2023
Associations between long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and osteoporotic fracture risks in South Korea
Heo S, Byun G, Kim S, Lee W, Lee J, Bell M. Associations between long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and osteoporotic fracture risks in South Korea. Environmental Research Health 2023, 1: 045005. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/acf14e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPM 2.5 exposureHazard ratioOsteoporotic fracture riskOsteoporotic fracturesFracture riskLong-term exposureNational Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort dataResidential addressesBone mineral density lossCox proportional hazards modelSubset of womenBody mass indexMineral density lossSample Cohort dataPopulation-based evidenceInterquartile range increaseParticipants' residential addressesProportional hazards modelOsteoporotic fracture incidenceExposure-response associationsMass indexFracture incidenceFine particulate matterDisease historyKorean adults
2017
Associations between Greenness, Impervious Surface Area, and Nighttime Lights on Biomarkers of Vascular Aging in Chennai, India
Lane KJ, Stokes EC, Seto KC, Thanikachalam S, Thanikachalam M, Bell ML. Associations between Greenness, Impervious Surface Area, and Nighttime Lights on Biomarkers of Vascular Aging in Chennai, India. Environmental Health Perspectives 2017, 125: 087003. PMID: 28886599, PMCID: PMC5783666, DOI: 10.1289/ehp541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlow-mediated dilatationCentral pulse pressureEarly vascular agingBody mass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsLower flow-mediated dilatationCVD risk factorsDiastolic blood pressureInterquartile range decreaseMultivariable regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElevated SBPBlood pressureMass indexSmoking statusPulse pressureVascular agingPhysical activityIntervention studiesEnergy intakeSemiurban regionStudy participantsResidential exposureEndovascular disease