Francesco Forastiere
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4509358 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Francesco Forastiere |
| NOMBRES | Francesco |
| APELLIDO | Forastiere |
| FIRMA | FORASTIERE F |
| AFILIACIONES | Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9162-5684 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 70 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1981 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
A health-based long term vision to face air pollution and climate change
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 24 August 2022Sec. Public Health Policy https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.947971
Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Hospitalizations in the Pisan Longitudinal Study
Air pollution effects on cardiovascular hospitalizations in small urban/suburban areas have been scantly investigated. Such effects were assessed among the participants in the analytical epidemiological survey carried out in Pisa and Cascina, Tuscany, Italy (2009-2011). Cardiovascular hospitalizations from 1585 subjects were followed up (2011-2015). Daily mean pollutant concentrations were estimated through random forests at 1 km (particulate mat…
Sex differences in factors associated with heart failure and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction
There were sex differences in the factors associated with HF. The results suggest that prevention policies should consider the sex-specific impact on cardiac function of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors
Strategy for primary prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCD) and mitigation of climate change in Italy
This paper derives from a document commissioned in 2019 by the Italian Minister of Health, and outlines a general strategy for primary prevention of non-communicable diseases in Italy, with a special focus on cobenefits of climate change mitigation. Given that action against climate change is primarily taken via energy choices, limiting the use of fossil fuels and promoting renewable sources, an effective strategy is one in which interventions ar…
An Italian Network of Population-Based Birth Cohorts to Evaluate Social and Environmental Risk Factors on Pregnancy Outcomes
In Italy, few multicentre population-based studies on pregnancy outcomes are available. Therefore, we established a network of population-based birth cohorts in the cities of Turin, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, and Rome (northern and central Italy), to study the role of socioeconomic factors and air pollution exposure on term low birthweight, preterm births and the prevalence of small for gestational age. In this article, we will report the fu…
Effects of Particulate Matter on the Incidence of Respiratory Diseases in the Pisan Longitudinal Study
The current study aimed at assessing the effects of exposure to Particulate Matter (PM) on the incidence of respiratory diseases in a sub-sample of participants in the longitudinal analytical epidemiological study in Pisa, Italy. Three hundred and five subjects living at the same address from 1991 to 2011 were included. Individual risk factors recorded during the 1991 survey were considered, and new cases of respiratory diseases were ascertained …
Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is a major global health concern. Quantitative estimates of attributable mortality are based on disease-specific hazard ratio models that incorporate risk information from multiple PM 2.5 sources (outdoor and indoor air pollution from use of solid fuels and secondhand and active smoking), requiring assumptions about equivalent exposure and toxicity. We relax these contentious assumptions by co…
Urinary Cotinine Concentration and Self-Reported Smoking Status in 1075 Subjects Living in Central Italy
Background: Urinary cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, is a marker of tobacco smoke exposure. A cutoff value for cotinine concentration can be set to distinguish smokers from non-smokers, independently from self-declared status. Method: Cotinine was determined by isotopic dilution High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) between 2013 and 2014 on urine samples of a population of 1075 subjects. Result…
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth
Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality
Outdoor Particulate Matter Exposure and Lung Cancer
Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts
P2-321 The relationship between BMI and wheezing in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood phase 2
Introduction An inflammatory link and common genetic factors have been discussed regarding the relation between BMI and asthma. We investigated the relation between obesity and asthma symptoms, and effect modification by atopy and parental allergic disease in Phase 2 of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Methods In a population-based cross-sectional study, 10 600 children aged 8–12 from 22 centres worldwide were studied…
Income level and chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions in adults
The socioeconomic gradient in ACSC hospitalization rates confirms the gap in health status between social groups in our country. Insufficient or ineffective primary care is suggested as a plausible additional factor aggravating inequality. This finding highlights the need for improving outpatient care programmes to reduce the excess of unnecessary hospitalizations among poor people
Exposure to indoor mould and children’s respiratory health in the Paty study
BACKGROUND: Living in a damp or mouldy home reportedly damages children's respiratory health, yet mould appears not to be a prominent risk factor in the public's perception. Analyses of data on over 58,000 children from the Pollution and the Young (PATY) study are presented. In this collaboration, researchers from 12 cross-sectional studies pooled their data to assess the effects of air quality on a spectrum of children's respiratory disorders. M…
Factors affecting in-hospital heat-related mortality
BACKGROUND: Several studies have identified strong effects of high temperatures on mortality at population level; however, individual vulnerability factors associated with heat-related in-hospital mortality are largely unknown. The objective of the study was to evaluate heat-related in-hospital mortality using a multi-city case-crossover analysis. METHODS: We studied residents of four Italian cities, aged 65+ years, who died during 1997-2004. For…
Socioeconomic status and hospitalization in the very old
Lower social status and associated comorbidity, more than age per se, are associated with a higher rate of hospitalization in very old patients
Exposure to fine and ultrafine particles from secondhand smoke in public places before and after the smoking ban, Italy 2005
The application of the smoking ban led to a considerable reduction in the exposure to indoor fine and ultrafine particles in hospitality venues, confirmed by a contemporaneous reduction of urinary cotinine
Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome
Socioeconomic inequalities in health in Rome are still present at the beginning of the 21st century. Strategies to monitor the impact of SEP on mortality over time in different populations should be implemented to direct health policies
Associations of area based deprivation status and individual educational attainment with incidence, treatment, and prognosis of first coronary event in Rome, Italy
Background: Socioeconomic gradients in the occurrence of myocardial infarction are well known, but few studies have examined socioeconomic disparities in post-infarction outcomes. The objective of this study was to explore relations of socioeconomic status with the incidence, treatment, and outcome of first coronary event in Rome, Italy, during the period 1998–2000, examining effect modification by gender. Methods: Subjects were Rome residents ag…
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING: Nine European countries. SUBJECTS: 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks of lung cancer and radon gas concentrations in…
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is equally provided among different socioeconomic status (SES) groups in accordance with need. To estimate the association between SES and mortality occurring 30 days after CABG surgery. DESIGN: Individual socioeconomic index assigned with respect to the characteristics of the census tract of residence (level I = highest SES; level IV = lowest SES). Comparison of age adju…
Inequality in health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Population groups with a lower socioeconomic status (SES) have a greater risk of disease and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between SES and mortality in the metropolitan area of Rome during the six year period 1990-1995, and to examine variations in mortality differentials between 1990-92 and 1993-95. DESIGN: Rome has a population of approximately 2,800,000, with 6100 census tracts (CTs). During …
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is equally provided among different socioeconomic status (SES) groups in accordance with need. To estimate the association between SES and mortality occurring 30 days after CABG surgery. DESIGN: Individual socioeconomic index assigned with respect to the characteristics of the census tract of residence (level I = highest SES; level IV = lowest SES). Comparison of age adju…
Inequality in health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Population groups with a lower socioeconomic status (SES) have a greater risk of disease and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between SES and mortality in the metropolitan area of Rome during the six year period 1990-1995, and to examine variations in mortality differentials between 1990-92 and 1993-95. DESIGN: Rome has a population of approximately 2,800,000, with 6100 census tracts (CTs). During …
Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome
A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of …
Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth
Years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 65 in Italy
The Italian death rates and years of potential life lost (YPLL) for all causes and for 12 selected aggregations of causes are reported for 1979 and 1983, with the latter compared to United States data. Cancer is the leading cause of YPLL in Italy (23.8 per cent of total YPLL), followed by unintentional injuries (16.3 per cent) and heart disease (11.2 per cent). Rates of YPLL for all causes decreased 12.0 per cent from 1979 to 1983, the strongest …
Associations of area based deprivation status and individual educational attainment with incidence, treatment, and prognosis of first coronary event in Rome, Italy
Background: Socioeconomic gradients in the occurrence of myocardial infarction are well known, but few studies have examined socioeconomic disparities in post-infarction outcomes. The objective of this study was to explore relations of socioeconomic status with the incidence, treatment, and outcome of first coronary event in Rome, Italy, during the period 1998–2000, examining effect modification by gender. Methods: Subjects were Rome residents ag…
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
Epidemiological surveillance of diseases following the earthquake of 23rd November 1980 in Southern Italy
The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with postoperative complications after major elective cardiovascular surgery
BACKGROUND: Understanding the mechanism by which both patient- and hospital level factors act in generating disparities has important implications for clinicians and policy-makers. OBJECTIVE: To measure the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and postoperative complications after major elective cardiovascular procedures. DESIGN: Multicity hospital-based study. SUBJECTS: Using Hospital Discharge Registries (ICD-9-CM codes), 19 310 pat…
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Epidemiological surveillance of diseases following the earthquake of 23rd November 1980 in Southern Italy
Years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 65 in Italy
The Italian death rates and years of potential life lost (YPLL) for all causes and for 12 selected aggregations of causes are reported for 1979 and 1983, with the latter compared to United States data. Cancer is the leading cause of YPLL in Italy (23.8 per cent of total YPLL), followed by unintentional injuries (16.3 per cent) and heart disease (11.2 per cent). Rates of YPLL for all causes decreased 12.0 per cent from 1979 to 1983, the strongest …
Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome
A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of …
Longitudinal and cross sectional mortality studies in injecting drug-users
HIV risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome
Temporal differences in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk-related behaviors among injection drug users in Rome, Italy, were analyzed in 487 drug users recruited in 1990 and 450 recruited in 1992. Sharing of syringes decreased among self-reported HIV-positive drug users between 1990 and 1992, but there was no change in their sexual behavior. Fewer HIV-seronegative drug users reported passing on used syringes in 1992 than in 1990; however, th…
A persistent rise in mortality among injection drug users in Rome, 1980 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to analyze overall and cause-specific mortality among injection drug users in Rome. METHODS: A cohort of 4200 injection drug users was enrolled in drug treatment centers from 1980 through 1988 and followed up until December 1992. RESULTS: The age-adjusted mortality rate from all causes increased from 7.8/1000 person-years in 1985/86 to 27.7/1000 in 1991/92. The rise was mainly attributable to acquired immu…
Inequality in health
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Population groups with a lower socioeconomic status (SES) have a greater risk of disease and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between SES and mortality in the metropolitan area of Rome during the six year period 1990-1995, and to examine variations in mortality differentials between 1990-92 and 1993-95. DESIGN: Rome has a population of approximately 2,800,000, with 6100 census tracts (CTs). During …
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is equally provided among different socioeconomic status (SES) groups in accordance with need. To estimate the association between SES and mortality occurring 30 days after CABG surgery. DESIGN: Individual socioeconomic index assigned with respect to the characteristics of the census tract of residence (level I = highest SES; level IV = lowest SES). Comparison of age adju…
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING: Nine European countries. SUBJECTS: 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks of lung cancer and radon gas concentrations in…
Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome
Socioeconomic inequalities in health in Rome are still present at the beginning of the 21st century. Strategies to monitor the impact of SEP on mortality over time in different populations should be implemented to direct health policies
Associations of area based deprivation status and individual educational attainment with incidence, treatment, and prognosis of first coronary event in Rome, Italy
Background: Socioeconomic gradients in the occurrence of myocardial infarction are well known, but few studies have examined socioeconomic disparities in post-infarction outcomes. The objective of this study was to explore relations of socioeconomic status with the incidence, treatment, and outcome of first coronary event in Rome, Italy, during the period 1998–2000, examining effect modification by gender. Methods: Subjects were Rome residents ag…
Socioeconomic status and hospitalization in the very old
Lower social status and associated comorbidity, more than age per se, are associated with a higher rate of hospitalization in very old patients
Exposure to fine and ultrafine particles from secondhand smoke in public places before and after the smoking ban, Italy 2005
The application of the smoking ban led to a considerable reduction in the exposure to indoor fine and ultrafine particles in hospitality venues, confirmed by a contemporaneous reduction of urinary cotinine
Exposure to indoor mould and children’s respiratory health in the Paty study
BACKGROUND: Living in a damp or mouldy home reportedly damages children's respiratory health, yet mould appears not to be a prominent risk factor in the public's perception. Analyses of data on over 58,000 children from the Pollution and the Young (PATY) study are presented. In this collaboration, researchers from 12 cross-sectional studies pooled their data to assess the effects of air quality on a spectrum of children's respiratory disorders. M…
Factors affecting in-hospital heat-related mortality
BACKGROUND: Several studies have identified strong effects of high temperatures on mortality at population level; however, individual vulnerability factors associated with heat-related in-hospital mortality are largely unknown. The objective of the study was to evaluate heat-related in-hospital mortality using a multi-city case-crossover analysis. METHODS: We studied residents of four Italian cities, aged 65+ years, who died during 1997-2004. For…
Income level and chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions in adults
The socioeconomic gradient in ACSC hospitalization rates confirms the gap in health status between social groups in our country. Insufficient or ineffective primary care is suggested as a plausible additional factor aggravating inequality. This finding highlights the need for improving outpatient care programmes to reduce the excess of unnecessary hospitalizations among poor people
P2-321 The relationship between BMI and wheezing in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood phase 2
Introduction An inflammatory link and common genetic factors have been discussed regarding the relation between BMI and asthma. We investigated the relation between obesity and asthma symptoms, and effect modification by atopy and parental allergic disease in Phase 2 of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Methods In a population-based cross-sectional study, 10 600 children aged 8–12 from 22 centres worldwide were studied…
Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts
Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality
Outdoor Particulate Matter Exposure and Lung Cancer
Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is a major global health concern. Quantitative estimates of attributable mortality are based on disease-specific hazard ratio models that incorporate risk information from multiple PM 2.5 sources (outdoor and indoor air pollution from use of solid fuels and secondhand and active smoking), requiring assumptions about equivalent exposure and toxicity. We relax these contentious assumptions by co…
Urinary Cotinine Concentration and Self-Reported Smoking Status in 1075 Subjects Living in Central Italy
Background: Urinary cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, is a marker of tobacco smoke exposure. A cutoff value for cotinine concentration can be set to distinguish smokers from non-smokers, independently from self-declared status. Method: Cotinine was determined by isotopic dilution High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) between 2013 and 2014 on urine samples of a population of 1075 subjects. Result…
An Italian Network of Population-Based Birth Cohorts to Evaluate Social and Environmental Risk Factors on Pregnancy Outcomes
In Italy, few multicentre population-based studies on pregnancy outcomes are available. Therefore, we established a network of population-based birth cohorts in the cities of Turin, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, and Rome (northern and central Italy), to study the role of socioeconomic factors and air pollution exposure on term low birthweight, preterm births and the prevalence of small for gestational age. In this article, we will report the fu…
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