Increased plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy people with hostile behavior: the ATTICA studyDemosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Med Sci Monit 10:CR457-62. 2004
..Thus we evaluated the association between hostility and inflammation (thrombotic marker) in a population-based sample of males and females with no clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease...
- The J-shaped effect of coffee consumption on the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 case-control study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
J Nutr 133:3228-32. 2003
..The suggested J-shaped association between coffee consumption and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes may partially explain the conflicting results from other studies in the past...
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet moderates the association of aminotransferases with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome; the ATTICA studyNatalia Tzima
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab (Lond) 6:30. 2009
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- Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) in leukocytes and body composition in healthy adults
Paraskevi Detopoulou
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 8:19. 2009
..Body composition was assessed with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, while anthropometrical indices were also measured. The activity of Lp-PLA2 and levels of lipid and glycemic parameters were determined in fasting samples...
Mediterranean diet and insulin sensitivity, lipid profile and blood pressure levels, in overweight and obese people; the Attica studyNatalia Tzima
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 6:22. 2007
..We aimed to investigate if overweight and obese adults "close" to Mediterranean diet present better insulin, lipids profile and better pressure levels, compared to individuals close to a more Westernized diet...
- Diet, lifestyle factors and hypercholesterolemia in elderly men and women from Cyprus
Evangelos Polychronopoulos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 4:17. 2005
..We sought to investigate the single and combined effect of Mediterranean diet, being physically active, moderate alcohol use, and non-smoking on clinical status of 150 elderly people from Cyprus...
- Prevalence of self-reported hypercholesterolaemia and its relation to dietary habits, in Greek adults; a national nutrition & health survey
George A Milias
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 5:5. 2006
..Main aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported hypercholesterolaemia and its relation to nutritional habits, in a representative nationwide sample of adult Greek population...
- Aims, methods and preliminary findings of the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Allergies in Children Examined in Athens (PANACEA) epidemiological study
Kostas N Priftis
Department of Allergy Pneumonology, Penteli Children s Hospital, P Penteli, Greece
BMC Public Health 7:140. 2007
..To determine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in a sample of Greek children aged 10-12 years, and to evaluate these rates in relation to anthropometric, lifestyle characteristics and dietary habits...
- Dietary and other lifestyle characteristics of Cypriot school children: results from the nationwide CYKIDS study
Chrystalleni Lazarou
Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Athens, Greece
BMC Public Health 9:147. 2009
..Thus, the objective of this work was to describe lifestyle characteristics of a representative segment of Cypriot school children and provide implications for school health education...
- Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity in socio-demographic, lifestyle and psychological characteristics of men and women in Greece: the ATTICA Study
Christos Pitsavos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
BMC Public Health 5:37. 2005
..We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, frequency and type of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adults in Greece, as well as its relationship with socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical characteristics of these people...
- Prevalence of self-reported hypertension and its relation to dietary habits, in adults; a nutrition & health survey in Greece
Christos Pitsavos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
BMC Public Health 6:206. 2006
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- Prevalence, and associated risk factors, of self-reported diabetes mellitus in a sample of adult urban population in Greece: MEDICAL Exit Poll Research in Salamis (MEDICAL EXPRESS 2002)
Aristofanis Gikas
Health Centre of Salamis, Salamis, Greece
BMC Public Health 4:2. 2004
..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and to identify associated risk factors in a sample of adult urban Greek population...
- The relationship between smokers' motivation to quit and intensity of tobacco control at the population level: a comparison of five European countries
Jochen René Thyrian
Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Walther Rathenau Str, 48, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
BMC Public Health 8:2. 2008
..The present analysis examines the motivation to change smoking behaviour across 5 different European countries that differ considerably in their tobacco control activities...
- Temperature differences are associated with malignancy on lung lesions: a clinical study
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
BMC Cancer 3:1. 2003
..We evaluated whether thermal heterogeneity of solid tumors, in bronchial epithelium, constitutes an additional marker for the diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions...
- Long-term adoption of a Mediterranean diet is associated with a better health status in elderly people; a cross-sectional survey in Cyprus
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:331-7. 2007
..We sought to investigate the association of Mediterranean diet on clinical status of 150 elderly men and women...
- Chronic exposure to second hand smoke and 30-day prognosis of patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndromes: the Greek study of acute coronary syndromes
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Office of Biostatistics Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Heart 93:309-12. 2007
..To investigate the association between chronic exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) and the short-term prognosis of patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndromes...
- Sex-related characteristics in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndromes--the Greek Study of Acute Coronary Syndromes (GREECS)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Heart Vessels 22:9-15. 2007
..05). We revealed a sex-related difference in the profile of clinical characteristics and other cardiovascular risk factors in hospitalized patients for ACS...
- Short-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndromes through the evaluation of physical activity status, the adoption of Mediterranean diet and smoking habits: the Greek Acute Coronary Syndromes (GREECS) study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, Harokopio University, Greece
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 13:901-8. 2006
..Our aim was to evaluate whether healthy dietary habits, physical activity and non-smoking are associated with less severe acute coronary syndromes and better short-term prognosis...
- Dietary patterns: a Mediterranean diet score and its relation to clinical and biological markers of cardiovascular disease risk
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 16:559-68. 2006
..The Mediterranean diet has long been associated with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Therefore, we developed a diet score that incorporates the inherent characteristics of this dietary pattern...
- The relation between pulse pressure and cardiovascular mortality in 12,763 middle-aged men from various parts of the world: a 25-year follow-up of the seven countries study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Arch Intern Med 165:2142-7. 2005
..Hypertension is a dominant characteristic in the prediction of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to evaluate the association of blood pressure measurements with CVD mortality among different populations of the world...
- The epidemiology of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Greek adults: the ATTICA study
D B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Diabet Med 22:1581-8. 2005
..We evaluated the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, in a Greek adult population, in relation to physical activity and dietary habits...
- Cigarette smoking and myocardial infarction in young men and women: a case-control study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 116:371-5. 2007
..However, its role on the likelihood of having MI at young age has not been well understood and appreciated. We investigated whether smoking habits can discriminate young individuals with MI from age- and sex-matched controls...
- The relationship between fish consumption and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes among smokers: the CARDIO2000 case-control study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 15:402-9. 2005
..We sought to investigate the relationship between fish consumption and the risk of developing non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (ACS) among current smokers...
- The relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the severity and short-term prognosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS): The Greek Study of ACS (The GREECS)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Nutrition 22:722-30. 2006
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- Association between the prevalence of obesity and adherence to the Mediterranean diet: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Nutrition 22:449-56. 2006
..We evaluated the prevalence of obesity in relation to adherence to a Mediterranean diet...
- Total cholesterol and body mass index in relation to 40-year cancer mortality (the Corfu cohort of the seven countries study)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, 46 Paleon Polemiston Street, Glyfada 16674, Greece
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1797-801. 2005
..We evaluated risk factors of cancer mortality based on a 40-year follow-up of the Corfu cohort (Seven Countries Study)...
- Fish consumption and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 102:403-9. 2005
..The aim of this work was to investigate the association between fish consumption and the development of non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (ACS), in a Mediterranean population...
- MedDietScore: a computer program that evaluates the adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and its relation to cardiovascular disease risk
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Comput Methods Programs Biomed 83:73-7. 2006
..The application of this software to the general public might be a useful tool for the reduction of the disease burden related with nutritional habits at population level...
- Methodological issues in cardiovascular epidemiology: the risk of determining absolute risk through statistical models
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Office of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Department of Dietetics, Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2:309-15. 2006
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean food pattern predicts the prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity, among healthy adults; the accuracy of the MedDietScore
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Prev Med 44:335-40. 2007
..We sought to evaluate the accuracy of a diet score in relation to hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity...
- Prevalence and five-year incidence (2001-2006) of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a Greek sample: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Hellenic J Cardiol 50:388-95. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a population-based sample of Greek adults...
- Fatty acids intake and depressive symptomatology in a Greek sample: an epidemiological analysis
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Greece
J Am Coll Nutr 29:586-94. 2010
..The aim of this work was to statistically model the association of depressive symptoms with fatty acids intake in persons free of cardiovascular disease...
- Dairy products consumption is associated with decreased levels of inflammatory markers related to cardiovascular disease in apparently healthy adults: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Am Coll Nutr 29:357-64. 2010
..The aim of this work was to investigate the association between consumption of dairy products and levels of various inflammatory markers among adults with no evidence of cardiovascular or other chronic disease...
Hierarchical analysis of anthropometric indices in the prediction of 5-year incidence of hypertension in apparently healthy adults: the ATTICA studyDemosthenes B Panagiotakos
Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Str, Athens, Greece
Atherosclerosis 206:314-20. 2009
..To evaluate the effect of anthropometric indices in the 5-year incidence of hypertension, in a sample of cardiovascular disease-free adults...
- Inclusion of dietary evaluation in cardiovascular disease risk prediction models increases accuracy and reduces bias of the estimations
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Risk Anal 29:176-86. 2009
..The inclusion of dietary evaluation, as well as other Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, increases the accuracy and reduces estimating bias of CVD risk prediction models...
- Dietary patterns and 5-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: a multivariate analysis of the ATTICA study
D Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 19:253-63. 2009
..The 5-year incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in relation to dietary habits, among men and women from Greece, was evaluated...
- Dietary habits mediate the relationship between socio-economic status and CVD factors among healthy adults: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Public Health Nutr 11:1342-9. 2008
..The aims of the present work were to investigate whether dietary habits are associated with socio-economic status (SES), and if they modify the relationship between SES and CVD risk factors, in a sample of men and women free from known CVD...
- Breakfast cereal is associated with a lower prevalence of obesity among 10-12-year-old children: the PANACEA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 18:606-12. 2008
..Eating behaviours and obesity status among children have already been evaluated in several studies, with conflicting results. The aim of this study is to assess the correlation of breakfast cereal with childhood obesity...
- Hierarchical analysis of cardiovascular risk factors in relation to the development of acute coronary syndromes, in different parts of Greece: the CARDIO2000 study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Greece
Angiology 59:156-65. 2008
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- Food pattern analysis and prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among elderly people from Mediterranean islands
Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Med Food 10:615-21. 2007
..01), irrespective of various potential confounders. Food pattern analysis revealed the current nutritional status of our elderly participants, and provided a pathway for reducing the burden of CVD risk factors among these people...
- Determinants of physical inactivity among men and women from Greece: a 5-year follow-up of the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Greece
Ann Epidemiol 18:387-94. 2008
..We sought to evaluate factors that are associated with physical activity changes among adults within a 5-year period...
- The implications of anthropometric, inflammatory and glycaemic control indices in the epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome given by different definitions: a classification analysis
D B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Office of Biostatistics Epidemiology, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Diabetes Obes Metab 9:660-8. 2007
..In this study, we evaluated the levels of inflammatory, lipidaemic and glycaemic control markers in subjects with and without MS, as given by different definitions...
- Estimating the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease and its economic consequences, by the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Med Food 10:239-43. 2007
..The implementation of the Mediterranean dietary pattern may lead to an improvement in life expectancy, a net gain to health, and a reduction in total lifetime costs...
- The association between food patterns and the metabolic syndrome using principal components analysis: The ATTICA Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Am Diet Assoc 107:979-87; quiz 997. 2007
..Dietary habits have been associated with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome...
- Statistical modelling of 10-year fatal cardiovascular disease risk in Greece: the HellenicSCORE (a calibration of the ESC SCORE project)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Hellenic J Cardiol 48:55-63. 2007
..We sought to calibrate the SCORE equations to the Greek population...
- The association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and fasting indices of glucose homoeostasis: the ATTICA Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Am Coll Nutr 26:32-8. 2007
..We investigated the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet and fasting indices of glucose homoeostasis, in a Greek adult population...
- Alpha-priori and alpha-posterior dietary pattern analyses have similar estimating and discriminating ability in predicting 5-Y incidence of cardiovascular disease: methodological issues in nutrition assessment
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Dept of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio Univ, Athens, Greece
J Food Sci 74:H218-24. 2009
..83). alpha-priori and alpha-posterior dietary assessment showed similar estimating and discriminating ability in predicting CVD, in our sample...
- Socio-economic status in relation to risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, in healthy individuals from the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:68-74. 2005
..The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between socio-economic status (SES) and clinical and biochemical factors related to coronary heart disease, in a sample of cardiovascular disease-free men and women...
- The association of Mediterranean diet with lower risk of acute coronary syndromes in hypertensive subjects
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 82:141-7. 2002
..In this work we examined the effect of Mediterranean type of diet on coronary risk in subjects with hypertension...
- The association between occupational stress and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 Study
D B Panagiotakos
Section of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens Hellenic Heart Foundation, Athens, Greece
Cent Eur J Public Health 11:25-30. 2003
..The aim of this study was to investigate the association between occupational stress and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes, in a population-based sample of patients and controls...
- Importance of LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio as a predictor for coronary heart disease events in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a 15-year follow-up (1987-2002)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Curr Med Res Opin 19:89-94. 2003
..05). With the power of the 15 years of prospective evaluation, the study shows that increased smoking, hypertension and LDL cholesterol levels eight times more than HDL cholesterol predicts an adverse CHD event, in patients with FH...
- Forty-years (1961-2001) of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality and its determinants: the Corfu cohort from the Seven Countries Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 90:73-9. 2003
..This study examined risk factors in relation to 40-year all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality in the Corfu cohort of the Seven Countries Study...
- An integrated assessment of family history on the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes (CARDIO2000 study)
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Acta Cardiol 59:383-90. 2004
..In this work we assessed a risk score for developing a first event of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) based on the family history of the cardiovascular risk factors...
- Risk factors of stroke mortality: a 40-year follow-up of the Corfu cohort from the Seven-Countries Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Neuroepidemiology 22:332-8. 2003
..In conclusion, age, pulse pressure levels, physical activity (protective) and total serum cholesterol levels (protective) were significantly related with 40-year stroke mortality...
- Epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteristics of the ATTICA study
Christos Pitsavos
A Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
BMC Public Health 3:32. 2003
..In this work we present the design and the methodology of the study, as well as the status of various baseline characteristics of the participants...
- Effect of leisure time physical activity on blood lipid levels: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Coron Artery Dis 14:533-9. 2003
..We aimed to evaluate the effect of leisure time physical activity on blood lipid levels, in a random sample of cardiovascular disease-free individuals from the Attica basin...
- Can a Mediterranean diet moderate the development and clinical progression of coronary heart disease? A systematic review
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Med Sci Monit 10:RA193-8. 2004
..In this review we summarize the findings of observational studies that evaluated the effect of the Mediterranean dietary pattern in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease...
- Effect of exposure to secondhand smoke on markers of inflammation: the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Am J Med 116:145-50. 2004
..We sought to investigate the effect of secondhand smoke exposure on inflammatory markers related to cardiovascular disease...
- The association between educational status and risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in healthy individuals: The ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Ann Epidemiol 14:188-94. 2004
..The object of this work was to study the associations between education status and several cardiovascular risk factors in 2271 randomly selected male and female adults...
- Status and management of hypertension in Greece: role of the adoption of a Mediterranean diet: the Attica study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
J Hypertens 21:1483-9. 2003
..A secondary goal was to evaluate the association between hypertension status and adoption of the Mediterranean diet...
- Inflammation, coagulation, and depressive symptomatology in cardiovascular disease-free people; the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Eur Heart J 25:492-9. 2004
..The aim of this study was to examine the associations of depressive symptoms with inflammation and coagulation factors related to cardiovascular risk in persons free of cardiovascular disease...
- Climatological variations in daily hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 48 50 Chiou st, Glyfada, 165 61 Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 94:229-33. 2004
..We examined the association between climatologic parameters and daily admissions for non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (ACS) to emergency units of hospitals in the greater Athens area, from January 2001 to August 2002...
- The associations between leisure-time physical activity and inflammatory and coagulation markers related to cardiovascular disease: the ATTICA Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Prev Med 40:432-7. 2005
..As coronary heart disease is increasingly seen as an inflammation process, we evaluated the hypothesis whether physical activity reduces coronary heart disease risk by modifying the levels of inflammatory and coagulation markers...
- Physical activity and markers of inflammation and thrombosis related to coronary heart disease
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Prev Cardiol 7:190-4. 2004
..The importance of physical activity in the prevention of cardiovascular disease through modification of the inflammatory and thrombogenic processes is also addressed...
- The role of Mediterranean diet in the epidemiology of metabolic syndrome; converting epidemiology to clinical practice
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 4:7. 2005
..In this review we summarize scientific evidence regarding the effect of Mediterranean diet on the development of metabolic syndrome...
- Geographical influences on the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of acute coronary syndromes, in Greece: the CARDIO2000 study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 100:135-42. 2005
..We evaluated the interaction between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and region of Greece on the likelihood of having acute coronary syndromes (ACS)...
- The effect of short-term depressive episodes on the risk stratification of acute coronary syndromes: a case-control study in Greece (Cardio 2000)
D B Panagiotakos
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Acta Cardiol 56:357-65. 2001
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- The association between coffee consumption and plasma total homocysteine levels: the "ATTICA" study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Heart Vessels 19:280-6. 2004
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- Epidemiology of acute coronary syndromes in a Mediterranean country; aims, design and baseline characteristics of the Greek study of acute coronary syndromes (GREECS)
Christos Pitsavos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
BMC Public Health 5:23. 2005
..In this work we present the design, methodology of the study and various baseline characteristics of people with ACS...
- Status and management of blood lipids in Greek adults and their relation to socio-demographic, lifestyle and dietary factors: the ATTICA Study. Blood lipids distribution in Greece
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Atherosclerosis 173:353-61. 2004
..We also evaluated the effect of several socio-demographic, dietary and lifestyle habits on lipid levels...
- Risk stratification of coronary heart disease through established and emerging lifestyle factors in a Mediterranean population: CARDIO2000 epidemiological study
D B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
J Cardiovasc Risk 8:329-35. 2001
..The aim of this study is to assess coronary risk, based on established and emerging lifestyle risk factors such as smoking habit, physical activity, alcohol consumption and depression in a Mediterranean population...
- The role of traditional mediterranean type of diet and lifestyle, in the development of acute coronary syndromes: preliminary results from CARDIO 2000 study
D B Panagiotakos
Hippokration Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Cent Eur J Public Health 10:11-5. 2002
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- The association between lifestyle-related factors and plasma homocysteine levels in healthy individuals from the "ATTICA" Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 98:471-7. 2005
..The aim of this work was to investigate the associations between homocysteine levels and several lifestyle-related factors, in a population-based sample of Greek adults...
- Impact of lifestyle habits on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Greek adults from the ATTICA study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Am Heart J 147:106-12. 2004
..In this study, we evaluated the effect of leisure time physical activity (PA) and the Mediterranean diet (MD) on the prevalence of the MS...
- Epidemiology of overweight and obesity in a Greek adult population: the ATTICA Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Obes Res 12:1914-20. 2004
..To evaluate the status of overweight and obesity in a Greek random sample...
- Risk stratification of coronary heart disease in Greece: final results from the CARDIO2000 Epidemiological Study
Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Cardiology Department, Division of Preventive Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 48 50 Chiou st Glyfada, Attica 165 61, Greece
Prev Med 35:548-56. 2002
..The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes and several risk factors in Greece...
- Validation of the MedDietScore via the determination of plasma fatty acids
Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Int J Food Sci Nutr 60:168-80. 2009
..Plasma and dietary fatty acids were measured...
- Eating patterns may mediate the association between marital status, body mass index, and blood cholesterol levels in apparently healthy men and women from the ATTICA study
Mary Yannakoulia
Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, El Venizelou 70, Athens 17671, Greece
Soc Sci Med 66:2230-9. 2008
..This finding implies that, in our population, eating patterns may explain the observed differences between marital status and selected CVD risk factors...
- Brain natriuretic peptide mediates the effect of creatinine clearance on development of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Christina Chrysohoou
First Cardiology Department, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
Hellenic J Cardiol 51:413-20. 2010
..We sought to investigate whether renal insufficiency is an independent predictor for systolic dysfunction among patients who had an ACS...
- Overweight/obesity and factors associated with body mass index during adolescence: the VYRONAS study
Constantinos Mihas
Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Health Centre of Vyronas, Athens, Greece
Acta Paediatr 98:495-500. 2009
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- Exclusive olive oil consumption is associated with lower likelihood of developing left ventricular systolic dysfunction in acute coronary syndrome patients: the hellenic heart failure study
Christina Chrysohoou
First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens School of Medicine, Greece
Ann Nutr Metab 56:9-15. 2010
..The aim of the present work was to evaluate the association between exclusive olive oil consumption and the development of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with a previous acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...
- The emerging anti-inflammatory role of HDL-cholesterol, illustrated in cardiovascular disease free population; the ATTICA study
Christina Chrysohoou
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Int J Cardiol 122:29-33. 2007
..In this work we assessed the relationship between HDL-cholesterol levels and various inflammation markers status in a sample of cardiovascular disease free adult men and women from Greece...
- Prognosis of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the thoracic aorta
Christos Pitsavos
Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
Am J Cardiol 91:822-6. 2003
..It is concluded that the presence of SEC in the thoracic aorta is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular events and/or death over intermediate-term follow-up...
- Dietary meat fats and burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors, in the elderly: a report from the MEDIS study
Evangelos Polychronopoulos
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Lipids Health Dis 9:30. 2010
..These findings may state a hypothesis that the consumption of fat only from meat or its products seems to increase the burden of CVD risk factors among CVD-free, elderly people...
- Leontio Lyceum ALbuminuria (3L Study) epidemiological study: aims, design and preliminary findings
Costas Tsioufis
First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
Hellenic J Cardiol 50:476-83. 2009
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- Serum total selenium status in Greek adults and its relation to age. The ATTICA study cohort
Sophia Letsiou
Department of Science of Nutrition Dietetics, Harokopio University, El Venizelou 70, Athens, Greece
Biol Trace Elem Res 128:8-17. 2009
..This result may indicate that other factors such as selenium distribution as well as retention may be affecting the relationship between serum selenium and age...
- Five-year incidence of obesity and its determinants: the ATTICA study
Mary Yannakoulia
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, El Venizelou 70, Athens 17671, Greece
Public Health Nutr 12:36-43. 2009
..To evaluate the 5-year incidence of obesity in a sample of CVD-free adults and investigate the potential effect of several sociodemographic and lifestyle habits on weight change and obesity incidence in these individuals...
- The number of index components affects the diagnostic accuracy of a diet quality index: the role of intracorrelation and intercorrelation structure of the components
Georgia Kourlaba
Office of Biostatistics Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Ann Epidemiol 19:692-700. 2009
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- Urban environment, physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary habits correlate to depression among elderly living in eastern Mediterranean islands: the MEDIS (MEDiterranean ISlands Elderly) study
E Mamplekou
Department of Nutrition Science Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Nutr Health Aging 14:449-55. 2010
..To evaluate factors associated with depression in elderly...
- Adolescent smoking and health-related behaviours: interrelations in a Greek school-based sample
G Giannakopoulos
Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Child Care Health Dev 35:164-70. 2009
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- Comparative value of simple inflammatory markers in the prediction of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in postacute coronary syndrome patients
Panagiotis Aggelopoulos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 28 Athens, Greece
Mediators Inflamm 2009:826297. 2009
..We sought to assess the comparative value of inflammatory markers on the occurrence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...
- Exercise capacity and 24-h blood pressure in prehypertensive men and women
Peter Kokkinos
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Cardiology Division, Washington, DC Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Hypertens 19:251-8. 2006
..Physically active, normotensive individuals are also at lower risk for developing hypertension than sedentary individuals. We assessed the relationship between fitness and 24-h ambulatory BP in prehypertensive men and women...
- Moderate coffee consumption lowers the likelihood of developing left ventricular systolic dysfunction in post-acute coronary syndrome normotensive patients
Christina Maria Kastorini
Department of Nutrition Science, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
J Med Food 12:29-36. 2009
..89-22.58) as compared with no history of coffee consumption. Coffee consumption has opposite effects on the likelihood of developing LVSD in post-acute coronary syndrome patients depending on their blood pressure levels...
- Background diet influences the anti-inflammatory effect of alpha-linolenic acid in dyslipidaemic subjects
George K Paschos
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Street, Athens 17671, Greece
Br J Nutr 92:649-55. 2004
..001). The present study demonstrated that ALA supplementation lowered the serum concentrations of inflammatory markers more profoundly when the background diet was rich in saturated fatty acids and poor in MUFA...
- Chronic coffee consumption has a detrimental effect on aortic stiffness and wave reflections
Charalambos Vlachopoulos
1st Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Am J Clin Nutr 81:1307-12. 2005
..Aortic stiffness and wave reflections are important prognosticators of cardiovascular disease risk. We have shown that caffeine acutely increases aortic stiffness and wave reflections...
- Systolic blood pressure on admission predicts in-hospital mortality among patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: the Greek study of acute coronary syndromes
Christos Pitsavos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 10:362-6. 2008
..Multi-adjusted analysis revealed that a 10-mm Hg increment in SBP was associated with a 27% lower likelihood of death during hospitalization (odds ratio, 0.73; 95% confidence interval, 0.66-0.90)...
- One day of moderate energy deficit reduces fasting and postprandial triacylglycerolemia in women: the role of calorie restriction and exercise
Maria Maraki
Laboratory of Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Clin Nutr 29:459-63. 2010
..We sought to examine the effects of acute (1 day), moderate ( approximately 2 MJ) energy deficit induced by calorie restriction, exercise, or combination of both on fasting and postprandial triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism in women...
- Interaction between Mediterranean diet and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T mutation on oxidized low density lipoprotein concentrations: the ATTICA study
Christos Pitsavos
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 16:91-9. 2006
..We evaluated whether adoption of a Mediterranean type of diet is associated with oxidized LDL levels, as well as the role of MTHFR C677T mutation in this relationship...
- Algorithm for statistical detection of peaks--syndromic surveillance system for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Urania G Dafni
Division of Public Health, Department of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamantopoulou St, Athens 11527, Greece
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 53:86-94. 2004
..No generally accepted procedure exists for detecting outbreaks in syndromic time series used in the surveillance of natural epidemics or biologic attacks...
- Prevalence trends for myocardial infarction and conventional risk factors among Greek adults (2002-06)
A Gikas
Department of General Practice, Health Centre of Kalivia, Kalivia Lagonisi, Athens, Greece
QJM 101:705-12. 2008
..To examine trends in the prevalence of myocardial infarction (MI) and conventional risk factors in Greek adults between 2002 and 2006...
- Exercise of low energy expenditure along with mild energy intake restriction acutely reduces fasting and postprandial triacylglycerolaemia in young women
Maria Maraki
Laboratory of Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Ave, Athens 176 71, Greece
Br J Nutr 101:408-16. 2009
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