2024
Association between air temperature and self-perceived health status in Southern Germany: Results from KORA FIT study
Sohail H, Zhang S, Kraus U, Mikkonen S, Breitner S, Wolf K, Nikolaou N, Peters A, Lanki T, Schneider A. Association between air temperature and self-perceived health status in Southern Germany: Results from KORA FIT study. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2024, 262: 114431. PMID: 39096579, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-perceived health statusCompare self-rated healthSelf-rated healthHealth-related quality of lifeHealth statusDistributed lag non-linear modelCooperative Health ResearchHealth-related qualityEQ-5D-5L dimensionsEuroQol visual analog scaleShort-term associationsCross-sectional analysisQuality of lifeFitness studiesAugsburg regionParticipants' homesPopulation-level studiesHealth careHealth researchVisual analog scaleAssociation of heatEQ-VASHealth measuresHealthAnalog scale
2023
Longitudinal associations between metabolites and immediate, short- and medium-term exposure to ambient air pollution: Results from the KORA cohort study
Yao Y, Schneider A, Wolf K, Zhang S, Wang-Sattler R, Peters A, Breitner S. Longitudinal associations between metabolites and immediate, short- and medium-term exposure to ambient air pollution: Results from the KORA cohort study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 900: 165780. PMID: 37495154, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to ambient air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAmbient air pollutionAssociated with air pollutionExposure windowsBonferroni-corrected P value thresholdPopulation-based Cooperative Health ResearchShort-term exposure to air pollutionAir pollutionCooperative Health ResearchAir pollution exposureP-value thresholdAssociated with cardiopulmonary diseasesHealth researchLongitudinal associationsMedium-term exposureStudy participantsPollution exposureCohort studyCovariate-adjustedS4 surveyParticipantsAlterations of serum metabolitesSerum metabolitesPollution
2022
Environmental risk factors of incident distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy: Results from the prospective population-based KORA F4/FF4 study
Herder C, Zhang S, Wolf K, Maalmi H, Bönhof G, Rathmann W, Schwettmann L, Thorand B, Roden M, Schneider A, Ziegler D, Peters A. Environmental risk factors of incident distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy: Results from the prospective population-based KORA F4/FF4 study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 858: 159878. PMID: 36328258, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal sensorimotor polyneuropathyCumulative risk indexAssociated with incident DSPNIncident DSPNOlder populationPopulation-based Cooperative Health ResearchEffect estimatesInterquartile rangeNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCooperative Health ResearchMichigan Neuropathy Screening InstrumentPrevalence of obesityEnvironmental exposuresIQR increasePoisson regression modelsYears of follow-upEnvironmental risk factorsSurrounding greennessPhysical activityNon-obese individualsParticipating residentsWaist circumferenceHealth researchSocioeconomic statusRoad traffic noise
2021
Longitudinal associations between ambient air pollution and insulin sensitivity: results from the KORA cohort study
Zhang S, Mwiberi S, Pickford R, Breitner S, Huth C, Koenig W, Rathmann W, Herder C, Roden M, Cyrys J, Peters A, Wolf K, Schneider A. Longitudinal associations between ambient air pollution and insulin sensitivity: results from the KORA cohort study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2021, 5: e39-e49. PMID: 33421408, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30275-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term air pollution exposureAir pollution exposureAnnual average air pollutant concentrationsAssociation of air pollutionAverage air pollutant concentrationsPollution exposureLongitudinal associationsType 2 diabetesAir pollutant concentrationsLand-use regression modelsAssociated with air pollution exposureExposure to air pollutionCooperative Health ResearchAmbient air pollutionRegression modelsConcentrations of fasting insulinKORA F4German Federal Ministry of EducationHealth researchIQR incrementAir pollutionAnnual rateKORA cohortDevelopment of type 2 diabetesKORA S4
2020
Association of Long-Term Air Pollution with Prevalence and Incidence of Distal Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: KORA F4/FF4 Study
Herder C, Schneider A, Zhang S, Wolf K, Maalmi H, Huth C, Pickford R, Laxy M, Bönhof G, Koenig W, Rathmann W, Roden M, Peters A, Thorand B, Ziegler D. Association of Long-Term Air Pollution with Prevalence and Incidence of Distal Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: KORA F4/FF4 Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2020, 128: 127013. PMID: 33356516, PMCID: PMC7757787, DOI: 10.1289/ehp7311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident DSPNDistal sensorimotor polyneuropathyAssociated with incident DSPNObese participantsType 2 diabetesNonobese participantsPopulation-based study of older individualsDevelopment of distal sensorimotor polyneuropathyAnnual average air pollutant concentrationsAssociation of air pollutionRates of type 2 diabetesAverage air pollutant concentrationsRobust error varianceCooperative Health ResearchAssociated with higher prevalenceStudies of older individualsPopulation-based studyPoisson regression modelsLong-term air pollutionCross-sectional analysisAir pollutionParticipating residentsKORA F4Health researchYears of age