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1. Severe COVID-19 disease is associated with genetic factors affecting plasma ACE2 receptor and CRP concentrations

Author: Verena Vogi, David Haschka, Lukas Forer, Simon Schwendinger, Verena Petzer, Stefan Coassin, Ivan Tancevski, Thomas Sonnweber, Judith Löffler-Ragg, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Marianne Graninger, Dominik Wolf, Florian Kronenberg, Johannes Zschocke, Emina Jukic, and Günter Weiss
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract A hyperinflammatory state with highly elevated concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) is a characteristic feature of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To examine a potential role of common genetic factors that may influence COVID-19 outcomes, we investigated whether individuals with a polygenic predisposition for a pro-inflammatory response (in the form of Polygenic Scores) are more likely to develop severe COVID-19. The innovative approach of polygenic scores to investigate genetic factors in COVID-19 severity should provide a comprehensive approach beyond single-gene studies. In our cohort of 156 patients of European ancestry, two overlapping Polygenic Scores (PGS) predicting a genetic predisposition to basal CRP concentrations were significantly different between non-severe and severe COVID-19 cases and were associated with less severe COVID-19 outcomes. Furthermore, specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that contribute to either of the two Polygenic Scores predicting basal CRP levels are associated with different traits that represent risk factors for COVID-19 disease initiation (ACE2 receptor, viral replication) and progression (CRP). We suggest that genetically determined enforced CRP formation may contribute to strengthening of innate immune responses and better initial pathogen control thereby reducing the risk of subsequent hyperinflammation and adverse course of COVID-19.
Published: 2025
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2. Contribution of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha to pathogenesis of sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author: Sarala Raj Murthi, Andreas Petry, Bachuki Shashikadze, Jan B. Stöckl, Manuel Schmid, Gianluca Santamaria, Karin Klingel, Damir Kračun, Xinpei Chen, Sabine Bauer, Joachim P. Schmitt, Florian Flenkenthaler, Josh Gorham, Christopher N. Toepfer, David Potěšil, Pavel Hruška, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Zsuzsanna Mayer, Mathieu Klop, Luisa Lehmann, Yishi Qin, Laura Papanakli, Nadine Spielmann, Alessandra Moretti, Thomas Fröhlich, Peter Ewert, Stefan Holdenrieder, Jonathan G. Seidman, Christine E. Seidman, Agnes Görlach, and Cordula M. Wolf
Subjects: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Hypoxia, HIF1A, Hypertrophy, Myocardial fibrosis, Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) caused by autosomal-dominant mutations in genes coding for structural sarcomeric proteins, is the most common inherited heart disease. HCM is associated with myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis and ventricular dysfunction. Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α (Hif-1α) is the central master regulators of cellular hypoxia response and associated with HCM. Yet its exact role remains to be elucidated. Therefore, the effect of a cardiomyocyte-specific Hif-1a knockout (cHif1aKO) was studied in an established α-MHC719/+ HCM mouse model that exhibits the classical features of human HCM. The results show that Hif-1α protein and HIF targets were upregulated in left ventricular tissue of α-MHC719/+ mice. Cardiomyocyte-specific abolishment of Hif-1a blunted the disease phenotype, as evidenced by decreased left ventricular wall thickness, reduced myocardial fibrosis, disordered SRX/DRX state and ROS production. cHif1aKO induced normalization of pro-hypertrophic and pro-fibrotic left ventricular remodeling signaling evidenced on whole transcriptome and proteomics analysis in α-MHC719/+ mice. Proteomics of serum samples from patients with early onset HCM revealed significant modulation of HIF. These results demonstrate that HIF signaling is involved in mouse and human HCM pathogenesis. Cardiomyocyte-specific knockout of Hif-1a attenuates disease phenotype in the mouse model. Targeting Hif-1α might serve as a therapeutic option to mitigate HCM disease progression.
Published: 2025
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3. Multi-omics analysis of diabetic pig lungs reveals molecular derangements underlying pulmonary complications of diabetes mellitus

Author: Bachuki Shashikadze, Florian Flenkenthaler, Elisabeth Kemter, Sophie Franzmeier, Jan B. Stöckl, Mark Haid, Fabien Riols, Michael Rothe, Lisa Pichl, Simone Renner, Andreas Blutke, Eckhard Wolf, and Thomas Fröhlich
Subjects: diabetes, biobank, insulin deficiency, lipidome, lipoxygenase, lung, pig model, proteome, Medicine, Pathology, RB1-214
Published: 2024
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4. Intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol for producing global and regional estimates

Author: Leah Schrubbe, Claudia García-Moreno, Lynnmarie Sardinha, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Intimate partner violence, Violence against women, Domestic violence, Pregnancy, Systematic review, Global estimates, Medicine
Abstract: Abstract Background Intimate partner violence is a devastating human rights violation and public health problem with high prevalence rates globally. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is associated with devastating maternal, perinatal, and neonatal health effects. We present the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the global lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Methods This review aims to systematically synthesize the evidence on the global prevalence of violence against women by intimate partners during pregnancy using available population-based data. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, PsychInfo, and Web of Science databases will be conducted to identify all relevant articles. Manual searches will be conducted in Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data reports and websites of national statistics and/or other offices. DHS data analysis will also be conducted. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, titles and abstracts will be screened for eligibility. Then, full-text articles will be assessed for eligibility. The following data will be extracted from included articles: study characteristics, population characteristics (e.g., ever-partnered, currently partnered, or any women, and age range), violence characteristics (e.g., type of violence, and perpetrator), estimate type (e.g., intimate partner violence during any pregnancy or during last pregnancy), subpopulation type (e.g., by age, marital status, urban/rural), prevalence estimate, and key quality indicators. A hierarchical Bayesian meta-regression framework will be used. This multilevel modelling approach will use survey-specific, country-specific, and region-specific random effects to pool observations. This modelling technique will be used to estimate global and regional prevalence. Discussion This systematic review and meta-analysis will provide estimates on the global and regional prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and contribute to monitoring progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 5.2 on eliminating violence against women and to SDG Targets 3.1 and 3.2 on reducing maternal mortality and neonatal mortality. Given the significant health impacts of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, potential for intervention, and urgency to address violence and improve health, this review will provide critical evidence to governments, non-governmental organizations, and policymakers on the magnitude of violence during pregnancy. It will also inform effective policies and programs to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Systematic review registration PROSPERO ID CRD42022332592.
Published: 2023
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5. The impact of cineole treatment timing on common cold duration and symptoms: Non-randomized exploratory clinical trial

Author: Andreas Michalsen, Kim Goldenstein, Peter Kardos, Ludger Klimek, Jürgen Palm, Dajana Parganlija, and Johannes Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Published: 2024

6. The systemic renin-angiotensin system in COVID-19

Author: Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, Sebastian Hödlmoser, Oliver Domenig, Katharina Krenn, Farsad Eskandary, Simon Krenn, Christian Schörgenhofer, Benedikt Rumpf, Mario Karolyi, Marianna T. Traugott, Agnes Abrahamowicz, Viktoria Tinhof, Hannah Mayfurth, Vincent Rathkolb, Sebastian Mußnig, Lukas Schmölz, Roman Ullrich, Andreas Heinzel, Franz König, Christina Binder, Diana Bonderman, Robert Strassl, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Judith H. Aberle, Bernd Jilma, Christoph Wenisch, Marko Poglitsch, Rainer Oberbauer, Alexander Zoufaly, and Manfred Hecking
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract SARS-CoV-2 gains cell entry via angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2, a membrane-bound enzyme of the “alternative” (alt) renin-angiotensin system (RAS). ACE2 counteracts angiotensin II by converting it to potentially protective angiotensin 1–7. Using mass spectrometry, we assessed key metabolites of the classical RAS (angiotensins I–II) and alt-RAS (angiotensins 1–7 and 1–5) pathways as well as ACE and ACE2 concentrations in 159 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, stratified by disease severity (severe, n = 76; non-severe: n = 83). Plasma renin activity (PRA-S) was calculated as the sum of RAS metabolites. We estimated ACE activity using the angiotensin II:I ratio (ACE-S) and estimated systemic alt-RAS activation using the ratio of alt-RAS axis metabolites to PRA-S (ALT-S). We applied mixed linear models to assess how PRA-S and ACE/ACE2 concentrations affected ALT-S, ACE-S, and angiotensins II and 1-7. Median angiotensin I and II levels were higher with severe versus non-severe COVID-19 (angiotensin I: 86 versus 30 pmol/L, p
Published: 2022
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7. Measuring Variant-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Profiles after Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations Using a Multivariant Surrogate Virus Neutralization Microarray

Author: David Niklas Springer, Eva Höltl, Katja Prüger, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Judith Helene Aberle, Karin Stiasny, and Lukas Weseslindtner
Subjects: SARS-CoV-2, Omicron, bivalent vaccination, neutralization, assay, surrogate, Medicine
Abstract: The capability of antibodies to neutralize different SARS-CoV-2 variants varies among individuals depending on the previous exposure to wild-type or Omicron-specific immunogens by mono- or bivalent vaccinations or infections. Such profiles of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) usually have to be assessed via laborious live-virus neutralization tests (NTs). We therefore analyzed whether a novel multivariant surrogate-virus neutralization test (sVNT) (adapted from a commercial microarray) that quantifies the antibody-mediated inhibition between the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and variant-specific receptor-binding domains (RBDs) can assess the neutralizing activity against the SARS-CoV-2 wild-type, and Delta Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5 subvariants after a booster with Omicron-adapted bivalent vaccines in a manner similar to live-virus NTs. Indeed, by using the live-virus NTs as a reference, we found a significant correlation between the variant-specific NT titers and levels of ACE2-RBD binding inhibition (p < 0.0001, r ≤ 0.78 respectively). Furthermore, the sVNTs identified higher inhibition values against BA.5 and BA.1 in individuals vaccinated with Omicron-adapted vaccines than in those with monovalent wild-type vaccines. Our data thus demonstrate the ability of sVNTs to detect variant-specific nAbs following a booster with bivalent vaccines.
Published: 2024
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8. Optimal supply chains and power sector benefits of green hydrogen

Author: Fabian Stöckl, Wolf-Peter Schill, and Alexander Zerrahn
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract Green hydrogen can help to decarbonize parts of the transportation sector, but its power sector interactions are not well understood so far. It may contribute to integrating variable renewable energy sources if production is sufficiently flexible in time. Using an open-source co-optimization model of the power sector and four options for supplying hydrogen at German filling stations, we find a trade-off between energy efficiency and temporal flexibility. For lower shares of renewables and hydrogen, more energy-efficient and less flexible small-scale on-site electrolysis is optimal. For higher shares of renewables and/or hydrogen, more flexible but less energy-efficient large-scale hydrogen supply chains gain importance, as they allow to temporally disentangle hydrogen production from demand via storage. Liquid hydrogen emerges as particularly beneficial, followed by liquid organic hydrogen carriers and gaseous hydrogen. Large-scale hydrogen supply chains can deliver substantial power sector benefits, mainly through reduced renewable curtailment. Energy modelers and system planners should consider the distinct flexibility characteristics of hydrogen supply chains in more detail when assessing the role of green hydrogen in future energy transition scenarios. We also propose two alternative cost and emission metrics which could be useful in future analyses.
Published: 2021
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9. Correction: Intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta‑analysis protocol for producing global and regional estimates

Author: Leah Schrubbe, Claudia García‑Moreno, Lynnmarie Sardinha, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine
Published: 2023
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10. Low SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the Austrian capital after an early governmental lockdown

Author: Marie-Kathrin Breyer, Robab Breyer-Kohansal, Sylvia Hartl, Michael Kundi, Lukas Weseslindtner, Karin Stiasny, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Andrea Schrott, Manuela Födinger, Michael Binder, Markus Fiedler, Emiel F. M. Wouters, and Otto C. Burghuber
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in a large, well-described representative Viennese cohort after an early governmental lockdown with respect to the occurrence of symptoms and household transmission. Participants of the LEAD Study, a population-based cohort study from Vienna, Austria, were invited along with their household members (April 20th to May20th 2020). Sera were analyzed using anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay including a neutralization test as a confirmatory assay. A total of 12,419 individuals participated (5984 LEAD participants; 6435 household members), 163 (1.31%; 59 LEAD cohort members) of whom were SARS-CoV-2 antibody positive. The estimated number of COVID-19 cases projected from our findings by age and sex for Vienna was 21,504 (1.13%). Cumulative number of positively tested cases in Vienna until May 20th 2020 was 3020, hence 7.1 times (95% confidence interval 5.5–9.1) lower than projected. Relative risk (RR) of seropositivity by age was highest for children aged 6–9 years [RR compared to age group 20–49: 1.21 (CI 0.37–4.01)], lowest for ≥ 65 years [RR 0.47 (CI 0.21–1.03)]. Half of the positive individuals developed no or mild symptoms. In a multivariate analysis, taste and smell disturbances were most strongly related to SARS-CoV-2 positivity. Infection probability within households with one confirmed SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody-positive person was 31%. Although seroprevalence was very low (1.13%) for a central European capital city, due to an early governmental lockdown, SARS-CoV-2 infections were more prevalent than officially reported polymerase chain reaction-positive cases. Of note, seroprevalence was highest in young children. Half of SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positive subjects had no or only mild symptoms. Taste and smell disturbances were most prominent, possibly guiding clinicians in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Published: 2021
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11. A scoping review of measurement of violence against women and disability.

Author: Sarah R Meyer, Heidi Stöckl, Cecilia Vorfeld, Kaloyan Kamenov, and Claudia García-Moreno
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: IntroductionExisting evidence indicates that prevalence of violence against women with disability is elevated compared to women without disability. We conducted a scoping review with a focus on measurement to assess the forms of measurement and study design utilized to explore the intersection of violence against women with disabilities, and to identify strengths and limitations in current approaches to measuring violence against women with disabilities. This scoping review is designed to inform current debates and discussions regarding how to generate evidence concerning violence against women with disabilities.Methods and resultsWe conducted systematic searches of the following databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, PILOTS, ERIC, Social Work Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Social Services Abstracts, ProQuest Criminal Justice, and Dissertations & Theses Global, and conducted structured searches of national statistics and surveys and grey literature available on-line. We identified 174 manuscripts or reports for inclusion. n = 113 manuscripts or reports utilized acts-specific measurement of violence. In terms of measurement of disability, we found that amongst the included manuscripts and reports, n = 75 utilized measures of functioning limitations (n = 20 of these were Washington Group questions), n = 15 utilized a single question approach and n = 67 defined participants in the research as having a disability based on a diagnosis or self-report of a health condition or impairment.DiscussionThis scoping review provides a comprehensive overview of measurement of violence against women with disabilities and measurement of violence within disability-focused research. We identified several important gaps in the evidence, including lack of sex and disability disaggregation, limited evidence concerning adaptation of data collection methods to ensure accessibility of research activities for women with disabilities, and limited evidence concerning differential relationships between types of disability and violence exposure. This scoping review provides directions for sub-analyses of the included studies and further research to address gaps in evidence.
Published: 2022
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12. Women’s understanding of economic abuse in North-Western Tanzania

Author: Anna de Serpa Pimentel, Gerry Mshana, Diana Aloyce, Esther Peter, Zaina Mchome, Donati Malibwa, Annapoorna Dwarumpudi, Saidi Kapiga, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine
Abstract: Introduction: Economic abuse is a form of intimate partner violence that still lacks a clear conceptualization and therefore is often overlooked next to physical, sexual and psychological abuse. While existing categorizations recognize economic intimate partner violence as economic control, economic exploitation and employment sabotage, current measurements of economic abuse rarely capture all its forms, and the issue has not been widely explored in low- and middle-income country settings. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 women in Mwanza, Tanzania to understand local perceptions and experiences of economic intimate partner violence. We used a thematic analysis approach. Results: Our study illustrates the complexity of economic abuse as a unique form of intimate partner violence, with women experiencing economic exploitation, employment sabotage, economic control and male economic irresponsibility. Gender norms and expectations actively played a key role in furthering abusive economic behaviour as women attempted to generate their own income and participate in financial decisions. Women’s constructs and reactions to economic abuse diverged sharply from the traditional marital expectations of dutifully accepting male control and the men being the main breadwinners in the family. Despite it being widespread, women did not find economic abuse acceptable. Conclusion: The results highlight that economic abuse is a complex issue and that more research on the pathways and manifestations of economic abuse globally would be beneficial. Existing measurement tools should be widened to address all dimensions of economic abuse. Addressing economic abuse will require multi-strategy interventions, working at the individual and community-level to address gender roles and masculinity norms, working with both men and women.
Published: 2021
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13. Physical, sexual and psychological intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence against women and girls: a systematic review protocol for producing global, regional and country estimates

Author: Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Sarah R Meyer, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Heidi Stöckl, and Lynnmarie Sardinha
Subjects: Medicine
Abstract: Introduction In 2013, the WHO published the first global and regional estimates on physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence (NPSV) based on a systematic review of population-based prevalence studies. In this protocol, we describe a new systematic review for the production of updated estimates for IPV and NPSV for global monitoring of violence against women, including providing the baseline for measuring Sustainable Development Goal to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.Methods and analysis The systematic review will update and extend the previous search for population-based surveys (either nationally or subnationally representative) conducted among women aged 15+ years that measured the prevalence of physical, sexual, psychological and physical and/or sexual IPV, NPSV or sexual violence by any perpetrator up to December 2019. Data will be extracted separately for all age groups, setting (urban/rural), partnership status (currently partnered/ever partnered/all women) and recall period (lifetime prevalence/past 12 months). Studies will be identified from electronic searches of online databases of EMBASE, MEDLINE, Global Health and PsycInfo. A search of national statistics office homepages will be conducted for each country to identify reports on population-based, national or subnational studies that include data on IPV or NPSV published outside academic journals. Two reviewers will be involved in quality assessment and data extraction of the review. The review is planned to be updated on a continuous basis. All findings will undergo a country consultation process.Ethics and dissemination Formal ethical approval is not required, as primary data will not be collected. This systematic review will provide a basis and a follow-up tool for global monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.2 on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.PROSPERO registration number CRD42017054100.
Published: 2021
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14. Measurement and prevalence of sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author: Joyce Wamoyi, Isabelle Pearson, Meghna Ranganathan, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine
Abstract: Objectives We synthesise evidence on sexual harassment from studies in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to estimate its prevalence and conduct a meta-analysis of the association between sexual harassment and depressive symptoms.Methods We searched eight databases. We included peer-reviewed studies published in English from 1990 until April 2020 if they measured sexual harassment prevalence in LMICs, included female or male participants aged 14 and over and conceptualised sexual harassment as an independent or dependant variable. We appraised the quality of evidence, used a narrative syntheses approach to synthesise data and conducted a random effects meta-analysis.Results From 49 included studies, 38 focused on workplaces and educational institutions and 11 on public places. Many studies used an unclear definition of sexual harassment and did not deploy a validated measurement tool. Studies either used a direct question or a series of behavioural questions to elicit information on acts considered offensive or defined as sexual harassment. Prevalence was higher in educational institutions than in workplaces although there was high heterogeneity in prevalence estimates across studies with no international comparability. This posed a challenge for calculating an overall estimate or measuring a range. Our meta-analysis showed some evidence of an association between sexual harassment and depressive symptoms (OR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.11 to 2.76; p=0.016) although there were only three studies with a high risk of bias.Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review to assess measurement approaches and estimate the prevalence of sexual harassment across settings in LMICs. We also contribute a pooled estimate of the association between sexual harassment and depressive symptoms in LMICs. There is limited definitional clarity, and rigorously designed prevalence studies that use validated measures for sexual harassment in LMICs. Improved measurement will enable us to obtain more accurate prevalence estimates across different settings to design effective interventions and policies.
Published: 2021
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15. Emerging responses implemented to prevent and respond to violence against women and children in WHO European member states during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of online media reports

Author: Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, Isabelle Pearson, Zhamin Yelgezekova, Åsa Nihlén, Isabel Yordi Aguirre, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine
Abstract: Objectives This study aims to explore the strategies that governments and civil society organisations implemented to prevent and respond to the anticipated rise in violence against women and/or children (VAWC) during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Design A scoping review and content analysis of online media reports.Setting WHO European region.Methods A scoping review of media reports and publications and a search of other grey literature (published from 1 January to 17 September 2020). Primary and secondary outcome measures included measures implemented by governments, public services and non-governmental and civil organisations to prevent or respond to VAWC during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.Results Our study found that in 52 of the 53 member states there was at least one measure undertaken to prevent or respond to VAWC during the pandemic. Government-led or government-sponsored measures were the most common, reported in 50 member states. Non-governmental and other civil society-led prevention and response measures were reported in 40 member states. The most common measure was the use of media and social media to raise awareness of VAWC and to provide VAWC services through online platforms, followed by measures taken to expand and/or maintain helpline services for those exposed to violence.Conclusion The potential increase in VAWC during COVID-19-imposed restrictions and lockdowns resulted in adaptations and/or increases in prevention and response strategies in nearly all member states. The strength of existing public health systems influenced the requirement and choice of strategies and highlights the need for sustaining and improving violence prevention and response services. Innovative strategies employed in several member states may offer opportunities for countries to strengthen prevention and responses in the near future and during similar emergencies.
Published: 2021
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16. Investment case approach for equitable access to maternal neonatal and child health services: Stakeholders' perspective in Nepal.

Author: Janak Kumar Thapa, Doris Stöckl, Raj Kumar Sangroula, Asha Pun, Meena Thapa, Mahesh Kumar Maskey, and Maria Delius
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: BackgroundInvestment Case is a participatory approach that has been used over the years for better strategic actions and planning in the health sector. Based on this approach, a District Investment Case (DIC) program was launched to improve maternal, neonatal and child health services in partnership with government, non-government sectors and UNICEF Nepal. In the meantime, this study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences of local stakeholders regarding health planning and budgeting and explore the role of the DIC program in ensuring equity in access to maternal and child health services.MethodsThis study adopted an exploratory phenomenography design with a purposive sampling technique for data collection. Three DIC implemented districts and three comparison districts were selected and total 30 key informant interviews with district level stakeholders and six focus groups with community stakeholders were carried out. A deductive approach was used to explore the perception of local stakeholders of health planning and budgeting of the health care expenses on the local level.ResultsInvestment Case approach helped stakeholders in planning systematically based on evidence through collaborative and participatory approach while in comparison areas previous year plan was mainly primarily considered as reference. Resource constraints and geographical difficulty were key barriers in executing the desired plan in both intervention and comparison districts. Positive changes were observed in coverage of maternal and child health services in both groups. A few participants reported no difference due to the DIC program. The participants specified the improvement in access to information, access and utilization of health services by women. This has influenced the positive health care seeking behavior.ConclusionsThe decentralized planning and management approach at the district level helps to ensure equity in access to maternal, newborn and child health care. However, quality evidence, inclusiveness, functional feedback and support system and local resource utilization should be the key consideration.
Published: 2021
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17. Couples data from north-western Tanzania: Insights from a survey of male partners of women enrolled in the MAISHA cluster randomized trial of an intimate partner violence prevention intervention

Author: Tanya Abramsky, Imma Kapinga, Gerry Mshana, Shelley Lees, Christian Holm Hansen, Ramadhan Hashim, Heidi Stöckl, Saidi Kapiga, Sheila Harvey, and Thach Duc Tran
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Introduction Globally, around 30% of ever-partnered women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) during their lifetime. To date, most research into causes and prevention of IPV involves surveys of women, with little research into risk-factors for male perpetration. This paper describes a survey of male partners of women participating in the MAISHA cluster randomised trial (CRT) of an IPV prevention intervention, in Mwanza City, Tanzania. Using linked couples’ data, we explore man-, woman-, and relationship-/household-level factors associated with physical and sexual IPV. Methods Women were interviewed at baseline and 29-months follow-up. At follow-up, women were asked for consent to invite their partner to participate in the male survey. We describe response rates for the women’s follow-up and male partners’ surveys, and identify factors associated with women’s consent to approach partners. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with women’s past-year experiences of physical and sexual IPV. Results 512 (65%) partnered women consented for the partner to be approached, higher among intervention than control women. 425 (83%) male partners were interviewed. Women consenting were disproportionately likely to be in longer-term relationships. Past-year IPV was associated with lower consent among control women, but greater consent in the intervention arm. Factors associated with increased odds of physical IPV were women’s childhood experiences of abuse, young age, women’s lower income and women’s attitudes justifying IPV. Sexual IPV was associated with women’s childhood experiences of abuse, young age, educational disparity within couple, men’s alcohol use and women’s poor mental health. Conclusions We successfully conducted a survey of male partners with the full consent of women trial participants. The breadth of factors associated with IPV demonstrates the need for IPV prevention interventions to work with women and men, and specifically couples. Interventions should address risk-factors for both physical and sexual IPV.
Published: 2020

18. The roles of vision and antennal mechanoreception in hawkmoth flight control

Author: Ajinkya Dahake, Anna L Stöckl, James J Foster, Sanjay P Sane, and Almut Kelber
Subjects: vision, mechanoreception, flight control, antenna, hawkmoth, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: Flying animals need continual sensory feedback about their body position and orientation for flight control. The visual system provides essential but slow feedback. In contrast, mechanosensory channels can provide feedback at much shorter timescales. How the contributions from these two senses are integrated remains an open question in most insect groups. In Diptera, fast mechanosensory feedback is provided by organs called halteres and is crucial for the control of rapid flight manoeuvres, while vision controls manoeuvres in lower temporal frequency bands. Here, we have investigated the visual-mechanosensory integration in the hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum. They represent a large group of insects that use Johnston’s organs in their antennae to provide mechanosensory feedback on perturbations in body position. Our experiments show that antennal mechanosensory feedback specifically mediates fast flight manoeuvres, but not slow ones. Moreover, we did not observe compensatory interactions between antennal and visual feedback.
Published: 2018
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19. Torque Teno Virus quantification for monitoring of immunomodulation with biologic compounds in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Author: Josef S Smolen, Daniel Aletaha, Ruediger B Mueller, Manuel Bécède, Rudolf Puchner, Michael Bonelli, Paul Studenic, Martina Olejarova, Thomas Perkmann, Dmitry Karateev, Karel Pavelka, Andreas Kerschbaumer, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Carl-Walter Steiner, Martina Durechova, Michaela Loiskandl, Jutta Stieger, Gregor Bond, and E. L. Luchikhina
Subjects: Torque teno virus, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Gastroenterology, Abatacept, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Immunomodulation, chemistry.chemical_compound, Tocilizumab, Rheumatology, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), Biological Products, business.industry, Immunosuppression, medicine.disease, Infliximab, Treatment Outcome, chemistry, Antirheumatic Agents, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rituximab, business, medicine.drug
Abstract: Objectives RA patients who fail to respond to MTX can receive biologic dMARDs (bDMARDs). The Torque Teno Virus (TTV) is a potential novel candidate for monitoring of immunosuppression. We explore TTV in these patients and its association with clinical response to bDMARDs. Methods The BioBio Study is a multicentre randomized open-label trial, including RA patients with insufficient response to MTX. Patients were randomized to either TNFi (infliximab, INF), anti-IL-6 (tocilizumab, TCZ), CTLA4-Ig (abatacept, ABA) or anti-CD20 (rituximab, RTX) in addition to MTX. PCR was used to quantify TTV in the peripheral blood. Results TTV was measured in 95 patients (INF, n = 23; TCZ, n = 22; ABA, n = 27; RTX; n = 23). TTV increased by a median of 4.5 × 104 copies/ml [c/ml; interquartile range (IQR) 0–7.5 × 105] after 3 months. TTV levels at month 3 were associated with the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) (P = 0.03) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) response (P = 0.026) at month 6. A TTV cut-off level of 1.2 × 106 c/ml at month 3 had a positive likelihood ratio of 2.7 for prediction of an 85% reduction in SDAI at month 6. Conclusion Our data suggest that TTV levels increase upon TNF, CD20 and costimulation blockade and are associated with the clinical response to bDMARDs in RA patients. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov; https://clinicaltrials.gov; NCT01638715
Published: 2021
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20. The soluble cytoplasmic tail of CD45 regulates T‐cell activation via TLR4 signaling

Author: Alexander Puck, Katharina Radakovics, Birgit M. Reipert, Madhura Modak, Peter Steinberger, Brian A. Crowe, Sarojinidevi Künig, Johannes Stöckl, Claire Battin, Lara May, and Pia Fritz
Subjects: Reporter gene, T-Lymphocytes, T cell, Immunology, NFAT, Biology, Lymphocyte Activation, Jurkat cells, Cell biology, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Jurkat Cells, TLR2, medicine.anatomical_structure, Downregulation and upregulation, Cell culture, medicine, Humans, Leukocyte Common Antigens, Immunology and Allergy, Transcription factor, Cell Proliferation, Signal Transduction
Abstract: The soluble cytoplasmic tail of CD45 (ct-CD45) is a cleavage fragment of CD45, that is generated during the activation of human phagocytes. Upon release to the extracellular space, ct-CD45 binds to human T cells and inhibits their activation in vitro. Here, we studied the potential role of TLR4 as a receptor for ct-CD45. Treatment of Jurkat TLR4/CD14 reporter cells with ct-CD45 induced the upregulation of the reporter gene NFκB-eGFP and could be blocked by inhibitors of TLR4 signaling. Conversely, ct-CD45 did not promote the NFκB-controlled eGFP induction in reporter cells expressing TLR1, TLR2, and TLR6 transgenes and did not lead to the activation of the transcription factors NFκB, AP-1, and NFAT in a Jurkat reporter cell line expressing endogenous TLR5. Moreover, ct-CD45 binds to recombinant TLR4 in an in vitro assay and this association was reduced in the presence of oxidized 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine. Blockade of TLR4 with mAb HTA125 partially reversed the ct-CD45-mediated inhibition of T-cell proliferation. Interestingly, targeting of TLR4 with mAb W7C11 also suppressed T-cell proliferation. In summary, the results of this study demonstrate that ct-CD45 acts via a noncanonical TLR4 activation pathway on T cells, which modulates TCR signaling.
Published: 2021
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21. Temporal dynamics of the lung and plasma viromes in lung transplant recipients.

Author: Maia Segura-Wang, Irene Görzer, Peter Jaksch, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: The human virome plays an important role for the clinical outcome of lung transplant recipients (LTRs). While pathogenic viruses may cause severe infections, non-pathogenic viruses may serve as potential markers for the level of immunosuppression. However, neither the complexity of the virome in different compartments nor the dynamics of the virus populations posttransplantation are yet understood. Therefore, in this study the virome was analyzed by metagenomic sequencing in simultaneously withdrawn bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and plasma samples of 15 LTRs. In seven patients, also follow-up samples were investigated for abundance and dynamics of virus populations posttransplantation. Five eukaryotic and two prokaryotic virus families were identified in BAL, and nine eukaryotic and two prokaryotic families in plasma. Anelloviruses were the most abundant in both compartments, followed by Herpes- and Coronaviruses. Virus abundance was significantly higher in LTRs than in healthy controls (Kruskal-Wallis test, p
Published: 2018
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22. Optimal supply chains and power sector benefits of green hydrogen

Author: Alexander Zerrahn, Fabian Stöckl, and Wolf-Peter Schill
Subjects: Renewable energy, Physics - Physics and Society, Energy storage, General Economics (econ.GN), Hydrogen, 020209 energy, Supply chain, Science, chemistry.chemical_element, FOS: Physical sciences, 02 engineering and technology, Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph), Energy transition, Article, FOS: Economics and business, Variable renewable energy, energy infrastructure, ddc:330, Energy infrastructure, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Liquid hydrogen, Economics - General Economics, Hydrogen production, Multidisciplinary, business.industry, energy storage, Environmental economics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, renewable energy, chemistry, 300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::330 Wirtschaft, Medicine, Business, 0210 nano-technology, Efficient energy use
Abstract: Green hydrogen can help to decarbonize parts of the transportation sector, but its power sector interactions are not well understood. It may contribute to integrating variable renewable energy sources if production is sufficiently flexible in time. Using an open-source co-optimization model of the power sector and four options for supplying hydrogen at German filling stations, we find a trade-off between energy efficiency and temporal flexibility: for lower shares of renewables and hydrogen, more energy-efficient and less flexible small-scale on-site electrolysis is optimal. For higher shares of renewables and/or hydrogen, more flexible but less energy-efficient large-scale hydrogen supply chains gain importance as they allow disentangling hydrogen production from demand via storage. Liquid hydrogen emerges as particularly beneficial, followed by liquid organic hydrogen carriers and gaseous hydrogen. Large-scale hydrogen supply chains can deliver substantial power sector benefits, mainly through reduced renewable surplus generation. Energy modelers and system planners should consider the distinct flexibility characteristics of hydrogen supply chains in more detail when assessing the role of green hydrogen in future energy transition scenarios., Comment: This version includes a few minor editorial corrections and a change of the title in order to perfectly resemble the version published in Scientific Reports
Published: 2021

23. The versatility of external quality assessment for the surveillance of laboratory and in vitro diagnostic performance: SARS-CoV-2 viral genome detection in Austria

Author: Andreas Bergthaler, Helga Plicka, Alexandra Popa, Bernhard Benka, Vincent Delatour, Maximilian Mayerhofer, Jeremy V. Camp, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Lukas Endler, Stephan W. Aberle, Alexander Lercher, Wolfgang Huf, Peter Chiba, Andrea Griesmacher, Mathias Müller, Jovana Jovanovic, Christoph Buchta, and Irene Görzer
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Reproducibility, Computer science, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Biochemistry (medical), Clinical Biochemistry, Sample (statistics), General Medicine, Assay sensitivity, Genome, Test (assessment), 03 medical and health sciences, 030104 developmental biology, 0302 clinical medicine, External quality assessment, medicine, False positive paradox, Medical physics, 030212 general & internal medicine
Abstract: Objectives External quality assessment (EQA) schemes provide information on individual and general analytical performance of participating laboratories and test systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the use and performance of SARS-CoV-2 virus genome detection systems in Austrian laboratories and their preparedness to face challenges associated with the pandemic. Methods Seven samples were selected to evaluate performance and estimate variability of reported results. Notably, a dilution series was included in the panel as a measure of reproducibility and sensitivity. Several performance criteria were evaluated for individual participants as well as in the cohort of all participants. Results A total of 109 laboratories participated and used 134 platforms, including 67 different combinations of extraction and PCR platforms and corresponding reagents. There were no false positives and 10 (1.2%) false negative results, including nine in the weakly positive sample (C t ∼35.9, ∼640 copies/mL). Twenty (22%) laboratories reported results of mutation detection. Twenty-five (19%) test systems included amplification of human RNA as evidence of proper sampling. The overall linearity of C t values from individual test systems for the dilution series was good, but inter-assay variability was high. Both operator-related and systematic failures appear to have caused incorrect results. Conclusions Beyond providing certification for participating laboratories, EQA provides the opportunity for participants to evaluate their performance against others so that they may improve operating procedures and test systems. Well-selected EQA samples offer additional inferences to be made about assay sensitivity and reproducibility, which have practical applications.
Published: 2021
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24. Digitale Technik einfach gemacht. Der Einfluss betrieblicher Lerngelegenheiten auf die Nutzung digitaler Datenbanken

Author: Olaf Struck and Andreas Stöckl
Subjects: Gynecology, medicine.medical_specialty, Political science, medicine, General Medicine
Abstract: Der Aufsatz untersucht, ob und in welchem Mase betriebliche Lerngelegenheiten die Nutzung und Akzeptanz digitaler Technik – d. h. konkret digitale, kollaborativ genutzte Datenbanken – unterstutzen konnen. In der Akzeptanz und Nutzungsforschung wurden bisher vor allem Merkmale des Nutzens einer neuen Technik und personliche Eigenschaften wie etwa Bildung und technische Selbstwirksamkeit untersucht. Da diese von der Unternehmensleitung in der Regel schwer zu beeinflussen sind, wird im vorliegenden Aufsatz erganzend dazu der Einfluss betrieblicher, kursformiger und informeller Lerngelegenheiten sowie das Vorhandensein von Handlungsspielraumen analysiert. Hierfur wurden 252 Beschaftigte aus drei Unternehmen online befragt. Wir konnten zeigen, dass insbesondere kursformige Weiterbildungen, aber auch informelles Lernen stark positiv auf eine empfundene Einfachheit von digitalen Datenbanken wirken. Praktische Relevanz: Nutzlichkeit der auf Datenbanken enthaltenen Informationen und betriebliche Weiterbildung in Kursen und informeller Form erhohen die Nutzung und den Nutzen digitaler Datenbanken.
Published: 2021
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25. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

Author: Maryam Sharafkhah, Emanuel Zitt, Majid Ezzati, Luxia Zhang, Young-Ho Khang, Ellina Rakhimova, Kairit Mikkel, Tiina Vlasoff, Eruke E. Egbagbe, Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Ilona Nenko, Magdalena Klimek, Mathilde Savy, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Alfonso Siani, Luís Lopes, Vanina Bongard, Gregor Jurak, Jacqueline F. Price, Christina-Paulina Lambrinou, Maria Lc Iurilli, Rainford J. Wilks, Bontha V. Babu, Fereidoun Azizi, Harunobu Nakamura, Marialaura Bonaccio, Angela Döring, Zhenyu Zhang, Naser Ahmadi, Jolanta Słowikowska-Hilczer, Ana Paula Carlos Cândido, Clive Osmond, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Robert J. Adams, Themistoklis Tzotzas, Reina Engle-Stone, Atul Trivedi, Shoichiro Tsugane, Niels Møller, Jorge Bezerra, Dénes Molnár, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Badreya Al-Lahou, J. Jaime Miranda, Bahram Mohajer, Sigmund A. Anderssen, Lital Keinan Boker, Eero Kajantie, Martin Gulliford, Maties Torrent, Sumit Bharadwaj, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Zbigniew Gaciong, Nayu Ikeda, Li Juan Wu, Adrian Richter, Licia Iacoviello, Marc J. Gunter, Wenbin Wei, Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Eman Aly, Ambady Ramachandran, Nils Lehmann, Soile E. Puhakka, Giovanni Veronesi, Hongsheng Bi, Eiji Oda, Jia Li Duan, Per Tynelius, José María Huerta, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Rosangela Fernandes Lucena Batista, Victoria E Soto-Rojas, Hanno Ulmer, Shukri F. Mohamed, Anthony Kafatos, Suyeon Park, Mohsen Ibrahim, Hamed Pouraram, Bin Zhou, May Soe Aung, Lars Bo Andersen, Erfan Ghasemi, René Charles Sylva, Himanshu K. Chaturvedi, Luc Dauchet, Ahmad Ali Zainuddin, Angela Chetrit, Dan Zhu, Valérie Deschamps, Ko Ko Zaw, Peter Vollenweider, Tomas Vega, Yves Martin-Prével, Mahfuzar Rahman, Dorja Vočanec, Roman Topor-Madry, Vinay Nangia, Herculina S. Kruger, Asher Fawwad, Emily Sonestedt, Elena Pahomova, Aleksander Giwercman, Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Cecilia Björkelund, Tatjana Hejgaard, Maria Puiu, Maria Benedetta Donati, Andrew Wong, Carlos P. Boissonnet, Santosh K. Bhargava, Patrick Kolsteren, Dermot O'Reilly, Bahareh Kheiri, Wolfgang Kratzer, Susanne R. de Rooij, H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Günther Fink, José R. Banegas, Michele Monroy-Valle, Drude Molbo, Mahmudur Rahman, Hynek Pikhart, Rafael N. Pichardo, Massimo Salvetti, Hui Cai, Sarah Filippi, Georg Posch, Hung-Kwan So, Yonghua Hu, Katsuyasu Kouda, Joana Carvalho, Gailute Bernotiene, Hannu Uusitalo, Thein Thein Htay, Felix Kaducu, Maigeng Zhou, Lars Ängquist, Thi Tuyet-Hanh Tran, Charles Lunogelo, Michel Joffres, Sabina Zambon, Ronald D. Gregor, Vayia Rarra, Seyed Mohammad Hashemi-Shahri, Loreto Santa Marina, Galina Obreja, Rudolf Kaaks, Aya Mostafa, Maria do Carmo Franco, Beata Gurzkowska, Chien-Jen Chen, Marie Moitry, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Xiangjun Wang, Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro, Imperia Brajkovich, Fangfang Chen, Francesco Panza, Ling Yang, Holly E. Syddall, Cecily Kelleher, Michael Tornaritis, Ningli Wang, Lutgarde Thijs, Marjolein Visser, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, María José Tormo, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Norbert Amougou, Emmanuella Magriplis, Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol, Jingli Gao, Stig E. 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Tulloch-Reid, Seppo Koskinen, James E. Bennett, Marcela González-Gross, Virginija Dulskiene, Idris Guessous, Assembekov Batyrbek, Kamarul Imran Musa, Jeannette Lee, Josep Redon, Bihungum Bista, Luisa M Macieira, Johan Sundström, Andres Metspalu, Lariane M Ono, Flora A. Ukoli, Salar Rahimikazerooni, Andrea Gualtieri, Trevor S. Ferguson, Félicité Tchibindat, Eliza Cinteza, Ha Tp Do, Tajana Zeljkovic Vrkic, Tuyen D Le, Alison J. Hayes, Abdul Basit, Chandini Nekkantti, Teresa Norat, Eunice Ugel, Gulmira Aitmurzaeva, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Abdul Hamid Zargar, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Garry L. Jennings, Aline Meirhaeghe, Kaare Christensen, Päivi Mäki, Xu Lin, Ali Esmaeili, Joanna Baran, Aneta Grajda, Renata Cifkova, Alexandre C. Pereira, Martin Bobak, Iuliia A Rusakova, Keiu Nelis, Damian K Francis, Guansheng Ma, Axel C. Carlsson, Alejandro Diaz, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, N Capkova, Zumin Shi, Maria Turley, Imelda A. Agdeppa, Helena I. S. 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Ortiz, Stefan Kiechl, Emmanuel Cohen, Caleb Ochimana, Shynar Abdrakhmanova, Laura Censi, Iqbal Bata, Geetha R Menon, Snehalatha Chamukuttan, Pedro Plans-Rubio, Domenico Palli, Ana Azevedo, Slawomir Koziel, Benoît Salanave, Parinaz Mehdipour, Shu Ti Chiou, Lela Sturua, Lubica Ticha, Felipe Vogt Cureau, Jin Soo Moon, Ming-Hui Zhao, Urho M. Kujala, Nathalie Michels, Ertugrul Celikcan, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Judith Benedics, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Agnès Le Port, Reza Homayounfar, Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez, Tai Hing Lam, Yn-Tz Sung, Jürgen König, Kodavanti Mallikharjuna Rao, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Karen Morgan, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Cynthia M. Pérez, Ilse Khouw, Manoli Garcia-de-la-Hera, Dong Wook Shin, Genc Burazeri, Ausra Petrauskiene, Charles Sossa Jérome, Kenisha Russell Jonsson, José Boggia, Daniela Galeone, Alice Bonilla-Vargas, Han Cg Kemper, Rahman Shiri, Stefaan Demarest, Else Karin Grøholt, San-Lin You, Adelheid Weber, Juha Auvinen, Aida Pilav, Sibel Gogen, Suzanne N Morin, Wan Mohamad Wan Bebakar, Viviane Cunha Cardoso, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Hana Zamrazilová, Frank Claessens, Karien Stronks, Helen Gonçalves, Tahir Aris, Luis Revilla, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Zhamilya Battakova, Jing Liu, Eliza Markidou Ioannidou, Leticia Hernandez Cadena, Priscilla Duboz, Sandjaja, Tiina Laatikainen, Rafel Ramos, Sareh Eghtesad, Judith Simons, Orn Olafsson, E. Shyong Tai, Louise A. Baur, Nihal Thomas, Aung Soe Htet, Bente Sparboe-Nilsen, Paul Elliott, Soon-Woo Park, Angel R. 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Tebar, Yingfeng Zheng, Eha Nurk, Bhawesh Koirala, Ana Jelakovic, Suhad Bahijri, Freja B Kampmann, Qi Sheng You, Marika Ferrari, María-Elena González-Villalpando, Aline Wagner, Olfa Saidi, Anwar Batieha, Eduardo Capuano, Coimbatore Subramaniam Shanthirani, Dong Wook Kim, Albina A Fakhretdinova, Tom Wilsgaard, Maria Avdicova, Moesijanti Soekatri, Chiara Donfrancesco, Salim Mohanna, Paola Russo, Uruwan Yamborisut, Rafael dos Santos Henrique, Martin Nankap, Allan Linneberg, Khairil Si-Ramlee, Kirsten Mehlig, Christina Mavrogianni, Raluca Pop, Lèlita Santos, Graziella Bruno, Valentina Peterkova, Iná S. Santos, Georg Lappas, Alberto Palloni, Malay K. Mridha, Andrzej Pajak, Marta García-Solano, Stefaan De Henauw, Daniel Ferrante, Rute Santos, Anders Grøntved, Lucjan Szponar, Mihaela Vladulescu, Chien-An Sun, Jan A. Staessen, Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong, Maria Nordendahl, Elaine M. 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Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro, and Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)
Subjects: Population -- Health aspects, Leanness, Baixo peso/Underweight, none, Double burden, alipainoisuus, tulotaso, global health, systematic analysis, Sedentary behaviors, RC1200, Prospective associations, 0302 clinical medicine, underweight, nälänhätä, Biology (General), skin and connective tissue diseases, Children, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Body mass index, Human Nutrition & Health, education.field_of_study, Humane Voeding & Gezondheid, ylipaino, General Medicine, kansainvälinen vertailu, 3. Good health, World health, Medicine, A100 Pre-clinical Medicine, Population distribution, medicine.medical_specialty, QH301-705.5, Science, Socio-culturale, Nursing, Social sciences, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 03 medical and health sciences, Thinness, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, BMI, epidemiology, obesity, None, Humans, Obesidade/Obesity, SDG 2 - Zero Hunger, education, VLAG, US adults, Omvårdnad, body mass index, malnutrition, obesity, underweight, nutritional and metabolic diseases, medicine.disease, terveellisyys, Obesity, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Risk Factors, General Biochemistry, WIAS, lihavuus, RA, Demography, N.A, double burden, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, alueelliset erot, Nutrition and Disease, Animal Nutrition, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Medizin, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Change distribution of body mass index, RA0421, Voeding en Ziekte, Epidemiology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Global health, Índice de massa corporal/Body Mass Index, 030212 general & internal medicine, Underweight, painoindeksi, 2. Zero hunger, General Neuroscience, aliravitsemus, elintarvikkeet, health, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Diervoeding, 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health, purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.03 [https], Chinese adults, pooled analysis, medicine.symptom, Diet quality, B120 Physiology, Research Article, trends, purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.03 [https], prevalence, Population, Mothers, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3121 Internal medicine, medicine, Life Science, ddc:610, 3125 Otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology, kehonkoostumus, Nutrition, Australian adults, General Immunology and Microbiology, purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.04 [https], Ciências sociais, Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi, Malnutrition, Epidemiology and Global Health, sense organs, Estilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúde
Abstract: From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions., Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, peer-reviewed
Published: 2021
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26. Deletion of the NKG2C receptor encoding KLRC2 gene and HLA-E variants are risk factors for severe COVID-19

Author: Marianna Traugott, Alexander Zoufaly, Hannes Vietzen, Stephan W. Aberle, Judith H. Aberle, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, COVID-19, Human leukocyte antigen, 030105 genetics & heredity, Brief Communication, 03 medical and health sciences, 030104 developmental biology, HLA-E, Polymorphism (computer science), Risk Factors, Intensive care, Immunology, Medicine, Humans, Genetics(clinical), Allele, NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C, business, Receptor, Gene, Genetics (clinical)
Abstract: Purpose Host genetic variants may contribute to severity of COVID-19. NKG2C+ NK cells are potent antiviral effector cells, potentially limiting the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infections. NKG2C is an activating NK cell receptor encoded by the KLRC2 gene, which binds to HLA-E on infected cells leading to NK cell activation. Heterozygous or homozygous KLRC2 deletion (KLRC2del) may naturally occur and is associated with a significantly lower or absent NKG2C expression level. In addition, HLA-E*0101/0103 genetic variants occur, caused by a single-nucleotide polymorphism. We therefore investigated whether the severity of COVID-19 is associated with these genetic variants. Methods We investigated the distribution of KLRC2 deletion and HLA-E*0101/0103 allelic variants in a study cohort of 361 patients with either mild (N = 92) or severe (N = 269) COVID-19. Results Especially the KLRC2del, and at a lower degree the HLA-E*0101, allele were significantly overrepresented in hospitalized patients (p = 0.0006 and p = 0.01), particularly in patients requiring intensive care (p
Published: 2021

27. Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency after Bariatric Surgery

Author: Verena Parzer, Johanna Brix, Alexander Stöckl, Bernhard Ludvik, and Eva-Christina Krzizek
Subjects: Adult, Male, 0301 basic medicine, Vitamin, Sleeve gastrectomy, medicine.medical_specialty, RC620-627, Health (social science), Micronutrient deficiency, bariatric surgery, medicine.medical_treatment, Gastric Bypass, roux-en-y-gastric bypass, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Physiology (medical), Prevalence, Humans, Medicine, Outpatient clinic, TX341-641, Vitamin B12, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, biology, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, business.industry, Vitamin E, Middle Aged, vitamins, Micronutrient, Obesity, Morbid, Surgery, Ferritin, chemistry, micronutrients, biology.protein, Female, business, sleeve gastrectomy, Research Article
Abstract: Introduction: While vitamin deficiency after bariatric surgery has been repeatedly described, few studies have focused on adequate micronutrient status. In this study, we examine the prevalence of vitamin and micronutrient deficiency for the first 3 years after surgery. Methods: Out of 1,216 patients undergoing surgery, 485 who underwent postoperative follow-up in an outpatient clinic between 2010 and 2019 were included in this evaluation (76.9% women, mean age 42 ± 12 years, mean BMI: year 1, 33.9 ± 19.2; year 2, 29.7 ± 8.7; year 3, 26.2 ± 4.0). Weight and cardiovascular risk factors as well as ferritin, vitamin B12, folic acid, 25-OH-vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin E, zinc, copper, and selenium were evaluated. Deficits were defined as follows: ferritin Results: One year after bariatric surgery, 485 patients completed follow-up. This number decreased to 114 patients in year 2, and 80 patients in year 3. Overall, 42.7% (n = 207) underwent sleeve gastrectomy, 43.7% (n = 211) Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass, and 13.9% (n = 67) gastric banding. The following deficits were found (year 1/2/3): ferritin, 21.6/35.0/32.5%; vitamin B12, 14.3/1.8/6.3%; folic acid, 29.7/21.6/15.3%; 25-OH-vitamin D, 70.8/67.0/57.4%; vitamin A, 13.2/8.9/12.8%; vitamin E, 0%; zinc, 1.7/0/1.5%; copper, 10.4/12.2/11.9%; selenium, 11.1/4.3/0%. Conclusion: As seen in other studies, the follow-up frequency decreased over the years. Despite intensive substitution, the extent of some deficiencies increased or did not improve. These results suggest reinforcing measures to motivate patients for regular follow-up visits, considering closer monitoring schedules, and improving supplementation strategies.
Published: 2021
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28. Torque teno virus for risk stratification of graft rejection and infection in kidney transplant recipients—A prospective observational trial

Author: Gregor Bond, Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, Florentina Dermuth, Željko Kikić, Farsad Eskandary, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Martin Schiemann, Robert Strassl, Konstantin Doberer, Frederik Haupenthal, Georg A. Böhmig, and Irene Görzer
Subjects: Torque teno virus, medicine.medical_specialty, translational research/science, infectious disease, medicine.medical_treatment, kidney transplantation/nephrology, immunosuppression/immune modulation, 030230 surgery, Gastroenterology, Kidney transplant, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Biopsy, infection and infectious agents—viral, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), monitoring: immune, Transplantation, medicine.diagnostic_test, Graft rejection, business.industry, Immunosuppression, Odds ratio, Clinical Science, complication: infectious, Confidence interval, Risk stratification, biomarker, Original Article, ORIGINAL ARTICLES, rejection, business
Abstract: The nonpathogenic and ubiquitous torque teno virus (TTV) is associated with immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients. Studies in kidney transplant patients proposed TTV quantification for risk stratification of graft rejection and infection. In this prospective trial (DRKS00012335) 386 consecutive kidney transplant recipients were subjected to longitudinal per‐protocol monitoring of plasma TTV load by polymerase chain reaction for 12 months posttransplant. TTV load peaked at the end of month 3 posttransplant and reached steady state thereafter. TTV load after the end of month 3 was analyzed in the context of subsequent rejection diagnosed by indication biopsy and infection within the first year posttransplant, respectively. Each log increase in TTV load decreased the odds for rejection by 22% (odds ratio [OR] 0.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.62‐0.97; P = .027) and increased the odds for infection by 11% (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.06‐1.15; P, This trial defines an optimal plasma level range of the nonpathogenic and ubiquitous torque teno virus, which reflects the immunosuppression of its host, to minimize the risk for rejection and infection in kidney allograft recipients in the first year after transplantation. Fernández‐Ruiz comments on page 1963.
Published: 2020
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29. Torque teno viral load reflects immunosuppression in paediatric kidney-transplanted patients—a pilot study

Author: Phoebe Uhl, Michael Böhm, Klaus Arbeiter, Andreas Heilos, Krisztina Rusai, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Thomas Müller-Sacherer, Gregor Bond, Dagmar Csaicsich, Christoph Aufricht, and Elias L. Meyer
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Nephrology, medicine.medical_specialty, Torque teno virus, medicine.medical_treatment, TTV, Pilot Projects, Immunologic monitoring, 030230 surgery, Kidney, Gastroenterology, Virus, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Child, Immunosuppression Therapy, Transplantation, business.industry, Immunosuppression, Viral Load, Anellovirus, Kidney Transplantation, Paediatric kidney transplantation, Regimen, 030104 developmental biology, DNA, Viral, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Prednisolone, Original Article, business, Viral load, Immunosuppressive Agents, Biomarkers, medicine.drug
Abstract: Background Chronic deterioration of kidney graft function is related to inadequate immunosuppression (IS). A novel tool to assess the individual net state of IS in transplanted patients might be the monitoring of Torque teno virus (TTV) viral load. TTV is a non-pathogen virus detectable in almost all individuals. TTV level in the peripheral blood has been linked to the immune-competence of its host and should thus reflect IS after solid organ transplantation. Methods TTV plasma load was quantified monthly by RT-PCR for a period of 1 year in 45 kidney-transplanted children. Post-transplant time was at least 3 months. The relation of the virus DNA levels to IS and transplant-specific clinical and laboratory parameters was analysed longitudinally. Results TTV DNA was detectable in 94.5% of the plasma samples. There was a significant association with the post-transplant follow-up time as well as with the type of IS regimen, with lower virus loads in patients after longer post-transplant time and mTOR inhibitor–based IS. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation with the dose of prednisolone and mycophenolate mofetil was found. Conclusions TTV levels show an association/correlation with the strength of IS. Further studies are needed in order to evaluate TTV measurement as a tool for IS monitoring for hard clinical outcomes such as presence of donor-specific antibodies, rejections or infections—common consequences of insufficient or too intense IS.
Published: 2020

30. Performance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Assays in Different Stages of Infection: Comparison of Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays and Rapid Tests

Author: Lukas Weseslindtner, Erich Pawelka, Alexander Zoufaly, Mario Karolyi, Marianna Traugott, Judith H. Aberle, Hannah Griebler, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, and Stephan W. Aberle
Subjects: Male, 0301 basic medicine, Immunoglobulin A, Time Factors, coronavirus, Antibodies, Viral, medicine.disease_cause, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Immunoglobulin G, law.invention, 0302 clinical medicine, law, Nasopharynx, antibodies, Immunology and Allergy, 030212 general & internal medicine, Polymerase chain reaction, Coronavirus, Aged, 80 and over, chemistry.chemical_classification, biology, medicine.diagnostic_test, Brief Report, Middle Aged, AcademicSubjects/MED00290, Infectious Diseases, Female, Antibody, Coronavirus Infections, Adult, Adolescent, Pneumonia, Viral, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Sensitivity and Specificity, Betacoronavirus, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Humans, AcademicSubjects/MED00860, immunoassay, Pandemics, Aged, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, COVID-19, 030104 developmental biology, Enzyme, Immunoglobulin M, chemistry, Immunoassay, Immunology, biology.protein, business
Abstract: We comparatively assessed sensitivities and specificities of 4 commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and 2 rapid tests in 77 patients with polymerase chain reaction–confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, grouped by interval since symptom onset. Although test sensitivities were low (80% between days 6 and 10 after symptom onset. The evaluated tests (including IgG and rapid tests) provided positive results in all patients at or after the 11th day after onset of disease. The specificities of the ELISAs were 83% (IgA), 98% (IgG), and 97% (IgM and total antibody)., Comparison of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection shows low test sensitivities within 5 days after disease onset. Immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgA test performances increase thereafter, with positivity rates of 100% during the late phase of the infection (including IgG tests).
Published: 2020
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31. Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour

Author: Mills, Melinda C., Tropf, Felix C., Brazel, David M., van Zuydam, Natalie, Vaez, Ahmad, Agbessi, Mawussé, Ahsan, Habibul, Alves, Isabel, Andiappan, Anand Kumar, Arindrarto, Wibowo, Awadalla, Philip, Battle, Alexis, Beutner, Frank, Jan Bonder, Marc, Boomsma, Dorret I., Christiansen, Mark W., Claringbould, Annique, Deelen, Patrick, Esko, Tõnu, Favé, Marie-Julie, Franke, Lude, Frayling, Timothy, Gharib, Sina A., Gibson, Greg, Heijmans, Bastiaan T., Hemani, Gibran, Jansen, Rick, Kähönen, Mika, Kalnapenkis, Anette, Kasela, Silva, Kettunen, Johannes, Kim, Yungil, Kirsten, Holger, Kovacs, Peter, Krohn, Knut, Kronberg, Jaanika, Kukushkina, Viktorija, Kutalik, Zoltan, Lee, Bernett, Lehtimäki, Terho, Loeffler, Markus, Marigorta, Urko M., Mei, Hailang, Milani, Lili, Montgomery, Grant W., Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Nauck, Matthias, Nivard, Michel G., Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Perola, Markus, Pervjakova, Natalia, Pierce, Brandon L., Powell, Joseph, Prokisch, Holger, Psaty, Bruce M., Raitakari, Olli T., Ripatti, Samuli, Rotzschke, Olaf, Rüeger, Sina, Saha, Ashis, Scholz, Markus, Schramm, Katharina, Seppälä, Ilkka, Slagboom, Eline P., Stehouwer, Coen D. A., Stumvoll, Michael, Sullivan, Patrick, ‘t Hoen, Peter A. C., Teumer, Alexander, Thiery, Joachim, Tong, Lin, Tönjes, Anke, van Dongen, Jenny, van Iterson, Maarten, van Meurs, Joyce, Veldink, Jan H., Verlouw, Joost, Visscher, Peter M., Völker, Uwe, Võsa, Urmo, Westra, Harm-Jan, Wijmenga, Cisca, Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Yang, Jian, Zeng, Biao, Zhang, Futao, Isaacs, Aaron, Pool, René, Jan Hottenga, Jouke, van Greevenbroek, Marleen M. J., van der Kallen, Carla J. H., Schalkwijk, Casper G., Zhernakova, Sasha, Tigchelaar, Ettje F., Beekman, Marian, Deelen, Joris, van Heemst, Diana, van den Berg, Leonard H., van Duijn, Cornelia M., Hofman, Bert A., Uitterlinden, André G., Jhamai, P. Mila, Verbiest, Michael, Suchiman, H. Eka D., Verkerk, Marijn, van der Breggen, Ruud, van Rooij, Jeroen, Lakenberg, Nico, Mei, Hailiang, van Galen, Michiel, Bot, Jan, Zhernakova, Dasha V., van ’t Hof, Peter, Nooren, Irene, Moed, Matthijs, Vermaat, Martijn, Luijk, René, van Dijk, Freerk, Kielbasa, Szymon M., Swertz, Morris A., van Zwet, Erik. W., Akimova, Evelina T., Bergmann, Sven, Boardman, Jason D., Brumat, Marco, Buring, Julie E., Cesarini, David, Chasman, Daniel I., Chavarro, Jorge E., Cocca, Massimiliano, Concas, Maria Pina, Davey-Smith, George, Davies, Gail, Deary, Ian J., Franco, Oscar, Gaskins, Audrey J., de Geus, Eco J. C., Gieger, Christian, Girotto, Giorgia, Grabe, Hans Jörgen, Gunderson, Erica P., Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Hartwig, Fernando P., He, Chunyan, Hill, W. David, Homuth, Georg, Horta, Bernando Lessa, Huang, Hongyang, Hyppӧnen, Elina, Ikram, M. Arfan, Johannesson, Magnus, Kamali, Zoha, Kavousi, Maryam, Kraft, Peter, Kühnel, Brigitte, Langenberg, Claudia, Lind, Penelope A., Luan, Jian’an, Mägi, Reedik, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Mahajan, Anubha, Martin, Nicholas G., Mbarek, Hamdi, McCarthy, Mark I., McMahon, George, McQueen, Matthew B., Medland, Sarah E., Meitinger, Thomas, Metspalu, Andres, Mihailov, Evelin, Missmer, Stacey A., Møllegaard, Stine, Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Morgan, Anna, van der Most, Peter J., de Mutsert, Renée, Nolte, Ilja M., Noordam, Raymond, Peters, Annette, Power, Chris, Redmond, Paul, Rich-Edwards, Janet W., Ridker, Paul M., Rietveld, Cornelius A., Ring, Susan M., Rose, Lynda M., Rueedi, Rico, Stefánsson, Kári, Stöckl, Doris, Strauch, Konstantin, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Thurik, A. Roy, Timpson, Nicholas J., Turman, Constance, Waldenberger, Melanie, Wareham, Nicholas J., Willemsen, Gonneke, Zhao, Jing Hau, Pers, Tune H., Snieder, Harold, Perry, John R. B., Ong, Ken K., den Hoed, Marcel, Barban, Nicola, Day, Felix R., Mills, M. C., Tropf, F. C., Brazel, D. M., van Zuydam, N., Vaez, A., Agbessi, M., Ahsan, H., Alves, I., Andiappan, A. K., Arindrarto, W., Awadalla, P., Battle, A., Beutner, F., Jan Bonder, M., Boomsma, D. I., Christiansen, M. W., Claringbould, A., Deelen, P., Esko, T., Fave, M. -J., Franke, L., Frayling, T., Gharib, S. A., Gibson, G., Heijmans, B. T., Hemani, G., Jansen, R., Kahonen, M., Kalnapenkis, A., Kasela, S., Kettunen, J., Kim, Y., Kirsten, H., Kovacs, P., Krohn, K., Kronberg, J., Kukushkina, V., Kutalik, Z., Lee, B., Lehtimaki, T., Loeffler, M., Marigorta, U. M., Mei, H., Milani, L., Montgomery, G. W., Muller-Nurasyid, M., Nauck, M., Nivard, M. G., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Perola, M., Pervjakova, N., Pierce, B. L., Powell, J., Prokisch, H., Psaty, B. M., Raitakari, O. T., Ripatti, S., Rotzschke, O., Rueger, S., Saha, A., Scholz, M., Schramm, K., Seppala, I., Slagboom, E. P., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Stumvoll, M., Sullivan, P., 't Hoen, P. A. C., Teumer, A., Thiery, J., Tong, L., Tonjes, A., van Dongen, J., van Iterson, M., van Meurs, J., Veldink, J. H., Verlouw, J., Visscher, P. M., Volker, U., Vosa, U., Westra, H. -J., Wijmenga, C., Yaghootkar, H., Yang, J., Zeng, B., Zhang, F., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Schalkwijk, C. G., Deelen, J., van Heemst, D., van Duijn, C. M., Hofman, B. A., Isaacs, A., Uitterlinden, A. G., Verbiest, M., Suchiman, H. E. D., Verkerk, M., van der Breggen, R., van Rooij, J., Lakenberg, N., Bot, J., Zhernakova, D. V., Luijk, R., Bonder, M. J., Swertz, M. A., van Zwet, E. W., Akimova, E. T., Bergmann, S., Boardman, J. D., Buring, J. E., Cesarini, D., Chasman, D. I., Chavarro, J. E., Cocca, M., Concas, M. P., Davey-Smith, G., Davies, G., Deary, I. J., Gaskins, A. J., de Geus, E. J. C., Gieger, C., Girotto, G., Grabe, H. J., Gunderson, E. P., Harris, K. M., Hartwig, F. P., He, C., Homuth, G., Horta, B. L., Jan Hottenga, J., Huang, H., Hyppӧnen, E., Ikram, M. A., Johannesson, M., Kamali, Z., Kavousi, M., Kraft, P., Kuhnel, B., Langenberg, C., Study, L. C., Lind, P. A., Luan, J., Magi, R., Magnusson, P. K. E., Mahajan, A., Martin, N. G., Mbarek, H., Mccarthy, M. I., Mcmahon, G., Mcqueen, M. B., Medland, S. E., Meitinger, T., Metspalu, A., Mihailov, E., Missmer, S. A., Mollegaard, S., Mook-Kanamori, D. O., Morgan, A., van der Most, P. J., de Mutsert, R., Noordam, R., Power, C., Redmond, P., Rich-Edwards, J. W., Ridker, P. M., Rietveld, C. A., Ring, S. M., Rose, L. M., Rueedi, R., Stefansson, K., Stockl, D., Strauch, K., Thurik, A. R., Timpson, N. J., Turman, C., Wareham, N. J., Willemsen, G., Zhao, J. H., Pers, T. H., Snieder, H., Perry, J. R. B., Ong, K. K., den Hoed, M., Barban, N., Day, F. R., Mills, Melinda C, Tropf, Felix C, Brazel, David M, van Zuydam, Natalie, Vaez, Ahmad, Pers, Tune H, Snieder, Harold, Perry, John RB, Ong, Ken K, den Hoed, Marcel, Barban, Nicola, Day, Felix R, Hyppӧnen, Elina, eQTLGen Consortium, BIOS Consortium, Human Reproductive Behaviour Consortium, Psychiatry, APH - Mental Health, Amsterdam Neuroscience - Complex Trait Genetics, Amsterdam Neuroscience - Mood, Anxiety, Psychosis, Stress & Sleep, APH - Digital Health, Consortium, eQTLGen, Consortium, BIOS, Consortium, Human Reproductive Behaviour, Mahajan, A, McCarthy, MI, Mills, Melinda C., Tropf, Felix C., Brazel, David M., Agbessi, Mawussé, Ahsan, Habibul, Alves, Isabel, Andiappan, Anand Kumar, Arindrarto, Wibowo, Awadalla, Philip, Battle, Alexi, Beutner, Frank, Jan Bonder, Marc, Boomsma, Dorret I., Christiansen, Mark W., Claringbould, Annique, Deelen, Patrick, Esko, Tõnu, Favé, Marie-Julie, Franke, Lude, Frayling, Timothy, Gharib, Sina A., Gibson, Greg, Heijmans, Bastiaan T., Hemani, Gibran, Jansen, Rick, Kähönen, Mika, Kalnapenkis, Anette, Kasela, Silva, Kettunen, Johanne, Kim, Yungil, Kirsten, Holger, Kovacs, Peter, Krohn, Knut, Kronberg, Jaanika, Kukushkina, Viktorija, Kutalik, Zoltan, Lee, Bernett, Lehtimäki, Terho, Loeffler, Marku, Marigorta, Urko M., Mei, Hailang, Milani, Lili, Montgomery, Grant W., Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Nauck, Matthia, Nivard, Michel G., Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Perola, Marku, Pervjakova, Natalia, Pierce, Brandon L., Powell, Joseph, Prokisch, Holger, Psaty, Bruce M., Raitakari, Olli T., Ripatti, Samuli, Rotzschke, Olaf, Rüeger, Sina, Saha, Ashi, Scholz, Marku, Schramm, Katharina, Seppälä, Ilkka, Slagboom, Eline P., Stehouwer, Coen D. A., Stumvoll, Michael, Sullivan, Patrick, ‘t Hoen, Peter A. C., Teumer, Alexander, Thiery, Joachim, Tong, Lin, Tönjes, Anke, van Dongen, Jenny, van Iterson, Maarten, van Meurs, Joyce, Veldink, Jan H., Verlouw, Joost, Visscher, Peter M., Völker, Uwe, Võsa, Urmo, Westra, Harm-Jan, Wijmenga, Cisca, Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Yang, Jian, Zeng, Biao, Zhang, Futao, Isaacs, Aaron, Pool, René, Jan Hottenga, Jouke, van Greevenbroek, Marleen M. J., van der Kallen, Carla J. H., Schalkwijk, Casper G., Zhernakova, Sasha, Tigchelaar, Ettje F., Beekman, Marian, Deelen, Jori, van Heemst, Diana, van den Berg, Leonard H., van Duijn, Cornelia M., Hofman, Bert A., Uitterlinden, André G., Jhamai, P. Mila, Verbiest, Michael, Suchiman, H. Eka D., Verkerk, Marijn, van der Breggen, Ruud, van Rooij, Jeroen, Lakenberg, Nico, Mei, Hailiang, van Galen, Michiel, Bot, Jan, Zhernakova, Dasha V., van ’t Hof, Peter, Nooren, Irene, Moed, Matthij, Vermaat, Martijn, Luijk, René, van Dijk, Freerk, Kielbasa, Szymon M., Swertz, Morris A., van Zwet, Erik. W., Akimova, Evelina T., Bergmann, Sven, Boardman, Jason D., Brumat, Marco, Buring, Julie E., Cesarini, David, Chasman, Daniel I., Chavarro, Jorge E., Cocca, Massimiliano, Concas, Maria Pina, Davey-Smith, George, Davies, Gail, Deary, Ian J., Franco, Oscar, Gaskins, Audrey J., de Geus, Eco J. C., Gieger, Christian, Girotto, Giorgia, Grabe, Hans Jörgen, Gunderson, Erica P., Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Hartwig, Fernando P., He, Chunyan, Hill, W. David, Homuth, Georg, Horta, Bernando Lessa, Huang, Hongyang, Ikram, M. Arfan, Johannesson, Magnu, Kamali, Zoha, Kavousi, Maryam, Kraft, Peter, Kühnel, Brigitte, Langenberg, Claudia, Lind, Penelope A., Luan, Jian’an, Mägi, Reedik, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Mahajan, Anubha, Martin, Nicholas G., Mbarek, Hamdi, McCarthy, Mark I., McMahon, George, McQueen, Matthew B., Medland, Sarah E., Meitinger, Thoma, Metspalu, Andre, Mihailov, Evelin, Missmer, Stacey A., Møllegaard, Stine, Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Morgan, Anna, van der Most, Peter J., de Mutsert, Renée, Nolte, Ilja M., Noordam, Raymond, Peters, Annette, Power, Chri, Redmond, Paul, Rich-Edwards, Janet W., Ridker, Paul M., Rietveld, Cornelius A., Ring, Susan M., Rose, Lynda M., Rueedi, Rico, Stefánsson, Kári, Stöckl, Dori, Strauch, Konstantin, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Thurik, A. Roy, Timpson, Nicholas J., Turman, Constance, Waldenberger, Melanie, Wareham, Nicholas J., Willemsen, Gonneke, Zhao, Jing Hau, Pers, Tune H., Perry, John R. B., Ong, Ken K., Day, Felix R., Sociology [until 2010], Biological Psychology, APH - Methodology, Sociology and Social Gerontology, APH - Personalized Medicine, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, Management and Organisation, Urology, Medical Informatics, Department of Marketing Management, Epidemiology, Internal Medicine, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Applied Economics, and Life Course Epidemiology (LCE)
Subjects: Male, demography, genetic variants, reproductive biology, externalising behavior, environmental effects, Disease, Genome-wide association studies, Behavioral Neuroscience, 0302 clinical medicine, genetics, media_common, fertility, 0303 health sciences, Reproduction, Incidence (epidemiology), Coitus, Age Factors, Longevity, sexual intercourse, health, Spermatid differentiation, Single Nucleotide, Reproduction/genetics, 3. Good health, Behavioural genetics, Parturition/genetics, Female, infertility, Infertility, genetic variant, Adolescent, Social Psychology, media_common.quotation_subject, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Reproductive biology, medicine, Humans, Polymorphism, behavioural genetics, first sexual intercourse, Genetic Association Studies, Demography, 030304 developmental biology, Parturition, Coitus/physiology, medicine.disease, externalising behaviour, Sexual intercourse, Fertility, age, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, first birth
Abstract: Age at first sexual intercourse and age at first birth have implications for health and evolutionary fitness. In this genome-wide association study (age at first sexual intercourse, N = 387,338; age at first birth, N = 542,901), we identify 371 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, 11 sex-specific, with a 5–6% polygenic score prediction. Heritability of age at first birth shifted from 9% [CI = 4–14%] for women born in 1940 to 22% [CI = 19–25%] for those born in 1965. Signals are driven by the genetics of reproductive biology and externalising behaviour, with key genes related to follicle stimulating hormone (FSHB), implantation (ESR1), infertility and spermatid differentiation. Our findings suggest that polycystic ovarian syndrome may lead to later age at first birth, linking with infertility. Late age at first birth is associated with parental longevity and reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Higher childhood socioeconomic circumstances and those in the highest polygenic score decile (90%+) experience markedly later reproductive onset. Results are relevant for improving teenage and late-life health, understanding longevity and guiding experimentation into mechanisms of infertility.
Published: 2021
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32. Expert Opinions on Improving Femicide Data Collection across Europe: A Concept Mapping Study.

Author: Carmen Vives-Cases, Isabel Goicolea, Alison Hernández, Belen Sanz-Barbero, Aisha K Gill, Anna Costanza Baldry, Monika Schröttle, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Femicide, defined as the killings of females by males because they are females, is becoming recognized worldwide as an important ongoing manifestation of gender inequality. Despite its high prevalence or widespread prevalence, only a few countries have specific registries about this issue. This study aims to assemble expert opinion regarding the strategies which might feasibly be employed to promote, develop and implement an integrated and differentiated femicide data collection system in Europe at both the national and international levels. Concept mapping methodology was followed, involving 28 experts from 16 countries in generating strategies, sorting and rating them with respect to relevance and feasibility. The experts involved were all members of the EU-Cost-Action on femicide, which is a scientific network of experts on femicide and violence against women across Europe. As a result, a conceptual map emerged, consisting of 69 strategies organized in 10 clusters, which fit into two domains: "Political action" and "Technical steps". There was consensus among participants regarding the high relevance of strategies to institutionalize national databases and raise public awareness through different stakeholders, while strategies to promote media involvement were identified as the most feasible. Differences in perceived priorities according to the level of human development index of the experts' countries were also observed.
Published: 2016
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33. Correction: Expert Opinions on Improving Femicide Data Collection across Europe: A Concept Mapping Study.

Author: Carmen Vives-Cases, Isabel Goicolea, Alison Hernández, Belen Sanz-Barbero, Aisha K Gill, Anna Costanza Baldry, Monika Schröttle, and Heidi Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Published: 2016
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34. Physical, Sexual, Emotional and Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Controlling Behaviors during Pregnancy and Postpartum among Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Author: Bathsheba Mahenge, Heidi Stöckl, Abdulai Abubakari, Jessie Mbwambo, and Albrecht Jahn
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and postpartum is a serious global health problem affecting millions of women worldwide. This study sought to determine the prevalence of different forms of IPV during pregnancy and postpartum and associated factors among women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.We conducted a cross-sectional study among 500 women at one to nine months postpartum in three health facilities in the three districts of Dar es Salaam: Temeke, Kinondoni and Illala. Two trained research assistants administered the questionnaire, which aimed to examine sociodemographic characteristics and different forms of IPV.Of the 500 women who were interviewed, 18.8% experienced some physical and/or sexual violence during pregnancy. Forty-one women (9%) reported having experienced some physical and/or sexual violence at one to nine months postpartum. Physical and/or sexual IPV during pregnancy was associated with cohabiting (AOR 2.2, 95% CI 1.24-4.03) and having a partner who was 25 years old or younger (AOR 2.7, 95% CI 1.08-6.71). Postpartum, physical and/or sexual IPV was associated with having a partner who was 25 years old or younger (AOR 4.4, 95% CI 1.24-15.6).We found that IPV is more prevalent during pregnancy than during the postpartum phase. There is also continuity and maintenance of IPV during and after pregnancy. These results call for policy and interventions to be tailored for pregnant and postpartum women.
Published: 2016
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35. Regional Variability of Lifestyle Factors and Hypertension with Prediabetes and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Population-Based KORA-F4 and SHIP-TREND Studies in Germany.

Author: Doris Stöckl, Ina-Maria Rückert-Eheberg, Margit Heier, Annette Peters, Sabine Schipf, Christine Krabbe, Henry Völzke, Teresa Tamayo, Wolfgang Rathmann, and Christa Meisinger
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) shows regional differences in Germany. The purpose of the project was to compare the prevalence of prediabetes and undiagnosed T2D in two regions in Germany, the Northeast and the South, and to evaluate their associations with regional variations in lifestyle factors and hypertension.Data from the KORA-F4 study (South Germany, 2006-2008) and the SHIP-TREND study (Northeast Germany, 2008-2012) were used. Participants aged 35-79 years without T2D with an overnight fasting of more than 8 hours and an oral glucose tolerance test were included: KORA-F4: n = 2,616 and SHIP-TREND: n = 1,968.The prevalence of prediabetes/newly diagnosed T2D was especially high in men (about 60%) and women (about 50%) in the Northeast, followed by men (about 50%) and women (about 30%) in the South. Lifestyle factors associated with T2D varied between the regions: more participants in the Northeast were active smokers and the percentages of people with overweight or obesity were greater than in their southern counterparts. However, these differences could not explain the striking disparity in prediabetes/newly diagnosed T2D. The frequency of hypertension was also distinctly higher in the Northeast than in the South and clearly associated with prediabetes/newly diagnosed T2D. Especially in men living in the Northeast, screening individuals with blood pressure ≥ 140/90mmHg might reveal up to 70% of those with prediabetes/newly diagnosed T2D.Knowledge about regional variability in T2D and related risk factors is important for the planning of diabetes prevention programs. In our analyses, common lifestyle factors did not nearly explain these variations between the northern SHIP-TREND and the southern KORA-F4 studies. Further examinations of regional socioeconomic, political, environmental and other aspects are needed. Meanwhile, targeted diabetes prevention strategies with a special focus on men living in the northern parts of Germany are reasonable.
Published: 2016
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36. National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio : a pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries

Author: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), [missing], Taddei, Cristina, Jackson, Rod, Zhou, Bin, Bixby, Honor, Danaei, Goodarz, Di Cesare, Mariachiara, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Hajifathalian, Kaveh, Bentham, James, Bennett, James E, Aekplakorn, Wichai, Cifkova, Renata, Dallongeville, Jean, DeBacquer, Dirk, Giampaoli, Simona, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Khang, Young-Ho, Laatikainen, Tiina, Mann, JimI, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Mensah, George A, Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Petkeviciene, Janina, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Servais, Jennifer, Söderberg, Stefan, Stavreski, Bill, Wilsgaard, Tom, Zdrojewski, Tomasz, Zhao, Dong, Stevens, Gretchen A, Savin, Stefan, Cowan, Melanie J, Riley, Leanne M, Ezzati, Majid, Adams, Robert J, Ahrens, Wolfgang, Amouyel, Philippe, Amuzu, Antoinette, Anderssen, Sigmund A, Ariansen, Inger, Arveiler, Dominique, Aspelund, Thor, Auvinen, Juha, Avdicová, Mária, Banach, Maciej, Bandosz, Piotr, Banegas, José R, Barbagallo, Carlo M, Bata, Iqbal, Baur, Louise A, Beaglehole, Robert, Bernotiene, Gailute, Bi, Yufang, Bienek, Asako, Björkelund, Cecilia, Bo, Simona, Boehm, Bernhard O, Bonaccio, Marialaura, Bongard, Vanina, Borchini, Rossana, Borghs, Herman, Breckenkamp, Juergen, Brenner, Hermann, Bruno, Graziella, Busch, Markus A, Cabrera de León, Antonio, Capuano, Vincenzo, Casanueva, Felipe F, Casas, Juan-Pablo, Caserta, Carmelo A, Censi, Laura, Chen, Fangfang, Chen, Shuohua, Chirlaque, María-Dolores, Cho, Belong, Cho, Yumi, Chudek, Jerzy, Claessens, Frank, Clarke, Janine, Clays, Els, Cooper, Cyrus, Costanzo, Simona, Cottel, Dominique, Cowell, Chris, Crujeiras, Ana B, Cui, Liufu, D'Arrigo, Graziella, Dauchet, Luc, De Backer, Guy, De Bacquer, Dirk, de Gaetano, Giovanni, De Henauw, Stefaan, De Smedt, Delphine, Dennison, Elaine, Deschamps, Valérie, DiCastelnuovo, Augusto, Dobson, Annette J, Donfrancesco, Chiara, Döring, Angela, Drygas, Wojciech, Du, Yong, Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Elzbieta, Eggertsen, Robert, Ekelund, Ulf, Elosua, Roberto, Eriksson, Johan G, Evans, Alun, Faeh, David, Felix-Redondo, Francisco J, Fernández-Bergés, Daniel, Ferrari, Marika, Ferrieres, Jean, Finn, Joseph D, Forslund, Ann-Sofie, Forsner, Maria, Frontera, Guillermo, Fujita, Yuki, Gaciong, Zbigniew, Galvano, Fabio, Gao, Jingli, Garcia-de-la-Hera, Manoli, Garnett, Sarah P, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel, Gasull, Magda, Gates, Louise, Gianfagna, Francesco, Gill, Tiffany K, Giovannelli, Jonathan, Goltzman, David, GonzalezGross, Marcela, Gottrand, Frederic, Graff-Iversen, Sidsel, Grafnetter, Dušan, Gregor, Ronald D, Grodzicki, Tomasz, Grosso, Giuseppe, Gruden, Grabriella, Gu, Dongfeng, Guallar-Castillón, Pilar, Gudmundsson, Elias F, Guessous, Idris, Gunnlaugsdottir, Johanna, Gutzwiller, Felix, Hardy, Rebecca, Hata, Jun, Haugsgjerd, Teresa, Hayes, Alison J, He, Jiang, He, Yuna, Herrala, Sauli, TapaniHihtaniemi, Ilpo, Hobbs, Michael, Hopman, Wilma M, MaríaHuerta, José, Huybrechts, Inge, Iacoviello, Licia, Iannone, Anna G, Ikeda, Nayu, Iwasaki, Masanori, Jamrozik, Konrad, Janszky, Imre, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Jasienska, Grazyna, Jennings, Garry, Jeong, Seung-lyeal, QiangJiang, Chao, Joffres, Michel, Jokelainen, Jari J, Jonas, Jost B, Jóźwiak, Jacek, Kajantie, Eero O, Kauhanen, Jussi, Keil, Ulrich, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Kersting, Mathilde, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Ursula, Kiechl, Stefan, Kim, Jeongseon, Kim, Yeon-Yong, Klumbiene, Jurate, Knoflach, Michael, Ko, Stephanie, Kolle, Elin, Korpelainen, Raija, Koskinen, Seppo, Kouda, Katsuyasu, Kratzer, Wolfgang, Kriemler, Susi, Krokstad, Steinar, Kujala, Urho M, Kurjata, Pawel, HingLam, Tai, Lanska, Vera, Lappas, Georg, Laugsand, Lars E, Lee, Jeonghee, Lehtimäki, Terho, Li, Yanping, Lilly, Christa L, Lin, Xu, Lind, Lars, Lissner, Lauren, Liu, Jing, Lopez-Garcia, Esther, Lorbeer, Roberto, EugenioLozano, José, Luksiene, Dalia, Lundqvist, Annamari, Lundqvist, Robert, Lytsy, Per, Ma, Guansheng, Machi, Suka, Maggi, Stefania, Magliano, Dianna J, Manzato, Enzo, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B, McLachlan, Stela, McLean, Rachael M, McLean, Scott B, Meirhaeghe, Aline, Meisinger, Christa, Metcalf, Patricia, Mi, Jie, Miller, Jody C, Moreno, Luis A, Morin, Suzanne, Mossakowska, Malgorzata, Muiesan, Maria L, Mursu, Jaakko, Nakamura, Harunobu, Námešná, Jana, Nauck, Matthias, MariaNavarrete-Muñoz, Eva, Neal, William A, Nenko, Ilona, Niiranen, Teemu J, Ning, Guang, Noale, Marianna, Norie, Sawada, Noto, Davide, O'Neill, Terence, O'Reilly, Dermot, Oh, Kyungwon, Olafsson, Örn, MichelPaccaud, Fred, Pajak, Andrzej, Palmieri, Luigi, Panza, Francesco, Parnell, Winsome R, Peltonen, Markku, Peters, Annette, Petersmann, Astrid, Pigeot, Iris, Pilotto, Lorenza, Piwonska, Aleksandra, Plans-Rubió, Pedro, Porta, Miquel, Price, Jacqueline F, Puder, Jardena J, Puhakka, Soile E, Radisauskas, Ricardas, Raitakari, Olli, Ramos, Rafel, Redon, Josep, Rigo, Fernando, Rodriguez-Perez, MaríadelCristo, Romaguera, Dora, Ronkainen, Kimmo, Rosengren, Annika, Roy, Joel G R, Ruidavets, Jean-Bernard, Rutkowski, Marcin, Salanave, Benoit, Salmerón, Diego, Salomaa, Veikko, Salonen, Jukka T, Salvetti, Massimo, Sans, Susana, Saramies, Jouko L, Saum, Kai-Uwe, Scheidt-Nave, Christa, Schienkiewitz, Anja, Schipf, Sabine, Schmidt, Carsten O, Schöttker, Ben, Sebert, Sylvain, Sen, Abhijit, Shaw, Jonathan E, Shibuya, Kenji, WookShin, Dong, Shiri, Rahman, Simons, Judith, Simons, Leon A, Sjöström, Michael, Slowikowska-Hilczer, Jolanta, Slusarczyk, Przemyslaw, Solfrizzi, Vincenzo, Sonestedt, Emily, Soumare, Aicha, Staessen, Jan A, Stathopoulou, Maria G, Steene-Johannessen, Jostein, Stehle, Peter, Stieber, Jutta, Stöckl, Doris, Stokwiszewski, Jakub, Sundström, Johan, Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul, Tamosiunas, Abdonas, JooTan, Eng, Taylor, Anne, Tell, Grethe, Thijs, Lutgarde, Tolonen, HannaK, Topór-Madry, Roman, JoséTormo, María, Torrent, Maties, Tsugane, Shoichiro, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Tzourio, Christophe, Uusitalo, Hannu M T, Van Herck, Koen, Vanderschueren, Dirk, Vanuzzo, Diego, Vatten, Lars, Vega, Tomas, Veronesi, Giovanni, Vioque, Jesus, Virtanen, JyrkiK, Visvikis-Siest, Sophie, Vollenweider, Peter, Voutilainen, Sari, Vrijheid, Martine, Wagner, Aline, Wagner, Anne, Wang, Ming-Dong, Wang, Qian, XingWang, Ya, Wannamethee, S Goya, Wei, Wenbin, Whincup, Peter H, Wiecek, Andrzej, Willeit, Johann, Willeit, Peter, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Wong, Andrew, Woodward, Mark, GiwercmanWu, Aleksander, Wu, Frederick C, Wu, Shouling, Xu, Haiquan, Xu, Liang, Yan, Weili, Yang, Xiaoguang, Ye, Xingwang, Yoshihara, Akihiro, Zambon, Sabina, Zhao, Wenhua, Imperial College London, University of Auckland [Auckland], Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Middlesex University, National Institute for Health and Welfare [Helsinki], Weill Medical College of Cornell University [New York], University of Kent [Canterbury], Mahidol University [Bangkok], Charles University [Prague] (CU), Epidémiologie des maladies chroniques : impact des interactions gène environnement sur la santé des populations, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille, Droit et Santé, Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Istituto Superiore di Sanita [Rome], Icelandic Heart Association [Kopavogur, Iceland] (IHA), Seoul National University [Seoul] (SNU), University of Otago [Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [Lausanne] (CHUV), Helmholtz-Zentrum München (HZM), Kyushu University [Fukuoka], Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Umeå University, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Medical University of Gdańsk, Capital University of Medical Sciences [Beijing] (CUMS), Organisation Mondiale de la Santé / World Health Organization Office (OMS / WHO), University of Adelaide, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Leibniz Association, Facteurs de Risque et Déterminants Moléculaires des Maladies liées au Vieillissement - U 1167 (RID-AGE), Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences = Norges idrettshøgskole [Oslo] (NIH), Norwegian Institute of Public Health [Oslo] (NIPH), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), University of Iceland [Reykjavik], University of Oulu, Regional Authority of Public Health [Slovaquia] (RAPH), Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic [Slovaquia], Medical University of Łódź (MUL), Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Dalhousie University [Halifax], The University of Sydney, Public Health Agency of Canada, University of Gothenburg (GU), University of Turin, Nanyang Technological University [Singapour], Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (NEUROMED I.R.C.C.S.), Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' = Sapienza University [Rome]-Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Faculté de Médecine [Rangueil], Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University, German Cancer Research Center - Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum [Heidelberg] (DKFZ), Robert Koch Institute [Berlin] (RKI), Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela [Spain] (USC ), University College of London [London] (UCL), University of Silesia in Katowice, Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), University of Southampton, Biomolécules et inflammation pulmonaire, Service d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique [Lille], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France], University of Queensland [Brisbane], IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Generalitat de Catalunya, Queen's University [Belfast] (QUB), Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich (UZH), Epidémiologie et analyses en santé publique : risques, maladies chroniques et handicaps (LEASP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, University of Manchester [Manchester], Kindai University, Medical University of Warsaw - Poland, Università degli studi di Catania [Catania], Geneva University Hospital (HUG), Universitá degli Studi dell’Insubria, McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada], Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 (LIRIC), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille-Institut Pasteur de Lille, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), University of Bergen (UiB), Tulane University, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Oulu University Hospital [Oulu], The University of Western Australia (UWA), Centre International de Recherche contre le Cancer - International Agency for Research on Cancer (CIRC - IARC), Niigata University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Simon Fraser University (SFU.ca), University of Eastern Finland, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), Innsbruck Medical University [Austria] (IMU), Universitätsklinikum Ulm - University Hospital of Ulm, University of Jyväskylä (JYU), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg [Göteborg], Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere [Finland], West Virginia University [Morgantown], University of Chinese Academy of Sciences [Beijing] (UCAS), Uppsala Universitet [Uppsala], Universität Greifswald - University of Greifswald, Peking University [Shenzhen], The Jikei University School of Medicine, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AUSTRALIA), Universita degli Studi di Padova, University of Edinburgh, University of Zaragoza - Universidad de Zaragoza [Zaragoza], International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology [Warsaw] (IIMCB), Università degli Studi di Brescia [Brescia], Konan University [Kobe, Japan], University of Turku, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London-School of public health, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)-The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Department of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR 558 INSERM, Université de Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Unité de Surveillance et d'Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (USEN), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] (CNAM)-Institut de Veille Sanitaire (INVS)-Université Paris 13 (UP13), Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain, parent, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, Institute for plasma research, Institute for Plasma Research, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet [Stockholm], Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Bari Aldo Moro (UNIBA), Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research Center, Lund University [Lund]-Lund University [Lund], Neuroépidémiologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Applied Food Science, Department of Medical Sciences and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University Hospital, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology [Louvain, Belgique], Studies Coordinating Centre [Louvain, Belgique], Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)-Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), National Cancer Center, University of Kuopio, Epidémiologie cardiovasculaire et métabolique, Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Santé Publique, d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2, Tampere University, Department of Andrology and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad Miguel Hernández [Elche] (UMH), Interactions Gène-Environnement en Physiopathologie Cardio-Vasculaire (IGE-PCV), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Department of Internal Medicine, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Epidemiologia Ambiental, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)-Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) of Pamplona-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, EA 3430, Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Medical University of Silesia (SUM), University of Innsbruck, National Institute of Hygiene Warsaw, The Georges Institute for International Health, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Grant numbers 101506/Z/13/Z and Research Training Fellowship 203616/Z/16/Z, Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (grant number 15-27109A), UAM. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública y Microbiología, HUS Children and Adolescents, Department of Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin (UNITO), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster = University of Münster (WWU), CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Institut de Veille Sanitaire (INVS)-Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] (CNAM), HESAM Université (HESAM)-HESAM Université (HESAM), Taddei, C, Zhou, B, Bixby, H, Danaei, G, Di Cesare, M, Kuulasmaa, K, Hajifathalian, K, Bentham, J, Bennett, JE, Aekplakorn, W, Cifkova, R, Dallongeville, J, DeBacquer, D, Giampaoli, S, Gudnason, V, Khang, Y-O, Laatikainen, T, Mann, JI, Marques-Vidal, P, Mensah, GA, Müller-Nurasyid, M, Ninomiya, T, Petkeviciene, J, Rodríguez-Artalejo, F, Servais, J, Söderberg, S, Stavreski, B, Wilsgaard, T, Zdrojewski, T, Zhao, D, Stevens, GA, Savin, S, Cowan, Mj, Riley, LM, Ezzati, M, Adams, R, Ahrens, W, Amouyel, P, Amuzu, A, Anderssen, SA, Ariansen, I, Arveiler, D, Aspelund, T, Auvinen, A, Avdicová, M, Banach, M, Bandosz, P, Banegas. JR, Barbagallo, CM, Bata, I, Baur, LA, Beaglehole, R, Bennet, JE, Bernotiene, G, Bi, Y, Bienek, A, Björkelund, C, Bo, S, Boehm, BO, Bonaccio, M, Bongard, V, Borchini, R, Borghs, H, Breckenkamp, J, Brenner, H, Bruno, G, Busch, MA, CabreradeLeón, A, Capuano, V, Casanueva, FF, Casas, J-P, Caserta, CA, Censi, L, Chen, F, Chen, S, Chirlaque, M-D, Cho, B, Cho, Y, Chudek, J, Claessens, F, Clarke, J, Clays, E, Cooper, C, Costanzo, S, Cottel, D, Cowell C, Crujeiras, AB, Cui, L, D'Arrigo, G, Dauchet, L, De Backer, G, De Bacquer, D, de Gaetano, G, De Henauw, S, De Smedt, D, Dennison, E, Desschamps, V, Di Castelnuovo, A, Dobson, AJ, Donfrancesco, C, Döring, A, Doua, K, Drygas, W, Du, Y, Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, E, Eggertsen, R, Ekelund, U, Elousa, R, Eriksson, JG, Evans, A, Faeh, D, Felix-Redondo, FJ, Fernández-Bergés, D, Ferrari, M, Ferrieres, J, Finn, JD, Forslund, A-S, Forsner, M, Frontera, G, Fujita, Y, Gaciong, Z, Galvano, F, Gao, J, Garcia-de-la-Hera, M, Garnett, SP, Gaspoz, J-M, Gasul, L, Gates, L, Gianfagna, F, Gill, TK, Giovannelli, J, Goltzman, D, GonzalezGross, M, Gottrand, F, Graff-Iversen, S, Grafnetter, D, Gregor, RD, Grodzicki, T, Grosso, G, Gruden, G, Gu, D, Guallar-Castillón, P, Gudmundsson, EF, Guessous, I, Gunnlaugsdottir J, Gutzwiller, F, Hardy, R, Hata, J, Haugsgjerd, T, Hayes, AJ, He, H, He, Y, Herrala, S, Hihtaniemi, IP, Hobbs, M, Hopman, WM, Huerta, JM, Huybrechts, I, Iacoviello, L, Iannone, AG, Ikeda, N, Iwasaki, M, Jackson, R, Jamrozi, K, Janszky, I, Jarvelin, M-R, Jasienska, G, Jennings, G, Jeong, S-L, Jiang, CQ, Joffres, M, Jokelainen, JJ, Jonas, JB, Jóźwiak, J, Kajantie, EO, Kauhanen, K, Keil, U, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S, Kersting, M, Khang, Y-H, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, U, Kiechl, S, Kim, J, Kim, Y-Y, Klumbiene, J, Knoflach, M, Ko, S, Kolle, E, Korpelainen, R, Koskinen, S, Kouda, K, Kratzer, W, Kriemler, S, Krokstad, S, Kujala,UM, Kurjata, P, Lam, TH, Lanska, V, Lappas , G, Laugsand, LE, Lee, J, Lehtimäki, T, Li, Y, Lilly, C, Lin, X, Lind, L, Lissner, 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Gutzwiller, F., Hardy, R., Hata, J., Haugsgjerd, T., Hayes, A.J., He, J., He, Y., Herrala, S., TapaniHihtaniemi, I., Hobbs, M., Hopman, W.M., MaríaHuerta, J., Huybrechts, I., Iacoviello, L., Iannone, A.G., Ikeda, N., Iwasaki, M., Jamrozik, K., Janszky, I., Jarvelin, M.R., Jasienska, G., Jennings, G., Jeong, S.L., QiangJiang, C., Joffres, M., Jokelainen, J.J., Jonas, J.B., Jóźwiak, J., Kajantie, E.O., Kauhanen, J., Keil, U., Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S., Kersting, M., Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, U., Kiechl, S., Kim, J., Kim, Y.Y., Klumbiene, J., Knoflach, M., Ko, S., Kolle, E., Korpelainen, R., Koskinen, S., Kouda, K., Kratzer, W., Kriemler, S., Krokstad, S., Kujala, U.M., Kurjata, P., HingLam, T., Lanska, V., Lappas, G., Laugsand, L.E., Lee, J., Lehtimäki, T., Li, Y., Lilly, C.L., Lin, X., Lind, L., Lissner, L., Liu, J., Lopez-Garcia, E., Lorbeer, R., EugenioLozano, J., Luksiene, D., Lundqvist, A., Lundqvist, R., Lytsy, P., Ma, G., Machi, S., Maggi, S., Magliano, D.J., Manzato, E., Mathiesen, 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WookShin, D., Shiri, R., Simons, J., Simons, L.A., Sjöström, M., Slowikowska-Hilczer, J., Slusarczyk, P., Solfrizzi, V., Sonestedt, E., Soumare, A., Staessen, J.A., Stathopoulou, M.G., Steene-Johannessen, J., Stehle, P., Stieber, J., Stöckl, D., Stokwiszewski, J., Sundström, J., Suriyawongpaisal, P., Tamosiunas, A., JooTan, E., Taylor, A., Tell, G., Thijs, L., Tolonen, H., Topór-Madry, R., JoséTormo, M., Torrent, M., Tsugane, S., Tuomainen, T.P., Tuomilehto, J., Tzourio, C., Van Herck, K., Vanderschueren, D., Vanuzzo, D., Vatten, L., Vega, T., Veronesi, G., Vioque, J., Virtanen, J., Visvikis-Siest, S., Vollenweider, P., Voutilainen, S., Vrijheid, M., Wagner, A., Wang, M.D., Wang, Q., XingWang, Y., Wannamethee, S.G., Wei, W., Whincup, P.H., Wiecek, A., Willeit, J., Willeit, P., Wojtyniak, B., Wong, A., Woodward, M., GiwercmanWu, A., Wu, F.C., Wu, S., Xu, H., Xu, L., Yan, W., Yang, X., Ye, X., Yoshihara, A., Zambon, S., Zhao, W., Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT), Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Helmholtz Zentrum München = German Research Center for Environmental Health, Kyushu University, The Arctic University of Norway [Tromsø, Norway] (UiT), Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' = Sapienza University [Rome] (UNIROMA)-University of Naples Federico II = Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Università degli studi di Catania = University of Catania (Unict), Universitá degli Studi dell’Insubria = University of Insubria [Varese] (Uninsubria), Innsbruck Medical University = Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (IMU), Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua (Unipd), Università degli Studi di Brescia = University of Brescia (UniBs), Service Epidémiologie clinique et santé publique [CHU Toulouse], Pôle Santé publique et médecine publique [CHU Toulouse], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse), HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM)-HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM), Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro = University of Bari Aldo Moro (UNIBA), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249) (LCE), Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck - University of Innsbruck, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene [Poland], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille)-Université de Lille-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut Pasteur de Lille, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, University of Helsinki, National Institute for Health and Welfare, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, and University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Subjects: Male, gupo de ascendencia continental asiática, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Total Cholesterol, Ldl Cholesterol, Hdl Cholesterol, Blood Lipids, Multi-country Study, Epidemiology, kolesteroli, humanos, Blood lipids, BLOOD-PRESSURE, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, triglicéridos, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, High-density lipoprotein, HDL cholesterol, Medicine and Health Sciences, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, mediana edad, lípidos, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, 2. Zero hunger, anciano, education.field_of_study, Age Factors, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, General Medicine, Middle Aged, colesterol, adulto, kansainvälinen vertailu, Lipids, 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health, 3. Good health, Europe, Cholesterol, Population Surveillance, LDL cholesterol, SERUM-LIPIDS, Female, lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins), Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Adult, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Canada, Total cholesterol, blood lipids, multi-country study, medicine.medical_specialty, Asia, Medicina, European Continental Ancestry Group, Population, Nursing, HDL-kolesteroli, White People, DIETARY-FAT, 03 medical and health sciences, Sex Factors, Asian People, kansanterveys, vigilancia de la población, Humans, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, ddc:610, LDL-kolesteroli, education, Triglycerides, METAANALYSIS, Aged, INDIVIDUAL DATA, Science & Technology, business.industry, Omvårdnad, blood lipid, Cholesterol, HDL, Ecological study, nutritional and metabolic diseases, Cholesterol, LDL, United States, Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi, Cholesterol/blood, Lipids/blood, Population Surveillance/methods, Triglycerides/blood, chemistry, WORLDWIDE TRENDS, Multi-country study, grupo de ascendencia continental europea, business, HIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN, [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology, Demography, Lipoprotein
Abstract: Artículo con numerosos autores. Sólo quedan reflejados el primero, los pertenecientes a la UAM y el colectivo, Background: Although high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and non-HDL cholesterol have opposite associations with coronary heart disease, multi-country reports of lipid trends only use total cholesterol (TC). Our aim was to compare trends in total, HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and the total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio in Asian and Western countries. Methods: We pooled 458 population-based studies with 82.1 million participants in 23 Asian and Western countries. We estimated changes in mean total, HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and mean total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio by country, sex and age group. Results: Since ∼1980, mean TC increased in Asian countries. In Japan and South Korea, the TC rise was due to rising HDL cholesterol, which increased by up to 0.17 mmol/L per decade in Japanese women; in China, it was due to rising non-HDL cholesterol. TC declined in Western countries, except in Polish men. The decline was largest in Finland and Norway, at ∼0.4 mmol/L per decade. The decline in TC in most Western countries was the net effect of an increase in HDL cholesterol and a decline in non-HDL cholesterol, with the HDL cholesterol increase largest in New Zealand and Switzerland. Mean total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio declined in Japan, South Korea and most Western countries, by as much as ∼0.7 per decade in Swiss men (equivalent to ∼26% decline in coronary heart disease risk per decade). The ratio increased in China. Conclusions: HDL cholesterol has risen and the total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio has declined in many Western countries, Japan and South Korea, with only a weak correlation with changes in TC or non-HDL cholesterol., This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant numbers 101506/Z/13/Z and Research Training Fellowship 203616/Z/16/Z). R.C. acknowledges funding from the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (grant number 15-27109A)
Published: 2020
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37. Therapie des Diabetes mellitus in der perioperativen Medizin: ein Update

Author: A. Stöckl, B. Rupprecht, C. Dietrich, and S. Stöckl
Subjects: Gynecology, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine.medical_specialty, 0302 clinical medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 030202 anesthesiology, business.industry, medicine, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, General Medicine, business
Abstract: Diabetespatienten, die sich einem operativen Eingriff unterziehen, haben ein erhohtes Risiko fur metabolische Entgleisungen, anasthesiologische Komplikationen, postoperative Infektionen und kardiovaskulare Ereignisse. Die Therapie des Diabetes mellitus unterliegt der standigen Weiterentwicklung durch medikamentose und technische Neuerungen. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Implikationen der aktuellen Konzepte der Diabetestherapie fur die perioperative Medizin dar, insbesondere die Veranderungen durch neue orale Antidiabetika und die Insulinpumpentherapie. Einige momentan verfugbare Leitlinien werden in Bezug auf die Betreuung von Diabetespatienten im Kindes- und im Erwachsenenalter rund um eine Operation diskutiert. Abschliesend wird auf mogliche Perspektiven im Bereich der Uberwachung und Therapie von Diabetespatienten eingegangen.
Published: 2021

38. Associations between sustainable development goals accelerators and well-being, by household heads’ disability status among adolescents in Zambia – a cross-sectional study

Author: Chisangu Matome, Gelson Tembo, Heidi Stöckl, Elona Toska, Lucie Cluver, Kelly Kaila, Jason Mwanza, Janne Estill, Patrick Chanda, Lucas Hertzog, Olivia Keiser, and David Chipanta
Subjects: Cash transfers, Poverty, Cross-sectional study, Well-being, Psychological intervention, medicine, Odds ratio, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Suicidal ideation, Demography, Odds
Abstract: ObjectivesWe examined associations between accelerators (interventions impacting two or more SDG targets) and well-being indicators among adolescents in Zambia.MethodsWe randomly sampled 1,800 households receiving social cash transfers (SCT) in four districts, surveyed adults 16 years and older. Using multivariable logistic regressions, stratified by household heads disability status, we examined associations between accelerators (SCT, life-long learning (LLL), mobile phone access (MPA)) and seven well-being indicators among adolescents 16 to 24 years old. We predicted adolescents’ probabilities of reporting indicators using marginal effects models.ResultsWe included 1,725 adolescents, 881(51.1%) girls. MPA was associated with no poverty (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR] 2.08, pConclusionsAccelerators - SCT, LLL, MPA - were associated with well-being indicators. Adolescents living with disabled household heads benefited less.Relevance to SDGsThis paper shows that adopting accelerators can help achieve SDGs-aligned well-being indicators for adolescents living in poverty. However, accelerators may not offset disability-related inequalities. Adolescents living with disabled household heads may require more attention to achieve the SDGs.SDGs targets1.2. no poverty; 1.3.1 social cash transfers, Informal cash transfers; 3. good Health; 3.4. no suicidal ideation; 3.4. seeking mental support; 4.1. school enrolment; 10. no health access restrictions related to disability.
Published: 2021
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39. A look at the precision, sensitivity and specificity of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assays through a dedicated external quality assessment round

Author: Christoph Buchta, Wolfgang Huf, Stephan W. Aberle, Andrea Griesmacher, Mathias Müller, Jovana Jovanovic, Irene Görzer, Ulla Radler, Bernhard Benka, Jeremy V. Camp, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Subjects: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Biochemistry (medical), Clinical Biochemistry, COVID-19, General Medicine, Sensitivity and Specificity, Virology, Real-time polymerase chain reaction, COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing, External quality assessment, Humans, RNA, Viral, Medicine, Sensitivity (control systems), business
Published: 2021
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40. Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome and its components: results from the KORA F4 study.

Author: Doris Stöckl, Christa Meisinger, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand, Cornelia Huth, Margit Heier, Wolfgang Rathmann, Bernd Kowall, Heidi Stöckl, and Angela Döring
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: The metabolic syndrome is a major public health challenge and identifies persons at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the association between age at menarche and the metabolic syndrome (IDF and NCEP ATP III classification) and its components.1536 women aged 32 to 81 years of the German population based KORA F4 study were investigated. Data was collected by standardized interviews, physical examinations, and whole blood and serum measurements.Young age at menarche was significantly associated with elevated body mass index (BMI), greater waist circumference, higher fasting glucose levels, and 2 hour glucose (oral glucose tolerance test), even after adjusting for the difference between current BMI and BMI at age 25. The significant effect on elevated triglycerides and systolic blood pressure was attenuated after adjustment for the BMI change. Age at menarche was inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome adjusting for age (p-values:
Published: 2011
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41. Fully human glyco-optimized recombinant FSH (follitropin epsilon) – a randomized, comparator-controlled phase II clinical trial

Author: Kelvin Eckert, Bruno Dietrich, Georg Griesinger, Steffen Goletz, Lars Stöckl, and Andreas Tandler-Schneider
Subjects: Adult, 0301 basic medicine, Agonist, endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, medicine.drug_class, Follitropin, Context (language use), Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Ovarian Follicle, Ovulation Induction, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, Inhibins, Progesterone, Ivf treatment, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Estradiol, business.industry, Standard treatment, Ovary, Dose-finding, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Recombinant Proteins, Clinical trial, Recombinant fsh, 030104 developmental biology, Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine, Follitropin epsilon, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human, Ovarian stimulation, business, Human glyco-optimized recombinant FSH, Recombinant FSH, Developmental Biology, Hormone
Abstract: Research question The study aimed to determine the standard treatment dose of follitropin epsilon for ovarian stimulation in the context of IVF treatment. Design A total of 247 women aged 18-37 years were treated with either 52.5, 75, 112.5 or 150 IU follitropin epsilon daily, or 150 IU every other day, or 150 IU follitropin alfa daily in a long gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist protocol. The study was performed as a randomized, assessor-blinded, comparator-controlled, six-armed phase II trial in eight fertility clinics in two European countries. Results The primary results were as follow. First, none of the doses of follitropin epsilon showed superiority for the main outcome measure, i.e. number of follicles ≥12 mm in size. Follitropin epsilon 75 IU produced results most similar to those of follitropin alfa 150 IU. In terms of secondary results, stronger effects of follitropin epsilon 112.5 IU compared with follitropin alfa 150 IU were seen for secondary outcome measures such as hormone concentrations (oestradiol, inhibin B and progesterone) and oocyte number. Conclusions Follitropin epsilon 75 IU daily results in a similar ovarian response to a standard dose of 150 IU follitropin alfa. This dose could be tested in a phase III trial.
Published: 2020
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42. Comparison of the specificities of IgG, IgG-subclass, IgA and IgM reactivities in African and European HIV-infected individuals with an HIV-1 clade C proteome-based array.

Author: Daniela Gallerano, Portia Ndlovu, Ian Makupe, Margarete Focke-Tejkl, Kerstin Fauland, Eva Wollmann, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Walter Keller, Elopy Sibanda, and Rudolf Valenta
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: A comprehensive set of recombinant proteins and peptides of the proteome of HIV-1 clade C was prepared and purified and used to measure IgG, IgG-subclass, IgA and IgM responses in HIV-infected patients from Sub-Saharan Africa, where clade C is predominant. As a comparison group, HIV-infected patients from Europe were tested. African and European patients showed an almost identical antibody reactivity profile in terms of epitope specificity and involvement of IgG, IgG subclass, IgA and IgM responses. A V3-peptide of gp120 was identified as major epitope recognized by IgG1>IgG2 = IgG4>IgG3, IgA>IgM antibodies and a C-terminal peptide represented another major peptide epitope for the four IgG subclasses. By contrast, gp41-derived-peptides were mainly recognized by IgG1 but not by the other IgG subclasses, IgA or IgM. Among the non-surface proteins, protease, reverse transcriptase+RNAseH, integrase, as well as the capsid and matrix proteins were the most frequently and strongly recognized antigens which showed broad IgG subclass and IgA reactivity. Specificities and magnitudes of antibody responses in African patients were stable during disease and antiretroviral treatment, and persisted despite severe T cell loss. Using a comprehensive panel of gp120, gp41 peptides and recombinant non-surface proteins of HIV-1 clade C we found an almost identical antibody recognition profile in African and European patients regarding epitopes and involved IgG-sublass, IgA- and IgM-responses. Immune recognition of gp120 peptides and non-surface proteins involved all four IgG subclasses and was indicative of a mixed Th1/Th2 immune response. The HIV-1 clade C proteome-based test allowed diagnosis and monitoring of antibody responses in the course of HIV-infections and assessment of isotype and subclass responses.
Published: 2015
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43. Association of CMV-Specific T Cell-Mediated Immunity with CMV DNAemia and Development of CMV Disease in HIV-1-Infected Individuals.

Author: Maximilian C Aichelburg, Lukas Weseslindtner, Mattias Mandorfer, Robert Strassl, Armin Rieger, Thomas Reiberger, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, and Katharina Grabmeier-Pfistershammer
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Among HIV-1-infected individuals, cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and disease occur in the setting of advanced immunosuppression. The value of a standardized assessment of CMV-specific T-cell mediated immunity by the CMV QuantiFERON assay (CMV-QFT) has not yet been thoroughly investigated in HIV-1-infected subjects.Prospective, longitudinal study in 153 HIV-1-infected subjects with a CD4+ T cell count < 350/μL who simultaneously underwent CMV-QFT, CMV serology testing and CMV-DNA quantification. Factors associated with CMV-QFT were evaluated. Clinical screening for CMV manifestations was then performed every 3 months.Among the 141 CMV IgG-seropositive individuals the CMV-QFT assay yielded reactive results in 84% (118/141), negative results in 15% (21/141) and indeterminate (negative mitogen IFN-gamma response) results in 1% (2/141) of subjects. The mean actual CD4+ T cell count was significantly higher in CMV-QFT reactive subjects, when compared to CMV-QFT non-reactive individuals (183 ± 102 vs. 126 ± 104 cells/μL, P = 0.015). A significantly lower proportion of CMV-QFT reactive vs. non-reactive patients displayed CMV DNAemia > 100 copies/mL (23% (27/118) vs. 48% (11/23), P = 0.02). Furthermore, a statistically significant inverse association between mitogen IFN-gamma response and CMV-DNAemia > 1000 copies/mL was observed (P < 0.001). During the observational period, 5 CMV end-organ manifestations were observed. In three of the CMV cases the CMV-QFT yielded indeterminate results.While CMV-QFT reactivity indicates CMV-specific immunity, indeterminate results due to negative mitogen IFN-gamma response might reflect HIV-1-induced immunodeficiency. Thus, dependency upon CD4+ T cell count should be considered when interpreting CMV-QFT results.
Published: 2015
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44. Pre-transplant plasma Torque Teno virus load and increase dynamics after lung transplantation.

Author: Irene Görzer, Peter Jaksch, Michael Kundi, Tamara Seitz, Walter Klepetko, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: The human Torque Teno virus (TTV) causes persistent viremia in most immunocompetent individuals. Elevated TTV levels are observed after solid organ transplantation and are related to the extent of immunosuppression especially during the phase of maintenance immunosuppression. However, the extent to which the TTV increase in the early phase post-transplantation is associated with the patient's immunosuppressive state is unclear.In this study, we assessed the TTV increase dynamics in detail during the first three months after lung transplantation under a defined immunosuppressive regimen and in relation to the pre-transplant TTV level.Forty-six lung transplant recipients (LTRs) were included in this prospective longitudinal study. All received alemtuzumab induction combined with tacrolimus and corticosteroids immunosuppressive therapy. Plasma TTV DNA was monitored before transplantation and regularly within the first three months post-transplantation (n = 320 samples; mean sampling interval: 12.2 days).In 43/46 LTRs (93%), TTV DNA was detectable before transplantation (median 4.4 log10 copies/mL; range: 2.0-6.4). All 46 LTRs showed a TTV increase post-transplantation, which followed a sigmoidal-shaped curve before the median peak level of 9.4 log10 copies/mL (range: 7.6-10.7) was reached at a median of day 67 (range: 41-92). The individual TTV DNA doubling times (range: 1.4-20.1 days) significantly correlated with the pre-transplant TTV levels calculated over 30 or 60 days post-transplantation (r = 0.61, 0.54, respectively; both P < 0.001), but did not correlate with the mean tacrolimus blood levels. Pre-transplant TTV levels were not associated with time and level of the patients' post-transplant TTV peak load.The TTV level may be used to mirror the state of immunosuppression only after the patients' initial peak TTV level is reached.
Published: 2015
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45. Symptoms of Insomnia and Sleep Duration and Their Association with Incident Strokes: Findings from the Population-Based MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study.

Author: A Katharina Helbig, Doris Stöckl, Margit Heier, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, and Christa Meisinger
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: To examine the relationship between symptoms of insomnia and sleep duration and incident total (non-fatal plus fatal) strokes, non-fatal strokes, and fatal strokes in a large cohort of men and women from the general population in Germany.In four population-based MONICA (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease)/KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg) surveys conducted between 1984 and 2001, 17,604 men and women (aged 25 to 74 years) were asked about issues like sleep, health behavior, and medical history. In subsequent surveys and mortality follow-ups, incident stroke cases (cerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, unknown stroke type) were gathered prospectively until 2009. Sex-specific hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using sequential Cox proportional hazards regression models.During a mean follow-up of 14 years, 917 strokes (710 non-fatal strokes and 207 fatal strokes) were observed. Trouble falling asleep and difficulty staying asleep were not significantly related to any incident stroke outcome in either sex in the multivariable models. Among men, the HR for the association between short (≤5 hours) and long (≥10 hours) daily sleep duration and total strokes were 1.44 (95% CI: 1.01-2.06) and 1.63 (95% CI: 1.16-2.29), after adjustment for basic confounding variables. As for non-fatal strokes and fatal strokes, in the analyses adjusted for age, survey, education, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking habits, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, the increased risks persisted, albeit somewhat attenuated, but no longer remained significant. Among women, in the multivariable analyses the quantity of sleep was also not related to any stroke outcome.In the present study, symptoms of insomnia and exceptional sleep duration were not significantly predictive of incident total strokes, non-fatal strokes, and fatal strokes in either sex.
Published: 2015
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46. Validation of Next-Generation Sequencing of Entire Mitochondrial Genomes and the Diversity of Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Author: Anita Kloss-Brandstätter, Hansi Weissensteiner, Gertraud Erhart, Georg Schäfer, Lukas Forer, Sebastian Schönherr, Dominic Pacher, Christof Seifarth, Andrea Stöckl, Liane Fendt, Irma Sottsas, Helmut Klocker, Christian W Huck, Michael Rasse, Florian Kronenberg, and Frank R Kloss
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is mainly caused by smoking and alcohol abuse and shows a five-year survival rate of ~50%. We aimed to explore the variation of somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in primary oral tumors, recurrences and metastases.We performed an in-depth validation of mtDNA next-generation sequencing (NGS) on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform for its application to cancer tissues, with the goal to detect low-level heteroplasmies and to avoid artifacts. Therefore we genotyped the mitochondrial genome (16.6 kb) from 85 tissue samples (tumors, recurrences, resection edges, metastases and blood) collected from 28 prospectively recruited OSCC patients applying both Sanger sequencing and high-coverage NGS (~35,000 reads per base).We observed a strong correlation between Sanger sequencing and NGS in estimating the mixture ratio of heteroplasmies (r = 0.99; p10% were predominant. Four out of six patients who developed a local tumor recurrence showed mutations in the recurrence that had also been observed in the primary tumor. Three out of five patients, who had tumor metastases in the lymph nodes of their necks, shared mtDNA mutations between primary tumors and lymph node metastases. The percentage of mutation heteroplasmy increased from the primary tumor to lymph node metastases.We conclude that Sanger sequencing is valid for heteroplasmy quantification for heteroplasmies ≥10% and that NGS is capable of reliably detecting and quantifying heteroplasmies down to the 1%-level. The finding of shared mutations between primary tumors, recurrences and metastasis indicates a clonal origin of malignant cells in oral cancer.
Published: 2015
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47. A Study to Explore the Impact of Endometriosis in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Author: Andrea Stöckl, Edward Prosser-Snelling, Babu Karavadra, Edward Mullins, Paul Simpson, and Edward Morris
Subjects: education.field_of_study, medicine.medical_specialty, media_common.quotation_subject, Population, Ethnic group, Endometriosis, Fertility, Disease, Computer-assisted web interviewing, medicine.disease, Mood, Content analysis, Family medicine, medicine, Psychology, education, media_common
Abstract: Objective: To gain insight into the areas that impact women with endometriosis. Design: A qualitative content analysis of an online survey. Setting: Online questionnaire via Endometriosis UK. Population: Women diagnosed with endometriosis of any age range. Methods: Free-text online questionnaire through Endometriosis UK completed by women. Results were analysed using NVivo version 9, qualitative analysis software. The software creates links between common words (codes), and these links allow data to be placed in nodes (called themes) which are then developed into categories. Content analysis was used to understand this data. Main outcome measures Impact of endometriosis on women’s lives. Results: In total, 1872 questionnaires were returned but not everyone was able to identify ten separate features that affected them. As such, 1872 women provided at least one area that affected them, 1800 provided two areas, 1770 provided three areas and 1600 provided four areas. The results show that the main areas of concern for these women were pain (53%), heavy menstrual bleeding (11%), low mood (8%) and the perceived lack of understanding displayed by other people (7%). Other important factors were fertility concerns, impact on employment, problems with the medical team and uncertainty. These then impacted on their daily life whereby some women felt “guilty” for not ‘being a normal mother’. A key term that resonated was that endometriosis is an “invisible disease”. Conclusion: This analysis provides us with insight into the complex psycho-social factors that interact with bio-physical symptoms. Further research is required in sub-population groups such as teenagers and ethnic minority women to explore any differences in impact and how care can be guided accordingly.
Published: 2019
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48. Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa

Author: M Molebatsi, Charlotte Watts, Louise Knight, Lufuno Muvhango, Heidi Stöckl, Meghna Ranganathan, Shelley Lees, Tanya Abramsky, and T Polzer-Ngwato
Subjects: Adult, Counseling, Rural Population, medicine.medical_specialty, education, Scaled-up intervention, Intimate Partner Violence, Article, South Africa, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 5. Gender equality, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Financial Support, Humans, Gender training, 030212 general & internal medicine, Loan groups, 10. No inequality, Psychological abuse, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 030505 public health, business.industry, Public health, 1. No poverty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Attendance, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Microfinance plus, Health psychology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, Sexual Partners, Intimate partner violence prevention, Domestic violence, Female, 0305 other medical science, business, Demography, Cohort study
Abstract: The Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) programme has been scaled up to three provinces in South Africa. This paper explores associations between women’s engagement in the intervention, intimate partner violence (IPV) and factors associated with IPV and partner abuse. We enrolled women receiving group-based microfinance loans plus gender training into the scaled-up IMAGE cohort study (n = 860). We present cross-sectional analysis on participants’ characteristics and intervention engagement and use multivariate logistic regression to explore associations. 17% of women reported lifetime (95% CI 15 to 20%) and 7% past year (95% CI 5 to 9%) IPV, 9% past-year economic (95% CI 7 to 11%) and 11% past-year emotional (95% CI 9 to 14%) abuse. Women under 35 years had higher levels of IPV and emotional abuse. 53% of women attended all the trainings, 83% continuously borrowed and 98% agreed the training had a major impact on their life. Attendance was associated with improved partner relationships (χ2p < 0.001), but not lower IPV risk. Odds of past-year IPV decreased the more types of support (e.g. advice) women received from group members (aOR 0.27, p < 0.001 among those reporting all support versus none or some). A similar pattern was seen for economic, but not emotional, abuse. The scaled-up IMAGE intervention is widely acceptable and may support improvements in partner relationships, but younger women need to be targeted. Group support appears to be a potentially important component of the intervention.
Published: 2019
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49. Insights into replicative senescence of human testicular peritubular cells

Author: Artur Mayerhofer, Lars Kunz, Manja Luckner, Gerhard Wanner, Florian Flenkenthaler, Georg J. Arnold, Frank M. Köhn, Jan B. Stöckl, Nina Schmid, Thomas Fröhlich, Kim-Gwendolyn Dietrich, and J. Ullrich Schwarzer
Subjects: Senescence, Male, Proteomics, Mitochondrial DNA, Population, lcsh:Medicine, Biology, Article, Lysosome, Testis, medicine, Humans, RNA, Messenger, education, lcsh:Science, Tomography, Cellular Senescence, Organelles, education.field_of_study, Urinary tract, Multidisciplinary, lcsh:R, Telomere, Cell biology, Ageing, Proteostasis, medicine.anatomical_structure, Gene Expression Regulation, Macrophage migration inhibitory factor, lcsh:Q, Stem cell, Biomarkers
Abstract: There is evidence for an age-related decline in male reproductive functions, yet how the human testis may age is not understood. Human testicular peritubular cells (HTPCs) transport sperm, contribute to the spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) niche and immune surveillance, and can be isolated and studied in vitro. Consequences of replicative senescence of HTPCs were evaluated to gain partial insights into human testicular aging. To this end, early and advanced HTPC passages, in which replicative senescence was indicated by increased cell size, altered nuclear morphology, enhanced β-galactosidase activity, telomere attrition and reduced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), were compared. These alterations are typical for senescent cells, in general. To examine HTPC-specific changes, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) tomography was employed, which revealed a reduced mitochondrial network and an increased lysosome population. The results coincide with the data of a parallel proteomic analysis and indicate deranged proteostasis. The mRNA levels of typical contractility markers and growth factors, important for the SSC niche, were not significantly altered. A secretome analysis identified, however, elevated levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), which may play a role in spermatogenesis. Testicular DPP4 may further represent a possible drug target.
Published: 2019
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50. Hemostatic abnormalities in adult patients with Marfan syndrome

Author: Christian Meierhofer, Philipp von Hundelshausen, Michael Hauser, Nicole Nagdyman, Claudia Pujol, Martin Halle, Harald Kaemmerer, Katharina T I Kornhuber, Peter Ewert, Axel Pressler, Heide Seidel, Rhoia Neidenbach, Alexander Stöckl, Franz Röschenthaler, and Stefan Holdenrieder
Subjects: Marfan syndrome, medicine.medical_specialty, Adult patients, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Blood flow, medicine.disease, Coagulation, Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, Internal medicine, Ectasia, Hemostasis, medicine, Cardiology, Original Article, In patient, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Aortic root ectasia might induce hemostatic disorders in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) via altered blood flow and rheology. The aim of this study was to explore the hemostasis in patients with MFS compared with healthy controls. METHODS: In this cross-sectional case-control study we included patients with verified MFS (n=51) and sex- and age-matched healthy controls (n=50). Main criteria were the aortic root in echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the coagulation status. RESULTS: When compared with healthy controls, patients with MFS showed significantly increased diameters of the aortic roots (43.0±7.72 vs. 28.8±3.74 mm, P
Published: 2019
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