2022
Short-term exposure to air pollution and mental disorders: a case-crossover study in New York City
Yoo E, Roberts J, Eum Y, Li X, Chu L, Wang P, Chen K. Short-term exposure to air pollution and mental disorders: a case-crossover study in New York City. Environmental Research Health 2022, 1: 015001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ac6439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER visitsAir pollution exposureMental disordersShort-term exposureRace/ethnicityPollution exposureAmbient air pollution exposureEmergency room visitsConditional logistic regressionCase-crossover studySingle-day lagsCase-crossover designAge group 19Ambient air pollutionRoom visitsRelative riskPsychotic disordersLogistic regressionNew York CityDaily air pollution exposureSpecific disordersVisitsDisordersPpb increaseGroup 19
2020
Hourly Exposure to Ultrafine Particle Metrics and the Onset of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany
Chen K, Schneider A, Cyrys J, Wolf K, Meisinger C, Heier M, von Scheidt W, Kuch B, Pitz M, Peters A, Breitner S, Group F. Hourly Exposure to Ultrafine Particle Metrics and the Onset of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany. Environmental Health Perspectives 2020, 128: 017003. PMID: 31939685, PMCID: PMC7015564, DOI: 10.1289/ehp5478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMI casesTime-stratified case-crossover analysisConditional logistic regressionInterquartile range increaseCase-crossover analysisTwo-pollutant modelsMI registryEpidemiological evidenceDifferent particle metricsCardiovascular diseaseMyocardial infractionSimilar associationLogistic regressionHourly air pollutionParticle metricsEffect estimatesHealth effectsExposure metricsIndependent effectsTransient exposureInfarctionAssociationExposureAerodynamic diameter