2019
Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study
Nam Y, Bilker W, Leonard C, Bell M, Alexander L, Hennessy S. Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4685. PMID: 30886182, PMCID: PMC6423125, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleFeverHot TemperatureHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMortalityOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRecommended Dietary AllowancesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsYoung AdultConceptsAll-cause mortalityIncidence rates of all-cause mortalitySocioeconomically disadvantaged adultsSocioeconomically disadvantaged populationsStatin useOdds ratio of mortalityRatio of mortalityRates of all-cause mortalityMedicare claimsDisadvantaged adultsDisadvantaged populationsDual enrolleesClaims dataOdds ratioIncidence rateAdministration of statinsElevated serum cholesterolEffects of statinsScore-matched cohortMedicaid programStatin usersUS Medicaid program
2016
Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY
Pereira G, Evans KA, Rich DQ, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 66-73. PMID: 26247489, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPrelabor ruptureWhole pregnancyOdds ratioSame womenElevated PM2.5 exposureConditional logistic regressionFine particulate exposureIndividual-level confoundersThird trimesterFirst trimesterSecond trimesterPregnancyPM2.5 exposureTrimesterLogistic regressionParticulate exposureBirthLongitudinal studyLow exposureWomen comparisonsMembrane ruptureRuptureWomenExposure
2015
Does urban land-use increase risk of asthma symptoms?
Son JY, Kim H, Bell ML. Does urban land-use increase risk of asthma symptoms? Environmental Research 2015, 142: 309-318. PMID: 26188632, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research