ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2014
Chronic physical health consequences of being injured during the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Altered gene expression and PTSD symptom dimensions in World Trade Center responders.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence Rate of Diabetes and Hypertension in Disaster-Exposed Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and cardiometabolic dysfunction: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets.iScience · 2026Review
- Post-Traumatic Growth and Quality of Life Among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees 16 Years After 9/11.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Association of COVID-19 Severity with Comorbidities: Results from the World Trade Center Health Registry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Association between the number of individuals injured in a traumatic event and posttraumatic stress disorder among hospitalized trauma patients.Journal of traumatic stress · 2025Article
- Mortality after the 9/11 terrorist attacks among world trade center health registry enrollees with cancer.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Injuries and Medical Care, Assistance, and Losses Recounted by Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors after Nearly a Quarter Century.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
- Cortical complexity in world trade center responders with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2021Article
- Post-9/11 Mental Health Comorbidity Predicts Self-Reported Confusion or Memory Loss in World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- World Trade Center Health Program: First Decade of Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Survivors of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks: A Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Injury Severity and Psychological Distress Sustained in the Aftermath of the Attacks of 11 September 2001 Predict Somatic Symptoms in World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees Sixteen Years Later.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Comparing life satisfaction and functioning 15 years after September 11, 2001 among survivors with and without injuries: a mixed-method study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Health outcomes of the July 14, 2016 Nice terror attack among hospital-based professionals and students: the « ECHOS de Nice » health survey protocol.BMC public health · 2019Observational
- An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Conducting a study to assess the long-term impacts of injury after 9/11: participation, recall, and description.Injury epidemiology · 2019Article
- Factors Related to the Probable PTSD after the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack among Asian Americans.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- Review of Non-Respiratory, Non-Cancer Physical Health Conditions from Exposure to the World Trade Center Disaster.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Injury, intense dust exposure, and chronic disease among survivors of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Injury epidemiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Few studies have focused on injuries from the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. Severe injury has health consequences, including an increased mortality risk 10 years after injury and the risk of mental health problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The World Trade Center Health Registry identified 14,087 persons with none of a selected group of preexisting chronic conditions before 2002 who were present during and soon after the World Trade Center attacks, 1,980 of whom reported sustaining 1 or more types of injury (e.g., a broken bone or burn). Survey data obtained during 2003-2004 and 2006-2007 were used to assess the odds of reporting a diagnosis of chronic conditions (heart disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, cancer) up to 5-6 years after the attacks. Number of injury types and probable PTSD were significantly associated with having any chronic conditions diagnosed in 2002-2007. Persons with multiple injuries and PTSD had a 3-fold higher risk of heart disease than did those with no injury and no PTSD, and persons with multiple injuries and with no PTSD had a 2-fold higher risk of respiratory diseases. The present study shows that injured persons with or without comorbid PTSD have a higher risk of developing chronic diseases. Clinicians should be aware of the heightened risk of chronic heart and respiratory conditions among injured persons.
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