2024
Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities
Masselot P, Kan H, Kharol S, Bell M, Sera F, Lavigne E, Breitner S, da Silva S, Burnett R, Gasparrini A, Brook J, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola J, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Diaz M, Arellano E, Rao S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e342. PMID: 39483640, PMCID: PMC11527422, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub>Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Pollutant mixPM2.5-related mortalityFine particulate matterMeta-regression modelsInterquartile range increaseAdvent of remote sensingParticulate matterAir qualityGaseous pollutantsRange increaseBetween-country heterogeneityPollutionTime-series studyAkaike information criterionAll-cause mortalityInformation criterionPollutant gasesEffect modificationRelative riskRisk heterogeneityToxicityMixture complexityOxidative capacityComparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study
Wen B, Wu Y, Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Zanobetti A, Analitis A, Zeka A, Tobias A, Nunes B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Pan S, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Van Dung D, Royé D, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Rao S, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Kan H, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca I, Kyselý J, Madureira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Katsouyanni K, Diaz M, Ragettli M, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Coélho M, Ortega N, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Matus Correa P, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Raz R, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Dang T, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Kim Y, Guo Y, Bell M, Li S. Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study. Environment International 2024, 187: 108712. PMID: 38714028, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInter-day TVRespiratory mortalityIQR increaseAll-cause mortalityMortality riskInterquartile rangeAssociated with increased mortality riskCardiovascular mortalityTime-series studyAll-causeMulti-level analysisMortalityRiskLag intervalStandard deviationHealthAverage SDTemperature variabilityComprehensive evaluationAssociation
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 programOutdoor temperature and survival benefit of empiric potassium in users of furosemide in US Medicaid enrollees: a cohort study
Nam Y, Bilker W, Leonard C, Bell M, Hennessy S. Outdoor temperature and survival benefit of empiric potassium in users of furosemide in US Medicaid enrollees: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e023809. PMID: 30777859, PMCID: PMC6398730, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with elevated all-cause mortalityMedicaid enrolleesElevated all-cause mortalitySurvival benefitYears prior to cohort entryAll-cause mortalityMedicare claimsCohort entryFurosemide prescriptionPropensity score matched cohortMedicaid claimsOutpatient settingScore-matched cohortNon-usersEnrolleesMedicaidStudy objectiveUS statesMortality rateMatched cohortPotassium depletionFurosemideMortalityCohortHeat-induced sweating