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Francesca Locatelli

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Long-term residential exposure to air pollution and risk of chronic respiratory diseases in Italy: The BIGEPI study

2023

: Long-term exposure to air pollution has adverse respiratory health effects. We investigated the cross-sectional relationship between residential exposure to air pollutants and the risk of suffering from chronic respiratory diseases in some Italian cities. In the BIGEPI project, we harmonised questionnaire data from two population-based studies conducted in 2007-2014. By combining self-reported diagnoses, symptoms and medication use, we identified cases of rhinitis (n = 965), asthma (n = 328), chronic bronchitis/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CB/COPD, n = 469), and controls (n = 2380) belonging to 13 cohorts from 8 Italian cities (Pavia, Turin, Verona, Terni, Pisa, Ancona, Palermo,…

Public healthEnvironmental EngineeringPublic health.EpidemiologySettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioPollutionAsthmaAir quality; Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Epidemiology; Public health; RhinitisChronic bronchitiChronic bronchitisAir qualityEnvironmental ChemistryWaste Management and DisposalRhinitis
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Gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease are strongly associated with non-allergic nasal disorders

2021

AbstractBackgroundGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been reported to be significantly associated with chronic rhinosinusitis, but the strength of the association is still debated.AimsTo evaluate the strength of the association between gastritis/GERD and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR)/allergic rhinitis (AR)/sinusitis.MethodsWe investigated 2887 subjects aged 20–84 years, who underwent a clinical visit in seven Italian centres (Ancona, Palermo, Pavia, Terni, Sassari, Torino, Verona) within the study on Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases, a population-based multicase-control study between 2008 and 2014. Subjects were asked if they had doctor-diagnosed “gastritis or sto…

MaleNon-allergic rhinitisGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGastroenterologyAllergic rhinitis0302 clinical medicinePrevalenceNon-allergic rhiniti030223 otorhinolaryngologySinusitisRhinitisAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyMiddle AgedGastrititItalyGastritisGastroesophageal RefluxFemalePublic HealthGastritismedicine.symptomResearch ArticleAdultPulmonary and Respiratory Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationGastrititsSettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioNOHiatal herniaGastritits Gastroesophageal refux disease Allergic rhinitis Non-allergic rhinitis SinusitisYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesAllergic rhinitis; Gastritits; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Non-allergic rhinitis; SinusitisInternal medicineAllergic rhinitimedicineHumansGastroesophageal refux diseaseSinusitiseducationAgedlcsh:RC705-779business.industrylcsh:Diseases of the respiratory systemmedicine.diseaseRhinitis AllergicSinusitidigestive system diseases030228 respiratory systemRelative riskChronic DiseaseGERDAllergic rhinitis; Gastritits; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Non-allergic rhinitis; Sinusitis Public HealthNon-allergic rhinitisbusinessEsophagitis
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The Association of Self-Reported Birthweight with Lung Function and Respiratory Diseases: Results from a Multi-Centre, Multi-Case Control Study in It…

2022

Early life conditions are associated with lung function and the development of respiratory and non-respiratory illnesses. The relationship with birthweight (BW), however, is conflicting. We examined associations of self-reported BW with lung function and the development of respiratory and also non-respiratory diseases within the GEIRD (Gene–Environment Interaction in Respiratory Diseases) project, an Italian multi-centre, multi-case control study involving cases of COPD, asthma, allergic rhinitis and controls. Multinomial logistic regression was performed with case/control status as response variable; BW as main determinant; and adjusting for sex, age and smoking status. Of the 2287 p…

MaleAdultrespiratory healthadult health; birthweight; early life; lung volumes; respiratory diseases; respiratory healthrespiratory diseasesHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesisadult healthPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthrespiratory health.Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioRespiration Disordersrespiratory diseaseItalybirthweightCase-Control StudiesHumansBirth Weightearly lifeFemaleSelf Reportlung volumelung volumesLungInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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