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Daily heart rate characteristics, allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis
intercept for individuals. Results: The analyses included 3800 participant-days. A one-point increase in symptom severity was associated with an increase in resting heart rate of 0.07 (0.02 to 0.13) beats per ...
Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
hypertension) and ICC was used to assess the agreement between SR and measured BMI. SR high cholesterol was compared to a measured total serum cholesterol >190 mg/dl. Results Risk factor prevalence based on SR ...
Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
coefficient, analysis of variance and multivariable ordinal logistic regressions (OLR). Results A significant exposure-response relationship was observed between long term air pollution exposure and ...
Levels of organochlorinated pesticide residues and other persistent organic pollutants in breast milk: the Belgian results from the 6th WHO-coordinated survey
over time Main POP s still measurable are DDT, HCB and B- HCH breast milk advised as first choice for nursing babies The results support further monitoring and reduction of exposure Health Topics: Health and ...
Dermal exposure of Belgian florists to insecticide residues
Pesticide residues Residue result results risk SAFETY Sample Samples Science situation STANDARD standards study time values WHO work Abstract: In order to assess the potential dermal exposure (PDE) and ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
hospital effluent and, respectively, 52.3 and 1.2ng EEQ /L for WWTP influent and effluent. For comparison reasons, commercial drinking waters amount to 0.004-0.070 ng EEQ /L. These results indicate that ...
Analysis of the short-term effect of pollen and spore exposure on allergy medication sales
pollutant concentrations, climate factors, flu, seasonal component and day of the week. Analysis focused on the 2005-2011 period. Results: For most age groups, the relative risk of buying allergy medications ...
Tea analysis by UPLC-IM-HRMS- How ion mobility can avoid false negative results
European Ion Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry mobility pesticide Residue result results Tea Workshop Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Service: Éléments traces ...
In vitro model to study the endocrine disrupting activity of migration products from plastic food contact materials
replacing polycarbonate, that are used on the Belgian market, it resulted in the conclusion that polymers used for the manufacture of baby bottles are mainly polypropylene, polyethersulfone, silicone, ...
Mercury and cadmium levels in Belgian children and their mothers
their mothers. Here we present the results of cadmium and mercury levels in respectively the urine and hair of the Belgian participants. Methods From October 2011 until February 2012, 129 Belgian school ...