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 model
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