Time-dependent and random variations in emergency calls in a metropolitan area

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K15301
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: KONDO TAKAAKI 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 教授 (00195900)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 救急搬送 / 気象データ / 一般化加法モデル / ポアソン分布

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Data on the emergency calls due to for major categories of diseases (cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal) in a metropolitan area were analyzed in term of its association with some meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, land pressure, sunlight duration, wind speed, and precipitation amount), with application of the generalized additive model.
While negative associations between cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergency calls and high temperature was indicated, those of respiratory or gastrointestinal calls with temperature was in the positive direction. Sunlight duration was significantly associated with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergency calls. Other meteorological variables demonstrated no significant relationships with any of diseases.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学