TY - JOUR AU - Robinson T. AU - Wang X. AU - Salam A. AU - Cao Y. AU - Anderson Craig AU - Zheng D. AU - Hackett M AU - Hong D. AU - Richtering S. AU - Leong T. AB -

BACKGROUND/AIMS: An influence of climate upon stroke risk is biologically plausible and supported by epidemiological evidence. We aimed to determine whether air pressure (AP) and humidity are associated with hospital stroke admission. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and GEOBASE, from inception to 16 October 2015 to identify relevant population-based observational studies. Where possible, data were pooled for meta-analysis with odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) by means of the random-effect method. RESULTS: We included 11 studies with a total of 314,385 patients. The effect of AP was varied across studies for ischemic stroke (IS) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Pooled ORs (95%CI) associated with 1 hPa increase in AP for the risk of IS, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and SAH were 1.00 (0.99-1.01), 1.01 (0.99-1.02) and 1.02 (0.97-1.07) respectively. The pooled ORs (95%CI) associated with 1 percent increase in humidity for the risk of IS and ICH were 1.00 (1.00-1.01) and 1.00 (0.99-1.01) respectively. CONCLUSION: This review shows that there is no evidence of a relationship between AP or humidity and the occurrence of hospital admission for stroke. Further research is needed to clarify the extent and nature of any relationship between AP, humidity and stroke in different geographical areas.

AD - Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.1055, Sanxiang Rd., Suzhou 215004, China. yongjuncao@126.com.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. xwang@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. xwang@georgeinstitute.org.au.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. dzheng@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. dzheng@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. tgr2@leicester.ac.uk.
Division of Nephrology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China. hongdaqing11@126.com.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. srichtering@georgeinstitute.org.au.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. hugh-96@hotmail.com.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. asalam@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. asalam@georgeinstitute.org.au.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. canderson@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Syndey, NSW 2050, Australia. canderson@georgeinstitute.org.au.
The George Institute for Global Health, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. mhackett@georgeinstitute.org.au.
College of Health and Wellbeing, The University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK. mhackett@georgeinstitute.org.au. AN - 27399733 BT - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health CN - [IF]: 2.063 DP - NLM ET - 2016/07/12 LA - eng LB - AUS
NMH
FY17 M1 - 675 N1 - Cao, Yongjun
Wang, Xia
Zheng, Danni
Robinson, Thompson
Hong, Daqing
Richtering, Sarah
Leong, Tzen Hugh
Salam, Abdul
Anderson, Craig
Hackett, Maree L
Review
Switzerland
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jul 5;13(7). pii: E675. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070675. N2 -

BACKGROUND/AIMS: An influence of climate upon stroke risk is biologically plausible and supported by epidemiological evidence. We aimed to determine whether air pressure (AP) and humidity are associated with hospital stroke admission. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and GEOBASE, from inception to 16 October 2015 to identify relevant population-based observational studies. Where possible, data were pooled for meta-analysis with odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) by means of the random-effect method. RESULTS: We included 11 studies with a total of 314,385 patients. The effect of AP was varied across studies for ischemic stroke (IS) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Pooled ORs (95%CI) associated with 1 hPa increase in AP for the risk of IS, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and SAH were 1.00 (0.99-1.01), 1.01 (0.99-1.02) and 1.02 (0.97-1.07) respectively. The pooled ORs (95%CI) associated with 1 percent increase in humidity for the risk of IS and ICH were 1.00 (1.00-1.01) and 1.00 (0.99-1.01) respectively. CONCLUSION: This review shows that there is no evidence of a relationship between AP or humidity and the occurrence of hospital admission for stroke. Further research is needed to clarify the extent and nature of any relationship between AP, humidity and stroke in different geographical areas.

PY - 2016 SN - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
1660-4601 (Linking) T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health TI - Air Pressure, Humidity and Stroke Occurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis VL - 13 Y2 - FY17 ER -