2015
Ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China
Jin L, Qiu J, Zhang Y, Qiu W, He X, Wang Y, Sun Q, Li M, Zhao N, Cui H, Liu S, Tang Z, Chen Y, Yue L, Da Z, Xu X, Huang H, Liu Q, Bell ML, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China. Environmental Research Letters 2015, 10: 074005. PMID: 31555342, PMCID: PMC6760856, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/7/074005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatent ductus arteriosusEntire pregnancyCongenital heart defectsMaternal exposureCongenital malformationsHeart defectsCongenital heartFolic acid intakeSingleton live birthsTherapeutic drug usePositive associationAmbient air pollutionDuctus arteriosusSeason of conceptionGreat arteriesSignificant positive associationAcid intakeMaternal ageHealth burdenLive birthsCardiac septumTrimesterDrug usePregnancyLogistic regression
2014
Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China
Zhao N, Qiu J, Zhang Y, He X, Zhou M, Li M, Xu X, Cui H, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Tang Z, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu X, Ma B, Liu S, Qiu W, Huang H, Liang J, Chen Q, Jiang M, Ma S, Jin L, Holford T, Leaderer B, Bell ML, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of preterm birth in Lanzhou, China. Environment International 2014, 76: 71-77. PMID: 25553395, PMCID: PMC4526148, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthEntire pregnancyClinical subtypesUnconditional logistic regression modelingVery preterm birthSingleton live birthsBirth cohort studyLimited epidemiologic studiesMonths of pregnancyExposure time windowsLogistic regression modelingHigh-level exposureHealth policy makersHigh exposure levelsLast 6weeksCohort studyVery pretermRisk factorsLive birthsPM10 exposureEpidemiologic studiesAir pollution levelsPregnancyLevel exposureExposure levelsFine Particulate Matter and Risk for Preterm Birth in Connecticut in 2000–2006
Pereira G, Belanger K, Ebisu K, Bell M. Fine Particulate Matter and Risk for Preterm Birth in Connecticut in 2000–2006. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2014, 69: 245-246. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000450113.86906.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of PTBWhole pregnancy exposurePreterm birthTiming of pregnancyFirst trimesterSingleton live birthsWeeks of gestationInterquartile range increaseAbstract Preterm birthTime of birthAmbient air pollutionHispanic parturientsPregnancy exposurePreterm deliveryWhole pregnancyEntire pregnancyMaternal exposureThird trimesterAdjusted ORsSecond trimesterFine particulate matterMaternal ageRisk factorsSuccessive pregnanciesLive births