Als Teil des WHO-MONICA-Projektes sind seit 1984/85 drei bevölkerungsrepräsentative
Querschnittsstudien in der Region Augsburg durchgeführt worden, um die zeitlichen Trends der …

Introduction. Although the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) has been extensively investigated
in recent years, an accurate estimate of CD frequency in the European population is still …

Background An association between exposure to vehicular traffic in urban areas and the
exacerbation of cardiovascular disease has been suggested in previous studies. This study …

Background Not all obese subjects have an adverse metabolic profile predisposing them to
developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The BioSHaRE-EU Healthy Obese …

… roads in a 100 m buffer (vehicles×m/day), defined as the sum of traffic intensity on roads with
>5000 vehicles/day multiplied by the length of those roads in a 100 m buffer. To validate the …

… BMI was calculated as weight (kg)/height 2 (m). WHR was calculated by dividing WC by hip
circumference. Actual hypertension was defined as blood pressure values ≥140/90 mm Hg …

Aims/hypothesis To examine gender specific associations between sleep disturbance and
incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in a representative population sample in Germany. Methods …

In the past twenty years, the reconnaissance of 12 CO and 13 CO emission in the Milky Way
by single-dish millimeter-wave telescopes has expanded our view and understanding of …

Study Objectives: To examine gender-specific associations between sleep duration and
sleep complaints and incident myocardial infarction (MI). Design: Cohort study. Setting: A …

Multimorbidity is a common problem in aged populations with a wide range of individual and
societal consequences. The objective of the study was to explore patterns of comorbidity …