2024
Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment
Zhang S, Breitner S, de' Donato F, Stafoggia M, Nikolaou N, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2024, 46: 101049. PMID: 39290807, PMCID: PMC11406445, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover studyRelative riskImprove public health practiceConditional quasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with increased mortality riskPublic health practiceRandom-effects meta-analysisQuasi-Poisson regressionHeat-related health impactsDistrict-level characteristicsSmall area dataHealth practicesRespiratory mortalityAssociated with increased mortalityPotential individual-Cardiopulmonary mortalityMortality riskRespiratory deathsSub-causesVulnerability factorsMeta-regressionHealth impactsRural areasMeta-analysisSubgroup analysis
2023
Assessing heat effects on respiratory mortality and location characteristics as modifiers of heat effects at a small area scale in Central-Northern Europe
Zafeiratou S, Samoli E, Analitis A, Gasparrini A, Stafoggia M, Donato F, Rao S, Zhang S, Breitner S, Masselot P, Aunan K, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, team O. Assessing heat effects on respiratory mortality and location characteristics as modifiers of heat effects at a small area scale in Central-Northern Europe. Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 7: e269. PMID: 37840857, PMCID: PMC10569755, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea-level factorsRespiratory mortalityEffect modificationArea-level characteristicsMultilevel random effects modelsRandom-effects meta-analysisTemperature-mortality associationsSex-specific modelsTime-series studyRandom-effects modelPoisson regressionSmall-area scaleCity-wide dataNational levelVulnerable subgroupsMortality countsMeta-analysisNon-urban areasMortalityDevelopment of targeted policiesWalesEnglandCentral‐northern EuropeNorwayAssociationAssessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe
Zhang S, Breitner S, Rai M, Nikolaou N, Stafoggia M, De' Donato F, Samoli E, Zafeiratou S, Katsouyanni K, Rao S, Palomares A, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Assessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe. Environment International 2023, 179: 108154. PMID: 37603993, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease deathsRelative riskCardiovascular diseaseRandom-effects meta-analysisSmall area levelPooled relative riskShort-term associationsQuasi-Poisson regressionArea-specific estimatesLevels of fine particulate matterSmall area dataRural settingsIdentifying individual-Vulnerability factorsMeta-regressionCardiovascular mortalityRural areasDegree of urbanizationMeta-analysisFine particulate matterSubgroup analysisEuropean countriesIndividual-Potential vulnerability factors
2022
Higher Daily Air Temperature Is Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length: KORA F3 and KORA F4
Ni W, Wolf K, Breitner S, Zhang S, Nikolaou N, Ward-Caviness C, Waldenberger M, Gieger C, Peters A, Schneider A. Higher Daily Air Temperature Is Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length: KORA F3 and KORA F4. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 17815-17824. PMID: 36442845, PMCID: PMC9775210, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukocyte telomere lengthAssociated with shorter leukocyte telomere lengthShorter leukocyte telomere lengthKORA F3Cohort studyParticipant's residential addressMeta-analysisShort-term effectsPopulation-based studyPopulation-based settingInterquartile rangeShort-term associationsResidential addressesKORA F4Telomere lengthAge-related morbidityAdult populationPCR-based methodsEffects of air temperatureKORADaily air temperatureQuantitative PCR-based methodCohortParticipantsGeneralized additive modelShort-term effects of ultrafine particles on heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhang S, Breitner S, Pickford R, Lanki T, Okokon E, Morawska L, Samoli E, Rodopoulou S, Stafoggia M, Renzi M, Schikowski T, Zhao Q, Schneider A, Peters A. Short-term effects of ultrafine particles on heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution 2022, 314: 120245. PMID: 36162563, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term effects of ultrafine particlesMeta-analysisHeart rate variabilitySystematic reviewEffects of ultrafine particlesSynthesized effect estimatesShort-term effectsSingle-pollutant modelsStudy systematically reviewsRisk of biasMeta-analyzed studiesAssociated with decreased HRVNormal-to-normal intervalsRandom-effects modelR-R interval differencesWeb of ScienceOutcome measuresEffect estimatesPooled estimatesRate variabilityExposure to ambient ultrafine particlesEpidemiological studiesMeta-analyzedRatio of low-frequency to high-frequency powerCardiovascular disease
2020
Meta-analysis on short-term exposure to ambient ultrafine particles and respiratory morbidity
Samoli E, Rodopoulou S, Schneider A, Morawska L, Stafoggia M, Renzi M, Breitner S, Lanki T, Pickford R, Schikowski T, Okokon E, Zhang S, Zhao Q, Peters A. Meta-analysis on short-term exposure to ambient ultrafine particles and respiratory morbidity. European Respiratory Review 2020, 29: 200116. PMID: 33115789, PMCID: PMC9488642, DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0116-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory hospital admissionsHospital admissionUltrafine particle effectsMeta-analysisFixed- and random-effects modelsChildren aged 0Emergency room visitsExposure to ambient particlesRandom-effects modelStatistically significant associationWeb of ScienceRespiratory morbidityExposure lagUpdate previous reviewsRespiratory healthEffect modifiersOutcome measuresRelative riskAssess heterogeneityRoom visitsSystematic reviewAged 0Meta-analysesSignificant associationExposure to ambient ultrafine particles
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