Browsing by Author "Cirach, Marta"

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  • Elemental Constituents of Particulate Matter and Newborn's Size in Eight European Cohorts.
    Pedersen, Marie; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Kogevinas, Manolis; Slama, Rémy (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2016)
    BACKGROUND: The health effects of suspended particulate matter (PM) may depend on its chemical composition. Associations between maternal exposure to chemical constituents of PM and newborn's size have been little examined. ...
  • Environmental, dietary, maternal, and fetal predictors of bulky DNA adducts in cord blood: a European mother-child study (NewGeneris)
    Pedersen, Marie; Mendez, Michelle A.; Espinosa Díaz, Ana; Villanueva Belmonte, Cristina; Gracia Lavedan, Esther; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Cirach, Marta; Agramunt, Silvia; Kogevinas, Manolis (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Bulky DNA adducts reflect genotoxic exposures, have been associated with lower birth weight, and may predict cancer risk. OBJECTIVE: We selected factors known or hypothesized to affect in utero adduct formation ...
  • Exploring mechanisms underlying the relationship between the natural outdoor environment and health and well-being - Results from the PHENOTYPE project
    Kruize, Hanneke; Kamp, Irene van; Berg, Magdalena van den; Kempen, Elise van; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Ruijsbroek, Annemarie; Swart, Wim; Maas, Jolanda; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Smith, Graham; Ellis, Naomi; Hurst, Gemma; Masterson, Daniel; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Cirach, Marta; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Hazel, Peter van den; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Despite the large number of studies on beneficial effects of the natural outdoor environment (NOE) on health, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Objective: This study explored the relations ...
  • Green space and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment study
    Pereira Barboza, Evelise; Cirach, Marta; Khomenko, Sasha; Iungman, Tamara; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Kondo, Michelle C.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)
    Background: Natural outdoor environments including green spaces play an important role in preserving population health and wellbeing in cities, but the number of deaths that could be prevented by increasing green space in ...
  • Green spaces and general health: roles of mental health status, social support, and physical activity
    Dadvand, Payam; Bartoll, Xavier; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Dalmau Bueno, Albert; Martínez Muriano, David; Ambros, Albert; Cirach, Marta; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2016)
    Green spaces are associated with improved health, but little is known about mechanisms underlying such association. We aimed to assess the association between greenness exposure and subjective general health (SGH) and to ...
  • Green spaces, excess weight and obesity in Spain
    O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina; Espinosa, Aina; Valentín, Antònia; Tonne, Cathryn; Castaño Vinyals, Gemma; Cirach, Marta; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Kogevinas, Manolis (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: The epidemiological evidence on green spaces and obesity is inconsistent. Objectives: To study the association of access to green spaces and surrounding greenness with obesity in Spain. Methods: We enrolled ...
  • Health equity and burden of childhood asthma - related to air pollution in Barcelona
    Pierangeli, Ilaria; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Cirach, Marta; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979- (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Air pollution is one of the major health risk factors in urban populations. Air pollution has been associated with asthma in children. Air pollution has also been suggested to be distributed unequally within ...
  • Health impacts of the new WHO air quality guidelines in European cities
    Khomenko, Sasha; Cirach, Marta; Pereira-Barboza, Evelise; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; de Hoogh, Kees; Hoek, Gerard; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)
  • Health impacts related to urban and transport planning: a burden of disease assessment
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; Cole-Hunter, Tom; Dadvand, Payam; Donaire González, David; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Martínez Muriano, David; Tonne, Cathryn; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Valentín, Antònia; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION: Until now, estimates of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) have mainly been produced on national or regional levels. These general estimates, however, are less useful for city governments who have to take ...
  • Impact of commuting exposure to traffic-related air pollution on cognitive development in children walking to school
    Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Rivas, Ioar; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Suades González, Elisabet; Donaire González, David; Cirach, Marta; de Castro, Montserrat; Esnaola, Mikel; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Dadvand, Payam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2017)
    A few studies have found associations between the exposure to traffic-related air pollution at school and/or home and cognitive development. The impact on cognitive development of the exposure to air pollutants during ...
  • Impact of residential greenness on myocardial infarction in the population with diabetes: A sex-dependent association?
    Ponjoan, Anna; Blanch, Jordi; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Comas Cufí, Marc; Cirach, Marta; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Garcia Gil, Maria; Ramos, Rafel (Elsevier, 2022)
    Living in urban areas with abundant greenness might provide health benefits in general population. Literature suggests that sex/gender plays a role in the association between greenness and health outcomes. But the impact ...
  • Impact of road traffic noise on annoyance and preventable mortality in European cities: A health impact assessment
    Khomenko, Sasha; Cirach, Marta; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Pereira-Barboza, Evelise; Iungman, Tamara; Melluer, Natalie, 1988-; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Tonne, Cathryn; Thondoo, Meelan; Jephcote, Calvin; Gulliver, John; Woodcock, James; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2022)
    Background: Road traffic is the main source of environmental noise in European cities and one of the main environmental risks to health and wellbeing. In this study we aimed to provide an in-depth assessment of available ...
  • Impact of urban environmental exposures on cognitive performance and brain structure of healthy individuals at risk for Alzheimer's dementia
    Crous-Bou, Marta; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Gispert López, Juan Domingo; Cirach, Marta; Sánchez Benavides, Gonzalo; Falcón, Carles; Arenaza Urquijo, Eider M.; Gotsens, Xavier; Fauria, Karine; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Molinuevo, José Luis; ALFA Study (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Air quality might contribute to incidence of dementia-related disorders, including Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of urban environmental exposures (including exposure ...
  • Impacts of changes in environmental exposures and health behaviours due to the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular and mental health: A comparison of Barcelona, Vienna, and Stockholm
    Koch, Sarah; Khomenko, Sasha; Cirach, Marta; Ubalde López, Mònica, 1972-; Baclet, Sacha; Daher, Carolyn; Hidalgo, Laura; Lõhmus, Mare; Rizzuto, Debora; Rumpler, Romain; Susilo, Yusak; Venkataraman, Siddharth; Wegener, Sandra; Wellenius, Gregory A.; Woodcock, James; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2022)
    Responses to COVID-19 altered environmental exposures and health behaviours associated with non-communicable diseases. We aimed to (1) quantify changes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2), noise, physical activity, and greenspace ...
  • Living close to natural outdoor environments in four european cities: adults' contact with the environments and physical activity
    Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Donaire González, David; Seto, Edmund; Valentín, Antònia; Smith, Graham; Martínez Muriano, David; Carrasco Turigas, Glòria; Masterson, Daniel; Berg, Magdalena van den; Ambros, Albert; Martínez-Íñiguez, Tania; Dedele, Audrius; Hurst, Gemma; Ellis, Naomi; Grazulevicius, Tomas; Voorsmit, Martin; Cirach, Marta; Cirac-Claveras, Judith; Swart, Wim; Clasquin, Eddy; Maas, Jolanda; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Jerrett, Michael; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Kruize, Hanneke; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (MDPI, 2017)
    This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities ...
  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 vaccine antibody response in a general population cohort (COVICAT Study, Catalonia)
    Kogevinas, Manolis; Karachaliou, Marianna; Espinosa Díaz, Ana; Aguilar, Ruth; Castaño Vinyals, Gemma; García Aymerich, Judith; Rubio, Rocío; Jiménez, Alfons; Vidal, Marta; Izquierdo, Luis; Cirach, Marta; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Dadvand, Payam; Straif, Kurt; Moncunill, Gemma; Dobaño, Carlota; Tonne, Cathryn (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2023)
    Background: Ambient air pollution has been associated with COVID-19 disease severity and antibody response induced by infection. Objectives: We examined the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and ...
  • Long-term exposure to residential green and blue spaces and anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study
    Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Sánchez Benavides, Gonzalo; Dadvand, Payam; Martínez, David; Gramunt Fombuena, Nina; Gotsens, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; Vert Roca, Cristina, 1991-; Molinuevo, José Luis; Crous-Bou, Marta; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2018)
    Background: Although exposure to natural outdoor environments has been consistently associated with improved perceived general health, available evidence on a protective association between this exposure and specific mental ...
  • Low childhood nature exposure is associated with worse mental health in adulthood
    Preuß, Myriam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Márquez, Sandra; Cirach, Marta; Dadvand, Payam; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Kruize, Hanneke; Zijlema, Wilma (MDPI, 2019)
    Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) is associated with health benefits; however, evidence on the impact of NOE exposure during childhood on mental health (MH) and vitality in adulthood is scarce. This study was ...
  • Natural outdoor environments and mental health: stress as a possible mechanism
    Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Donaire González, David; Valentín, Antònia; Martínez, David; Carrasco Turigas, Glòria; Ambrós, Albert; Martínez-Íñiguez, Tania; Cirach, Marta; Cirac-Claveras, Judith; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2017)
    Introduction: Better mental health has been associated with exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE). However, comprehensive studies including several indicators of exposure and outcomes, potential effect modifiers ...
  • Nature contact and general health: Testing multiple serial mediation pathways with data from adults in 18 countries
    Elliott, Lewis R.; Pasanen, Tytti P.; White, Mathew P.; Wheeler, Benedict W.; Grellier, James; Cirach, Marta; Bratman, Gregory N.; van den Bosch, Matilda A.; Roiko, Anne; Ojala, Ann; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Fleming, Lora E. (Elsevier, 2023)
    The role of neighbourhood nature in promoting good health is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, but consistent evidence for the underlying mechanisms is lacking. Heterogeneity in exposure methods, outcome ...

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