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    CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y SALUD EN LA REGIÓN ANDINA
    (2009) O. De Feo; Elisa Solano; Luis Beingolea; Marilyn Aparicio; Mario Villagra; M.J. Prieto; J. Ramirez Garcia; P. Citlally Jimenez; Óscar Betancourt; Marcelo Aguilar
    "Se presentan de manera resumida las causas fundamentales que contribuyen al calentamiento global y una serie de evidencias de la realidad que nos afecta: aumenta la temperatura de la tierra, se derriten los glaciares, sube el nivel delos océanos y se incrementa la frecuencia e intensidad de los eventos meteorológicos; todo ello como producto de la acumulación inusitada de gases de efecto invernadero, provenientes de la actividad humana. Se plantea las implicaciones que, de forma directa o indirecta, el cambio climático tiene para la salud, en particular para los países andinos: trastornos vinculados con la disponibilidad y calidad del agua y los alimentos, afecciones respiratorias, infecciones de transmisión vectorial, cáncer y enfermedades crónico degenerativas, cuadros asociados con desastres climáticos y temperaturas extremas. Finalmente, se revisa las propuestas y cursos de acción."
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    Relación entre la calidad del aire y el asma en habitantes de grandes altitudes, La Paz, Bolivia (3.600 m.s.n.m.)
    (National Institute of Health, 2024) Lizeth Ximena Huanca-Laura; Marilyn Aparicio; Demetrio Jemio; Mariana Hurtado; Mayra Huanca; Alexis Chuquimia
    Introduction. Asthma is a chronic disease affecting millions of people around the world. Air quality is a major factor in triggering asthma symptoms. Objective. To analyze air quality and asthma in high-altitude residents of La Paz, Bolivia. Materials and methods. In this analytical, descriptive, and retrospective study, we collected data from patients diagnosed with asthma at the Instituto Nacional del Tórax and the Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura. In addition, air quality monitoring of particulate matter was carried out at the stations of the Red de Monitoreo de la Calidad del Aire. Results. Women represented 56.9% of cases at the Instituto Nacional del Tórax and the Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura. In both institutions, the average age was 47 years and patients were overweight or obese. Increases in PM2.5 were recorded in autumn, winter and spring from 2014, 2016 to 2019 and 2015 in all four seasons. PM10 showed increases in autumn and winter from 2014 to 2020 within the established limits. We observed a positive and significant association between PM2,5 concentration and the spirometry parameters of forced vital capacity, peak expiratory flow, and “reversibility percentage” or “bronchodilator response percentage”. The association of PM10 and forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in the first second, and peak expiratory flow, was also statistically significant. Conclusion. Asthma cases occur on average at 47 years of age in overweight or obese people. We observed a positive association between particles PM2,5 and PM10 with spirometric parameters, stronger with particulate matter PM2,5.