Sandra Ekström

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Om mig

I am a postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology. My research mainly focuses on
nutritional factors related to allergic disease and consequences of asthma on
work-related outcomes. I am also involved in epidemiological research related
to COVID-19.
PhD Epidemiology 2018
MSc Nutrition 2012

Artiklar

Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2024;10(1):00701-02023

Lung function in young adulthood in relation to moderate-to-late preterm birth.

Lundberg B; Merid SK; Um-Bergström P; Wang G; Bergström A; Ekström S; Kull I; Melén E; Hallberg J
Article: ALLERGY ASTHMA AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;19(1):100

Infantile atopic dermatitis and maternal-infant bonding: a mixed methods study.

Batac ALR; Merrill KA; Golding MA; Bhamra M; Harbottle Z; Kopsch I; Wilking E; Jonsson M; Ekström S; Abrams EM; Halbrich MA; Simons E; Roos LE; Keddy-Grant JA; Gerstner TV; St-Vincent J-A; Protudjer JLP
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2023;37(9):1854-1862

Childhood atopic dermatitis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood-A population-based cohort study.

Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson EK; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman PLS; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(7):e072582

Assessing tobacco use in Swedish young adults from self-report and urinary cotinine: a validation study using the BAMSE birth cohort.

Zettergren A; Sompa S; Palmberg L; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Andersson N; Lindh C; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melen E; Ekström S; Bergstrom A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):11300

Post COVID-19 symptoms are common, also among young adults in the general population.

Mogensen I; Ekström S; Hallberg J; Georgelis A; Melén E; Bergström A; Kull I
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):1026

Changes in lifestyle, adiposity, and cardiometabolic markers among young adults in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ekström S; Andersson N; Kull I; Georgelis A; Ljungman PLS; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2023;9(3):36-2023

Dietary fibre in relation to lung function and respiratory symptoms from childhood to adulthood.

Sdona E; Ekström S; Hallberg J; Andersson N; Håkansson N; Wolk A; Kull I; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2023;28:100608

Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among young adults: a nested survey in a population-based cohort in Sweden.

Yu Z; Ekström S; Bellander T; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Eneroth K; Kull I; Bergström A; Georgelis A; Stafoggia M; Gruzieva O; Melén E; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2023;13(3):e12238

Obese asthma phenotypes display distinct plasma biomarker profiles.

Björkander S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Kere M; Ekström S; Sparreman Mikus M; van Hage M; James A; Kull I; Bergström A; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA; Melén E
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2023;53(2):186-197

Exploring proteomic plasma biomarkers in eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma.

Kere M; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ödling M; Ekström S; Mogensen I; Janson C; Palmberg L; van Hage M; Georgelis A; Bergström A; Kull I; Melén E; Björkander S
Article: JOURNAL OF ASTHMA. 2022;59(8):1661-1669

Non-adherence and sub-optimal treatment with asthma medications in young adults: a population-based cohort study.

Dahlén E; Bergström A; Ödling M; Ekström S; Melén E; Kull I
Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2022;12(8):e12188

Dietary fibre in relation to asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization from childhood up to adulthood.

Sdona E; Ekström S; Andersson N; Håkansson N; Wolk A; Westman M; van Hage M; Kull I; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;208:112760

Predictors of electronic cigarette use and its association with respiratory health and obesity in young adulthood in Sweden; findings from the population-based birth cohort BAMSE.

Sompa SI; Zettergren A; Ekström S; Upadhyay S; Ganguly K; Georgelis A; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Kull I; Melén E; Palmberg L; Bergström A
Article: J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUNOL GLOB. 2022;1(2):37-42

Lung function before and after COVID-19 in young adults: A population-based study.

Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Björkander S; Du L; Zuo F; Hammarström L; Pan-Hammarström Q; Ekström S; Georgelis A; Palmberg L; Janson C; Bergström A; Melén E; Kull I; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2022;8(2):154-2022

Lung function in young adulthood: differences between males and females with asthma.

Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Palmberg L; Ekström S; Georgelis A; Melén E; Bergström A; Kull I
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(4):e228109

Association of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Young Adults in Sweden.

Yu Z; Bellander T; Bergström A; Dillner J; Eneroth K; Engardt M; Georgelis A; Kull I; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Stafoggia M; Melén E; Gruzieva O; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2022;115(3):886-896

Dietary intake and plasma concentrations of PUFAs in childhood and adolescence in relation to asthma and lung function up to adulthood.

Ekström S; Sdona E; Klevebro S; Hallberg J; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melén E; Risérus U; Bergström A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(1):85-93

COVID-19 among young adults in Sweden: self-reported long-term symptoms and associated factors.

Ekström S; Andersson N; Lövquist A; Lauber A; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2022;52(1):104-114

Fruit, vegetable and dietary antioxidant intake in school age, respiratory health up to young adulthood.

Sdona E; Ekström S; Andersson N; Hallberg J; Rautiainen S; Håkansson N; Wolk A; Kull I; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE. 2022;10(1):108-115

General Stress Among Young Adults with Asthma During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ekström S; Mogensen I; Georgelis A; Westman M; Almqvist C; Melén E; Bergström A; Kull I; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;149(1):65-75.e8

SARS-CoV-2-specific B- and T-cell immunity in a population-based study of young Swedish adults.

Björkander S; Du L; Zuo F; Ekström S; Wang Y; Wan H; Sherina N; Schoutens L; Andréll J; Andersson N; Georgelis A; Bergström A; Marcotte H; Kull I; Hammarström L; Melén E; Pan-Hammarström Q; BAMSE COVID-19 study group
Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2021;7(4):179-2021

Uncontrolled asthma from childhood to young adulthood associates with airflow obstruction.

Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Ekström S; Bergström A; Melén E; Kull I
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2021;13(7):2357

Living with Food Hypersensitivity as an Adolescent Impairs Health Related Quality of Life Irrespective of Disease Severity: Results from a Population-Based Birth Cohort.

Jonsson M; Ekström S; Protudjer JLP; Bergström A; Kull I
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;197:111169

Low-level exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is associated with reduced lung function among Swedish young adults.

Alhamdow A; Zettergren A; Kull I; Hallberg J; Andersson N; Ekström S; Berglund M; Wheelock CE; Essig YJ; Krais AM; Georgelis A; Lindh CH; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):11391

Inflammation-related plasma protein levels and association with adiposity measurements in young adults.

Klevebro S; Björkander S; Ekström S; Merid SK; Gruzieva O; Mälarstig A; Johansson Å; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;55(2):1900990

Dietary antioxidant intake in school age and lung function development up to adolescence.

Sdona E; Hallberg J; Andersson N; Ekström S; Rautiainen S; Håkansson N; Wolk A; Kull I; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: HEALTH & PLACE. 2019;57:200-203

Neighbourhood greenness and birth outcomes in a Swedish birth cohort - A short communication.

Eriksson C; Lind T; Ekström S; Gruzieva O; Georgelis A; Bergström A; Lõhmus M
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2019;169:362-367

Traffic noise exposure in relation to adverse birth outcomes and body mass between birth and adolescence.

Wallas A; Ekström S; Bergström A; Eriksson C; Gruzieva O; Sjöström M; Pyko A; Ögren M; Bottai M; Pershagen G
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(2):e1002744

Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Voerman E; Santos S; Patro Golab B; Amiano P; Ballester F; Barros H; Bergström A; Charles M-A; Chatzi L; Chevrier C; Chrousos GP; Corpeleijn E; Costet N; Crozier S; Devereux G; Eggesbø M; Ekström S; Fantini MP; Farchi S; Forastiere F; Georgiu V; Godfrey KM; Gori D; Grote V; Hanke W; Hertz-Picciotto I; Heude B; Hryhorczuk D; Huang R-C; Inskip H; Iszatt N; Karvonen AM; Kenny LC; Koletzko B; Küpers LK; Lagström H; Lehmann I; Magnus P; Majewska R; Mäkelä J; Manios Y; McAuliffe FM; McDonald SW; Mehegan J; Mommers M; Morgen CS; Mori TA; Moschonis G; Murray D; Chaoimh CN; Nohr EA; Nybo Andersen A-M; Oken E; Oostvogels AJJM; Pac A; Papadopoulou E; Pekkanen J; Pizzi C; Polanska K; Porta D; Richiardi L; Rifas-Shiman SL; Ronfani L; Santos AC; Standl M; Stoltenberg C; Thiering E; Thijs C; Torrent M; Tough SC; Trnovec T; Turner S; van Rossem L; von Berg A; Vrijheid M; Vrijkotte TGM; West J; Wijga A; Wright J; Zvinchuk O; Sørensen TIA; Lawlor DA; Gaillard R; Jaddoe VWV
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2018;52(3):1800504

Does early onset asthma increase childhood obesity risk? A pooled analysis of 16 European cohorts.

Contreras ZA; Chen Z; Roumeliotaki T; Annesi-Maesano I; Baïz N; von Berg A; Bergström A; Crozier S; Duijts L; Ekström S; Eller E; Fantini MP; Kjaer HF; Forastiere F; Gerhard B; Gori D; Harskamp-van Ginkel MW; Heinrich J; Iñiguez C; Inskip H; Keil T; Kogevinas M; Lau S; Lehmann I; Maier D; van Meel ER; Mommers M; Murcia M; Porta D; Smit HA; Standl M; Stratakis N; Sunyer J; Thijs C; Torrent M; Vrijkotte TGM; Wijga AH; Berhane K; Gilliland F; Chatzi L
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;142(2):510-516.e6

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in plasma at 8 years and subsequent allergic disease.

Magnusson J; Ekström S; Kull I; Håkansson N; Nilsson S; Wickman M; Melén E; Risérus U; Bergström A
Article: THORAX. 2018;73(6):538-545

Body mass index status and peripheral airway obstruction in school-age children: a population-based cohort study.

Ekström S; Hallberg J; Kull I; Protudjer JLP; Thunqvist P; Bottai M; Gustafsson PM; Bergström A; Melén E
Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2017;26(20):4067-4085

Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium.

Sharp GC; Salas LA; Monnereau C; Allard C; Yousefi P; Everson TM; Bohlin J; Xu Z; Huang R-C; Reese SE; Xu C-J; Baïz N; Hoyo C; Agha G; Roy R; Holloway JW; Ghantous A; Merid SK; Bakulski KM; Küpers LK; Zhang H; Richmond RC; Page CM; Duijts L; Lie RT; Melton PE; Vonk JM; Nohr EA; Williams-DeVane C; Huen K; Rifas-Shiman SL; Ruiz-Arenas C; Gonseth S; Rezwan FI; Herceg Z; Ekström S; Croen L; Falahi F; Perron P; Karagas MR; Quraishi BM; Suderman M; Magnus MC; Jaddoe VWV; Taylor JA; Anderson D; Zhao S; Smit HA; Josey MJ; Bradman A; Baccarelli AA; Bustamante M; Håberg SE; Pershagen G; Hertz-Picciotto I; Newschaffer C; Corpeleijn E; Bouchard L; Lawlor DA; Maguire RL; Barcellos LF; Davey Smith G; Eskenazi B; Karmaus W; Marsit CJ; Hivert M-F; Snieder H; Fallin MD; Melén E; Munthe-Kaas MC; Arshad H; Wiemels JL; Annesi-Maesano I; Vrijheid M; Oken E; Holland N; Murphy SK; Sørensen TIA; Koppelman GH; Newnham JP; Wilcox AJ; Nystad W; London SJ; Felix JF; Relton CL
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;186(2):255-263

Body Mass Index Development and Asthma Throughout Childhood.

Ekström S; Magnusson J; Kull I; Andersson N; Bottai M; Besharat Pour M; Melén E; Bergström A
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2015;17(3):e73

Web-based self-reported height, weight, and body mass index among Swedish adolescents: a validation study.

Ekström S; Kull I; Nilsson S; Bergström A
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2015;45(1):283-291

Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and offspring asthma, rhinitis and eczema up to 16 years of age.

Ekström S; Magnusson J; Kull I; Lind T; Almqvist C; Melén E; Bergström A
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Letter: ALLERGY. 2023;78(9):2533-2536

Innate lymphoid cells type 2 and CD8+ T cells are perturbed in overweight and obese individuals with asthma.

Björkander S; Maier P; Kere M; Merid SK; Wirth L; Wiegel W; Ekström S; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:2374

Predictors of electronic cigarette use and its association with respiratory health and obesity in young adulthood in Sweden

Sompa S; Zettergren A; Ekstrom S; Upadhyay S; Ganguly K; Georgelis A; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Kull I; Melen E; Palmberg L; Bergstrom A
Review: NUTRIENTS. 2021;13(10):3594

Dietary Fibre Intake in Relation to Asthma, Rhinitis and Lung Function Impairment-A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.

Sdona E; Georgakou AV; Ekström S; Bergström A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa639

Non-adherence and sub-optimal treatment with asthma medications in young adults: a population-based cohort study

Dahlen E; Bergstrom A; Odling M; Ekstrom S; Melen E; Kull I
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa3122

Clinical variables and protein biomarkers associated with blood eosinophil count and asthma in young adults

Kere M; Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Odling M; Ekstrom S; Mogensen I; Van Hage M; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2021;76:402

Dietary fibre intake in school-age, atopic and respiratory outcomes up to young adulthood

Sdona E; Ekstrom S; Hallberg J; Andersson N; Kull I; Melen E; Bergstrom A
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2019;74:227

Dietary antioxidant intake and lung function development from school-age to adolescence

Sdona E; Ekstrom S; Hallberg J; Andersson N; Kull I; Melen E; Bergstrom A
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2019;74:591-592

Health related quality of life among adolescents with food hypersensitivity

Jonsson M; Ekstrom S; Protudjer J; Kull I; Bergstrom A
Letter: ALLERGY. 2018;73(8):1744-1746

Characterization of asthma in the adolescent population.

Ödling M; Andersson N; Ekström S; Melén E; Bergström A; Kull I
KI thesis / dissertation: 2018

Overweight in relation to allergic disease in childhood and adolescence

Ekström, Sandra
Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2018;197

Early Childhood Asthma and the Risk of New Onset Obesity: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis of 16 European Birth Cohorts

Contreras Z; Chen Z; Roumeliotaki T; Annesi-Maesano I; Baiz N; Von Berg A; Bergstrom A; Bindslev-Jensen C; Crozier S; Duijts L; Ekstrom S; Eller E; Fantini M; Forastiere F; Gerhard B; Gori D; Harskamp-van Ginkel M; Heinrich J; Iniguez C; Inskip H; Keil T; Kogevinas M; Lau S; Lehmann I; Maier D; van Meel E; Mommers M; Murcia M; Porta D; Smit H; Standl M; Stratakis N; Sunyer J; Thijs C; Torrent M; Vrijkotte T; Wijga A; Berhane K; Gilliland F; Chatzi L
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2018;73:311-312

Dietary fish intake and lung function development from school-age to adolescence

Ekstrom S; Kull I; Hallberg J; Melen E; Bergstrom A
Preprint: 2017;bioRxiv

Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: Findings from the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics (PACE) consortium

Sharp GC; Salas LA; Monnereau C; Allard C; Yousefi P; Everson TM; Bohlin J; Xu Z; Huang R-C; Reese SE; Xu C-J; Baïz N; Hoyo C; Agha G; Roy R; Holloway JW; Ghantous A; Merid SK; Bakulski KM; Küpers LK; Zhang H; Richmond RC; Page CM; Duijts L; Lie RT; Melton PE; Vonk JM; Nohr EA; Williams-DeVane C; Huen K; Rifas-Shiman SL; Ruiz-Arenas C; Gonseth S; Rezwan FI; Herceg Z; Ekström S; Croen L; Falahi F; Perron P; Karagas MR; Quraishi BM; Suderman M; Magnus MC; Jaddoe VW; Taylor JA; Anderson D; Zhao S; Smit HA; Josey MJ; Bradman A; Baccarelli AA; Bustamante M; Håberg SE; Pershagen G; Hertz-Picciotto I; Newschaffer C; Corpeleijn E; Bouchard L; Lawlor DA; Maguire RL; Barcellos LF; Smith GD; Eskenazi B; Karmaus W; Marsit CJ; Hivert M-F; Snieder H; Fallin MD; Melén E; Munthe-Kaas MC; Arshad H; Wiemels JL; Annesi-Maesano I; Vrijheid M; Oken E; Holland N; Murphy SK; Sørensen TI; Koppelman GH; Newnham JP; Wilcox AJ; Nystad W; London SJ; Felix JF; Relton CL
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2017;72:402

Overweight and obesity in school-age and adolescence are associated with airway obstruction-results from a population-based cohort study

Ekstrom S; Hallberg J; Kull I; Protudjer JL; Gustafsson PM; Bergstrom A; Melen E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2015;70:79

Temporal association between overweight and asthma from school-age to adolescence

Ekstrom S; Magnusson J; Kull I; Andersson N; Bottai M; Kuja-Halkola R; Pour BM; Melen E; Bergstrom A
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2014;69:308

Maternal BMI and allergic disease in the offspring up to 16 years

Ekstrom S; Magnusson J; Kull I; Lind T; Almqvist C; Melen E; Bergstrom A

Forskningsbidrag

Post-pandemic immunity, long-term disease symptoms and general health among young adults

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025

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Postdoktor, Klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025
Anknuten till Forskning, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024

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Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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