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, Michelle 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, 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 certaintyDo 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 ResearchDisparities in exposure to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and risk of adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania, USA
Son J, Bell M. Disparities in exposure to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and risk of adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania, USA. Heliyon 2024, 10: e34985. PMID: 39145018, PMCID: PMC11320432, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse birth outcomesRisk of preterm birthBirth outcomesAssociated with higher riskLow birth weightWIC statusHealth outcomesMaternal characteristicsPreterm birthAssociated with higher risk of preterm birthRisk of adverse birth outcomesPennsylvania Department of HealthHigher risk of preterm birthAssociated health outcomesDepartment of HealthCross-sectional studyAssociated health burdenSignificant public health concernPublic health concernPrenatal careEvaluate disparitiesChild healthBirth recordsMarital statusSmoking statusA systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice
Son J, Heo S, Byun G, Foo D, Song Y, Lewis B, Stewart R, Choi H, Bell M. A systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice. Environmental Research 2024, 259: 119550. PMID: 38964578, PMCID: PMC11365793, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth outcomesVulnerable populationsAssociated health outcomesPairs of reviewersScreening of titlesExposure assessmentAssociated health burdenFull-text articlesSocioeconomic statusEnvironmental justiceHealth responseAnimal feeding operationsData extractionSystematic reviewHealth burdenSystematic searchHealthDisproportionate exposureCitation screeningFeeding operationsLong-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1266. PMID: 38720292, PMCID: PMC11080206, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18752-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to PM2.5Exposure to PM2.5Respiratory mortalityCirculatory mortalityEffect of long-term exposure to PM2.5National Health Insurance Service-National Sample CohortLong-term PM2.5 exposureAssociated with respiratory mortalityReduce health disparitiesMedical infrastructureNon-accidentalCommunity-level deprivationCommunity-level factorsCommunity-level characteristicsPotential modifying effectPublic health outcomesNationwide cohort studyIncreased mortality riskCox proportional-hazards modelDeprivation indexHealth disparitiesCommunity deprivationHigh deprivationHealth outcomesEffect modificationAccuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment
Clark C, Casey J, Bell M, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Accuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 34: 512-517. PMID: 38448680, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00637-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported distanceWest Virginia residentsAssociated with adverse health outcomesVirginia residentsAdverse health outcomesExposure to environmental hazardsCohen's weighted kappaYears of educationSelf-reported dataHealth outcomesWest VirginiansSelf-report measuresIndicators of awarenessWeighted kappaSelf-reportDemographic characteristicsEducational attainmentAdverse health effectsSelf-reported metricsEnvironmental exposuresDistance categoriesHealth effectsResidentsExposure assessmentRisk
2023
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi H, Song Y, Bell M. Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research 2023, 241: 117527. PMID: 37931734, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood health outcomesWildfire smoke exposureAdverse birth outcomesChildhood health outcomesSmoke exposureHealth outcomesMaternal exposureBirth outcomesLow birthweightHomogenous studiesSystematic reviewData extractionEpidemiological observational studiesOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineAdverse health outcomesScreening of titlesWeb of ScienceBirthweight reductionPreterm birthBias assessmentDistance of residenceObservational studyIndependent reviewersChild healthHarmful algal bloom aerosols and human health
Lim C, Yoon J, Reynolds K, Gerald L, Ault A, Heo S, Bell M. Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health. EBioMedicine 2023, 93: 104604. PMID: 37164781, PMCID: PMC10363441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effectsPublic health burdenDose-response relationshipPopulation-level exposureExposure assessment methodsAdverse health effectsRespiratory outcomesHealth burdenEpidemiological designHealth databasesLong-term exposureHealth outcomesEvidence gapsConcurrent exposureThreshold doseMixture of toxinsVulnerable subpopulationsAdditional studiesNumber of studiesSubsequent exposureExposureOutcomesHuman healthToxin concentrationHealth
2022
Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa
deSouza P, Hammer M, Anthamatten P, Kinney P, Kim R, Subramanian S, Bell M, Mwenda K. Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa. Environmental Health 2022, 21: 128. PMID: 36503479, PMCID: PMC9743768, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-022-00943-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeight-for-age z-scoreExposure to PM2.5Nationally representative anthropometric dataLower height-for-age z-scoreCritical windows of susceptibilityHeight-for-agePM2.5 concentrationsStatistically significant associationWealth quintileHealth outcomesPublic health crisisChildhood undernutritionImpact of air pollutionGlobal public health crisisWindow of susceptibilityEffect modifiersIncreased stuntingAnthropometric dataPM2.5 exposureChild malnutritionEvaluate associationsSignificant associationAged 5Household factorsZ-scoreIndividual 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
The roles of residential greenness in the association between air pollution and health: a systematic review
Son J, Choi H, Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Bell M. The roles of residential greenness in the association between air pollution and health: a systematic review. Environmental Research Letters 2021, 16: 093001. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac0e61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modificationHealth outcomesGreenness metricsSystematic reviewStudy characteristicsAir pollutionStudy periodAir pollution exposureParticulate matter air pollutionDirection of evidenceMatter air pollutionEligible studiesResidential greennessHigher greennessPollutionGreennessPollution exposureStudy locationMedian yearsHealth AssociationAir pollution dataLow impactPollution dataPotential effectsInitial screening
2017
Opportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Nori-Sarma A, Gurung A, Azhar G, Rajiva A, Mavalankar D, Sheffield P, Bell M. Opportunities and Challenges in Public Health Data Collection in Southern Asia: Examples from Western India and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability 2017, 9: 1106. DOI: 10.3390/su9071106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily hospital admission dataMortality registry dataHospital admission dataHospital admissionRegistry dataExposure-response functionsMajor hospitalsHealth outcomesGovernment hospitalsAdmission dataHealth data collectionHealth effectsHospitalHealth dataPublic health data collectionIndividual-level dataData completeness
2016
Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea
Son JY, Lane KJ, Lee JT, Bell ML. Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea. Environmental Research 2016, 151: 728-733. PMID: 27644031, PMCID: PMC5071166, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeat-related health outcomesTemperature-mortality associationEffect modificationHealth burdenStratified analysisMortality riskHealth outcomesTotal mortalityHeat-related mortalityMortalityMortality effectsAssociationHighest mortality effectSimilar effectsAgeSexRiskIndividual characteristicsGroupOverdispersed Poisson
2014
Air Quality in Lanzhou, a Major Industrial City in China: Characteristics of Air Pollution and Review of Existing Evidence from Air Pollution and Health Studies
Zhang Y, Li M, Bravo MA, Jin L, Nori-Sarma A, Xu Y, Guan D, Wang C, Chen M, Wang X, Tao W, Qiu W, Zhang Y, Bell ML. Air Quality in Lanzhou, a Major Industrial City in China: Characteristics of Air Pollution and Review of Existing Evidence from Air Pollution and Health Studies. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2014, 225: 2187. PMID: 25838615, PMCID: PMC4380132, DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2187-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal health burdenSerious health consequencesFuture epidemiological studiesOutdoor air pollutionHealth burdenEpidemiological studiesHealth StudyHealth outcomesSystematic reviewHealth consequencesHigh air pollution levelsAir pollutionMonthsAir pollution levelsAerodynamic diameterHealthReviewUrban Chinese citiesHealth-based standardsLevelsStudyFindings
2012
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Vos T, Flaxman AD, Naghavi M, Lozano R, Michaud C, Ezzati M, Shibuya K, Salomon JA, Abdalla S, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Ackerman I, Aggarwal R, Ahn SY, Ali MK, AlMazroa M, Alvarado M, Anderson H, Anderson L, Andrews K, Atkinson C, Baddour L, Bahalim A, Barker-Collo S, Barrero L, Bartels D, Basáñez M, Baxter A, Bell M, Benjamin E, Bennett D, Bernabé E, Bhalla K, Bhandari B, Bikbov B, Bin Abdulhak A, Birbeck G, Black J, Blencowe H, Blore J, Blyth F, Bolliger I, Bonaventure A, Boufous S, Bourne R, Boussinesq M, Braithwaite T, Brayne C, Bridgett L, Brooker S, Brooks P, Brugha T, Bryan-Hancock C, Bucello C, Buchbinder R, Buckle G, Budke C, Burch M, Burney P, Burstein R, Calabria B, Campbell B, Canter C, Carabin H, Carapetis J, Carmona L, Cella C, Charlson F, Chen H, Cheng A, Chou D, Chugh S, Coffeng L, Colan S, Colquhoun S, Colson K, Condon J, Connor M, Cooper L, Corriere M, Cortinovis M, de Vaccaro K, Couser W, Cowie B, Criqui M, Cross M, Dabhadkar K, Dahiya M, Dahodwala N, Damsere-Derry J, Danaei G, Davis A, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Dellavalle R, Delossantos A, Denenberg J, Derrett S, Jarlais D, Dharmaratne S, Dherani M, Diaz-Torne C, Dolk H, Dorsey E, Driscoll T, Duber H, Ebel B, Edmond K, Elbaz A, Ali S, Erskine H, Erwin P, Espindola P, Ewoigbokhan S, Farzadfar F, Feigin V, Felson D, Ferrari A, Ferri C, Fèvre E, Finucane M, Flaxman S, Flood L, Foreman K, Forouzanfar M, Fowkes F, Franklin R, Fransen M, Freeman M, Gabbe B, Gabriel S, Gakidou E, Ganatra H, Garcia B, Gaspari F, Gillum R, Gmel G, Gosselin R, Grainger R, Groeger J, Guillemin F, Gunnell D, Gupta R, Haagsma J, Hagan H, Halasa Y, Hall W, Haring D, Haro J, Harrison J, Havmoeller R, Hay R, Higashi H, Hill C, Hoen B, Hoffman H, Hotez P, Hoy D, Huang J, Ibeanusi S, Jacobsen K, James S, Jarvis D, Jasrasaria R, Jayaraman S, Johns N, Jonas J, Karthikeyan G, Kassebaum N, Kawakami N, Keren A, Khoo J, King C, Knowlton L, Kobusingye O, Koranteng A, Krishnamurthi R, Lalloo R, Laslett L, Lathlean T, Leasher J, Lee Y, Leigh J, Lim S, Limb E, Lin J, Lipnick M, Lipshultz S, Liu W, Loane M, Ohno S, Lyons R, Ma J, Mabweijano J, MacIntyre M, Malekzadeh R, Mallinger L, Manivannan S, Marcenes W, March L, Margolis D, Marks G, Marks R, Matsumori A, Matzopoulos R, Mayosi B, McAnulty J, McDermott M, McGill N, McGrath J, Medina-Mora M, Meltzer M, Memish Z, Mensah G, Merriman T, Meyer A, Miglioli V, Miller M, Miller T, Mitchell P, Mocumbi A, Moffitt T, Mokdad A, Monasta L, Montico M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Moran A, Morawska L, Mori R, Murdoch M, Mwaniki M, Naidoo K, Nair M, Naldi L, Narayan K, Nelson P, Nelson R, Nevitt M, Newton C, Nolte S, Norman P, Norman R, O'Donnell M, O'Hanlon S, Olives C, Omer S, Ortblad K, Osborne R, Ozgediz D, Page A, Pahari B, Pandian J, Rivero A, Patten S, Pearce N, Padilla R, Perez-Ruiz F, Perico N, Pesudovs K, Phillips D, Phillips M, Pierce K, Pion S, Polanczyk G, Polinder S, Pope C, Popova S, Porrini E, Pourmalek F, Prince M, Pullan R, Ramaiah K, Ranganathan D, Razavi H, Regan M, Rehm J, Rein D, Remuzzi G, Richardson K, Rivara F, Roberts T, Robinson C, De Leòn F, Ronfani L, Room R, Rosenfeld L, Rushton L, Sacco R, Saha S, Sampson U, Sanchez-Riera L, Sanman E, Schwebel D, Scott J, Segui-Gomez M, Shahraz S, Shepard D, Shin H, Shivakoti R, Silberberg D, Singh D, Singh G, Singh J, Singleton J, Sleet D, Sliwa K, Smith E, Smith J, Stapelberg N, Steer A, Steiner T, Stolk W, Stovner L, Sudfeld C, Syed S, Tamburlini G, Tavakkoli M, Taylor H, Taylor J, Taylor W, Thomas B, Thomson W, Thurston G, Tleyjeh I, Tonelli M, Towbin J, Truelsen T, Tsilimbaris M, Ubeda C, Undurraga E, van der Werf M, van Os J, Vavilala M, Venketasubramanian N, Wang M, Wang W, Watt K, Weatherall D, Weinstock M, Weintraub R, Weisskopf M, Weissman M, White R, Whiteford H, Wiersma S, Wilkinson J, Williams H, Williams S, Witt E, Wolfe F, Woolf A, Wulf S, Yeh P, Zaidi A, Zheng Z, Zonies D, Lopez A, Murray C. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet 2012, 380: 2163-2196. PMID: 23245607, PMCID: PMC6350784, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61729-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-fatal health outcomesHealth outcomesHealth systemGlobal burdenMusculoskeletal disordersBayesian meta-regression methodChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePopulation-based cancer registriesCauses of YLDsRate of YLDsHealth lossObstructive pulmonary diseaseDisease Study 2010Ambulatory care dataLow back painHospital discharge dataAge-specific prevalenceIron deficiency anemiaMajor depressive disorderBehavioral disordersDescriptive epidemiological dataLarge methodological variationNatural history modelYears of lifeHIV/AIDS
2005
Challenges and recommendations for the study of socioeconomic factors and air pollution health effects
Bell M, O’Neill M, Cifuentes L, Braga A, Green C, Nweke A, Rogat J, Sibold K, Effects W. Challenges and recommendations for the study of socioeconomic factors and air pollution health effects. Environmental Science & Policy 2005, 8: 525-533. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2005.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocioeconomic statusSES indicatorsAir pollution health effectsLow socioeconomic statusHealth care servicesPerception of healthDifferential diagnosisHigh riskCare servicesHealth outcomesDisproportionate burdenIndoor air pollutionHealth effectsHealth careElevated exposureSocioeconomic factorsHealthSocioeconomic indicatorsAir pollutionUnanswered questionsRecommendationsDiagnosisCareThe avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City
Bell ML, Davis DL, Gouveia N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA. The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City. Environmental Research 2005, 100: 431-440. PMID: 16181621, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical visitsHealth outcomesConcentration-response functionsNumerous adverse health outcomesHealth benefitsAdverse health outcomesChild's medical visitsChronic bronchitisAsthma attacksEpidemiological studiesEconomic burdenHealth consequencesHealth endpointsHealth effectsSignificant healthHealth impactsAir pollutionHealth