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Eleni Fthenou
Researcher at University of Crete
Publications - 52
Citations - 2171
Eleni Fthenou is an academic researcher from University of Crete. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Environmental exposure. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 50 publications receiving 1775 citations. Previous affiliations of Eleni Fthenou include National Patient Safety Foundation & Qatar Foundation.
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Thyroid dysfunction and autoantibodies in early pregnancy are associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes and adverse birth outcomes.
Polyxeni Karakosta,Dimitris Alegakis,Vaggelis Georgiou,Theano Roumeliotaki,Eleni Fthenou,Maria Vassilaki,Dimitrios Boumpas,Elias Castanas,Manolis Kogevinas,Leda Chatzi +9 more
TL;DR: High TSH levels and thyroid autoimmunity in early pregnancy may detrimentally affect pregnancy and birth outcomes.
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Association of Prenatal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Traits in Early Childhood: The Rhea Mother-Child Cohort (Crete, Greece)
Marina Vafeiadi,Vaggelis Georgiou,Georgia Chalkiadaki,Panu Rantakokko,Hannu Kiviranta,Marianna Karachaliou,Eleni Fthenou,Maria Venihaki,Katerina Sarri,Maria Vassilaki,Soterios A. Kyrtopoulos,Emily Oken,Manolis Kogevinas,Leda Chatzi +13 more
TL;DR: Prenatal exposure to DDE and HCB was associated with excess adiposity and higher blood pressure levels in early childhood, and PCBs were not significantly associated with offspring obesity or cardiometabolic risk factors.
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Association of early life exposure to bisphenol A with obesity and cardiometabolic traits in childhood
Marina Vafeiadi,Theano Roumeliotaki,Antonis Myridakis,Georgia Chalkiadaki,Eleni Fthenou,Eirini Dermitzaki,Marianna Karachaliou,Katerina Sarri,Maria Vassilaki,Euripides G. Stephanou,Manolis Kogevinas,Leda Chatzi +11 more
TL;DR: Prenatal BPA exposure was not consistently associated with offspring growth and adiposity measures but higher early childhood BPA was associated with excess child adiposity.
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Phthalate esters, parabens and bisphenol-A exposure among mothers and their children in Greece (Rhea cohort).
Antonis Myridakis,Eleni Fthenou,Eirini Balaska,Maria Vakinti,Manolis Kogevinas,Euripides G. Stephanou +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the exposure of 4-month pregnant women and their children at 2 years of age to phthalates, parabens and bisphenol-A was evaluated.
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Birth weight, head circumference, and prenatal exposure to acrylamide from maternal diet: The European prospective mother-child study (NewGeneris)
Marie Pedersen,Hans von Stedingk,Maria Botsivali,Silvia Agramunt,Jan Alexander,Gunnar Brunborg,Leda Chatzi,Sarah Fleming,Eleni Fthenou,Berit Granum,Kristine B. Gutzkow,Laura J. Hardie,Lisbeth E. Knudsen,Soterios A. Kyrtopoulos,Michelle A. Mendez,Domenico Franco Merlo,Jeanette K.S. Nielsen,Per Rydberg,Dan Segerbäck,Jordi Sunyer,John Wright,Margareta Törnqvist,Jos C. S. Kleinjans,Manolis Kogevinas +23 more
TL;DR: Dietary exposure to acrylamide was associated with reduced birth weight and head circumference in infants of nonsmokers, and these findings suggest that dietary intake of acrieslamide should be reduced among pregnant women.