Body weight and mortality in COPD: focus on the obesity paradox

F Spelta, AM Fratta Pasini, L Cazzoletti… - Eating and weight …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The positive association between overweight, obesity, and cardiovascular and all-cause
mortality is well established, even though this relation is typically U shaped with an …

Trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy between 1991 and 2010

…, M Bugiani, L Casali, L Cazzoletti… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990s, but since then there has
been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the …

Asthma control in Europe: a real-world evaluation based on an international population-based study

L Cazzoletti, A Marcon, C Janson, A Corsico… - Journal of allergy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic evidence related to asthma control in patients from the
general population is scanty. OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess asthma control in several …

The cost of persistent asthma in Europe: an international population-based study in adults

…, I Pin, Y Schoefer, M Bugiani, L Cazzoletti… - International archives of …, 2012 - karger.com
Background: This study is aimed at providing a real-world evaluation of the economic cost
of persistent asthma among European adults according to the degree of disease control [as …

The gene-environment interactions in respiratory diseases (GEIRD) project

…, M Bugiani, A Carosso, L Casali, L Cazzoletti… - International archives of …, 2010 - karger.com
The role of genetic and environmental factors, as well as their interaction, in the natural history
of asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is largely …

The impact of climate and traffic‐related NO2 on the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy

…, L Carrozzi, R Cavallini, L Cazzoletti… - Clinical & …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background Environmental factors are likely to be involved in explaining the wide geographical
variation in asthma and atopic diseases that has been documented in many recent …

Prognostic factors of asthma severity: a 9-year international prospective cohort study

…, E Almar, M Bugiani, A Carolei, L Cazzoletti… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The natural history of asthma severity is poorly known. OBJECTIVE: To
investigate prognostic factors of asthma severity. METHODS: All current patients with asthma …

The impact of cigarette smoking on asthma: a population-based international cohort study

I Cerveri, L Cazzoletti, AG Corsico, A Marcon… - International archives of …, 2012 - karger.com
… Lucia Cazzoletti … to any allergen if the assay result for at least 1 allergen was higher than
0.35 kU/l. … 2610), Ministry of Health, Direction de la Recherche Clinique, Ministère de l’Emploi et …

Quality‐of‐life and asthma‐severity in general population asthmatics: results of the ECRHS II study

V Siroux, A Boudier, JM Anto, L Cazzoletti, S Accordini… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQL) has been poorly studied in large
samples of asthmatics from the general population. HRQL and its relationship to asthma‐severity …

The socio‐economic burden of asthma is substantial in Europe

…, I Pin, P Vermeire, E Almar, M Bugiani, L Cazzoletti… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Few data are available on the asthma burden in the general population. We
evaluated the level and the factors associated with the asthma burden in Europe. Methods: In …