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Effects of short- and long-term exposures to particulate matter on inflammatory marker levels in the general population
The effect of particulate matter (PM) on health increases with exposure duration but the change from short to longer term is not well studied. We examined the exposure to PM smaller 10 μm (PM10) from short to lon...
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Open AccessBuilding leadership capacity to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases: evaluation of an international short-term training program for program managers from low- and middle-income countries
To assess the impact of a 1-week training seminar jointly developed and conducted by the World Health Organization and the University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of Lausanne targeting senior po...
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Open AccessBayesian association scan reveals loci associated with human lifespan and linked biomarkers
The enormous variation in human lifespan is in part due to a myriad of sequence variants, only a few of which have been revealed to date. Since many life-shortening events are related to diseases, we developed...
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Open AccessInterventions promoting healthy eating as a tool for reducing social inequalities in diet in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Diet is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and is also strongly patterned by socioeconomic factors. Whether interventions promoting healthy eating reduce social inequalities in diet in lo...
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Socioeconomic predictors of dietary patterns among Guatemalan adults
We aimed to assess the associations of socioeconomic factors with dietary patterns in a Guatemalan population.
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Educational differences in dietary intake and compliance with dietary recommendations in a Swiss adult population
This study assessed the impact of education on diet and compliance with the national recommendations.
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Open AccessRelation of 24-hour urinary caffeine and caffeine metabolite excretions with self-reported consumption of coffee and other caffeinated beverages in the general population
Caffeine intake is generally estimated by self-reported consumption, but it remains unclear how well self-report associates with metabolite urinary excretion. We investigated the associations of self-reported ...
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The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals
Patricia Munroe, Christopher Newton-Cheh, Andrew Morris and colleagues perform association studies in over 340,000 individuals of European ancestry and identify 66 loci, of which 17 are novel, involved in bloo...
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Association between obesity and glomerular hyperfiltration: the confounding effect of smoking and sodium and protein intakes
Glomerular hyperfiltration has been suggested as a possible mechanism linking obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD), independently of classical risk factors. We explored the association of overweight and o...
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Open AccessScreening for cardiovascular disease risk and subsequent management in low and middle income countries: challenges and opportunities
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), mainly heart attack and stroke, is the leading cause of premature mortality in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Identifying and managing individuals at high risk of CVD is...
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Open AccessIdeal and reality: do countries adopt and follow recommended procedures in comprehensive multiyear planning guidelines for national immunization programmes?
Meticulous steps and procedures are proposed in planning guidelines for the development of comprehensive multiyear plans for national immunization programmes. However, we know very little about whether the rea...
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Open AccessNew anthropometry-based age- and sex-specific reference values for urinary 24-hour creatinine excretion based on the adult Swiss population
Urinary creatinine excretion is used as a marker of completeness of timed urine collections, which are a keystone of several metabolic evaluations in clinical investigations and epidemiological surveys.
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Erratum to: Prevalence of obesity and overweight and associated nutritional factors in a population-based Swiss sample: an opportunity to analyze the impact of three different European cultural roots
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Prevalence of obesity and overweight and associated nutritional factors in a population-based Swiss sample: an opportunity to analyze the impact of three different European cultural roots
Obesity represents a growing public health concern worldwide. The latest data in Switzerland rely on self-reported body mass index (BMI), leading to underestimation of prevalence. We reassessed the prevalence ...
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Open AccessProstate cancer outcomes in France: treatments, adverse effects and two-year mortality
This very large population-based study investigated outcomes after a diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) in terms of mortality rates, treatments and adverse effects.
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Public Health Workforce in Switzerland: are public health workers lacking?
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Open AccessFactors associated with 24-hour urinary volume: the Swiss salt survey
Low 24-hour urine volume (24UV) may be a significant risk factor for decline in kidney function. We therefore aimed to study associated markers and possible determinants of 24UV in a sample of the Swiss popula...
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Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study
In this population-based study, reference values were generated for renal length, and the heritability and factors associated with kidney length were assessed.
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Open AccessTrends in hospital discharges, management and in-hospital mortality from acute myocardial infarction in Switzerland between 1998 and 2008
Since the late nineties, no study has assessed the trends in management and in-hospital outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Switzerland. Our objective was to fill this gap.
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Open AccessDiffering trends in the association between obesity and self-reported health in Portugal and Switzerland. Data from national health surveys 1992–2007
The escalating prevalence of obesity might prompt obese subjects to consider themselves as normal, as this condition is gradually becoming as frequent as normal weight. In this study, we aimed to assess the tr...