2024
Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Byun G, Choi Y, Foo D, Stewart R, Song Y, Son J, Heo S, Ning X, Clark C, Kim H, Choi H, Kim S, Kim S, Burrows K, Lee J, Deziel N, Bell M. Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International 2024, 194: 109166. PMID: 39603080, PMCID: PMC11675999, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsWorld Health OrganizationHealth of older adultsStudy designNeurological conditionsSystematic reviewMental disordersRisk ratioEpidemiological evidenceAmbient temperature exposureCase-crossover analysisRandom-effects meta-analysesExposure metricsOlder adult populationIncreased riskMeta-analysisPooled effect estimatesRisk of biasCertainty of evidencePeer-reviewed journal articlesPooled risk ratioWeb of ScienceHealth outcomesScreened articlesModerate certaintyHeat and Cardiovascular Mortality: An Epidemiological Perspective
Singh N, Areal A, Breitner S, Zhang S, Agewall S, Schikowski T, Schneider A. Heat and Cardiovascular Mortality: An Epidemiological Perspective. Circulation Research 2024, 134: 1098-1112. PMID: 38662866, PMCID: PMC11042530, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease deathsCVD deathHealth professionalsCardiovascular diseaseEpidemiological studiesAssociated with CVD mortalityMeta-analyses of epidemiological studiesEpidemiological evidenceCause-specific deathMiddle-income countriesAll-Cause MortalityCVD mortalityLack of evidenceEnvironmental epidemiologyInteractive effects of heatOlder peoplePotential biological pathwaysVulnerable subgroupsSystematic reviewMeta-analysesRobust evidenceHealth effectsPreexisting conditionsHealthEffects of genetically predicted posttraumatic stress disorder on autoimmune phenotypes
Maihofer A, Ratanatharathorn A, Hemmings S, Costenbader K, Michopoulos V, Polimanti R, Rothbaum A, Seedat S, Mikita E, Smith A, Salem R, Shaffer R, Wu T, Sebat J, Ressler K, Stein M, Koenen K, Wolf E, Sumner J, Nievergelt C. Effects of genetically predicted posttraumatic stress disorder on autoimmune phenotypes. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 172. PMID: 38561342, PMCID: PMC10984931, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02869-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMendelian randomizationTwo-sample Mendelian randomizationLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenome-wide significant single nucleotide polymorphismsCorrelated horizontal pleiotropyGenetic architectures of phenotypesMultivariable MR analysisSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation of posttraumatic stress disorderCausal effectsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic correlationsMR-PRESSOHorizontal pleiotropyStress disorderMR analysisScore regressionGenetic architectureC-reactive proteinInverse varianceMR estimatesNucleotide polymorphismsPathway variablesEpidemiological evidenceExposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies
Chang C, Ish J, Chang V, Daniel M, Jones R, White A. Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 193: 1182-1196. PMID: 38400646, PMCID: PMC11299034, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer riskCancer riskOverall breast cancer riskMeta-analysis of epidemiological studiesPostmenopausal breast cancer casesSystematic reviewEpidemiological evidenceRandom-effects meta-analysesBreast cancer casesMeta-analysisBreast cancer diagnosisCancer casesCancer diagnosisStudy designMeta-analysesExposure measurementsExposure to per-Epidemiological studiesPositive associationHeterogeneous associationsAssess exposureBreast cancerProgesterone receptor statusEvaluation toolPolyfluoroalkyl substances exposuresMaternal 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
Alcohol and Cancer: The Epidemiological Evidence
Ferrari P, Rumgay H, Weiderpass E, Soerjomataram I. Alcohol and Cancer: The Epidemiological Evidence. 2023, 1371-1389. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32483-3_74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Agency for Research on CancerCancer riskEpidemiological evidencePopulation attributable fractionAlcoholic beverage consumptionBurden of diseaseCases of cancerConsumption of alcoholic beveragesConsumption of alcoholAttributable fractionImpact of alcoholCancer sitesCancer burdenBeverage consumptionCancer casesMonographs programAlcohol consumptionAlcohol intakeAlcohol useFemale breastScientific evidenceUpper digestive tractAlcoholic beveragesAnatomical sitesCancerF101. MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL USE ON CANCER RISK
Zhou H, Yang B, Kranzler H, Gelernter J. F101. MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL USE ON CANCER RISK. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s274. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInverse variance weightingAlcohol useCancer riskOral/pharyngeal cancerOral cancer riskMendelian randomizationMendelian randomization analysisCumulative epidemiological evidenceSpecific cancer typesDevelopment of cancerPharyngeal cancerEsophageal cancerEpidemiological evidenceProblematic alcohol useAlcohol consumptionUnderreported populationCancerCancer typesMR studiesMR-PRESSOAlcohol-related phenotypesDifferent cancersRandomization analysisBreastMR-EggerMelatonin and Prostate Cancer: Anti-tumor Roles and Therapeutic Application
Megerian M, Kim J, Badreddine J, Hong S, Ponsky L, Shin J, Ghayda R. Melatonin and Prostate Cancer: Anti-tumor Roles and Therapeutic Application. Aging And Disease 2023, 14: 840-857. PMID: 37191417, PMCID: PMC10187692, DOI: 10.14336/ad.2022.1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancerModel of prostate cancerTreatment of prostate cancerProstate cancer riskInhibited tumor growthEfficacy of supplementationNeuroendocrine differentiationAndrogen signalingModulate metabolic activityMelatonin therapyTumor growthCancer riskClinical trialsProstateAssociated with exogenous factorsCancerCell cycle progressionEpidemiological evidenceSecretory activityEndogenous indoleaminePineal secretory activityCell statusPoor sleepCycle progressionCircadian rhythmThe mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis
Goddard E, Lin C, Ma Y, Chen K. The mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis. PLOS Climate 2023, 2: e0000164. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality burdenGlobal Burden of Disease 2019 studyClimate changeHealth impact estimatesStatistically significant positive associationTemperature percentileQuasi-Poisson regressionSignificant positive associationAll-Cause MortalityNegative health effectsTime series analysisLong-term trendsGlobal burdenHeat-related mortalityRelative riskEpidemiological evidenceGeneralized linear modelClimate change planningSeasonal deathsHealth impactsPublic healthPositive associationRegional policy decisionsWarm seasonHealthEffects 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 impactsShort-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities
O’Brien E, Masselot P, Sera F, Roye D, Breitner S, Ng C, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Madureira J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Bell M, Lavigne E, Kan H, Gasparrini A, Network M. Short-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 037002. PMID: 36883823, PMCID: PMC9994178, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-response relationshipRelative riskShort-term associationsShort-term exposureRR of mortalitySteeper exposure-response relationshipsBi-pollutant modelsIndependent mortality riskSubstantial excess mortalityWorld Health Organization (WHO) guideline limitsSignificant positive associationEpidemiological evidenceExcess mortalityMortality riskAdvanced study designsExcess deathsMortality fractionsSecondary analysisStudy designMortalityStudy periodExposure levelsPotential roleDaily concentrationsDaily mortalityTemperature variability and birthweight: Epidemiological evidence from Africa
Wang P, O'Donnell K, Warren J, Dubrow R, Chen K. Temperature variability and birthweight: Epidemiological evidence from Africa. Environment International 2023, 173: 107792. PMID: 36841185, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107792.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Individual and regional characteristics associated with changes in mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Min J, Kwon D, Lee W, Kang C, Park C, Heo S, Bell M, Kim H. Individual and regional characteristics associated with changes in mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 14189. PMID: 35986083, PMCID: PMC9390104, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18493-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicMajor public health concernPublic health concernMental health outcomesMental health consequencesEpidemiological evidencePhysical activityHealth outcomesHigher household incomeHealth consequencesHealth concernHigher education levelCOVID-19DepressionPositive associationTime trendsPrevalenceHealthEducation levelModerate stressPandemicExtreme stressAssociationHousehold income
2021
Abstract 11913: Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda
Chang A, Barry M, Bendavid E, Watkins D, Beaton A, Lwabi P, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker C, Okello E. Abstract 11913: Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda. Circulation 2021, 144: a11913-a11913. DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical rheumatic heart diseaseRheumatic heart diseasePublic health response to HIVMortality riskCare of HIV patientsMiddle-income countriesMortality of peopleCox proportional hazards modelsCare modelRetrospective cohort studyClinical careParticipant dataResponse to HIVCareAssess mortalityCohort studyHazard ratioAdherent subjectsEpidemiological evidenceSub-Saharan AfricaHeart failure historyKaplan-Meier curvesReference groupHazards modelMortality benefitAssociation of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016
Lee W, Seo D, Myung W, Prifti K, Kang C, Jang H, Park C, Bell M, Kim H. Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2021, 30: e57. PMCID: PMC8356258, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic sleep deprivationYounger age groupsSleep outcomesAge groupsSleep deprivationSleep durationKorean Community Health SurveyEffects modelMixed effects modelsCommunity Health SurveyShort sleep durationMean sleep durationOlder age groupsLong-term interventionsEpidemiological evidenceHealth SurveyHealth behaviorsLong-term exposureSleep deficiencyLinear mixed effects modelsOutcomesLongitudinal studyAir pollutionAssociationDeprivationPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women’s health across the nation 1999–2018
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Calafat A, Mukherjee B, Park S. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women’s health across the nation 1999–2018. International Journal Of Obesity 2021, 45: 1937-1948. PMID: 33986457, PMCID: PMC8384652, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00848-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWaist circumferenceMidlife womenFat massLowest tertileAssociated with greater body sizeStudy of Women's HealthResultsAfter multivariable adjustmentAssociated with accelerated increaseTrajectories of weightAssociated with weightSubjects/MethodsThis studyWomen's healthObesity riskFollow-upDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryLinear mixed modelsHighest tertileX-ray absorptiometryGreater body sizeMultivariable adjustmentBody fatEpidemiological evidenceNo significant resultsBody compositionAverage follow-upAssociations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk among Postpartum Women
Thomas JL, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR, Cunningham SD. Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk among Postpartum Women. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 3848. PMID: 33917634, PMCID: PMC8038841, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid repeat pregnancyACE exposureSexual riskPostpartum womenRepeat pregnancyPostpartum periodContraceptive methodsChild health outcomesYears of ageSexual risk outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesRisky sexual behaviorSTI acquisitionMaternal healthEpidemiological evidenceReproductive ageContraceptive useHealth outcomesCondom useAge 18Logistic regressionPregnancyWomenConvenience sampleAmbient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities
Chen K, Breitner S, Wolf K, Stafoggia M, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Guo Y, Tong S, Lavigne E, Matus P, Valdés N, Kan H, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti NRI, Huber V, Scortichini M, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Nunes B, Madureira J, Holobâcă IH, Fratianni S, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström C, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Chen BY, Li S, Milojevic A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Bell ML, Gasparrini A, Schneider A. Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities. The Lancet Planetary Health 2021, 5: e191-e199. PMID: 33838734, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-response curvesAmbient carbon monoxideTotal mortalityDaily mortalityUK Medical Research CouncilElevated mortality riskLarge epidemiological investigationsPotential publication biasMedical Research CouncilCity-specific associationsMeta-analytical modelsShort-term associationsQuasi-Poisson distributionCurrent air quality guidelinesEpidemiological evidenceMortality riskDaily total mortalityShort-term exposurePublication biasSignificant associationEpidemiological investigationsTime-series studyGreater riskMortalityMortality dataAssociations of parental birth characteristics with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: a population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark
Xiao J, Gao Y, Yu Y, Toft G, Zhang Y, Luo J, Xia Y, Chawarska K, Olsen J, Li J, Liew Z. Associations of parental birth characteristics with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: a population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 50: 485-495. PMID: 33411909, PMCID: PMC8128455, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth characteristicsAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) riskCohort studyOdds ratioNationwide register-based cohort studySociodemographic factorsRegister-based cohort studyOffspring of mothersConfidence intervalsASD riskHealth-related factorsExposure risk factorsDisorder riskLogistic regression modelsOffspring of parentsPerinatal factorsPreterm birthFather-child pairsLow birthweightVery pretermEpidemiological evidenceRisk factorsHigh riskElevated riskPaternal factors
2020
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years
Luo J, Xiao J, Gao Y, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Toft G, Li J, Obel C, Andersen SL, Deziel NC, Tseng WL, Inoue K, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Olsen J, Liew Z. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years. Environmental Research 2020, 191: 110111. PMID: 32846178, PMCID: PMC7657987, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal PFAS exposureMaternal thyroid hormonesThyroid hormonesOdds ratioPFAS exposureDanish National Birth CohortMaternal thyroid functionPrenatal perfluoroalkyl substancesMaternal thyroid dysfunctionFree thyroxine levelsNational Birth CohortAdjusted odds ratioBehavioral difficultiesPerfluoroalkyl substancesNatural indirect effectThyroid dysfunctionPFNA exposureFetal neurodevelopmentPrenatal exposureEpidemiological evidenceThyroid functionEarly gestationThyroxine levelsBirth cohortMaternal plasma
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