• 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 ...
    • Physical activity and lung function—Cause or consequence? 

      Bédard, Annabelle; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Fuertes, Elaine; Accordini, Simone; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Garcia-Larsen, Vanessa; Heinrich, Joachim; Janson, Christer; Johannessen, Ane; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Peralta, Gabriela P.; Pin, Isabelle; Squillacioti, Giulia; Weyler, Joost; Jarvis, Deborah; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Concerns exist that the positive association of physical activity with better lung function, which has been suggested in previous longitudinal studies in smokers, is due to reverse causation. To investigate this, we applied ...
    • Place of upbringing in early childhood as related to inflammatory bowel diseases in adulthood: A population-based cohort study in Northern Europe 

      Timm, Signe; Svanes, Cecilie; Janson, Christer; Sigsgaard, Torben; Johannessen, Ane; Gíslason, Thorarinn; Jõgi, Rain; Omenaas, Ernst; Forsberg, Bertil; Torén, Kjell; Holm, Mathias; Bråbäck, Lennart; Schlünssen, Vivi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)
      Background The two inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, has increased rapidly during the twentieth century, but the aetiology is still poorly understood. Impaired immunological competence ...
    • Prenatal and prepubertal exposures to tobacco smoke in men may cause lower lung function in future offspring: a three-generation study using a causal modelling approach 

      Accordini, Simone; Calciano, Lucia; Johannessen, Ane; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndis; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bråbäck, Lennart; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Forsberg, Bertil; Real, Francisco Gomez; Holloway, John W.; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Nils O.; Jõgi, Rain; Malinovschi, Andrei; Marcon, Alessandro; Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, Jesús; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Torén, Kjell; Jarvis, Deborah; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Mechanistic research suggests that lifestyle and environmental factors impact respiratory health across generations by epigenetic changes transmitted through male germ cells. Evidence from studies on humans is very ...
    • Previous tuberculosis infection associated with increased frequency of asthma and respiratory symptoms in a Nordic–Baltic multicentre population study 

      Gyawali, Sanjay; Lopez Cervantes, Juan Pablo; Jögi, Nils Oskar; Mustafa, Tehmina; Johannessen, Ane; Janson, Christer; Holm, Mathias; Modig, Lars; Cramer, Christine; Gislason, Thorarinn; Svanes, Cecilie; Shigdel, Rajesh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Tuberculosis (TB) infection induces profound local and systemic, immunological and inflammatory changes that could influence the development of other respiratory diseases; however, the association between TB ...
    • A prospective study on the role of smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, indoor painting and living in old or new buildings on asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptoms 

      Wang, Juan; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Forsberg, Bertil; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Holm, Mathias; Torén, Kjell; Malinovschi, Andrei; Sigsgaard, Torben; Schlünssen, Vivi; Svanes, Cecilie; Johannessen, Ane; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Franklin, Karl A.; Norbäck, Dan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We studied associations between tobacco smoke, home environment and respiratory health in a 10 year follow up of a cohort of 11,506 adults in Northern Europe. Multilevel logistic regression models were applied to estimate ...
    • 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 ...
    • Respiratory Health in Cleaners in Northern Europe: Is Susceptibility Established in Early Life? 

      Svanes, Øistein; Skorge, Trude Duelien; Johannessen, Ane; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bråtveit, Magne; Forsberg, Bertil; Gislason, Thorarin; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jögi, Rain; Macsali, Ferenc; Norbäck, Dan; Omenaas, Ernst; Gomez Real, Francisco; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Wieslander, Gunilla; Zock, Jan-Paul; Aasen, Tor Olav Brøvig; Dratva, Julia; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Rationale There is some evidence that maternal smoking increases susceptibility to personal smoking’s detrimental effects. One might question whether early life disadvantage might influence susceptibility to occupational ...
    • 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 ...
    • The risk of respiratory tract infections and antibiotic use in a general population and among people with asthma 

      Kisiel, Marta A.; Zhou, Xingwu; Björnsson, Eythor; Holm, Mathias; Dahlman-Höglund, Anna; Wang, Juan; Svanes, Cecilie; Norbäck, Dan; Franklin, Karl A.; Malinovschi, Andrei; Johannessen, Ane; Schlünssen, Vivi; Janson, Christer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Aim The aim of this study was to investigate occupational, environmental, early life and other risk factors associated with respiratory infections and antibiotics use in a general population and among asthmatic ...
    • 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 ...
    • Severe asthma trajectories in adults: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort 

      von Bülow, Anna; Hansen, Susanne; Sandin, Patrik; Ernstsson, Olivia; Janson, Christer; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Ulrik, Charlotte; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Geale, Kirk; Tang, Sheila Tuyet; Wolf, Maija; Backer, Vibeke; Hilberg, Ole; Altraja, Alan; Backman, Helena; Ludviksdottir, Dora; Björnsdottir, Unnur Steina; Kauppi, Paula; Sandström, Thomas; Sverrild, Asger; Yasinska, Valentyna; Kilpeläinen, Maritta; Dahlen, Barbro; Viinanen, Arja; Bjermer, Leif; Bossios, Apostolos; Porsbjerg, Celeste (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background There is limited evidence on the pathways leading to severe asthma and we are presently unable to effectively predict the progression of the disease. We aimed to describe the longitudinal trajectories leading ...
    • Small airways obstruction and its risk factors in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study 

      Knox-Brown, Ben; Patel, Jaymini; Potts, James; Ahmed, Rana; Aquart-Stewart, Althea; Cherkaski, Hamid Hacene; Denguezli, Meriam; Elbiaze, Mohammed; Elsony, Asma; Franssen, Frits M E; Ghobain, Mohammed Al; Harrabi, Imed; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Juvekar, Sanjay; Lawin, Herve; Mannino, David; Mortimer, Kevin; Nafees, Asaad Ahmed; Nielsen, Rune; Obaseki, Daniel; Paraguas, Stefanni Nonna M; Rashid, Abdul; Loh, Li-Cher; Salvi, Sundeep; Seemungal, Terence; Studnicka, Michael; Tan, Wan C; Wouters, Emiel E F M; Barbara, Cristina; Gislason, Thorarinn; Gunasekera, Kirthi; Burney, Peter; Amaral, Andre F S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Small airways obstruction is a common feature of obstructive lung diseases. Research is scarce on small airways obstruction, its global prevalence, and risk factors. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of small ...
    • Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort 

      Veber, Triin; Pyko, Andrei; Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Holm, Mathias; Gislason, Thorarinn; Janson, Christer; Johannessen, Ane; Sommar, Johan Nilsson; Modig, Lars; Lindberg, Eva; Schlünssen, Vivi; Toompere, Karolin; Orru, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Previous research suggests an association between road traffic noise and obesity, but current evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the association between nocturnal noise exposure and ...
    • Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: A retrospective cohort study 

      Marcon, Alessandro; Pesce, Giancarlo; Calciano, Lucia; Bellisario, Valeria; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gislasson, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Matheson, Melanie C.; Pirina, Pietro; Svanes, Cecilie; Villani, Simona; Zuberbier, Torsten; Minelli, Cosetta; Accordini, Simone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health policies. We evaluated trends in smoking initiation ...
    • The urban-rural gradient in asthma: A population-based study in Northern Europe 

      Timm, Signe; Frydenberg, Morten; Janson, Christer; Campbell, Brittany; Forsberg, Bertil; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Holm, Mathias; Jõgi, Rain; Omenaas, Ernst; Sigsgaard, Torben; Svanes, Cecilie; Schlünssen, Vivi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-30)
      The early life environment appears to have a persistent impact on asthma risk. We hypothesize that environmental factors related to rural life mediate lower asthma prevalence in rural populations, and aimed to investigate ...