2024
Ozone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement
Domingo N, Fiore A, Lamarque J, Kinney P, Jiang L, Gasparrini A, Breitner S, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Masselot P, das Neves Pereira da Silva S, Sheng Ng C, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, Kan H, Urban A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Scortichini M, Stafoggia M, Hashizume M, Alahmad B, Diaz M, la Cruz Valencia C, Scovronick N, Garland R, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström C, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Colistro V, Bell M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Schneider A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Chen K. Ozone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement. One Earth 2024, 7: 325-335. PMID: 38420618, PMCID: PMC7615682, DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate scenariosOzone-related deathsAir quality regulationsGround-level ozoneAcute mortalityAir quality controlCMIP6 multi-model ensembleParis Climate AgreementMulti-model ensembleQuality regulationsHealth policyEmission changesAssociated with increased mortalityExcess mortalityCMIP6 simulationsClimateParis AgreementEpidemiological dataClimate AgreementDiverse geographical areasCMIP6MortalityGeographical areas
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 disease
2021
Health Burden and economic impacts attributed to PM2.5 and O3 in china from 2010 to 2050 under different representative concentration pathway scenarios
Wang Y, Hu J, Zhu J, Li J, Qin M, Liao H, Chen K, Wang M. Health Burden and economic impacts attributed to PM2.5 and O3 in china from 2010 to 2050 under different representative concentration pathway scenarios. Resources Conservation And Recycling 2021, 173: 105731. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities
Chen K, Breitner S, Wolf K, Stafoggia M, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Guo Y, Tong S, Lavigne E, Matus P, Valdés N, Kan H, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti NRI, Huber V, Scortichini M, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Nunes B, Madureira J, Holobâcă IH, Fratianni S, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström C, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Chen BY, Li S, Milojevic A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Bell ML, Gasparrini A, Schneider A. Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities. The Lancet Planetary Health 2021, 5: e191-e199. PMID: 33838734, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-response curvesAmbient carbon monoxideTotal mortalityDaily mortalityUK Medical Research CouncilElevated mortality riskLarge epidemiological investigationsPotential publication biasMedical Research CouncilCity-specific associationsMeta-analytical modelsShort-term associationsQuasi-Poisson distributionCurrent air quality guidelinesEpidemiological evidenceMortality riskDaily total mortalityShort-term exposurePublication biasSignificant associationEpidemiological investigationsTime-series studyGreater riskMortalityMortality data
2018
Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas
Chen K, Wolf K, Breitner S, Gasparrini A, Stafoggia M, Samoli E, Andersen ZJ, Bero-Bedada G, Bellander T, Hennig F, Jacquemin B, Pekkanen J, Hampel R, Cyrys J, Peters A, Schneider A, Group U. Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas. Environment International 2018, 116: 186-196. PMID: 29689465, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular mortalityAmbient air pollutionShort-term associationsTemperature-mortality associationCity-specific effect estimatesEffect modificationHigh air pollutionMortality riskEpidemiological studiesInfluenza epidemicsMortalityEffect estimatesMortality effectsAir pollutionDaily mortalityAssociationDaysAir pollution levelsDistributed lag
2017
Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China
Chen K, Horton RM, Bader DA, Lesk C, Jiang L, Jones B, Zhou L, Chen X, Bi J, Kinney PL. Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Pollution 2017, 224: 317-325. PMID: 28237309, PMCID: PMC5387110, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause-specific mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseSpecific public health interventionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCause of deathPublic health interventionsHeat-related mortalityPulmonary diseaseHeart diseaseHealth burdenExposure-response functionsGlobal-scale General Circulation ModelsHealth interventionsTotal mortalityNonurban residentsMortalityRural countiesDiseaseNonurban areasFuture heat-related mortalityLittle evidenceMortality estimationHigh heat-related mortalityStroke
2014
Influence of heat wave definitions to the added effect of heat waves on daily mortality in Nanjing, China
Chen K, Bi J, Chen J, Chen X, Huang L, Zhou L. Influence of heat wave definitions to the added effect of heat waves on daily mortality in Nanjing, China. The Science Of The Total Environment 2014, 506: 18-25. PMID: 25460935, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent heat wave definitionsDisease mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortalityIschemic heart disease mortalityLag day 2Heart disease mortalityBurden of diseaseCause-specific mortalityDaily mortalityCardiovascular mortalityStroke mortalityEffect modificationHeat wave definitionsStratified analysisRespiratory mortalityDay 2Total mortalityMortalityConsecutive daysHeat warning systemsLower educationDaysAssociationGood model fitCritical role
2013
Influence of temperature to the short-term effects of various ozone metrics on daily mortality in Suzhou, China
Chen K, Yang H, Wei Z, Bi J, Huang L. Influence of temperature to the short-term effects of various ozone metrics on daily mortality in Suzhou, China. Atmospheric Environment 2013, 79: 119-128. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research