Browsing by Author "Gražulevičienė, Regina"

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  • Active commuting through natural environments is associated with better mental health: Results from the PHENOTYPE project
    Zijlema, Wilma; Avila-Palencia, Ione, 1985-; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Maas, Jolanda; Kruize, Hanneke; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2018)
    Background: Commuting routes with natural features could promote walking or cycling for commuting. Commuting through natural environments (NE) could have mental health benefits as exposure to NE can reduce stress and improve ...
  • Association of prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals with liver injury in children
    Midya, Vishal; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Fossati, Serena; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Maitre, Léa; Urquiza, José M.; Vrijheid, Martine; Valvi, Damaskini, 1983- (American Medical Association, 2022)
    Importance: Prenatal exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may increase the risk for liver injury in children; however, human evidence is scarce, and previous studies have not considered potential EDC-mixture ...
  • Associations between neighbourhood greenness and asthma in preschool children in Kaunas, Lithuania: a case–control study
    Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Kudzyte, Jolanta; Bernotiene, Asta; Dedele, Audrius; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)
    The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between surrounding greenness levels and asthma among children, and to explore a possible change of this association by the distance of the residence to a city park. ...
  • Childhood exposure to non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals and multi-omic profiles: a panel study
    Fabbri, Lorenzo; Garlantézec, Ronan; Audouze, Karine; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Carracedo, Ángel; Chatzi, Leda; González, Juan Ramón; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Keun, Hector C.; Lau, Chung-Ho E.; Sabidó, Eduard; Siskos, Alexandros P.; Slama, Rémy; Thomsen, Cathrine; Wright, John; Yuan, Wen Lun; Casas, Maribel; Vrijheid, Martine; Maitre, Léa (Elsevier, 2023)
    Individuals are exposed to environmental pollutants with endocrine disrupting activity (endocrine disruptors, EDCs) and the early stages of life are particularly susceptible to these exposures. Previous studies have focused ...
  • Diet as a source of exposure to environmental contaminants for pregnant women and children from six european countries
    Papadopoulou, Eleni, 1985-; Haug, Line Småstuen; Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Brantsaeter, Anne Lise; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Maitre, Léa; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Slama, Rémy; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Vrijheid, Martine; Thomsen, Cathrine; Chatzi, Leda (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019)
    Background: Pregnant women and children are especially vulnerable to exposures to food contaminants, and a balanced diet during these periods is critical for optimal nutritional status. Objectives: Our objective was to ...
  • Do physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green space and mental health?
    Berg, Magdalena van den; van Poppel, Mireille; van Kamp, Irene; Ruijsbroek, Annemarie; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gražulevičienė, Regina; van Mechelen, Willem; Kruize, Hanneke; Maas, Jolanda (SAGE Publications, 2019)
    This cross-sectional study investigated whether physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green spaces and perceived mental health and vitality. Questionnaire ...
  • Does surrounding greenness moderate the relationship between apparent temperature and physical activity? Findings from the PHENOTYPE project
    Ho, Janice Y.; Zijlema, Wilma; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Donaire González, David; Valentín, Antònia; Ballester, Joan; Chan, Emily Y.Y.; Goggins, William B.; Mo, Phoenix K.H.; Kruize, Hanneke; Berg, Magdalena van den; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Jerrett, Michael; Seto, Edmund; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)
    Background: Physical activity can be affected by both meteorological conditions and surrounding greenness, but few studies have evaluated the effects of these environmental factors on physical activity simultaneously. This ...
  • Dog ownership, the natural outdoor environment and health: a cross-sectional study
    Zijlema, Wilma; Christian, Hayley; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Cirach, Marta; Berg, Magdalena van den; Maas, Jolanda; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Kruize, Hanneke; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Litt, Jill; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)
    Objectives: Dog owners walking their dog in natural outdoor environments (NOE) may benefit from the physical activity facilitated by dog walking and from time spent in nature. However, it is unclear whether dog owners ...
  • Early life multiple exposures and child cognitive function: A multi-centric birth cohort study in six European countries
    Julvez, Jordi; López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Warembourg, Charline; Maitre, Léa; Philippat, Claire; Gützkow, Kristine B.; Guxens Junyent, Mònica; Evandt, Jorunn; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Burgaleta Díaz, Miguel, 1981-; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Chatzi, Leda; de Castro, Montserrat; Donaire González, David; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Hernandez-Ferrer, Carles, 1987-; Heude, Barbara; McEachan, Rosie; Mon-Williams, Mark; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Robinson, Oliver; Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Sebastián Gallés, Núria; Slama, Rémy; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Thomsen, Cathrine; Urquiza, José M.; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2021)
    Epidemiological studies mostly focus on single environmental exposures. This study aims to systematically assess associations between a wide range of prenatal and childhood environmental exposures and cognition. The study ...
  • Environmental burden of childhood disease in Europe
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Vrijheid, Martine; Robinson, Oliver; Gunn Marit, Aasvang; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Slama, Rémy; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (MDPI, 2019)
    Background: Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions to improve health in Europe. Objective: ...
  • Exploring mechanisms underlying the relationship between the natural outdoor environment and health and well-being - Results from the PHENOTYPE project
    Kruize, Hanneke; van Kamp, Irene; 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 CURIOCITY: a study protocol for a European birth cohort study analysing childhood heat-related health impacts and protective effects of urban natural environments
    van den Bosch, Matilda A.; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Mudu, Pierpaolo; Kendrovski, Vladimir; Maitre, Léa; Hjertager Krog, Norun; Marit Aasvang, Gunn; Gražulevičienė, Regina; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Vrijheid, Martine; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
    Introduction: The European climate is getting warmer and the impact on childhood health and development is insufficiently understood. Equally, how heat-related health risks can be reduced through nature-based solutions, ...
  • Impact of the social and natural environment on preschool-age children weight
    Petraviciene, Inga; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Dedele, Audrius; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (MDPI, 2018)
    Background: The complex impact of environmental and social factors on preschool children being overweight/obese is unclear. We examined the associations between the levels of green space exposure and the risk of being ...
  • Investigating the process of ethical approval in citizen science research: the case of Public Health
    Ficorilli, Antonella; Maccani, Giovanni; Balestrini, Mara; Biggeri, Annibale; De Marchi, Bruna; Froeling, Frederique; Gignac, Florence; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Hoek, Gerard; Kanduč, Tjaša; Kocman, David; Righi, Valeria; Basagaña Flores, Xavier (Sissa Medialab, 2021)
    Undertaking citizen science research in Public Health involving human subjects poses significant challenges concerning the traditional process of ethical approval. It requires an extension of the ethics of protection of ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Narrative review of citizen science in environmental epidemiology: Setting the stage for co-created research projects in environmental epidemiology
    Froeling, Frederique; Gignac, Florence; Hoek, Gerard; Vermeulen, Roel; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Ficorilli, Antonella; De Marchi, Bruna; Biggeri, Annibale; Kocman, David; Robinson, Johanna Amalia; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Righi, Valeria; Basagaña Flores, Xavier (Elsevier, 2021)
    Several citizen science (CS) initiatives have been adopted in environmental science to monitor air and noise pollution, and water quality related to civic concerns. Nevertheless, CS projects in environmental epidemiology ...
  • Obesity is associated with shorter telomeres in 8 year-old children
    Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana, 1990-; Maitre, Léa; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Chatzi, Leda; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Fossati, Serena; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gützkow, Kristine B.; Lepeule, Johanna; Martens, Dries S.; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Petraviciene, Inga; Slama, Rémy; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Urquiza, José M.; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Nawrot, Tim S.; Vrijheid, Martine (Nature Research, 2019)
    Telomere length is considered a biomarker of biological aging. Shorter telomeres and obesity have both been associated with age-related diseases. To evaluate the association between various indices of obesity with leukocyte ...
  • Positive health effects of the natural outdoor environment in typical populations in different regions in Europe (PHENOTYPE): a study programme protocol
    Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; Dadvand, Payam; Donaire González, David; García Aymerich, Judith; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gražulevičienė, Regina (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)
    Introduction: Growing evidence suggests that close contact with nature brings benefits to human health and well-being, but the proposed mechanisms are still not well understood and the associations with health remain ...
  • Prenatal and childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure and telomere length in european children: The HELIX Project
    Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana, 1990-; Vrijheid, Martine; Martens, Dries S.; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Chatzi, Leda; Danileviciute, Asta; de Castro, Montserrat; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gutzkow, Kristine B.; Lepeule, Johanna; Maitre, Léa; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Robinson, Oliver; Schwarze, Per E.; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Slama, Rémy; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Nawrot, Tim S. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019)
    Background: Telomere length is a molecular marker of biological aging. Objective: Here we investigated whether early-life exposure to residential air pollution was associated with leukocyte telomere length (LTL) at 8 y of ...