2024
Long-term associations between ambient air pollution and self-perceived health status: Results from the population-based KORA-Fit study
Liao M, Zhang S, Wolf K, Bolte G, Laxy M, Schwettmann L, Peters A, Schneider A, Kraus U. Long-term associations between ambient air pollution and self-perceived health status: Results from the population-based KORA-Fit study. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2024, 264: 114513. PMID: 39719813, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-perceived healthLong-term air pollution exposureSelf-perceived health statusAir pollution exposurePoor SRHHealth statusAssociated with poor self-perceived healthPoor self-perceived healthPollution exposureInterquartile rangeLand-use regression modelsLogistic regressionGeocoded residential addressesParticle number concentrationFace-to-face interviewsCooperative Health ResearchEQ-5D index valueSelf-perceived stressAmbient air pollutionEQ-VAS scoresIQR increaseAir pollutionCross-sectional studyBody mass indexMultinomial logistic regressionNocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Huber V, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: 2158-2166. PMID: 38768958, PMCID: PMC11212822, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNighttime heatingDaytime temperaturesHourly meteorological parametersLocal meteorological stationsDaily maximum temperatureMaximum daytime temperatureStroke riskMeteorological stationsMeteorological parametersNocturnal heatingClimate variabilityWarming climateCase-crossover analysisNighttime temperaturesRegion of AugsburgTemporal variationMean temperatureBarometric pressureMild stroke symptomsWarmer monthsIschaemic strokeMaximum temperatureRelative humidityPotential confounding effectsElevated stroke riskSex-specific associations of environmental exposures with prevalent diabetes and obesity – Results from the KORA Fit study
Niedermayer F, Wolf K, Zhang S, Dallavalle M, Nikolaou N, Schwettmann L, Selsam P, Hoffmann B, Schneider A, Peters A. Sex-specific associations of environmental exposures with prevalent diabetes and obesity – Results from the KORA Fit study. Environmental Research 2024, 252: 118965. PMID: 38642640, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociations of environmental exposuresAssociated with higher body-mass indexBody-mass indexHigh body-mass indexSex-specific associationsPrevalent diabetesEnvironmental exposuresAssociated with lower obesity prevalenceUrban menRural womenAssociated with diabetes prevalenceEvaluated sex-specific associationsLower obesity prevalenceAir pollutionAnalyzed cross-sectional dataGerman population-based cohortPopulation-based cohortSusceptibility to air pollutionSex-stratified analysesLack of greennessEffects of environmental exposuresFitness studiesSusceptibility to environmental exposuresSurrounding greennessCross-sectional data
2023
Assessment 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
Short-term effects of cold spells on plasma viscosity: Results from the KORA cohort study in Augsburg, Germany
Ni W, Schneider A, Wolf K, Zhang S, Chen K, Koenig W, Peters A, Breitner S. Short-term effects of cold spells on plasma viscosity: Results from the KORA cohort study in Augsburg, Germany. Environmental Pollution 2022, 302: 119071. PMID: 35231540, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma viscosityCardiac eventsDistributed lag nonlinear modelsKORA cohort studyAdverse cardiac eventsCross-sectional studyLag 0Cohort studyCardiovascular diseaseShort-term effectsSignificant associationConsecutive daysBlood parametersAdverse effectsCold exposureExposure dataLag nonlinear modelsMultiple mechanismsDaysSup
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
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