A5032100069- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Global Health Care Issues
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Research in Social Sciences
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
2016-2025
University of Turku
2015-2018
University of Zurich
2017
CK-CARE
2017
Human Factors (Norway)
2017
National Institutes of Health
2010-2015
Universität Ulm
2012
Danish Cancer Society
2012
Karolinska Institutet
2012
Utrecht University
2002-2012
Weather-related health effects have attracted renewed interest because of the observed and predicted climate change. The authors studied short-term cold weather on mortality in 15 European cities. minimum apparent temperature cause- age-specific daily were assessed for season (October-March) by using data from 1990-2000. For city-specific analysis, used Poisson regression distributed lag models, controlling potential confounders. Meta-regression models summarized results explored...
Background— Daily variations in ambient particulate air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. We therefore assessed the associations between levels of 3 main modes urban aerosol distribution occurrence ST-segment depressions during repeated exercise tests. Methods Results— Repeated biweekly submaximal tests were performed 6 months among adult subjects stable coronary heart disease Helsinki, Finland. Seventy-two exercise-induced >0.1 mV occurred 342 45...
Airborne particles are associated with adverse health effects and contribute to excess mortality in epidemiological studies. A recent hypothesis proposes that the high numbers of ultrafine (<0.1 μm diameter) ambient air might provoke alveolar inflammation subsequently cause exacerbations pre-existing cardiopulmonary diseases. To test adult asthmatics were followed daily peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurements symptom medication diaries for six months, while simultaneously monitoring...
The reason for the association between air pollution and risk of cardiovascular diseases is unknown. hypothesis was examined that daily concentrations are associated with fibrinogen, a factor disease.Data on plasma fibrinogen 4982 male 2223 female office workers, collected in cross sectional survey London September 1991 May 1993, were combined data during day blood sampling 3 preceding days.After adjustment weather other confounding factors, an increase 24 hour mean NO(2) previous from 10th...
Background: It is known that particulate air pollution affects cardiorespiratory health; however, it unclear which particle size fractions and sources of particles are responsible for the health effects. Methods: Daily levels nucleation (<0.03 μm), Aitken (0.03–0.1 accumulation (0.1–0.29 coarse mode (2.5–10 μm) particles, with diameter <2.5 μm (PM2.5), gaseous pollutants were measured at central outdoor measurement sites in Helsinki, Finland between 1998 2004. We determined associations...
<h3>Background:</h3> There is little previous information of the effects size fractioned particulate air pollution and source specific fine particles (PM<sub>2.5</sub>; <2.5 μm) on asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among children, adults elderly. <h3>Objectives:</h3> To determine daily variation in levels different particle fractions gaseous pollutants COPD by age group. <h3>Methods:</h3> Levels pollution, NO<sub>2</sub> CO were measured from 1998 to 2004 at central...
Daily variations in ambient particulate air pollution are associated with respiratory lung function. It has been suggested that the effects of matter may be due to particles ultrafine (0.01-0.1 microm) size range. Because previous studies on only used self-monitored peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), we assessed associations between particle mass and number concentrations several ranges measured at a central site (biweekly) spirometric function among group 54 adult asthmatics (n = 495...
Daily variation in outdoor concentrations of inhalable particles (PM(10) <10 microm diameter) has been associated with fatal and nonfatal stroke. Toxicological epidemiological studies suggest that smaller, combustion-related are especially harmful. We therefore evaluated the effects several particle measures including, for first time to our knowledge, ultrafine (<0.1 microm) on stroke.Levels particulate gaseous air pollution were measured 1998 2004 at central monitoring sites Helsinki....
In this experiment we investigated how individual differences in orientation towards built vs. nature environment as well noise sensitivity affect psychological and physiological restoration a constructed urban park, woodland city centre of Helsinki, Finland. The participants, 30–61-year-old healthy women (N = 83), visited each study site once. consisted 15-min viewing session, followed by 30-min walking session environment. We measured restorative effects: perceived outcomes, vitality,...
Epidemiological studies have reported positive associations between the amount of green space in living environment and mental cardiovascular human health. In a search for effect mechanisms, field found short-term visits to environments be associated with psychological stress relief. Less evidence is available on physiology.To evaluate whether urban environments, comparison built-up environment, lead beneficial changes indicators health.Thirty-six adult female volunteers visited three...
Exposure to road-traffic noise commonly engenders annoyance, the extent of which is determined by factors not fully understood. Our aim was estimate prevalence and determinants annoyance sensitivity in Finnish adult population, while comparing perceptions exhausts as environmental health problems. Using a questionnaire that yielded responses from 1112 randomly selected respondents, we estimated noise- exhausts-related perceived exposures, health-risk perceptions, self-reported on five-point...
Road-traffic noise can induce stress, which may contribute to mental health disorders. Mental problems have not received much attention in research. People perceive differently, affect the extent contributes poor at individual level. This paper aims assess relationships between outdoor traffic and annoyance use of psychotropic medication. We conducted a survey medication among residents Helsinki Capital Region Finland. also assessed associations road-traffic with sleep disorders, anxiety...
Background: Transportation noise may induce cardiovascular disease, but the public health implications are unclear. Objectives: The study aimed to assess exposure–response relationships for different transportation sources and ischemic heart disease (IHD), including subtypes. Methods: Pooled analyses were performed of nine cohorts from Denmark Sweden, together 132,801 subjects. Time-weighted long-term exposure road, railway, aircraft noise, as well air pollution, was estimated based on...
Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death attributed to cardiovascular diseases. An association between traffic related air pollution and AMI has been suggested, but evidence still limited. Objectives: To evaluate in a multicentre study hospitalisation for first daily levels pollution. Methods: The authors collected data on hospitalisations five European cities. registers were available Augsburg Barcelona; hospital discharge (HDRs) used Helsinki, Rome...
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from vegetation fires can be transported over long distances and may cause significant air pollution episodes far the fires. However, epidemiological evidence on health effects of vegetation-fire originated is limited, particularly for mortality cardiovascular outcomes.We examined association between short-term exposure to long-range PM2.5 daily due non-accidental, cardiovascular, respiratory causes hospital admissions in Helsinki metropolitan area,...
BackgroundExposure to particulate matter air pollution (PM) has been associated with cardiovascular diseases.ObjectivesIn this study we evaluated whether annual exposure ambient is systemic inflammation, which hypothesized be an intermediate step disease.MethodsSix cohorts of adults from Central and Northern Europe were used in cross-sectional as part the larger ESCAPE project (European Study Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects). Data on levels blood markers inflammation—high-sensitivity...
Heatwaves are known to increase mortality. However, there is a need for more quantitative information on factors affecting sensitivity the adverse health effects, particularly in countries with cool summer temperatures. We evaluated mortality risk related heatwave days Finland. Risk was examined by age, sex, cause of death, and place including social care facilities homes. Mortality also analysed different patient subgroups healthcare facilities. were defined as periods when daily average...
Background: Transportation noise is increasingly acknowledged as a cardiovascular risk factor, but the evidence base for an association with stroke sparse. Objective: We aimed to investigate between transportation and incidence in large Scandinavian population. Methods: harmonized pooled data from nine cohorts (seven Swedish, two Danish), totaling 135,951 participants. identified residential address history estimated road, railway, aircraft all addresses. Information on was acquired through...