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1. Subtypes of adult-onset asthma at the time of diagnosis:a latent class analysis

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Mäkikyrö, E. M. (Elina M. S.), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Malmberg, L. P. (L. Pekka), Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.), Mäkikyrö, E. M. (Elina M. S.), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Malmberg, L. P. (L. Pekka), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Introduction: Only a few previous studies have investigated the subtypes of adult-onset asthma. No previous study has assessed whether these subtypes are different between men and women, or whether these subtypes have different risk factors. Methods: We applied latent class analyses to the Finnish Environment and Asthma Study population, including 520 new cases of adult-onset asthma. We formed subtypes separately between women and men and analyzed the following determinants as potential predictors for these subtypes: age, body mass index, smoking, and parental asthma. Results: Among women, the subtypes identified were: 1. Moderate asthma, 2. Cough-variant asthma, 3. Eosinophilic asthma, 4. Allergic asthma, and 5. Difficult asthma. Among men, the subtypes were: 1. Mild asthma, 2. Moderate asthma, 3. Allergic asthma, and 4. Difficult asthma. Three of the subtypes were similar among women and men: Moderate, Allergic, and Difficult asthma. In addition, women had two distinct subtypes: Cough-variant asthma, and Eosinophilic asthma. These subtypes had different risk factor profiles, e.g., heredity was important for Eosinophilic and Allergic asthma (RR for Both parents having asthma in Eosinophilic 3.55 (1.09 to 11.62)). Furthermore, smoking increased the risk of Moderate asthma among women (RR for former smoking 2.21 (1.19 to 4.11)) and Difficult asthma among men but had little influence on Allergic or Cough-variant asthma. Conclusion: This is an original investigation of the subtypes of adult-onset asthma identified at the time of diagnosis. These subtypes differ between women and men, and these subtypes have different risk factor profiles. These findings have both clinical and public health importance for the etiology, prognosis, and treatment of adult-onset asthma.

Published
2023

2. Effects of indoor molds and smoking on lung function levels among adults with newly diagnosed asthma and healthy adults

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Jaakkola, J. (Jouni J. K.), Jaakkola, M. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. (Taina), Hernberg, S. (Samu), Jaakkola, J. (Jouni J. K.), Jaakkola, M. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. (Taina), and Hernberg, S. (Samu)

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Indoor mold exposure and tobacco smoking are common worldwide. Only a few previous studies have addressed the potential effects of the exposures of these on lung function among adults who have asthma. In Study I and Study II, we investigated the potential effects of indoor dampness and mold exposures on lung function among adults with newly diagnosed asthma and non-asthmatic adults. In Study III, we assessed the potential effects of smoking on lung functions reflecting both large and small airways among adults with newly onset asthma. All studies are based on the Finnish Environment and Asthma Study (FEAS) that included 521 working-aged adults with incident asthma and 932 non-asthmatic adults. They answered a questionnaire on exposures and performed spirometry. A multiple linear regression model was applied to study the relationship between exposures and lung function levels. Among adults who had asthma, exposure to mold odor at home or at work or both was related to a significantly reduced FEV1 level (−240 ml, 95% CI −480 to −3), where the effect was detected mainly in men. Among the whole non-asthma population, exposure to mold odor had some adverse effects on spirometry levels. When stratified by gender, women had on average a 510 ml reduced FEV1 level (95% CI −1040 to 30) and an 820 ml reduced FVC level (95% CI −1440 to −20) in relation to mold odor exposure at home. The FEV1 level was reduced on average by 208 ml in relation to regular smoking (95% CI −355 to −61) and on average by 245 ml in relation to former smoking (95% CI −485 to −4) among those who had quit less than a year ago. Forced expiratory flow (FEF) rates (l/s) were also significantly reduced among regular smokers (FEF25–75%: −0.372, 95% CI −0.607 to −0.137; FEF50%: −0.476, 95% CI −0.750 to −0.202). An exposure–response pattern was detected in relation to both the daily smoking rate and lifetime cumulative smoking when investigating their effects on both large and small airways. This thesi, Tiivistelmä Altistuminen sisäilman homeille ja tupakointi ovat yleisiä maailmanlaajuisesti. Vain muutama tutkimus on arvioinut näiden altisteiden vaikutuksia keuhkojen toimintaan aikuisilla. Tutkimuksissa I ja II arvioimme sisäilman kosteus- ja homevaurioiden mahdollista vaikutusta keuhkojen toimintaan vastikään astmaan sairastuneilla ja terveillä aikuisilla. Tutkimuksessa III arvioimme tupakoinnin mahdollista vaikutusta keuhkojen toimintaan, sekä isojen että pienten ilmateiden osalta, vastikään astmaan sairastuneilla aikuisilla. Kaikki tämän väitöskirjan tutkimukset perustuvat väestöpohjaiseen tapaus-verrokkitutkimukseen (Finnish Environment and Asthma Study). Se koostui 521 työikäisestä aikuisesta, joilla on hiljattain diagnosoitu astma ja 932 terveestä aikuisesta. Tutkittavien altistuminen arvioitiin kyselytutkimuksella ja he suorittivat spirometrian. Usean muuttujan lineaarista regressioanalyysia käytettiin altistumisen ja spirometria-arvojen välisen yhteyden tutkimiseen. Aikuisilla astmaa sairastavilla homeen hajulle altistuminen töissä, kotona tai molemmissa oli yhteydessä merkittävästi alentuneeseen FEV1-tasoon (−240 ml, 95 % LV −480…−3). Tämä yhteys havaittiin lähinnä miehillä. Terveiden ryhmässä merkittävin vaikutus havaittiin naisilla, jotka altistuivat homeen hajulle kotona. Heillä keskimääräinen FEV1-taso oli 510 ml (95 % LV −1040–30) ja FVC-taso oli 820 ml (95 % LV −1440…−20) matalampi kuin altistumattomilla. Muut home- ja kosteusvaurion merkit eivät olleet selkeästi yhteydessä keuhkojen toimintaan. Säännöllisesti tupakoivilla FEV1-taso oli keskimäärin 208 ml matalampi (95 % LV −355…−61) ja alle vuosi sitten tupakoinnin lopettaneilla keskimäärin 245 ml (95 % LV −485…−4) matalampi tupakoimattomiin verrattuna. FEF-arvot (l/s) olivat myös merkittävästi alentuneet säännöllisesti tupakoivilla (FEF25–75 %: −0.372, 95 % LV −0.607…−0.137; FEF50 %: −0.476, 95 % LV -0.750…−0.202). Annos-vastesuhde havaittiin päivittäisen tupakoinnin määrän ja elinaikaisen kumulat

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2023

3. Effects of occupational exposures on respiratory health in steel factory workers

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Mozaffari, S. (Sajjad), Heibati, B. (Behzad), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Kalteh, S. (Safa), Alimoradi, H. (Hadi), Nazari, M. (Mahsa), Karimi, A. (Ali), Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.), Mozaffari, S. (Sajjad), Heibati, B. (Behzad), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Kalteh, S. (Safa), Alimoradi, H. (Hadi), Nazari, M. (Mahsa), Karimi, A. (Ali), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Background: The steel factory work environment contains various chemical exposures that can affect indoor air quality and have impact on respiratory health of the workers. Aims: The objective of this study was to assess potential effects of occupational exposures in steel factory workers in Iran on the respiratory symptoms, occurrence and the lung function levels. Method: This was a cross-sectional study of 133 men working in a steel factory forming the exposed group and 133 male office workers forming the reference group from a steel company in Iran. The participants filled in a questionnaire and underwent spirometry. Work history was used both as dichotomous (exposed/reference) and a quantitative measure of exposure, the latter measured as duration of exposure in the specified work (in years) for the exposed group and zero for the reference group. Results: Multiple linear regression and Poisson regression were used to adjust for confounding. In Poisson regression analyses, an increased prevalence ratio (PR) of all respiratory symptoms was observed in the exposed group. Lung function parameters were significantly reduced in the exposed group (p < 0.001). There was a dose–response relation between duration of occupational exposures and reduction in the predicted value of FEV1/FVC level (0.177, 95% CI −0.198 to −0.156) in all models. Conclusion: The results of these analyses showed that occupational exposures in steel factory work increase the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and reduce lung function. Safety training and workplace conditions were found to need improvement. In addition, use of proper personal protective equipment is recommended.

Published
2023

4. Occupation and occurrence of respiratory infections among adults with newly diagnosed asthma

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Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Rantala, A. K. (Aino K.), Nadif, R. (Rachel), Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Rantala, A. K. (Aino K.), Nadif, R. (Rachel), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Background: Work environments are potential areas for spreading respiratory infections. We hypothesized that certain occupations increase susceptibility to respiratory infections among adults with asthma. Our objective was to compare the occurrence of respiratory infections among different occupations in adults with newly diagnosed asthma. Methods: We analysed a study population of 492 working-age adults with newly diagnosed asthma who were living in the geographically defined Pirkanmaa Area in Southern Finland during a population-based Finnish Environment and Asthma Study (FEAS). The determinant of interest was occupation at the time of diagnosis of asthma. We assessed potential relations between occupation and occurrence of both upper and lower respiratory tract infections during the past 12 months. The measures of effect were incidence rate ratio (IRR) and risk ratio (RR) adjusted for age, gender, and smoking habits. Professionals, clerks, and administrative personnel formed the reference group. Results: The mean number of common colds in the study population was 1.85 (95% CI 1.70, 2.00) infections in the last 12 months. The following occupational groups showed increased risk of common colds: forestry and related workers (aIRR 2.20, 95% CI 1.15–4.23) and construction and mining (aIRR 1.67, 95% CI 1.14–2.44). The risk of lower respiratory tract infections was increased in the following groups: glass, ceramic, and mineral workers (aRR 3.82, 95% CI 2.54–5.74), fur and leather workers (aRR 2.06, 95% CI 1.01–4.20) and metal workers (aRR 1.80, 95% CI 1.04–3.10). Conclusions: We provide evidence that the occurrence of respiratory infections is related to certain occupations.

Published
2023

9. Driver social desirability scale: A Turkish adaptation and examination in the driving context

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Yılmaz, Ş, Arslan, B, Öztürk, İ, Özkan, Ö, Özkan, T, and Lajunen, T

Abstract

Self-report data collection methods are widely used techniques to gather information in studies related to road safety. One of the most considerable limitations of self-reports is social desirability bias. One way to overcome the possible detrimental effects of socially desirable responding is to control it by using social desirability scales. With respect to that, the present study aims to adapt the Driver Social Desirability Scale into Turkish, examine its construct validity, and investigate the relationship between social desirability and driving-related measures. A total of 351 drivers between the ages of 19 and 59 completed a questionnaire including a demographic information form, the Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ), the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI), the Two-Dimensional Social Desirability Scale (SDS), and the Driver Social Desirability Scale (DSDS). Factor analysis supported the two-factor structure of the DSDS in the Turkish sample. Social desirability correlated positively with age and driving experience. Female drivers reported higher levels of driver impression management, while male drivers scored higher on self-deception. Driver impression management was associated negatively with violations and perceptual-motor skills and positively with safety skills. Lastly, driver self-deception was positively related to violations, positive driver behaviors, perceptual-motor skills, and safety skills. The study shows that the Turkish version of the DSDS is a reliable and structurally valid instrument with incremental validity compared to the general social desirability measure in predicting driving-related outcomes.

Published
2022

10. Do hospital workers experience a higher risk of respiratory symptoms and loss of lung function?

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Heibati, B. (Behzad), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Ducatman, A. (Alan), Veysi, R. (Rahmat), Karimi, A. (Ali), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Occupational exposures, Pulmonary function, Hospital workers, Respiratory symptoms
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Background: Hospital work environment contains various biological and chemical exposures that can affect indoor air quality and have impact on respiratory health of the staff. The objective of this study was to investigate potential effects of occupational exposures on the risk of respiratory symptoms and lung function in hospital work, and to evaluate potential interaction between smoking and occupational exposures. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 228 staff members in a hospital and 228 employees of an office building as the reference group in Shiraz, Iran. All subjects completed a standardized ATS respiratory questionnaire and performed a spirometry test. Results: In Poisson regression, the adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) among the hospital staff were elevated for cough (aPR 1.90, 95% CI 1.15, 3.16), phlegm production (aPR 3.21, 95% CI 1.63, 6.32), productive cough (aPR 2.83, 95% CI 1.48, 5.43), wheezing (aPR 3.18, 95% CI 1.04, 9.66), shortness of breath (aPR 1.40, 95% CI 0.93, 2.12), and chest tightness (aPR 1.73, 95% CI 0.73, 4.12). Particularly laboratory personnel experienced increased risks of most symptoms. In linear regression adjusting for confounding, there were no significant differences in lung function between the hospital and office workers. There was an indication of synergism between hospital exposures and current smoking on FEV1/FVC% (interaction term β = − 5.37, 95% CI − 10.27, − 0.47). Conclusions: We present significant relations between hospital work, especially in laboratories, and increased risks of respiratory symptoms. Smoking appears to enhance these effects considerably. Our findings suggest that policymakers should implement evidence-based measures to prevent these occupational exposures.

Published
2022

12. Occupational exposures and respiratory symptoms and lung function among hairdressers in Iran:a cross-sectional study

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Heibati, B. (Behzad), Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Ducatman, A. (Alan), Bamshad, Z. (Zahra), Eslamizad, S. (Samira), Shafee, F. (Fatemeh), Karimi, A. (Ali), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Occupational exposures, Spirometry, Respiratory symptoms, Lung function, Hairdressing
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Objective: Exposures at hairdressers’ work have been reported to lead to an increased risk of several health outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the relations between occupational exposures and respiratory symptoms and lung function among hairdressers in Iran. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare potential respiratory effects among 140 women working as hairdressers to such effects among 140 women working as office workers (administrative personnel). Both groups worked in Shiraz, Iran. Respiratory symptoms were assessed by a standard respiratory questionnaire. The questionnaire also inquired about substances used and workspace conditions, including ventilation type. Lung function levels were measured by spirometry. Results: Respiratory symptoms, including cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness were significantly more frequent in hairdressers compared to the reference group (p

Published
2021

13. Occupation and subcategories of asthma:a population-based incident case–control study

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Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Heibati, B. (Behzad), Wang, Y. C. (Ying- Chuan), Lai, C. H. (Ching- Huang), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

Subjects
occupational health practice, public health, clinical medicine, epidemiology, respiratory, respiratory tract diseases
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Background: We hypothesised that occupational exposures differently affect subtypes of adult-onset asthma. Objective: We investigated potential relations between occupation and three subtypes of adult asthma, namely atopic asthma, non-atopic asthma and asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Methods: This is a population-based case–control study of incident asthma among working-age adults living in Pirkanmaa Hospital District in Southern Finland. The determinant of interest was occupation at the time of diagnosis of asthma or the job that the subject had quit due to respiratory symptoms. Asthma was divided into three mutually exclusive subtypes on the basis of any positive IgE antibody (atopic and non-atopic asthma) and presence of persistent airways obstruction in spirometry (ACOS). We applied unconditional logistic regression analysis to estimate adjusted OR (aOR), taking into account gender, age and smoking. Results: The following occupational groups showed significantly increased risk of atopic asthma: chemical industry workers (aOR 15.76, 95% CI 2.64 to 94.12), bakers and food processors (aOR 4.69, 95% CI 1.18 to 18.69), waiters (aOR 4.67, 95% CI 1.40 to 15.56) and those unemployed (aOR 3.06, 95% CI 1.52 to 6.17). The following occupations showed clearly increased risk of non-atopic asthma: metal workers (aOR 8.37, 95% CI 3.77 to 18.59) and farmers and other agricultural workers (aOR 2.36, 95% CI 1.10 to 5.06). Some occupational groups showed statistically significantly increased OR of ACOS: electrical and electronic production workers (aOR 30.6, 95% CI 6.10 to 153.35), fur and leather workers (aOR 16.41, 95% CI 1.25 to 215.85) and those retired (aOR 5.55, 95% CI 1.63 to 18.97). Conclusions: Our results show that different occupations are associated with different subtypes of adult-onset asthma.

Published
2021

14. Different effects of smoking on atopic and non-atopic adult-onset asthma

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Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.), and Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.)

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body regions, prevention, epidemiology, asthma, tobacco, smoking, respiratory tract diseases
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Background: Both tobacco smoking and atopy increase the risk of adult-onset asthma. We studied if there are differences in the effects of smoking on the risks of atopic and non-atopic adult-onset asthma, and if gender modifies these effects. Methods: The Finnish Environment and Asthma Study (FEAS) includes 521 incident cases of adult-onset asthma and 932 population-based controls, aged 21 to 63 years, recruited from a geographically defined area of Pirkanmaa, South Finland. Asthma was defined based on symptoms and lung function measurements, atopy by IgE antibodies to common aeroallergens and smoking by the study questionnaire. Results: Altogether 212 cases were atopic, and 251 cases were non-atopic. Regular smoking increased the risk of atopic asthma (adjusted OR 1.24, 95% CI 0.83–1.85), this effect was seen in women (aOR 1.77, 1.06–2.95) but not in men (aOR 0.75, 0.39–1.45). Among regular smokers, the amount smoked was lowest among women with atopic asthma. Recent quitting of smoking was related to increased risk of both atopic (aOR 4.91, 2.26–10.65) and non-atopic (aOR 4.37, 1.87–10.21) asthma. Having quitted smoking over a year ago was related to increased risk of non-atopic asthma (aOR 1.57, 1.08–2.28), mainly in men (aOR 2.03, 1.06–3.88). Conclusions: In women, rather small amounts of regular smoking increase the risk of atopic asthma. However, for non-atopic asthma, the smoking induced risk continues for longer after quitting, especially in men. In conclusion, the effects of smoking on the risks of atopic and non-atopic asthma differ, and gender modifies these effects.

Published
2021

15. Indoor mold odor in the workplace increases the risk of Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome:a population-based incident case–control study

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Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S.), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K.), and Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J. K.)

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Background: Previous studies have suggested an increased risk of asthma related to indoor dampness problems, but their role in the etiology of Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome has not been studied. We utilized a population-based incident case–control study to assess potential effect of indoor dampness and molds at home and at work on development of ACOS. Methods: We recruited systematically all new cases of asthma diagnosed during a 2.5-year study period (1997–2000) and randomly selected controls from the source population of adults 21–63 years old and representing 500,000 persons-years in the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, South Finland. Exposure indicators included water damage, damp stains or paint peeling, visible mold, and mold odor, asked separately for home and workplace. The clinically diagnosed case series consisted of 521 adults with newly diagnosed asthma. Altogether 25 of them satisfied the criteria for ACOS-cases, i.e. FEV1/FVC

Published
2020

22. Drivers’ self-reported reasons of speeding: A Turkish driver sample from two cities

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Bıçaksız, Pınar, Doğruyol, Burak, Erdost, Begüm Gür, Hoe, C.H., Gupta, S., Lajunen, T., Özkan, Türker, and Doğruyol, Burak

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Speeding, Interviews, Turkey, Self-Reported, Road Traffic Crashes
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2-s2.0-85064563954 Speeding is an important risk factor of road traffic crashes, and identifying the factors associated with speeding is crucial for road safety. In the present study, face-to-face roadside interviews were conducted to investigate the reasons of speeding among Turkish drivers at six different data collection times in two different cities. A structured interview was administered to collect data from a total of 3317 and 1559 drivers in Ankara and Afyon cities, respectively. Results from the two cities consistently revealed that drivers’ self-reported speeding frequency was partially determined by gender and age. Also, perceiving speeding as a cause of crashes was associated with lower frequency of speeding. Finally, thinking that speed tickets are a means for increasing government income and that it would be safe to exceed the speed limit if driving “safely” was positively associated with frequency of speeding. These findings indicate the importance of norms and (biased) perceptions in speeding behavior. © 2019, Gioacchino Onorati Editore. All rights reserved. This study was conducted as a part of the Global Road Safety Program (GRS) funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Experts on traffic safety and traffic psychology prepared a short face-to-face structured interview form to be used in all the countries included in the project. In the present study, responses to the following Tuestions were analysed (in addition to the demographic Tuestions listed in the previous section): 1. The freTuency of speeding (driving at 10 km/hr or more over the speed limit) that reTuired responding on a five-point scale with anchors ³always”, ³almost always”, ³half of the time”, ³occasionally” and ³never”. 2. Whether they received tickets for speeding in the previous year or not. 3. Whether they had been involved in a crash due to speeding in the previous year or not. 4. Whether they think that speeding is a cause of crashes or not. 5. The extent to which they agreed with the statement: ³Speeding tickets are mainly intended to raise revenue for the government” that reTuired responding on a five point scale, with anchors of ³strongly agree”, ³somewhat agree”, ³indifferent”, ³somewhat disagree”, ³strongly disagree”, and ³not sure”. 6. The extent to which they agreed with the statement: ³I think it is okay to exceed the speed limit if you are driving safely” that reTuired responding on a five point scale, with anchors: ³strongly agree”, ³somewhat agree”, ³indifferent”, ³somewhat disagree”, ³strongly disagree”, and ³not sure”. This study is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Published
2019

23. Smoking and lung function among adults with newly onset asthma

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Jaakkola, J. J. (Jouni J K), Hernberg, S. (Samu), Lajunen, T. K. (Taina K), Sripaijboonkij, P. (Penpatra), Malmberg, L. P. (L Pekka), and Jaakkola, M. S. (Maritta S)

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small airways, asthmatics, lung function, respiratory system, bronchodilation test, smoking, respiratory tract diseases
Abstract

Introduction: Smoking increases the risk of asthma and reduces lung function among subjects with and without asthma. We assessed the effects of smoking on lung function reflecting both central and small airways among adults with newly onset asthma. Methods: In a population-based study, 521 (response rate 86%) working-aged adults with clinically defined newly diagnosed asthma answered a questionnaire on personal smoking and other factors potentially influencing lung function, and performed spirometry. We applied multiple linear regression analysis to estimate the relations between smoking and lung function adjusting for confounding. Results: Among asthmatics, FEV1 level was reduced significantly, on average 208 mL, related to regular smoking (adjusted effect estimate −0.208, 95% CI −0.355 to −0.061) and 245 mL in relation to former smoking, that is, among those who quit less than a year ago (−0.245, 95% CI −0.485 to −0.004). In contrast, FEV1 was not significantly related to occasional smoking or former smoking among those who quit over a year ago. Forced expiratory flow (FEF) levels (L/s) were also significantly reduced among regular smokers (FEF25–75%: −0.372, 95% CI −0.607 to −0.137; FEF50%: −0.476, 95% CI −0.750 to −0.202). An exposure–response pattern related to both daily smoking rate and lifetime cumulative smoking was seen both among men and women. Conclusions: This study provides new evidence that among working-aged adults with new asthma, regular smoking and former smoking reduce lung function levels with a dose–response pattern. The lung function parameters applied as outcomes reflect both larger and smaller airways.

Published
2019

27. Final report of Working Group 2: Traffic psychology. A COST Action TU1101 / HOPE collaboration

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Shinar, D., Bogerd, C.P., Chliaoutakis, J., Cavallo, V., Crundall, D., Dias, J., Haworth, N., Holt, N., Houtenbos, M., Kuklane, K., Lajunen, T., Morandi, A., Oron-Gilad, T., Orsi, C., Papadakaki, M., Parkkari, K., Rus, D., Saplioglu, M., Tzamalouka, G., Valero-Mora, P., Walker, I., Wardlow, M., and Weber, T.

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Helmet OPtimization in Europe, TS - Technical Sciences, CBRN - CBRN Protection, Safety, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Observation, Weapon & Protection Systems
Published
2015

28. Drivers' self-reported reasons of speeding: a Turkish driver sample from two cities.

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Bıçaksız, P., Doğruyol, B., Erdost, B. G., Hoe, C. H., Gupta, S., Lajunen, T., and Özkan, T.

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SPEEDING violations, TRAFFIC engineering, TRAFFIC accidents, ACQUISITION of data
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Speeding is an important risk factor of road traffic crashes, and identifying the factors associated with speeding is crucial for road safety. In the present study, face-to-face roadside interviews were conducted to investigate the reasons of speeding among Turkish drivers at six different data collection times in two different cities. A structured interview was administered to collect data from a total of 3317 and 1559 drivers in Ankara and Afyon cities, respectively. Results from the two cities consistently revealed that drivers' self-reported speeding frequency was partially determined by gender and age. Also, perceiving speeding as a cause of crashes was associated with lower frequency of speeding. Finally, thinking that speed tickets are a means for increasing government income and that it would be safe to exceed the speed limit if driving "safely" was positively associated with frequency of speeding. These findings indicate the importance of norms and (biased) perceptions in speeding behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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29. The Lin28/let-7 axis regulates glucose metabolism

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Zhu H, Shyh Chang N, Segrè AV, Shinoda G, Shah SP, Einhorn WS, Takeuchi A, Engreitz JM, Hagan JP, Kharas MG, Urbach A, Thornton JE, Triboulet R, Gregory RI, DIAGRAM Consortium, MAGIC Investigators, Altshuler D, Daley G.Q. Voight BF, Scott LJ, Steinthorsdottir V, Morris AP, Dina C, Welch RP, Zeggini E, Huth C, Aulchenko YS, Thorleifsson G, McCulloch LJ, Ferreira T, Grallert H, Amin N, Wu G, Willer CJ, Raychaudhuri S, McCarroll SA, Langenberg C, Hofmann OM, Dupuis J, Qi L, van Hoek M, Navarro P, Ardlie K, Balkau B, Benediktsson R, Bennett AJ, Blagieva R, Boerwinkle E, Bonnycastle LL, Boström KB, Bravenboer B, Bumpstead S, Burtt NP, Charpentier G, Chines PS, Cornelis M, Couper DJ, Crawford G, Doney AS, Elliott KS, Elliott AL, Erdos MR, Fox CS, Franklin CS, Ganser M, Gieger C, Grarup N, Green T, Griffin S, Groves CJ, Guiducci C, Hadjadj S, Hassanali N, Herder C, Isomaa B, Jackson AU, Johnson PR, Jørgensen T, Kao WH, Klopp N, Kong A, Kraft P, Kuusisto J, Lauritzen T, Li M, Lieverse A, Lindgren CM, Lyssenko V, Marre M, Meitinger T, Midthjell K, Morken MA, Narisu N, Nilsson P, Owen KR, Payne F, Perry JR, Petersen AK, Platou C, Proença C, Prokopenko I, Rathmann W, Rayner NW, Robertson NR, Rocheleau G, Roden M, Sampson MJ, Saxena R, Shields BM, Shrader P, Sigurdsson G, Sparsø T, Strassburger K, Stringham HM, Sun Q, Swift AJ, Thorand B, Tichet J, Tuomi T, van Dam RM, van Haeften TW, van Herpt T, van Vliet Ostaptchouk JV, Walters GB, Weedon MN, Wijmenga C, Witteman J, Bergman RN, Cauchi S, Collins FS, Gloyn AL, Gyllensten U, Hansen T, Hide WA, Hitman GA, Hofman A, Hunter DJ, Hveem K, Laakso M, Mohlke KL, Morris AD, Palmer CN, Pramstaller PP, Rudan I, Sijbrands E, Stein LD, Tuomilehto J, Uitterlinden A, Walker M, Wareham NJ, Watanabe RM, Abecasis GR, Boehm BO, Campbell H, Daly MJ, Hattersley AT, Hu FB, Meigs JB, Pankow JS, Pedersen O, Wichmann HE, Barroso I, Florez JC, Frayling TM, Groop L, Sladek R, Thorsteinsdottir U, Wilson JF, Illig T, Froguel P, van Duijn CM, Stefansson K, Boehnke M, McCarthy MI, Soranzo N, Wheeler E, Glazer NL, Bouatia Naji N, Mägi R, Randall J, Johnson T, Elliott P, Rybin D, Henneman P, Dehghan A, Hottenga JJ, Song K, Goel A, Egan JM, Lajunen T, Doney A, Voight BF, Kanoni S, Cavalcanti Proença C, Kumari M, Timpson NJ, Zabena C, Ingelsson E, An P, O'Connell J, Luan J, Elliott A, Roccasecca RM, Pattou F, Sethupathy P, Ariyurek Y, Barter P, Beilby JP, Ben Shlomo Y, Bergmann S, Bochud M, Bonnefond A, Borch Johnsen K, Böttcher Y, Brunner E, Bumpstead SJ, Chen YD, Chines P, Clarke R, Coin LJ, Cooper MN, Crisponi L, Day IN, de Geus EJ, Delplanque J, Fedson AC, Fischer Rosinsky A, Forouhi NG, Frants R, Franzosi MG, Galan P, Goodarzi MO, Graessler J, Grundy S, Gwilliam R, Hallmans G, Hammond N, Han X, Hartikainen AL, Hayward C, Heath SC, Hercberg S, Hicks AA, Hillman DR, Hingorani AD, Hui J, Hung J, Jula A, Kaakinen M, Kaprio J, Kesaniemi YA, Kivimaki M, Knight B, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kyvik KO, Lathrop GM, Lawlor DA, Le Bacquer O, Lecoeur C, Li Y, Mahley R, Mangino M, Manning AK, Martínez Larrad MT, McAteer JB, McPherson R, Meisinger C, Melzer D, Meyre D, Mitchell BD, Mukherjee S, Naitza S, Neville MJ, Oostra BA, Orrù M, Pakyz R, Pattaro C, Pearson D, Peden JF, Pedersen NL, Perola M, Pfeiffer AF, Pichler I, Polasek O, Posthuma D, Potter SC, Pouta A, Province MA, Psaty BM, Rice K, Ripatti S, Rivadeneira F, Rolandsson O, Sandbaek A, Sandhu M, Sanna S, Sayer AA, Scheet P, Seedorf U, Sharp SJ, Shields B, Sigurðsson G, Sijbrands EJ, Silveira A, Simpson L, Singleton A, Smith NL, Sovio U, Swift A, Syddall H, Syvänen AC, Tanaka T, Tönjes A, Uitterlinden AG, van Dijk KW, Varma D, Visvikis Siest S, Vitart V, Vogelzangs N, Waeber G, Wagner PJ, Walley A, Ward KL, Watkins H, Wild SH, Willemsen G, Witteman JC, Yarnell JW, Zelenika D, Zethelius B, Zhai G, Zhao JH, Zillikens MC, Borecki IB, Loos RJ, Meneton P, Magnusson PK, Nathan DM, Williams GH, Silander K, Salomaa V, Smith GD, Bornstein SR, Schwarz P, Spranger J, Karpe F, Shuldiner AR, Cooper C, Dedoussis GV, Serrano Ríos M, Lind L, Palmer LJ, Franks PW, Ebrahim S, Marmot M, Wright AF, Stumvoll M, Hamsten A, Buchanan TA, Valle TT, Rotter JI, Siscovick DS, Penninx BW, Boomsma DI, Deloukas P, Spector TD, Ferrucci L, Cao A, Scuteri A, Schlessinger D, Uda M, Ruokonen A, Jarvelin MR, Waterworth DM, Vollenweider P, Peltonen L, Mooser V, Barroso I., PAOLISSO, Giuseppe, Zhu, H, Shyh Chang, N, Segrè, Av, Shinoda, G, Shah, Sp, Einhorn, W, Takeuchi, A, Engreitz, Jm, Hagan, Jp, Kharas, Mg, Urbach, A, Thornton, Je, Triboulet, R, Gregory, Ri, Diagram, Consortium, Magic, Investigator, Altshuler, D, Voight BF, Daley G. Q., Scott, Lj, Steinthorsdottir, V, Morris, Ap, Dina, C, Welch, Rp, Zeggini, E, Huth, C, Aulchenko, Y, Thorleifsson, G, Mcculloch, Lj, Ferreira, T, Grallert, H, Amin, N, Wu, G, Willer, Cj, Raychaudhuri, S, Mccarroll, Sa, Langenberg, C, Hofmann, Om, Dupuis, J, Qi, L, van Hoek, M, Navarro, P, Ardlie, K, Balkau, B, Benediktsson, R, Bennett, Aj, Blagieva, R, Boerwinkle, E, Bonnycastle, Ll, Boström, Kb, Bravenboer, B, Bumpstead, S, Burtt, Np, Charpentier, G, Chines, P, Cornelis, M, Couper, Dj, Crawford, G, Doney, A, Elliott, K, Elliott, Al, Erdos, Mr, Fox, C, Franklin, C, Ganser, M, Gieger, C, Grarup, N, Green, T, Griffin, S, Groves, Cj, Guiducci, C, Hadjadj, S, Hassanali, N, Herder, C, Isomaa, B, Jackson, Au, Johnson, Pr, Jørgensen, T, Kao, Wh, Klopp, N, Kong, A, Kraft, P, Kuusisto, J, Lauritzen, T, Li, M, Lieverse, A, Lindgren, Cm, Lyssenko, V, Marre, M, Meitinger, T, Midthjell, K, Morken, Ma, Narisu, N, Nilsson, P, Owen, Kr, Payne, F, Perry, Jr, Petersen, Ak, Platou, C, Proença, C, Prokopenko, I, Rathmann, W, Rayner, Nw, Robertson, Nr, Rocheleau, G, Roden, M, Sampson, Mj, Saxena, R, Shields, Bm, Shrader, P, Sigurdsson, G, Sparsø, T, Strassburger, K, Stringham, Hm, Sun, Q, Swift, Aj, Thorand, B, Tichet, J, Tuomi, T, van Dam, Rm, van Haeften, Tw, van Herpt, T, van Vliet Ostaptchouk, Jv, Walters, Gb, Weedon, Mn, Wijmenga, C, Witteman, J, Bergman, Rn, Cauchi, S, Collins, F, Gloyn, Al, Gyllensten, U, Hansen, T, Hide, Wa, Hitman, Ga, Hofman, A, Hunter, Dj, Hveem, K, Laakso, M, Mohlke, Kl, Morris, Ad, Palmer, Cn, Pramstaller, Pp, Rudan, I, Sijbrands, E, Stein, Ld, Tuomilehto, J, Uitterlinden, A, Walker, M, Wareham, Nj, Watanabe, Rm, Abecasis, Gr, Boehm, Bo, Campbell, H, Daly, Mj, Hattersley, At, Hu, Fb, Meigs, Jb, Pankow, J, Pedersen, O, Wichmann, He, Barroso, I, Florez, Jc, Frayling, Tm, Groop, L, Sladek, R, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Wilson, Jf, Illig, T, Froguel, P, van Duijn, Cm, Stefansson, K, Boehnke, M, Mccarthy, Mi, Soranzo, N, Wheeler, E, Glazer, Nl, Bouatia Naji, N, Mägi, R, Randall, J, Johnson, T, Elliott, P, Rybin, D, Henneman, P, Dehghan, A, Hottenga, Jj, Song, K, Goel, A, Egan, Jm, Lajunen, T, Voight, Bf, Kanoni, S, Cavalcanti Proença, C, Kumari, M, Timpson, Nj, Zabena, C, Ingelsson, E, An, P, O'Connell, J, Luan, J, Elliott, A, Roccasecca, Rm, Pattou, F, Sethupathy, P, Ariyurek, Y, Barter, P, Beilby, Jp, Ben Shlomo, Y, Bergmann, S, Bochud, M, Bonnefond, A, Borch Johnsen, K, Böttcher, Y, Brunner, E, Bumpstead, Sj, Chen, Yd, Clarke, R, Coin, Lj, Cooper, Mn, Crisponi, L, Day, In, de Geus, Ej, Delplanque, J, Fedson, Ac, Fischer Rosinsky, A, Forouhi, Ng, Frants, R, Franzosi, Mg, Galan, P, Goodarzi, Mo, Graessler, J, Grundy, S, Gwilliam, R, Hallmans, G, Hammond, N, Han, X, Hartikainen, Al, Hayward, C, Heath, Sc, Hercberg, S, Hicks, Aa, Hillman, Dr, Hingorani, Ad, Hui, J, Hung, J, Jula, A, Kaakinen, M, Kaprio, J, Kesaniemi, Ya, Kivimaki, M, Knight, B, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kyvik, Ko, Lathrop, Gm, Lawlor, Da, Le Bacquer, O, Lecoeur, C, Li, Y, Mahley, R, Mangino, M, Manning, Ak, Martínez Larrad, Mt, Mcateer, Jb, Mcpherson, R, Meisinger, C, Melzer, D, Meyre, D, Mitchell, Bd, Mukherjee, S, Naitza, S, Neville, Mj, Oostra, Ba, Orrù, M, Pakyz, R, Paolisso, Giuseppe, Pattaro, C, Pearson, D, Peden, Jf, Pedersen, Nl, Perola, M, Pfeiffer, Af, Pichler, I, Polasek, O, Posthuma, D, Potter, Sc, Pouta, A, Province, Ma, Psaty, Bm, Rice, K, Ripatti, S, Rivadeneira, F, Rolandsson, O, Sandbaek, A, Sandhu, M, Sanna, S, Sayer, Aa, Scheet, P, Seedorf, U, Sharp, Sj, Shields, B, Sigurðsson, G, Sijbrands, Ej, Silveira, A, Simpson, L, Singleton, A, Smith, Nl, Sovio, U, Swift, A, Syddall, H, Syvänen, Ac, Tanaka, T, Tönjes, A, Uitterlinden, Ag, van Dijk, Kw, Varma, D, Visvikis Siest, S, Vitart, V, Vogelzangs, N, Waeber, G, Wagner, Pj, Walley, A, Ward, Kl, Watkins, H, Wild, Sh, Willemsen, G, Witteman, Jc, Yarnell, Jw, Zelenika, D, Zethelius, B, Zhai, G, Zhao, Jh, Zillikens, Mc, Borecki, Ib, Loos, Rj, Meneton, P, Magnusson, Pk, Nathan, Dm, Williams, Gh, Silander, K, Salomaa, V, Smith, Gd, Bornstein, Sr, Schwarz, P, Spranger, J, Karpe, F, Shuldiner, Ar, Cooper, C, Dedoussis, Gv, Serrano Ríos, M, Lind, L, Palmer, Lj, Franks, Pw, Ebrahim, S, Marmot, M, Wright, Af, Stumvoll, M, Hamsten, A, Buchanan, Ta, Valle, Tt, Rotter, Ji, Siscovick, D, Penninx, Bw, Boomsma, Di, Deloukas, P, Spector, Td, Ferrucci, L, Cao, A, Scuteri, A, Schlessinger, D, Uda, M, Ruokonen, A, Jarvelin, Mr, Waterworth, Dm, Vollenweider, P, Peltonen, L, Mooser, V, and Barroso, I.

Published
2011

30. Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

Author

Dupuis, J, Langenberg, C, Prokopenko, I, Saxena, R, Soranzo, N, Jackson, AU, Wheeler, E, Glazer, NL, Bouatia-Naji, N, Gloyn, AL, Lindgren, CM, Mägi, R, Morris, AP, Randall, J, Johnson, T, Elliott, P, Rybin, D, Thorleifsson, G, Steinthorsdottir, V, Henneman, P, Grallert, H, Dehghan, A, Hottenga, JJ, Franklin, CS, Navarro, P, Song, K, Goel, A, Perry, JRB, Egan, JM, Lajunen, T, Grarup, N, Sparsø, T, Doney, A, Voight, BF, Stringham, HM, Li, M, Kanoni, S, Shrader, P, Cavalcanti-Proença, C, Kumari, M, Qi, L, Timpson, NJ, Gieger, C, Zabena, C, Rocheleau, G, Ingelsson, E, An, P, O'Connell, J, Luan, J, Elliott, A, McCarroll, SA, Payne, F, Roccasecca, RM, Pattou, F, Sethupathy, P, Ardlie, K, Ariyurek, Y, Balkau, B, Barter, P, Beilby, JP, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Benediktsson, R, Bennett, AJ, Bergmann, S, Bochud, M, Boerwinkle, E, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, LL, Borch-Johnsen, K, Böttcher, Y, Brunner, E, Bumpstead, SJ, Charpentier, G, Chen, Y-DI, Chines, P, Clarke, R, Coin, LJM, Cooper, MN, Cornelis, M, Crawford, G, Crisponi, L, Day, INM, De Geus, EJC, Delplanque, J, Dina, C, Erdos, MR, Fedson, AC, Fischer-Rosinsky, A, Forouhi, NG, Fox, CS, Frants, R, Franzosi, MG, Galan, P, Goodarzi, MO, Graessler, J, Groves, CJ, Grundy, S, Gwilliam, R, Gyllensten, U, Hadjadj, S, Hallmans, G, Hammond, N, Han, X, Hartikainen, A-L, Hassanali, N, Hayward, C, Heath, SC, Hercberg, S, Herder, C, Hicks, AA, Hillman, DR, Hingorani, AD, Hofman, A, Hui, J, Hung, J, Isomaa, B, Johnson, PRV, Jørgensen, T, Jula, A, Kaakinen, M, Kaprio, J, Kesaniemi, YA, Kivimaki, M, Knight, B, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kyvik, KO, Lathrop, GM, Lawlor, DA, Le Bacquer, O, Lecoeur, C, Li, Y, Lyssenko, V, Mahley, R, Mangino, M, Manning, AK, Martínez-Larrad, MT, McAteer, JB, McCulloch, LJ, McPherson, R, Meisinger, C, Melzer, D, Meyre, D, Mitchell, BD, Morken, MA, Mukherjee, S, Naitza, S, Narisu, N, Neville, MJ, Oostra, BA, Orr, M, Pakyz, R, Palmer, CNA, Paolisso, G, Pattaro, C, Pearson, D, Peden, JF, Pedersen, NL, Perola, M, Pfeiffer, AFH, Pichler, I, Polasek, O, Posthuma, D, Potter, SC, Pouta, A, Province, MA, Psaty, BM, Rathmann, W, Rayner, NW, Rice, K, Ripatti, S, Rivadeneira, F, Roden, M, Rolandsson, O, Sandbaek, A, Sandhu, M, Sanna, S, Sayer, AA, Scheet, P, Scott, LJ, Seedorf, U, Sharp, SJ, Shields, B, Sigursson, G, Sijbrands, EJG, Silveira, A, Simpson, L, Singleton, A, Smith, NL, Sovio, U, Swift, A, Syddall, H, Syvänen, A-C, Tanaka, T, Thorand, B, Tichet, J, Tönjes, A, Tuomi, T, Uitterlinden, AG, Van Dijk, KW, Van Hoek, M, Varma, D, Visvikis-Siest, S, Vitart, V, Vogelzangs, N, Waeber, G, Wagner, PJ, Walley, A, Walters, GB, Ward, KL, Watkins, H, Weedon, MN, Wild, SH, Willemsen, G, Witteman, JCM, Yarnell, JWG, Zeggini, E, Zelenika, D, Zethelius, B, Zhai, G, Zhao, JH, Zillikens, MC, Consortium, D, Consortium, G, Consortium, GB, Borecki, IB, Loos, RJF, Meneton, P, Magnusson, PKE, Nathan, DM, Williams, GH, Hattersley, AT, Silander, K, Salomaa, V, Smith, GD, Bornstein, SR, Schwarz, P, Spranger, J, Karpe, F, Shuldiner, AR, Cooper, C, Dedoussis, GV, Serrano-Ríos, M, Morris, AD, Lind, L, Palmer, LJ, Hu, FB, Franks, PW, Ebrahim, S, Marmot, M, Kao, WHL, Pankow, JS, Sampson, MJ, Kuusisto, J, Laakso, M, Hansen, T, Pedersen, O, Pramstaller, PP, Wichmann, HE, Illig, T, Rudan, I, Wright, AF, Stumvoll, M, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Hamsten, A, Bergman, RN, Buchanan, TA, Collins, FS, Mohlke, KL, Tuomilehto, J, Valle, TT, Altshuler, D, Rotter, JI, Siscovick, DS, Penninx, BWJH, Boomsma, DI, Deloukas, P, Spector, TD, Frayling, TM, Ferrucci, L, Kong, A, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Stefansson, K, Van Duijn, CM, Aulchenko, YS, Cao, A, Scuteri, A, Schlessinger, D, Uda, M, Ruokonen, A, Jarvelin, M-R, Waterworth, DM, Vollenweider, P, Peltonen, L, Mooser, V, Abecasis, GR, Wareham, NJ, Sladek, R, Froguel, P, Watanabe, RM, Meigs, JB, Groop, L, Boehnke, M, McCarthy, MI, Florez, JC, and Barroso, I

Published
2010

31. New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

Author

Dupuis, J, Langenberg, C, Prokopenko, I, Saxena, R, Soranzo, N, Jackson, AU, Wheeler, E, Glazer, NL, Bouatia-Naji, N, Gloyn, AL, Lindgren, CM, Maegi, R, Morris, AP, Randall, J, Johnson, T, Elliott, P, Rybin, D, Thorleifsson, G, Steinthorsdottir, V, Henneman, P, Grallert, H, Dehghan, A, Hottenga, JJ, Franklin, CS, Navarro, P, Song, K, Goel, A, Perry, JRB, Egan, JM, Lajunen, T, Grarup, N, Sparso, T, Doney, A, Voight, BF, Stringham, HM, Li, M, Kanoni, S, Shrader, P, Cavalcanti-Proenca, C, Kumari, M, Qi, L, Timpson, NJ, Gieger, C, Zabena, C, Rocheleau, G, Ingelsson, E, An, P, O'Connell, J, Luan, J, Elliott, A, McCarroll, SA, Payne, F, Roccasecca, RM, Pattou, F, Sethupathy, P, Ardlie, K, Ariyurek, Y, Balkau, B, Barter, P, Beilby, JP, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Benediktsson, R, Bennett, AJ, Bergmann, S, Bochud, M, Boerwinkle, E, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, LL, Borch-Johnsen, K, Boettcher, Y, Brunner, E, Bumpstead, SJ, Charpentier, G, Chen, Y-DI, Chines, P, Clarke, R, Coin, LJM, Cooper, MN, Cornelis, M, Crawford, G, Crisponi, L, Day, INM, de Geus, EJC, Delplanque, J, Dina, C, Erdos, MR, Fedson, AC, Fischer-Rosinsky, A, Forouhi, NG, Fox, CS, Frants, R, Franzosi, MG, Galan, P, Goodarzi, MO, Graessler, J, Groves, CJ, Grundy, S, Gwilliam, R, Gyllensten, U, Hadjadj, S, Hallmans, G, Hammond, N, Han, X, Hartikainen, A-L, Hassanali, N, Hayward, C, Heath, SC, Hercberg, S, Herder, C, Hicks, AA, Hillman, DR, Hingorani, AD, Hofman, A, Hui, J, Hung, J, Isomaa, B, Johnson, PRV, Jorgensen, T, Jula, A, Kaakinen, M, Kaprio, J, Kesaniemi, YA, Kivimaki, M, Knight, B, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kyvik, KO, Lathrop, GM, Lawlor, DA, Le Bacquer, O, Lecoeur, C, Li, Y, Lyssenko, V, Mahley, R, Mangino, M, Manning, AK, Martinez-Larrad, MT, McAteer, JB, McCulloch, LJ, McPherson, R, Meisinger, C, Melzer, D, Meyre, D, Mitchell, BD, Morken, MA, Mukherjee, S, Naitza, S, Narisu, N, Neville, MJ, Oostra, BA, Orru, M, Pakyz, R, Palmer, CNA, Paolisso, G, Pattaro, C, Pearson, D, Peden, JF, Pedersen, NL, Perola, M, Pfeiffer, AFH, Pichler, I, Polasek, O, Posthuma, D, Potter, SC, Pouta, A, Province, MA, Psaty, BM, Rathmann, W, Rayner, NW, Rice, K, Ripatti, S, Rivadeneira, F, Roden, M, Rolandsson, O, Sandbaek, A, Sandhu, M, Sanna, S, Sayer, AA, Scheet, P, Scott, LJ, Seedorf, U, Sharp, SJ, Shields, B, Sigurosson, G, Sijbrands, EJG, Silveira, A, Simpson, L, Singleton, A, Smith, NL, Sovio, U, Swift, A, Syddall, H, Syvaenen, A-C, Tanaka, T, Thorand, B, Tichet, J, Toenjes, A, Tuomi, T, Uitterlinden, AG, van Dijk, KW, van Hoek, M, Varma, D, Visvikis-Siest, S, Vitart, V, Vogelzangs, N, Waeber, G, Wagner, PJ, Walley, A, Walters, GB, Ward, KL, Watkins, H, Weedon, MN, Wild, SH, Willemsen, G, Witteman, JCM, Yarnell, JWG, Zeggini, E, Zelenika, D, Zethelius, B, Zhai, G, Zhao, JH, Zillikens, MC, Borecki, IB, Loos, RJF, Meneton, P, Magnusson, PKE, Nathan, DM, Williams, GH, Hattersley, AT, Silander, K, Salomaa, V, Smith, GD, Bornstein, SR, Schwarz, P, Spranger, J, Karpe, F, Shuldiner, AR, Cooper, C, Dedoussis, GV, Serrano-Rios, M, Morris, AD, Lind, L, Palmer, LJ, Hu, FB, Franks, PW, Ebrahim, S, Marmot, M, Kao, WHL, Pankow, JS, Sampson, MJ, Kuusisto, J, Laakso, M, Hansen, T, Pedersen, O, Pramstaller, PP, Wichmann, HE, Illig, T, Rudan, I, Wright, AF, Stumvoll, M, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Hamsten, A, Bergman, RN, Buchanan, TA, Collins, FS, Mohlke, KL, Tuomilehto, J, Valle, TT, Altshuler, D, Rotter, JI, Siscovick, DS, Penninx, BWJH, Boomsma, DI, Deloukas, P, Spector, TD, Frayling, TM, Ferrucci, L, Kong, A, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Stefansson, K, van Duijn, CM, Aulchenko, YS, Cao, A, Scuteri, A, Schlessinger, D, Uda, M, Ruokonen, A, Jarvelin, M-R, Waterworth, DM, Vollenweider, P, Peltonen, L, Mooser, V, Abecasis, GR, Wareham, NJ, Sladek, R, Froguel, P, Watanabe, RM, Meigs, JB, Groop, L, Boehnke, M, McCarthy, MI, Florez, JC, Consortium, DIAGRAM, Consortium, GIANT, Consortium, GB, Consortium, P, and Investigators, IBMAGIC

Published
2010

32. Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, inflammation and innate immunity

Author

Lajunen, T. (Taina)

Subjects
natural immunity, inflammation, Chlamydia pneumoniae, genetic polymorphism, body mass index, lipopolysaccharides, cardiovascular diseases
Abstract

Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligatory intracellular pathogen that causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Like other Chlamydial species, also C. pneumoniae has a tendency to cause persistent infections, which have been associated with different cardiovascular, neurological, and respiratory diseases. In addition, a few studies have reported an association between C. pneumoniae seropositivity and an elevated body mass index (BMI), and it has been shown that C. pneumoniae is capable of infecting preadipocytes and adipocytes. The main aims of this study were to study if certain gene polymorphisms regulate the serum levels of innate immunity and inflammation proteins, and if the polymorphisms are associated with markers of C. pneumoniae infection; to compare different methods in detection of C pneumoniae in atherosclerotic tissue; and to study if serum levels of chlamydial LPS (cLPS) are associated with BMI. The serum levels of inflammatory and innate immunity markers, namely interleukin 6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), LPS-binding protein (LBP), and soluble CD14, in apparently healthy individuals were found to correlate with each other and possibly be regulated by the polymorphisms of genes important in inflammation and innate immunity. Especially the serum LBP levels may be regulated by the LBP (rs2232618) and toll-like receptor 4 (rs4986790) polymorphisms. The IL-6 (rs1800795) polymorphism was found to be associated with C. pneumoniae antibody positivity. C. pneumoniae DNA and cLPS could be found from atherosclerotic tissue. A new, cLPS enzyme immunoassay method was developed in this study, and it might provide a standardized, commercial method for the detection of chlamydia in tissue samples, if the sensitivity of the method could be increased e.g. by testing multiple pieces of tissue. In situ hybridization method was found to be complicated by technical problems and the repeatability of polymerase chain reaction was poor. C. pneumoniae IgG positivity and elevated serum cLPS and CRP levels were associated with an elevated BMI. There was also a strong association between cLPS levels and inflammation as measured by CRP levels. The lack of association between serum total endotoxin activity and BMI implies that the association between infection and an elevated BMI may be specific to certain pathogens.

Published
2008

34. Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals.

Author

DIAGRAM+ Consortium, MAGIC Consortium, GLGC Investigators, MuTHER Consortium, DIAGRAM Consortium, GIANT Consortium, Global B Pgen Consortium, Procardis Consortium, MAGIC investigators, GLGC Consortium, Olson, J., Kronmal, R., Robbins, J., Chaves, PH., Burke, G., Kuller, LH., Tracy, R., Gottdiener, J., Prineas, R., Becker, JT., Enright, P., Klein, R., O'Leary, DH., Dastani, Z., Hivert, M.F., Timpson, N., Perry, J.R., Yuan, X., Scott, R.A., Henneman, P., Heid, I.M., Kizer, J.R., Lyytikäinen, L.P., Fuchsberger, C., Tanaka, T., Morris, A.P., Small, K., Isaacs, A., Beekman, M., Coassin, S., Lohman, K., Qi, L., Kanoni, S., Pankow, J.S., Uh, H.W., Wu, Y., Bidulescu, A., Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J., Greenwood, C.M., Ladouceur, M., Grimsby, J., Manning, A.K., Liu, C.T., Kooner, J., Mooser, V.E., Vollenweider, P., Kapur, K.A., Chambers, J., Wareham, N.J., Langenberg, C., Frants, R., Willems-Vandijk, K., Oostra, B.A., Willems, S.M., Lamina, C., Winkler, T.W., Psaty, B.M., Tracy, R.P., Brody, J., Chen, I., Viikari, J., Kähönen, M., Pramstaller, P.P., Evans, D.M., St Pourcain, B., Sattar, N., Wood, A.R., Bandinelli, S., Carlson, O.D., Egan, J.M., Böhringer, S., van Heemst, D., Kedenko, L., Kristiansson, K., Nuotio, M.L., Loo, B.M., Harris, T., Garcia, M., Kanaya, A., Haun, M., Klopp, N., Wichmann, H.E., Deloukas, P., Katsareli, E., Couper, D.J., Duncan, B.B., Kloppenburg, M., Adair, L.S., Borja, J.B., Wilson, J.G., Musani, S., Guo, X., Johnson, T., Semple, R., Teslovich, T.M., Allison, M.A., Redline, S., Buxbaum, S.G., Mohlke, K.L., Meulenbelt, I., Ballantyne, C.M., Dedoussis, G.V., Hu, F.B., Liu, Y., Paulweber, B., Spector, T.D., Slagboom, P.E., Ferrucci, L., Jula, A., Perola, M., Raitakari, O., Florez, J.C., Salomaa, V., Eriksson, J.G., Frayling, T.M., Hicks, A.A., Lehtimäki, T., Smith, G.D., Siscovick, D.S., Kronenberg, F., van Duijn, C., Loos, R.J., Waterworth, D.M., Meigs, J.B., Dupuis, J., Richards, J.B., Voight, B.F., Scott, L.J., Steinthorsdottir, V., Dina, C., Welch, R.P., Zeggini, E., Huth, C., Aulchenko, Y.S., Thorleifsson, G., McCulloch, L.J., Ferreira, T., Grallert, H., Amin, N., Wu, G., Willer, C.J., Raychaudhuri, S., McCarroll, S.A., Hofmann, O.M., Segrè, A.V., van Hoek, M., Navarro, P., Ardlie, K., Balkau, B., Benediktsson, R., Bennett, A.J., Blagieva, R., Boerwinkle, E., Bonnycastle, L.L., Boström, K.B., Bravenboer, B., Bumpstead, S., Burtt, N.P., Charpentier, G., Chines, P.S., Cornelis, M., Crawford, G., Doney, A.S., Elliott, K.S., Elliott, A.L., Erdos, M.R., Fox, C.S., Franklin, C.S., Ganser, M., Gieger, C., Grarup, N., Green, T., Griffin, S., Groves, C.J., Guiducci, C., Hadjadj, S., Hassanali, N., Herder, C., Isomaa, B., Jackson, A.U., Johnson, P.R., Jørgensen, T., Kao, W.H., Kong, A., Kraft, P., Kuusisto, J., Lauritzen, T., Li, M., Lieverse, A., Lindgren, C.M., Lyssenko, V., Marre, M., Meitinger, T., Midthjell, K., Morken, M.A., Narisu, N., Nilsson, P., Owen, K.R., Payne, F., Petersen, A.K., Platou, C., Proença, C., Prokopenko, I., Rathmann, W., Rayner, N.W., Robertson, N.R., Rocheleau, G., Roden, M., Sampson, M.J., Saxena, R., Shields, B.M., Shrader, P., Sigurdsson, G., Sparsø, T., Strassburger, K., Stringham, H.M., Sun, Q., Swift, A.J., Thorand, B., Tichet, J., Tuomi, T., van Dam, R.M., van Haeften, T.W., van Herpt, T., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V., Walters, G.B., Weedon, M.N., Wijmenga, C., Witteman, J., Bergman, R.N., Cauchi, S., Collins, F.S., Gloyn, A.L., Gyllensten, U., Hansen, T., Hide, W.A., Hitman, G.A., Hofman, A., Hunter, D.J., Hveem, K., Laakso, M., Morris, A.D., Palmer, C.N., Rudan, I., Sijbrands, E., Stein, L.D., Tuomilehto, J., Uitterlinden, A., Walker, M., Watanabe, R.M., Abecasis, G.R., Boehm, B.O., Campbell, H., Daly, M.J., Hattersley, A.T., Pedersen, O., Barroso, I., Groop, L., Sladek, R., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Wilson, J.F., Illig, T., Froguel, P., van Duijn, C.M., Stefansson, K., Altshuler, D., Boehnke, M., McCarthy, M.I., Soranzo, N., Wheeler, E., Glazer, N.L., Bouatia-Naji, N., Mägi, R., Randall, J., Elliott, P., Rybin, D., Dehghan, A., Hottenga, J.J., Song, K., Goel, A., Lajunen, T., Doney, A., Cavalcanti-Proença, C., Kumari, M., Timpson, N.J., Zabena, C., Ingelsson, E., An, P., O'Connell, J., Luan, J., Elliott, A., Roccasecca, R.M., Pattou, F., Sethupathy, P., Ariyurek, Y., Barter, P., Beilby, J.P., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Bergmann, S., Bochud, M., Bonnefond, A., Borch-Johnsen, K., Böttcher, Y., Brunner, E., Bumpstead, S.J., Chen, Y.D., Chines, P., Clarke, R., Coin, L.J., Cooper, M.N., Crisponi, L., Day, I.N., de Geus, E.J., Delplanque, J., Fedson, A.C., Fischer-Rosinsky, A., Forouhi, N.G., Franzosi, M.G., Galan, P., Goodarzi, M.O., Graessler, J., Grundy, S., Gwilliam, R., Hallmans, G., Hammond, N., Han, X., Hartikainen, A.L., Hayward, C., Heath, S.C., Hercberg, S., Hillman, D.R., Hingorani, A.D., Hui, J., Hung, J., Kaakinen, M., Kaprio, J., Kesaniemi, Y.A., Kivimaki, M., Knight, B., Koskinen, S., Kovacs, P., Kyvik, K.O., Lathrop, G.M., Lawlor, D.A., Le Bacquer, O., Lecoeur, C., Li, Y., Mahley, R., Mangino, M., Martínez-Larrad, M.T., McAteer, J.B., McPherson, R., Meisinger, C., Melzer, D., Meyre, D., Mitchell, B.D., Mukherjee, S., Naitza, S., Neville, M.J., Orrù, M., Pakyz, R., Paolisso, G., Pattaro, C., Pearson, D., Peden, J.F., Pedersen, N.L., Pfeiffer, A.F., Pichler, I., Polasek, O., Posthuma, D., Potter, S.C., Pouta, A., Province, M.A., Rice, K., Ripatti, S., Rivadeneira, F., Rolandsson, O., Sandbaek, A., Sandhu, M., Sanna, S., Sayer, A.A., Scheet, P., Seedorf, U., Sharp, S.J., Shields, B., Sigurðsson, G., Sijbrands, E.J., Silveira, A., Simpson, L., Singleton, A., Smith, N.L., Sovio, U., Swift, A., Syddall, H., Syvänen, A.C., Tönjes, A., Uitterlinden, A.G., van Dijk, K.W., Varma, D., Visvikis-Siest, S., Vitart, V., Vogelzangs, N., Waeber, G., Wagner, P.J., Walley, A., Ward, K.L., Watkins, H., Wild, S.H., Willemsen, G., Witteman, J.C., Yarnell, J.W., Zelenika, D., Zethelius, B., Zhai, G., Zhao, J.H., Zillikens, M.C., Borecki, I.B., Meneton, P., Magnusson, P.K., Nathan, D.M., Williams, G.H., Silander, K., Bornstein, S.R., Schwarz, P., Spranger, J., Karpe, F., Shuldiner, A.R., Cooper, C., Serrano-Ríos, M., Lind, L., Palmer, L.J., Franks, P.W., Ebrahim, S., Marmot, M., Wright, A.F., Stumvoll, M., Hamsten, A., Buchanan, T.A., Valle, T.T., Rotter, J.I., Penninx, B.W., Boomsma, D.I., Cao, A., Scuteri, A., Schlessinger, D., Uda, M., Ruokonen, A., Jarvelin, M.R., Peltonen, L., Mooser, V., Musunuru, K., Smith, A.V., Edmondson, A.C., Stylianou, I.M., Koseki, M., Pirruccello, J.P., Chasman, D.I., Johansen, C.T., Fouchier, S.W., Peloso, G.M., Barbalic, M., Ricketts, S.L., Bis, J.C., Feitosa, M.F., Orho-Melander, M., Melander, O., Li, X., Cho, Y.S., Go, M.J., Kim, Y.J., Lee, J.Y., Park, T., Kim, K., Sim, X., Ong, R.T., Croteau-Chonka, D.C., Lange, L.A., Smith, J.D., Ziegler, A., Zhang, W., Zee, R.Y., Whitfield, J.B., Thompson, J.R., Surakka, I., Smit, J.H., Sinisalo, J., Scott, J., Saharinen, J., Sabatti, C., Rose, L.M., Roberts, R., Rieder, M., Parker, A.N., Pare, G., O'Donnell, C.J., Nieminen, M.S., Nickerson, D.A., Montgomery, G.W., McArdle, W., Masson, D., Martin, N.G., Marroni, F., Lucas, G., Luben, R., Lokki, M.L., Lettre, G., Launer, L.J., Lakatta, E.G., Laaksonen, R., König, I.R., Khaw, K.T., Kaplan, L.M., Johansson, Å., Janssens, A.C., Igl, W., Hovingh, G.K., Hengstenberg, C., Havulinna, A.S., Hastie, N.D., Harris, T.B., Haritunians, T., Hall, A.S., Groop, L.C., Gonzalez, E., Freimer, N.B., Erdmann, J., Ejebe, K.G., Döring, A., Dominiczak, A.F., Demissie, S., de Faire, U., Caulfield, M.J., Boekholdt, S.M., Assimes, T.L., Quertermous, T., Seielstad, M., Wong, T.Y., Tai, E.S., Feranil, A.B., Kuzawa, C.W., Taylor, H.A., Gabriel, S.B., Holm, H., Gudnason, V., Krauss, R.M., Ordovas, J.M., Munroe, P.B., Kooner, J.S., Tall, A.R., Hegele, R.A., Kastelein, J.J., Schadt, E.E., Strachan, D.P., Reilly, M.P., Samani, N.J., Schunkert, H., Cupples, L.A., Sandhu, M.S., Ridker, P.M., Rader, D.J., Kathiresan, S., DIAGRAM+ Consortium, MAGIC 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M., Pramstaller, P.P., Evans, D.M., St Pourcain, B., Sattar, N., Wood, A.R., Bandinelli, S., Carlson, O.D., Egan, J.M., Böhringer, S., van Heemst, D., Kedenko, L., Kristiansson, K., Nuotio, M.L., Loo, B.M., Harris, T., Garcia, M., Kanaya, A., Haun, M., Klopp, N., Wichmann, H.E., Deloukas, P., Katsareli, E., Couper, D.J., Duncan, B.B., Kloppenburg, M., Adair, L.S., Borja, J.B., Wilson, J.G., Musani, S., Guo, X., Johnson, T., Semple, R., Teslovich, T.M., Allison, M.A., Redline, S., Buxbaum, S.G., Mohlke, K.L., Meulenbelt, I., Ballantyne, C.M., Dedoussis, G.V., Hu, F.B., Liu, Y., Paulweber, B., Spector, T.D., Slagboom, P.E., Ferrucci, L., Jula, A., Perola, M., Raitakari, O., Florez, J.C., Salomaa, V., Eriksson, J.G., Frayling, T.M., Hicks, A.A., Lehtimäki, T., Smith, G.D., Siscovick, D.S., Kronenberg, F., van Duijn, C., Loos, R.J., Waterworth, D.M., Meigs, J.B., Dupuis, J., Richards, J.B., Voight, B.F., Scott, L.J., Steinthorsdottir, V., Dina, C., Welch, R.P., Zeggini, E., Huth, C., Aulchenko, Y.S., Thorleifsson, G., McCulloch, L.J., Ferreira, T., Grallert, H., Amin, N., Wu, G., Willer, C.J., Raychaudhuri, S., McCarroll, S.A., Hofmann, O.M., Segrè, A.V., van Hoek, M., Navarro, P., Ardlie, K., Balkau, B., Benediktsson, R., Bennett, A.J., Blagieva, R., Boerwinkle, E., Bonnycastle, L.L., Boström, K.B., Bravenboer, B., Bumpstead, S., Burtt, N.P., Charpentier, G., Chines, P.S., Cornelis, M., Crawford, G., Doney, A.S., Elliott, K.S., Elliott, A.L., Erdos, M.R., Fox, C.S., Franklin, C.S., Ganser, M., Gieger, C., Grarup, N., Green, T., Griffin, S., Groves, C.J., Guiducci, C., Hadjadj, S., Hassanali, N., Herder, C., Isomaa, B., Jackson, A.U., Johnson, P.R., Jørgensen, T., Kao, W.H., Kong, A., Kraft, P., Kuusisto, J., Lauritzen, T., Li, M., Lieverse, A., Lindgren, C.M., Lyssenko, V., Marre, M., Meitinger, T., Midthjell, K., Morken, M.A., Narisu, N., Nilsson, P., Owen, K.R., Payne, F., Petersen, A.K., Platou, C., Proença, C., Prokopenko, I., Rathmann, W., Rayner, N.W., 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Abstract

Circulating levels of adiponectin, a hormone produced predominantly by adipocytes, are highly heritable and are inversely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and other metabolic traits. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in 39,883 individuals of European ancestry to identify genes associated with metabolic disease. We identified 8 novel loci associated with adiponectin levels and confirmed 2 previously reported loci (P = 4.5×10(-8)-1.2×10(-43)). Using a novel method to combine data across ethnicities (N = 4,232 African Americans, N = 1,776 Asians, and N = 29,347 Europeans), we identified two additional novel loci. Expression analyses of 436 human adipocyte samples revealed that mRNA levels of 18 genes at candidate regions were associated with adiponectin concentrations after accounting for multiple testing (p<3×10(-4)). We next developed a multi-SNP genotypic risk score to test the association of adiponectin decreasing risk alleles on metabolic traits and diseases using consortia-level meta-analytic data. This risk score was associated with increased risk of T2D (p = 4.3×10(-3), n = 22,044), increased triglycerides (p = 2.6×10(-14), n = 93,440), increased waist-to-hip ratio (p = 1.8×10(-5), n = 77,167), increased glucose two hours post oral glucose tolerance testing (p = 4.4×10(-3), n = 15,234), increased fasting insulin (p = 0.015, n = 48,238), but with lower in HDL-cholesterol concentrations (p = 4.5×10(-13), n = 96,748) and decreased BMI (p = 1.4×10(-4), n = 121,335). These findings identify novel genetic determinants of adiponectin levels, which, taken together, influence risk of T2D and markers of insulin resistance.

Published
2012

35. Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women.

Author

GIANT Consortium, MAGIC Consortium, GLGC Consortium, Dupuis, J., Langenberg, C., Prokopenko, I., Saxena, R., Soranzo, N., Jackson, AU., Wheeler, E., Glazer, NL., Bouatia-Naji, N., Gloyn, AL., Lindgren, CM., Mägi, R., Morris, AP., Randall, J., Johnson, T., Elliott, P., Rybin, D., Thorleifsson, G., Steinthorsdottir, V., Henneman, P., Grallert, H., Dehghan, A., Hottenga, JJ., Franklin, CS., Navarro, P., Song, K., Goel, A., Perry, JR., Egan, JM., Lajunen, T., Grarup, N., Sparsø, T., Doney, A., Voight, BF., Stringham, HM., Li, M., Kanoni, S., Shrader, P., Cavalcanti-Proença, C., Kumari, M., Qi, L., Timpson, NJ., Gieger, C., Zabena, C., Rocheleau, G., Ingelsson, E., An, P., O'Connell, J., Luan£££Jian'an£££ J., Elliott, A., McCarroll, SA., Payne, F., Roccasecca, RM., Pattou, F., Sethupathy, P., Ardlie, K., Ariyurek, Y., Balkau, B., Barter, P., Beilby, JP., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Benediktsson, R., Bennett, AJ., Bergmann, S., Bochud, M., Boerwinkle, E., Bonnefond, A., Bonnycastle, LL., Borch-Johnsen, 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P., Scott, LJ., Seedorf, U., Sharp, SJ., Shields, B., Sigurðsson, G., Sijbrands, EJ., Silveira, A., Simpson, L., Singleton, A., Smith, NL., Sovio, U., Swift, A., Syddall, H., Syvänen, AC., Tanaka, T., Thorand, B., Tichet, J., Tönjes, A., Tuomi, T., Uitterlinden, AG., van Dijk KW., van Hoek, M., Varma, D., Visvikis-Siest, S., Vitart, V., Vogelzangs, N., Waeber, G., Wagner, PJ., Walley, A., Walters, GB., Ward, KL., Watkins, H., Weedon, MN., Wild, SH., Willemsen, G., Witteman, JC., Yarnell, JW., Zeggini, E., Zelenika, D., Zethelius, B., Zhai, G., Zhao, JH., Zillikens, MC., Borecki, IB., Loos, RJ., Meneton, P., Magnusson, PK., Nathan, DM., Williams, GH., Hattersley, AT., Silander, K., Salomaa, V., Smith, GD., Bornstein, SR., Schwarz, P., Spranger, J., Karpe, F., Shuldiner, AR., Cooper, C., Dedoussis, GV., Serrano-Ríos, M., Morris, AD., Lind, L., Palmer, LJ., Hu, FB., Franks, PW., Ebrahim, S., Marmot, M., Kao, WH., Pankow, JS., Sampson, MJ., Kuusisto, J., Laakso, M., Hansen, T., Pedersen, O., Pramstaller, PP., Wichmann, HE., Illig, T., Rudan, I., Wright, AF., Stumvoll, M., Campbell, H., Wilson, JF., Hamsten, A., Bergman, RN., Buchanan, TA., Collins, FS., Mohlke, KL., Tuomilehto, J., Valle, TT., Altshuler, D., Rotter, JI., Siscovick, DS., Penninx, BW., Boomsma, ID., Deloukas, P., Spector, TD., Frayling, TM., Ferrucci, L., Kong, A., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Stefansson, K., van Duijn CM., Aulchenko, YS., Cao, A., Scuteri, A., Schlessinger, D., Uda, M., Ruokonen, A., Jarvelin, MR., Waterworth, DM., Vollenweider, P., Peltonen, L., Mooser, V., Abecasis, RG., Wareham, NJ., Sladek, R., Froguel, P., Watanabe, RM., Meigs, JB., Groop, L., Boehnke, M., McCarthy, MI., Florez, JC., Barroso£££Inês£££ I., Fox, C.S., Liu, Y., White, C.C., Feitosa, M., Smith, A.V., Heard-Costa, N., Lohman, K., Johnson, A.D., Foster, M.C., Greenawalt, D.M., Griffin, P., Ding, J., Newman, A.B., Tylavsky, F., Miljkovic, I., Kritchevsky, S.B., Launer, L., Garcia, M., Eiriksdottir, G., Carr, J.J., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B., Cupples, L.A., and Borecki, I.B.

Abstract

Body fat distribution, particularly centralized obesity, is associated with metabolic risk above and beyond total adiposity. We performed genome-wide association of abdominal adipose depots quantified using computed tomography (CT) to uncover novel loci for body fat distribution among participants of European ancestry. Subcutaneous and visceral fat were quantified in 5,560 women and 4,997 men from 4 population-based studies. Genome-wide genotyping was performed using standard arrays and imputed to ~2.5 million Hapmap SNPs. Each study performed a genome-wide association analysis of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), VAT adjusted for body mass index, and VAT/SAT ratio (a metric of the propensity to store fat viscerally as compared to subcutaneously) in the overall sample and in women and men separately. A weighted z-score meta-analysis was conducted. For the VAT/SAT ratio, our most significant p-value was rs11118316 at LYPLAL1 gene (p = 3.1 × 10E-09), previously identified in association with waist-hip ratio. For SAT, the most significant SNP was in the FTO gene (p = 5.9 × 10E-08). Given the known gender differences in body fat distribution, we performed sex-specific analyses. Our most significant finding was for VAT in women, rs1659258 near THNSL2 (p = 1.6 × 10-08), but not men (p = 0.75). Validation of this SNP in the GIANT consortium data demonstrated a similar sex-specific pattern, with observed significance in women (p = 0.006) but not men (p = 0.24) for BMI and waist circumference (p = 0.04 [women], p = 0.49 [men]). Finally, we interrogated our data for the 14 recently published loci for body fat distribution (measured by waist-hip ratio adjusted for BMI); associations were observed at 7 of these loci. In contrast, we observed associations at only 7/32 loci previously identified in association with BMI; the majority of overlap was observed with SAT. Genome-wide association for visceral and subcutaneous fat revealed a SNP for VAT in

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2012

36. New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

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Dupuis, J. (Josée), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Saxena, R. (Richa), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Wheeler, E. (Eleanor), Glazer, N.L. (Nicole), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Gloyn, A.L. (Anna), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Johnson, T. (Toby), Elliott, P. (Paul), Rybin, D. (Denis), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Henneman, P. (Peter), Grallert, H. (Harald), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), JanHottenga, J. (Jouke), Franklin, C.S. (Christopher), Navarro, P. (Pau), Song, K. (Kijoung), Goel, A. (Anuj), Perry, J.R.B. (John), Egan, J.M. (Josephine), Lajunen, T. (Taina), Grarup, N. (Niels), Sparsø, T. (Thomas), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Voight, B.F. (Benjamin), Stringham, H.M. (Heather), Li, M. (Man), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Shrader, P. (Peter), Cavalcanti-Proença, C. (Christine), Kumari, M. (Meena), Qi, L. (Lu), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Gieger, C. (Christian), Zabena, C. (Carina), Rocheleau, G. (Ghislain), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), An, P. (Ping), O´Connell, J.R., Luan, J., McCarroll, S.A. (Steven), Payne, F. (Felicity), Roccasecca, R.M., Pattou, F. (François), Sethupathy, P. (Praveen), Ardlie, K.G. (Kristin), Ariyurek, Y. (Yavuz), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Barter, P. (Phil), Beilby, J.P. (John), Ben-Shlomo, Y., Benediktsson, R. (Rafn), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda), Bergmann, S.M. (Sven), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Borch-Johnsen, K., Böttcher, Y. (Yvonne), Brunner, E. (Eric), Bumpstead, S. (Suzannah), Charpentier, G. (Guillaume), IdaChen, Y. (Yii) der, Chines, P.S. (Peter), Clarke, R., McOin, L.J. (Lachlan), Cooper, M.N. (Matthew), Cornelis, M. (Marilyn), Crawford, G. (Gabe), Crisponi, L. (Laura), Day, I.N.M. (Ian), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Delplanque, J. (Jerome), Dina, C. (Christian), Erdos, M.R. (Michael), Fedson, A.C. (Annette), Fischer-Rosinsky, A. (Antje), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Frants, R.R. (Rune), GraziaFranzosi, M. (Maria), Galan, P. (Pilar), Goodarzi, M. (Mark), Graessler, J. (Jürgen), Groves, C.J. (Christopher), Grundy, S.M. (Scott), Gwilliam, R. (Rhian), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hadjadj, S. (Samy), Hallmans, G. (Göran), Hammond, N. (Naomi), Han, X. (Xijing), Hartikainen, A.-L. (Anna-Liisa), Hassanali, N. (Neelam), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heath, S.C. (Simon), Hercberg, S. (Serge), Herder, C. (Christian), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hillman, D.R. (David), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hui, J. (Jennie), Hung, J. (Judy), Isomaa, B. (Bo), Jørgensen, T. (Torben), Jula, A. (Antti), Kaakinen, M. (Marika), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), AnteroKesaniemi, Y., Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Knight, B. (Beatrice), Koskinen, S. (Seppo), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Kyvik, K.O. (Kirsten Ohm), Lathrop, G.M. (Mark), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie), Bacquer, O.L. (Olivier), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Mahley, R. (Robert), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Manning, A.K. (Alisa), TeresaMartínez-Larrad, M. (María), McAteer, J.B. (Jarred), McCulloch, L.J. (Laura), McPherson, R. (Ruth), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Melzer, D. (David), Meyre, D. (David), Mitchell, B.D. (Braxton), Morken, M.A. (Mario), Mukherjee, S. (Sutapa), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Neville, M.J. (Matthew), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Orrù, M. (Marco), Pakyz, R. (Ruth), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Paolisso, G. (Giuseppe), Pattaro, C. (Cristian), Pearson, D. (Daniel), Peden, J. (John), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Perola, M. (Markus), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Pichler, I. (Irene), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Posthuma, D. (Danielle), Potter, S.C. (Simon), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Province, M.A. (Mike), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Rathmann, W. (Wolfgang), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Rice, K. (Kenneth), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Roden, M. (Michael), Rolandsson, O. (Olov), Sandbaek, A. (Annelli), Sandhu, M.S. (Manjinder), Sanna, S. (Serena), Sayer, A.A., Scheet, P. (Paul), Scott, L.J. (Laura), Seedorf, U. (Udo), Sharp, S.J. (Stephen), Shields, B.M. (Beverley), Sigursson, G. (Gunnar), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Silveira, A. (Angela), Simpson, L. (Laila), Singleton, A. (Andrew), Smith, N.L. (Nicholas), Sovio, U. (Ulla), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Syddall, H. (Holly), Syvänen, A.-C. (Ann-Christine), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Tichet, J. (Jean), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Willems van Dijk, J.A.P. (Ko), Hoek, M. (Mandy) van, Varma, D. (Dhiraj), Visvikis-Siest, S. (Sophie), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Vogelzangs, N. (Nicole), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Wagner, P.J. (Peter), Walley, A. (Andrew), BragiWalters, G., Ward, K.L. (Kim), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Weedon, M.N. (Michael), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), GYarnell, J.W. (John), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Zelenika, D. (Diana), Zethelius, B. (Björn), Zhai, G. (Guangju), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Meneton, P. (Pierre), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Nathan, D.M. (David), Williams, G.H. (Gordon), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Silander, K. (Kaisa), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P. (Peter), Spranger, J. (Jürgen), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Serrano-Ríos, M. (Manuel), Lind, L. (Lars), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Hu, F.B. (Frank), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Ebrahim, S. (Shanil), Marmot, M. (Michael), Kao, W.-H.L. (Linda), Pankow, J.S. (James), Sampson, M.J. (Michael), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Hansen, T. (Torben), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Wichmann, H.E. (Erich), Illig, T. (Thomas), Rudan, I. (Igor), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wilson, J.F. (James), Bergman, R.N. (Richard), Buchanan, T.A. (Thomas), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Valle, T.T. (Timo), Altshuler, D. 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Levels of circulating glucose are tightly regulated. To identify new loci influencing glycemic traits, we performed meta-analyses of 21 genome-wide association studies informative for fasting glucose, fasting insulin and indices of beta-cell function (HOMA-B) and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in up to 46,186 nondiabetic participants. Follow-up of 25 loci in up to 76,558 additional subjects identified 16 loci associated with fasting glucose and HOMA-B and two loci associated with fasting insulin and HOMA-IR. These include nine loci newly associated with fasting glucose (in or near ADCY5, MADD, ADRA2A, CRY2, FADS1, GLIS3, SLC2A2, PROX1 and C2CD4B) and one influencing fasting insulin and HOMA-IR (near IGF1). We also demonstrated association of ADCY5, PROX1, GCK, GCKR and DGKB-TMEM195 with type 2 diabetes. Within these loci, likely biological candidate genes influence signal transduction, cell proliferation, development, glucose-sensing and circadian regulation. Our results demonstrate that genetic studies of glycemic traits can identify type 2 diabetes risk loci, as well as loci containing gene variants that are associated with a modest elevation in glucose levels but are not associated with overt diabetes.

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2010
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38. The association of body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and waist–hip ratio with Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG antibodies and high-sensitive C-reactive protein at 31 years of age in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

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Lajunen, T, primary, Bloigu, A, additional, Paldanius, M, additional, Pouta, A, additional, Laitinen, J, additional, Ruokonen, A, additional, Hartikainen, A-L, additional, Savolainen, M, additional, Herzig, K-H, additional, Leinonen, M, additional, Saikku, P, additional, and Järvelin, M-R, additional

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2011
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42. Gender and age differences in risk taking behaviour in road traffic crashes.

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Bener, A., Dafeeah, E. E., Verjee, M., Yousafzai, M. T., Al-Khatib, H., Nema, N., Mari, S., M. K. Choi, Özkan, T., and Lajunen, T.

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AUTOMOBILE drivers, RISK-taking behavior, TRAFFIC engineering, TRAFFIC safety, TRAFFIC accidents
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Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess drivers' gender and age related differences in the associations between high risk taking behaviour and Road Traffic Crashes in Qatar. Study Design: This is a cross sectional study. Subjects and Methods: A multistage stratified cluster sampling was performed. Of 2400 drivers aged 20 years and above approached, 1824 drivers agreed to participate in the survey (76%). The study was based on a face to face interview with a designed questionnaire including Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) along with socio-demographic variables. Results: Of the studied drivers, 74.7% were males and 25.8% were Qataris. Majority of the drivers were in the age group 30-39 years (35%), followed by drivers below 30 years (31.5%). Using mobile phone while driving (51.1%) and excessive speeding (38.8%) were significantly higher in male drivers (p<0.001) as compared to females. No significant difference was observed in items of violation between both the genders except items on "disregard the speed limits at night" (30.5% vs 19.7%; p=0.041) and "disregard the speed limits on motor way" (25.6% vs 19.7%; p=0.011). There were no significant differences observed in items of errors and the most frequent reported error was "queuing to turn right onto a main road and hitting the car in front" (21.8% and 21.4%). Also, no significant difference was found in items of lapses between genders except "realizing that you have no clear recollection of the road you are driving" with significantly a higher proportion in female drivers (17.8% vs 22.1%; p=0.041). TV (76.6% vs 81.8%; p=0.019) and radio (71% vs 78.2%; p=0.003) were reported as an effective source of road safety campaign by male and female drivers. Gender, driving experience, DBQ items such as violations lapses and errors showed significant correlation with accident involvement. Conclusion: No significant difference was observed between genders in DBQ items violation, lapses and errors. Most of the DBQ items were more prevalent in female drivers as compared to male drivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2013
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