Incidence of acute appendicitis and its relationship to environmental factors, Peru, 2013

Authors

  • Paul J. Tejada-Llacsa Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Estudiantil en Ciencias de la Salud (ADIECS-UNMSM), Lima, Perú
  • Giannina C. Melgarejo-García Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Estudiantil en Ciencias de la Salud (ADIECS-UNMSM), Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v76i3.11234

Keywords:

Appendicitis, Temperature, Humidity.

Abstract

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen. Despite its frequency, little is known on its epidemiology in Peru. Objectives: To determine the relation between incidence of appendicitis and environmental temperature. Design: Multiple group study. Setting: San Fernando Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Material: Records from the Ministry of Health and data from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, Lima, Peru. Methods: An ecological study of multiple groups was performed from appendicitis records. Results were analyzed with Pearson coefficient and Poisson regression. Main outcome measures: Incidence of appendicitis and annual average temperature by department and incidence rate ratios (IRR). Results: A positive correlation between temperature and rate of incidence of appendicitis (r = 0.46; p = 0.02) was obtained. In the regression analysis a significant association (p = 0, 01) between incidence rate of appendicitis and environmental temperature (IRR = 1.04, CI: 1.01-1.08) was found. Conclusion: There was direct association between incidence of appendicitis and enviromental temperature.

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Published

2015-09-30

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Vol. 76 No. 3 (2015)

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Tejada-Llacsa PJ, Melgarejo-García GC. Incidence of acute appendicitis and its relationship to environmental factors, Peru, 2013. An Fac med [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 15];76(3):253-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/11234