2024
Short-term effects of ambient temperature variability on myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Sweden: A nationwide case-crossover study
Ni W, Stafoggia M, Zhang S, Ljungman P, Breitner S, Bont J, Jernberg T, Atar D, Schneider A, Agewall S. Short-term effects of ambient temperature variability on myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Sweden: A nationwide case-crossover study. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: ehae666.3605. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionCase-crossover studyST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMI hospitalizationHome addressSWEDEHEART registryShort-term effectsElevation myocardial infarctionTemperature variabilityConditional logistic regression modelsPopulation-based nationwide studyAssessed potential effect modificationPatient's home addressMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsPotential effect modificationMyocardial infarctionEffects of temperature variabilityCase-crossover designAssociated with decreased riskSeven-day averageAssociated with increased riskNationwide SWEDEHEART registryLogistic regression modelsClimate changeEffect modificationEffect modification of air pollution on the association between heat and mortality in five European countries
Zhang S, Breitner S, Stafoggia M, Donato F, Samoli E, Zafeiratou S, Katsouyanni K, Rao S, Diz-Lois Palomares A, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, Nikolaou N, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Effect modification of air pollution on the association between heat and mortality in five European countries. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120023. PMID: 39293751, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh PM levelsEffect modificationAir pollutionHeat-related mortalityEffect modification of air pollutantsPM levelsRural dataHighest O<sub>3</sub> level waDaily non-accidental deathsPotential effect modificationMixed-effects meta-regressionRandom-effects meta-analysisAttica region of GreecePoisson regression modelsHeat-mortality associationsAir pollutant concentrationsAir pollution levelsImprove air qualityTime-series studyHeat-related mortality riskHeat-related health impactsNon-accidental deathsSmall area dataTemperature-mortality relationshipPollutant concentrations
2018
OP 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