2024
On adjustment for temperature in heat-wave epidemiology: a new method for estimating the health effects of heat waves
Kim H, Bell M. On adjustment for temperature in heat-wave epidemiology: a new method for estimating the health effects of heat waves. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae078. PMID: 38775282, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study
Zhao Q, Li S, Ye T, Wu Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Royé D, Lavigne E, de’Donato F, Sera F, Kan H, Schwartz J, Pascal M, Ryti N, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Bell M, Guo Y, Network O. Global, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004364. PMID: 38743771, PMCID: PMC11093289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenExcess deathsGlobal mortality burdenTemporal changesAssociated with heatwavesMultivariate meta-regressionAdaptation planningGeographic disparitiesNational burdenLow-incomeClimate changeHeatwavesMeta-regressionPremature deathSector adaptationDaily deathsClimateLack of dataResidentsBurdenDisparitiesDeath ratioAssociationComparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study
Wen B, Wu Y, Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Overcenco A, Urban A, Schneider A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Zanobetti A, Analitis A, Zeka A, Tobias A, Nunes B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Pan S, Íñiguez C, Ameling C, Valencia C, Åström C, Houthuijs D, Van Dung D, Royé D, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Rao S, Sera F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Kan H, Orru H, Kim H, Holobaca I, Kyselý J, Madureira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Katsouyanni K, Diaz M, Ragettli M, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Coélho M, Ortega N, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Matus Correa P, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Raz R, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Dang T, Colistro V, Huber V, Lee W, Seposo X, Honda Y, Kim Y, Guo Y, Bell M, Li S. Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study. Environment International 2024, 187: 108712. PMID: 38714028, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInter-day TVRespiratory mortalityIQR increaseAll-cause mortalityMortality riskInterquartile rangeAssociated with increased mortality riskCardiovascular mortalityTime-series studyAll-causeMulti-level analysisMortalityRiskLag intervalStandard deviationHealthAverage SDTemperature variabilityComprehensive evaluationAssociationGlobal, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study
Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Guo Y, Li S, Network M, Gao Y, Huang W, Zhao Q, Ryti N, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Pascal M, Urban A, Zeka A, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Goodman P, Huber V, Forsberg B, Kyselý J, Sera F, Bell M, Hales S, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Abrutzky R, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Ortega N, Kan H, Osorio S, Roye D, Orru H, Indermitte E, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de'Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Cauchy J, Diaz M, Arellano E, De la Cruz Valencia C, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Nunes B, Holobaca I, Cvijanovic I, Mistry M, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Guo Y, Li S. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e108-e116. PMID: 38331527, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00277-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with cold spellsGlobal mortality burdenExcess death rateMortality burdenExcess deathsMeta-regression modelsMortality associationsDeath rateAnnual excess deathsMultivariate meta-regression modelExposure to cold spellsDeath ratioQuasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with mortalityNational burdenPublic health threatBurdenAssociationHealth threatMortalityCold spellsDeath
2023
The effect modification of greenspace and impervious surface on the heat-mortality association: Differences by the dissimilarity index
Choi H, Heo S, Bell M. The effect modification of greenspace and impervious surface on the heat-mortality association: Differences by the dissimilarity index. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 908: 168074. PMID: 37898198, PMCID: PMC10841598, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations 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
2022
Individual and regional characteristics associated with changes in mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Min J, Kwon D, Lee W, Kang C, Park C, Heo S, Bell M, Kim H. Individual and regional characteristics associated with changes in mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 14189. PMID: 35986083, PMCID: PMC9390104, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18493-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicMajor public health concernPublic health concernMental health outcomesMental health consequencesEpidemiological evidencePhysical activityHealth outcomesHigher household incomeHealth consequencesHealth concernHigher education levelCOVID-19DepressionPositive associationTime trendsPrevalenceHealthEducation levelModerate stressPandemicExtreme stressAssociationHousehold income
2021
Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016
Lee W, Seo D, Myung W, Prifti K, Kang C, Jang H, Park C, Bell M, Kim H. Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in adults from 141 urban communities in South Korea: a community-level longitudinal study, 2008‒2016. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2021, 30: e57. PMCID: PMC8356258, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic sleep deprivationYounger age groupsSleep outcomesAge groupsSleep deprivationSleep durationKorean Community Health SurveyEffects modelMixed effects modelsCommunity Health SurveyShort sleep durationMean sleep durationOlder age groupsLong-term interventionsEpidemiological evidenceHealth SurveyHealth behaviorsLong-term exposureSleep deficiencyLinear mixed effects modelsOutcomesLongitudinal studyAir pollutionAssociationDeprivation
2019
Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers
Son J, Liu J, Bell M. Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers. Environmental Research Letters 2019, 14: 073004. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab1cdb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modificationHealth burdenCommunity-level characteristicsCommunity-level socio-economic statusPopulation-based studyTemperature-mortality associationIndividual-level factorsPlace of deathChronic conditionsEffect modifiersSocio-economic statusSystematic reviewSuggestive evidenceMarital statusHealthcare facilitiesScientific evidenceMortalityAssociationAir pollution levelsBurdenEvidenceStatusWeak evidencePopulationStrong evidence
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 preparednessElderly
2016
The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review
Jacobs M, Zhang G, Chen S, Mullins B, Bell M, Jin L, Guo Y, Huxley R, Pereira G. The association between ambient air pollution and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: A systematic review. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 579: 1179-1192. PMID: 27913015, PMCID: PMC5252829, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesAmbient air pollutionSystematic reviewAmbient air pollution exposureLow birth weightAir pollution exposureHigh-income Western countriesCardiovascular endpointsPreterm birthBirth weightCongenital anomaliesPollution exposureCardiovascular defectsHigh exposureOutcomesWestern countriesNumber of studiesExposureAssessment of effectsAssociationAir pollutionLow levelsReviewEndpointUrban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea
Son JY, Lane KJ, Lee JT, Bell ML. Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea. Environmental Research 2016, 151: 728-733. PMID: 27644031, PMCID: PMC5071166, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeat-related health outcomesTemperature-mortality associationEffect modificationHealth burdenStratified analysisMortality riskHealth outcomesTotal mortalityHeat-related mortalityMortalityMortality effectsAssociationHighest mortality effectSimilar effectsAgeSexRiskIndividual characteristicsGroupOverdispersed PoissonExposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S.
Ebisu K, Berman JD, Bell ML. Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S. Environment International 2016, 94: 519-524. PMID: 27324566, PMCID: PMC4980266, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weightResidential countyGestational exposureLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesInterquartile range increaseImportant health effectsTrimester exposureBirth outcomesPotential confoundersU.S. birthsDifferent exposure methodsHealth effectsPM10-2.5Population-weighted centroidsLinear regression modelsExposureAssociationRegression modelsBirthRange increaseExposure methodTrimesterConfoundersGestation
2015
Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in urban China
Huang X, Qiu J, Zhang Y, Qiu W, He X, Wang Y, Sun Q, Zhao N, Cui H, Liu S, Tang Z, Chen Y, Yue L, Da Z, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Xu X, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu X, Ma B, Huang H, Liang J, Jiang M, Ma S, Bell M, Kim C, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Ambient air pollutant PM10 and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in urban China. Environmental Research Letters 2015, 10: 084025. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/084025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnancy-induced hypertensionGestational weeksSevere PERisk of PIHDifferent exposure time windowsRisk of GHBirth cohort studyLate-onset PEExposure time windowsHigh-level exposureTiming of exposureCohort studyEntire pregnancyPIH casesPregnant womenPM10 exposurePregnancyLevel exposureHypertensionRiskGHExposureWeeksAir borne particulate matterAssociationBrief 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
2009
Adverse Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Dominici F. Adverse Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution. Epidemiology 2009, 20: 682-686. PMID: 19535984, PMCID: PMC3164531, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181aba749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular hospitalizationAC prevalenceEffect estimatesAdverse health effectsParticulate air pollutionHealth effect estimatesRespiratory hospitalizationsMorbidity differsHospitalizationShort-term effectsPrevalenceHealth effectsDay associationsMortalityPM effectsAssociationParticulate matterEmergency 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
The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Belanger K. The relationship between air pollution and low birth weight: effects by mother's age, infant sex, co-pollutants, and pre-term births. Environmental Research Letters 2008, 3: 044003. PMID: 23930137, PMCID: PMC3735236, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/4/044003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-term birthBirth weightInfant sexAir pollution exposureMother's ageLow birth weightPre-term infantsCo-pollutant adjustmentPregnancy outcomesPollution exposureOlder mothersObserved associationsAgeSexAir pollutionBirthInfantsAir pollution effectsAssociationHigh susceptibilitySample sizeAdditional evidenceWeightFindings
2007
Potential Confounding of Particulate Matter on the Short-Term Association between Ozone and Mortality in Multisite Time-Series Studies
Bell ML, Kim JY, Dominici F. Potential Confounding of Particulate Matter on the Short-Term Association between Ozone and Mortality in Multisite Time-Series Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007, 115: 1591-1595. PMID: 18007990, PMCID: PMC2072830, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential confoundingShort-term effectsMultisite time-series studyShort-term associationsMortality associationLikely confoundersU.S. urban communitiesShort-term exposureStudy daysTime-series studyMortalityStudy periodEffect estimatesConfoundersFurther investigationAssociationAmbient exposureMortality relationshipConfoundingDaysAerodynamic diameterExposureCovariatesDaily PM concentrationsUrban communities