2024
Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities
Masselot P, Kan H, Kharol S, Bell M, Sera F, Lavigne E, Breitner S, da Silva S, Burnett R, Gasparrini A, Brook J, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola J, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Diaz M, Arellano E, Rao S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e342. PMID: 39483640, PMCID: PMC11527422, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub>Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Pollutant mixPM2.5-related mortalityFine particulate matterMeta-regression modelsInterquartile range increaseAdvent of remote sensingParticulate matterAir qualityGaseous pollutantsRange increaseBetween-country heterogeneityPollutionTime-series studyAkaike information criterionAll-cause mortalityInformation criterionPollutant gasesEffect modificationRelative riskRisk heterogeneityToxicityMixture complexityOxidative capacityDo relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes
Leonard C, Bogar K, Brensinger C, Bilker W, Bell M, Flory J, Shi C, Chen C, Hennessy S. Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085139. PMID: 39433419, PMCID: PMC11499775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesZone Improvement PlanHealth outcomesSudden cardiac arrestMedicaid beneficiariesType 2 diabetesLinear associationResidential zip codeModified Poisson regressionCardiac arrestInverse linear associationPerson-daysUsers of sulfonylureasNon-insulin usersPositive linear associationHealth plan enrollmentRetrospective cohort studyEffect modificationPoisson regressionZip codesHospital presentationHealthcare claimsUS MedicaidCohort studyCalculated age-Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in South Korea: Effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in South Korea: Effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1266. PMID: 38720292, PMCID: PMC11080206, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18752-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to PM2.5Exposure to PM2.5Respiratory mortalityCirculatory mortalityEffect of long-term exposure to PM2.5National Health Insurance Service-National Sample CohortLong-term PM2.5 exposureAssociated with respiratory mortalityReduce health disparitiesMedical infrastructureNon-accidentalCommunity-level deprivationCommunity-level factorsCommunity-level characteristicsPotential modifying effectPublic health outcomesNationwide cohort studyIncreased mortality riskCox proportional-hazards modelDeprivation indexHealth disparitiesCommunity deprivationHigh deprivationHealth outcomesEffect modification
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 Research
2022
Corrigendum to “Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study”
Choi H, Lee W, Roye D, Heo S, Urban A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Analitis A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Sheng Ng C, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, Sera F, Orru H, Kim H, Kyselý J, Madueira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Katsouyanni K, Diaz M, Ragettli M, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Osorio S, Tong S, Seposo X, Honda Y, Kim Y, Guo Y, Guo Y, Bell M. Corrigendum to “Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study”. EBioMedicine 2022, 87: 104396. PMID: 36463754, PMCID: PMC9720512, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: a multi-city multi-country study
Choi H, Lee W, Heo S, Gasparrini A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Roye D, Sera F, Kim H, Schwartz J, Katsouyanni K, Tong S, Guo Y, Bell M. Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: a multi-city multi-country study. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-0587.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The roles of residential greenness in the association between air pollution and health: a systematic review
Son J, Choi H, Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Bell M. The roles of residential greenness in the association between air pollution and health: a systematic review. Environmental Research Letters 2021, 16: 093001. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac0e61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modificationHealth outcomesGreenness metricsSystematic reviewStudy characteristicsAir pollutionStudy periodAir pollution exposureParticulate matter air pollutionDirection of evidenceMatter air pollutionEligible studiesResidential greennessHigher greennessPollutionGreennessPollution exposureStudy locationMedian yearsHealth AssociationAir pollution dataLow impactPollution dataPotential effectsInitial screeningMeta-analysis for effect modification by sex on the associations between fine particulate matters and cardiovascular outcomes in adults
Heo S, Son J, Lim C, Fong K, Choi H, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Nyhan K, Dhillon P, Kapoor S, Prabhakaran D, Spiegelman D, Bell M. Meta-analysis for effect modification by sex on the associations between fine particulate matters and cardiovascular outcomes in adults. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2021, 2021 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2021.p-636.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
Temporal trends of associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and risk of hospitalizations in understudied populations, with effect modification by sex and urbanicity in U.S. counties
Chen C, Chan A, Dominici F, Peng R, Sabath B, Di Q, Schwartz J, Bell M. Temporal trends of associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and risk of hospitalizations in understudied populations, with effect modification by sex and urbanicity in U.S. counties. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2020, 2020 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2020.virtual.p-1252.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2018
Effect Modification of Heat Wave Characteristics and Influence on Variability in Mortality in Northwestern India
Nori-Sarma A, Benmarhnia T, Gupta P, Pednekar M, Bell M. Effect Modification of Heat Wave Characteristics and Influence on Variability in Mortality in Northwestern India. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2018, 2018 DOI: 10.1289/isesisee.2018.p01.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modification
2017
Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study
Gurung A, Son JY, Bell ML. Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admission in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Case-Crossover Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 573-580. PMID: 28911012, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth burdenTime-stratified case-crossover analysisRisk of hospitalizationSubstantial health burdenInpatient hospitalization dataCase-crossover studyPotential effect modifiersCase-crossover analysisMajority of evidenceHospital admissionEffect modificationCardiovascular admissionsHospitalization dataM3 increaseEffect modifiersMajor hospitalsSocioeconomic statusHospitalizationAdmissionHuman health burdenKathmandu ValleyCentral data collection systemBurdenAir pollutionAerodynamic diameter
2016
Urban 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 Poisson
2008
Effect Modification by Community Characteristics on the Short-term Effects of Ozone Exposure and Mortality in 98 US Communities
Bell ML, Dominici F. Effect Modification by Community Characteristics on the Short-term Effects of Ozone Exposure and Mortality in 98 US Communities. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2008, 167: 986-997. PMID: 18303005, PMCID: PMC2430754, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack/African American populationsHigher effect estimatesHigh health burdenEffect modificationHealth burdenUS urban communitiesMortality riskAfrican American populationShort-term exposureHealth statusShort-term effectsCommunity-level characteristicsNational MorbidityMortalityUS communitiesEffect estimatesExposureOzone exposureCommunity-specific characteristicsUS CensusRiskMorbidityUrban communitiesPopulationPrevalence