇努克风期间有74名，奇努克风过后有229名，非奇努克风天气时有886名。研究发现自主神经反应和皮肤疾病与奇努克风天气状况显著相关。没有任何心理症状与奇努克风天气状况相关。然而，在有情绪障碍病史的女性中，症状与奇努克风天气状况之间存在显著关系。这类信息对于教育对奇努克风敏感的女性和健康专业人员以及医院急诊科很重要，以便能够为潜在的工作量增加做好准备。
