Sonia Jean, Université Laval

Research

Ambient Air Pollutants Biomarkers Of Environmental Exposure Cadmium Chronic Metabolic Bone Disorders Gene Expression Gene Methylation Geographic Variations In Incidence Heavy Metals

Latest papers

Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Risk: Association With Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025
Temporal trends of all-cause mortality in Paget’s disease of bone: a population-based retrospective cohort study over 20 yr
JBMR Plus · 2025 · senior author
New opioid prescription claims and their clinical indications: results from health administrative data in Quebec, Canada, over 14 years.
BMJ open · 2024 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Déterminer la qualité de la polypharmacie chez les aînés : une approche basée sur l'intelligence artificielle
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$578,606
Impact of sleeve gastrectomy bariatric procedure on bone health and fracture risk in severly obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$105,000
Risque de fracture en dialyse et transplantation rénale : étude épidémiologique sur les données administratives de la RAMQ
CIHR · 2017 · Supervisor
$90,000

All 5 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Risk: Association With Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter.

Geslin M, Vachon J, Zhao N, Laouan Sidi EA, Jean S, Smargiassi A, Bernatsky S

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

DOI: 10.1002/art.43276 PMID: 40509744

02

Temporal trends of all-cause mortality in Paget’s disease of bone: a population-based retrospective cohort study over 20 yr

Michou L, Gamache P, Rochette L, Dialahy IZ, Guertin JR, Tarride J-E, Brown JP, Jean S

JBMR Plus20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziaf175

03

New opioid prescription claims and their clinical indications: results from health administrative data in Quebec, Canada, over 14 years.

Attisso E, Guenette L, Dionne CE, Kröger E, Dialahy I, Tessier S, Jean S

BMJ open2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077664 PMID: 38589264

04

Impact of chronic comorbidities on hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and death among adult vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 confirmed cases during the Omicron wave.

Simard M, Boiteau V, Fortin É, Jean S, Rochette L, Trépanier PL, Gilca R

Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity2023

DOI: 10.1177/26335565231169567 PMID: 37143739

05

Added value of waist circumference to body mass index for predicting fracture risk in obesity: a prospective study from the CARTaGENE cohort.

Turcotte AF, Jean S, Morin SN, Mac-Way F, Gagnon C

Archives of osteoporosis2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11657-023-01302-1 PMID: 37420039

06

Relationships between Obesity and Incidence of Fractures in a Middle-Aged Population: A Study from the CARTaGENE Cohort.

Turcotte AF, Jean S, Morin SN, Mac-Way F, Gagnon C

JBMR plus2023

DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10730 PMID: 37197317

07

Prevalence and incidence of Paget's disease of bone: Temporal trend over 20 years in the province of Quebec, Canada

Michou L, Gamache P, Guertin JR, Tarride J-E, Brown JP, Jean S

Bone202313 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116895

08

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and ozone and the onset of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: an open cohort study in Quebec, Canada.

Zhao N, Smargiassi A, Jean S, Gamache P, Laouan-Sidi EA, Chen H, Goldberg MS, Bernatsky S

Arthritis research & therapy2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13075-022-02843-5 PMID: 35739578

09

Temporal trends of aortic stenosis and comorbid chronic kidney disease in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Khelifi N, Blais C, Jean S, Hamel D, Clavel MA, Pibarot P, Mac-Way F

Open heart2022

DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001923 PMID: 35710290

10

Prediction of Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly Individuals: A Derivation and Internal Validation Study Using Healthcare Administrative Data.

Beaudoin C, Jean S, Moore L, Gamache P, Bessette L, Ste-Marie LG, Brown JP

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research2021

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4438 PMID: 34490952

Déterminer la qualité de la polypharmacie chez les aînés : une approche basée sur l'intelligence artificielle

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Sirois, Caroline; Émond, Valérie; Durand, Audrey; Khoury, Richard

Keywords: Hospitalisation; Indicateurs; Intelligence Artificielle; Mortalité; Multimorbidité; Médicaments; Personnes Âgées; Polypharmacie; Surveillance

$578,606

Impact of sleeve gastrectomy bariatric procedure on bone health and fracture risk in severly obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Turcotte, Anne-Frédérique

Keywords: Bariatric Surgery; Bone Health; Cohort Study; Endocrinology; Epidemiology; Fracture Risk; Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes

$105,000

Risque de fracture en dialyse et transplantation rénale : étude épidémiologique sur les données administratives de la RAMQ

SupervisorCIHR2017CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Sidibé, Aboubacar

Keywords: Algorithme; Dialyse Péritonéale; Fractures Et Maladies Cardiovasculaires; Hémodialyse; Insuffisance Rénale Chronique; Ramq; Surveillance Des Maladies Chroniques; Transplantation Rénale; Trouble Du Métabolisme Minéral-Osseux De La Maladie Rénale

$90,000

Gene-environment interactions in a chronic bone disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Catalyst Grant: Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Michou, Laetitia N; Jean, Sonia

Keywords: Ambient Air Pollutants; Biomarkers Of Environmental Exposure; Cadmium; Chronic Metabolic Bone Disorders; Gene Expression; Gene Methylation; Geographic Variations In Incidence; Heavy Metals; Paget'S Disease Of Bone; Sqstm1 Mutation

$100,000

Determinants and optimisation of the primary care practices for the prevention and management of chronic diseases in cancer survivors

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Candas, Bernard; Latreille, Jean

Keywords: Cancer Survivorship; Chronic Diseases; Health Care Organization; Participatory Research Planning; Primary Care Services

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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