Meteorological variables and the number of hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction in Belém/PA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify whether the meteorological variables significantly influence the causes of morbidity due to acute myocardial infarction in Belém do Pará. For this purpose, maximum and minimum air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and velocity data were used. of the wind, made available by the Meteorological Database for Study and Research of the National Institute of Meteorology and hospitalization data for AMI obtained through the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System, both in the period from 2008 to 2018, totaling 10 years of data, 4242 admissions were recorded during this period. Descriptive statistics and modeling using Generalized Estimation Equations were used to verify association, using the free software R 3.4.1. Finally, the results indicate a significant association between maximum air temperature, wind speed and the number of hospitalizations. The synergy between the increase in maximum temperature and decrease in wind speed favored the increase in the number of hospitalizations in Belém, it is believed that the results observed may be a good contributor to public health policies.