Epidemiology

Publikationen 2011

Kote-Jarai Z, Olama AA, Giles GG, Severi G, Schleutker J, Weischer M, Campa D, Riboli E, Key T, Gronberg H, Hunter DJ, Kraft P, Thun MJ, Ingles S, Chanock S, Albanes D, Hayes RB, Neal DE, Hamdy FC, Donovan JL, Pharoah P, Schumacher F, Henderson BE, Stanford JL, Ostrander EA, Sorensen KD, Dörk T, Andriole G, Dickinson JL, Cybulski C, Lubinski J, Spurdle A, Clements JA, Chambers S, Aitken J, Gardiner RA, Thibodeau SN, Schaid D, John EM, Maier C, Vogel W, Cooney KA, Park JY, Cannon-Albright L, Brenner H, Habuchi T, Zhang HW, Lu YJ, Kaneva R, Muir K, Benlloch S, Leongamornlert DA, Saunders EJ, Tymrakiewicz M, Mahmud N, Guy M, O'Brien LT, Wilkinson RA, Hall AL, Sawyer EJ, Dadaev T, Morrison J, Dearnaley DP, Horwich A, Huddart RA, Khoo VS, Parker CC, Van As N, Woodhouse CJ, Thompson A, Christmas T, Ogden C, Cooper CS, Lophatonanon A, Southey MC, Hopper JL, English DR, Wahlfors T, Tammela TL, Klarskov P, Nordestgaard BG, Røder MA, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Bojesen SE, Travis R, Canzian F, Kaaks R, Wiklund F, Aly M, Lindstrom S, Diver WR, Gapstur S, Stern MC, Corral R, Virtamo J, Cox A, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Fitzgerald L, Kolb S, Kwon EM, Karyadi DM, Orntoft TF, Borre M, Meyer A, Serth J, Yeager M, Berndt SI, Marthick JR, Patterson B, Wokolorczyk D, Batra J, Lose F, McDonnell SK, Joshi AD, Shahabi A, Rinckleb AE, Ray A, Sellers TA, Lin HY, Stephenson RA, Farnham J, Muller H, Rothenbacher D, Tsuchiya N, Narita S, Cao GW, Slavov C, Mitev V; The UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators/British Association of Urological Surgeons' Section of Oncology; The UK ProtecT Study Collaborators, The Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource; The PRACTICAL Consortium, Easton DF, Eeles RA. Seven prostate cancer susceptibility loci identified by a multi-stage genome-wide association study. Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 10; 43(8):785-91. doi: 10.1038/ng.882.

Almquist M, Johansen D, Björge T, Ulmer H, Lindkvist B, Stocks T, Hallmans G, Engeland A, Rapp K, Jonsson H, Selmer R, Diem G, Häggström C, Tretli S, Stattin P, Manjer J. Metabolic factors and risk of thyroid cancer in the Metabolic syndrome and Cancer project (Me-Can). Cancer Causes Control2011 Mar;
Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21380729

Beasley RW, Clayton TO, Crane J, Lai CKW, Montefort SR, Mutius E von, Stewart AW, ISAAC Phase Three Study Group*.Acetaminophen use and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in adolescents: International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase Three. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med 2011 Jan;183(2):171-178. *Collaborators: SK Weiland†, G Weinmayr

Becker C, Cameron ID, Klenk J, Lindemann U, Heinrich S, König HH, Rapp K. Reduction of Femoral Fractures in Long-Term Care Facilities: The Bavarian Fracture Prevention Study. PLoS ONE 2011Aug 6(8):e24311(5 pages)

Berg D, Seppi K, Behnke S, Liepelt I, Schweitzer K, Stockner H, Wollenweber F, Gaenslen A, Mahlknecht P, Spiegel J, Godau J, Huber H, Srulijes K, Kiechl S, Bentele M, Gasperi A, Schubert T, Hiry T, Probst M, Schneider V, Klenk J, Sawires M, Willeit J, Maetzler W, Fassbender K, Gasser T, Poewe W. Enlarged substantia nigra hyperechogenicity and risk for Parkinson disease: a 37-month 3-center study of 1847 older persons. Arch Neurol 2011 Jul;68(7):932-7

Borena W, Stocks T, Jonsson H, Strohmaier S, Nagel G, Bjørge T, Manjer J, Hallmans G, Selmer R, Almquist M, Häggström C, Engeland A, Tretli S, Concin H, Strasak A, Stattin P, Ulmer H.
Serum triglycerides and cancer risk in the metabolic syndrome and cancer (Me-Can) collaborative study. Cancer Causes Control 2011 Feb;22(2):291-299.

Braig S, Peter R, Nagel G, Hermann S, Rohrmann S, Linseisen J. The impact of social status inconsistency on cardiovascular risk factors, myocardial infarction and stroke in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort. BMC Public Health 2011;11:104.

Breitling LP, Müller H, Dahmen T, Illig T, Rujescu D, Nitz B, Raum E, Winterer G, Rothenbacher D, Brenner H. Dopamine-related genes and spontaneous smoking cessation in ever-heavy smokers. Pharmacogenomics2011 (in press)

Breitling LP, Koenig W, Fischer M, Mallat Z, Hengstenberg C, Rothenbacher D, Brenner H. Type II secretory phospholipase A₂ and prognosis in patients with stable coronary heart disease: Mendelian randomization study. PLoS One 2011 (in press)

Breitling LP, Rothenbacher D, Vossen CY, Hahmann H, Wüsten B, Brenner H. Validated smoking cessation and prognosis in patients with stable coronary heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58: 196-7.

Breitling LP, Rothenbacher D, Grandi NC, März W, Brenner H. Prognostic usefulness of free fatty acids in patients with stable coronary heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 (in press)

Cea-Soriano L, Rothenbacher D, Choi HK, Garcia Rodriguez LA. Contemporary epidemiology of gout in the UK general population. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 Mar;13(2):R39.

Dieluweit U, Debatin K-M, Grabow D, Kaatsch P, Peter R, Seitz DCM, Goldbeck L. Educational and vocational achievement among long-term survivors of adolescent cancer in Germany. Pediatr Blood Cancer2011 Mar;56(3):432-438.

Ege MJ, Mayer M, Normand A-C, Genuneit J, Cookson WOCM, Braun-Fahrländer C, Heederik D, Piarroux R, von Mutius E. Exposure to environmental microorganisms and childhood asthma. N Engl J Med 2011 Feb;364(8):701-709.

Ege MJ, Strachan DP, Cookson WOCM, Moffatt MF, Gut I, Lathrop M, Kabesch M, Genuneit J, Büchele G, Sozanska B, Boznanski A, Cullinan P, Horak E, Bieli C, Braun-Fahrländer C, Heederik D, von Mutius E. Gene-environment interaction for childhood asthma and exposure to farming in Central Europe. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 Jan;127(1):138-144, 144.e1-4.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration*, Seshasai SRK, Kaptoge S, Thompson A, Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Sarwar N, Whincup PH, Mukamal KJ, Gillum RF, Holme I, Njølstad I, Fletcher A, Nilsson P, Lewington S, Collins R, Gudnason V, Thompson SG, Sattar N, Selvin E, Hu FB, Danesh J. Diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose, and risk of cause-specific death. N Engl J Med 2011 Mar;364(9):829-841. *Collaborator: D. Rothenbacher

Genuneit J, Büchele G, Waser M, Kovacs K, Debinska A, Boznanski A, Strunz-Lehner C, Horak E, Cullinan P, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, the GABRIELA Study Group. The GABRIEL Advanced Surveys: study design, participation and evaluation of bias.Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2011 Sep;25(5):436-447.

Grandi NC; Breitling LP,; Hahmann H, Wüsten B, März W, Rothenbacher D, Brenner H. Serum parathyroid hormone and risk of adverse outcomes in patients with stable coronary heart disease.Heart 2011; 97: 1215-21.

Heinrich S, Peters A, Kellberger J, Ellenberg D, Genuneit J, Nowak D, Vogelberg C, von Mutius E, Weinmayr G, Radon K. Study on Occupational Allergy Risks (SOLAR II) in Germany: Design and methods. BMC Public Health. 2011;11:298.

Heinrich S, Rapp K, Rissmann U, Becker C, König HH. Service Use and Costs of Incident Femoral Fractures in Nursing Home Residents in Germany (The Bavarian Fall and Fracture Prevention Project). J Am Med Dir Assoc (in press)

Herder C, Schoettker B, Rothenbacher D, Roden M, Kolb H, Müller H, Brenner H. Interleukin-6 in the prediction of primary cardiovascular events in diabetes patients: results from the ESTHER study. Atherosclerosis 2011; 216:244-7.
Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21334625

Kellberger J, Dressel H, Vogelberg C, Leupold W, Windstetter D, Weinmayr G, Genuneit J, Heumann C, Nowak D, von Mutius E, Radon K. Prediction of the incidence and persistence of allergic rhinitis in adolescence: A prospective cohort study.J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Klenk J, Becker C, Lieken F, Nicolai S, Maetzler W, Alt W, Zijlstra W, Hausdorff JM, van Lummel RC, Chiari L, Lindemann U. Comparison of acceleration signals of simulated and real-world backward falls. Med Eng Phys 2011 Apr;33(3):368-73. Epub 2010 Nov 30. Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123104

Klenk J, Büchele G, Rapp K, Franke S, Peter R. Walking on sunshine: effect of weather conditions on physical activity in older people. J Epidemiol Community Health 2011; Feb 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21325149

Koczy P, Becker C, Rapp K, Klie T, Beische D, Büchele G, Kleiner A, Guerra V, Rißmann U, Kurrle S, Bredthauer D. Effectiveness of a Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce Physical Restraints in Nursing Home Residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 Feb;59(2):333-339.

Lattka E, Rzehak P, Szabó É, Jakobik V, Weck M, Weyermann M, Grallert H, Rothenbacher D, Heinrich J, Brenner H, Decsi T, Illig T, Koletzko B. Genetic variants in the FADS gene cluster are associated with arachidonic acid concentrations of human breast milk at 1.5 and 6 mo postpartum and influence the course of milk dodecanoic, tetracosenoic, and trans-9-octadecenoic acid concentrations over the duration of lactation. Am. J. Clin. Nutr 2011 Feb;93(2):382-391.

Loss G, Apprich S, Waser M, Kneifel W, Genuneit J, Büchele G, Weber J, Sozanska B, Danielewicz H, Horak E, van Neerven RJ, Heederik D, Lorenzen PC, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C; GABRIELA study group. The protective effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and atopy: The GABRIELA study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Moß A, Klenk J, Simon K, Thaiss H, Reinehr T, Wabitsch M. Declining prevalence rates for overweight and obesity in German children starting school.Eur J Pediatr 2011 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Nagel G, Concin H, Bjørge T, Rapp K, Manjer J, Hallmans G, Diem G, Häggström C, Engeland A, Almquist M, Jonsson H, Selmer R, Stocks T, Tretli S, Ulmer H, Stattin P, Lukanova A. Metabolic syndrome and rare gynecological cancers in the Metabolic syndrome and Cancer project (Me-Can). Ann. Oncol 2011 Jun;22(6):1339-45. Epub 2010 Oct 21.
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20966183

Neuner R, Bauer J, Nübling M, Rose U, Krause A. Evaluation von Maßnahmen zur Verringerung psychosozialer Arbeitsbelastungen - Vorschlag eines Kategorisierungs- und Punkteschemas. Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2011;54(8):958-964.

Normand A-C, Sudre B, Vacheyrou M, Depner M, Wouters IM, Noss I, Heederik D, Hyvärinen A, Genuneit J, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Piarroux R. Airborne cultivable microflora and microbial transfer in farm buildings and rural dwellings. Occup Environ Med 2011 Mar;[cited 2011 Mar 29]
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21441175

Primatesta P, Plana E, Rothenbacher D. Gout treatment and comorbidities: a retrospective cohort study in a large US managed care population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011; 12: 103

Rapp K. Alzheimer’s disease and hip fractures: increased risk and increased mortality. Comment. Evid Based Nurs In press

Rapp K, Becker C, Cameron ID, König HH, Büchele G. Epidemiology of Falls in Residential Aged Care: Analysis of More Than 70,000 Falls From Residents of Bavarian Nursing Homes. JAMDA xxx (2011) 1-6

Roduit C, Wohlgensinger J, Frei R, Bitter S, Bieli C, Loeliger S, Büchele G, Riedler J, Dalphin J-C, Remes S, Roponen M, Pekkanen J, Kabesch M, Schaub B, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Lauener R. Prenatal animal contact and gene expression of innate immunity receptors at birth are associated with atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 Jan;127(1):179-185, 185.e1.

Rothenbacher D, Primatesta P, Ferreira A, Cea-Soriano L, Rodríguez LAG. Frequency and risk factors of gout flares in a large population-based cohort of incident gout. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 May;50(5):973-81. Epub 2011 Jan 12
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21228059

Stocks T, Lukanova A, Bjørge T, Ulmer H, Manjer J, Almquist M, Concin H, Engeland A, Hallmans G, Nagel G, Tretli S, Veierød MB, Jonsson H, Stattin P. Metabolic factors and the risk of colorectal cancer in 580,000 men and women in the metabolic syndrome and cancer project (Me-Can). Cancer 2010 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21171019

Von Schnurbein J, Klenk J, Galm C, Berg S, Gottmann P, Steinacker JM, Kratzer W, Brandstetter S, Wartha O, Peter R, Weiland S, Wabitsch M. Reference Values and Early Determinants of Intra-abdominal Fat Mass in Primary School Children. Horm Res Paediatr. 2011;75(6):412-22. Epub 2011 Feb 19
Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21335951

Wild B, Herzog W, Schellberg D, Lechner S, Niehoff D, Brenner H, Rothenbacher D, Stegmaier C, Raum E. Association between the prevalence of depression and age in a large representative German sample of people aged 53 to 80 years. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2011 (in press) doi: 10.1002/gps.2728.

Publikationen 2010

Berg D, Seppi K, Behnke S, Liepelt I, Schweitzer K, Alexandra Gaensle A, Klenk J, Godau J, Huber H, Maetzler W, Gasser T, Poewe W. Enlarged substantia nigra hyperechogenicity and risk for Parkinson disease - 37 months three-centre study of 1847 elderly. Arch Neurol. 2010. [accepted for publication]

Becker C, Klenk J. From the virtual world into gerontological reality (Editorial). Z Gerontol Geriat. 2010 Aug;43(4):208-9. [Article in German]

Bjørge T, Lukanova A, Jonsson H, Tretli S, Ulmer H, Manjer J, Stocks T, Selmer R, Nagel G, Almquist M, Concin H, Hallmans G, Häggström C, Stattin P, Engeland A. Metabolic syndrome and breast cancer in the me-can (metabolic syndrome and cancer) project.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Jul;19(7):1737-45.

Nagel G, Weinmayr G, Kleiner A, Garcia-Marcos L, Strachan DP; ISAAC Phase Two Study Group.Effect of diet on asthma and allergic sensitisation in the International Study on Allergies and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two.Thorax. 2010 Jun;65(6):516-22.

Strasak AM, Goebel G, Concin H, Pfeiffer RM, Brant LJ, Nagel G, Oberaigner W, Concin N, Diem G, Ruttmann E, Gruber-Moesenbacher U, Offner F, Pompella A, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; VHM&PP Study Group. Prospective study of the association of serum gamma-glutamyltransferase with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III and invasive cervical cancer. Cancer Res. 2010 May 1;70(9):3586-93.

Dieluweit U, Debatin KM, Grabow D, Kaatsch P, Peter R, Seitz D. Goldbeck L. Educational and vocational achievement among long-term survivors of adolescent cancer in Germany. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2010, accepted for publication

Denkinger MD and Franke S, Rapp K, Weinmayr G, Nikolaus T, Duran-Tauleria E, and Peter R for the ActiFE Ulm Study Group. Accelerometer-based Physical Activity in a Large Observational Cohort – Study Protocol and Design of the Activity and Function of the Elderly in Ulm (ActiFE Ulm) Study. Submitted 2010

Klenk J, Kurrle S, Rissmann U, Kleiner A, Heinrich S, König HH, Becker C, Rapp K. Availability and use of hip protectors in residents of nursing homes. Osteoporos Int. 2010 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]

Büchele G, Genuneit J, Weinmayr G, Björkstén B, Gehring U, von Mutius E, Priftanji A, Stein RT, Addo-Yobo EO, Priftis KN, Shah JR, Forastiere F, Svabe, V, Crane J, Nystad W, García Marcos L, Saraçlar Y, El Sharif N, Strachan DP and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group. International variations in bronchial responsiveness in children: Findings from ISAAC Phase Two. Pediatr Pulmonol 2010 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print].

Keski-Nisula L, Karvonen A, Pfefferle PI, Renz H, Büchele G, Pekkanen J. Birth-related factors and doctor-diagnosed wheezing and allergic sensitization in early childhood. Allergy 2010 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print].

Peters AS, Kellberger J, Vogelberg C, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Weinmayr G, Genuneit J, Nowak D, von Mutius E, Radon K. Prediction of incidence, recurrence and persistence of atopic dermatitis in adolescence: a prospective cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol, zur Publikation angenommen.

Pfefferle PI, Büchele G, Blümer N, Roponen M, Ege MJ, Krauss-Etschmann S, Genuneit J, Hyvärinen A, Hirvonen MR, Lauener R, Pekkanen J, Riedler J, Dalphin JC, Brunekeef B, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Renz H; on behalf of the PASTURE Study Group. Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: The PASTURE Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010;125:108-15.e1-3.

Rochat MK, Ege MJ, Plabst D, Steinle J, Bitter S, Braun-Fahrländer C, Dalphin J-C, Riedler J, Roponen M, Hirvonen M-R, Büchele G, Renz H, Lauener R, Krauss-Etschmann S, von Mutius E and the PASTURE Study group. Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy increases gene expression of ILT3 and ILT4 in cord blood. Clin Exp Allergy 2010;40:786-94.

Weinmayr G, Genuneit J, Nagel G, Björkstén B, van Hage M, Priftanji A, Cooper P; Rijkjärv M-A; von Mutius E; Tsanakas J; Forastiere F; Doekes G; Batlles Garrido J; Morales Suarez‑Varela M; Bråbäck L; Strachan DP; and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group. International variations in associations of allergic markers and diseases in children: ISAAC Phase Two. Allergy 2010;65:766–75.

Klenk J, Becker C, Rapp K. Heat related mortality in residents of nursing homes. Age and ageing. 2010 Jan 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Rapp K, Cameron ID, Kurrle S, Klenk J, Kleiner A, Heinrich S, König HH, Becker C. Excess mortality after pelvic fractures in institutionalized older people. Osteoporos Int. 2010 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Publikationen 2009

Rapp K, Lamb SE, Erhardt-Beer L, Lindemann U, Rissmann U, Klenk J, Becker C. Effect of Statewide Fall Prevention Program on Incidence of Femoral Fractures in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009. [Epub ahead of print]

Nagel G, Wabitsch M, Galm C, Berg S, Brandstetter S, Fritz M, Klenk J, Peter R, Prokopchuk D, Steiner R, Stroth S, Wartha O, Weiland SK, Steinacker J. Secular changes of anthropometric measures for the past 30 years in South-West Germany. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Ulmer H, Borena W, Rapp K, Klenk J, Strasak A, Diem G, Concin H, Nagel G. Serum triglyceride concentrations and cancer risk in a large cohort study in Austria. Br J Cancer. 2009 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Nagel G, Wabitsch M, Galm C, Berg S, Brandstetter S, Fritz M, Klenk J, Peter R, Prokopchuk D, Steiner R, Stroth S, Wartha O, Weiland SK, Steinacker J. Determinants of obesity in the Ulm Research on Metabolism, Exercise and Lifestyle in Children (URMEL-ICE). Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Rapp K, Lamb SE, Klenk J, Kleiner A, Heinrich S, König HH, Nikolaus T, Becker C. Fractures after nursing home admission: incidence and potential consequences. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Feb;24. [Epub ahead of print]

Klenk J, Nagel G, Ulmer H, Strasak A, Concin H, Diem G, Rapp K; The VHM&PP Study Group. Body-Mass Index and Mortality: results of a cohort of 184,697 adults in Austria. Eur J Epidemiol. 2009 Feb;24(2):83-91. Epub 2009 Jan 29.

Strasak AM, Pfeiffer RM, Brant LJ, Rapp K, Hilbe W, Oberaigner W, Lang S, Borena W, Concin H, Diem G, Ruttmann E, Glodny B, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; VHM&PP Study Group. Time-dependent association of total serum cholesterol and cancer incidence in a cohort of 172,210 men and women: a prospective 19-year follow-up study. Ann Oncol. 2009 Jun;20(06):1113-20. Epub 2009 Jan 22.

Publikationen 2008

Büchele G, Weinmayr G, Genuneit J, Nagel G, Kleiner A, Peter R. Atopische Erkrankungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter: Häufigkeiten und Trends weltweit. Eine Literaturauswahl zur Internationalen Studie zu Asthma und Allergien bei Kindern (ISAAC). Allergologie. 2008

Gehring U, Strikwold M, Schram-Bijkerk D, Weinmayr G, Genuneit J, Nagel G, Wickens K, Siebers R, Crane J, Doekes G, Di Domenicantonio R, Nilsson L, Priftanji A, Sandin A, El-Sharif N, Strachan D, van Hage M, von Mutius E, Brunekreef B; and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group. Asthma and allergic symptoms in relation to house dust endotoxin: Phase Two of the International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC II). Clin Exp Allergy 2008 Sep 3. [Epub ahead of print].

Ege MJ, Herzum I, Büchele G, Krauss-Etschmann S, Lauener RP, Roponen M, Hyvärinen A, Vuitton DA, Riedler J, Brunekreef B, Dalphin JC, Braun-Fahrländer C, Pekkanen J, Renz H, von Mutius E; Protection Against Allergy Study in Rural Environments (PASTURE) Study group. Prenatal exposure to a farm environment modifies atopic sensitization at birth. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;122:407-12, 412.e1-4.

Genuneit J. Aktivrauchen und Asthmarisiko: Kausaler Zusammenhang eindeutig belegt. Pädiatrie hautnah 2008;20:94-97. [Article in German].

Windisch W, Budweiser S, Heinemann F, Pfeifer M, Rzehak P. The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency Questionnaire was valid for COPD patients with severe chronic respiratory failure. J Clin Epidemiol 2008. (Epub ahead of print)

Strasak AM, Lang S, Kneib T, Brant LJ, Klenk J, Hilbe W, Oberaigner W, Ruttmann E, Kaltenbach L, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; The VHM&PP Study Group. Use of Penalized Splines in Extended Cox-Type Additive Hazard Regression to Flexibly Estimate the Effect of Time-varying Serum Uric Acid on Risk of Cancer Incidence: A Prospective, Population-Based Study in 78,850 Men. Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Strasak AM, Pfeiffer RM, Klenk J, Hilbe W, Oberaigner W, Gregory M, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer KP, Ruttmann E, Ulmer H. Prospective study of the association of gamma-glutamyltransferase with cancer incidence in women. Int J Cancer. 2008 Oct 15;123(8):1902-6.

Widenhorn-Müller K, Hille K, Klenk J, Weiland U. Influence of having breakfast on cognitive performance and mood in 13- to 20-year-old high school students: results of a crossover trial. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):279-84.

Rapp K, Becker C, Lamb SE, Icks A, Klenk J. Hip Fractures in Institutionalised Elderly People: Incidence Rates and Excess Mortality. J Bone Miner Res. 2008 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Strasak AM, Kelleher CC, Klenk J, Brant LJ, Ruttmann E, Rapp K, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; the VHM&PP Study Group. Longitudinal Change in Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality. A Prospective Population-Based Study in 76 113 Austrian Adults. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Oct;28(10):1857-65. Epub 2008 Jul 10.

Strasak AM, Rapp K, Brant LJ, Hilbe W, Gregory M, Oberaigner W, Ruttmann E, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; and the VHM&PP Study Group. Association of gamma-glutamyltransferase and risk of cancer incidence in men: a prospective study. Cancer Res. 2008 May 15;68(10):3970-7.

Rapp K, Klenk J, Ulmer H, Concin H, Diem G, Oberaigner W, Schroeder J. Weight change and cancer risk in a cohort of more than 65 000 adults in Austria. Ann Oncol. 2008 Apr;19(4):641-8.

Strasak AM, Kelleher CC, Brant LJ, Rapp K, Ruttmann E, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer KP, Ulmer H; VHM&PP Study Group. Serum uric acid is an independent predictor for all major forms of cardiovascular death in 28,613 elderly women: a prospective 21-year follow-up study. Int J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 10;125(2):232-9.

Nagel G, Koenig W, Rapp K, Wabitsch M, Zoellner I, Weiland SK†. Associations of adipokines with asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in German schoolchildren. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Nagel G, Rapp K, Wabitsch M, Büchele G, Kroke A, Zöllner I, Weiland SK†, Koenig W. Prevalence and cluster of cardiometabolic biomarkers in overweight and obese schoolchildren: results from a large survey in southwest Germany. Clin Chem. 2008 Feb;54(2):317-25.

Strasak A, Ruttmann E, Brant L, Kelleher C, Klenk J, Concin H, Diem G, Pfeiffer K, Ulmer H; VHM&PP Study Group. Serum Uric Acid and Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality: A Prospective Long-Term Study of 83 683 Austrian Men. Clin Chem. 2008 54: 273-284.

Publikationen 2007

Geyer S, Hemström Ö, Peter R, Vagerö D. Education, income, and occupational class cannot be used interchangeably in social epidemiology. Empirical evidence against a common practice. J Epidemiol Community Health 2006; 60: 804-10

Peter R, Gässler H, Geyer S. Social status, status inconsistency, and risk of ischemic heart disease – a prospective study among members of a statutory health insurance company. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007; 61: 605-11.

Dragano N, Verde PE, Moebus S, Stang A, Schmermund A, Roggenbuck U, Möhlenkamp S, Peter R, Jöckel KH, Erbel R, Siegrist J for the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study. Subclinical atherosclerosis is more pronounced in men and women with lower socioeconomic status. Associations in a population based study. Europ J Cardiovascular Prev Rehabilitation 2007, 14: 568-74.

Taeger D, Weiland SK, Sun Y, Keil U, Straif K. Cancer and non-cancer mortality in a cohort of recent entrants (1981-2000) to the German rubber industry. Occup Environ Med. 2007 Aug;64(8):560-1.

Moffatt MF, Kabesch M, Liang L, Dixon AL, Strachan D, Heath S, Depner M, von Berg A, Bufe A, Rietschel E, Heinzmann A, Simma B, Frischer T, Willis-Owen SA, Wong KC, Illig T, Vogelberg C, Weiland SK, von Mutius E, Abecasis GR, Farrall M, Gut IG, Lathrop GM, Cookson WO. Genetic variants regulating ORMDL3 expression contribute to the risk of childhood asthma. Nature. 2007 Jul 4; (Epub ahead of print)

Genuneit J, Weinmayr G, Radon K, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Rzehak P, Vogelberg C, Nowak D, von Mutius E, Weiland SK. Aktivrauchen und Asthmainzidenz in der Adoleszenz: Ergebnisse einer großen deutschen Kohortenstudie. Allergo J. 2007;16:103-7. [Article in German].

Vogelberg C, Hirsch T, Radon K, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Weinmayr G, Weiland SK, von Mutius E, Nowak D, Leupold W. Leisure time activity and new onset of wheezing during adolescence in Germany. Eur Respir J. 2007 Jun 27; (Epub ahead of print)

Weinmayr G, Weiland SK, Bjorksten B, Brunekreef B, Buechele G, Cookson WO, Garcia-Marcos L, Gotua M, Gratziou C, van Hage M, von Mutius E, Riikjarv MA, Rzehak P, Stein RT, Strachan DP, Tsanakas J, Wickens K, Wong GW. Atopic Sensitisation and the International Variation of Asthma Symptom Prevalence in Children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun 15; (Epub ahead of print);

Depner M, Kormann MS, Klopp N, Illig T, Vogelberg C, Weiland SK, von Mutius E, Combadiere C, Kabesch M. CX3CR1 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Atopy but Not Asthma in German Children. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2007 May 15;144(1):91-94 (Epub ahead of print)

Richardson D, Rzehak P, Klenk J, Weiland SK. Analyses of Case-Control Data for Additional Outcomes. Epidemiology. 2007 Jul;18(4):441-5

Klenk J, Rapp K ,Buechele G , Ulrich Keil, Weiland SK . Increasing life expectancy in Germany: quantitative contributions from changes in age- and disease-specific mortality. The European Journal of Public Health 2007; doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm024

Kabesch M, Depner M, Dahmen I, Weiland SK, Vogelberg C, Niggemann B, Lau S, Illig T, Klopp N, Wahn U, Reinhardt D, von Mutius E, Nickel R. Polymorphisms in eosinophil pathway genes, asthma and atopy. Allergy. 2007 Apr;62(4):423-8

Pereira MU, Sly PD, Pitrez PM, Jones MH, Escouto D, Dias AC, Weiland SK, Stein RT. Non-atopic asthma is associated with helminth infections and bronchiolitis in poor children. Eur Respir J. 2007 Mar 1; (Epub ahead of print)

Buechele G, Rzehak P, Weinmayr G, Keil U, Leupold W, von Mutius E, Weiland SK. Assessing bronchial responsiveness to hypertonic saline using the stepwise protocol of phase two of the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC II). Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007 Feb;42(2):131-40.

Publikationen 2006

Bolte G, Buechele G, Schwegler U, Roscher E, Zapf A, Wildner M, Fromme H. Kleinräumige Prävalenzunterschiede von Atemwegserkrankungen bei Kindern: Grenzen der Erkenntnismöglichkeiten einer von Eltern angeregten Studie.
Gesundheitswesen 2006;68: 760-768

Nagel G, Lahmann PH, Schulz M, Boeing H, Linseisen J. Use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) among women aged 45-64 years in the German EPIC-cohorts. Maturitas. 2006 Dec 26; (Epub ahead of print)

Klar R, Weiland SK. The cooperation of medical informatics, biometry and epidemiology. Methods Inf. Med. 2006; 45(4):331-5 (PubMed)

Von Mutius E, Schmid S, the PASTURE Study Group. EU forum - The PASTURE project: EU support for the improvement of knowledge about risk factors and preventive factors for atopy in Europe. Allergy 2006: 61:407-413

Schedel M, Depner M, Schoen C, Weiland SK, Vogelberg C, Niggemann B, Lau S, Illig T, Klopp N, Wahn U, von Mutius E, Nickel R, Kabesch M. Related Articles, Links The role of polymorphisms in ADAM33, a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33, in childhood asthma and lung function in two German populations. Respir Res. 2006 Jun 19;7:91

Buechele G, Rzehak P, Weinmayr G, Keil U, Leupold W, von Mutius E, Weiland SK. Assessing bronchial responsiveness to hypertonic saline using the stepwise protocol of Phase II of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC II). Pediatric Pulmol. 2007 Feb;42(2):131-40.

Asher MI, Montefort S, Björkstén B, Lai CKW, Strachan DP, Weiland SK, Williams H and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in childhood - ISAAC Phase Three. Lancet 2006 Aug. 26; 368(9537):733-43

Radon K, Riu E, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Weinmayr G, Weiland S, Vogelberg C, Scharrer EM, Leupold W, von Mutius E, Nowak D. Related Articles. Adolescents' jobs and the course of dermatitis symptoms throughout puberty. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2006 Apr;32:132-7.

Liese AD, Hirsch T, von Mutius E, Weiland SK. Burden of overweight in Germany: prevalence differences between former East and West German children.Eur J Public Health 2006 Oct; 16(5):526-31

Weiland SK, Rapp K, Klenk J, Keil U. Zunahme der Lebenserwartung in Deutschland: Größenordnung, Determinanten und Perspektiven. Deutsches Ärzteblatt. 2006 Apr. 21; 103(16):874-879

Rapp K, Buechele G, Jahnke AG, Weiland SK. A cluster-randomized trial on smoking cessation in German student nurses. Prev Med. 2006 Jun; 42(6):443-8

Radon K, Huemmer S, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Weinmayr G, Weiland SK, Riu E, Vogelberg C, Leupold W, von Mutius E, Goldberg M, Nowak D. Do respiratory symptoms predict job choices in teenagers? Eur. Respir J. 2006 Apr; 27(4):774-8.

Rapp K, Schroeder J, Klenk J, Ulmer H, Concin H, Diem G, Oberaigner W, Weiland SK. Fasting blood glucose and cancer risk in a cohort or more than 140,000 adults in Austria.Diabetologia. 2006 May; 49(5):945-952

Genuneit J, Weinmayr G, Radon K, Dressel H, Windstetter D, Rzehak P, Vogelberg C, Leupold W, Nowak D, von Mutius E, Weiland SK. Smoking and the incidence of asthma during adolescence: Results of a large cohort study in Germany.Thorax. 2006 Jul; 61(7):572-8

Bolte G, Kompauer I, Fobker M, Cullen P, Keil U, Mutius E, Weiland SK. Fatty acids in serum cholesteryl esters in relation to asthma and lung function in children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2006 Mar;36(3):293-302.

Peter R., Hammarström, A., Hallqvist, J., Siegrist, J., Theorell, T., and the SHEEP Study Group. Gender-specific coping behavior is associated with acute myocardial infarction – findings from the Sheep study. Int J Behav Med 2006; 13: 34-43

Wellmann J, Weiland SK, Neiteler G, Klein G, Straif K. Cancer mortality in German carbon black workers 1976-1998. Occup Environ Med. 2006; 63; 513-521

Weyers S, Peter R, Boggild H, Jeppesen J & Siegrist J. Psychosocial work stress is assoociated with poor self-rated health in Danish nurses: a test of the effort-reward imbalance model. Scand J Caring Sci 2006, 20: 26-34

Kabesch M, Schedel M, Carr D, Woitsch B, Fritsch C, Weiland SK, von Mutius E. IL-4/IL-13 pathway genetics strongly influence serum IgE levels and childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006; 117(2):269-74

Rapp K, Buechele G, Weiland SK. Sleep duration and smoking cessation in student nurses. Addict Behav. 2006 Dec 18; (Epub ahead of print)

Schwab OK Doerfler J, Hecker W, Grulich-Henn J, Wiemann D, Kordonouri O, Beyer P, Holl RW: Spectrum and prevalence of atherogenic risk factors in 27358 children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: Cross-sectional data from the German diabetes documentation and quality management system DPV. Diabetes Care 2006 Feb;29(2):218-225.

Dietrich JW, Gieselbrecht K, Holl RW, Böhm BO: Patients on proton-pump inhibition therapy do not require adjustment of thyroxine substitution-dose. Horm Metab Res. 2006 Jan. 38(1):57-59

Nielsen LB, Mortensen HB, Chiarelli F, Holl RW, Swift P, de Beaufort C, Pociot F, Hougaard P, Gammeltoft S, Knip M, Hansen L; Hvidore Study Group. Impact of IDDM2 on disease pathogenesis and progression in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes: reduced insulin antibody titres and preserved beta cell function. Diabetologia 49, 71-74, 2006

Reinehr T, Schober E, Wiegand S, Thon A, Holl RW. B-cell autoantibodies in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus: subgroup or misclassification? ArchDis Child. 2006 Jan 31; [Epub ahead of print]

Schütt M, Kern W, Krause U, Busch P, Dapp A, Grziwotz R, Mayer I, Rosenbauer J, Wagner C, Zimmermann A, Kerner W, Holl RW for the DPV initiative. Is the frequency of self blood glucose measurements related to longterm metabolic control? Multicenter analysis including 24.500 patients from 191 centers in Germany and Austria. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes 114, 384 – 388, 2006

Herbst A, Bachran R, Kapellen T, Holl RW. Effects of regular physical activity on control of glycemia in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160(5), 573 – 577, 2006

Dost A, Herbst A, Kintzel K, Haberland H, Roth C, Gortner L, Holl RW. Shorter remission period in younger versus older children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, im Druck

Siegfried W, Kromeyer-Hauschild K, Zabel G, Siegfried A, Wabitsch M, Holl RW. Stationäre Langzeittherapie der extremen juvenilen Adipositas. Münchner Medizinische Wochenschrift 148, 35, 2-4, 2006

Holl RW, Stachow R, Otto KP, Thon A, Hecker W, Dapp A, Krause U, Grabert M, Klinghammer A, Schober E für die DPV-Wiss-Initiative. Trends in der Insulintherapie bei Kindern, Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen mit Typ-1-Diabetes von 1995 bis 2005: Daten der DPV-Initiative. Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel 1, 252-260, 2006

Busch P, Hammes HP, Kerner W, Kern W, Dapp A, Grabert M, Holl RW. Rauchen als Risikofaktor für mikroangiopathische Veränderungen bei erwachsenen Patienten mit Typ 1 Diabetes: eine multizentrische Feldstudie. Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel 1, 305 – 310, 2006

Icks A, Rosenbauer J, Strassburger K, Grabert M, Giani G, Holl RW for the DPV Wiss Initiative. Still significant social disparities in hospitalization risk for pediatric diabetes patients in Germany – a prospective study. Diabetic Medicine 2006, im Druck.

Holterhus, PM, Odendahl R, Oesingmann S, Lepler R, WagnerV, Hiort O, Holl RW. Classification of distinct baseline insulin infusion patterns in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy. Diabetes Care 2006, im Druck.

du Prel JB, Icks A, Grabert M, Holl RW, Giani G, Rosenbauer J in cooperation with ESPED and the initiative DPV-WISS in Pediatric Diabetology Socioeconomic conditions and type 1 diabetes in childhood in North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany. Diabetologia, im Druck

Publikationen 2005

Kohlhuber M, Mielck A, Weiland SK, Bolte G. Social inequality in perceived environmental exposures in relation to housing conditions in Germany. Eniron Res. 2005; Nov. 12 (Epub ahead of print)

Fahlen G, Knutsson A, Peter R, Akerstedt T, Nordin M, Alfredsson L, Westerholm P. Effort-reward imbalance, sleep disturbances, and fatigue. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2005; 6: 1-8

Ellwood R, Asher MI, Beasley R, Clayton TO, Stewart AW, and the ISAAC Steering Committee. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC): Phase Three rationale and methods. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9:10-16

Rapp K, Schroeder J, Klenk J, Stoehr S, Ulmer H, Concin H, Diem G, Oberaigner W, Weiland SK. Obesity and incidence of cancer: a large cohort study of over 145 000 adults in Austria. Br J Cancer. 2005 Oct 31;93(9):1062-1067.

Zutavern A, Hirsch T, Leupold W, Weiland SK, Keil U, von Mutius E. Atopic dermatitis, extrinsic atopic dermatitis and the hygiene hypothesis: results from a cross‑sectional study. Clin Exp Allergy. 2005;35:1301-1308

Rapp K, Schick KH, Bode H, Weiland SK. Type of kindergarten and other potential determinants of overweight in pre-school children. Public Health Nutrition. 2005; 8(6):642-649

M. Schedel, D. Carr, B. Woitsch, I. Schmid, C. Fritsch, SK Weiland, E. von Mutius, M. Kabesch. Polymorphismen in der IL-4/IL-13-Signalkaskade beeinflussen die EgE-Regulation und Asthma bronchiale. Allergologie, Nr. 8/2005, S. 307‑314.

Zoellner IK, Weiland SK, Piechotowski I, Gabrio T, von Mutius E, Link B, Pfaff G, Kouros B, Wuthe J. No increase in the prevalence of asthma, allergies, and atopic sensitisation among children in Germany: 1992-2001. Thorax. 2005 Jul;60(7):545-8.

Bolte G, Kohlhuber M, Weiland SK, Zuurbier M, Stansfeld S, Heinrich J. Socioeconomic factors in EU-funded studies of children's environmental health. Eur J Epidemiol. 2005;20(4):289-91.

Behrens T, Maziak W, Weiland SK, Siebert E, Rzehak P, Keil U. The use of synthetic bedding in children. Do strategies of change influence associations with asthma? J Asthma. 2005 Apr;42(3):203-6.

Behrens T, Maziak W, Weiland SK, Rzehak P, Siebert E, Keil U.Symptoms of asthma and the home environment. The ISAAC I and III cross-sectional surveys in Munster, Germany. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2005 May;137(1):53-61.

Kormann MS, Carr D, Klopp N, Illig T, Leupold W, Fritzsch C, Weiland SK, von Mutius E, Kabesch M.G-Protein-coupled Receptor Polymorphisms Are Associated with Asthma in a Large German Population. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Jun 15;171(12):1358-62.

Bolte G, Winkler G, Holscher B, Thefeld W, Weiland SK, Heinrich J. Margarine consumption, asthma, and allergy in young adults: results of the German National Health Survey 1998. Ann Epidemiol. 2005 Mar;15(3):207-13.

Hysi P, Kabesch M, Moffatt MF, Schedel M, Carr D, Zhang Y, Boardman B, von Mutius E, Weiland SK, Leupold W, Fritzsch C, Klopp N, Musk AW, James A, Nunez G, Inohara N, Cookson WO. NOD1 variation, immunoglobulin E and asthma. Hum Mol Genet. 2005 Apr 1;14(7):935-41.

Buechele G, Och B, Bolte G, Weiland SK. Single vs. double data entry. Epidemiology. 2005 Jan;16(1):130-1

Heidtmann B, Lepler R, Klinkert C, Deiss D, Grabert M, Holl RW für die AG Insulinpumpentherapie im Kindes- und Jugendalter und die DPV-Wiss-Initiative. Insulinpumpentherapie bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 in Deutschland: Auswertung der DPV-Wiss-Daten. Monatsschrift für Kinderheilkunde, 153: 947 – 953, 2005

Wagner VM, Grabert M, Holl RW on behalf of the German Initiative on Quality Control in Pediatric Diabetology. Severe hypoglycemia, metabolic control and diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes in the decade after the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial – A large scale multicenter study. Europ. J. Pediatrics 164, 73-79, 2005

Reinehr T, Holl RW, Roth CL, Wiesel T, Stachow R, Wabitsch M, Andler W on behalf of the DPV-Wiss Study Group. Insulin resistance in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: relation to obesity. Pediatric Diabetes 6 (1), 5 – 12, 2005 Editorial von Fourlanos und Harrison, Seite 3-4

Müller-Brandes C, Holl RW, Nastoll M, Ballmann M. New criteria for impaired fasting glucose and screening for diabetes in Cystic Fibrosis.. European Respiratory Journal 25, 715 – 717, 2005

Lob-Corzilius T, Reinehr T, Wabitsch M, Holl RW für die APV-Studiengruppe. Standardisierte Dokumentation der medizinischen Versorgung adipöser Kinder und Jugendlicher in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz: Software zur Adipositas-Patienten-Verlaufsdokumentation „APV“. Kinder- und Jugendarzt 36, 450 – 455, 2005

Weyhreter H, Holl RW, Wagner V, Muche R, AM, Borsch, M für die Studiengruppe. Lebensqualität und Stoffwechsel - Zur Situation von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Diabetes Typ I und deren Eltern - Ergebnisse einer multizentrischen Beobachtungsstudie. Diabetes und Stoffwechsel 14, 259 – 266, 2005

Schober E, Holl RW, Grabert M, Thon A, Rami B, Kapellen T, Seewi O, Reinehr T on behalf of the DPV-Wiss initiative of the German Working Group for Pediatric Diabetology. Diabetes mellitus type 2 in childhood and adolescence in Germany: An estimate based on a big quality-control database. Europ J Pediatrics, 164, 705-707, 2005

Knerr I, Wolf J, Reinehr T, Stachow R, Grabert M, Schober E, Rascher W, Holl RW. The Accelerator Hypothesis: Relationship between weight, height, body mass index and age at diagnosis in a large cohort of 9248 German and Austrian children with type 1diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 48, 2501 – 2504, 2005

Herbst A, Roth CL, Dost AG, Fimmers R, Holl RW. Rate of hypoglycaemia and insulin dosage in children during the initial therapy of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Oct. 164(10):633-638.

Publikationen 2004

Weiland SK, Pearce N. Asthma prevalence in adults: good news? Thorax. 2004 Aug;59(8):637-8.

Kabesch M, HoeflerC, Carr D, Leupold W, Weiland SK, von Mutius E. Glutathione S transferase deficiency and passive smoking increase childhood asthma. Thorax 2004 Jul; 59(7):569-73

Hasselhorn HM, Tackenberg P, Peter R, and the NEXT Study Group. Effort-reward imbalance among nurses in stable countries and in countries in transition. Int J Occup Environ Health 2004; 10: 401-8

Geyer S, Peter R, Nielsen I. Health inequalities in different age groups: the case of type 2-diabetes: a study with health insurance and medication data. Soz Präventivmed 2004; 49: 328-35

Fahlen G, Peter R, Knutsson A. The Effort-Reward Imbalance model of psychosocial stress at the workplace ¾ a comparison of exposure assessment using two estimation methods. Work & Stress 2004; 18: 81-88

Weiland SK, Björkstén B, Brunekreef B, Cookson WOC, von Mutius E, Strachan DP and the ISAAC Phase II Study Group. Phase II of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC II): rationale and methods. Eur Resp J 2004 Sep; 24:406-12.

Behrens T, Taeger D, Maziak W, Duhme H, Rzehak P, Weiland SK, Keil U. Self-reported traffic density and atopic disease in children. Results of the ISAAC Phase III survey in Muenster, Germany. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2004; 15: 331-9.

Galalae RM, Loch T, Riemer B, Rzehak P, Kuchler T, Kimmig B, Kovacs G. Health-related quality of life measurement in long-term survivors and outcome following radical radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. Strahlenther Onkol. 2004; 180: 582-9.

von Ehrenstein OS, Maier E, Weiland SK , Carr D, Hirsch T, Nicolai T, Roscher A, von Mutius E. Protein Inhibitor a1Antitrypsin Heterozygosity and Plasma Levels and the Prevalence and Severity of Asthma and Atopy in Children. Arch Dis Child. 2004; 89(3):230-1.

Bolte G , Schmidt M, von Mutius E, Maziak M, Keil U, Nasca P, Weiland SK. The relation of fetal growth with asthma, allergies and serum IgE levels in children at age 5-7 years. Clin Exp Allergy 2004; 34(3):381-8.

Weiland SK, Hüsing A, Strachan, Rzehak P, Pearce N. Climate and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in children. Occup Environ Med 2004; 61(7):609-15.

Kabesch M, Carr D, Weiland SK, von Mutius E. The association between polymorphisms in SPINK5 and asthma phenotypes in a large German population sample . Clin Exp Allergy 2004;34: 340-5.

Kabesch M, Hasemann K, Schickinger V, Tzotcheva I, Bohnert A, Carr D, Baldini M, Leupold W, Weiland SK, Martinez FD, von Mutius E, Bein G. A promotor polymorphism in the CD14 Gene is associated with elevated levels of soluble CD14 but not with IgE or atopic diseases. Allergy 2004; 59: 520-5.

Maziak W, von Mutius E, Keil U, Hirsch T, Leupold W, Rzehak P, Behrens T, Weiland SK. Predictors of health care utilization of children with asthma in the community. Ped Allergy Immnol 2004;15:166-71.

Siegrist J, Starke D, Chandola T, Godin I, Niedhammer I, Peter R. The measurement of effort-reward imbalance at work: European comparisons. Soc Sci Med 2003, 2004;58:1483-99.

Publikationen 2003

Loeser C, von Herz U, Küchler T, Rzehak P, Müller MJ. Quality of life and nutritional state in patients on home enteral tube feeding. Nutrition 2003; 19: :605-11.

Allen M, Heinzmann A, Noguchi E, Abecasis G, Broxholme J, Ponting CP, Bhattacharyya S, Tinsley J, Zhang Y, Holt R, Jones EY, Lench N, Carey A, Jones H, Dickens NJ, Dimon C, Nicholls R, Baker C, Xue L, Townsend E, Kabesch M, Weiland SK, Carr D, Von Mutius E, Adcock IM, Barnes PJ, Lathrop GM, Edwards M, Moffatt MF, Cookson WO. Positional cloning of a novel gene influencing asthma from Chromosome 2q14. Nature Genetics 2003 (Oct 19, Epub ahead of print).

Kabesch M, Izotcheva I, Carr D, Höfler C, Weiland SK, Fritzsch C, von Mutius E, Martinez FD. A complete screening of the IL4 gene: novel polymorphisms and their association with atopic diseases in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 112:893-8.

Bolte G, Bischof W, Borte M, Lehmann I, Wichmann HE, Heinrich J for the LISA Study Group. Early endotoxin exposure and atopy development in infants: Results of a birth cohort study. Clin Exp Allergy 2003, 33: 770-776.

Negele K, Heinrich J, Borte M, von Berg A, Schaaf B, Lehmann I, Wichmann HE, Bolte G for the LISA Study Group. Mode of delivery and development of atopic disease during the first two years of life. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (accepted).

Peter R, Yong M, Geyer S. Schul- und Berufsausbildung, beruflicher Status und ischämische Herzkrankheiten- eine prospektive Studie mit Daten einer gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung in Deutschland. Soz Präventivmed 48: 44-54, 2003.

Maziak W, Rzehak P, Keil U, Weiland SK : Smoking among adolescents in muenster, germany: increase in prevalence (1995-2000) and relation to tobacco advertising. Prev Med 2003 Feb; 36(2):172-6.

Heissenhuber A, Heinrich J, Fahlbusch B, Borte M, Wichmann HE, Bolte G for the LISA Study Group. Health impacts of second-hand exposure to cat allergen Fel D 1 in infants living without cat. Allergy 2003; 58: 154-157.

Sun Y, Taeger D, Weiland SK, Keil U, Straif K. A critical assessment of using job titles and work areas as surrogate indicators of exposure in occupational cohort studies. Epidemiology 2003; 14: 361-7.

Maziak W, Behrens T, Brasky TM, Duhme H, Rzehak P, Weiland SK, Keil U. Are asthma and allergies in children and adolescents increasing? Results from ISAAC phase I and phase III surveys in Munster, Germany. Allergy. 2003; 58(7):572-579.

Kabesch M, Peters W, Carr D, Leupold W, Weiland SK , von Mutius E. Association between polymorphisms in caspase recruitment domain containing protein 15 and allergy in two German populations. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 111(4):813-7.

Nicolai T, Carr D, Weiland SK, Duhme H, von Ehrenstein O, Wagner C, von Mutius E. Urban traffic and pollutant exposure related to respiratory outcomes and atopy in a large sample of children. Eur Respir J 2003; 21(6):956-63.

Publikationen 2002

Maziak W, von Mutius E, Beimfohr C, Hirsch T, Leupold W, Keil U, Weiland SK: The management of childhood asthma in the community. Eur Respir J; 2002 Dec; 20(6): 1476-82.

Berger K, von Eckardstein A, Trenkwalder C, Rothdach A, Junker R, Weiland SK: Iron metabolism and the risk of restless legs syndrome in an elderly general population--the MEMO-Study. J Neurol; 2002; 249(9): 1195-9.

Kuhlisch W, Hirsch T, Olunczek U, Vollheim B, Gross B, During I, Weiland SK, Leupold W: [Validation and subjective reports of exposure to traffic by traffic count, NO2 dispersion modeling and measuring NO2 emissions.] Soz Praventivmed; 2002; 47(2): 116-23.

von Ehrenstein OS, von Mutius E, Maier E, Hirsch T, Carr D, Schaal W, Roscher AA, Olgemoller B, Nicolai T, Weiland SK: Lung function of school children with low levels of alpha1-antitrypsin and tobacco smoke exposure. Eur Respir J; 2002; 19(6): 1099-106.

Renz H, von Mutius E, Illi S, Wolkers F, Hirsch T, Weiland SK: T(H)1/T(H)2 immune response profiles differ between atopic children in eastern and western Germany. J Allergy Clin Immunol; 2002; 109(2): 338-42.

Carr D, von Ehrenstein O, Weiland SK, Wagner C, Wellie O, Nicolai T, von Mutius E: Modeling Annual Benzene, Toluene, NO2 and Soot Concentrations on the Basis of Road Traffic Characteristics. Environ Res; 2002; 90: 111-8.

Geyer S, Peter R, Siegrist J: Socioeconomic differences in children’s and adolescent’s hospital admissions in Germany – a report based on health insurance data on selected diagnostic categories. J Epidemiol Community Health; 2002; 56: 109-14.

Peter R, Siegrist J, Hallqvist J, Reuterwall C, Theorell T: Psychosocial work environment and myocardial infarction: improving risk estimation by combining two complementary job stress models in the SHEEP Study. J Epidemiol Community Health; 2002; 56: 294-300

Peter R: Berufliche Gratifikationskrisen und Gesundheit. Psychotherapeut; 2002; 47: 386-98.