Assessment of Relative Asthma Risk in Populations Living near Incineration Facilities in Seoul, Korea
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Incinerators
2.2. Data
2.3. Disease Mapping and Risk Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Study Area
3.2. Asthma-Related Hospitalization Mapping and Cluster Analysis by Age Group in Seoul
3.3. Risk Analysis of Asthma-Related Hospitalization
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Percentiles | Mean | Std. Deviation | |||||
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Min | 25 | Median | 75 | Max | |||
Population number (2009–2011, average) | |||||||
Whole group | 1218 | 18,500 | 23,700 | 30,500 | 51,631 | 24,200 | 8882 |
Children group (under 15 years) | 56 | 1170 | 1639 | 2147 | 4572 | 1693 | 785 |
Senior group (65 years and older) | 141 | 1750 | 2270 | 2812 | 5240 | 2345 | 859 |
Asthma-related admissions (2009–2011, accumulated) | |||||||
Whole group | 2 | 37 | 56 | 81.50 | 211 | 60.85 | 34.00 |
Children group (under 15 years) | 1 | 17 | 28 | 47 | 144 | 33.84 | 22.54 |
Senior group (65 years and older) | 1 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 13.95 | 6.88 |
Age/Gender | ISRR | |||
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Observed Value | Expected Value | ISRR (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
Whole age group | Male | 12,969 | 13,093.51 | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) |
Female | 12,649 | 12,803.44 | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | |
Total | 25,618 | 25,896.96 | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | |
Children group (under 15 years) | Male | 8108 | 8213.42 | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) |
Female | 5977 | 6055.49 | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | |
Total | 14,085 | 14,268.91 | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) | |
Senior group (65 years and older) | Male | 2289 | 2305.73 | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) |
Female | 3044 | 3113.83 | 0.98 (0.94–1.01) | |
Total | 5333 | 5419.55 | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) |
Age/Gender | 0~2 km from the Incineration Facility | 2~5 km from the Incineration Facility | ||||
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Observed | Expected | ISRR (95% Confidence Interval) | Observed | Expected | ISRR (95% Confidence Interval) | |
Whole group | ||||||
Male | 2051 | 1806.97 | 1.14 (1.09–1.19) | 4712 | 4640.94 | 1.02 (0.88–1.04) |
Female | 1979 | 1753.64 | 1.13 (1.08–1.18) | 4425 | 4482.29 | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) |
Total | 4030 | 3560.61 | 1.13 (1.10–1.17) | 9137 | 9123.22 | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) |
Under 15 years | ||||||
Male | 1350 | 1217.02 | 1.11 (1.05–1.17) | 2974 | 2955.28 | 1.01 (0.97–1.04) |
Female | 1014 | 884.95 | 1.15 (1.08–1.22) | 2121 | 2176.3 | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) |
Total | 2364 | 2101.96 | 1.12 (1.08–1.17) | 5095 | 5131.58 | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) |
65 years and older | ||||||
Male | 315 | 255.33 | 1.23 (1.10–1.38) | 820 | 799.41 | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) |
Female | 441 | 383.7 | 1.15 (1.05–1.26) | 1058 | 1048.35 | 1.10 (0.95–1.07) |
Total | 756 | 639.02 | 1.18 (1.10–1.27) | 1878 | 1847.76 | 1.02 (0.97–1.06) |
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Bae, H.-J.; Kang, J.E.; Lim, Y.-R. Assessment of Relative Asthma Risk in Populations Living near Incineration Facilities in Seoul, Korea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207448
Bae H-J, Kang JE, Lim Y-R. Assessment of Relative Asthma Risk in Populations Living near Incineration Facilities in Seoul, Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(20):7448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207448
Chicago/Turabian StyleBae, Hyun-Joo, Jung Eun Kang, and Yu-Ra Lim. 2020. "Assessment of Relative Asthma Risk in Populations Living near Incineration Facilities in Seoul, Korea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 20: 7448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207448
APA StyleBae, H.-J., Kang, J. E., & Lim, Y.-R. (2020). Assessment of Relative Asthma Risk in Populations Living near Incineration Facilities in Seoul, Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20), 7448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207448