2024
Association of exposure to extreme rainfall events with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, US
Chan K, Ban J, Ma Y, Chen K. Association of exposure to extreme rainfall events with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, US. Environmental Research Letters 2024, 19: 044006. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2dd2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause-specific mortalityExtreme rainfall eventsDaily total precipitationRainfall eventsCounty-level mortality dataNorth Carolina countiesTime-series studyRisk of mortalityDaily rainfall measurementsNon-accidental diseasesNorth CarolinaMortality dataRespiratory mortalityExternal mortalityMortality riskRainfall measurementsTotal precipitationNon-accidentalRace groupsMeta-analysisCardiovascular diseaseRainfallStudy periodTwo-stage analysisNorth
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 diseaseFuture temperature-related excess mortality under climate change and population aging scenarios in Canada
Hebbern C, Gosselin P, Chen K, Chen H, Cakmak S, MacDonald M, Chagnon J, Dion P, Martel L, Lavigne E. Future temperature-related excess mortality under climate change and population aging scenarios in Canada. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2023, 114: 726-736. PMID: 37308698, PMCID: PMC10484859, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00782-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation aging scenariosExcess mortalityCoupled Model Inter-comparison Project 6Non-accidental mortalityDemographic changesShared Socioeconomic PathwaysNon-accidental deathsClimate change scenariosTemperature-related mortalityHealth regionsRural areasEstimate associationsCold-related mortalityAging scenariosPopulation growthMortality riskScenarios of population growthSustainable developmentChange scenariosMitigate future climate change impactsGreenhouse gas emission scenariosNet differenceClimate model ensembleEmission climate change scenarioClimate change impacts
2021
Ambient 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
2016
Urbanization Level and Vulnerability to Heat-Related Mortality in Jiangsu Province, China
Chen K, Zhou L, Chen X, Ma Z, Liu Y, Huang L, Bi J, Kinney PL. Urbanization Level and Vulnerability to Heat-Related Mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1863-1869. PMID: 27152420, PMCID: PMC5132638, DOI: 10.1289/ehp204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality risk