Browsing by Author "Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar"

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  • A century of trends in adult human height
    NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC); Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Porta Serra, Miquel; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (eLife, 2016)
    Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height ...
  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Attention Function in a Population-Based Sample of Children.
    Alemany, Silvia; Vilor Tejedor, Natàlia, 1988-; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Pujol Martí, Jesús, 1981-; Macià, Dídac; Martínez-Vilavella, Gerard; Fenoll, Raquel; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Suades González, Elisabet; Llop, Sabrina; Rebagliato, Marisa; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Public Library of Science (PLoS) , 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Attention function filters and selects behaviorally relevant information. This capacity is impaired in some psychiatric disorders and has been proposed as an endophenotype for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity ...
  • A Longitudinal Study on Attention Development in Primary School Children with and without Teacher-Reported Symptoms of ADHD
    Suades González, Elisabet; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; García Esteban, Raquel; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Esnaola, Mikel; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Cáceres, Alejandro; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; López-Sala, Anna; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Frontiers, 2017)
    Background: Prospective longitudinal studies are essential in characterizing cognitive trajectories, yet few of them have been reported on the development of attention processes in children. We aimed to explore attention ...
  • Airborne copper exposure in school environments associated with poorer motor performance and altered basal ganglia.
    Pujol Martí, Jesús, 1981-; Fenoll, Raquel; Macià, Dídac; Martínez-Vilavella, Gerard; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Rivas, Ioar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Deus, Joan; Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-; Querol, Xavier; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Willey, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION: Children are more vulnerable to the effects of environmental elements. A variety of air pollutants are among the identified factors causing neural damage at toxic concentrations. It is not obvious, however, ...
  • Ambient air pollution and overweight and obesity in school-aged children in Barcelona, Spain
    De Bont, Jeroen, 1989-; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Cirach, Marta; Rivas, Ioar; Valvi, Damaskini, 1983-; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Dadvand, Payam; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2019)
    Background: Ambient air pollution may increase the risk of overweight and obesity in children. However, available evidence is still scarce and has mainly focused on ambient air pollution exposure occurring at home without ...
  • Association between early life exposure to air pollution and working memory and attention
    Rivas, Ioar; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Suades González, Elisabet; García Esteban, Raquel; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Dadvand, Payam; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2019)
    Background: Although previous studies have reported negative associations between exposure to air pollution and cognition, studies of the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposures in early childhood have been limited. ...
  • Association between traffic-related air pollution in schools and cognitive development in primary school children: a prospective cohort study
    Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Esnaola, Mikel; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Rivas, Ioar; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Suades González, Elisabet; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; García Esteban, Raquel; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Viana, Maria Carmen; Cirach, Marta; Moreno, Teresa; Alastuey, Andrés; Sebastián Gallés, Núria; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Querol, Xavier (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    Air pollution is a suspected developmental neurotoxicant. Many schools are located in close proximity to busy roads, and traffic air pollution peaks when children are at school. We aimed to assess whether exposure of ...
  • Child exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants in schools in Barcelona, Spain
    Rivas, Ioar; Viana, Maria Carmen; Moreno, Teresa; Pandolfi, Marco; Amato, Fulvio; Reche, Cristina; Bouso, Laura; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Alastuey, Andrés; Querol, Xavier (Elsevier, 2014)
    Proximity to road traffic involves higher health risks because of atmospheric pollutants. In addition to outdoor air, indoor air quality contributes to overall exposure. In the framework of the BREATHE study, indoor and ...
  • Developmental trajectories in primary schoolchildren using n-back task.
    López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Suades González, Elisabet; Esnaola, Mikel; García Esteban, Raquel; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Burgaleta Díaz, Miguel, 1981-; Sebastián Gallés, Núria; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Frontiers, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Neuropsychological instruments to assess cognitive trajectories during childhood in epidemiological studies are needed. This would improve neurodevelopment characterization in order to identify its potential ...
  • Effect of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on basal ganglia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in primary school children
    Mortamais, Marion; Pujol Martí, Jesús, 1981-; van Drooge, Barend L.; Macià, Dídac; Martínez-Vilavella, Gerard; Reynes, Christelle; Sabatier, Robert; Rivas, Ioar; Grimalt Obrador, Joan; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Querol, Xavier; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2017)
    Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been proposed as environmental risk factors for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The effects of these pollutants on brain structures potentially ...
  • Exposure to road traffic noise and cognitive development in schoolchildren in Barcelona, Spain: a population-based cohort study
    Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Esnaola, Mikel; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Rivas, Ioar; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Persavento, Cecilia; Sebastian-Galles, Nuria; Pujol Martí, Jesús; Dadvand, Payam; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022)
    Background: road traffic noise is a prevalent and known health hazard. However, little is known yet about its effect on children's cognition. We aimed to study the association between exposure to road traffic noise and the ...
  • Field comparison of portable and stationary instruments for outdoor urban air exposure assessments
    Viana, Maria Carmen; Rivas, Ioar; Reche, Cristina; Fonseca, Ana Sofía; Pérez, Noemí; Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andrés; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2015)
    The performance of three portable monitors (micro-aethalometer AE51, DiscMini, Dusttrak DRX) was assessed for outdoor air exposure assessment in a representative Southern European urban environment. The parameters evaluated ...
  • Green and blue spaces and behavioral development in Barcelona schoolchildren: the BREATHE project
    Amoly, Elmira; Dadvand, Payam; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2014)
    BACKGROUND: Green spaces have been associated with improved mental health in children; however, available epidemiological evidence on their impact on child behavioral development is scarce. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the ...
  • Hormonas tiroideas: efectos de la exposición a compuestos organoclorados y relación con el neurodesarrollo
    Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2010-07-19)
    Las hormonas tiroideas (HT) son esenciales para el desarrollo normal del cerebro. El desbalance tiroideo en la etapa fetal y postnatal puede producir retraso neuroconductual. La exposición a compuestos organoclorados (OCs) ...
  • 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 ...
  • Neurodevelopmental deceleration by urban fine particles from different emission sources: a longitudinal observational study.
    Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Esnaola, Mikel; Rivas, Ioar; Amato, Fulvio; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Pujol Martí, Jesús, 1981-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Querol, Xavier; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: A few studies have reported associations between traffic-related air pollution exposure at schools and cognitive development. The role of PM components or sources other than traffic on cognitive development has ...
  • Outdoor infiltration and indoor contribution of UFP and BC, OC, secondary inorganic ions and metals in PM2.5 in schools
    Rivas, Ioar; Viana, Maria Carmen; Moreno, Teresa; Bouso, Laura; Pandolfi, Marco; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Alastuey, Andrés; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Querol, Xavier (Elsevier, 2015)
    Infiltration of outdoor-sourced particles into indoor environments in 39 schools in Barcelona was assessed during school hours. Tracers of road traffic emissions (NO2, Equivalent Black Carbon (EBC), Ultrafine Particles ...
  • Partitioning of trace elements and metals between quasi-ultrafine, accumulation and coarse aerosols in indoor and outdoor air in schools
    Viana, Maria Carmen; Rivas, Ioar; Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andrés; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Bouso, Laura; Sioutas, Constantinos; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2015)
    Particle size distribution patterns of trace elements and metals across three size fractions (<0.25 μm, quasi-ultrafine particles, q-UF; 0.25–2.5 μm, accumulation particles; 2.5–10 μm, coarse particles) were analysed in ...
  • Road traffic and sandy playground influence on ambient pollutants in schools
    Minguillón, María Cruz; Rivas, Ioar; Moreno, Teresa; Alastuey, Andrés; Font, Oriol; Córdoba, Patricia; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Querol, Xavier (Elsevier, 2015)
    Urban air pollution has a greater impact on children's health compared to adults. In the framework of the BREATHE (BRain dEvelopment and Air polluTion ultrafine particles in scHool childrEn) project, the present work studies ...
  • Spatiotemporally resolved black carbon concentration, schoolchildren's exposure and dose in Barcelona
    Rivas, Ioar; Donaire González, David; Bouso, Laura; Esnaola, Mikel; Pandolfi, Marco; de Castro, Montserrat; Viana, Maria Carmen; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Alastuey, Andrés; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Querol, Xavier (Wiley, 2016)
    At city level, personal monitoring is the best way to assess people's exposure. However, it is usually estimated from a few monitoring stations. Our aim was to determine the exposure to black carbon (BC) and BC dose for ...