2021
Association between short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and myocardial injury in the CATHGEN cohort
Zhang S, Breitner S, Cascio W, Devlin R, Neas L, Ward-Caviness C, Diaz-Sanchez D, Kraus W, Hauser E, Schwartz J, Peters A, Schneider A. Association between short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and myocardial injury in the CATHGEN cohort. Environmental Pollution 2021, 275: 116663. PMID: 33581627, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine particulate matterParticulate matterDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrationsShort-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matterAcute PM<sub>2.5</sub> exposureAssociation of PM<sub>2.5</sub> wiElevated PM<sub>2.5</sub>Exposure to ambient fine particulate matterExposure to fine particulate matterAmbient fine particulate matterParticipant's residential addressCTnT testNeural network-based hybrid modelResidential addressesElevated indicatorsMeasurement of NT-pro-BNPConcentrationMatterMyocardial infarction symptomsDuke University HospitalInfarction symptomsRural areasOdds ratioCoronary eventsInterquartile range
2018
Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index
Zhang S, Wolf K, Breitner S, Kronenberg F, Stafoggia M, Peters A, Schneider A. Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index. Environment International 2018, 118: 17-25. PMID: 29787898, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of air pollutionLong-term exposure to PMExposure to PMAir pollutionParticulate matterLong-term exposure to air pollutionAdverse effects of air pollutionLand-use regression modelsLong-term effects of air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAnnual mean concentrationsHigh ankle-brachial indexAnkle-brachial indexAbnormal ankle-brachial indexLand-useMean concentrationsAerodynamic diameterPollutionNitrogen dioxideGeographic information systemPercentile incrementOdds ratioPrevalence of low ankle-brachial indexRegression modelsRegion of AugsburgOP IV – 2 Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index
Zhang S, Wolf K, Breitner S, Kronenberg F, Peters A, Schneider A. OP IV – 2 Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2018, 75: a7-a8. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-iseeabstracts.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal ankle-brachial indexEffects of air pollutionLow ABILong-term effects of air pollutionAir pollutionAnkle-brachial indexLong-term exposure to particulate matterLong-term exposure to air pollutionOdds ratioRegression modelsParticulate matterLand-use regression modelsExposure to air pollutionPotential effect modificationRegion of AugsburgExposure to particulate matterCross-sectional studyMultinomial logistic regression modelAnnual mean concentrationsLong-term effectsLogistic regression modelsPhysical activityLifestyle confoundersPM2.5 absorbanceKORA F3