2023
Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Lee W, Wu X, Heo S, Kim J, Fong K, Son J, Sabath M, Trisovic A, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Al-Aly Z, Bell M. Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 047008. PMID: 37036790, PMCID: PMC10084931, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryFirst hospital admissionLongitudinal cohort studyHospital admissionKidney injuryCohort studyHazard ratioPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyU.S. Medicare populationYears of ageAir pollution exposureNationwide Medicare dataPublic health policyCurrent National Ambient Air Quality StandardHealth care expendituresKidney functionDisease burdenMedicare populationMedicare dataLong-term exposureAdmissionPollution exposureHealth policyCare expendituresEffect estimates
2022
Investigation on associations between long-term air pollution exposure and osteoporotic fracture using nationwide cohort study data in South Korea
Heo S, Kim H, Kim S, Choe S, Byun G, Lee J, Bell M. Investigation on associations between long-term air pollution exposure and osteoporotic fracture using nationwide cohort study data in South Korea. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2022.o-op-031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between long term air pollution exposure and first hospital admission for kidney and total urinary system diseases in the US Medicare population: nationwide longitudinal cohort study
Lee W, Wu X, Heo S, Fong K, Son J, Sabath M, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell M. Associations between long term air pollution exposure and first hospital admission for kidney and total urinary system diseases in the US Medicare population: nationwide longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Medicine 2022, 1: e000009. PMID: 36936557, PMCID: PMC10012859, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseFirst hospital admissionUrinary system diseasesNationwide longitudinal cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyHospital admissionSystem diseasesTotal kidneyCohort studyHazard ratioMedicare populationLong-term air pollution exposureSecondary outcome measuresPpb increaseUS Medicare populationZip codesAir pollution exposureKidney outcomesFirst admissionKidney diseaseDiagnosis codesNational HealthOutcome measuresMedicare feeUrinary system
2021
Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China
Yang J, Liu M, Cheng Q, Yang L, Sun X, Kan H, Liu Y, Bell M, Dasan R, Gao H, Yao X, Gao Y. Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China. Frontiers Of Environmental Science & Engineering 2021, 16: 56. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-021-1490-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHospital admissionTwo-pollutant modelsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD hospital admissionsExposure-response relationshipAir pollution exposureSingle-pollutant modelsPublic health benefitsShort-term associationsLag 03COPD admissionsPulmonary diseaseSignificant short-term associationsMyocardial infarctionLag 01AdmissionCardiovascular systemInfluence of PM2.5Pollution exposureOlder adultsThe 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 screeningNO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India
Nori-Sarma A, Thimmulappa R, Venkataraman G, Warren J, Berman J, Whittaker S, Kulick E, Wellenius G, Mahesh P, Bell M. NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India. Environmental Research Communications 2021, 3: 055001. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/abf2dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung function declineAir pollution exposureLung functionFunction declineLong-term nitrogen dioxide exposurePollution exposureWorse lung functionCohort of adultsInterquartile range increaseNitrogen dioxide exposureLow-income adultsMiddle-income countriesPotential confoundersRespiratory healthHigh riskHealthy individualsLongitudinal health dataLinear mixed effects modelsStandardized interviewHealthy participantsRelevant studiesNO2 exposureMixed effects modelsPoor populationCohort
2016
The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
Jacobs M, Zhang G, Chen S, Mullins B, Bell M, Jin L, Guo Y, Huxley R, Pereira G. The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 579: 1179-1192. PMID: 27913015, PMCID: PMC5252829, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesAmbient air pollutionSystematic reviewAmbient air pollution exposureLow birth weightAir pollution exposureHigh-income Western countriesCardiovascular endpointsPreterm birthBirth weightCongenital anomaliesPollution exposureCardiovascular defectsHigh exposureOutcomesWestern countriesNumber of studiesExposureAssessment of effectsAssociationAir pollutionLow levelsReviewEndpoint“What We Breathe Impacts Our Health: Improving Understanding of the Link between Air Pollution and Health”
West JJ, Cohen A, Dentener F, Brunekreef B, Zhu T, Armstrong B, Bell ML, Brauer M, Carmichael G, Costa DL, Dockery DW, Kleeman M, Krzyzanowski M, Künzli N, Liousse C, Lung SC, Martin RV, Pöschl U, Pope CA, Roberts JM, Russell AG, Wiedinmyer C. “What We Breathe Impacts Our Health: Improving Understanding of the Link between Air Pollution and Health”. Environmental Science And Technology 2016, 50: 4895-4904. PMID: 27010639, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03827.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Belanger K. The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births. Environmental Research Letters 2008, 3: 044003. PMID: 23930137, PMCID: PMC3735236, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/4/044003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-term birthBirth weightInfant sexAir pollution exposureMother's ageLow birth weightPre-term infantsCo-pollutant adjustmentPregnancy outcomesPollution exposureOlder mothersObserved associationsAgeSexAir pollutionBirthInfantsAir pollution effectsAssociationHigh susceptibilitySample sizeAdditional evidenceWeightFindings