2022
Long-term Exposure to Oxidant Gases and Mortality: Effect Modification by PM2.5 Transition Metals and Oxidative Potential
Toyib O, Lavigne E, Traub A, Umbrio D, You H, Ripley S, Pollitt K, Shin T, Kulka R, Jessiman B, Tjepkema M, Martin R, Stieb DM, Hatzopoulou M, Evans G, Burnett RT, Weichenthal S. Long-term Exposure to Oxidant Gases and Mortality: Effect Modification by PM2.5 Transition Metals and Oxidative Potential. Epidemiology 2022, 33: 767-776. PMID: 36165987, PMCID: PMC9531968, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposureOxidative stressFine particulate air pollutionProportional hazards modelAir pollution health effectsHealth impactsObserved health impactsParticulate air pollutionCohort studyMortality outcomesOxidant gasesEffect modificationInterquartile increaseHazards modelAdverse health impactsNonaccidental mortalityGSH levelsHealth effectsMortalityLand use regression modelsOxidative potentialMedianRegression modelsExposurePM 2.5
2018
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Effect Modification by Regional Nonvolatile Oxidative Potential
Lavigne É, Burnett RT, Stieb DM, Evans GJ, Godri Pollitt KJ, Chen H, van Rijswijk D, Weichenthal S. Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Effect Modification by Regional Nonvolatile Oxidative Potential. Environmental Health Perspectives 2018, 126: 077012. PMID: 30073952, PMCID: PMC6108848, DOI: 10.1289/ehp2535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm low birth weightLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesPreterm birthBirth outcomesHighest quartileBirth weightEffect modificationFirst trimester PMRetrospective cohort studyTerm birth weightFine particulate air pollutionPossible effect modificationDays of deliveryFine particulate matter air pollutionParticulate matter air pollutionMatter air pollutionEffects of PMEstimate of effectParticulate air pollutionPreterm deliveryCohort studySingleton birthsPrenatal exposureImpact of PM
2015
Oxidative burden of fine particulate air pollution and risk of cause-specific mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
Weichenthal S, Crouse DL, Pinault L, Godri-Pollitt K, Lavigne E, Evans G, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Burnett RT. Oxidative burden of fine particulate air pollution and risk of cause-specific mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC). Environmental Research 2015, 146: 92-99. PMID: 26745732, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause-specific mortalityFine particulate air pollutionOxidative burdenParticulate air pollutionHazard ratioLung cancer hazard ratiosLong-term mortality riskCox proportional hazards modelCanadian Census HealthCancer hazard ratioLung cancer mortalityRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelRespiratory tract lining fluidCanadian Long Form CensusEnvironment CohortSynthetic respiratory tract lining fluidCancer mortalityLung cancerLining fluidMortality riskHazards modelIndividual-level covariatesInterquartile changeLong-form census