2024
Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Huber V, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: 2158-2166. PMID: 38768958, PMCID: PMC11212822, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNighttime heatingDaytime temperaturesHourly meteorological parametersLocal meteorological stationsDaily maximum temperatureMaximum daytime temperatureStroke riskMeteorological stationsMeteorological parametersNocturnal heatingClimate variabilityWarming climateCase-crossover analysisNighttime temperaturesRegion of AugsburgTemporal variationMean temperatureBarometric pressureMild stroke symptomsWarmer monthsIschaemic strokeMaximum temperatureRelative humidityPotential confounding effectsElevated stroke riskHeat and Cardiovascular Mortality: An Epidemiological Perspective
Singh N, Areal A, Breitner S, Zhang S, Agewall S, Schikowski T, Schneider A. Heat and Cardiovascular Mortality: An Epidemiological Perspective. Circulation Research 2024, 134: 1098-1112. PMID: 38662866, PMCID: PMC11042530, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease deathsCVD deathHealth professionalsCardiovascular diseaseEpidemiological studiesAssociated with CVD mortalityMeta-analyses of epidemiological studiesEpidemiological evidenceCause-specific deathMiddle-income countriesAll-cause mortalityCVD mortalityLack of evidenceEnvironmental epidemiologyInteractive effects of heatOlder peoplePotential biological pathwaysVulnerable subgroupsSystematic reviewMeta-analysesRobust evidenceHealth effectsPreexisting conditionsHealth
2022
Environmental risk factors of incident distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy: Results from the prospective population-based KORA F4/FF4 study
Herder C, Zhang S, Wolf K, Maalmi H, Bönhof G, Rathmann W, Schwettmann L, Thorand B, Roden M, Schneider A, Ziegler D, Peters A. Environmental risk factors of incident distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy: Results from the prospective population-based KORA F4/FF4 study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 858: 159878. PMID: 36328258, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansObesityPolyneuropathiesProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk FactorsConceptsDistal sensorimotor polyneuropathyCumulative risk indexAssociated with incident DSPNIncident DSPNOlder populationPopulation-based Cooperative Health ResearchEffect estimatesInterquartile rangeNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCooperative Health ResearchMichigan Neuropathy Screening InstrumentPrevalence of obesityEnvironmental exposuresIQR increasePoisson regression modelsYears of follow-upEnvironmental risk factorsSurrounding greennessPhysical activityNon-obese individualsParticipating residentsWaist circumferenceHealth researchSocioeconomic statusRoad traffic noise
2021
A systematic review on the association between total and cardiopulmonary mortality/morbidity or cardiovascular risk factors with long-term exposure to increased or decreased ambient temperature
Zafeiratou S, Samoli E, Dimakopoulou K, Rodopoulou S, Analitis A, Gasparrini A, Stafoggia M, De' Donato F, Rao S, Monteiro A, Rai M, Zhang S, Breitner S, Aunan K, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, team E. A systematic review on the association between total and cardiopulmonary mortality/morbidity or cardiovascular risk factors with long-term exposure to increased or decreased ambient temperature. The Science Of The Total Environment 2021, 772: 145383. PMID: 33578152, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesRisk of biasCardiovascular risk factorsSystematic reviewCrude exposure assessmentShort-term mortality displacementDiverse health outcomesAssociation of long-termRisk factorsHigher obesityEffect modificationInadequate adjustmentCardiopulmonary mortalityWorld Health OrganizationEffect modifiersOutcome prevalenceMortality displacementAnnual temperature indicesLong-term exposureAir pollutionCardiovascular mortalityHealthHealth OrganizationHealth effectsRespiratory outcomes