Genes interacting with occupational exposures to low molecular weight agents and irritants on adult-onset asthma in three European studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The biological mechanisms by which cleaning products and disinfectants - an emerging risk factor - affect respiratory health remain incompletely evaluated. Studying genes by environment in
Air pollution from road traffic and systemic inflammation in adults: a cross-sectional analysis in the European ESCAPE project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to particulate matter air pollution (PM) has been associated with cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated whether annual exposure to ambient air pollution is ass
Particulate matter and subclinical atherosclerosis: associations between different particle sizes and sources with carotid intima-media thickness in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Subclinical atherosclerosis has been associated with long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM), but the relevance of particle size and sources of exposure remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:
Air pollution, climate and pollen comparisons in urban, rural and alpine regions in Switzerland (Publications)
The aim of this paper is to show spatial differences and correlations in long- term air pollution measurements in the eight SAPALDIA sites (Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults, SA
Associations of novel and traditional vascular biomarkers of arterial stiffness: results of the SAPALDIA 3 cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of evidence concerning associations between novel parameters of arterial stiffness as cardiovascular risk markers and traditional structural and functional v
Prevalence of renal impairment and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in a general population: results of the Swiss SAPALDIA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Impaired renal function is evolving as an independent marker of the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Little is known about the prevalence of impaired renal function and its
SOS2 and ACP1 loci identified through large-scale exome chip analysis regulate kidney development and function (Publications)
Genome-wide association studies have identified > 50 common variants associated with kidney function, but these variants do not fully explain the variation in eGFR. We performed a two-stage meta-analy
Improvements in PM10 exposure and reduced rates of respiratory symptoms in a cohort of Swiss adults (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
RATIONALE: Reductions in mortality following improvements in air quality were documented by several studies, and our group found, in an earlier analysis, that decreasing particulate levels attenuate l
Is age at menopause increasing across Europe? Results on age at menopause and determinants from two population-based studies (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the variability and determinants of menopause age in two European cohort studies, the European Respiratory Health Survey and the Swiss Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adult