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
2024
Bipartite interference and air pollution transport: estimating health effects of power plant interventions
Zigler C, Liu V, Mealli F, Forastiere L. Bipartite interference and air pollution transport: estimating health effects of power plant interventions. Biostatistics 2024, 26: kxae051. PMID: 39865699, PMCID: PMC11823286, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxae051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir qualityAir quality interventionsCoal-burning power plantsImpact air qualityAir pollution transportMovement of air parcelsFlue-gas desulfurizationComplex atmospheric processesPollution sourcesPollutant transportAir parcelsPollutant emissionsAtmospheric processesHealth effectsAtmospheric modelsPollutionPlant interventionQuality interventionsMedicare hospitalizationsIntervention unitsMedicare beneficiariesOutcomes UnitZip codesPower plantsAir
2020
Assessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach
Forastiere L, Carugno M, Baccini M. Assessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach. Environmental Health 2020, 19: 46. PMID: 32357874, PMCID: PMC7193397, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00599-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory causesAttributable deathsCause-specific mortalityDose-response functionDaily exposure levelsCardiovascular causesPropensity score approachEffect modificationExposure-response curvesPropensity scoreStudy periodPopulation healthMortalityExposure levelsDeathWhole study periodHypothetical interventionGeneralized propensity scoreShort-term impactFurther investigationCauseAir pollutionHealthHigh levelsScore approach
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