2024
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
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-Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureTemperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi H, Heo S, Foo D, Song Y, Stewart R, Son J, Bell M. Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 106001. PMID: 39404825, PMCID: PMC11477092, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsLong-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomesShort-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia
Nyadanu S, Foo D, Pereira G, Mickley L, Feng X, Bell M. Short-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. Environment International 2024, 191: 109007. PMID: 39278048, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratiosLow 5-min Apgar scoreCarbonaceous componentsPerinatal outcomesOrganic carbonNew South WalesNonvertex presentationCaesarean sectionPositive associationApgar scorePreterm birthBlack carbon componentsShort-term effectsLow socioeconomic statusSouth WalesAdverse perinatal outcomesMulticentre cohort studyWildfire seasonBenefit public healthCox regression modelsIntensive care unitSingleton birthsBlack carbonSocioeconomic statusGestational weeksAll-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality and wildfire-related ozone: a multicountry two-stage time series analysis
Chen G, Guo Y, Yue X, Xu R, Yu W, Ye T, Tong S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Lavigne E, Saldiva P, Kan H, Royé D, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Forsberg B, Sera F, Lei Y, Abramson M, Li S, Network M, Abrutzky R, Alahmad B, Ameling C, Åström C, Breitner S, Carrasco-Escobar G, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coêlho M, Colistro V, Correa P, Dang T, de'Donato F, Van Dung, Entezari A, Garcia S, Garland R, Goodman P, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Holobaca I, Honda Y, Houthuijs D, Hurtado-Díaz M, Íñiguez C, Katsouyanni K, Kim H, Kyselý J, Lee W, Maasikmets M, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Nunes B, Orru H, Ortega N, Overcenco A, Pan S, Pascal M, Ragettli M, Rao S, Ryti N, Samoli E, Schneider A, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Stafoggia M, De la Cruz Valencia C, Zanobetti A, Zeka A. All-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality and wildfire-related ozone: a multicountry two-stage time series analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e452-e462. PMID: 38969473, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00117-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityImpact of wildfiresDaily respiratory mortalityDaily cardiovascular mortalityTwo-stage time-series analysisChemical transport modelWildfire activityDaily mortality ratesDaily concentrationsDaily mortalityStudy locationRespiratory deathsWildfireManagement strategiesSource of tropospheric ozoneTransport modelTropospheric ozoneGlobal levelLocation levelMulti-cityRegional levelMortality fractionsEffective riskSouth AmericaCentral AmericaGlobal and Regional Cardiovascular Mortality Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperatures Over Time
Hundessa S, Huang W, Zhao Q, Wu Y, Wen B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Sera F, Tong S, Madureira J, Kyselý J, Schwartz J, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Hales S, Johnson A, Li S, Guo Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Urban A, Tobias A, Royé D, Lavigne E, Ragettli M, Åström C, Raz R, Pascal M, Kan H, Goodman P, Zeka A, Hashizume M, Diaz M, Seposo X, Nunes B, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Guo Y, Pan S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung, Schneider A, Entezari A, Analitis A, Forsberg B, Ameling C, Houthuijs D, Indermitte E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Orru H, Katsouyanni K, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Ortega N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Correa P, Saldiva P, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Colistro V, Huber V, Honda Y, Kim Y, Bell M, Xu R, Yang Z, Roradeh H, Arellano E, Rao S, Chua P, da Silva S, da Silva S, De la Cruz Valencia C. Global and Regional Cardiovascular Mortality Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperatures Over Time. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2276-2287. PMID: 38839202, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular deathCardiovascular mortalityExcess mortality ratesCardiovascular mortality riskMultivariate meta-regression modelTemperature-mortality associationsMeta-regression modelsTemperature-related deathsMortality burdenMortality riskEffect estimatesHeat-related deathsSub-Saharan AfricaMortality attributesTemporal trendsCold-related deathsMortality rateGlobal assessmentSub-SaharanInvestigated spatiotemporal trendsDeath ratioMortalityBurdenComprehensive global assessmentDeathGlobal, 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 ratioAssociationLong-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 modificationHeat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Heat and hospital admission via the emergency department for people with intellectual disability, autism, and mental disorders in South Korea: a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 359-367. PMID: 38631786, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00067-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityMental disordersMental illnessIdentified intellectual disabilityControl group of peopleExperience of mental illnessAutismICD-10DisordersDisabilitySouth KoreaIllnessIndividualsNational Health Insurance databaseGroup of peopleIncome groupsLow-income statusRural areasAdaptation policiesPeopleFemale individualsControl groupKorean translationED admissionEmergency departmentAssociation 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 FoundationEstimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effectA nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea
Heo S, Choi H, Lee J, Bell M. A nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3210. PMID: 38331944, PMCID: PMC10853231, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53547-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolent crime countsViolent crimeCrime countsNational crime dataIncreased violent crimeSouth KoreaPublic health harmsCrime statisticsCrime dataCrime incidentsDomestic violenceIncreased violenceCrimeViolenceHealth harmsPublic safetyPsychological theoriesWestern communitiesClimate changeEmpirical evidenceTemporal resolution dataCoarse temporal resolutionLong-term trendsDaily mean temperatureShort-term effects of ambient temperatureMaternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Nyadanu S, Dunne J, Tessema G, Mullins B, Kumi-Boateng B, Bell M, Duko B, Pereira G. Maternal exposure to ambient air temperature and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 917: 170236. PMID: 38272077, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesRisk of biasSystematic reviewUmbrella reviewMeta-analysesUmbrella review of systematic reviewsReview of systematic reviewsJoanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal toolsAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPrimary studiesSystematic review repositoriesOverlap of primary studiesEpidemiological evidenceMultiple Systematic ReviewsCritical appraisal toolsAssociated with increased risk of preterm birthEnvironmental health researchModerate risk of biasRisk of preterm birthElectronic grey literatureSystematic review guidelinesMaternal exposureAssociated with increased riskAppraisal Tool
2023
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi H, Song Y, Bell M. Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research 2023, 241: 117527. PMID: 37931734, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood health outcomesWildfire smoke exposureAdverse birth outcomesChildhood health outcomesSmoke exposureHealth outcomesMaternal exposureBirth outcomesLow birthweightHomogenous studiesSystematic reviewData extractionEpidemiological observational studiesOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineAdverse health outcomesScreening of titlesWeb of ScienceBirthweight reductionPreterm birthBias assessmentDistance of residenceObservational studyIndependent reviewersChild healthThe 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 ResearchAn environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India
deSouza P, Chaudhary E, Dey S, Ko S, Németh J, Guttikunda S, Chowdhury S, Kinney P, Subramanian S, Bell M, Kim R. An environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 16690. PMID: 37794063, PMCID: PMC10551031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43628-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPM2.5 exposureNational Family and Health SurveySocioeconomic factorsAnalysis of air pollutionHigher PM2.5 concentrationsSocially disadvantaged populationsPM2.5 concentrationsScheduled CastesEnvironmental justice analysisAir pollutionNFHS-4Household amenitiesDisadvantaged populationsStandard deviation increaseMultilevel modelsHealth SurveyHouseholdsDeviation increaseEvaluate associationsSurvey designRisk factorsPM2.5IndiaPovertyPollutionCause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China
He C, Yin P, Chen R, Gao Y, Liu W, Schneider A, Bell M, Kan H, Zhou M. Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China. Environment International 2023, 180: 108231. PMID: 37778287, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccidental deathHigh riskNationwide studyDeath recordsCase-crossover study designRisk of deathYounger age groupsUnintentional injuriesMortality burdenMain subtypesAge groupsStudy designYoung populationHealth effectsYoung individualsVulnerable populationsDeathDifferent causesRiskMortalitySubtypesGlobal population exposure to landscape fire air pollution from 2000 to 2019
Xu R, Ye T, Yue X, Yang Z, Yu W, Zhang Y, Bell M, Morawska L, Yu P, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Liu Y, Johnston F, Lei Y, Abramson M, Guo Y, Li S. Global population exposure to landscape fire air pollution from 2000 to 2019. Nature 2023, 621: 521-529. PMID: 37730866, PMCID: PMC10511322, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06398-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research