Influência de variáveis climáticas na ocorrência de doenças do sistema circulatório no município de Campina Grande (PB).

Abstract

Several symptomatology can be attributed to weather conditions. Often attributed to weather and climate responsibility for various diseases. The changes that occur with the meteorological variables on the regions are seen as a concern. These changes not only influence the microclimate of the regions can also cause considerable physiological variations with respect to diseases related to climatic variables, aggravating some pre-existing conditions and favoring the appearance of other, making it a public health problem. The climatic parameters such as precipitation, humidity, temperature, can affect human health directly and indirectly due to the fact that the human body is in constant contact with the surrounding atmospheric environment. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the influence of climate variables in the occurrence of morbidity from diseases of the circulatory system in the city of Campina Grande - PB. Diseases of the circulatory system (DCs) are a major public health problem in the country, because they constitute the main cause of mortality in Brazil and is also a major cause of hospitalization. With respect to methodology, we used quantitative approach was not found, considering the quantitative survey data. The statistical method used was the multiple linear regression on standardized data maximum and minimum temperature, temperature range, rainfall and relative humidity. This study found a correlation between climatic elements and hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases. The correlation observed with the climatic elements indicates that the admissions for circulatory diseases present average correlation strong. And the variables average temperature and relative humidity that influence the more the behavior of these diseases. Climatic factors together explain 43% of hospitalizations for hypertensive diseases, 36% of hospitalizations for ischemic heart disease and 34% of hospitalizations for heart failure.