2024
Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes
Leonard C, Bogar K, Brensinger C, Bilker W, Bell M, Flory J, Shi C, Chen C, Hennessy S. Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085139. PMID: 39433419, PMCID: PMC11499775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesZone Improvement PlanHealth outcomesSudden cardiac arrestMedicaid beneficiariesType 2 diabetesLinear associationResidential zip codeModified Poisson regressionCardiac arrestInverse linear associationPerson-daysUsers of sulfonylureasNon-insulin usersPositive linear associationHealth plan enrollmentRetrospective cohort studyEffect modificationPoisson regressionZip codesHospital presentationHealthcare claimsUS MedicaidCohort studyCalculated age-Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi H, Heo S, Foo D, Song Y, Stewart R, Son J, Bell M. Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 106001. PMID: 39404825, PMCID: PMC11477092, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea
Heo S, Choi H, Lee J, Bell M. A nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3210. PMID: 38331944, PMCID: PMC10853231, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53547-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolent crime countsViolent crimeCrime countsNational crime dataIncreased violent crimeSouth KoreaPublic health harmsCrime statisticsCrime dataCrime incidentsDomestic violenceIncreased violenceCrimeViolenceHealth harmsPublic safetyPsychological theoriesWestern communitiesClimate changeEmpirical evidenceTemporal resolution dataCoarse temporal resolutionLong-term trendsDaily mean temperatureShort-term effects of ambient temperatureMaternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Nyadanu S, Dunne J, Tessema G, Mullins B, Kumi-Boateng B, Bell M, Duko B, Pereira G. Maternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 917: 170236. PMID: 38272077, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesRisk of biasSystematic reviewUmbrella reviewMeta-analysesUmbrella review of systematic reviewsReview of systematic reviewsJoanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal toolsAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPrimary studiesSystematic review repositoriesOverlap of primary studiesEpidemiological evidenceMultiple Systematic ReviewsCritical appraisal toolsAssociated with increased risk of preterm birthEnvironmental health researchModerate risk of biasRisk of preterm birthElectronic grey literatureSystematic review guidelinesMaternal exposureAssociated with increased riskAppraisal Tool
2023
Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China
He C, Yin P, Chen R, Gao Y, Liu W, Schneider A, Bell M, Kan H, Zhou M. Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China. Environment International 2023, 180: 108231. PMID: 37778287, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccidental deathHigh riskNationwide studyDeath recordsCase-crossover study designRisk of deathYounger age groupsUnintentional injuriesMortality burdenMain subtypesAge groupsStudy designYoung populationHealth effectsYoung individualsVulnerable populationsDeathDifferent causesRiskMortalitySubtypesAssociation of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries
Zhu Y, He C, Bell M, Zhang Y, Fatmi Z, Zhang Y, Zaid M, Bachwenkizi J, Liu C, Zhou L, Chen R, Kan H. Association of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 952-961. PMID: 37379013, PMCID: PMC10308303, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolencePrevalenceRisk FactorsTemperatureConceptsPrevalence of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence prevalenceIntimate partner violenceSouth Asian countriesMiddle-income countriesPartner violenceEmotional violenceRisk of intimate partner violencePrevalence of physical violenceInequality of womenAsian countriesAssociation of ambient temperatureMixed-effects multivariable logistic regression modelSexual violenceMultivariate logistic regression modelPartnered womenPhysical violenceCross-sectional studySelf-report questionnairesViolenceLogistic regression modelsPublic health problemSouth AsiaViolent eventsHealth SurveyHeat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods
Choi H, Bell M. Heat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 33: 637-645. PMID: 37029251, PMCID: PMC10403356, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00544-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent exposure methodsMortality riskHeat-mortality relationshipLower odds ratioCase-crossover analysisBackgroundMany studiesOdds ratioExposure methodHealth policyMinimum mortality temperatureRiskExposureIndividual-level dataComparability of resultsIndividual deathNorth CarolinaHeat-mortality associationsMethodsWeEffects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Silveira I, Cortes T, Bell M, Junger W. Effects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283899. PMID: 37000782, PMCID: PMC10065291, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityOdds ratioDistributed lag non-linear modelCardiovascular mortalityIndividual-level exposuresHeat wave intensityCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionMunicipal Health DepartmentHeat wavesEffects of heat wavesHealth impacts of heat wavesHealth departmentsHealth resourcesDeath dataOlder peopleLow-incomeEffect estimatesOlder womenDefinition of heat wavesLogistic regressionEpidemiological evidenceMorbidity outcomesHeat wave daysHealth impactsShould We Adjust for Season in Time-Series Studies of the Short-Term Association Between Temperature and Mortality?
Madaniyazi L, Tobías A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Jaakkola J, Honda Y, Guo Y, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A, Bell M, Armstrong B, Campbell M, Katsouyanni K, Haines A, Ebi K, Gasparrini A, Hashizume M. Should We Adjust for Season in Time-Series Studies of the Short-Term Association Between Temperature and Mortality? Epidemiology 2023, 34: 313-318. PMID: 36715974, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001592.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries
Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Royé D, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Guo Y, Papatheodorou S, Achilleos S, Acquaotta F, Armstrong B, Bell M, Pan S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Colistro V, Dang T, Van Dung D, De' Donato F, Entezari A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Indermitte E, Íñiguez C, Jaakkola J, Kim H, Lavigne E, Lee W, Li S, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Orru H, Overcenco A, Ragettli M, Ryti N, Saldiva P, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Sera F, Silva S, Stafoggia M, Tobias A, Garshick E, Bernstein A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Koutrakis P. Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries. Circulation 2022, 147: 35-46. PMID: 36503273, PMCID: PMC9794133, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.061832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum mortality temperatureExcess deathsIschemic heart diseaseCardiovascular causesCardiovascular deathCause-specific mortalityCardiovascular health needsCase-crossover modelsMortality temperatureAssociated with higher riskHeart diseaseRisk of mortalityCold daysHealth needsMortality associationsTemperature percentileData collection protocolsExtreme temperaturesDeath proportionCardiovascular conditionsHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseCold temperaturesReanalysis modelsHigh riskClimate Change and Ambient Temperature Extremes: Association With Serious Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Ventricular Arrhythmia in People With Type 2 Diabetes.
Bogar K, Brensinger C, Hennessy S, Flory J, Bell M, Shi C, Bilker W, Leonard C. Climate Change and Ambient Temperature Extremes: Association With Serious Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Ventricular Arrhythmia in People With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2022, 45: e171-e173. PMID: 36205432, PMCID: PMC9679254, DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1161.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Mortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study
Lee W, Bell ML, Gasparrini A, Armstrong BG, Sera F, Hwang S, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Coelho MSZS, Saldiva PHN, Osorio S, Tobias A, Zeka A, Goodman PG, Forsberg B, Rocklöv J, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Guo YL, Seposo X, Van Dung D, Dang TN, Tong S, Guo Y, Kim H. Mortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study. Environment International 2017, 110: 123-130. PMID: 29089167, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes a lag-structure of temperature confound air pollution-lag-response relation? Simulation and application in 7 major cities, Korea (1998–2013)
Kim H, Bell ML, Lee JT. Does a lag-structure of temperature confound air pollution-lag-response relation? Simulation and application in 7 major cities, Korea (1998–2013). Environmental Research 2017, 159: 531-538. PMID: 28888197, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The impact of temperature on mortality in a subtropical city: effects of cold, heat, and heat waves in São Paulo, Brazil
Son JY, Gouveia N, Bravo MA, de Freitas CU, Bell ML. The impact of temperature on mortality in a subtropical city: effects of cold, heat, and heat waves in São Paulo, Brazil. International Journal Of Biometeorology 2015, 60: 113-121. PMID: 25972308, PMCID: PMC4644507, DOI: 10.1007/s00484-015-1009-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityNon-hospital deathsHigher mortality riskCause of deathCardiovascular mortalityStratified analysisMortality riskCold effectsTotal mortalityOlder personsMortalityPercentile of temperatureRiskSão PauloDeathNon-heat wave daysPercentileCold-related mortalitySubtropical cityOverall effectGeneralized linear modelingEconomic status and temperature-related mortality in Asia
Lim YH, Bell ML, Kan H, Honda Y, Guo YL, Kim H. Economic status and temperature-related mortality in Asia. International Journal Of Biometeorology 2015, 59: 1405-1412. PMID: 25597032, DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0950-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research