SARS传播与空气质量相关性研究

Relation between SARS spread and air pollution

目的 :探寻可能与SARS传播相关的环境因素。方法 :收集 2 0 0 3年 4月 2 1日～ 2 0 0 3年 5月 8日全国内地SARS疫情通报及我国城市空气质量日报 ,进行统计学分析。结果 :北京及华北地区空气污染指数与SARS发病率的相关性具有显著意义 (P <0 .0 1)。结论 :在非输入性SARS病例较多的地区 。

Objective:To investigate the association between the environmental factor and the spread of SARS in Beijing and North of China.Methods: Data were collected based on SARS daily report and the air pollution index during the spring of 2003. The relativity and correlation test were conducted by statistical analysis.Results:The relativity of the API with the outbreak of SARS in Beijing and North of China is significant.Conclusion: When the non-imported cases of SARS are accumulated to a certain level in some regions, the spread of SARS is possibly to be related with the air pollution index.