Seasonal variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors in a subarctic population: The Tromsø Study 1979-2008

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-118

  Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter ^a   Barnett, Adrian Gerard ^b   Bønaa, Kaare Harald ^a,c,d   Mannsverk, Jan ^a,e   Njølstad, Inger ^a   Wilsgaard, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84872148735     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201547     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. The Eurowinter Group. Cold exposure and winter mortality from ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease, and all causes in warm and cold regions of EuropedThe Eurowinter Group. Lancet 1997;349:1341-6.
2. Barnett AG, Dobson AJ, McElduff P, et al. Cold periods and coronary events: an analysis of populations worldwide. J Epidemiol Community Health 2005;59:551-7.
3. Pell JP, Cobbe SM. Seasonal variations in coronary heart disease. QJM 1999;92:689-96.
4. Mittleman MA, Mostofsky E. Physical, psychological and chemical triggers of acute cardiovascular events: preventive strategies. Circulation 2011;124:346-54.
5. Barnett AG, Dobson AJ. Analysing Seasonal Health Data. Berlin: Springer, 2010.
6. Ulmer H, Kelleher C, Diem G, et al. Estimation of seasonal variations in risk factor profiles and mortality from coronary heart disease. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2004;116:662-8.
7. Ockene IS, Chiriboga DE, Stanek EJ, et al. Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:863-70.
8. Hopstock LA, Wilsgaard T, Njolstad I, et al. Seasonal variation in incidence of acute myocardial infarction in a sub-Arctic population: the Tromsø Study 1974-2004. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2011;18:320-5.
9. Hopstock LA, Fors AS, Bønaa KH, et al. The effect of daily weather conditions on myocardial infarction incidence in a subarctic population: the Tromsø Study 1974-2004. J Epidemiol Community Health. Published Online First: 6 June 2011. doi:10.1136/jech.2010.131458
10. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Metlex. http://metlex.met.no/wiki/Hovedside (accessed 17 Nov 2011).
11. Jacobsen BK, Eggen AE, Mathiesen EB, et al. Cohort profile: the Tromsø study. Int J Epidemiol. Published Online First: 21 April 2011. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr049
12. Lund-Larsen PG. Blood pressure measured with a sphygmomanometer and with Dinamap under field conditions: a comparison. Nor Epidemiol 1997;7:235-41.
13. Wilsgaard T, Jacobsen BK, Schirmer H, et al. Tracking of cardiovascular risk factors: the Tromsø study, 1979-1995. Am J Epidemiol 2001;154:418-26.
14. Hartz I, Eggen AE, Grimsgaard S, et al. Whom are we treating with lipid-lowering drugs? Are we following the guidelines? Evidence from a population-based study: the Tromsø study 2001. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2004;60:643-9.
15. Johnsen SH, Lilleng H, Wilsgaard T, et al. Creatine kinase activity and blood pressure in a normal population: the Tromsø study. J Hypertens 2011;29:36-42.
16. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Eklima. http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39049&_da d=portal&_schema=PORTAL (accessed 17 Nov 2011).
17. Chiriboga DE, Ma Y, Li W, et al. Seasonal and sex variation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in healthy adults: a longitudinal study. Clin Chem 2009;55:313-21.
18. Rudnicka AR, Rumley A, Lowe GD, et al. Diurnal, seasonal, and blood-processing patterns in levels of circulating fibrinogen, fibrin D-dimer, C-reactive protein, tissue plasminogen activator, and von Willebrand factor in a 45-year-old population. Circulation 2007;115:996-1003.
19. Barnett AG, Sans S, Salomaa V, et al. The effect of temperature on systolic blood pressure. Blood Press Monit 2007;12:195-203.
20. Modesti PA, Morabito M, Bertolozzi I, et al. Weather-related changes in 24-hour blood pressure profile: effects of age and implications for hypertension management. Hypertension 2006;47:155-61.
21. Keatinge WR, Coleshaw SR, Cotter F, et al. Increases in platelet and red cell counts, blood viscosity, and arterial pressure during mild surface cooling: factors in mortality from coronary and cerebral thrombosis in winter. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984;289:1405-8.
22. Woodhouse PR, Khaw KT, Plummer M. Seasonal variation of blood pressure and its relationship to ambient temperature in an elderly population. J Hypertens 1993;11:1267-74.
23. Mavri A, Guzic-Salobir B, Salobir-Pajnic B, et al. Seasonal variation of some metabolic and haemostatic risk factors in subjects with and without coronary artery disease. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2001;12:359-65.
24. Fröhlich M, Sund M, Russ S, et al. Seasonal variations of rheological and hemostatic parameters and acute-phase reactants in young, healthy subjects. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997;17:2692-7.
25. De Oliveira E, Silva ER, Foster D, et al. Alcohol consumption raises HDL cholesterol levels by increasing the transport rate of apolipoproteins A-I and A-II. Circulation 2000;102:2347-52.
26. Ma Y, Olendzki BC, Li W, et al. Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006;60:519-28.
27. Stout RW, Crawford VL, McDermott MJ, et al. Seasonal changes in haemostatic factors in young and elderly subjects. Age Ageing 1996;25:256-8.
28. Crawford VLS, McNerlan SE, Stout RW. Seasonal changes in platelets, fibrinogen and factor VII in elderly people. Age Ageing 2003;32:661-5.
29. van der Bom JG, de Maat MP, Bots ML, et al. Seasonal variation in fibrinogen in the Rotterdam Study. Thromb Haemost 1997;78:1059-62.
30. Stout RW, Crawford V. Seasonal variations in fibrinogen concentrations among elderly people. Lancet 1991;338:9-13.
31. Woodhouse PR, Khaw KT, Plummer M, et al. Seasonal variations of plasma fibrinogen and factor VII activity in the elderly: winter infections and death from cardiovascular disease. Lancet 1994;343:435-9.
32. Schneider A, Panagiotakos D, Picciotto S, et al. Air temperature and inflammatory responses in myocardial infarction survivors. Epidemiology 2008;19:391-400.
33. Crawford VL, Sweeney O, Coyle PV, et al. The relationship between elevated fibrinogen and markers of infection: a comparison of seasonal cycles. QJM 2000;93:745-50.
34. Fröhlich M, Sund M, Thorand B, et al. Lack of seasonal variation in C-reactive protein. Clin Chem 2002;48:575-7.
35. Rogowski O, Toker S, Shapira I, et al. Values of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in each month of the year in apparently healthy individuals. Am J Cardiol 2005;95:152-5.
36. Corrales-Medina VF, Madjid M, Musher DM. Role of acute infection in triggering acute coronary syndromes. Lancet Infect Dis 2010;10:83-92.
37. Makinen TM. Human cold exposure, adaptation, and performance in high latitude environments. Am J Hum Biol 2007;19:155-64.
38. Healy JD. Excess winter mortality in Europe: a cross country analysis identifying key risk factors. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003;57:784-9.
39. Bøkenes L, Mercer JB, MacEvilly S, et al. Annual variations in indoor climate in the homes of elderly persons living in Dublin, Ireland and Tromso, Norway. Eur J Public Health 2011;21:526-31.
40. McKee CM. Deaths in winter: can Britain learn from Europe? Eur J Epidemiol 1989;5:178-82.