Shih‐Chun Pan
A5076519680- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Noise Effects and Management
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
National Health Research Institutes
2018-2025
Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
2024
Guangzhou Medical University
2024
Helmholtz Zentrum München
2023
National Taiwan University
2017-2020
BackgroundExposure to cold or hot temperatures is associated with premature deaths. We aimed evaluate the global, regional, and national mortality burden non-optimal ambient temperatures.MethodsIn this modelling study, we collected time-series data on from 750 locations in 43 countries five meta-predictors at a grid size of 0·5° × across globe. A three-stage analysis strategy was used. First, temperature–mortality association fitted for each location by use regression. Second, multivariate...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Existing studies on association between temperatures and cardiovascular deaths have been limited in geographic zones generally considered associations with total rather than cause-specific deaths.We used unified data collection protocols within Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Network to assemble a database daily counts specific causes from 567 cities 27 countries across 5 continents overlapping periods ranging 1979 2019....
Abstract Objective To evaluate the short term associations between nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and total, cardiovascular, respiratory mortality across multiple countries/regions worldwide, using a uniform analytical protocol. Design Two stage, time series approach, with overdispersed generalised linear models multilevel meta-analysis. Setting 398 cities in 22 low to high income countries/regions. Main outcome measures Daily deaths from total (62.8 million), cardiovascular (19.7 (5.5 million)...
To investigate potential interactive effects of fine particulate matter (PM
Evidence on the potential interactive effects of heat and ambient air pollution cause-specific mortality is inconclusive limited to selected locations.We investigated cardiovascular respiratory its modification by during summer months (six consecutive hottest months) in 482 locations across 24 countries.Location-specific daily death counts exposure data (e.g., particulate matter with diameters ≤ 2.5 µm [PM2.5]) were obtained from 2000 2018. We used location-specific confounder-adjusted...
Older adults are generally amongst the most vulnerable to heat and cold. While temperature-related health impacts projected increase with global warming, influence of population aging on these trends remains unclear. Here we show that at 1.5 °C, 2 3 °C heat-related mortality in 800 locations across 50 countries/areas will by 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.5%, respectively; among which 1 5 4 deaths can be attributed aging. Despite a decrease cold-related due progressive warming alone, mostly counteract this...
BackgroundIncreased mortality risk is associated with short-term temperature variability. However, to our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive assessment of the variability-related burden worldwide. In this study, using data from MCC Collaborative Research Network, we first explored association between variability and across 43 countries or regions. Then, provide a more picture global variability, gridded resolution 0·5° × were used assess at global, regional, national levels....
BackgroundClimate change can directly impact temperature-related excess deaths and might subsequently the seasonal variation in mortality. In this study, we aimed to provide a systematic comprehensive assessment of potential future changes variation, or seasonality, mortality across different climate zones.MethodsIn modelling collected daily time series mean temperature (all causes non-external only) via Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative (MCC) Research Network. These data were during...
Extreme temperatures contribute significantly to global mortality. While previous studies on temperature and stroke-specific outcomes presented conflicting results, these were predominantly limited single-city or single-country analyses. Their findings are difficult synthesize due variations in methodologies exposure definitions.
BackgroundExposure to cold spells is associated with mortality. However, little known about the global mortality burden of spells.MethodsA three-stage meta-analytical method was used estimate by means a time series dataset 1960 locations across 59 countries (or regions). First, we fitted location-specific, spell-related associations using quasi-Poisson regression distributed lag non-linear model period up 21 days. Second, built multivariate meta-regression between location-specific and seven...
Assessing the association between temperature frequency and mortality can provide insights into human adaptation to local ambient temperatures. We collected daily time-series data on from 757 locations in 43 countries during 1979–2020. used a two-stage time series design assess all-cause mortality. The results were pooled at national, regional, global levels. observed consistent decrease risk of as normalized increases across globe. average increase comparing 10th 100th percentile was 13.03%...
BackgroundThe global spatiotemporal pattern of mortality risk and burden attributable to tropical cyclones is unclear. We aimed evaluate the short-term associated with from 1980 2019.MethodsThe wind speed 2019 was estimated globally through a parametric field model at grid resolution 0·5° × 0·5°. A total 341 locations daily temperature data 14 countries that experienced least one cyclone day (a maximum sustained ≥17·5 m/s) during study period were included. conditional quasi-Poisson...
Although seasonal variations in mortality have been recognized for millennia, the role of temperature remains unclear. We aimed to assess variation and examine contribution temperature.
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a major contributor to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, has been linked with exposure air pollution. However, the relationship between pollutants five components of MetS [abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), blood pressure, fasting glucose levels], not clearly described. Objective: We examined association long-term occurrence its by using longitudinal cohort in Taiwan. Methods: The MJ...
BackgroundWildfire activity is an important source of tropospheric ozone (O3) pollution. However, no study to date has systematically examined the associations wildfire-related O3 exposure with mortality globally.MethodsWe did a multicountry two-stage time series analysis. From Multi-City Multi-Country (MCC) Collaborative Research Network, data on daily all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory deaths were obtained from 749 locations in 43 countries or areas, representing overlapping...
To examine the associations between characteristics of daily rainfall (intensity, duration, and frequency) all cause, cardiovascular, respiratory mortality.
Background More intense tropical cyclones (TCs) are expected in the future under a warming climate scenario, but little is known about their mortality effect pattern across countries and over decades. We aim to evaluate TC-specific risks, periods of concern (POC) characterize spatiotemporal exposure-response (ER) relationships on multicountry scale. Methods findings Daily all-cause, cardiovascular, respiratory among general population were collected from 494 locations 18 or territories...