Interaction between ambient CO and temperature or relative humidity on the risk of stroke hospitalization

Abstract

Abstract Although the independent effects of ambient CO, temperature or humidity on stroke have been confirmed, it is still unclear where there is an interaction between these factors and who is sensitive populations for these. The stroke hospitalization and ambient CO, temperature, humidity data were collected in 22 Counties and districts of Ningxia, China in 2014–2019. The lagged effect of ambient CO, temperature or humidity were analyze by the generalized additive model; the interaction were evaluated by the bivariate response surface model and stratified analysis with relative excessive risk (RERI). High temperature and CO levels had synergistic effects on hemorrhagic stroke (RERI = 0.05, 95% CI 0.033–0.086) and ischemic stroke (RERI = 0.035, 95% CI 0.006–0.08). Low relative humidity and CO were synergistic in hemorrhagic stroke (RERI = 0.192, 95% CI 0.184–0.205) and only in ischemic stroke in the elderly group (RERI = 0.056, 95% CI 0.025–0.085). High relative humidity and CO exhibited antagonistic effects on the risk of ischemic stroke hospitalization in both male and female groups (RERI = − 0.088, 95% CI − 0.151to − 0.031; RERI = − 0.144, 95% CI − 0.216 to − 0.197). Exposure to CO increases the risk of hospitalization related to hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. CO and temperature or humidity interact with risk of stroke hospitalization with sex and age differences.

Keywords

• Ambient CO
• Meteorological factors
• Stroke
• Short-term effects
• Interaction