A influência das variáveis meteorológicas sobre as doenças cardiovasculares no Nordeste do Brasil

Abstract

The approach questions about health and climate has become a relevant topic, as several symptoms can be attributed to meteorological conditions. This fact has leveraged new research by national and international professionals with the aim of further deepening knowledge within these areas. The present work addresses the influence of meteorological variables and their relationship with cardiovascular diseases in a short review of the literature, showing some notable works that have been developed in the area of atmospheric science and biological sciences. Right after, the method with the data used for the generation of the results was approached and with that the results referring to the correlation through the R software of a monthly and annual analysis and boxplot analysis between the cases of hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases through data collected at the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) and meteorological variables obtained through meteorological data collected at the main climatological station of the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), referring to the period from January 1998 to December 2015. Thus, it was possible to observe that meteorological elements indicate that hospitalizations due to CVD present statistically significant correlations. However, it is clear that the climate together with other risk factors (lifestyle, nutrition, genetics, among others, can contribute and influence both the triggering of morbidities and their aggravation.