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Respiratory Hospitalizations and Their Relationship with Air Pollution Sources in the Period of FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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2021-04-28

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Campos, Élida
Pereira, Carlos Alexandre R.
Freire, Carmen
da Silva, Ilce F.

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Background: From 2010 onwards, the city of Rio de Janeiro has undergone changes related to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, potentially affecting the respiratory health of inhabitants. Thus, the spatial distribution of respiratory hospitalizations (2008–2017) and the relationship between this outcome and potential air pollution sources in the city of Rio de Janeiro (2013–2017) were evaluated. Methods: An ecological study was performed using the Bayesian model with multivariate Poisson regression for the period of the sporting events (2013–2017). The outcome was the ratio of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases by the population at risk. Data analysis was performed in the total population and by sex and age group. The air pollution-related variables included industrial districts, traffic density, tunnel portals, a seaport, airports, and construction/road work. Results: All explanatory variables, except tunnel portals, were associated with an increase in the outcome. Construction/road work showed a greater magnitude of association than the other pollution-related variables. Airports were associated with an increased hospitalization ratio among the ≥60 year-old group (mean = 2.46, 95% credible intervals = 1.35–4.46). Conclusion: This study allows for a better understanding of the geographical distribution of respiratory problems in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Present results may contribute to improved healthcare planning and raise hypotheses concerning exposure to air pollution and respiratory hospitalizations.

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Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Bayes Theorem
Medical Subject Headings::Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Americas::South America::Brazil
Medical Subject Headings::Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Cities
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techhttps://www.escapadarural.com/casa-rural/cordoba/molino-de-don-federiconiques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Patient Care::Hospitalization
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Air Pollution

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Respiratory disease, Air pollution, Spatial analysis, Bayesian analysis, Sports event, Enfermedades respiratorias, Contaminación del aire, Análisis espacial, Teorema de Bayes, Eventos especiales

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Campos É, Pereira CAR, Freire C, da Silva IF. Respiratory Hospitalizations and Their Relationship with Air Pollution Sources in the Period of FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 28;18(9):4716