• closedAccess   Maternal copper status and neuropsychological development in infants and preschool children 

      Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Murcia, Mario; González, Llúcia; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Carrasco, Paula; Vioque, Jesus; Broberg, Karin; Levi, Michael; López Espinosa, María José; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2019-04)
      Introduction Copper (Cu) is an essential element involved in biological processes; however, excessive Cu could be harmful because of its reactive nature. Very few studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects. ...
    • openAccess   Maternal iron status during pregnancy and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in 7-year-old children: a prospective cohort study 

      Díaz-López, Andrés; Canals, Josefa; Julvez, Jordi; Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia; Llop, Sabrina; Rebagliato, Marisa; Lertxundi, Nerea; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Guxens, Mònica; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Arija, Victoria Nature (2022)
      Evidence suggests that iron status may be linked to symptoms of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but there is little data available on the relationship between iron status in pregnancy and the ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, and child neuropsychological development: two Southern European birth cohort studies 

      Casas, Maribel; Chatzi, Leda; Carsi, Anne-Elie; Amiano, Pilar; Guxens, Mònica; Kogevinas, Manolis; Koutra, Katerina; Lertxundi, Nerea; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Riaño, Isolina; Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara L.; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Mendez, Michelle; Vrijheid, Martine International Epidemiological Association (2013)
      Background Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity may be associated with impaired infant neuropsychological development; however, there are few studies and it is unclear if reported associations are due to intrauterine ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Fetal Biometry: The INMA Mother and Child Cohort Study 

      Iñiguez, Carmen; Ballester, Ferran; Costa, Olga; Murcia, Mario; Souto, Ana; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Espada, Mercedes; Vrijheid, Martine; Álvarez Avellón, Sara M.; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Rebagliato, Marisa Oxford University Press (2013-10-01)
      In utero tobacco exposure has been associated with fetal growth restriction, but uncertainty remains about critical windows of exposure and specific effects on body segments. In the present study, we aimed to examine the ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction during Gestation, Preterm Delivery, and Birthweight. The Infancia y Medio Ambiente Cohort, Spain 

      León, Gemma; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Castilla, Ane M.; Basterretxea, Mikel; Iñiguez, Carmen; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Blarduni, Elizabeth; Foradada, Carles M.; Tardon, Adonina; Vioque, Jesus Wiley (2015)
      Background: Maternal clinical thyroid disorders can cause reproductive complications. However, the effects ofmild thyroid dysfunctions are not yet well established. The aim was to evaluate the association of maternal ...
    • openAccess   Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth: a DRIVERS meta-analysis of 12 European cohorts 

      Ruiz, Milagros; Goldblatt, Peter; Morrison, Joana; Kukla, Lubomír; Švancara, Jan; Riitta-Järvelin, Marjo; Taanila, Anja; Saurel-Cubizolles, Marie-Josèphe; Lioret, Sandrine; Bakoula, Chryssa; Veltsista, Alexandra; Porta, Daniela; Forastiere, Francesco; van Eijsden, Manon; Vrijkotte, Tanja G. M.; Eggesbø, Merete; White, Richard A.; Barros, Henrique; Correia, Sofia; Vrijheid, Martine; Torrent, Maties; Rebagliato, Marisa; Larrañaga, Isabel; Ludvigsson, Johnny; Faresjö, Åshild Olsen; Hryhorczuk, Daniel; Antipkin, Youriy; Marmot, Michael; Pikhart, Hynek BMJ Publishing Group (2015-04-24)
      Background A healthy start to life is a major priority in efforts to reduce health inequalities across Europe, with important implications for the health of future generations. There is limited combined evidence on ...
    • openAccess   Polymorphisms in ABC Transporter Genes and Concentrations of Mercury in Newborns – Evidence from Two Mediterranean Birth Cohorts 

      Llop, Sabrina; Engström, Karin; Ballester, Ferran; Franforte, Elisa; Alhamdow, Ayman; Pisa, Federica; Tratnik, Janja Snoj; Mazej, Datja; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Bustamante, Mariona; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Sofianou-Katsoulis, Aikaterini; Prasouli, Alexia; Antonopoulou, Eleni; Antoniadou, Ioanna; Nakou, Sheena; Barbone, Fabio; Horvat, Milena; Broberg, Karin Public Library of Science (2014)
      Background: The genetic background may influence methylmercury (MeHg) metabolism and neurotoxicity. ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters actively transport various xenobiotics across biological membranes. Objective: ...
    • closedAccess   Poor mothers, unhealthy children: the transmission of health inequalities in the INMA study, Spain 

      Larrañaga, Isabel; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Molinuevo Auzmendi, Amaia; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Jiménez Zabala, Ana; Rebagliato, Marisa; Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara L.; Tardon, Adonina; Vrijheid, Martine; Ibarluzea, Jesus Oxford University Press (2019-06)
      Background The health of pregnant women and their fetuses are especially sensitive to socioeconomic conditions. This study analyzes the impact of maternal socioeconomic status (SES), evaluated by occupation and maternal ...
    • openAccess   Postnatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development among preschooler children 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Julvez, Jordi; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Iriarte, Gorka; Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-Jose; Andiarena, Ainara; Gonzalez, Llúcia; Vioque, Jesus; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Ballester, Ferran Springer (2020-03-13)
      The objective of this study was to describe the postnatal exposure to Hg and to evaluate its association with neuropsychological development among preschool children. The study population are 4–5 years old children (n = ...
    • openAccess   Poverty, social exclusion, and mental health: the role of the family context in children aged 7–11 years INMA mother‑and‑child cohort study 

      González, Llúcia; Estarlich, Marisa; Murcia, Mario; BARRETO-ZARZA, FLORENCIA; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Simo, Sandra; Larranaga, Maria Isabel; Ruiz-Palomino, Estefania; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Rebagliato, Marisa Springer (2023)
      Mental health problems are common in childhood and tend to be more frequent in populations at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE). The family environment can play a role in reducing the impact of economic hardship ...
    • closedAccess   Pre- and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory outcomes during the first year 

      Fuentes-Leonarte, V.; Estarlich, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Esplugues, A.; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Basterretxea, Mikel; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Morales, Eva; Gascón, M.; Tardon, Adonina; Rebagliato, Marisa John Wiley and Sons (2015-02)
      The different role of prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobaccosmoke in respiratory outcomes in infants has not yet been clearly established.Our objective is to assess the effects of these exposures on the risk ofrespiratory ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal and postnatal insecticide use and infant neuropsychological development in a multicenter birth cohort study 

      Llop, Sabrina; Julvez, Jordi; Fernández Somoano, Ana; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Vizcaino, Esther; Iñiguez, Carmen; Lertxundi, Nerea; Gascón, Mireia; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2013)
      There is little evidence about exposure to currently used insecticides during early life periods and adverse effects on child neuropsychological development. The aim of this study is to examine the association between ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal exposure to mercury and longitudinally assesssed fetal growth: Relation and effect modifiers 

      Ballester, Ferran; Íñiguez, Carmen; Murcia, Mario; Guxens, Mònica; Basterretxea, Mikel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Vioque, Jesus; Lertxundi, Aitana; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2018-01)
      Background:Prenatal mercury exposure has been related to reductions in anthropometry at birth. Levels ofmercury have been reported as being relatively elevated in the Spanish population.Objective:To investigate the relation ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development in young children: the role of fish consumption 

      Llop, Sabrina; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Forns, Joan; Tardon, Adonina; Andiarena, Ainara; Vioque, Jesus; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Julvez, Jordi; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Oxford University Press (2016-11)
      Background: Vulnerability of the central nervous system to mercury exposure is increased during early development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to mercury and child ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal mercury exposure and birth outcomes 

      Murcia, Mario; Ballester, Ferran; Enning, Ashley Michel; Iñiguez, Carmen; Valvi, Damaskini; Basterretxea, Mikel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Vioque, Jesus; Maruri, Maite; Tardon, Adonina; Riaño, Isolina; Vrijheid, Martine; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2016-11)
      Background: Results regarding the association between mercury exposure and anthropometry at birth, gestational length and placental weight are inconsistent, as is the role of seafood intake in these asso- ciations. Objective: ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms 

      López-Vicente, Mónica; Ribas Fitó, Núria; Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia; Garcia, Raquel; Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia; Dadvand, Payam; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Lertxundi, Aitana; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; López-Sabater, Maria Carmen; Romaguera, Dora; Vrijheid, Martine; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Julvez, Jordi Elsevier (2019-06)
      Objective To evaluate whether higher omega-6:omega-3 (n-6:n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in cord plasma is associated with more symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at 4 and ...
    • openAccess   Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area 

      Vioque, Jesus; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Granado, Fernando; Young, Ian S.; Ramón, Rosa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study BioMed Central (2013)
      Background: Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due to the complexity of measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility ...
    • openAccess   Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire designed to assess diet in children aged 4-5 years 

      Vioque, Jesus; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; González-Palacios, Sandra; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Iñiguez, Carmen; Granado, Fernando; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study Public Library of Science (2016)
      Background The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the most efficient and cost-effective method to investigate the relationship between usual diet and disease in epidemiologic studies. Although FFQs have been validated ...
    • openAccess   Risk of child poverty and social exclusion in two Spanish regions: social and family determinants 

      Gonzalez, Llúcia; Estarlich, Marisa; Murcia, Mario; Larrañaga, Isabel; BARRETO-ZARZA, FLORENCIA; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Arranz, Enrique; Cirugeda, Lourdes; Simó, Sandra; Rebagliato, Marisa Elsevier (2020-01-21)
      Objetivo: Describir el riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social en ni˜nos/as de 8-11 a˜nos de Gipuzkoa y Valencia(Españaa), mediante los indicadores AROPE (At Risk Of Poverty or Social Exclusion), y evaluar sus factores asociados ...
    • closedAccess   Second-hand smoke exposure in 4-year-old children in Spain: Sources, associated factors and urinary cotinine 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Guxens, Mònica; Fernández Somoano, Ana; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Castilla, Ane M.; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2016-02)
      Introduction Second-hand smoke exposure (SHS) in children remains as a major pollution problem, with important consequences for children's health. This study aimed to identify the sources of exposure to SHS among ...