Featured Publications
A Spatially Varying Distributed Lag Model with Application to an Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight Study
Warren JL, Luben TJ, Chang HH. A Spatially Varying Distributed Lag Model with Application to an Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight Study. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 2020, 69: 681-696. PMID: 32595237, PMCID: PMC7319179, DOI: 10.1111/rssc.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth effect parametersLow birth weight riskTerm low birth weightLow birth weightPregnancy outcomesWeight riskBirth weightResidual confoundingPregnancy periodNull associationBirth recordsAverage weekly concentrationsCritical windowDiminished abilityPregnancyExposure characteristicsRisk estimationAssociationExposureGeographic variability
2024
Exposure range matters: considering non-linear associations in the meta-analysis of environmental pollutant exposure using examples of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and birth outcomes
Guo P, Warren J, Deziel N, Liew Z. Exposure range matters: considering non-linear associations in the meta-analysis of environmental pollutant exposure using examples of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and birth outcomes. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae309. PMID: 39227151, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-linear associationMeta-analysisHeterogeneity of effect estimatesEffect estimatesPotential non-linear associationsExposure-outcome relationshipsRisk of preterm birthSubgroup meta-analysisBirth outcomesPollution exposureMeta-analytic approachMeta-analysesEffect sizeEnvironmental pollutant exposureResults heterogeneityExposure levelsHealth effectsPreterm birthEvidence-based policymakingPrenatal exposurePotential heterogeneityMean birth weightBirth weightMethodological challengesCut-off choice
2023
Effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications in the U.S. state of Kansas (2000–2015)
Hao H, Yoo S, Strickland M, Darrow L, D’Souza R, Warren J, Moss S, Wang H, Zhang H, Chang H. Effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications in the U.S. state of Kansas (2000–2015). Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 21476. PMID: 38052850, PMCID: PMC10697947, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48329-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusAdverse birth outcomesLow birth weightGestational hypertensionBirth outcomesBirth weightPregnancy complicationsPreterm birthFirst trimesterRisk of GDMMaternal medical complicationsSingleton live birthsWeeks of pregnancyO3 exposureAdverse pregnancyPregnancy exposurePregnancy outcomesDiabetes mellitusMedical complicationsAdverse birthThird trimesterNeonatal mortalityResidential census tractsSocio-economic status factorsDiscrete-time survival
2017
Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy
Warren JL, Son JY, Pereira G, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 992-1000. PMID: 29053768, PMCID: PMC5928458, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightMaternal residential mobilityBirth weightCritical windowBirth cohortWeekly exposurePregnancy week 16Adverse birth outcomesWindow of susceptibilityAmbient air pollutionPregnancy windowsBirth outcomesWeek 16Mother's residencePM10 exposurePregnancyResidential addressesExposure misclassificationDisease developmentCohortAir pollutionExposureAerodynamic diameterPossible mechanism