Relationship Between Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding And Seasonal Meteorological Parameters
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15689863Anahtar Kelimeler:
Meteorology, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Peptic UlcerÖzet
Introduction: Determining the relationship between seasons, circadian rhythm and weather has been addressed in many studies since triggering factors may contribute to the incidence of diseases.
Objective: We sought to investigate the association between meteorological factors and the occurrence of peptic ulcer bleeding.
Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively, endoscopic reports, gender, day, month, year and season of admission were recorded in patients with peptic ulcer-related gastrointestinal bleeding. Throughout the study period, data on daily average temperature (°C), daily average atmospheric pressure (mb), daily average relative humidity (%), and maximum wind speed (m/s) were analyzed and compared.
Results: Endoscopy was performed in 176 patients with upper intestinal bleeding. 67% (n=118) of the patients were male. The average age of the patients was 59.87±19.19 years. The highest number of patients was found in winter (n=54, 30.7%) and highest number was found in March (n=20, 11.40%). However, there was no significant variation in proportion of patients admitted across different seasons (p=0.109). In addition, regression analysis revealed that daily meteorological parameters alone had no effect on upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcer.
Conclusion: The highest number of patients was found to be in winter and the lowest in spring. However, while a negative correlation was observed between the number of patient admissions and mean air temperature, this correlation was not statistically significant. There was a positive correlation between daily mean relative humidity and daily mean atmospheric air pressure, but meteorological parameters alone were not effective in the number of patients admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB).
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