Biologic and epigenetic impact of commuting to work by car or using public transportation: A case-control study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Morabia, Alfredo ^a,b   Zhang, Fang Fang ^c   Kappil, Maya A ^b   Flory, Janine ^d,f   Mirer, Frank E ^e   Santella, Regina M ^b   Wolff, Mary ^f   Markowitz, Steven B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Inflammation; Physical activity; Transportation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAR DRIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84862778024     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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