Association of geographical distribution of air quality index and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Isfahan, Iran

Tahmasebi, Azadeh and Amin, Mohammad Mehdi and Poursafa, Parinaz and Iraj, Bijan and Sadehiyan, Hamidreza and Kelishadi, Roya and Sadeghian, Babak (2015) Association of geographical distribution of air quality index and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Isfahan, Iran. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31 (2). ISSN 1681-715X

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Abstract

Objectives: Air pollution is a hazardous environmental problem with several adverse health effects including its impact on the development of chronic diseases as diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to investigate the association of geographical distribution of air quality index (AQI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus in an air-polluted city by using geographic information system (GIS).

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Isfahan, Iran. The records that have been registered from 2009 to 2012 in major referral public diabetes clinics were gathered; they included data of 1467 diabetic patients. Their living area was represented with spots in the city map. AQI data were also interpolated from monitoring stations spreading around the city. The GIS maps of air pollutants and diabetes were developed and the associations were determined.

Results: The density of diabetic population was higher in highly polluted areas compared with areas with the lower levels of air pollution. No significant correlation was documented between the distribution of diabetic patients and air pollution level throughout the city.

Conclusion: Although the density of diabetic patients was higher in areas with higher air pollution, but the lack of association between AQI and the prevalence of diabetes might be because the air of different parts of the city was highly polluted, and we could not compare the prevalence of diabetes in areas with clean and polluted air.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 06 May 2023 06:24
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2024 04:18
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/2193

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