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Is the occurrence of pediatric epistaxis related to climatic variables?

Gang Yu1, Yong Fu2, Cong Dong3

  • 1IT Center, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|September 4, 2018
PubMed

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Higher temperatures and increased air visibility correlate with more frequent pediatric epistaxis (nosebleeds). Humidity showed no significant link. This study analyzed 6805 cases to understand environmental impacts on children's nosebleeds.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Epistaxis, or nosebleeds, is common in children.
  • Environmental factors are suspected to influence epistaxis frequency.
  • Understanding these correlations can aid in prevention and management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between meteorological variables and pediatric epistaxis incidence.
  • To identify specific weather patterns associated with increased nosebleed occurrences in children.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 6805 pediatric epistaxis cases from 2016-2017.
  • Correlation analysis between monthly epistaxis cases and meteorological factors (temperature, humidity, air visibility).
  • Development of a Poisson regression model for prediction.

Main Results:

  • A strong positive correlation was observed between ambient temperature and pediatric epistaxis (r=0.801, p<0.001).
  • A very strong positive correlation was found between high air visibility and epistaxis (r=0.909, p<0.001).
  • Humidity showed a weak, non-significant negative correlation (r=-0.225, p=0.29).

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric epistaxis frequency is positively correlated with both temperature and air visibility.
  • Humidity does not appear to be a significant factor in pediatric epistaxis rates.
  • The findings challenge previous assumptions about temperature's inverse relationship with epistaxis.
Abstract

Keywords:
EpistaxisMeteorological factorsPearson correlationPoisson regression

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