Correlative research on meteorological factors and incidence of Kawasaki disease in Wenzhou
ZHOU Aihua1, YUE Yayan2, JIN Zengyou1, PAN Lulu3, ZHANG Yingying1, WANG Dan1, QIAN Yan1, ZHANG Yuanhai3, WU Rongzhou3, CHU Maoping3.
1.Department of Paediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000; 2.Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000; 3.Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027
ZHOU Aihua,YUE Yayan,JIN Zengyou, et al. Correlative research on meteorological factors and incidence of Kawasaki disease in Wenzhou[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2016, 46(12): 891-895,900.
Abstract：Objective: To explore the correlation between meteorological factors and incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Wenzhou. Methods: The medical records of 1 956 KD patients and meteorological factors in Wenzhou from January 2005 to December 2015 were retrieved. The correlation between the number of KD patients and the meteorological factors was studied. Results: The incidence rate of KD was high in spring and summer but low in winter. Amount of rainfall was a positive correlation factor on the incidence of KD (r=0.217, P<0.05), while atmospheric pressure and wind speed were negative correlation factors (r=-0.209, -0.652, P<0.05). Temperature and sunshine duration had no significant correlation with KD incidence (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The results suggest that meteorological factors are correlated with the pathogenesis of KD.
