Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Background. Epididymo-orchitis is a common infectious disease among men, especially men aged 20 to 39 years. The aim of this study was to analyze possible associations of various meteorological indicators on the incidence of epididymo-orchitis in Taiwan. Methods and Materials. This nationwide popula...
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| author | Jui-Ming Liu Ying-Hsu Chang Te-Wei Ho Fung-Wei Chang See-Tong Pang Ren-Jun Hsu Po-Hung Lin |
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| description | Background. Epididymo-orchitis is a common infectious disease among men, especially men aged 20 to 39 years. The aim of this study was to analyze possible associations of various meteorological indicators on the incidence of epididymo-orchitis in Taiwan. Methods and Materials. This nationwide population-based study collected data on cases of epididymo-orchitis that were newly diagnosed from 2001 to 2013 in Taiwan. Monthly meteorological indicators, including average temperatures, humidity, rainfall, total rain days, and sunshine hours, were collected from the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. Data for a total of 7,233 patients with epididymo-orchitis were collected for this study. Results. The monthly incidence of epididymo-orchitis was positively correlated with temperature, rainfall, and sunshine hours. The average monthly temperature had a linear correlation with the incidence of epididymo-orchitis (ß=0.11). The monthly average temperature is significantly related, with a positive linear correlation, to the incidence of epididymo-orchitis in Taiwan. Conclusion. This finding may constitute useful information in terms of helping physicians to distinguish between patients with epididymo-orchitis and testicular torsion in hot or cold weather. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-411b634facf347a5a2b241526a51bb6f2025-02-03T06:43:53ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932017-01-01201710.1155/2017/15068571506857Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based StudyJui-Ming Liu0Ying-Hsu Chang1Te-Wei Ho2Fung-Wei Chang3See-Tong Pang4Ren-Jun Hsu5Po-Hung Lin6Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, TaiwanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanBackground. Epididymo-orchitis is a common infectious disease among men, especially men aged 20 to 39 years. The aim of this study was to analyze possible associations of various meteorological indicators on the incidence of epididymo-orchitis in Taiwan. Methods and Materials. This nationwide population-based study collected data on cases of epididymo-orchitis that were newly diagnosed from 2001 to 2013 in Taiwan. Monthly meteorological indicators, including average temperatures, humidity, rainfall, total rain days, and sunshine hours, were collected from the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. Data for a total of 7,233 patients with epididymo-orchitis were collected for this study. Results. The monthly incidence of epididymo-orchitis was positively correlated with temperature, rainfall, and sunshine hours. The average monthly temperature had a linear correlation with the incidence of epididymo-orchitis (ß=0.11). The monthly average temperature is significantly related, with a positive linear correlation, to the incidence of epididymo-orchitis in Taiwan. Conclusion. This finding may constitute useful information in terms of helping physicians to distinguish between patients with epididymo-orchitis and testicular torsion in hot or cold weather.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1506857 |
| spellingShingle | Jui-Ming Liu Ying-Hsu Chang Te-Wei Ho Fung-Wei Chang See-Tong Pang Ren-Jun Hsu Po-Hung Lin Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study |
| title_full | Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study |
| title_fullStr | Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study |
| title_short | Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study |
| title_sort | patients with epididymo orchitis and meteorological impact in taiwan a nationwide population based study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1506857 |
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