Crohn’s Disease Mortality and Ambient Air Pollution in New York City

Feathers, Alexandra MPH, MPA
Lovasi, Gina S PhD, MPH
Grigoryan, Zoya MD, MA
Beem, Kade BA
Datta, Samit K MD
Faleck, David M MD
Socci, Thomas PhD, MA, MPhil
Maggi, Rachel MPH
Swaminath, Arun MD

Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Esri, Broomfield, CO, USA
Gastroenterology, Department at Skagit Regional Health in Mt. Vernon, WA
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Address correspondence to: Alexandra Feathers, MPH, MPA, Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 178 East 85th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10028, USA ([email protected]).

Received March 08, 2023

Revised November 02, 2023

Online date: November 02, 2023

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 30(10):p 1732-1739, October 03, 2024. | DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad243

Lay Summary

Ecologic study comparing the number of Crohn’s disease related deaths of individuals residing in given zip codes within New York City, with levels of air pollution from nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and fine particulate matter.