Research Article

A Machine Learning-Based Study of the Effects of Air Pollution and Weather in Respiratory Disease Patients Visiting Emergency Departments

Table 1

General characteristics.

201520162017Total

Total ED visits, n1,535,9311,632,9221,615,605··
Respiratory disease, n (%)169,538 (32.3)202,114 (38.5)153,927 (29.3)525,579
Age (mean ± SD)27.1 (±27.1)26.5 (±26.7)31.2 (±28.7)28.1 (±27.5)
0–15, n (%)79,117 (46.7)95,768 (47.4)61,521(40.0)236,406 (45.0)
16–60, n (%)62,855 (37.1)75,241 (37.2)59,591 (38.7)197,687 (37.6)
>60, n (%)27,566 (16.3)31,110 (15.4)32,816 (21.3)91,492 (17.4)
Male, n (%)89,154 (52.6)105,430 (52.2)81,560 (53.0)276,144 (52.5)

Diagnosis, n (%)
[J00-J06] acute upper respiratory infections93,307 (55.0)102,199 (50.6)78,789 (51.2)274,295 (52.2)
[J09-J11] influenza14,833 (8.7)32,051(15.9)13,617 (8.8)60,501 (11.5)
[J12-18] pneumonia26,150 (15.4)28,759 (14.2)23,863 (15.5)78,772 (15.0)
[J20-J22] other acute lower respiratory infections11,840 (7.0)13,091 (6.5)10,658 (6.9)35,589 (6.8)
[J30-J39] other diseases of upper respiratory tract3,120 (1.8)3,565 (1.8)4,122 (2.7)10,807 (2.1)
[J40-J47] chronic lower respiratory diseases11,028 (6.5)12,393 (6.1)11,491 (7.5)34,912 (6.6)
[J60-J70] Lung diseases due to external agents1,700 (1.0)1,814 (0.9)1,909 (1.2)5,423 (1.0)
[J80-J84] other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium1,321 (0.8)1,531 (0.8)1,906 (1.2)4,758 (0.9)
[J85-J86] suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract221 (0.1)290 (0.1)278 (0.2)789 (0.2)
[J90-J94] other diseases of pleura4,809 (2.8)4,869 (2.4)5,041 (3.3)14,719 (2.8)
[J95-J99] other diseases of the respiratory system1,209 (0.7)1,557 (0.8)2,254 (1.5)5,020 (1.0)
Admission, n (%)34,354 (20.3)38,789 (19.2)33,971 (22.1)107,123 (20.4)
[J00-J06] acute upper respiratory infections4,643 (13.5)5,254 (13.5)3,833 (11.3)13,730 (12.8)
[J09-J11] influenza1,385 (4.0)2,309 (6.0)1,072 (3.2)4,766 (4.4)
[J12-18] pneumonia15,605 (45.4)16,908 (43.6)14,382 (42.3)46,895 (43.8)
[J20-J22] other acute lower respiratory infections2,018 (5.9)2,443 (6.3)2,036 (6.0)6,497 (6.1)
[J30-J39] other diseases of upper respiratory tract807 (2.3)952 (2.5)947 (2.8)2,706 (2.5)
[J40-J47] chronic lower respiratory diseases3,320 (9.7)3,631 (9.4)3,269 (9.6)10,220 (9.5)
[J60-J70] Lung diseases due to external agents1,130 (3.3)1,215 (3.1)1,267 (3.7)3,612 (3.4)
[J80-J84] other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium968 (2.8)1,180 (3.0)1,516 (4.5)3,664 (3.4)
[J85-J86] suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract178 (0.5)224 (0.6)221 (0.7)623 (0.6)
[J90-J94] other diseases of pleura3,355 (9.8)3,453 (8.9)3,545 (10.4)10,353 (9.7%)
[J95-J99] other diseases of the respiratory system945 (2.8)1,229 (3.2)1,883 (5.5)4,057 (3.8%)