• Influenza vaccination coverage rates and determinants in Greek children until the age of ten (2008-2019), the Rhea mother-child cohort

  Karachaliou, Marianna; Damianaki, Irene; Moudatsaki, Maria; Margetaki, Katerina; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Bempi, Vicky; Moudatsaki, Marina; Chatzi, Lida Vaia; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Kogevinas, Manolis (MDPI, 2023)

  Background: In Greece, influenza vaccination is currently recommended for children with high-risk conditions. There are limited data on influenza vaccination uptake among Greek children with and without high-risk conditions. ...
• Approaching unsafe limits: climate-related health inequities within and beyond Europe

  Daalen, Kim van; Tonne, Cathryn; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Nilsson, Maria; Lowe, Rachel (Elsevier, 2023)
• Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment

  Khomenko, Sasha; Pisoni, Enrico; Thunis, Philippe; Bessagnet, Bertrand; Cirach, Marta; Iungman, Tamara; Pereira Barboza, Evelise; Khreis, Haneen; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Tonne, Cathryn; Hoogh, Kees de; Hoek, Gerard; Chowdhury, Sourangsu; Lelieveld, Jos; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Background: Ambient air pollution is a major risk to health and wellbeing in European cities. We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and evaluate the effects ...
• Health benefits of Open Streets programmes in Latin America: a quantitative health impact assessment

  Velázquez-Cortés, Daniel; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Jerrett, Michael; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979- (Elsevier, 2023)

  Background: To improve physical activity in Latin American cities, several interventions have been promoted, such as Open Streets programmes. Our study aims to quantify the health and economic effects of Open Streets-related ...
• Is there a threshold concentration of cat allergen exposure on respiratory symptoms in adults?

  Chen, Chih-Mei; Thiering, Elisabeth; Zock, Jan-Paul; Villani, Simona; Olivieri, Mario; Modig, Lars; Jarvis, Deborah; Norbäck, Dan; Verlato, Giuseppe; Heinrich, Joachim (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015)

  Background and Objective. Cat allergen concentrations higher than 8 μg/g in settled house dust, have been suggested to provoke exacerbation of allergic respiratory symptoms. However, whether the 8μg/g of indoor cat allergen ...
• Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status

  Kim, Kyeezu; Joyce, Brian T.; Nannini, Drew R.; Zheng, Yinan; Gordon-Larsen, Penny; Shikany, James M.; Lloyd-Jones, Donald M.; Hu, Ming; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Vaughan, Douglas E.; Zhang, Kai; Hou, Lifang (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2023)

  Slower epigenetic aging is associated with exposure to green space (greenness); however, the longitudinal relationship has not been well studied, particularly in minority groups. We investigated the association between ...
• Who benefits from green spaces? Surrounding greenness and incidence of cardiovascular disease in a population-based electronic medical records cohort in Madrid

  Gullón, Pedro; Fontán-Vela, Mario; Díez, Julia; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Escobar, Francisco; Franco Tejero, Manuel (Elsevier, 2023)

  The objective was to study the association between surrounding greenness and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with a four years follow-up in almost half a million high CVD-risk women and men, as well as its ...
• Urinary metabolomic profile of youth at risk of chronic kidney disease in Nicaragua

  Hall, Samantha M.; Raines, Nathan H.; Ramirez Rubio, Oriana; Amador, Juan José; López-Pilarte, Damaris; O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina; Gil-Redondo, Rubén; Embade, Nieves; Millet, Oscar; Peng, Xiaojing; Vences, Selene; Keogh, Sinead A.; Delgado, Iris; Friedman, David J.; Brooks, Daniel R.; Leibler, Jessica H. (Wolters Kluwer (LWW), 2023)

  Background: CKD of a nontraditional etiology (CKDnt) is responsible for high mortality in Central America, although its causes remain unclear. Evidence of kidney dysfunction has been observed among youth, suggesting that ...
• Cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the PROactive Physical Activity in COPD-clinical visit instrument for individuals with COPD

  Santana, André Vinicius; Fontana, Andrea Daiane; Almeida, Rafaela Cristina de; Mantoani, Leandro Cruz; Camillo, Carlos Augusto; Furlanetto, Karina Couto; Rodrigues, Fátima; Cruz, Joana; Marques, Alda; Jácome, Cristina; Demeyer, Heleen; Dobbels, Fabienne; García Aymerich, Judith; Troosters, Thierry; Hernandes, Nidia Aparecida; Pitta, Fabio (Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2023)

  Objective: To adapt the PROactive Physical Activity in COPD-clinical visit (C-PPAC) instrument to the cultural setting in Brazil and to determine the criterion validity, test-retest reliability agreement, and internal ...
• Health-related quality of life and adherence to physical activity and screen time recommendations in schoolchildren: Longitudinal cohort Ciao Corona

  Haile, Sarah R.; Gunz, Samuel; Peralta, Gabriela P.; Ulyte, Agne; Raineri, Alessia; Rueegg, Sonja; Yasenok, Viktoriia; Radtke, Thomas; Puhan, Milo A.; Kriemler, Susi (Frontiers, 2023)

  Objectives: We investigated changes in adherence to physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) recommendations of children and adolescents throughout the pandemic, and their association with health-related quality of life ...
• Firefighters and the liver: Exposure to PFAS and PAHs in relation to liver function and serum lipids (CELSPAC-FIREexpo study)

  Pálešová, Nina; Maitre, Léa; Stratakis, Nikos; Řiháčková, Katarína; Pindur, Aleš; Kohoutek, Jir̂í; Šenk, Petr; Bartošková Polcrová, Anna; Gregor, Petr; Vrijheid, Martine; Čupr, Pavel (Elsevier, 2023)

  Introduction: Firefighting is one of the most hazardous occupations due to exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Such exposure is suspected to affect the ...
• Physical activity and social interaction assessments in schoolyard settings using the System for Observing Outdoor Play Environments in Neighborhood Schools (SOOPEN)

  Hazlehurst, Marnie F.; Wolf, Kathleen L.; Simmons, Cary; Nieto, Carolina; Steiner, Mary Kathleen; Garrett, Kimberly A.; Faino, Anna V.; Ubalde López, Mònica, 1972-; López Toribio, María; Tandon, Pooja S. (BioMed Central, 2023)

  Background: The schoolyard environment provides key opportunities to promote physical activity and socioemotional development for children. Schoolyards can also serve as a community park resource outside of school hours. ...
• Maternal occupation during pregnancy, birth weight, and length of gestation: combined analysis of 13 European birth cohorts

  Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Martínez, David; Kogevinas, Manolis; García, Ana María; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Vrijheid, Martine (NOROSH, 2015)

  Objectives. We assessed whether maternal employment during pregnancy – overall and in selected occupational sectors – is associated with birth weight, small for gestational age (SGA), term low birth weight (LBW), length ...
• 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 ...
• The acute effects of ultraviolet radiation on the blood transcriptome are independent

  Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Hernandez-Ferrer, Carles, 1987-; Sarria-Trujillo, Yaris; Harrison, Graham I.; Nonell Mazelón, Lara; Kang, Wenjing; Friedländer, Marc R.; Estivill, Xavier, 1955-; González, Juan Ramón; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Young, Antony R. (Elsevier, 2017)

  The molecular basis of many health outcomes attributed to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that they may originate from transcriptional changes in blood cells. This was determined by ...
• Early life tobacco exposure and children's telomere length: The HELIX project

  Osorio Yáñez, Citlalli; Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana, 1990-; Maitre, Léa; Vives Usano, Marta, 1990-; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Martínez, David; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Urquiza, José M.; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2020)

  Telomere length and mitochondrial DNA content are considered biomarkers of cellular aging, oxidative stress, and inflammation, but there is almost no information on their association with tobacco smoke exposure in fetal ...
• Interaction between airborne copper exposure and ATP7B polymorphisms on inattentiveness in scholar children

  Alemany, Silvia; Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar, 1981-; Rivas, Ioar; Forns i Guzman, Joan, 1981-; Querol, Xavier; Pujol Martí, Jesús, 1981-; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2017)

  Recent research indicates that airborne copper exposure in scholar children negatively affects brain functioning. These effects are likely to be influenced by the efficiency of copper metabolism, which is partly regulated ...
• Cortical structures associated with sports participation in children: a population-based study

  López Vicente, Mònica, 1988-; Tiemeier, Henning; Wildeboer, Andrea; Muetzel, Ryan L.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Jaddoe, Vincent W.V.; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; White, Tonya (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  We studied cortical morphology in relation to sports participation and type of sport using a large sample of healthy children (n = 911). Sports participation data was collected through a parent-reported questionnaire. ...
• Increased risk of asthma in overweight children born large for gestational age

  Pinto, Leonardo A.; Guerra, Stefano; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Postma, Dirkje S.; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Jongste, Johan C. de; Gehring, Ulrike; Smit, Henriëtte A.; Wijga, Alet (Wiley, 2017)

  Background: Being born large for gestational age (LGA) is a marker of increased growth velocity in fetal life and a risk factor for childhood overweight. Both being born LGA and childhood overweight may influence the ...
• Respiratory symptoms are more common among short sleepers independent of obesity

  Björnsdóttir, Erla; Janson, Christer; Lindberg, Eva; Arnardottir, Erna Sif; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; García Aymerich, Judith; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Gómez Real, Francisco; Torén, Kjell; Heinrich, Joachim; Nowak, Dennis; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Demoly, Pascal; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Coloma Navarro, Ramon; Schlünssen, Vivi; Raherison, Chantal; Jarvis, Deborah; Gislason, Thorarinn (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)

  Sleep length has been associated with obesity and various adverse health outcomes. The possible association of sleep length and respiratory symptoms has not been previously described. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

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