Regina Grazuleviciene
Biographic Data
| ID | 6172216 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Regina Grazuleviciene |
| GIVEN NAMES | Regina |
| FAMILY NAME | Grazuleviciene |
| SIGNATURE | GRAZULEVICIENE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vytautas Magnus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0210-8053 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ambient air and noise pollution effect on cardiovascular health risk and lifestyle intervention to attenuate it: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Background: A few recent studies have associated ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) with metabolic disorders, contributing to cardiovascular disease, however, evidence is inconsistent. This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between long-term ultrafine particles (UFP) and noise exposures on cardiovascular disease and whether short-term healthy lifestyle interventions can reduce the risks of metabolic disorders. Methods: The researc…
Association Between Residential Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Psychological Health in Preschool Children
Use of the Natural Outdoor Environment in Different Populations in Europe in Relation to Access: Implications for Policy
This cross-cultural study explores the relationship of natural outdoor environment (NOE) use with NOE access. Most urban planning recommendations suggest optimal accessibility to be 300 m-500 m straight distance to spaces with vegetation of at least 1 hectare. Exploring this recommendation, we used data ( n = 3947) from four European cities collected in the framework of the PHENOTYPE study: Barcelona (Spain), Doetinchem (The Netherlands), Kaunas …
Environmentally related gender health risks: Findings from citizen science cross-sectional study
Quality of the built neighborhood, air pollution, irregular visits to the green space, and chronic disease had a joint effect on the magnitude of the prevalence of poor health in men and women. Our results suggest that decreasing air pollution and improving the urban built neighborhood supporting citizens' physical activity in green spaces, might reduce health risks for all
Urban Environment and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Influence of Environmental Quality and Physical Activity on Blood Pressure
Few studies have examined the relation between urban built environment and the prevalence of hypertension. This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the relationship between the environmental quality, physical activity, and stress on hypertension among citizens of Kaunas city, Lithuania. We conducted a survey of 1086 citizens residing in 11 districts to determine their perceptions of environmental quality, health behavior, and health indices.…
Environmental Quality Perceptions and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of Citizens of Kaunas, Lithuania
The perception of urban environmental quality is an important contributor when identifying local problems in sustainable development and environmental planning policy. This study examined the associations between environmental and social residential characteristics, physical activity, obesity, and hypertension in Kaunas city, Lithuania. This cross-sectional study analyzed 580 citizens' demographic-, socioeconomic-, health-, and lifestyle-related …
Neighborhood Social and Built Environment and Disparities in the Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study
Citizens' participation in urban environmental quality assessment is important when identifying local problems in the sustainable development and environmental planning policy. The principal aim of this study was to analyze whether any social differences exist between the joint effect of built neighborhood quality and exposure to urban green spaces and the risk of hypertension. The study sample consisted of 580 participants residing in 11 distric…
The association between natural outdoor environments and common somatic symptoms
Do Physical Activity, Social Cohesion, and Loneliness Mediate the Association Between Time Spent Visiting Green Space and Mental Health?
This cross-sectional study investigated whether physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green spaces and perceived mental health and vitality. Questionnaire data were collected from 3,948 residents from 124 neighborhoods across four European cities. Multilevel linear regression analysis revealed positive, but weak, associations between time spent visiting green space and Medical Outco…
Low Childhood Nature Exposure is Associated with Worse Mental Health in Adulthood
Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) is associated with health benefits; however, evidence on the impact of NOE exposure during childhood on mental health (MH) and vitality in adulthood is scarce. This study was based on questionnaire data collected from 3585 participants, aged 18-75, in the PHENOTYPE project (2013) in four European cities. Mixed models were used to investigate associations between childhood NOE exposure and (i) MH; (ii…
Environmental Burden of Childhood Disease in Europe
Background : Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions to improve health in Europe. Objective : This study aimed to assess the burden of childhood disease due to environmental risks across the European Union. Methods : We conducted an environmental burden of childhood disease assessment in the 28 countries of the EU (EU28…
Impact of the Social and Natural Environment on Preschool-Age Children Weight
Background: The complex impact of environmental and social factors on preschool children being overweight/obese is unclear. We examined the associations between the levels of green space exposure and the risk of being overweight/obese for 4-6 year-old children and assessed the impact of maternal education on these associations. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1489 mother-child pairs living in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 2012-2013. We asses…
Natural outdoor environments and mental health: Stress as a possible mechanism
Living Close to Natural Outdoor Environments in Four European Cities: Adults’ Contact with the Environments and Physical Activity
This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on…
Impact of Psychosocial Environment on Young Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Objective: The impact of maternal psychosocial stress on young children's mental difficulties is unclear. This study investigated the joint effects of the socioeconomic status and parent-child relationships on emotional and behavioral difficulties in preschool children. Methods: The case-control study included 1416 mothers and their 4-6 year-old children pairs, living in Kaunas city, Lithuania. The parent-child relationships were measured using t…
Tracking Restoration of Park and Urban Street Settings in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Physical activity in a green environment with noise and air pollution levels lower than in an urban environment has a greater positive effect on CAD patients' stress level and hemodynamic parameters. Mitigating green environmental influences may allow urban residents to maintain health and reduce disability
Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: A cross-sectional study in four european cities
Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: Relationships and mechanisms
Risks and Benefits of Green Spaces for Children: A Cross-Sectional Study of Associations with Sedentary Behavior, Obesity, Asthma, and Allergy
BACKGROUND: Green spaces have been associated with both health benefits and risks in children; however, available evidence simultaneously investigating these conflicting influences, especially in association with different types of greenness, is scarce. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to simultaneously evaluate health benefits and risks associated with different types of greenness in children, in terms of sedentary behavior (represented by excessive screen …
Accessibility and use of urban green spaces, and cardiovascular health: Findings from a Kaunas cohort study
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to explore associations of the distance and use of urban green spaces with the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and its risk factors, and to evaluate the impact of the accessibility and use of green spaces on the incidence of CVD among the population of Kaunas city (Lithuania). METHODS: We present the results from a Kaunas cohort study on the access to and use of green spaces, the association wit…
The Influence of Proximity to City Parks on Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy
This study investigated the effect of proximity to city parks on blood pressure categories during the first trimester of pregnancy. This cross-sectional study included 3,416 female residents of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, who were enrolled in the FP7 PHENOTYPE project study. The women were classified into four blood pressure categories: optimal, normal, high-normal blood pressure, and hypertension. Multinomial regression models were used to in…
Impact of Residential Greenness on Preschool Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems
This study investigated the effects of the proximity to city parks and the influence of residential greenness on children's emotional and behavioral problems. This cross-sectional study included 1,468 mothers of children (ages 4 to 6) who were residents of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. The mothers and their children were enrolled in the FP7 PHENOTYPE project study. The mothers reported on their parenting stress and their children's mental health…
Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe – The Escape project
Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM 2.5 , PM 2.5 Absorbance, PM 10 and PM coarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the Escape Project
Land Use Regression (LUR) models have been used increasingly for modeling small-scale spatial variation in air pollution concentrations and estimating individual exposure for participants of cohort studies. Within the ESCAPE project, concentrations of PM(2.5), PM(2.5) absorbance, PM(10), and PM(coarse) were measured in 20 European study areas at 20 sites per area. GIS-derived predictor variables (e.g., traffic intensity, population, and land-use)…
Exposure to Drinking Water Trihalomethanes and Their Association with Low Birth Weight and Small for Gestational Age in Genetically Susceptible Women
Little is known about genetic susceptibility to individual trihalomethanes (THM) in relation to adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a nested case-control study of 682 pregnant women in Kaunas (Lithuania) and, using individual information on drinking water, ingestion, showering and bathing, and uptake factors of THMs in blood, estimated an internal THM dose. We used logistic regression to evaluate the relationship between internal THM dose, b…
Gene–environment interaction: Maternal smoking and contribution of GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms to infant birth-weight reduction in a Kaunas cohort study: Table 1
Genetic susceptibility to tobacco smoke might modify the effect of smoking on pregnancy outcomes.1 2 Although separate GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions are wellstudied functional variants, the synergistic effects of these two genes on the infant birth weight in smoking women is not known
Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM 2.5 , PM 2.5 Absorbance, PM 10 and PM coarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the Escape Project
Land Use Regression (LUR) models have been used increasingly for modeling small-scale spatial variation in air pollution concentrations and estimating individual exposure for participants of cohort studies. Within the ESCAPE project, concentrations of PM(2.5), PM(2.5) absorbance, PM(10), and PM(coarse) were measured in 20 European study areas at 20 sites per area. GIS-derived predictor variables (e.g., traffic intensity, population, and land-use)…
Exposure to Drinking Water Trihalomethanes and Their Association with Low Birth Weight and Small for Gestational Age in Genetically Susceptible Women
Little is known about genetic susceptibility to individual trihalomethanes (THM) in relation to adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a nested case-control study of 682 pregnant women in Kaunas (Lithuania) and, using individual information on drinking water, ingestion, showering and bathing, and uptake factors of THMs in blood, estimated an internal THM dose. We used logistic regression to evaluate the relationship between internal THM dose, b…
Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe – The Escape project
Risks and Benefits of Green Spaces for Children: A Cross-Sectional Study of Associations with Sedentary Behavior, Obesity, Asthma, and Allergy
BACKGROUND: Green spaces have been associated with both health benefits and risks in children; however, available evidence simultaneously investigating these conflicting influences, especially in association with different types of greenness, is scarce. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to simultaneously evaluate health benefits and risks associated with different types of greenness in children, in terms of sedentary behavior (represented by excessive screen …
Accessibility and use of urban green spaces, and cardiovascular health: Findings from a Kaunas cohort study
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to explore associations of the distance and use of urban green spaces with the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and its risk factors, and to evaluate the impact of the accessibility and use of green spaces on the incidence of CVD among the population of Kaunas city (Lithuania). METHODS: We present the results from a Kaunas cohort study on the access to and use of green spaces, the association wit…
The Influence of Proximity to City Parks on Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy
This study investigated the effect of proximity to city parks on blood pressure categories during the first trimester of pregnancy. This cross-sectional study included 3,416 female residents of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, who were enrolled in the FP7 PHENOTYPE project study. The women were classified into four blood pressure categories: optimal, normal, high-normal blood pressure, and hypertension. Multinomial regression models were used to in…
Impact of Residential Greenness on Preschool Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems
This study investigated the effects of the proximity to city parks and the influence of residential greenness on children's emotional and behavioral problems. This cross-sectional study included 1,468 mothers of children (ages 4 to 6) who were residents of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. The mothers and their children were enrolled in the FP7 PHENOTYPE project study. The mothers reported on their parenting stress and their children's mental health…
Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: Relationships and mechanisms
Tracking Restoration of Park and Urban Street Settings in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Physical activity in a green environment with noise and air pollution levels lower than in an urban environment has a greater positive effect on CAD patients' stress level and hemodynamic parameters. Mitigating green environmental influences may allow urban residents to maintain health and reduce disability
Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: A cross-sectional study in four european cities
Natural outdoor environments and mental health: Stress as a possible mechanism
Living Close to Natural Outdoor Environments in Four European Cities: Adults’ Contact with the Environments and Physical Activity
This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on…
Impact of Psychosocial Environment on Young Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Objective: The impact of maternal psychosocial stress on young children's mental difficulties is unclear. This study investigated the joint effects of the socioeconomic status and parent-child relationships on emotional and behavioral difficulties in preschool children. Methods: The case-control study included 1416 mothers and their 4-6 year-old children pairs, living in Kaunas city, Lithuania. The parent-child relationships were measured using t…
Impact of the Social and Natural Environment on Preschool-Age Children Weight
Background: The complex impact of environmental and social factors on preschool children being overweight/obese is unclear. We examined the associations between the levels of green space exposure and the risk of being overweight/obese for 4-6 year-old children and assessed the impact of maternal education on these associations. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1489 mother-child pairs living in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 2012-2013. We asses…
Do Physical Activity, Social Cohesion, and Loneliness Mediate the Association Between Time Spent Visiting Green Space and Mental Health?
This cross-sectional study investigated whether physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green spaces and perceived mental health and vitality. Questionnaire data were collected from 3,948 residents from 124 neighborhoods across four European cities. Multilevel linear regression analysis revealed positive, but weak, associations between time spent visiting green space and Medical Outco…
Low Childhood Nature Exposure is Associated with Worse Mental Health in Adulthood
Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) is associated with health benefits; however, evidence on the impact of NOE exposure during childhood on mental health (MH) and vitality in adulthood is scarce. This study was based on questionnaire data collected from 3585 participants, aged 18-75, in the PHENOTYPE project (2013) in four European cities. Mixed models were used to investigate associations between childhood NOE exposure and (i) MH; (ii…
Environmental Burden of Childhood Disease in Europe
Background : Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions to improve health in Europe. Objective : This study aimed to assess the burden of childhood disease due to environmental risks across the European Union. Methods : We conducted an environmental burden of childhood disease assessment in the 28 countries of the EU (EU28…
Environmental Quality Perceptions and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of Citizens of Kaunas, Lithuania
The perception of urban environmental quality is an important contributor when identifying local problems in sustainable development and environmental planning policy. This study examined the associations between environmental and social residential characteristics, physical activity, obesity, and hypertension in Kaunas city, Lithuania. This cross-sectional study analyzed 580 citizens' demographic-, socioeconomic-, health-, and lifestyle-related …
Neighborhood Social and Built Environment and Disparities in the Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study
Citizens' participation in urban environmental quality assessment is important when identifying local problems in the sustainable development and environmental planning policy. The principal aim of this study was to analyze whether any social differences exist between the joint effect of built neighborhood quality and exposure to urban green spaces and the risk of hypertension. The study sample consisted of 580 participants residing in 11 distric…
The association between natural outdoor environments and common somatic symptoms
Urban Environment and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Influence of Environmental Quality and Physical Activity on Blood Pressure
Few studies have examined the relation between urban built environment and the prevalence of hypertension. This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the relationship between the environmental quality, physical activity, and stress on hypertension among citizens of Kaunas city, Lithuania. We conducted a survey of 1086 citizens residing in 11 districts to determine their perceptions of environmental quality, health behavior, and health indices.…
Use of the Natural Outdoor Environment in Different Populations in Europe in Relation to Access: Implications for Policy
This cross-cultural study explores the relationship of natural outdoor environment (NOE) use with NOE access. Most urban planning recommendations suggest optimal accessibility to be 300 m-500 m straight distance to spaces with vegetation of at least 1 hectare. Exploring this recommendation, we used data ( n = 3947) from four European cities collected in the framework of the PHENOTYPE study: Barcelona (Spain), Doetinchem (The Netherlands), Kaunas …
Environmentally related gender health risks: Findings from citizen science cross-sectional study
Quality of the built neighborhood, air pollution, irregular visits to the green space, and chronic disease had a joint effect on the magnitude of the prevalence of poor health in men and women. Our results suggest that decreasing air pollution and improving the urban built neighborhood supporting citizens' physical activity in green spaces, might reduce health risks for all
Association Between Residential Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Psychological Health in Preschool Children
Medicine (24 works) · Environmental health (19 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (18 works) · Noise Effects and Management (16 works) · Demography (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Logistic regression (9 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Population (9 works)