Andrea von Berg
Biographic Data
| ID | 5488152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea von Berg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | von Berg |
| SIGNATURE | VON BERG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marien Hospital Wesel |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0168-1541 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Influence of Short-Term Weather Parameters and Air Pollution on Adolescent Airway Inflammation
Fraction of exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) is a marker of airway inflammation. We examined the main effects and interactions of relative humidity (RH) and air pollution on adolescents' FeNO. Two thousand and forty-two participants from the 15-year follow-up of the German GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts were included. Daily meteorological (maximum [Tmax], minimum [Tmin] and mean [Tmean] temperatures and RH) and air pollution [Ozone (O 3 ), nitrogen d…
Predictors of Functional Outcome in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Effects of Cognitive Psychoeducational Group Therapy After 12 Months
Background: Cognitive deficits are known as a core feature in bipolar disorder. Persisting neurocognitive impairment is associated with low psychosocial functioning. The aim of this study was to identify potential cognitive, clinical and treatment-dependent predictors for functional impairment, symptom severity and early recurrence in bipolar patients, as well as to analyze neurocognitive performance compared to healthy controls. Methods: Forty t…
Impact of Residential Green Space on Sleep Quality and Sufficiency in Children and Adolescents Residing in Australia and Germany
Increasing evidence suggests adults living in greener areas tend to have more favourable sleep-related outcomes, but children and adolescents are under-researched. We hypothesised that children and adolescents living in greener areas would have better quality and more sufficient levels of sleep on average, especially within the context of high traffic noise exposure. These hypotheses were tested using multilevel logistic regressions fitted on sam…
Dietary saturated fat and low-grade inflammation modified by accelerometer-measured physical activity in adolescence: Results from the Giniplus and Lisa birth cohorts
Our findings do not support a detrimental role of dietary SFA in low-grade inflammation among adolescents. In males, higher dietary SFA was associated with lower hsCRP, although this should be interpreted in the context of possibly correlated nutrients. Children spending the most time in light PA drove the observed inverse association, suggesting a synergistic effect of SFA and lifestyle PA in the resultant inflammatory response
Prices of over-the-counter drugs used by 15-year-old adolescents in Germany and their association with socioeconomic background
The price of €10 for non-reimbursable OTC drugs may represent a (psychological) threshold. Higher prices could discourage especially adolescents from a lower socioeconomic background from taking medically advisable but non-reimbursable OTC drugs
The association between physical activity and healthcare costs in children – results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus cohort studies
The results indicate that childhood might be too early in life, to detect significant preventive effects of physical activity on healthcare utilization and costs, as diseases attributable to lacking physical activity might first occur later in life. This underpins the importance of clarifying the long-term effects of physical activity as it may strengthen the promotion of physical activity in children from a health economic perspective
A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10-year old children: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus studies
Lower residential greenness was positively associated with higher BP in 10 year-old children living in an urbanised area. Further studies varying in participants' age, geographical area and urbanisation level are required
Greenness and allergies: Evidence of differential associations in two areas in Germany
BACKGROUND: Positive greenness effects on health are increasingly reported, although studies on allergic outcomes remain limited and conflicting. We examined whether residential greenness is associated with childhood doctor diagnosed allergic rhinitis, eyes and nose symptoms and aeroallergen sensitisation using two combined birth cohorts (GINIplus and LISAplus) followed from birth to 10 years in northern and southern Germany (Ntotal=5803). METHOD…
Development of BMI values of German children and their healthcare costs
Physical activity and its correlates in children: A cross-sectional study (the Giniplus & Lisaplus studies)
When considering correlates of PA from several domains simultaneously, only few factors (sex, sports club membership, physical environment, time outdoors, and emotional symptoms) appear to be relevant. Although the causality needs to be ascertained in longitudinal studies, variables which cannot be modified should be used to identify risk groups while modifiable variables, such as sports club activities, may be addressed in intervention programs
Surrounding greenness and birth weight: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus birth cohorts in Munich
Proportion and extent of manifestation of molar‐incisor‐hypomineralizations according to different phenotypes
Enamel hypomineralization can be detected frequently in this study sample. Children with M + IH showed the highest number of affected teeth and surfaces followed by those with MIH
Relative weight-related costs of healthcare use by children—Results from the two German birth cohorts, Gini-plus and Lisa-plus
Regional and socio-economic differences in food, nutrient and supplement intake in school-age children in Germany: Results from the Giniplus and the Lisaplus studies
Objective To describe regional differences between eastern and western Germany with regard to food, nutrient and supplement intake in 9–12-year-old children, and analyse its association with parental education and equivalent income. Design Data were obtained from the 10-year follow-up of the two prospective birth cohort studies – GINIplus and LISAplus. Data on food consumption and supplement intake were collected using an FFQ, which had been desi…
Impact of parental education and income inequality on children's food intake
Objective To analyse the association between socio-economic indicators and diet among 2-year-old children, by assessing the independent contribution of parental education and equivalent income to food intake. Design The analysis was based on data from a prospective birth cohort study. Information on diet was obtained using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Low and high intake of food was defined according to the lowest and the hig…
Impact of parental education and income inequality on children's food intake
Objective To analyse the association between socio-economic indicators and diet among 2-year-old children, by assessing the independent contribution of parental education and equivalent income to food intake. Design The analysis was based on data from a prospective birth cohort study. Information on diet was obtained using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Low and high intake of food was defined according to the lowest and the hig…
Relative weight-related costs of healthcare use by children—Results from the two German birth cohorts, Gini-plus and Lisa-plus
Regional and socio-economic differences in food, nutrient and supplement intake in school-age children in Germany: Results from the Giniplus and the Lisaplus studies
Objective To describe regional differences between eastern and western Germany with regard to food, nutrient and supplement intake in 9–12-year-old children, and analyse its association with parental education and equivalent income. Design Data were obtained from the 10-year follow-up of the two prospective birth cohort studies – GINIplus and LISAplus. Data on food consumption and supplement intake were collected using an FFQ, which had been desi…
Proportion and extent of manifestation of molar‐incisor‐hypomineralizations according to different phenotypes
Enamel hypomineralization can be detected frequently in this study sample. Children with M + IH showed the highest number of affected teeth and surfaces followed by those with MIH
Development of BMI values of German children and their healthcare costs
Physical activity and its correlates in children: A cross-sectional study (the Giniplus & Lisaplus studies)
When considering correlates of PA from several domains simultaneously, only few factors (sex, sports club membership, physical environment, time outdoors, and emotional symptoms) appear to be relevant. Although the causality needs to be ascertained in longitudinal studies, variables which cannot be modified should be used to identify risk groups while modifiable variables, such as sports club activities, may be addressed in intervention programs
Surrounding greenness and birth weight: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus birth cohorts in Munich
A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10-year old children: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus studies
Lower residential greenness was positively associated with higher BP in 10 year-old children living in an urbanised area. Further studies varying in participants' age, geographical area and urbanisation level are required
Greenness and allergies: Evidence of differential associations in two areas in Germany
BACKGROUND: Positive greenness effects on health are increasingly reported, although studies on allergic outcomes remain limited and conflicting. We examined whether residential greenness is associated with childhood doctor diagnosed allergic rhinitis, eyes and nose symptoms and aeroallergen sensitisation using two combined birth cohorts (GINIplus and LISAplus) followed from birth to 10 years in northern and southern Germany (Ntotal=5803). METHOD…
The association between physical activity and healthcare costs in children – results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus cohort studies
The results indicate that childhood might be too early in life, to detect significant preventive effects of physical activity on healthcare utilization and costs, as diseases attributable to lacking physical activity might first occur later in life. This underpins the importance of clarifying the long-term effects of physical activity as it may strengthen the promotion of physical activity in children from a health economic perspective
Prices of over-the-counter drugs used by 15-year-old adolescents in Germany and their association with socioeconomic background
The price of €10 for non-reimbursable OTC drugs may represent a (psychological) threshold. Higher prices could discourage especially adolescents from a lower socioeconomic background from taking medically advisable but non-reimbursable OTC drugs
Dietary saturated fat and low-grade inflammation modified by accelerometer-measured physical activity in adolescence: Results from the Giniplus and Lisa birth cohorts
Our findings do not support a detrimental role of dietary SFA in low-grade inflammation among adolescents. In males, higher dietary SFA was associated with lower hsCRP, although this should be interpreted in the context of possibly correlated nutrients. Children spending the most time in light PA drove the observed inverse association, suggesting a synergistic effect of SFA and lifestyle PA in the resultant inflammatory response
Predictors of Functional Outcome in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Effects of Cognitive Psychoeducational Group Therapy After 12 Months
Background: Cognitive deficits are known as a core feature in bipolar disorder. Persisting neurocognitive impairment is associated with low psychosocial functioning. The aim of this study was to identify potential cognitive, clinical and treatment-dependent predictors for functional impairment, symptom severity and early recurrence in bipolar patients, as well as to analyze neurocognitive performance compared to healthy controls. Methods: Forty t…
Impact of Residential Green Space on Sleep Quality and Sufficiency in Children and Adolescents Residing in Australia and Germany
Increasing evidence suggests adults living in greener areas tend to have more favourable sleep-related outcomes, but children and adolescents are under-researched. We hypothesised that children and adolescents living in greener areas would have better quality and more sufficient levels of sleep on average, especially within the context of high traffic noise exposure. These hypotheses were tested using multilevel logistic regressions fitted on sam…
The Influence of Short-Term Weather Parameters and Air Pollution on Adolescent Airway Inflammation
Fraction of exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) is a marker of airway inflammation. We examined the main effects and interactions of relative humidity (RH) and air pollution on adolescents' FeNO. Two thousand and forty-two participants from the 15-year follow-up of the German GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts were included. Daily meteorological (maximum [Tmax], minimum [Tmin] and mean [Tmean] temperatures and RH) and air pollution [Ozone (O 3 ), nitrogen d…
Medicine (15 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Biostatistics (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Cohort study (4 works) · Epidemiology (4 works) · Geography (4 works)