2024
The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heo S, Schuch D, Junger W, Zhang Y, de Fatima Andrade M, Bell M. The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120150. PMID: 39414104, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir pollutionCardiovascular mortality riskExposure assessmentMortality riskExposure methodHealth risk estimatesAir pollution risksAir quality modelsExposure levelsOdds ratioHealth impact assessmentAssociated with mortality riskPollution riskConfidence intervalsCardiovascular mortality dataComplex air quality modelRio de JaneiroCase-crossover studyEstimate mortality riskWRF-ChemCity of Rio de JaneiroMonitoring networkInterquartile rangeMultiple logistic regressionImpact assessment
2023
Association of flooding exposure with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, United States
Ban J, Sutton C, Ma Y, Lin C, Chen K. Association of flooding exposure with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, United States. Nature Water 2023, 1: 1027-1034. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00167-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause-specific mortalityRelative riskAssociated with mortality riskAssociated with higher relative riskCounty-level estimatesTime series designTwo-stage time-series designHigher relative riskNorth CarolinaOlder adultsSeries designDeaths per yearMortality riskMental disordersUnited StatesAccidental mortalityNon-accidentalRisk increaseTotal deathHealth impactsCardiovascular diseaseCounty levelAssociationMortalityRespiratory diseaseReceiving hemodialysis in Hispanic ethnic dense communities is associated with better adherence and outcomes among young patients: a retrospective analysis of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
April-Sanders A, Karaboyas A, Yunes M, Norris K, Dominguez M, Kim R, Isasi C, Golestaneh L. Receiving hemodialysis in Hispanic ethnic dense communities is associated with better adherence and outcomes among young patients: a retrospective analysis of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. BMC Nephrology 2023, 24: 263. PMID: 37670225, PMCID: PMC10478353, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-023-03297-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic residentsPractice Patterns StudyAdherence to dialysis treatmentsHazard ratioAssociated with mortality riskAssociated with lower hazardDialysis OutcomesAssociated with better adherenceMortality hazard ratioEthnically diverse patientsAge-stratified analysesAssociated with lower mortalityCox proportional hazards modelsLower hazardUnited States cohortEthnic densityIndividual race/ethnicityHealth outcomesPatterns StudyProportional hazards modelNull associationsDiverse patientsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelZip codesHispanic patients
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