Dr. Benjamin Aretz, PhD
Working Group Biostatistics
1st Floor / Room 615
Phone: 0228-287-16596
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Research interest:
- Regression analysis
- Spatial econometric modelling
- Causal pathway analysis / mediation analysis
- Population health & environmental epidemiology
- Spatial demography
Selected publications:
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Aretz B, Doblhammer G, Heneka MT. The role of leukocytes in cognitive impairment due to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter: A large population-based mediation analysis.
Alzheimer’s Dement. 2024; 20: 8715–8727.
https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14320. -
Aretz B, Costa R, Doblhammer G, Janssen F. The association of unhealthy and healthy food store accessibility with obesity prevalence among adults in the Netherlands: A spatial analysis.
SSM – Population Health. 2023; 21: Article 101332.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101332. -
Aretz B. The short- and long-term effects of the Great Recession on late-life depression in Europe: The role of area deprivation.
Social Science & Medicine. 2022; 294: Article 114697.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114697.
Dissertation:
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Aretz, B. (2023). Health consequences of exposure to environmental living conditions: Pathways and spatial patterns in Europe. University of Groningen.
https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.829747624.
Binational double degree PhD: University of Rostock & University of Groningen. Graded with distinction.
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