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: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2026;302:124646
Associations of air pollution, road traffic noise, and greenness with adiposity markers in Swedish young adults
Santoso C; Yu Z; Wang G; Ekstrom S; de Bont J; Eriksson C; Pyko A; Ogren M; Eneroth K; Lohmus M; Merritt A-S; Bottai M; Pershagen G; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Gruzieva O
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2026;115(6):1230-1236
Early Introduction and Other Characteristics in Children With Suspected Severe Peanut or Tree Nut Allergy: Finnish Cohort
Sarkka E; Saarimaki L; Protudjer JLP; Ojaniemi I; Karjalainen J; Huhtala H; Ekstrom S; Kull I; Kivisto JE
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2026;157(5):1052-1060.e2
Breast-feeding is inversely associated with asthma and IgE sensitization up to young adulthood
Kull I; Odling M; Andersson N; Melen E; Ekstrom S; Bergstrom A
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2025;4(3):100518
Asthma increases short-time sickness absence and presenteeism in young adults
Kull I; Odling M; Mogensen I; Merritt A-S; Bodin T; Johansson G; Ekstrom S
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2025;114(7):1660-1667
Generic Health-Related Quality of Life of Children With Severe Peanut or Tree Nut Allergy
Saarimaki L; Kivisto JE; Ojaniemi I; Sintonen H; Huhtala H; Protudjer JLP; Ekstroem S; Kull I; Karjalainen J
Article: ALLERGY. 2025;80(6):1702-1714
Genetically Determined Inflammation-Related Proteins in Asthma and Type-2 Signatures
Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Merid SK; Kere M; Kumar A; Klevebro S; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Janson C; Palmberg L; van Hage M; Malarstig A; Merritt A-S; Pershagen G; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Schwenk JM; Melen E
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2025;17(11):1812
Parental Motivation for Introducing Babies' First Foods and Common Food Allergens
Harbottle Z; Nilsson EM; Venter C; Golding MA; Ekstrom S; Protudjer JLP
Article: NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 2025;27(6):1098-1108
Snus and Cardiometabolic Health Markers Among Swedish Young Adults
Zettergren A; Andersson N; Pershagen G; Lindh C; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melen E; Ekstrom S; Ljungman P; Bergstrom A
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):1330
Post COVID-19 among young adults- prevalence and associations with general health, stress, and lifestyle factors
Ekstrom S; Mogensen I; Odling M; Georgelis A; Merritt A-S; Bjorkander S; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2025;121(3):558-566
Biomarkers of dietary PUFA intake in childhood and adolescence in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors in young adulthood: a prospective cohort study in Sweden
Igra AM; Ekstrom S; Andersson N; Ljungman P; Melen E; Kull I; Riserus U; Bergstrom A
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2025;65(1):2400298
Body mass index trajectories from birth to early adulthood and lung function development
Wang G; Hallberg J; Merid SK; Kumar A; Klevebro S; Habchi B; Chaleckis R; Wheelock CE; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ekstrom S; Janson C; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Melen E
Article: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;35(11):e70001
Childhood PUFA levels in relation to allergic sensitization and rhinitis up to young adulthood
Ekstrom S; Sdona E; Klevebro S; Westman M; van Hage M; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melen E; Riserus U; Bergstrom A
Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2024;10(6):e202
Depression in childhood to early adulthood and respiratory health in early adulthood
Wang G; Hallberg J; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ekstrom S; Vercalsteren E; Brew BK; Almqvist C; Janson C; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Lu D
Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2024;22(1):510
BMI trajectories from birth to young adulthood associate with distinct cardiometabolic profiles
Wang G; Wei D; Merid SK; Ekstrom S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Ljungman P; Kull I; Schwenk JM; Bergstrom A; Melen E
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2024;3(4):100332
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults and influence of asthma Reply
Odling M; Andersson N; Ekstrom S; Roxhed N; Schwenk JM; Bjorkander S; Bergstrom A; Melem E; Kull I
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE. 2024;12(9):2364-2371.e5
Asthma Is Associated With Increased Sickness Absence Among Young Adults
Ekstrom S; Hernando-Rodriguez JC; Andersson N; Murley C; Arfuch VM; Merritt A-S; Janson C; Bodin T; Johansson G; Kull I
Article: BMJ OPEN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2024;11(1):e001630
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and childhood asthma: a European collaborative analysis
Eijkemans M; Mommers M; Harskamp-van Ginkel MW; Vrijkotte TGM; Ludvigsson J; Faresjo A; Bergstrom A; Ekstrom S; Grote V; Koletzko B; Bonnelykke K; Eliasen AU; Bager P; Melbye M; Annesi-Maesano I; Baiz N; Barros H; Santos AC; Duijts L; Mensink-Bout SM; Flexeder C; Koletzko S; Schikowski T; Eggesbo MA; Lenters V; Fernandez-Tardon G; Subiza-Perez M; Garcia-Aymerich J; Lopez-Vicente M; Sunyer J; Torrent M; Ballester F; Kelleher C; Mehegan J; von Berg A; Herberth G; Standl M; Kuehni CE; Pedersen ESL; Jansen M; Gehring U; Boer JMA; Devereux G; Turner S; Peltola V; Lagstrom H; Inskip HM; Pike KC; Dalmeijer GW; van der Ent CK; Thijs C
Article: THORAX. 2024;79(6):573-580
Clinical implications of airway obstruction with normal or low FEV₁ in childhood and adolescence
Koefoed HJL; Wang G; Gehring U; Ekstrom S; Kull I; Vermeulen R; Boer JMA; Bergstrom A; Koppelman GH; Melen E; Vonk JM; Hallberg J
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2024;3(2):100231
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults: Influence of asthma and sociodemographic factors
Odling M; Andersson N; Ekstrom S; Roxhed N; Schwenk JM; Bjorkander S; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Kull I
Article: ALLERGY ASTHMA AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;20(1):21
Infantile atopic dermatitis - increasing severity predicts negative impacts on maternal and infant sleep: a mixed methods study
Harbottle Z; Notzel A; Golding MA; Bhamra M; Kopsch I; Wilking E; Jonsson M; Abrams EM; Halbrich MA; Simons E; Roos LE; Keddy-Grant JA; Gerstner TV; St-Vincent J-A; Ekstrom S; Protudjer JLP
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Letter: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2026;56(4):452-454
Early-Life Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Development of Atopic Dermatitis up to Adulthood
Zettergren A; Andersson N; Merritt A-S; Kull I; Ljungman P; Melen E; Pershagen G; Lundin S; Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Ekstrom S; Bergstrom A
Editorial: THORAX. 2025;80(6):392-394
Adult asthma hospitalisations decreased markedly in Finland and Sweden between 2006 and 2022
Kivisto JE; Protudjer JLP; Ekstrom S; Karjalainen J; Huhtala H; Lehtimaki L; Kull I
Letter: ALLERGY. 2024;79(12):3542-3545
Paediatric hospitalizations due to allergic reactions increasing in Finland and decreasing in Sweden
Saarimaeki L; Ekstroem S; Protudjer JLP; Huhtala H; Karjalainen J; Kull I; Kivistoe JE
Letter: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2024;54(7):518-520
Mediterranean-type diet in school age in relation to asthma and lung function up to young adulthood
Georgakou AV; Ekstroem S; Andersson N; Hallberg J; Wolk A; Hakansson N; Georgelis A; Melen E; Kull I; Sdona E; Bergstroem A
Conference publication: 2024;:123
Body mass index trajectories from birth to early adulthood and lung function development
Wang G; Hallberg J; Kebede Merid S; Kumar A; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ekström S; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2023;78:137
Childhood atopic dermatitis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in young adulhood -A population-based cohort study
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson E; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman P; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2023;78:97-98
Plasma levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in childhood and adolescence in relation to rhinitis and allergic sensitization up to adulthood
Ekstrom S; Sdona E; Klevebro S; Westman M; van Hage M; Georgelis A; Kull I; Melen E; Riserus U; Bergstrom A
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2023;78:197
Infantile atopic dermatitis and maternal-infant bonding: A mixed methods study
Batac A; Merrill KA; Golding MA; Bhamra M; Harbottle Z; Kopsch I; Wilking E; Jonsson M; Ekstrom S; Abrams EM; Halbrich MA; Simons E; Roos LE; Keddy-Grant JA; Gerstner TV; St-Vincent JA; Protudjer J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:oa2518
Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among Swedish young adults
Yu Z; Ekstrom S; Bellander T; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Eneroth K; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Georgelis A; Stafoggia M; Gruzieva O; Melen E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa5025
Lung function in young adulthood in relation to moderate-to-late preterm birth
Lundberg B; Merid SK; Um-Bergstrom P; Wang G; Bergstrom A; Ekstrom S; Kull I; Melen E; Hallberg J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa664
Depression from childhood to early adulthood and association with respiratory symptoms
Wang G; Hallberg J; Vercalsteren E; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ekstrom S; Brew BK; Almqvist C; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Lu D
Conference publication: 2023;:pa5027
Clinical implications of dysanaptic obstruction during childhood and adolescence
Koefoed HJ; Wang G; Gehring U; Ekström S; Kull I; Bergström A; Koppelman GH; Melén E; Vonk JM; Hallberg J
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
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
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; Ekstroem S; Bergstroem A
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: 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: 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
Odling M; Andersson N; Ekstrom S; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
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Forskningsbidrag

Post-pandemic immunity, long-term disease symptoms and general health among young adults
Swedish Research Council
1 januari 2023 - 31 december 2025

Anställningar

Postdoktor, Klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2027
Postdoktor, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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