• Body mass index and weight change are associated with adult lung function trajectories: the prospective ECRHS study 

      Peralta, Gabriela P.; Marcon, Alessandro; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Abramson, Michael J.; Accordini, Simone; Amaral, André F.S.; Antó, Josep Maria; Bowatte, Gayan; Burney, Peter; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Forsberg, Bertil; Fuertes, Elaine; Garcia-Larsen, Vanessa; Gislason, Thorarinn; Gullón, José-Antonio; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Jarvis, Deborah; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Rovira, Jesús Martínez-Moratalla; Nowak, Dennis; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Raherison, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Sigsgaard, Torben; Siroux, Valérie; Squillacioti, Giulia; Urrutia, Isabel; Weyler, Joost; Zock, Jan-Paul; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Previous studies have reported an association between weight increase and excess lung function decline in young adults followed for short periods. We aimed to estimate lung function trajectories during adulthood ...
    • Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past 

      Lønnebotn, Marianne; Svanes, Cecilie; Igland, Jannicke; Franklin, Karl A.; Accordini, Simone; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Bentohuami, Hayat; Blanco, José Antonio Gullón; Bono, Roberto; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Garcia, Judith; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Martinez-Moratalla, Jesús; Nowak, Dennis; Pin, Isabelle; Raherison-Semjen, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Skulstad, Svein Magne; Dratva, Julia; Gomez Real, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-25)
      Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity. However, achieving such data may require substantial resources. We investigated the use of body silhouettes ...
    • Bronchodilator response and lung function decline: Associations with exhaled nitric oxide with regard to sex and smoking status 

      Nerpin, Elisabet; Ferreira, Diogenes Seraphim; Weyler, Joost; Schlunnsen, Vivi; Jogi, Rain; Raherison, Chantal; Gislasson, Thorainn; Demoly, Pascal; Heinrich, Joachim; Nowak, Dennis; Corsico, Angelo; Accordini, Simone; Marcon, Alessandro; Squillacioti, Giulia; Olivieri, Mario; Nielsen, Rune; Johannessen, Ane; Real, Francisco Gomez; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Urrutia, Isabel; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Gullón, José-Antonio; Olin, Anna-Carin; Forsberg, Bertil; Emilsson, Össur Ingi; Pin, Isabelle; Jarvis, Deborah; Janson, Christer; Malinovschi, Andrei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a marker of type-2 inflammation used both to support diagnosis of asthma and follow up asthma patients. The associations of FeNO with lung function decline and ...
    • Cross-sectional study on exhaled nitric oxide in relation to upper airway inflammatory disorders with regard to asthma and perennial sensitization 

      Krantz, Christina; Accordini, Simone; Alving, Kjell; Corsico, Angelo G.; Demoly, Pascal; Ferreira, Diogenes S.; Forsberg, Bertil; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gislason, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Jõgi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Marcon, Alessandro; Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, Jesús; Nerpin, Elisabet; Nowak, Dennis; Olin, Anna-Carin; Olivieri, Mario; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Raherison-Semjen, Chantal; Real, Francisco Gomez; Sigsgaard, Torben; Squillacioti, Giulia; Janson, Christer; Malinovschi, Andrei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a well-known marker of type-2 inflammation. FeNO is elevated in asthma and allergic rhinitis, with IgE sensitization as a major determinant. Objective: We aimed to ...
    • Determinants of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in healthy men and women from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey III 

      Nerpin, Elisabet; Olivieri, Mario; Gislason, Thorainn; Olin, Anna C.; Nielsen, Rune; Johannessen, Ane; Ferreira, Diogenes S.; Marcon, Alessandro; Cazzoletti, Lucia; Accordini, Simone; Pin, Isabelle; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Weyler, Joost; Nowak, Dennis; Jõgi, Rain; Forsberg, Bertil; Zock, Jan P.; Sigsgaard, Torben; Heinric, Joachim; Bono, Roberto; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Jarvis, Deborah; Janson, Christer; Malinovschi, Anderi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction: The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO ) is a marker for type 2 inflammation used in diagnostics and management of asthma. In order to use FENO as a reliable biomarker, it is important to investigate factors ...
    • Low serum DHEA-S is associated with impaired lung function in women 

      Triebner, Kai; Pesce, Giancarlo; van der Plaat, Diana A.; Courbon, Dominique; Hustad, Steinar; Sigsgaard, Torben; Nowak, Dennis; Heinrich, Joachim; Antó, Jósep Maria; Dorado-Arenas, Sandra; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Gullon-Blanco, Jose A.; Sánchez-Ramos, José L.; Rahérison, Chantal; Pin, Isabelle; Demoly, Pascal; Toren, Kjell; Forsberg, Bertil; Lindberg, Eva; Zemp, Elisabeth; Jogi, Rain; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Jarvis, Debbie; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Marcon, Alessandro; Gómez-Real, Francisco; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Gislason, Thorarinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Emerging evidence suggests that androgens and estrogens have a role in respiratory health, but it is largely unknown whether levels of these hormones can affect lung function in adults from the general population. ...
    • Outdoor air pollution and hormone-assessed pubertal development in children: Results from the GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts 

      Zhao, Tianyu; Triebner, Kai Philipp; Markevych, Iana; Standl, Marie; Altug, Hicran; de Hoogh, Kees; Schikowski, Tamara; Berdel, Dietrich; Koletzko, Sibylle; Bauer, Carl-Peter; von Berg, Andrea; Nowak, Dennis; Heinrich, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Air pollution is hypothesized to affect pubertal development. However, the few studies on this topic yielded overall mixed results. These studies did not consider important pollutants like ozone, and none of ...
    • Pharmacological treatment of asthma in a cohort of adults during a 20-year period: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey I, II and III 

      Janson, Christer; Accordini, Simone; Cazzoletti, Lucia; Cerveri, Isa; Chanoine, S; Corsico, Angelo; Ferreira, D.S.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gislason, Thorarinn; Nielsen, Rune; Johannessen, Ane; Jõgi, Rain; Malinovschi, Andrei; Moratalla, Jesús Martínez; Marcon, Alessandro; Pin, Isabelle; Quint, JK; Siroux, Valerie; Almar, Enrique; Bellisario, Valeria; Franklin, Karl A.; Gullon, JA; Holm, Mathias; Heinrich, Joachim; Nowak, Dennis; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Weyler, Joost; Jarvis, Deborah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Asthma often remains uncontrolled, despite the fact that the pharmacological treatment has undergone large changes. We studied changes in the treatment of asthma over a 20-year period and identified factors associated with ...
    • Residential greenspace and lung function decline over 20 years in a prospective cohort: The ECRHS study 

      Markevych, Iana; Zhao, Tianyu; Fuertes, Elaine; Marcon, Alessandro; Dadvand, Payam; Vienneau, Danielle; Garcia Aymerich, Judith; Nowak, Dennis; de Hoogh, Kees; Jarvis, Deborah; Abramson, Michael J.; Accordini, Simone; Amaral, Andre FS; Bentouhami, Hayat; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Boudier, Anne; Bono, Roberto; Bowatte, Gayan; Casas, Lidia; Dharmage, Shyamali C; Forsberg, Bertil; Gislason, Thorarinn; Gnesi, Marco; Holm, Mathias; Jacquemin, Benedicte; Janson, Christer; Jogi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Keidel, Dirk; Leynaert, Benedicte; Maldonado Perez, José Antonio; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Migliore, Enrica; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Orru, Hans; Pin, Isabelle; Potts, James; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Ranzi, Andrea; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Siroux, Valerie; Soussan, David; Sunyer, Jordi; Urrutia Landa, Isabel; Villani, Simona; Heinrich, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The few studies that have examined associations between greenspace and lung function in adulthood have yielded conflicting results and none have examined whether the rate of lung function decline is ...
    • Restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with low physical activity levels. A population based international study 

      Carsin, Anne-Elie; Fuertes, Elaine; Schaffner, Emmanuel; Jarvis, Debbie; Antó, Josep M.; Heinrich, Joachim; Bellisario, Valeria; Svanes, Cecilie; Keidel, Dirk; Imboden, Medea; Weyler, Joost; Nowak, Dennis; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Gullón, José-Antonio; Sánchez Ramos, José Luis; Caviezel, Seraina; Beckmeyer-Borowko, Anna; Raherison, Chantal; Pin, Isabelle; Demoly, Pascal; Cerveri, Isa; Accordini, Simone; Gislason, Þórarinn; Torén, Kjell; Forsberg, Bertil; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Emtner, Margareta; Gomez Real, Francisco; Raza, Wasif; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Pascual, Silvia; Guerra, Stefano; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction: Restrictive spirometry pattern is an under-recognised disorder with a poor morbidity and mortality prognosis. We compared physical activity levels between adults with a restrictive spirometry pattern and with ...
    • Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey 

      Flexeder, Claudia; Zock, Jan-Paul; Jarvis, Deborah; Verlato, Giuseppe; Olivieri, Mario; Benke, Geza; Abramson, Michael J.; Sigsgaard, Torben; Svanes, Cecilie; Torén, Kjell; Nowak, Dennis; Jõgi, Rain; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Demoly, Pascal; Janson, Christer; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Bono, Roberto; Holm, Mathias; Franklin, Karl A.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Siroux, Valérie; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Corsico, Angelo Guido; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Urrutia Landa, Isabel; Schulz, Holger; Heinrich, Joachim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-14)
      Background: Early life exposure to tobacco smoke has been extensively studied but the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) for new-onset respiratory symptoms and lung function decline in adulthood has not been widely investigated ...