2024
The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heo S, Schuch D, Junger W, Zhang Y, de Fatima Andrade M, Bell M. The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120150. PMID: 39414104, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir pollutionCardiovascular mortality riskExposure assessmentMortality riskExposure methodHealth risk estimatesAir pollution risksAir quality modelsExposure levelsOdds ratioHealth impact assessmentAssociated with mortality riskPollution riskConfidence intervalsCardiovascular mortality dataComplex air quality modelRio de JaneiroCase-crossover studyEstimate mortality riskWRF-ChemCity of Rio de JaneiroMonitoring networkInterquartile rangeMultiple logistic regressionImpact assessmentAssociations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA
Heo S, Li L, Son J, Koutrakis P, Bell M. Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA. Epidemiology 2024, 35: 834-843. PMID: 39042464, PMCID: PMC11560713, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioSingleton full-term birthsLow birth weight riskRadon exposureLow birthweightResidential radon exposureMaternal education levelLogistic regression modelsParticipant's addressFull-term birthImpaired fetal developmentInfant healthLow-incomeExposure to radonNational guidelinesExposure quartilesEducation levelGround-level exposuresExposure groupWeighted riskQuartile groupLow exposure groupReference groupFetal developmentGestational exposureAssociation 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
Heat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods
Choi H, Bell M. Heat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 33: 637-645. PMID: 37029251, PMCID: PMC10403356, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00544-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent exposure methodsMortality riskHeat-mortality relationshipLower odds ratioCase-crossover analysisBackgroundMany studiesOdds ratioExposure methodHealth policyMinimum mortality temperatureRiskExposureIndividual-level dataComparability of resultsIndividual deathNorth CarolinaHeat-mortality associationsMethodsWeEffects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Silveira I, Cortes T, Bell M, Junger W. Effects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283899. PMID: 37000782, PMCID: PMC10065291, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityOdds ratioDistributed lag non-linear modelCardiovascular mortalityIndividual-level exposuresHeat wave intensityCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionMunicipal Health DepartmentHeat wavesEffects of heat wavesHealth impacts of heat wavesHealth departmentsHealth resourcesDeath dataOlder peopleLow-incomeEffect estimatesOlder womenDefinition of heat wavesLogistic regressionEpidemiological evidenceMorbidity outcomesHeat wave daysHealth impactsShort-term association between ambient air pollution and cardio-respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cortes T, Silveira I, de Oliveira B, Bell M, Junger W. Short-term association between ambient air pollution and cardio-respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281499. PMID: 36795640, PMCID: PMC9934392, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionCardio-respiratory mortalityShort-term associationsAir pollutionRespiratory mortalityExposure to particulate matter <Individual-level mortality dataOdds ratioIndividual exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionCase-crossover study designHealth risk estimatesConditional logistic regression modelsConfidence intervalsEvaluation of public healthParticulate matter <Inverse distance weighting methodExposure assessment methodsIndividual-level dataDistributed lag non-linear modelLogistic regression modelsDistance weighting methodPM10 exposurePollution exposureRio de Janeiro
2019
Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study
Nam Y, Bilker W, Leonard C, Bell M, Alexander L, Hennessy S. Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4685. PMID: 30886182, PMCID: PMC6423125, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleFeverHot TemperatureHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMortalityOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRecommended Dietary AllowancesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsYoung AdultConceptsAll-cause mortalityIncidence rates of all-cause mortalitySocioeconomically disadvantaged adultsSocioeconomically disadvantaged populationsStatin useOdds ratio of mortalityRatio of mortalityRates of all-cause mortalityMedicare claimsDisadvantaged adultsDisadvantaged populationsDual enrolleesClaims dataOdds ratioIncidence rateAdministration of statinsElevated serum cholesterolEffects of statinsScore-matched cohortMedicaid programStatin usersUS Medicaid program
2018
Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA
Gong X, Lin Y, Bell ML, Zhan FB. Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA. Environment International 2018, 120: 181-198. PMID: 30096612, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMaternal residential exposureLogistic regression analysisMaternal residential proximityResidential exposureMaternal exposureBirth weightRisk factorsOdds ratioAir Quality Monitoring DatabaseNon-exposed reference groupCase-control study designBinary logistic regression analysisSignificant risk factorsPublic health regionsLBW risk factorsResidential proximityRegression analysisRace/ethnicityYear of birthLBW casesGestational weeksPrenatal careMaternal ageMaternal residence
2016
Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY
Pereira G, Evans KA, Rich DQ, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 66-73. PMID: 26247489, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPrelabor ruptureWhole pregnancyOdds ratioSame womenElevated PM2.5 exposureConditional logistic regressionFine particulate exposureIndividual-level confoundersThird trimesterFirst trimesterSecond trimesterPregnancyPM2.5 exposureTrimesterLogistic regressionParticulate exposureBirthLongitudinal studyLow exposureWomen comparisonsMembrane ruptureRuptureWomenExposure
2014
Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth and pre-labor rupture of membranes in Perth, Western Australia 1997–2007: A longitudinal study
Pereira G, Bell ML, Belanger K, de Klerk N. Fine particulate matter and risk of preterm birth and pre-labor rupture of membranes in Perth, Western Australia 1997–2007: A longitudinal study. Environment International 2014, 73: 143-149. PMID: 25118087, PMCID: PMC4259049, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-labour rupturePreterm birthOdds ratioSecond trimesterElevated PM2.5 exposureRisk of PROMCorresponding odds ratiosConditional logistic regressionLongitudinal studyFine particulate exposureWhole pregnancyRecent longitudinal studiesThird trimesterFirst trimesterSingleton birthsUS cohortAustralian cohortInsufficient evidencePM2.5 exposureTrimesterPregnancySame womenAustralia 1997Particulate exposureLogistic regression