Care-seeking dynamics among patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension in selected rural settings in Kenya (Publications)
hypertension through face-to-face interviews. Of the 1100 participants, 69.9% had hypertension, 15.5% diabetes while 14.7% had both. The mean age of the respondents was 64 years. The majority of the r
Consensus definitions in imported human schistosomiasis: a GeoSentinel and TropNet Delphi study (Publications)
disagreement, on the proposed statements. Data were analysed with percentages, medians, and IQRs of a 5-point Likert scale. The study was terminated on the basis of consensus or stability-related and time-related
Cross-sectional but not prospective association of accelerometry-derived physical activity with quality of life in children and adolescents (Publications)
functioning at school (p = 0.039 and 0.013 respectively). Baseline MVPA was not associated with QoL 5 years later. Conclusion: Future longitudinal studies should employ shorter follow-up times and repeat
Klinik und Epidemiologie der Kryptosporidiose bei immunkompetenten Kindern (Publications)
and ranged from 1 to 25 days. In contrast, shedding of oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. lasted for 12.5 days and was significantly longer than the period of diarrhoea (p = 0.02). Compared with control patients
Novel genotyping tools for investigating transmission dynamics of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
alleles. When assays were performed in parallel on RNA and DNA, 85.7% of all pfs230 samples and 59.5% of all pfg377 samples contained at least one matching genotype in DNA and RNA.Conclusion. The imperfect
Determinants of change in airway reactivity over 11 years in a population study (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
its maximal value per mumol methacholine. Bronchial hyper-reactivity prevalence fell from 14.3% to 12.5% during follow-up. Baseline age was non-linearly associated to change in reactivity slope: participants
Western European land use regression incorporating satellite- and ground-based measurements of NO2 and PM10 (Publications)
10km, altitude, and distance to sea. We explore models with and without satellite-based NO2 and PM2.5 as predictor variables and we compare two available land cover datasets (global; European). Model p
Sex-specific associations of cardiovascular risk factors with carotid stiffness - results from the SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)
per 1SD of the risk factor on an inverted scale) and significant adverse risk factors were BMI (-0.5; 4.7%), systolic (-1.23; 4.7%) and diastolic blood pressure (1.4; 4.4%), heart rate (2.7; 7.9%), C-reactive
Causal and synthetic associations of variants in the SERPINA gene cluster with alpha1-antitrypsin serum levels (Publications)
individuals of the SAPALDIA cohort. Five common SNPs, defined by showing minor allele frequencies (MAFs) > 5%, reached genome-wide significance, all located in the SERPINA gene cluster at 14q32.13. The top-ranking
Detailed characterization and profiles of crankcase and diesel particulate matter exhaust emissions using speciated organics (Publications)
school bus self-pollution. As part of this monitoring campaign, a detailed characterization of PM2.5 diesel engine emissions from the tailpipe and crankcase emissions from the road draft tubes was performed