2024
Disparities 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. 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 status
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 risk