2023
Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Opara I, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Chen K. Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States. Nature Human Behaviour 2023, 7: 2074-2083. PMID: 37653149, PMCID: PMC10901568, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01694-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic White peopleCVD deathMortality burdenNon-Hispanic black peopleCardiovascular disease mortality ratesDisease mortality ratesNon-Hispanic blacksRace/ethnicityMortality rateLong-term exposureWhite peopleEthnic disparitiesHealth benefitsHispanic peopleSignificant differencesBurdenDeathUS countiesEthnic groupsAbsolute disparityAssociationExposureEthnic minoritiesDisparitiesAmbient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations
2022
Structural indicators of suicide: an exploration of state-level risk factors among Black and White people in the United States, 2015-2019.
Robertson R, Standley C, Gunn J, Opara I. Structural indicators of suicide: an exploration of state-level risk factors among Black and White people in the United States, 2015-2019. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2022, 21: 23-34. PMID: 36185543, PMCID: PMC9524014, DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-09-2021-0111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research