2023
Association of flooding exposure with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, United States
Ban J, Sutton C, Ma Y, Lin C, Chen K. Association of flooding exposure with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, United States. Nature Water 2023, 1: 1027-1034. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00167-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause-specific mortalityRelative riskAssociated with mortality riskAssociated with higher relative riskCounty-level estimatesTime series designTwo-stage time-series designHigher relative riskNorth CarolinaOlder adultsSeries designDeaths per yearMortality riskMental disordersUnited StatesAccidental mortalityNon-accidentalRisk increaseTotal deathHealth impactsCardiovascular diseaseCounty levelAssociationMortalityRespiratory diseaseThe mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis
Goddard E, Lin C, Ma Y, Chen K. The mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis. PLOS Climate 2023, 2: e0000164. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality burdenGlobal Burden of Disease 2019 studyClimate changeHealth impact estimatesStatistically significant positive associationTemperature percentileQuasi-Poisson regressionSignificant positive associationAll-cause mortalityNegative health effectsTime series analysisLong-term trendsGlobal burdenHeat-related mortalityRelative riskEpidemiological evidenceGeneralized linear modelClimate change planningSeasonal deathsHealth impactsPublic healthPositive associationRegional policy decisionsWarm seasonHealth
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
2019
Temporal variations in the triggering of myocardial infarction by air temperature in Augsburg, Germany, 1987–2014
Chen K, Breitner S, Wolf K, Hampel R, Meisinger C, Heier M, von Scheidt W, Kuch B, Peters A, Schneider A, Peters A, Schulz H, Schwettmann L, Leidl R, Heier M, Strauch K. Temporal variations in the triggering of myocardial infarction by air temperature in Augsburg, Germany, 1987–2014. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 1600-1608. PMID: 30859207, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMI riskCases of MIRisk of MITime-stratified case-crossover analysisPopulation susceptibilityCase-crossover analysisArea of AugsburgCoronary deathDiabetes mellitusNon-significant declineSubgroup analysisRelative riskLag non-linear modelShort-term exposureMI eventsEnvironmental triggersInfarctionRiskFuture studiesSocioeconomic settingsAssociationExposureSusceptibility