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Abia, Rocio, primary, Abouloifa, H., additional, Adriana, Morales-Martínez, additional, Aggarwal, Diwakar, additional, Aggarwal, Vaishali, additional, Alicia, Sánchez-Mendoza, additional, Andreadou, Ioanna, additional, Angeles-Lo´pez, Quetzalli D., additional, Argüelles, Sandro, additional, Asehraou, A., additional, Audi, Namaa, additional, Ayala, Antonio, additional, Ayoub, Nehad M., additional, Badiu, Diana, additional, Badria, Farid A., additional, Barbouti, Alexandra, additional, Batanero, Eva, additional, Batarseh, Yazan S., additional, Baumann, Leslie S., additional, Ben Salah, R., additional, Bermudez, Beatriz, additional, Blanco, Santos, additional, Borras-Linares, Isabel, additional, Brasca, M., additional, Brenes, Manuel, additional, Perez-Calabuig, Ana M., additional, Cancilla, John C., additional, Cano, Mercedes, additional, Carbone, Fabrizio, additional, Carrera-González, María Pilar, additional, Casas, Rosa, additional, Ceccanti, Mauro, additional, Chaldakov, George N., additional, Covas, María-Isabel, additional, Culeddu, Nicola, additional, Cumaoğlu, Ahmet, additional, Curiel, José Antonio, additional, Damiano, Fabrizio, additional, de Castro, Antonio, additional, de Felipe, Félix López, additional, de la Torre, Rafael, additional, de las Rivas, Blanca, additional, Deiana, Pierfrancesco, additional, Dekanski, Dragana, additional, Dettori, Sandro, additional, Di Stefano, Vita, additional, Domínguez-Vías, German, additional, Dore, Antonio, additional, D’hallewin, G., additional, El Sayed, Khalid A., additional, Elgazar, Abdullah A., additional, Emanuelli, Tatiana, additional, Ferraguti, Giampiero, additional, Filigheddu, Maria Rosaria, additional, Fiore, Marco, additional, Fitó, Montserrat, additional, Francisca, Pérez-Severiano, additional, Fujiwara, Yoko, additional, Galaris, Dimitrios, additional, García, Pedro, additional, Ghabbour, N., additional, Giudetti, Anna Maria, additional, Gnoni, Antonio, additional, Gnoni, Gabriele Vincenzo, additional, Goulas, Vlasios, additional, Greco, Antonio, additional, Guclu, Gamze, additional, Haghbeen, Kamahldin, additional, Handjani, Farhad, additional, Heydari, Mojtaba, additional, Hosseini Mazinani, Mehdi, additional, Ishikawa, Tomoko, additional, Iuliano, Luigi, additional, Joel, Jiménez-Gómez, additional, Joshi, Asavari, additional, Juan, M. Emília, additional, Jugreet, Bibi Sharmeen, additional, Kaddoumi, Amal, additional, Kailis, Stanley George, additional, Kanavaros, Panagiotis, additional, Karboune, S., additional, Kelebek, Hasim, additional, Kitsoulis, Panagiotis, additional, Kouka, Paraskevi, additional, Kouretas, Demetrios, additional, Ktari, N., additional, Kumar, Gaurav, additional, Kumar, Manoj, additional, Landete, José María, additional, Lauretti, Elisabetta, additional, Lemus-Conejo, Ana, additional, Lombardo, Luca, additional, Longo, Serena, additional, Pradana-Lopez, Sandra, additional, Lopez, Sergio, additional, Lopez-Millan, Belen, additional, López-López, Antonio, additional, Lozano-Sánchez, Jesús, additional, Madar, Zecharia, additional, Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi, additional, Mañas, Mariano, additional, Martinez-Victoria, Emilio, additional, Martinez-Burgos, Maria Alba, additional, Martínez-Martos, José Manuel, additional, Masre, Siti Fathiah, additional, Medina, Eduardo, additional, Medina, Rafael, additional, Menendez, Javier A., additional, Millan-Linares, Maria C., additional, Mittal, Sonam, additional, Mohammadnejad, Parvin, additional, Molinu, Maria Giovanna, additional, Montaño, Alfredo, additional, Montserrat-de la Paz, Sergio, additional, Muñoz, Mario, additional, Muñoz, Rosario, additional, Muriana, Francisco J.G., additional, Nenadis, N., additional, Nychas, G.-J.E., additional, Ortega-García, Francisca, additional, Ortega-Gomez, Almudena, additional, Pacheco, Yolanda M., additional, Panagou, E.Z., additional, Papoti, V.T., additional, Pariente, Jose Antonio, additional, Parvizi, Mohammad Mahdi, additional, Pathak, Kaveri, additional, Peinado, M. Ángeles, additional, Peragón, Juan, additional, Petrella, Carla, additional, Čabarkapa-Pirkovic, Andrea, additional, Planas, Joana M., additional, Plastina, Pierluigi, additional, Praticò, Domenico, additional, Prieto, Isabel, additional, Rajendram, Rajkumar, additional, Ralli, Massimo, additional, Ramírez-Expósito, María Jesús, additional, Ramírez-Sánchez, Manuel, additional, Rasouli, Hassan, additional, Al Rihani, Sweilem B., additional, Rodríguez, Héctor, additional, Rodríguez-López, Paloma, additional, Rokni, Y., additional, Romero, Concepción, additional, Rosillo, Maria A., additional, Ruiz-Barba, José Luis, additional, Saalaoui, E., additional, Sacanella, Emilio, additional, Sadeer, Nabeelah Bibi, additional, Sak, Katrin, additional, Saki, Maryam, additional, Salimonti, Amelia, additional, Sánchez, Antonio-Higinio, additional, Santona, Mario, additional, Segarra, Ana Belén, additional, Segura-Carretero, Antonio, additional, Selli, Serkan, additional, Sergio, Montes, additional, Sethi, Gautam, additional, Seyedebrahimi, Seyede Sanaz, additional, Shahbaz, Mana, additional, Sharma, Dhvani, additional, Soares, Mario J, additional, Spremo-Potparević, Biljana, additional, Stark, Aliza Hannah, additional, Suroowan, Shanoo, additional, Suvarna, Vasanti, additional, Tahiri, Iasim, additional, Tarani, Luigi, additional, Tassou, C.C., additional, Topalović, Dijana, additional, Torrecilla, José S., additional, Tseti, Ioulia, additional, Tsimidou, M.Z., additional, Tsoumani, Maria, additional, Tuli, Hardeep Singh, additional, Varela, Lourdes M., additional, Veskoukis, Aristidis S., additional, Villalba, Mayte, additional, Weisberg, Edmund M., additional, Yago, Maria Dolores, additional, Yang, Euitaek, additional, Yerer, Mükerrem Betül, additional, Zanwar, Anand, additional, Zelasco, Samanta, additional, and Živković, Lada, additional

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2021
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16. Factors affecting indoor environmental air quality of non-smoking residences in Perth, Western Australia

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Gilbey, Suzanne, Reid, Christopher M, Zhao, Yun, Soares, Mario J, Rumchev, Krassi, Gilbey, Suzanne, Reid, Christopher M, Zhao, Yun, Soares, Mario J, and Rumchev, Krassi

Abstract

This study investigated associations between a range of indoor air pollutants with household characteristics in 111 non-smoking residences located in Perth, Western Australia. Overall, the mean 24-hour indoor concentrations for PM10 and PM2.5 were below and above the World Health Organisation (WHO) (ambient) guideline values (GV) of 45 µg/m3 and 15 µg/m3, respectively. Concentrations of measured gases were low, other than nitrogen dioxide (NO2) which recorded a mean 24-hour concentration above the WHO GV (0.013ppm). Higher concentrations of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) and carbon dioxide (CO2) were observed as the number of household occupants increased. The type of heating and/or cooling appliances used was associated with higher concentrations of TVOC, CO2, carbon monoxide (CO), NO2 and all size fractions of particulate matter (PM). Households that were opened daily for fresh air recorded higher concentrations of all PM size fractions and NO2 when compared to those that were infrequently aired. These findings contribute to a better understanding of household characteristics that influence indoor air quality (IAQ) in homes where cigarette smoke, a significant contributor to residential air pollution, has been eliminated. These results are useful for modifying some behavioural choices by home occupants and can also inform meaningful risk mitigation strategies aimed at improving IAQ in residential settings.

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2023

26. Residential indoor exposure to fine and ultrafine particulate air pollution in association with blood pressure and subclinical central haemodynamic markers of cardiovascular risk among healthy adults living in Perth, Western Australia

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Gilbey, Suzanne, Reid, Christopher M, Zhao, Yun, Soares, Mario J, Huxley, Rachel R, Rumchev, Krassi B, Gilbey, Suzanne, Reid, Christopher M, Zhao, Yun, Soares, Mario J, Huxley, Rachel R, and Rumchev, Krassi B

Abstract

Despite that large percentages of individual daily time is spent in the home, few studies have examined the relationship between indoor particulate matter (PM) exposure in residential settings with subclinical indicators of cardiovascular risk. This cross-sectional study investigated associations between exposure to fine (PM2.5) and ultrafine (UFP) PM in domestic indoor environments, with central blood pressure (BP) and component BP measures (pulse pressure, augmented pressure [AP], augmentation index [AIx], mean arterial pressure, pulse wave velocity [PWV]) in 40 non-smoking, otherwise healthy adults (58% women) living in Perth, Western Australia. Overall, in adjusted models, an interquartile range (IQR) increase in PM2.5 was associated with a 3.2 mmHg (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.99, 5.45) higher diastolic BP, and a 1.8 mmHg lower AP (95%CI: − 3.63, − 0.01) and 0.4 m/s PWV (95%CI: − 0.80, − 0.08), respectively. For the UFP fraction, an IQR increase was associated with a 5.2% higher AIx (95%CI: 0.51, 9.97) and a 0.6 m/s lower PWV (95%CI: − 1.00, − 0.11). When stratified by sex, higher UFP concentrations were associated with higher DBP and lower PWV among women. Among men, higher UFP concentrations were associated with lower AP. Exposure to domestic indoor fine and ultrafine PM was associated with preclinical indicators of cardiovascular risk and some of these relationships were affected by sex. These findings contribute important evidence linking low-level residential indoor PM exposure with measurable impacts on cardiovascular physiology and may inform preventative recommendations as part of risk profiles for susceptible individuals.

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2022

35. List of Contributors

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Abia, Rocio, primary, Aguila, Marcia Barbosa, additional, Alcaraz, Miguel, additional, Aldini, Giancarlo, additional, Alonso, Alvaro, additional, de Cienfuegos, Gerardo Álvarez, additional, Amaral, Joana S., additional, Amirante, Paolo, additional, Amores, Victoria, additional, Amoruso, Angela, additional, Andrade, Paula B., additional, Andreadou, I., additional, Angioni, Alberto, additional, Ankan, Aysun, additional, Antunes, Lusânia Maria Greggi, additional, Apetrei, C., additional, Aramendía, María A., additional, Arbones-Mainar, Jose Miguel, additional, Arias, José L., additional, Arienti, Giuseppe, additional, Armenta, Sergio, additional, Assy, Nimmer, additional, Audi, Nama’a, additional, Azadmard-Damirchi, Sodeif, additional, Azqueta, Amaia, additional, Badiu, Diana, additional, Ballabio, Davide, additional, Balesteros, Manoela Ruchiga, additional, Ballesteros, Evaristo, additional, Barbosa, Décio Sabbatini, additional, Barbouti, Alexandra, additional, Bardelli, Claudio, additional, Batanero, Eva, additional, Baumann, Leslie, additional, Benavente-García, Obdulio, additional, Becker, Peter, additional, Bendini, Alessandra, additional, Benedetti, Simona, additional, Beretta, Giangiacomo, additional, Bermudez, Beatriz, additional, Bes-Rastrollo, Maira, additional, Bianchi, Maria de Lourdes Pires, additional, Bisignano, Giuseppe, additional, Blanco, Santos, additional, Boskou, George, additional, Bracci, Tania, additional, Bravo, Laura, additional, Brenes, Manuel, additional, Brescia, Maria Antonietta, additional, Briasoulis, Evangelos, additional, Brunelleschi, Sandra, additional, Bucci, Remo, additional, Buckland, Genevieve, additional, Buratti, Susanna, additional, Buróníó, María I., additional, Busconi, Matteo, additional, Cabello-Moruno, Rosana, additional, Caboni, Pierluigi, additional, Cabras, Paolo, additional, Caggia, Cinzia, additional, Camuesco, Desiree, additional, Cancelas, Jesús, additional, Capasso, Giovambattista, additional, Capote, F. Priego, additional, Cárdenas, Soledad, additional, Carluccio, Maria Annunziata, additional, Carrasco-Pancorbo, Alegria, additional, Carnuccio, Rosa, additional, Carrera, María Pilar, additional, Carretero, Antonio Segura, additional, Casado, Francisco Javier, additional, Castillo, Julián, additional, Caturla, Nuria, additional, Cerretani, Lorenzo, additional, Chillemi, Rosa, additional, Chiou, Antonia, additional, Choi, Shin-Geon, additional, Christian, Mildred S., additional, Chondrogianni, Niki, additional, Churruca, Itziar, additional, Cirugeda, Miguel de la Guardia, additional, de Castro, Antonio, additional, De Caterina, Raffaele, additional, Cavaliere, Chiara, additional, Chinou, Ioanna, additional, Clodoveo, Maria Lisa, additional, Coimbra, Manuel A., additional, Conte, Lanfranco S., additional, Cosio, M. Stella, additional, Covas, Maria Isabel, additional, Coxam, Véronique, additional, Cunha, Sara C., additional, Curiel, Jose Antonio, additional, D’Angelo, Stefania, additional, Daniel, Hannelore, additional, Davicco, Marie-Jeanne, additional, De Bonis, Maria Luigia, additional, De Castro, M.D. Luque, additional, de la Higuera, Manuel, additional, de la Puerta, Cristina, additional, de las Rivas, Blanca, additional, de la Torre, Rafael, additional, Delcuratolo, Debora, additional, De Leonardis, Antonella, additional, De Lucia, Maria, additional, de Oliveira, Marcone Augusto Leal, additional, de Pablo, Manuel A., additional, De Roos, Baukje, additional, De Saja, Jose A., additional, De Stefano, Daniela, additional, Di Bella, Giuseppa, additional, Dichi, Isaias, additional, Diener, Robert M., additional, Dirsch, Verena M., additional, d’Ischia, Marco, additional, Driss, Fathi, additional, Dugo, Giacomo, additional, Dutta, Paresh C., additional, Ebizuk, Yutaka, additional, El-Benna, Jamel, additional, Esteban, Francisco J., additional, Estepa, Amparo, additional, da Silva, Joaquim C.G. Esteves, additional, Fabiani, Roberto, additional, Facino, Roberto Maffei, additional, Faria, M.A., additional, Faria, Miguel, additional, Fernandes, José O., additional, Fernandez-Gutierrez, Alberto, additional, Fernández-Montesinos, Rafael, additional, Fernández-Navarro, Mónica, additional, Fernández-Quintela, Alfredo, additional, Faria, Adriana Ferreira, additional, Fitó, Montserrat, additional, Fogher, Corrado, additional, Foglia, Patrizia, additional, Franconi, Flavia, additional, Fregapane, Giuseppe, additional, Fujimoto, Kazuma, additional, Fujise, Takehiro, additional, Furneri, Pio Maria, additional, Gallardo, Visitación, additional, Galletti, Patrizia, additional, Galvez, Julio, additional, Garcia, Aranzazu, additional, García, I.M., additional, García-Luna, Pedro P., additional, Garrido-Fernández, Antonio, additional, Garrigues, Salvador, additional, Geelen, Math J.H., additional, Geladopoulos, Taxiarchis, additional, Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J., additional, Frenich, Antonia Garrido, additional, Galaris, Dimitrios, additional, Gilani, Anwarul Hassan, additional, Gill, Chris I.R., additional, Giovannini, Claudio, additional, Glatzle, Jörg, additional, Gnoni, Gabriele V., additional, Gomes, Tommaso, additional, Gómez-Rico, Aurora, additional, Gonos, Efstathios S., additional, Gonzalez, Carlos A., additional, Goya, Luis, additional, Grosovski, Maria, additional, Gutiérrez, Guillermo Rodriguez, additional, Hartmann, Marie-Andrée, additional, Hashim, Yumi Z., additional, Hu, Xiuli, additional, Ieri, Francesca, additional, Iliodromitis, Efstathios K., additional, Iwakiri, Ryuichi, additional, Juan, M. Emilia, additional, Kalogeropoulos, Nick, additional, Kalua, Curtis, additional, Khan, Arif-ullah, additional, Khymenets, Olha, additional, Kosti, Rena, additional, Kotsiou, Antonia, additional, Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th., additional, Lafont, Fernando, additional, Laganà, Aldo, additional, Landete, Jose Maria, additional, La Pera, Lara, additional, Lapucci, Chiara, additional, Lavermicocca, Paola, additional, Léger, Claude Louis, additional, Lehotay, Steven J., additional, Leone, Alessandro, additional, Liu, Jun, additional, Turco, Vincenzo Lo, additional, Lopez, Sergio, additional, de Cerain, Adela Lopez, additional, de Felipe, Felix Lopez, additional, López-Feria, Silvia, additional, de la Serrana, Herminia López-Garcia, additional, López-López, Antonio, additional, López-Martinez, Maria Carmen, additional, Lopez-Miranda, Jose, additional, La Torre, Giovanna Loredana, additional, Lucas, Ricardo, additional, Lupiáñez, José A., additional, Luque, Rafael, additional, Macciola, Vincenzo, additional, Madar, Zecharia, additional, Mafra, Isabel, additional, Magrì, Andrea D., additional, Magrì, Antonio L., additional, Maiuri, Maria Chiara, additional, Malaisse, Willy J., additional, Mañas, Mariano, additional, Mandarim-de-Lacerda, Carlos Alberto, additional, Manna, Caterina, additional, Mannina, Luisa, additional, Mannino, Saverio, additional, Marinas, Alberto, additional, Marinas, Jose M., additional, Marini, Federico, additional, Markaki, Panagiota, additional, Martín, M. Angeles, additional, Martínez, María Alba, additional, Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel A., additional, Martínez-Gracia, María Victoria, additional, Martinez-Martos, José Manuel, additional, Martínez-Victoria, Emilio, additional, Masella, Roberta, additional, Massaro, Marika, additional, Mastovska, Katerina, additional, Mateos, Raquel, additional, Mazzoni, Michela, additional, Menéndez-Menéndez, Javier, additional, Medina, Eduardo, additional, Medina, Jose M., additional, Micol, Vicente, additional, Mikros, Emmanuel, additional, Mitjavila, Maria Teresa, additional, Montaño, Alfredo, additional, Morales, Juan Carlos, additional, Morcillo, Sonsoles, additional, Moreno, Juan José, additional, Moreno, Paola, additional, Moret, Sabrina, additional, Moros, Javier, additional, Morozzi, Guido, additional, Motilva, Maria-Jose, additional, Muñoz, Rosario, additional, Muriana, Francisco J.G., additional, Napoli, Daniela, additional, Napolitano, Alessandra, additional, Nassar, Faris, additional, Nasti, Raffaella, additional, Natali, Francesco, additional, Natalini, Paolo, additional, Nunes, Cláudia S., additional, Nychas, George, additional, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., additional, Orihara, Yutaka, additional, Ortega, Almudena, additional, Ortega-García, Francisca, additional, Osada, Jesús, additional, Özdemir, Durmuş, additional, Öztürk, Betül, additional, Pacheco, Yolanda M., additional, Paice, Alistair G., additional, Palmerini, Carlo A., additional, Panagiotakos, Demosthenes, additional, Panagou, E.Z., additional, Panzella, Lucia, additional, Papoti, V.T., additional, Paradiso, Vito Michele, additional, Pariente, José Antonio, additional, Patel, Vinood B., additional, Peinado, M. Ángeles, additional, Pellicanò, Teresa Maria, additional, Peragon, Juan, additional, Perez-Jimenez, Francisco, additional, Perez-Martinez, Pablo, additional, Perona, Javier Sanchez, additional, Piperno, Anna, additional, Planas, Joana M., additional, Pollicino, Donatella, additional, Polzonetti, Valeria, additional, Populin, Tiziana, additional, Portillo, Maria P., additional, Pozo, David, additional, Prenzler, Paul, additional, Prieto, Pablo G., additional, Pucciarelli, Stefania, additional, Puel, Caroline, additional, Puertollano, Elena, additional, Puertollano, María A., additional, Quesada-Granados, Jose Javier, additional, Rajendram, Rajkumar, additional, Ramírez-Expósito, María Jesús, additional, Ramos, Sonia, additional, Ramos-Martos, Natividad, additional, Randazzo, Cinzia L., additional, Rando, Rossana, additional, Reiter, Russel J., additional, Rejano, Luis, additional, Rhee, Hae-Ik, additional, Robards, Kevin, additional, Rodriguez, Hector, additional, Rodríguez-Cabezas, Maria Elena, additional, Rodríguez-Manero, Moises, additional, Rodríguez-Méndez, María L., additional, Rodríguez, Rosalía, additional, Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Rosalia, additional, Romani, Annalisa, additional, Romero, Concepción, additional, Romero, Maria-Paz, additional, Romero-Gonzalez, Roberto, additional, Rose, Martin, additional, Rossi, Mauro, additional, Rotondi, Annalisa, additional, Rowland, Ian R., additional, Ruiz, Adolfina, additional, Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Valentina, additional, Russo, Francesco, additional, Ryan, Danielle, additional, Sabatini, Nadia, additional, Sacco, Antonio, additional, Sahan, Yasemin, additional, Saitta, Marcello, additional, Salvador, Maria Desamparados, additional, Samperi, Roberto, additional, Samaniego-Sánchez, Cristina, additional, Sánchez, Antonio Higinio, additional, Sánchez-Navarro, Maria Rosa, additional, Sancho, Verónica, additional, Santos-González, Mónica, additional, Saraiva, Jorge A., additional, Scampicchio, Matteo, additional, Scazzocchio, Beatrice, additional, Schmitt, Christoph A., additional, Schwartz, Betty, additional, Sciuto, Sebastiano, additional, Scoditti, Egeria, additional, Seabra, Rosa M., additional, Sebastiani, Luca, additional, Segre, Anna Laura, additional, Segura, Antonio, additional, Servili, Maurizio, additional, Shiraishi, Ryosuke, additional, Siculella, Luisa, additional, Simão, Andréa Colado, additional, Sindona, Giovanni, additional, Sivakumar, Ganapathy, additional, Skaltsounis, Alexios-Leandros, additional, Smith, Amos B., additional, Spatafora, Carmela, additional, Sperry, Jeffrey B., additional, Soares, Mario J., additional, Soriguer, Federico, additional, Srirajaskanthan, Rajaventhan, additional, Stitia, Naïm, additional, Tabernero, Arantxa, additional, Tagarelli, Antonio, additional, Tai, Fuju, additional, Tamborrino, Antonia, additional, Tassou, C.C., additional, Tesseromatis, Christine, additional, Todeschini, Roberto, additional, Torrecilla, Jose S., additional, Trikib, Saïda, additional, Tringali, Corrado, additional, Tsakiris, Ioannis N., additional, Tsatsakis, Aristidis M., additional, Tsimidou, M.Z., additional, Uccella, Nicola A., additional, Urbano, Francisco J., additional, Valcarcel, Miguel, additional, Valencia-Serrano, Félix, additional, Valentão, Patrícia, additional, Valverde, Isabel, additional, Varela, Lourdes M., additional, Varì, Rosaria, additional, Simas Vaz, Fernando Antonio, additional, Vettorazzi, Ariane, additional, Vichi, Stefania, additional, Vidal, José Luis Martínez, additional, Villalba, José M., additional, Villalba, Mayte, additional, Villanueva-Peñacarrillo, María L., additional, Vincenzetti, Silvia, additional, Vita, Alberto, additional, Vlahov, Giovanna, additional, Wang, Wei, additional, Weisberg, Edmund, additional, Wenzel, Uwe, additional, Won, Se-Ra, additional, Wu, Bin, additional, Yago, María Dolores, additional, Zabaras, Dimitrios, additional, Zappia, Vincenzo, additional, Zarzuelo, Antonio, additional, and Zhang, Luyong, additional

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2010
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39. Associations between sub-clinical markers of cardiometabolic risk and exposure to residential indoor air pollutants in healthy adults in Perth, western Australia: a study protocol

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Gilbey, Suzanne E., Reid, Christopher M., Huxley, Rachel R., Soares, Mario J., Zhao, Yun, Rumchev, Krassi, Gilbey, Suzanne E., Reid, Christopher M., Huxley, Rachel R., Soares, Mario J., Zhao, Yun, and Rumchev, Krassi

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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Background: A growing body of epidemiological and clinical evidence has implicated air pollution as an emerging risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. Whilst individuals spend up to two-thirds of daily time in their domestic residential environment, very few studies have been designed to objectively measure the sub-clinical markers of cardiometabolic risk with exposure to domestic indoor air pollutants. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate associations between the components of domestic indoor air quality and selected sub-clinical cardiometabolic risk factors in a cohort of healthy adults living in Perth,Western Australia. Methods: One hundred and eleven non-smoking adults (65% female) living in non-smoking households who were aged between 35-69 years were recruited for the project. Study subjects were invited to participate in all sections of the study, which included: Domestic indoor air monitoring along with the concurrent 24 h ambulatory monitoring of peripheral and central blood pressure and measures of central hemodynamic indices, standardized questionnaires on aspects relating to current health status and the domestic environment, a 24 h time-activity diary during the monitoring period, and clinic-based health assessment involving collection of blood and urine biomarkers for lipid and glucose profiles, as well as measures of renal function and an analysis of central pulse wave and pulse wave velocity. Results: This study provides a standardized approach to the study of sub-clinical cardiometabolic health effects that are related to the exposure to indoor air pollution. Conclusion: The findings of this study may provide direction for future research that will further contribute to our understanding of the relationship that exists between indoor air pollution and sub-clinical markers of cardiometabolic risk.

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2019

40. Lack of a relationship between vitamin D status and resting metabolic rate in Iranian adults.

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Ebaditabar, Mojdeh, Babaei, Nadia, Davarzani, Samira, Imani, Hossein, Soares, Mario J., and Shab‐Bidar, Sakineh

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IRANIANS, VITAMIN D, LEAN body mass, ADIPOSE tissues, MULTIPLE regression analysis, VITAMIN D receptors, OLDER men
Abstract

Objectives: Studies suggest a positive relationship between 25‐hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D)) and resting metabolic rate (RMR). We aimed to determine whether this relationship was also true of populations with very low vitamin D status. Methods: Fat mass (FM) and fat free mass (FFM) were determined from multifrequency bioimpedance analysis (InBody 720, Korea). RMR was based on indirect calorimetry (Cortex Metalyser 3B, Germany). Fasting blood measurements of 25(OH)D concentration, glucose and triglycerides were measured. Data were analyzed separately on men and women by tertile of vitamin D status and multiple linear regression analysis. Results: Two hundred and sixty‐three subjects (115 males; 148 females) with a mean age of 37 years and mean %body fat of 30.5% were studied. In women but not men, age, body weight, waist circumference, FM, and FFM increased significantly across tertiles of 25(OH)D. However, there was no difference in unadjusted or adjusted RMR across tertiles of 25OHD in both women and men. Stepwise forward regression analysis showed that age and FFM in men, age and FM in women but not by 25(OH)D, were determinants of RMR. In addition, RMR adjusted for age, sex, FM, FFM and triglyceride‐glucose index did not relate to 25(OH)D when linear (r = 0, P =.98), quadratic (r = 0.008, P =.34), or cubic (r = 0.010, P =.43) relationships were tested. Conclusions: Residual variation in RMR did not relate to vitamin D status in a group of Iranian adults with very low vitamin D status. Future studies could examine whether such a relationship holds true, after the normalization of vitamin D status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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42. Development of a food frequency questionnaire for Sri Lankan adults

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Jayawardena Ranil, Swaminathan Sumathi, Byrne Nuala M, Soares Mario J, Katulanda Prasad, and Hills Andrew P

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Food frequency questionnaire, Development, FFQ, Sri Lanka, Adults, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627
Abstract

Abstract Background Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs) are commonly used in epidemiologic studies to assess long-term nutritional exposure. Because of wide variations in dietary habits in different countries, a FFQ must be developed to suit the specific population. Sri Lanka is undergoing nutritional transition and diet-related chronic diseases are emerging as an important health problem. Currently, no FFQ has been developed for Sri Lankan adults. In this study, we developed a FFQ to assess the regular dietary intake of Sri Lankan adults. Methods A nationally representative sample of 600 adults was selected by a multi-stage random cluster sampling technique and dietary intake was assessed by random 24-h dietary recall. Nutrient analysis of the FFQ required the selection of foods, development of recipes and application of these to cooked foods to develop a nutrient database. We constructed a comprehensive food list with the units of measurement. A stepwise regression method was used to identify foods contributing to a cumulative 90% of variance to total energy and macronutrients. In addition, a series of photographs were included. Results We obtained dietary data from 482 participants and 312 different food items were recorded. Nutritionists grouped similar food items which resulted in a total of 178 items. After performing step-wise multiple regression, 93 foods explained 90% of the variance for total energy intake, carbohydrates, protein, total fat and dietary fibre. Finally, 90 food items and 12 photographs were selected. Conclusion We developed a FFQ and the related nutrient composition database for Sri Lankan adults. Culturally specific dietary tools are central to capturing the role of diet in risk for chronic disease in Sri Lanka. The next step will involve the verification of FFQ reproducibility and validity.

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2012
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43. Prevalence and trends of the diabetes epidemic in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Jayawardena Ranil, Ranasinghe Priyanga, Byrne Nuala M, Soares Mario J, Katulanda Prasad, and Hills Andrew P

Subjects
Diabetes Mellitus, South Asia, Epidemiology, Prevalence, Trends, Risk factors, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
Abstract

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. South Asians are known to have an increased predisposition for diabetes which has become an important health concern in the region. We discuss the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in South Asia and explore the differential risk factors reported. Methods Prevalence data were obtained by searching the Medline® database with; ‘prediabetes’ and ‘diabetes mellitus’ (MeSH major topic) and ‘Epidemology/EP’ (MeSH subheading). Search limits were articles in English, between 01/01/1980–31/12/2011, on human adults (≥19 years). The conjunction of the above results was narrowed down with country names. Results The most recent reported prevalence of pre-diabetes:diabetes in regional countries were; Bangladesh–4.7%:8.5% (2004–2005;Rural), India–4.6%:12.5% (2007;Rural); Maldives–3.0%:3.7% (2004;National), Nepal–19.5%:9.5% (2007;Urban), Pakistan–3.0%:7.2% (2002;Rural), Sri Lanka–11.5%:10.3% (2005–2006;National). Urban populations demonstrated a higher prevalence of diabetes. An increasing trend in prevalence of diabetes was observed in urban/rural India and rural Sri Lanka. The diabetes epidemicity index decreased with the increasing prevalence of diabetes in respective countries. A high epidemicity index was seen in Sri Lanka (2005/2006–52.8%), while for other countries, the epidemicity index was comparatively low (rural India 2007–26.9%; urban India 2002/2005–31.3%, and urban Bangladesh–33.1%). Family history, urban residency, age, higher BMI, sedentary lifestyle, hypertension and waist-hip ratio were associated with an increased risks of diabetes. Conclusion A significant epidemic of diabetes is present in the South Asian region with a rapid increase in prevalence over the last two decades. Hence there is a need for urgent preventive and curative strategies .

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2012
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