Publications

Darkhawaja R, Hänggi J, Schaffner E, Kwiatkowski M, Alkaiyat A, Dössegger A, Kayser B, Suggs L.S, Bringolf-Isler B, Probst-Hensch N. Cross-sectional but not prospective association of accelerometry-derived physical activity with quality of life in children and adolescents. Int J Public Health. 2024;69:1606737. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606737

Obas K.A, Kwiatkowski M, Schaffner E, Lang U.E, Stolz D, Eze I.C, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. Depression and cardiovascular disease are not linked by high blood pressure: findings from the SAPALDIA cohort. Sci Rep. 2022;12:5516. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09396-2

Thériault S, Imboden M, Biggs M.L, Austin T.R, Aeschbacher S, Schaffner E, Brody J.A, Bartz T.M, Risch M, Grossmann K, Lin H.J, Soliman E.Z, Post W.S, Risch L, Krieger J.E, Pereira A.C, Heckbert S.R, Sotoodehnia N, Probst-Hensch N.M, Conen D. Genome-wide analyses identify SCN5A as a susceptibility locus for premature atrial contraction frequency. iScience. 2022;25(10):105210. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105210

Vallarta-Robledo J.R, Marques-Vidal P, Sandoval J.L, De Ridder D, Schaffner E, Humair J.P, Cornuz J, Probst-Hensch N, Joost S, Guessous I. The neighborhood environment and its association with the spatio-temporal footprint of tobacco consumption and changes in smoking-related behaviors in a Swiss urban area. Health Place. 2022;76:102845. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102845

Cerletti P, Eze I.C, Keidel D, Schaffner E, Stolz D, Gasche-Soccal P.M, Rothe T, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. Perceived built environment, health-related quality of life and health care utilization. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0251251. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251251

Keidel D, Vermes T, Witzig M, Jeong A, Galliker F, Tertemiz E, Schaffner E, de Hoogh K, Pärli K, Lovison G, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. COVCO-Basel - Corona Immunitas: Wissenschaftlicher Schlussbericht - Juli 2020 bis August 2021. Basel: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 2021

Vallarta-Robledo J.R, Sandoval J.L, De Ridder D, Ladoy A, Marques-Vidal P, Humair J.P, Cornuz J, Probst-Hensch N, Schaffner E, Stringhini S, Joost S, Guessous I. Spatial clusters of daily tobacco consumption before and after a smoke-free policy implementation. Health Place. 2021;70:102616. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102616

Aebi N.J, Bringolf-Isler B, Schaffner E, Caviezel S, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. Patterns of cross-sectional and predictive physical activity in Swiss adults aged 52+: results from the SAPALDIA cohort. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020;150:w20266. DOI: 10.4414/smw.2020.20266

Amaral A.F.S, Imboden M, Wielscher M, Rezwan F.I, Minelli C, Garcia-Aymerich J, Peralta G.P, Auvinen J, Jeong A, Schaffner E, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Holloway J.W, Jarvelin M.R, Probst-Hensch N.M, Jarvis D.L, ALEC consortium. Role of DNA methylation in the association of lung function with body mass index: a two-step epigenetic Mendelian randomisation study. BMC Pulm Med. 2020;20:171. DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-01212-9

Carsin A.E, Keidel D, Fuertes E, Imboden M, Weyler J, Nowak D, Heinrich J, Pascual Erquicia S, Martinez-Moratalla J, Huerta I, Sanchez J.L, Schaffner E, Caviezel S, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Raherison C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Cerveri I, Squillacioti G, Accordini S, Gislason T, Svanes C, Toren K, Forsberg B, Janson C, Jogi R, Emtner M, Gomez Real F, Jarvis D, Guerra S, Dharmage S.C, Probst-Hensch N, Garcia-Aymerich J. Regular physical activity levels and incidence of restrictive spirometry pattern: a longitudinal analysis of two population-based cohorts. Am J Epidemiol. 2020;89(12):1521-1528. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa087

Cerletti P, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, Foraster M, Vienneau D, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Röösli M, Stolz D, Pons M, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. The independent association of source-specific transportation noise exposure, noise annoyance and noise sensitivity with health-related quality of life. Environ Int. 2020;143:105960. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105960

Eze I.C, Foraster M, Schaffner E, Vienneau D, Pieren R, Imboden M, Wunderli J.M, Cajochen C, Brink M, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Incidence of depression in relation to transportation noise exposure and noise annoyance in the SAPALDIA study. Environ Int. 2020;144:106014. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106014

Eze I.C, Jeong A, Schaffner E, Rezwan F.I, Ghantous A, Foraster M, Vienneau D, Kronenberg F, Herceg Z, Vineis P, Brink M, Wunderli J.M, Schindler C, Cajochen C, Röösli M, Holloway J.W, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N. Genome-wide DNA methylation in peripheral blood and long-term exposure to source-specific transportation noise and air pollution: the SAPALDIA study. Environ Health Perspect. 2020;128(6):67003. DOI: 10.1289/EHP6174

Schmidt J.C, Vogt S, Imboden M, Schaffner E, Grize L, Zemp E, Probst-Hensch N, Zitzmann N.U. Dental and periodontal health in a Swiss population-based sample of older adults: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Oral Sci. 2020;128:508-517. DOI: 10.1111/eos.12738

Carsin A.E, Fuertes E, Schaffner E, Jarvis D, Antó J.M, Heinrich J, Bellisario V, Svanes C, Keidel D, Imboden M, Weyler J, Nowak D, Martinez-Moratalla J, Gullón J.A, Sanchez Ramos J.L, Caviezel S, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Raherison C, Pin I, Demoly P, Cerveri I, Accordini S, Gislason T, Toren K, Forsberg B, Janson C, Jogi R, Emtner M, Gómez Real F, Raza W, Leynaert B, Pascual S, Guerra S, Dharmage S.C, Probst-Hensch N, Garcia-Aymerich J. Restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with low physical activity levels. A population based international study. Respir Med. 2019;146:116-123. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.11.017

Héritier H, Vienneau D, Foraster M, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, de Hoogh K, Thiesse L, Rudzik F, Habermacher M, Köpfli M, Pieren R, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M. A systematic analysis of mutual effects of transportation noise and air pollution exposure on myocardial infarction mortality: a nationwide cohort study in Switzerland. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(7):598-603. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy650

Imboden M, Wielscher M, Rezwan F.I, Amaral A.F.S, Schaffner E, Jeong A, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Harris S.E, Starr J.M, Deary I.J, Flexeder C, Waldenberger M, Peters A, Schulz H, Chen S, Sunny S.K, Karmaus W.J.J, Jiang Y, Erhart G, Kronenberg F, Arathimos R, Sharp G.C, Henderson A.J, Fu Y, Piirilä P, Pietiläinen K.H, Ollikainen M, Johansson A, Gyllensten U, de Vries M, van der Plaat D.A, de Jong K, Boezen H.M, Hall I.P, Tobin M.D, Jarvelin M.R, Holloway J.W, Jarvis D, Probst-Hensch N.M. Epigenome-wide association study of lung function level and its change. Eur Respir J. 2019;54:1900457. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00457-2019

Meier-Girard D, Delgado-Eckert E, Schaffner E, Schindler C, Künzli N, Adam M, Pichot V, Kronenberg F, Imboden M, Frey U, Probst-Hensch N. Association of long-term exposure to traffic-related PM10 with heart rate variability and heart rate dynamics in healthy subjects. Environ Int. 2019;125:107-116. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.031

Vienneau D, Héritier H, Foraster M, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, Thiesse L, Rudzik F, Habermacher M, Köpfli M, Pieren R, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M, SNC study Group. Façades, floors and maps – influence of exposure measurement error on the association between transportation noise and myocardial infarction. Environ Int. 2019;123:399-406. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.015

Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Imboden M, Rezwan F.I, Wielscher M, Amaral A.F.S, Jeong A, Schaffner E, Auvinen J, Sebert S, Karhunen V, Bettschart R, Turk A, Pons M, Stolz D, Kronenberg F, Arathimos R, Sharp G.C, Relton C, Henderson A.J, Jarvelin M.R, Jarvis D, Holloway J.W, Probst-Hensch N.M. SERPINA1 methylation and lung function in tobacco-smoke exposed European children and adults: a meta-analysis of ALEC population-based cohorts. Respir Res. 2018;19(1):156. DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0850-8

Dratva J, Caviezel S, Schaffner E, Stolz D, Rothe T, Künzli N, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Zemp E, Probst-Hensch N. Is there a gender-specific association between asthma and carotid intima media thickness in Swiss adolescents?. Eur J Pediatr. 2018;177(5):699-707. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-018-3107-0

Eze I.C, Foraster M, Schaffner E, Vienneau D, Héritier H, Pieren R, Thiesse L, Rudzik F, Rothe T, Pons M, Bettschart R, Schindler C, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Brink M, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Transportation noise exposure, noise annoyance and respiratory health in adults: a repeated-measures study. Environ Int. 2018;121(Pt 1):741-750. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.006

Foraster M, Eze I.C, Vienneau D, Schaffner E, Jeong A, Héritier H, Rudzik F, Thiesse L, Pieren R, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Long-term exposure to transportation noise and its association with adiposity markers and development of obesity. Environ Int. 2018;121(Pt 1):879-889. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.057

Héritier H, Vienneau D, Foraster M, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, Thiesse L, Ruzdik F, Habermacher M, Köpfli M, Pieren R, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M, SNC study group. Diurnal variability of transportation noise exposure and cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide cohort study from Switzerland. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018;221(3):556-563. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.02.005

Marcon A, Locatelli F, Keidel D, Beckmeyer-Borowko A.B, Cerveri I, Dharmage S.C, Fuertes E, Garcia-Aymerich J, Heinrich J, Imboden M, Janson C, Johannessen A, Leynaert B, Pascual Erquicia S, Pesce G, Schaffner E, Svanes C, Urrutia I, Jarvis D, Probst-Hensch N.M, Accordini S, Ageing Lungs in European Cohorts study. Airway responsiveness to methacholine and incidence of COPD: an international prospective cohort study. Thorax. 2018;73(9):825-832. DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211289

Röösli M, Wunderli J.M, Brink M, Cajochen C, Vienneau D, Foraster M, Eze I.C, Héritier H, Schaffner E, Thiesse L, Rudzik F, Pieren R, Habermacher M, Köpfli M, Probst-Hensch N. SiRENE: kurz- und langfristige Auswirkungen der Verkehrslärmbelastung. 44. Deutsche Jahrestagung für Akustik. München: DEGA, 2018:1362-1364

Adam M, Imboden M, Schaffner E, Boes E, Kronenberg F, Pons M, Bettschart R, Barthelemy J.C, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N. The adverse impact of obesity on heart rate variability is modified by a NFE2L2 gene variant: the SAPALDIA Cohort. Int J Cardiol. 2017;228:341-346. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.049

Endes S, Schaffner E, Caviezel S, Dratva J, Stolz D, Schindler C, Künzli N, Schmidt-Trucksass A, Probst-Hensch N. Is physical activity a modifier of the association between air pollution and arterial stiffness in older adults: the SAPALDIA cohort study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017;220(6):1030-1038. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.06.001

Eze I.C, Foraster M, Schaffner E, Vienneau D, Héritier H, Rudzik F, Thiesse L, Pieren R, Imboden M, von Eckardstein A, Schindler C, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study. Int J Epidemiol. 2017;46(4):1115-1125. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx020

Eze I.C, Imboden M, Foraster M, Schaffner E, Kumar A, Vienneau D, Héritier H, Rudzik F, Thiesse L, Pieren R, von Eckardstein A, Schindler C, Brink M, Wunderli J.M, Cajochen C, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Exposure to night-time traffic noise, melatonin-regulating gene variants and change in glycemia in adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(12):E1492. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14121492

Foraster M, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, Vienneau D, Héritier H, Endes S, Rudzik F, Thiesse L, Pieren R, Schindler C, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Brink M, Cajochen C, Marc Wunderli J, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Exposure to road, railway, and aircraft noise and arterial stiffness in the SAPALDIA study: annual average noise levels and temporal noise characteristics. Environ Health Perspect. 2017;125(9):097004. DOI: 10.1289/EHP1136

Héritier H, Vienneau D, Foraster M, Eze I.C, Schaffner E, Thiesse L, Rudzik F, Habermacher M, Köpfli M, Pieren R, Brink M, Cajochen C, Wunderli J.M, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M, SNC Study Group. Transportation noise exposure and cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide cohort study from Switzerland. Eur J Epidemiol. 2017;32(4):307-315. DOI: 10.1007/s10654-017-0234-2

Walther D, Curjuric I, Dratva J, Schaffner E, Quinto C, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Eze I.C, Burdet L, Pons M, Gerbase M, Imboden M, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N. Hypertension, diabetes and lifestyle in the long-term - results from a Swiss population-based cohort. Prev Med. 2017;97:56-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.12.016

Aguilera I, Dratva J, Caviezel S, Burdet L, de Groot E, Ducret-Stich R.E, Eeftens M, Keidel D, Meier R, Perez L, Rothe T, Schaffner E, Schmit-Trucksass A, Tsai M.Y, Schindler C, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch N. Particulate matter and subclinical atherosclerosis: associations between different particle sizes and sources with carotid intima-media thickness in the SAPALDIA study. Environ Health Perspect. 2016;124(11):1700-1706. DOI: 10.1289/EHP161

Endes S, Caviezel S, Schaffner E, Dratva J, Schindler C, Künzli N, Bachler M, Wassertheurer S, Probst-Hensch N, Schmidt-Trucksäss A. Associations of novel and traditional vascular biomarkers of arterial stiffness: results of the SAPALDIA 3 cohort study. PLoS One. 2016;11(9):e0163844. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163844

Endes S, Schaffner E, Caviezel S, Dratva J, Autenrieth C.S, Wanner M, Martin B, Stolz D, Pons M, Turk A, Bettschart R, Schindler C, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch N, Schmidt-Trucksäss A. Physical activity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in older adults: results of the SAPALDIA 3 cohort study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2016;31(3):275-285. DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0076-8

Endes S, Schaffner E, Caviezel S, Dratva J, Autenrieth C.S, Wanner M, Martin B, Stolz D, Pons M, Turk A, Bettschart R, Schindler C, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch N, Schmidt-Trucksäss A. Long-term physical activity is associated with reduced arterial stiffness in older adults: longitudinal results of the SAPALDIA cohort study. Age Ageing. 2016;45:110-115. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv172

Foraster M, Eze I.C, Vienneau D, Brink M, Cajochen C, Caviezel S, Héritier H, Schaffner E, Schindler C, Wanner M, Wunderli J.M, Röösli M, Probst-Hensch N. Long-term transportation noise annoyance is associated with subsequent lower levels of physical activity. Environ Int. 2016;91:341-349. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.03.011

Walther D, Curjuric I, Dratva J, Schaffner E, Quinto C, Rochat T, Gaspoz J.M, Burdet L, Bridevaux P.O, Pons M, Gerbase M.W, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N. High blood pressure: prevalence and adherence to guidelines in a population-based cohort. Swiss Med Wkly. 2016;146:w14323. DOI: 10.4414/smw.2016.14323

Wanner M, Martin B.W, Autenrieth C.S, Schaffner E, Meier F, Brombach C, Stolz D, Bauman A, Rochat T, Schindler C, Kriemler S, Probst-Hensch N. Associations between domains of physical activity, sitting time, and different measures of overweight and obesity. Prev Med Rep. 2016;3:177-184. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.01.007