Association of Meteorological Factors with Pediatric Intussusception in Subtropical China: A 5-Year Analysis

Wan-liang Guo, Shu-feng Zhang, Jin-en Li and Jian Wang

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 2, 1-4

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether climate factors correlate with variations in the rate of pediatric intussusception cases presenting to the Children’s Hospital in Suzhou, China. Material and Methods: The hospital records of 5,994 pediatric cases of intussusception who had presented between Aug 2006 and Dec 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data and air enema reduction data were collected for each case. Results: The monthly rate of new intussusception cases fluctuated throughout the year generally rising from April to September with a peak from May to July. This annual cycling of intussusception incidence was highly significant over the 5 year observation period. Poisson regression analysis showed that the monthly number of intussusception cases was associated with an increase in mean temperature per month (P = 0.0001), sum of sunshine per month (P

Date: 2014
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