Research Unit Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
Head: Annette Peters
Selected Publications / Ausgewählte Publikationen
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
2008
(Status: March 31, 2008)
- Lieb W, Mayer B, Konig IR, Borwitzky I, Gotz A, Kain S et al.
Lack of association between the MEF2A gene and myocardial infarction.
Circulation 2008; 117(2):185-191. - Scheurig AC, Thorand B, Fischer B, Heier M, Koenig W.
Association between the intake of vitamins and trace elements from supplements and C-reactive protein: results of the MONICA/KORA Augsburg study.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008; 62(1):127-37.
2007
- Kuch B, von Scheidt W, Kling B, Heier M, Hoermann A, Meisinger C.
Characteristics and outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction according to presenting electrocardiogram (from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Myocardial Infarction-Registry).
Am J Cardiol 2007; 100(7):1056-1060. - Kuch B, von Scheidt W, Peter W, Doring A, Piehlmeier W, Landgraf R et al.
Sex-specific determinants of left ventricular mass in pre-diabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects: the Augsburg Diabetes Family Study.
Diabetes Care 2007; 30(4):946-952. - Meisinger C, Heier M, Lang O, Doring A.
Beta-blocker use and risk of fractures in men and women from the general population: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study.
Osteoporos Int 2007; 18(9):1189-1195. - Meisinger C, Heier M, Lowel H, Schneider A, Doring A.
Sleep duration and sleep complaints and risk of myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women from the general population: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study.
Sleep 2007; 30(9):1121-1127. - Meisinger C, Lowel H, Heier M, Kandler U, Doring A.
Association of sports activities in leisure time and incident myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women from the general population: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2007; 14(6):788-792. - Thorand B, Baumert J, Herder C, Meisinger C, Koenig W.
Soluble thrombomodulin as a predictor of type 2 diabetes: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-1998.
Diabetologia 2007; 50(3):545-548. - Thorand B, Baumert J, Kolb H, Meisinger C, Chambless L, Koenig W et al.
Sex differences in the prediction of type 2 diabetes by inflammatory markers: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002.
Diabetes Care 2007; 30(4):854-860.
2006
- Herder C, Baumert J, Thorand B, Martin S, Lowel H, Kolb H et al.
Chemokines and incident coronary heart disease: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26(9):2147-2152. - Koenig W, Khuseyinova N, Baumert J, Thorand B, Loewel H, Chambless L et al.
Increased concentrations of C-reactive protein and IL-6 but not IL-18 are independently associated with incident coronary events in middle-aged men and women: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26(12):2745-2751. - Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Lowel H, Doring A, Wichmann HE.
Synergistic effects of depressed mood and obesity on long-term cardiovascular risks in 1510 obese men and women: results from the MONICA-KORA Augsburg Cohort Study 1984-1998.
Int J Obes (Lond) 2006; 30(9):1408-1414. - Meisinger C, Doring A, Thorand B, Heier M, Lowel H.
Body fat distribution and risk of type 2 diabetes in the general population: are there differences between men and women? The MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study.
Am J Clin Nutr 2006; 84(3):483-489. - Meisinger C, Hormann A, Heier M, Kuch B, Lowel H.
Admission blood glucose and adverse outcomes in non-diabetic patients with myocardial infarction in the reperfusion era.
Int J Cardiol 2006; 113(2):229-235. - Meisinger C, Doring A, Lowel H.
Chronic kidney disease and risk of incident myocardial infarction and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women from the general population.
Eur Heart J 2006; 27(10):1245-1250. - Metzger MH, Heier M, Maki M, Bravi E, Schneider A, Lowel H et al.
Mortality excess in individuals with elevated IgA anti-transglutaminase antibodies: the KORA/MONICA Augsburg cohort study 1989-1998.
Eur J Epidemiol 2006; 21(5):359-365. - Thorand, B, Baumert, J, Döring, A, Schneider, A, Chambless, L, Löwel, et al.
Association of cardiovascular risk factors with markers of endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged men and women. Results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Study.
Thromb Haemost 2006; 95:134-41. - Thorand B, Baumert J, Chambless L, Meisinger C, Kolb H, Doring A et al.
Elevated markers of endothelial dysfunction predict type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men and women from the general population.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26(2):398-405.
2005
- König J, Döring A, Huth C.
Charakterisierung von Personen mit sehr niedrigem Alkoholkonsum in der Region Augsburg.
Ernährungs-Umschau 2005; 52: 84-89
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Deisenhofer I, Simon H, Schmitt C, Baumert JJ.
Characteristics Associated with Low Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Implanted Cardioverter Defebrillators: Results from the LICAD Study.
PACE 2005; 28: 1-8
Abstract
- Meisinger, Baumert J, Khuseyinova N, Löwel H, Koenig W.
Plasma Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein, a Strong Predictor for Acute Coronary Heart Disease Events in Apparently Healthy, Middle-Aged Men From the General Population.
Circulation 2005; 112: 651-657
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Heier M, Löwel H.
Sleep disturbance as a predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men and women from the general population. The MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study.
Diabetologia 2005; 48: 235-241
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Löwel H, Mraz W, König W.
Prognostic value of apolipoprotein B and A-I in the prediction of myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study.
Eur Heart J 2005; 26: 271-278
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Löwel H, Thorand B, Döring A.
Leisure time physical activity and the risk of type 2 diabetes in men and women from the general population. The MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study.
Diabetologia 2005; 48:27-34
Abstract
- Schulz, H., Harder, V., Ibald-Mulli, A., Khandoga, A., Koenig, W., Krombach, F., Radykewicz, R., Stampfl, A., Thorand, B., Peters, A.
Cardiovascular effects of fine and ultrafine particles.
Journal of Aerosol Medicine 2005; 18: 1-22
Abstract
2004
- Baumert J, Simon H, Gündel H, Schmitt C, Ladwig K.-H.
The impact of event scale-revised (IES-R): evaluation of the subscales and correlations to psychological startle response patterns in survivors of a life-threatening cardiac event.
J. Affective Disorders 2004; 82:29-41
Abstract
- Beitz R, Mensink GBM, Rams S, Döring A.
Vitamin- und Mineralstoffsupplementierung in Deutschland.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2004; 47: 1057-65
Abstract
- Döring A, Fröhlich M, Löwel H, Koenig W.
Third generation oral contraceptive use and cardiovascular risk factors.
Atherosclerosis 2004; 172: 281-86
Abstract
- Erazo N, Baumert J, Ladwig K-H.
Sex-specific time patterns of suicidal acts on the german railway system. An analysis of 4003 cases.
J Affect Dis 2004; 83: 1-9
Abstract
- Heinrich J, Döring A.
Blood pressure and rhinitis in adults: result of the MONICA/KORA-study.
J Hypertens 2004; 22(5): 889-92
Abstract
- Illig T, Bongardt F, Schöpfer A, Müller-Scholze S, Rathmann w, Koenig W, Thorand B, Vollmert C, Holle R, Kolb H, Herder C, (+KORA).
Significant Association of the Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphisms C-174G and A-598G with Type 2 Diabetes.
J Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004; 89:5031-58
Abstract
- Koenig W, Khuseyinova N, Loewel H, Trischler G, Meisinger C.
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Adds to Risk Prediction of Incident Coronary Events by C-Reactive Protein in Apparently Healthy Middle-Aged Men With Moderately Elevated Total Cholesterol From the General Population.
Circulation 2004;110:1903-08
Abstract
- Koenig W, Löwel H, Baumert J, Meisinger C.
C-Reactive Protein Modulates Risk Prediction Based on the Framingham Score. Implications for Future Risk Assessment: Results From a Large Cohort Study in Southern Germany.
Circulation 2004; 109: 1349-53
Abstract
- Ladwig K-H, Baumert J.
Patterns of suicidal behaviour in a metro subway system. A study of 306 cases injured by the Munich subway, 1980-1999.
Eur J Publ Health 2004
Abstract
- Ladwig K-H, Marten-Mittag B, Baumert J, Löwel H, Döring A, for the KORA investigators.
Case-finding for Depressive and Exhausted Mood in the General Populatioon: Reliability and Validity of a Symptom-driven Diagnostic Scale. Results from the Prospective MONICA/KORA Augsburg Study.
Ann Epidemiol 2004; 14: 332-8
Abstract
- Ladwig K-H, Wirsching C, v. Hammerstein A, Danner R, Baumert J, Schmitt C.
Angst und Angstmanagement bei Patienten mit implantiertem Kardioverter-Defibrillator.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2004; 129: 2311-15
- Löwel H, Hense HW, Koenig W.
Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration. Collaborative meta-analysis of prospective studies of plasma fibrinogen and cardiovascular disease.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2004; 11(1): 9-17
Abstract
- Löwel H, Meisinger C, Hörmann A, Heier M.
Daten zu Herzinfarkten in der Region Augsburg (Mortalität, Morbidität, Letalität, Vorerkrankungen)
Statistisches Bundesamt Wiesbaden; www.gbe-bund.de
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Heier M, Döring A, Löwel H, for the KORA group.
Prevalence of known diabetes mellitus and antidiabetic therapy between 1984/85 and 1999/2001 in Southern Germany.
Diabetes Care 2004;27: 2985-7
- Meisinger C, Heier M, Löwel H.
The relationship between body weight and health care among German women. Results of the MONICA Augsburg Survey 1994/95.
Obesity Research 2004; 12(9): 1473-80
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Schuler A, Löwel H. for the MONICA/KORA group.
Postal questionnaire identifies hospitalizations for self-reported acute myocardial infarction.
J Clin Epidemiol 2004; 57: 989-92
Abstract
- Peters A, von Klot S, Heier M, Trentinaglia I, Hörmann A, Wichmann H-E et al.
Exposure to Traffic and the Onset of Myocardial Infarction.
N Engl J Med 2004; 351 (17): 1721-30)
Abstract
2003
- Illig T, Bongardt F, Schöpfer A, Holle R, Müller S, Rathmann W, Koenig W, Meisinger C, Wichmann H-E, Kolb H, for the KORA Study Group.
The Endotoxin Receptor TLR4 Polymorphism Is Not Associated With Diabetes or Components of the Metabolic Syndrome.
Diabetes; 52: 2861-64
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Löwel H, Döring A, Koenig W.
Influence of depressive mood on the association of CRP and obesity in 3205 middle aged healthy men.
Brain Behav Immun 2003; 17: 268-75
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Lehmann G, Marten-Mittag B, Simon H, Alt E.
Treatment Satisfaction of Internal versus External Cardioversion in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation – A Randomized, Prospective, 28-Day Follow-Up Study.
Clin Cardiol 2003; 26: 10-6
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Lehmann G, Gündel H, Simon H, Alt E.
Absence of an Impact of Emotional Distress on the Perception of Intracardiac Shock Discharges.
Int J Behav Med 2003; 10(1): 56-65
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Deisenhofer I, Hofmann B, Schapperer J, Weyerbrock S, Schmitt C.
Exaggerated Electrodermal Startle Responses After Intracardiac Shock Discharges in Patients With Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators.
Psychosom Med 2003; 65: 222-8
Abstract
- Löwel H, Heier M, Schneider A, Gösele U, Meisinger C.
Vergleiche sind zulässig: Deutsche Einnehmerinnen sind mit den Teilnehmerinnen der WHI-Studie hinsichtlich des kardiovaskulären Risikoprofils weitgehend identisch. Ergebnisse aus dem KORA-Survey 2000.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2003; 40: 2561-2
- Sell K, Gedrich K, Fischer B, Döring A, die KORA-Studiengruppe.
Trends im Ernährungsverhalten in der Region Augsburg. Ergebnisse der MONICA-/KORA-Studien 1984 bis 2001.
Ernährungs-Umschau 2003; 50 (6):208-13
Abstract
- Thorand B, Löwel H, Schneider A, Kolb H, Meisinger C, Fröhlich M, Koenig W.
C-Reactive Protein an a Predictor for Incident Diabetes Mellitus Among Middle-aged Men.
Arch Intern Med 2003; 163: 93-9
Abstract
- Wimmer K, Laubereau B, Wölke G, Döring A, Heinrich J.
Weight Gain in two adult cohorts in east and west germany after reunification.
Cent Eur J Publ Health 2003; 11(4): 202-8
Abstract
2002
- Kuch B, Bolte HD, Hoermann A, Meisinger C, Löwel H.
What is the real hospital mortality from acute myocardial infarction?
Eur Heart J 2002; 23: 714-20
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Dammann G, Erazo N, Reicherzer M, Baedeker U, Stolzewski B.
Prädiktoren persistierender psychischer Morbidität bei Bankmitarbeitern nach räuberischen Überfällen auf Bank-Institute.
Z Med Psychol 2002; 11: 105-112
Abstract
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Deisenhofer I, Hofmann B, Schapperer J, Weyerbrock S, Erazo N, Schmitt C.
Psychophysiological Correlates of Peritraumatic Dissociative Responses in Survivors of Life-Threatening Cardiac Events.
Psychopathology 2002; 35: 241-8
Abstract
- Löwel H, Meisinger C, Heier M, Hörmann A, Kuch B, Gostomzyk J, Koenig W.
Geschlechtsspezifische Trends von plötzlichem Herztod und akutem Herzinfarkt. Ergebnisse des bevölkerungsbasierten KORA/MONICA-Augsburg Herzinfarkt-Registers 1985-1998.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2002; 127: 2311-2316
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Thorand B, Schneider A, Stieber J, Döring A, Löwel H.
Sex Differences in Risk Factors for Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Arch Intern Med 2002; 162: 82-9
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Wildner M, Stieber J, Heier M, Sangha O, Döring A.
Epidemiologie der Extremitätenfrakturen. Ergebnisse des MONICA-Surveys 1994/1995 in der Region Augsburg.
Orthopäde 2002; 31: 92-9
Abstract
- Metzger MH, Engel S, Hengstenberg C, Schneider A, Stieber J, Döring A, Thorand B, Holmer S, Löwel H.
Do siblings of myocardial infarction patients have a specific management of hypertension?
J Hum Hypertens 2002; 16: 67-74
Abstract
- Müller JE, Döring A, Heier M, Löwel H.
Prevalence and determinants of hormone replacement therapy in German women 1984-1995.
Maturitas 2002; 43: 95-104
Abstract
- Müller S, Martin S, Koenig W, Hanifi-Moghaddam P, Rathmann W, Haastert B, Giani G, Illig T, Thorand B, Kolb H.
Impaired glucose tolerance is associated with increased serum concentrations of interleukin 6 and co-regulated acute-phase proteins but not TNF-a or its receptors.
Diabetologia 2002; 45: 805-12
Abstract
2001
- Klein T, Schneider S, Löwel H.
Bildung und Mortalität. Die Bedeutung gesundheitsrelevanter Aspekte des Lebensstils
Z Soziologie 2001; 30 (5): 384-400
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Damann G, Erazo N, Reicherzer M, Baedeker U, Stolzewski B.
Gesundheitliche Folgen und Belastungen durch räuberische Überfälle auf Bankinstitute.
Arbeitsmed Sozialmed Umweltmed 2001; 36: 578-84
- Ladwig KH, Marten-Mittag B, Erazo N, Gündel H.
Identifying somatization disorder in a population-based health examination survey. Psychosocial burden and gender differences.
Psychosomatics 2001; 42: 511-8
Abstract
- Löwel H, Meisinger C, Schneider A, Trentinaglia I, Heier M, Hörmann A, Kuch B, Thorand B.
Diabetiker als Hochrisikogruppe für Herzinfarkt. Ergebnisse der MONICA-Augsburg-Studien.
Cardio Vasc 2001; 1: 14-25
Abstract
- Meisinger C, Thorand B, Schneider A, Stieber J, Döring A, Tietze M, Löwel H.
Kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren und Diabetesinzidenz: Ergebnisse der MONICA-Augsburg-Kohortenstudie 1984-1998.
Diabetes und Stoffwechsel 2001; 10: 3-11
- Peters A, Fröhlich M, Döring A, Immervoll T, Wichmann HW, Hutchinson LW, Pepys MB, Koenig W.
Particulate air pollution is associated with an acute phase response in men.
Eur Heart J 2001; 22: 1198-204
Abstract
- Schenkirsch G, Heier M, Stieber J, Löwel H.
Trends in der Schmerzmitteleinnahme über einen Zeitraum von 10 Jahren (1984 bis 1995). Ergebnisse der drei MONICA-Augsburg-Surveys.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2001; 126: 643-8
Abstract
- Thorand B, Liese AD, Metzger MH, Reitmeir P, Schneider A, Löwel H.
Can inaccuracy of reported parental history of diabetes explain the maternal transmission hypothesis for diabetes?
Int J Epidemiol 2001; 30: 1084-9
Abstract