2025
Estimating the Effects of Hypothetical Ambient PM2.5 Interventions on the Risk of Dementia Using the Parametric g-Formula in the UK Biobank Cohort
Lin C, Liu R, Sutton C, DeWan A, Forastiere L, Chen K. Estimating the Effects of Hypothetical Ambient PM2.5 Interventions on the Risk of Dementia Using the Parametric g-Formula in the UK Biobank Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2025, 133: 047007. PMID: 40062909, PMCID: PMC12010936, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of dementiaParametric g-formulaUK Biobank cohortG-formulaBiobank cohortLate lifeFree of dementiaUK Biobank participantsModifiable risk factorsParticulate matterAerodynamic diameter <Annual average standardBiobank participantsHypothetical interventionAmbient particulate matterNo interventionDementiaRisk differenceInterventionRisk factorsHealth benefitsPotential health benefitsCohortRiskParticipants
2020
Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
Pescarini JM, Williamson E, Ichihara MY, Fiaccone RL, Forastiere L, Ramond A, Nery JS, Penna MLF, Strina A, Reis S, Smeeth L, Rodrigues LC, Brickley EB, Penna GO, Barreto ML. Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1547-1558. PMID: 32639534, PMCID: PMC7705605, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeprosy case detectionLeprosy incidenceBrazilian cohortCase detectionIncidence rate ratiosHigh-burden communitiesMantel-Haenszel testBFP beneficiarySecondary endpointsPaucibacillary casesPoisson regressionPropensity scoreBFP participationIncidenceTropical diseasesPolicy-relevant evidenceRate ratioConditional cash transfer programCohortOperational classificationCash transfer programDisabilityAssociationTransfer programs
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