• openAccess   Arsenic exposure and respiratory outcomes during childhood in the INMA study 

      Signes-Pastor, Antonio Jose; Díaz-Coto, Susana; Martinez Camblor, Pablo; Carey, Manus; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; García Villarino, Miguel; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Julvez, Jordi; Carrasco, Paula; LERTXUNDI MANTEROLA, AITANA; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Casas, Maribel; meharg, andy; Karagas, Margaret R; Vioque, Jesus PLoS (2022-09-09)
      Ingested inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a human carcinogen that is also linked to other adverse health effects, such as respiratory outcomes. Yet, among populations consuming low-arsenic drinking water, the impact of iAs ...
    • closedAccess   Association between exposure to organochlorine compounds and maternal thyroid status: Role of the iodothyronine deiodinase 1 gene 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Grimalt, Joan O.; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Julvez, Jordi; Goñi-Irigoyen, Fernando; Espada, Mercedes; Ballester, Ferran; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Elsevier (2017-04-08)
      Introduction: Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) may interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis. The disruption of the deiodinase (DIO) enzymes has been proposed as a mechanism of action. Aim: To evaluate ...
    • openAccess   Association between the Use of Folic Acid Supplements during Pregnancy and Children's Cognitive Function at 7-9 Years of Age in the INMA Cohort Study 

      Compañ Gabucio, Laura M; Torres-Collado, Laura; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; Julvez, Jordi; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Rebagliato, Marisa; Murcia, Mario; Ibarluzea, Jesus; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Vioque, Jesus MDPI (2022-09-25)
      This study investigated the association between maternal low (<400 μg/day) or high (≥1000 μg/day) folic acid supplements (FAs) use during pregnancy and the attentional function and working memory in boys and girls at age ...
    • openAccess   Characterisation of exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic fields in the Spanish INMA birth cohort: study protocol 

      Gallastegi, Mara; Guxens, Mònica; Jiménez Zabala, Ana; Calvente, Irene; Fernández, Marta; Birks, Laura; Struchen, Benjamin; Vrijheid, Martine; Estarlich, Marisa; Fernández, Mariana F.; Torrent, Maties; Ballester, Ferran; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Guerra, David; González Pascual, Julián; Röösli, Martin; SANTA MARINA, LORETO BioMed Central (2016)
      Background Analysis of the association between exposure to electromagnetic fields of non-ionising radiation (EMF-NIR) and health in children and adolescents is hindered by the limited availability of data, mainly due ...
    • closedAccess   Factors associated with second-hand smoke exposure in non-smoking pregnant women in Spain: Self-reported exposure and urinary cotinine levels 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Miren Castlla, Ane; Guxens, Mònica; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2014-02)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the main sources of and sociodemographic factors associated with second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, assessed both by questionnaire and by urinary cotinine (UC) levels, in non-smoking ...
    • openAccess   Folic Acid Supplementation during Pregnancy and Its Association with Telomere Length in Children at Four Years: Results from the INMA Birth Cohort Study 

      Petermann Rocha, Fanny; Valera-Gran, Desirée; Prieto Botella, Daniel; Martens, Dries S; González Palacios, Sandra; Riaño-Galan, Isolina; Murcia, Mario; Irizar Loibide, Amaia; Julvez, Jordi; Santa-Marina, Loreto; Tardón, Adonina; Sunyer, Jordi; Vioque, Jesus; Nawrot, Tim; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María MDPI (2023)
      This study examined the association between folic acid supplements (FAs) during different periods of pregnancy and offspring telomere length (TL) at age four in 666 children from the INMA study. FAs were self-reported ...
    • 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 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   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 ...
    • openAccess   Pre and postnatal exposure to mercury and respiratory health in preschool children from the Spanish INMA Birth Cohort Study 

      Carrasco, Paula; Estarlich, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Ferrero, Amparo; Murcia, Mario; Esplugues Cebrián, Ana; Vioque, Jesus; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Zabaleta, Carlos; Iriarte, Gorka; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; Vrijheid, Martine; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2021)
      Effects of mercury on maturing immune system have been reported, however the association with respiratory and allergy problems during infancy remains unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • closedAccess   Synergism between exposure to mercury and use of iodine supplements on thyroid hormones in pregnant women 

      Llop, Sabrina; López Espinosa, María José; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Vioque, Jesus; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Julvez, Jordi; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Espada, Mercedes; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2015)
      To evaluate the association between mercury exposure and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total triiodothyronine (TT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels during pregnancy as well as to explore if there is any synergic action ...
    • openAccess   Use of high doses of folic acid supplements in pregnant women in Spain: an INMA cohort study 

      Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Valera-Gran, Desirée; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Morales, Eva; Julvez, Jordi; Riaño, Isolina; Tardon, Adonina; Ibarluzea, Jesus; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Vioque, Jesus BMJ Publishing Group (2015)
      Objectives: We examined the use of low (<400 μg/day, including no use) and high folic acid supplement (FAS) dosages (≥1000 μg/day) among pregnant women in Spain, and explored factors associated with the use of these ...