Health

Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and biomarkers related to insulin resistance, subclinical inflammation, and adipokines

Insulin resistance (IR) is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from inherited and lifestyle factors but also likely from environmental conditions. We investigated the association between modeled long-term exposure to air pollution at residence and biomarkers related to IR, subclinical inflammation, and adipokines. Data were based on 2,944 participants of the KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region Augsburg) F4 study conducted in southern Germany (2006–2008).

Publication Date: 
01/11/2016
Kathrin Wolf, Anita Popp, Alexandra Schneider & et al
Diabetes
65
11
3314-3326
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Germany
Air Pollution

Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and biomarkers related to insulin resistance, subclinical inflammation and adipokines

Insulin resistance (IR) is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from inherited and lifestyle factors but likely also from environmental conditions. We investigated the association between modelled long-term exposure to air pollution at residence and biomarkers related to IR, subclinical inflammation and adipokines.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
Kathrin Wolf, Anita Popp, Alexandra Schneider & et al
Diabetes
1-44
Tags:
Air Pollution, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Germany, Lifestyles, Nitrogen Dioxide, Air Quality and Health, Health Effects
Environment

Modification of heat-related mortality in an elderly urban population by vegetation (urban green) and proximity to water (urban blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal

Urban populations are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat, with heat-related mortality showing intra-urban variations that are likely due to differences in urban characteristics and socioeconomic status. The objective was to investigate the influence of urban green and urban blue, i.e., urban vegetation and water bodies, on heat-related excess mortality in the elderly above 65 years in Lisbon, Portugal between 1998 and 2008.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
13/11/2015
Katrin Burkart, Fred Meier, Alexandra Schneider & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-35
Tags:
Heat Waves, Aged, Health Effects, Green Spaces, Water Resources, Portugal, Estuaries, Oceans and Seas, Urban Habitat, Climate