ABSTRACT

This study investigated the correlation between the concentration of air pollutants in two metropolitan cities, Seoul and Incheon, located in South Korea with different urban characteristics and the number of patients with circulatory diseases among residents exposed to air pollution. The residential area was selected as Eunpyeong-gu of Seoul Metropolitan City and the industrial area as Jung-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City. The evaluation period is between 2015 and 2016. The relevant data provide by the Korea governmental agency were analysed to derive the purpose of this study. It was confirmed that PM₁₀, PM_2.5, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide among air pollutants had an increasing impact on the incidence rate of circulatory diseases. The PM_2.5 was positively correlated with the incidence rate of all circulatory diseases in residential area (p < 0.05). The carbon monoxide showed a positive correlation with circulatory system diseases except for hypertension in residential area. (p < 0.05). The sulfur dioxide was positively correlated with all circulatory diseases in both residential and industrial area (p < 0.05). Based on the results obtained from this study, it was found that there are different types of air pollutants that affect circulatory diseases in residential and industrial areas.

摘要

本研究调查了位于韩国具有不同城市特征的首尔和仁川两个大城市的空气污染物浓度与暴露于空气污染的居民中患有循环系统疾病的人数之间的相关性。住宅区选定为首尔市恩平区，工业区选定为仁川广域市中区。评估期为 2015 年至 2016 年。对韩国政府机构提供的相关数据进行了分析，以得出本研究的目的。证实空气污染物中PM ₁₀、PM _2.5、二氧化氮、一氧化碳、二氧化硫对循环系统疾病发病率的影响越来越大。PM _2.5与居民区所有循环系统疾病的发病率呈正相关（p < 0.05）。居民区除高血压外，一氧化碳与循环系统疾病呈正相关。(p < 0.05)。二氧化硫与住宅区和工业区的所有循环系统疾病均呈正相关（p < 0.05）。根据这项研究获得的结果，发现有不同类型的空气污染物会影响住宅区和工业区的循环系统疾病。