Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the meteorological variables and respiratory diseases by age. Methods: This is an ecological time-series study, for the period comprised between 2008 and 2011. First, admissions were analyzed by age group and then related to climate information: temperature, precipitation, relative air humidity, and wind speed, through dynamic climatology and statistical parameters using multiple regression analysis, chi-square test and normal distribution. Results: The results showed 12,067 records of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases according to the age group. The highest average number of hospitalizations was found in the age range from 1 to 4 years, with a mean of 42.09% (5079), and over 60 years, with a mean of 27.14% (3274) for the study period. The highest prevalence was due to pneumonia, accounting for 81.0% (9,774) of admissions. The number of hospitalizations was lower in January and higher in June and July. Conclusion: Based on the investigations carried out, a significant correlation was observed between climate parameters and hospitalization for respiratory diseases. doi:10.5020/18061230.2014.p312
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