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High altitude Relieves transmission risks of COVID-19 through meteorological and environmental factors: Evidence from China
被引:20
|作者:
Song P.
[1
]
Han H.
[1
]
Feng H.
[1
]
Hui Y.
[1
]
Zhou T.
[1
]
Meng W.
[2
]
Yan J.
[2
]
Li J.
[2
]
Fang Y.
[3
]
Liu P.
[2
]
Li X.
[2
]
Li X.
[2
]
机构:
[1] Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road #222, Gansu, Lanzhou
[2] Key Laboratory for Biological Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Transformation Gansu Province, Lanzhou
[3] State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
来源:
Environmental Research
|
2022年
/
212卷
基金:
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词:
Altitude;
COVID-19;
Environmental factors;
Mediating effect model;
Transmission mechanism;
D O I:
10.1016/j.envres.2022.113214
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摘要:
Existing studies reported higher altitudes reduce the COVID-19 infection rate in the United States, Colombia, and Peru. However, the underlying reasons for this phenomenon remain unclear. In this study, regression analysis and mediating effect model were used in a combination to explore the altitudes relation with the pattern of transmission under their correlation factors. The preliminary linear regression analysis indicated a negative correlation between altitudes and COVID-19 infection in China. In contrast to environmental factors from low-altitude regions (<1500 m), high-altitude regions (>1500 m) exhibited lower PM2.5, average temperature (AT), and mobility, accompanied by high SO2 and absolute humidity (AH). Non-linear regression analysis further revealed that COVID-19 confirmed cases had a positive correlation with mobility, AH, and AT, whereas negatively correlated with SO2, CO, and DTR. Subsequent mediating effect model with altitude-correlated factors, such as mobility, AT, AH, DTR and SO2, suffice to discriminate the COVID-19 infection rate between low- and high-altitude regions. The mentioned evidence advance our understanding of the altitude-mediated COVID-19 transmission mechanism. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.
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