2024
Nocturnal 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 risk
2018
Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index
Zhang S, Wolf K, Breitner S, Kronenberg F, Stafoggia M, Peters A, Schneider A. Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index. Environment International 2018, 118: 17-25. PMID: 29787898, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of air pollutionLong-term exposure to PMExposure to PMAir pollutionParticulate matterLong-term exposure to air pollutionAdverse effects of air pollutionLand-use regression modelsLong-term effects of air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAnnual mean concentrationsHigh ankle-brachial indexAnkle-brachial indexAbnormal ankle-brachial indexLand-useMean concentrationsAerodynamic diameterPollutionNitrogen dioxideGeographic information systemPercentile incrementOdds ratioPrevalence of low ankle-brachial indexRegression modelsRegion of AugsburgOP IV – 2 Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index
Zhang S, Wolf K, Breitner S, Kronenberg F, Peters A, Schneider A. OP IV – 2 Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2018, 75: a7-a8. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-iseeabstracts.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal ankle-brachial indexEffects of air pollutionLow ABILong-term effects of air pollutionAir pollutionAnkle-brachial indexLong-term exposure to particulate matterLong-term exposure to air pollutionOdds ratioRegression modelsParticulate matterLand-use regression modelsExposure to air pollutionPotential effect modificationRegion of AugsburgExposure to particulate matterCross-sectional studyMultinomial logistic regression modelAnnual mean concentrationsLong-term effectsLogistic regression modelsPhysical activityLifestyle confoundersPM2.5 absorbanceKORA F3