2024
Association between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Kim Y, Choi M, Yoon T, Kang C, Kang H, Oh J, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Association between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e217-e224. PMID: 38580423, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department admissionsBrain lesion disordersCase-crossover studyPhysical disabilityOdds ratioCase-crossover designSample Cohort databaseConditional logistic regressionAssociated with increased riskExcess medical costsNon-disabled populationSevere physical disabilitiesHearing lossEnvironmental heat exposureCohort databaseHospital admissionMental disordersLogistic regressionMedical costsDisabilityAdmissionAction planHigh heat risksKorean Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation
2023
Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Lee W, Wu X, Heo S, Kim J, Fong K, Son J, Sabath M, Trisovic A, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Al-Aly Z, Bell M. Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 047008. PMID: 37036790, PMCID: PMC10084931, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryFirst hospital admissionLongitudinal cohort studyHospital admissionKidney injuryCohort studyHazard ratioPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyU.S. Medicare populationYears of ageAir pollution exposureNationwide Medicare dataPublic health policyCurrent National Ambient Air Quality StandardHealth care expendituresKidney functionDisease burdenMedicare populationMedicare dataLong-term exposureAdmissionPollution exposureHealth policyCare expendituresEffect estimatesAssociations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study
Lee W, Heo S, Stewart R, Wu X, Fong K, Son J, Sabath B, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell M. Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study. Environment International 2023, 173: 107844. PMID: 36841189, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseFirst hospital admissionKidney diseaseResidential greennessHospital admissionCohort studyHazard ratioLongitudinal population-based cohort studyMedicare Part A beneficiariesPopulation-based cohort studyReduced kidney functionLongitudinal cohort studyZip codesResidential zip codeKidney injuryKidney functionKidney patientsLower riskOverall populationWhite beneficiariesDiseaseAdmissionHealth benefitsAssociation
2021
Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China
Yang J, Liu M, Cheng Q, Yang L, Sun X, Kan H, Liu Y, Bell M, Dasan R, Gao H, Yao X, Gao Y. Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China. Frontiers Of Environmental Science & Engineering 2021, 16: 56. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-021-1490-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHospital admissionTwo-pollutant modelsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD hospital admissionsExposure-response relationshipAir pollution exposureSingle-pollutant modelsPublic health benefitsShort-term associationsLag 03COPD admissionsPulmonary diseaseSignificant short-term associationsMyocardial infarctionLag 01AdmissionCardiovascular systemInfluence of PM2.5Pollution exposureOlder adults
2017
Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderlyParticulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study
Gurung A, Son JY, Bell ML. Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 573-580. PMID: 28911012, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth burdenTime-stratified case-crossover analysisRisk of hospitalizationSubstantial health burdenInpatient hospitalization dataCase-crossover studyPotential effect modifiersCase-crossover analysisMajority of evidenceHospital admissionEffect modificationCardiovascular admissionsHospitalization dataM3 increaseEffect modifiersMajor hospitalsSocioeconomic statusHospitalizationAdmissionHuman health burdenKathmandu ValleyCentral data collection systemBurdenAir pollutionAerodynamic diameterDrought and the risk of hospital admissions and mortality in older adults in western USA from 2000 to 2013: a retrospective study
Berman JD, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Dominici F, Bell ML. Drought and the risk of hospital admissions and mortality in older adults in western USA from 2000 to 2013: a retrospective study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2017, 1: e17-e25. PMID: 29057392, PMCID: PMC5646697, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(17)30002-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Brief Report
Bell ML, Son JY, Peng RD, Wang Y, Dominici F. Brief Report. Epidemiology 2015, 26: 575-579. PMID: 25906368, PMCID: PMC4452416, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsCause of hospitalizationRisk of heartSame-day PM2.5Cardiovascular causesTract infectionsRespiratory hospitalizationsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationWomenAdmissionAmbient monitorsMenRiskAssociationUS countiesHeartCauseBrief reportCardiovascularStrong evidenceInfectionPoint estimatesAmbient Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospital Admissions in the Medicare Cohort Air Pollution Study, 1999–2010
Powell H, Krall JR, Wang Y, Bell ML, Peng RD. Ambient Coarse Particulate Matter and Hospital Admissions in the Medicare Cohort Air Pollution Study, 1999–2010. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 1152-1158. PMID: 25872223, PMCID: PMC4629736, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageEmergency hospitalizationHospital admissionM3 increaseMedicare enrolleesRespiratory-related hospitalizationsTwo-stage Bayesian hierarchical modelSignificant increaseShort-term associationsCardiovascular hospitalizationMorbidity outcomesCardiovascular diseaseRespiratory diseaseHospitalizationShort-term exposureAmbient Coarse Particulate MatterPoisson log-linear regression modelsLog-linear regression modelCoarse particulate matterAdmissionAmbient coarseAssociationNumber of studiesDiseaseEnrollees
2012
Assessment of the health impacts of particulate matter characteristics.
Bell ML. Assessment of the health impacts of particulate matter characteristics. Research Report 2012, 5-38. PMID: 22393584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effect estimatesCardiovascular hospital admissionsHospital admissionEffect estimatesMortality effect estimatesHealth effectsCause of hospitalizationAir pollution-related health effectsInterquartile range increasePollution-related health effectsRespiratory hospital admissionsAdverse health effectsHealth effects dataCardiovascular hospitalizationRespiratory hospitalizationsCardiovascular admissionsHigh prevalenceHospitalizationAerodynamic diameterAdmissionCommunity-level variablesObserved associationsSocioeconomic statusHealth impactsPM toxicity
2011
A Meta-analysis of Association Between Short-term Ambient Ozone Exposure and Respiratory Hospital Admissions
Ji M, Cohan D, Bell M. A Meta-analysis of Association Between Short-term Ambient Ozone Exposure and Respiratory Hospital Admissions. Epidemiology 2011, 22: s203. DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000392304.71248.fe.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F, Samet JM. Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide. Circulation 2009, 120: 949-955. PMID: 19720933, PMCID: PMC2777712, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.851113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD hospitalizationsShort-term exposureShort-term CO exposureRisk of hospitalizationCardiovascular disease hospitalizationsEmergency hospital admissionsPublic health threatMultisite time-series studyCVD outcomesHospital admissionCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationTime-series studyHealth threatAmbient carbon monoxideCVD admissionsCO levelsAdmissionRiskCO exposureLower CO levelsAssociationUS urban counties
2008
Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients
Peng RD, Chang HH, Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients. JAMA 2008, 299: 2172-2179. PMID: 18477784, PMCID: PMC3169813, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.18.2172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory disease admissionsHospital admissionRespiratory diseaseAdmission ratesM3 increaseEmergency hospital admissionsCardiovascular disease admissionsParticulate matter air pollutionSame-day exposureMatter air pollutionHealth risksMedicare's National Claims History FilePrimary diagnosisMedicare patientsUnadjusted associationsCardiovascular diseaseStudy populationAdmissionAerodynamic diameterMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationDaily cardiovascularDiseaseSame dayPM10-2.5
2007
The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan
Bell ML, Levy JK, Lin Z. The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2007, 65: 104. PMID: 17626134, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaCarbon MonoxideCerebrovascular DisordersEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFourier AnalysisHospitalizationHumansMyocardial IschemiaNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticle SizeParticulate MatterPneumoniaSilicon DioxideSulfur DioxideTaiwanUrban HealthWeatherConceptsCause-specific hospital admissionsHospital admissionIschemic heart disease admissionsCerebrovascular disease admissionsHeart disease admissionsIschemic heart diseaseLag 3 daysSingle-day lagsHeart diseaseAsthma admissionsAdmissionHealth effectsPpb increaseSame dayMug/Air pollutionDiseaseDaysAdditional researchRiskTaipei areaAsthmaEight-year time periodPneumonia