• Accuracy and Calibration of Computational Approaches for Inpatient Mortality Predictive Modeling 

      Nakas C.T., Schütz N., Werners M., Leichtle A.B.L. (2016)
      Electronic Health Record (EHR) data can be a key resource for decision-making support in clinical practice in the "big data" era. The complete database from early 2012 to late 2015 involving hospital admissions to Inselspital ...
    • The acute effects of an intense stretch-shortening cycle fatigue protocol on the neuromechanical parameters of lower limbs in men and prepubescent boys 

      Lazaridis S., Patikas D.A., Bassa E., Tsatalas T., Hatzikotoulas K., Ftikas C., Kotzamanidis C. (2018)
      The study examined the differences between boys and adults after an intense stretch-shortening cycle fatigue protocol on neuromechanical parameters of the lower limb. Thirteen boys (9–11 years old) and 13 adult men ...
    • Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Frailty 

      Ntanasi E., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.-H., Anastasiou C.A., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2018)
      Objective: Το investigate associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and frailty in a Greek population of older adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Data were drawn from the Hellenic longitudinal ...
    • Age, Body Mass Index, and Daytime and Nocturnal Hypoxia as Predictors of Hypertension in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea 

      Natsios G., Pastaka C., Vavougios G., Zarogiannis S.G., Tsolaki V., Dimoulis A., Seitanidis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2016)
      A growing body of evidence links obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with hypertension. The authors performed a retrospective cohort study using the University Hospital of Larissa Sleep Apnea Database (1501 patients) to determine ...
    • Age- A nd sex-specific analysis of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source 

      Ntaios G., Lip G.Y.H., Vemmos K., Koroboki E., Manios E., Vemmou A., Rodríguez-Campello A., Cuadrado-Godia E., Roquer J., Arnao V., Caso V., Paciaroni M., DIez-Tejedor E., Fuentes B., Pérez Lucas J., Arauz A., Ameriso S.F., Pertierra L., Gómez-Schneider M., Hawkes M.A., Bandini F., Chavarria Cano B., Iglesias Mohedano A.M., Garciá Pastor A., Gil-Núñez A., Putaala J., Tatlisumak T., Barboza M.A., Athanasakis G., Gioulekas F., Makaritsis K., Papavasileiou V. (2017)
      Objective: To investigate whether the correlation of age and sex with the risk of recurrence and death seen in patients with previous ischemic stroke is also evident in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source ...
    • Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study 

      Lipnicki D.M., Crawford J.D., Dutta R., Thalamuthu A., Kochan N.A., Andrews G., Lima-Costa M.F., Castro-Costa E., Brayne C., Matthews F.E., Stephan B.C.M., Lipton R.B., Katz M.J., Ritchie K., Scali J., Ancelin M.-L., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Lam L.C.W., Wong C.H.Y., Fung A.W.T., Guaita A., Vaccaro R., Davin A., Kim K.W., Han J.W., Kim T.H., Anstey K.J., Cherbuin N., Butterworth P., Scazufca M., Kumagai S., Chen S., Narazaki K., Ng T.P., Gao Q., Reppermund S., Brodaty H., Lobo A., Lopez-Anton R., Santabárbara J., Sachdev P.S., Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC) (2017)
      Background: The prevalence of dementia varies around the world, potentially contributed to by international differences in rates of age-related cognitive decline. Our primary goal was to investigate how rates of age-related ...
    • Anti-hsp60 antibody responses based on Helicobacter pylori in patients with multiple sclerosis: (ir)Relevance to disease pathogenesis 

      Efthymiou G., Dardiotis E., Liaskos C., Marou E., Tsimourtou V., Scheper T., Meyer W., Daponte A., Sakkas L.I., Hadjigeorgiou G., Bogdanos D.P. (2016)
      In view of published data suggesting that Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is a trigger of multiple sclerosis (MS), we assessed anti-heat shock protein 60 (hsp60)Hp antibody reactivity in 129 MS patients and 48 demograpically-matched ...
    • Apolipoprotein ϵ4 allele is associated with frailty syndrome: Results from the hellenic longitudinal investigation of ageing and diet study 

      Mourtzi N., Ntanasi E., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M., Anastasiou C., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2019)
      Apolipoprotein (APOE) ϵ4 allele has been associated with a number of age-related diseases but previous studies failed to identify any link with Frailty syndrome. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association ...
    • Assessing hostility in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 

      Tzitzikos G., Kotrotsiou E., Bonotis K., Gourgoulianis K. (2019)
      COPD is a disease that can adversely affect patients’ psychology. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether COPD patients feel increased hostility, and if hostility is associated with socio-economic factors. A ...
    • The association of simple renal cysts with abdominal aortic aneurysms and their impact on renal function after endovascular aneurysm repair 

      Spanos K., Rountas C., Saleptsis V., Athanasoulas A., Fezoulidis I., Giannoukas A.D. (2016)
      We validated the association of simple renal cysts with abdominal aortic aneurysm and other cardiovascular factors and assessed simple renal cysts’ impact on renal function before and after endovascular abdominal aortic ...
    • Associations between the mediterranean diet and sleep in older adults: Results from the hellenic longitudinal investigation of aging and diet study 

      Mamalaki E., Anastasiou C.A., Ntanasi E., Tsapanou A., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Sakka P., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M. (2018)
      Aim: Although there is some evidence of the relationships between sleep duration/quality and nutrient and/or food intake, the associations between sleep and dietary patterns have been poorly explored. The aim of the present ...
    • Breastfeeding and overweight in european preschoolers: The toybox study 

      Usheva N., Lateva M., Galcheva S., Koletzko B.V., Cardon G., De Craemer M., Androutsos O., Kotowska A., Socha P., Moreno L.A., Manios Y., Iotova V., ToyBox-Study Group (2021)
      The benefits of breastfeeding (BF) include risk reduction of later overweight and obesity. We aimed to analyse the association between breastfeeding practices and overweight/obesity among preschool children participating ...
    • Causes and Risk Factors of Cerebral Ischemic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention: The RENo Study 

      Paciaroni M., Agnelli G., Caso V., Silvestrelli G., Seiffge D.J., Engelter S., De Marchis G.M., Polymeris A., Zedde M.L., Yaghi S., Michel P., Eskandari A., Antonenko K., Sohn S.-I., Cappellari M., Tassinari T., Tassi R., Masotti L., Katsanos A.H., Giannopoulos S., Acciarresi M., Alberti A., Venti M., Mosconi M.G., Vedovati M.C., Pierini P., Giustozzi M., Lotti E.M., Ntaios G., Kargiotis O., Monaco S., Lochner P., Bandini F., Liantinioti C., Palaiodimou L., Abdul-Rahim A.H., Lees K., Mancuso M., Pantoni L., Rosa S., Bertora P., Galliazzo S., Ageno W., Toso E., Angelini F., Chiti A., Orlandi G., Denti L., Flomin Y., Marcheselli S., Mumoli N., Rimoldi A., Verrengia E., Schirinzi E., Del Sette M., Papamichalis P., Komnos A., Popovic N., Zarkov M., Rocco A., Diomedi M., Giorli E., Ciccone A., Grory B.C.M., Furie K.L., Bonetti B., Saia V., Guideri F., Acampa M., Martini G., Grifoni E., Padroni M., Karagkiozi E., Perlepe K., Makaritsis K., Mannino M., MacCarrone M., Ulivi L., Giannini N., Ferrari E., Pezzini A., Doronin B., Volodina V., Baldi A., D'Amore C., Deleu D., Corea F., Putaala J., Santalucia P., Nardi K., Risitano A., Toni D., Tsivgoulis G. (2019)
      Background and Purpose-Despite treatment with oral anticoagulants, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) may experience ischemic cerebrovascular events. The aims of this case-control study in patients with AF ...
    • Challenges for the labor market: 2 complementary approaches to premature cessation of occupational activity 

      Piłat A., Wilga M., Leonardi M., Vlachou A., Tobiasz-Adamczyk B. (2019)
      Objectives: Current demographic trends, such as society aging, the spreading of chronic diseases, as well as early retirement choices, lead to the dwindling labor market population. Taking into consideration the foregoing ...
    • Characterization of Patients with Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in the NAVIGATE ESUS Randomized Trial 

      Kasner S.E., Lavados P., Sharma M., Wang Y., Wang Y., Dávalos A., Shamalov N., Cunha L., Lindgren A., Mikulik R., Arauz A., Lang W., Czlonkowska A., Eckstein J., Gagliardi R., Amarenco P., Ameriso S.F., Tatlisumak T., Veltkamp R., Hankey G.J., Toni D.S., Bereczki D., Uchiyama S., Ntaios G., Yoon B.-W., Brouns R., DeVries Basson M.M., Endres M., Muir K., Bornstein N., Ozturk S., O'Donnell M., Mundl H., Pater C., Weitz J., Peacock W.F., Swaminathan B., Kirsch B., Berkowitz S.D., Peters G., Pare G., Themeles E., Shoamanesh A., Connolly S.J., Hart R.G., NAVIGATE ESUS Steering Committee and Investigators (2018)
      Background: The New Approach Rivaroxaban Inhibition of Factor Xa in a Global Trial vs. ASA to Prevent Embolism in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (NAVIGATE-ESUS) trial is a randomized phase-III trial comparing ...
    • Competing mortality in patients with neuroendocrine tumors 

      Low S.K., Giannis D., Bahaie N.S., Trong B.L.H., Moris D., Huy N.T. (2019)
      Objectives: Patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are at increased risk of mortality from competing causes in light of the improvement in overall survival over recent decades. The purpose of this study was to explore ...
    • COVID-19 in Children with Asthma 

      Chatziparasidis G., Kantar A. (2021)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects both children and adults but epidemiological and clinical data demonstrate that children are less likely to have a severe disease course or die. Furthermore, ...
    • Deconstructing athletes’ sleep: A systematic review of the influence of age, sex, athletic expertise, sport type, and season on sleep characteristics 

      Vlahoyiannis A., Aphamis G., Bogdanis G.C., Sakkas G.K., Andreou E., Giannaki C.D. (2021)
      Purpose: This systematic review aimed to describe objective sleep parameters for athletes under different conditions and address potential sleep issues in this specific population. Methods: PubMed and Scopus were searched ...
    • Demographic window to aging in the wild: Constructing life tables and estimating survival functions from marked individuals of unknown age 

      Müller, H. G.; Wang, J. L.; Carey, J. R.; Caswell-Chen, E. P.; Chen, C.; Papadopoulos, N.; Yao, F. (2004)
      We address the problem of establishing a survival schedule for wild populations. A demographic key identity is established, leading to a method whereby age-specific survival and mortality can be deduced from a marked cohort ...
    • Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study 

      Lipnicki D.M., Makkar S.R., Crawford J.D., Thalamuthu A., Kochan N.A., Lima-Costa M.F., Castro-Costa E., Ferri C.P., Brayne C., Stephan B., Llibre-Rodriguez J.J., Llibre-Guerra J.J., Valhuerdi-Cepero A.J., Lipton R.B., Katz M.J., Derby C.A., Ritchie K., Ancelin M.-L., Carrière I., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Lam L., Chan W.-C., Fung A., Guaita A., Vaccaro R., Davin A., Kim K.W., Han J.W., Suh S.W., Riedel-Heller S.G., Roehr S., Pabst A., van Boxtel M., Köhler S., Deckers K., Ganguli M., Jacobsen E.P., Hughes T.F., Anstey K.J., Cherbuin N., Haan M.N., Aiello A.E., Dang K., Kumagai S., Chen T., Narazaki K., Ng T.P., Gao Q., Nyunt M.S.Z., Scazufca M., Brodaty H., Numbers K., Trollor J.N., Meguro K., Yamaguchi S., Ishii H., Lobo A., Lopez-Anton R., Santabárbara J., Leung Y., Lo J.W., Popovic G., Sachdev P.S., Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC) (2019)
      Background: With no effective treatments for cognitive decline or dementia, improving the evidence base for modifiable risk factors is a research priority. This study investigated associations between risk factors and ...