Why the study?
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious gastrointestinal disease, and this study aimed to explore the association between ambient temperature and HFMD in Qingdao.
Does ambient temperature affect the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Qingdao, China?
Does ambient temperature affect the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Qingdao, China?
Ambient temperature is significantly associated with the incidence of HFMD, with a peak risk at 30.5℃, suggesting temperature monitoring could aid in prevention.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a kind of infection gastrointestinal disease. The present study aims to explore the association between ambient temperature and HFMD in Qingdao. A distributed lag nonlinear model with Poisson distribution was adopted to explore the effects of daily mean temperature on HFMD incidence. Our results found that the high temperature had acute and short-term effects and then declined rapidly along the lag days, with the maximum risk occurring 0 day of exposure. Compared with low temperature, higher effects were observed for high-temperature exposure. Overall, we found that the association between temperature and HFMD incidence was non-linear, exhibiting an approximate "J" shape, with peak value occurring at 30.5℃ (RR = 2.208, 95% CI: 1.995-2.444). Our findings suggest that ambient temperature is significantly associated with the incidence of HFMD in Qingdao. Monitoring ambient temperature changes is an appropriate recommendation to prevent HFMD.
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