Spirometer replacement and serial lung function measurements in population studies: results from the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Disease in Adults (SAPALDIA), a population cohort study, used heated-wire spirometers in 1991 and 2002 and then ultrasonic spirometers in 201
Follow-up on genome-wide main effects: do polymorphisms modify the air pollution effect on lung function decline in adults? (Publications)
Improved air quality has been found associated with attenuated age-related decline in lung function. But whether genetic polymorphisms strongly associated with lung function play a modifying role in t
Forschung für Generationen (Publications)
Die ehemalige "Luft- und Lungen-Studie" SAPALDIA ist 20 Jahre alt geworden. Forscherinnen und Forscher aus verschiedensten Disziplinen untersuchen seit Jahren das Zusammenspiel von Umwelt und Gesundhe
Identification of a new locus at 16q12 associated with time-to-asthma onset (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease in which age of onset plays an important role. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify the genetic variants associated with time to asthma onset (TAO). METHODS:
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function (Publications)
Pulmonary function measures reflect respiratory health and are used in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We tested genome-wide association with forced expiratory volume in 1 seco
Years of life lost and morbidity cases attributable to transportation noise and air pollution: a comparative health risk assessment for Switzerland in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that chronic exposure to transportation related noise and air pollution affects human health. However, health burden to a country of these two pollutants have bee
Improved air quality and attenuated lung function decline: modification by obesity in the SAPALDIA cohort (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Air pollution and obesity are hypothesized to contribute to accelerated lung function decline with age through their inflammatory properties. We investigated whether the previously reported