Impact of heat on respiratory health: Age- and sex-specific risks in a nationwide Korean study (2014–2019)
Joonho Ahn, Jongmin Oh, Ho-Jang Kwon, Hyungryul Lim, Jonghyuk Choi, Sanghyuk Bae, Kyoung-Nam Kim, Mi-Ji Kim, Jong-Hun Kim, Youn-Hee Lim · 2026
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Joonho Ahn and colleagues report a 2026 journal article measuring how heat drives emergency visits for breathing problems across South Korea. Using daily data from sixteen regions over the warm seasons of 2014 to 2019, the team related maximum temperatures to emergency department visits for specific respiratory diseases. They adjusted for humidity, pollutants, and weekly patterns.
Each one-degree Celsius rise in daily maximum temperature came with significantly more respiratory emergency visits overall. The effect was strongest for pneumonia, then chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, with upper respiratory infections also rising. Men, children under fifteen, and adults sixty-five and older were especially vulnerable. The authors offer the estimates to guide heatwave warnings, staffing plans, and protection for those groups.
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| CREATOR | Joonho Ahn, Jongmin Oh, Ho-Jang Kwon, Hyungryul Lim, Jonghyuk Choi, Sanghyuk Bae, Kyoung-Nam Kim, Mi-Ji Kim, Jong-Hun Kim, Youn-Hee Lim |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32761 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |