2023
Higher Hospital Frailty Risk Score Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke: Observational and Genetic Analyses
Renedo D, Acosta J, Koo A, Rivier C, Sujijantarat N, de Havenon A, Sharma R, Gill T, Sheth K, Falcone G, Matouk C. Higher Hospital Frailty Risk Score Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke: Observational and Genetic Analyses. Stroke 2023, 54: 1538-1547. PMID: 37216451, PMCID: PMC10212531, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.041891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Frailty Risk ScoreRisk of strokeHighest Hospital Frailty Risk ScoresDate of consentFrailty Risk ScoreMendelian randomization analysisStroke riskRisk scoreRandomization analysisTime of enrollmentAvailable electronic health recordsMendelian randomizationElectronic health recordsLook-back periodIncident strokeDose-response wayFrailty statusHemorrhagic strokeMultivariable analysisStroke eventsObservational studyHigh riskFrailtySignificant associationSimilar association
2022
Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States
Kim H, Festa N, Burrows K, Kim D, Gill T, Bell M. Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 094018. PMID: 36340862, PMCID: PMC9629383, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac8943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke prevalenceSociodemographic factorsPropensity score-matched analysisSelf-reported strokeLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic white populationStroke pathogenesisIncident strokeNon-Hispanic black populationHispanic ethnicityDisproportionate burdenResidential exposureStrokePrevalenceSocioeconomic statusWhite populationStandard deviation increaseExposureBlack populationPossible linkUnited StatesCensus tractsPercentage point increaseLarge proportionDeviation increase