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Therefore, this study investigated the association between short-term PM\n 2.5<\/jats:sub>\n exposure and HS hospitalization in Yancheng, China.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n An individual-level time-stratified case-crossover study was conducted using hospitalization records of patients with HS from four major hospitals in Yancheng between 2022 and 2024. Conditional logistic regression models were applied to estimate the associations between short-term PM\n 2.5<\/jats:sub>\n exposure and HS hospitalization across different lag structures. Stratified analyses were further performed according to sex, age, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, and season.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 2,312 patients hospitalized for HS were included in the analysis. The strongest association was observed at lag01, where each 10 \u03bcg\/m\n 3<\/jats:sup>\n increase in PM\n 2.5<\/jats:sub>\n concentration was associated with a 3.24% increase in HS hospitalization (95% CI: 0.55%\u22126.00%). Significant increases were also observed at lag0 and lag1, with corresponding effect estimates of 2.50% (95% CI: 0.11%\u22124.95%) and 2.76% (95% CI: 0.32%\u22125.27%), respectively. The associations remained significant after adjustment for ozone (O\n 3<\/jats:sub>\n ) but were no longer statistically significant after adjustment for sulfur dioxide (SO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ), nitrogen dioxide (NO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ), and carbon monoxide (CO). Relatively stronger effect estimates were observed among females, older adults, individuals with hypertension or diabetes, smokers, alcohol consumers, and during the cold season.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n Short-term PM\n 2.5<\/jats:sub>\n exposure was associated with an increased risk of HS hospitalization in Yancheng, China, with the strongest effects observed within the first two days after exposure. 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