Konstantina Dimakopoulou
A5072460337- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Global Health Care Issues
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2016-2025
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2018
424 General Military Hospital
2018
National Technical University of Athens
2010
Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale
2008
Karolinska Institutet
2008
University Medical Center Groningen
2006
Land Use Regression (LUR) models have been used increasingly for modeling small-scale spatial variation in air pollution concentrations and estimating individual exposure participants of cohort studies. Within the ESCAPE project, PM(2.5), PM(2.5) absorbance, PM(10), PM(coarse) were measured 20 European study areas at sites per area. GIS-derived predictor variables (e.g., traffic intensity, population, land-use) evaluated to model annual average each The median explained variance (R(2)) was...
An increasing number of people are exposed to aircraft and road traffic noise. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, even a small contribution in from environmental factors may have major impact on public health.The HYENA (Hypertension Exposure Noise near Airports) study aimed assess the relations between noise or airports hypertension.We measured blood pressure collected data health, socioeconomic, lifestyle factors, including diet physical activity, via...
Background: Particulate air pollution is associated with increased mortality. There a need for European results from multicountry databases concerning cause-specific mortality to obtain more accurate effect estimates. Methods: We report the estimated effects of ambient particle concentrations (black smoke and particulate matter less than 10 μm [PM10]) on cardiovascular respiratory mortality, 29 cities, within Air Pollution Health: Approach (APHEA2) project. applied 2-stage hierarchical...
Air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but it remains unclear as to whether specific pollutants are related causes of death. Within the multicenter European Study Cohorts for Pollution Effects (ESCAPE), we investigated associations long-term exposure several air all disease (CVD) well
Within the framework of HYENA (hypertension and exposure to noise near airports) project we investigated effect short-term changes transportation or indoor levels on blood pressure (BP) heart rate (HR) during night-time sleep in 140 subjects living four major European airports.Non-invasive ambulatory BP measurements at 15 min intervals were performed. Noise was measured night sleeping period recorded digitally for identification source a event. Exposure variables included equivalent level...
Land use regression models (LUR) frequently leave-one-out-cross-validation (LOOCV) to assess model fit, but recent studies suggested that this may overestimate predictive ability in independent data sets. Our aim was evaluate LUR for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) components exploiting the high correlation between concentrations of PM metrics NO2. have been developed NO2, PM2.5 absorbance, copper (Cu) PM10 based on 20 sites each study areas ESCAPE project. Models were...
Estimating air pollution exposure has long been a challenge for environmental health researchers. Technological advances and novel machine learning methods have allowed us to increase the geographic range accuracy of models, making them valuable tool in conducting studies identifying hotspots pollution. Here, we created prediction model daily PM2.5 levels Greater London area from 1st January 2005 31st December 2013 using an ensemble approach incorporating satellite aerosol optical depth...
In the cross-sectional hypertension and exposure to noise near airports study relationship between road traffic noise, aircraft annoyance was investigated. The data collection comprised a variety of potentially modifying factors, including type housing, location rooms, window opening habits, use noise-reducing remedies, shielding due obstacles, lengths exposure. present paper quantitative role these factors on outcomes analyzed. Multiple logistic linear regression models were calculated...
Background Within the framework of multi-centre AIRGENE project we studied association Mediterranean diet on plasma levels various inflammatory markers, in myocardial infarction (MI) survivors from six geographic areas Europe. Methods From 2003 to 2004, 1003 patients were repeatedly clinically examined. On every clinical visit (on average 5.8 times), blood EDTA-plasma samples collected. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6 and fibrinogen concentrations measured based...
Land use regression (LUR) models have been developed mostly to explain intraurban variations in air pollution based on often small local monitoring campaigns. Transferability of LUR from city has investigated, but little is known about the performance large numbers sites covering a area.We aimed develop European and regional examine their transferability areas not used for model development.We evaluated nitrogen dioxide (NO2) particulate matter (PM; PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance) by combining...
We followed up, in 2013, the subjects who lived near Athens International Airport and had participated cross-sectional multicountry HYENA study 2004-2006.To evaluate association of exposure to aircraft road traffic noise with incidence hypertension other cardiovascular outcomes.From 780 individuals study, 537 were still living same area 420 accepted participate follow-up. Aircraft was based on estimations conducted 2004-2006, linking geocoded residential addresses participants levels....
Objectives Studies on the health effects of aircraft and road traffic noise exposure suggest excess risks hypertension, cardiovascular disease use sedatives hypnotics. Our aim was to assess medication in relation from traffic. Methods This cross-sectional study measured prescribed antihypertensives, antacids, anxiolytics, hypnotics, antidepressants antasthmatics 4,861 persons living near seven airports six European countries (UK, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Greece). Exposure...