Giuseppe Costa

Curriculum Vitae Nato a Pagno (CN) l’8 marzo 1952. Residente a in Via dei Camini 25.

Laurea Medicina e Chirurgia (Torino 1977). Specializzazione Medicina del Lavoro (1980) e Igiene e Medicina Preventiva (1988). Epidemiologo in Regione Piemonte, dove è Direttore del Servizio di riferimento regionale di Grugliasco (TO) dal 1994, Struttura Complessa a Direzione Universitaria dal 2003.

Professore di Igiene presso l’Università di Torino dal 2001. Vicepreside della Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia del San Luigi Gonzaga di Orbassano (TO)-

Membro di commissioni consultive della Regione Piemonte, del Ministero della Sanità e dell’Istat e di azioni concertate della UE nei principali campi di ricerca scientifica di suo interesse: l’epidemiologia delle diseguaglianze nella salute e nell’assistenza sanitaria, le politiche di contrasto alle disuguaglianze, l’epidemiologia occupazionale e ambientale, la programmazione sanitaria e i sistemi informativi.

Già membro dell’ Editorial Board di riviste di epidemiologia e sanità pubblica (Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Italian Journal of Public Health, European Journal of Public Health). Vicepresidente e Presidente designato per il 2011-2013 dell’ Associazione Italiana di Epidemiologia.

ELENCO PUBBLICAZIONI (ultimi 5 anni):

1. Federico B, Capelli G, Costa G , Mackenbach JP, Kunst AE. Looking at the smoking epidemic through the lens of population pyramids: patterns of smoking in , 1983 to 2005. Population Health Metrics 2012; 10:23 (IF 1,460)

2. Costa G , Michelozzi P, Ancona C, Bertozzi N, Caranci N, Fano V, Gini R, Gnavi R, Zocchetti C. Health and economic crisis in Italy. Epidemiol Prev 2012; 36(5): 227-228 (IF 0,651)

3. Bruno G, Spadea T, Picariello R, Gruden G, Barutta F, Cerutti F, Cavallo-Perin P, Costa G , Gnavi R, Study Group for Diabetes Epidemiology. Early life socioeconomic indicators and risk of type 1 diabetes in children and young adults. J Pediatr 2012 Oct 17; [Epub ahead of print] (IF 4,115)

4. Petrelli A, De Luca G, Landriscina T, Costa G . Socioeconomic differences in waiting times for elective surgery: a population-based retrospective study. BMC Health Services Research 2012; 12: 268 (IF 1,660)

5. Plug I, Hoffmann R, Artnik B, Bopp M, Borrell C, Costa G , Deboosere P, Esnaola S, Kalediene R, Leinsalu M, Lundberg O, Martikainen P, Regidor E, Rychtarikova J, Strand BH, Woityniak B, Mackenbach JP. Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from conditions amenable to medical interventions: do they reflect inequalities in access or quality of health care? BMC Public Health 2012; 12(1): 346 (IF 1,997) 6. Harding S, Lenguerrand E, Costa G , d’Errico A, Martikainen P, Tarkiainen P, Blane D, Akinwale B, Bartley M. Trends in mortality by labour market position around retirement ages in three European countries with different welfare regimes. Int J Public Health 2012; [Epub ahead of print] (IF 2,539)

7. Li Ranzi T, d’Errico A, Costa G . Association between chronic morbidity and early retirement in Italy. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2012; [Epub ahead of print] (IF 1,889)

8. Giorda C, Picariello R, Nada E, Tartaglino B, Marafetti L, Costa G , Gnavi R. The Impact of Adherence to Screening Guidelines and of Diabetes Clinics Referral on Morbidity and Mortality in Diabetes. Plos One 2012; 7(4): e33839 (IF 4,092)

9. Rasulo D, Spadea T, Onorati R, Costa G . The impact of migration in all-cause mortality: The Longitudinal Study, 1971 – 2005. Soc Sci Med 2012; 74(6): 897-906 (IF 2,699)

10. Bena A, Leombruni R, Giraudo M, Costa G . A new Italian surveillance system for occupational incurie: characteristics and initial results. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012; 55: 584-592 (IF 1,625)

11. Giordanino C, Ceretto B, Bo S, Smedile A, Ciancio Am Bugianesi E, Pellicano R, Fagoonee S, Versino E, Costa G , Arese D, Sacco M, Rizzetto M, Saracco G. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic hepatitis C: which is worse? Results of a long-term retrospective cohort study. Dig Liver Dis 2012; 44: 406-412 (IF 3,054)

12. Rodin D, Stirbu I, Ekholm O, Dzurova D, Costa G, Mackenbach JP, Kunst AE. Educational inequalities in blood pressure and cholesterol screening in nine European countries. J Epidemiol Commun H 2012; 66(11): 1050-1055 (IF 3,192)

13. d’Errico A, Costa G . Socio-demographic and work-related risk factors for medium and long-term sickness absence among Italian workers. European Journal of Public Health 2012; 22(5): 683-688 (IF 2,728)

14. Fritzell S, Vannoni F, Whitehed M, Burstrom B, Costa G , Clayton S, Fritzell J. Does non-employment contribute to the health disadvantage among lone mothers in Britain, Italy and Sweden? Synergy effects and the meaning of family policy. Health & Place 2012; 18(2): 199-208 (IF 2,669)

15. Bruno G, Picariello R, Petrelli A, Panero F, Costa G , Cavallo-Perin P, Demaria M, Gnavi R. Direct costs in diabetic and non diabetic people: The population-based Turin study, Italy. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases 2012; 22(8): 684-690 (IF 3,731)

16. Marinacci C, Sebastiani G, Ferracin E, Grippo F, Pappagallo M, Landriscina T, Gargiulo L, Demaria M, Costa G . La distanza tra gli italiani attraverso le disuguaglianze geografiche e socio-economiche. [Distance among Italian people through geographic and socio-economic inequalities]. Epidemiol Prev 2011; 35(5-6 suppl. 2): 68-75. (IF 0,651)

17. Costa G , Vecchi G. Storie parallele: la salute e le altre dimensioni del benessere a confronto in 150 anni di differenze geografiche in Italia. [Twin histories: comparison among health and other welfare aspects in 150 years of geographic differences]. Epidemiol Prev 2011; 35(5-6 suppl. 2) (IF 0,651)

18. Petrinco M, Di Cuonzo D, Berchialla P, Gilardetti M, Foltran F, Scarinzi C, Costa G e Gregori D. Economic burden of incurie in children: color study based on administrative data in a northwestern Italian region. Pediatric International 2011; (53): 846-850 (IF 0,755) 19. Gnavi R, Canova C, Picariello R, Tessari R, Giorda C, Simonato L, Costa G . Mortality, incidence of cardiovascular diseases, and educational level among the diabetic and non-diabetic populations in two large cities. Diabetes Res Clin Pr 2011; (92): 205-212 (IF 2,134)

20. Gelormino E, Bambra C, Spadea T, Bellini S, Costa G . The Effects of Health Care Reforms on Health Inequalities: A Review and Analysis of the European Evidence Base. Int J Health Serv 2011; 41(2): 209-230 (IF 0,869)

21. Bena A, Berchialla P, Debernardi ML, Pasqualini O, Farina E, Costa G . Impact of organization on occupational injury risk: Evidence from high-speed railway construction. Am J Ind Med 2011; 54: 428-437 (IF 1,750)

22. d’Errico A, Cardano M, Landriscina T, Marinacci C, Pasian S, Petrelli A, Costa G . Workplace stress and prescription of antidepressant medications: a prospective study on a sample of Italian workers. Int Arch Occ Env Hea 2011; 84(4): 413-424 (IF 1,910)

23. Stirbu I, Kunst AE, Bopp M, Leinsalu M, Regidor E, Esnaola S, Costa G , Martikainen P, Borrell C, Kalediene R, Rychtarikova J, Artnik B, Deboosere P, Mackenbach JP. Educational inequalities in avoidable mortality in Europe. J Epidemiol Commun H 2010; 64(10): 913-920 (IF 2,983)

24. Spadea T, Zengarini N, Kunst A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Costa G . Cancer risk in relationship to different indicators of adult socioeconomic position in Turin, Italy. Cancer Causes Control 2010; 21(7): 1117- 1130 (IF 2,789)

25. Spadea T, Bellini S, Kunst A, Stirbu I, Costa G. The impact of interventions to improve attendance in female cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A review: Prev Med 2010; 50(4): 159- 164 (IF 3,299)

26. Burstrom B, Whitehead M, Clayton S, Fritzell S, Vannoni F, Costa G . Health inequalities between lone and couple mothers and policy under different welfare regimes – The example of Italy, Sweden and Britain. Soc Sci Med 2010; 70: 912-920 (IF 2,742)

27. Petrelli A, Picariello R, Costa G . Toward a need based mechanism for capitation purposes in Italy: the role of socioeconomic level in explaining differences in the use of health services. Int J Health Care Finance Econ 2010; 10(1): 29-42 (IF 0,415)

28. Agabiti N, Pirani M, Schifano P, Cesaroni G, Davoli M, Bisanti L, Caranci N, Costa G , Forastiere F, Marinacci C, Russo A, Spadea T and Perucci A on behalf of the “Italian Study Group on Inequalities in Health care”. Income level and chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions in adults: a multicity population-based study in Italy. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:457 (IF 2,223)

29. Gnavi R, Picariello R, Karaghiosoff L, Costa G , Giorda C. Determinants of quality in diabetes care process: the population based Turin study. Diabetes Care 2009; 32(11): 1986-1992 (IF 6,718)

30. Federico B, Costa G , Ricciardi W, Kunst AE. Educational inequalities in smoking cessation trends in Italy, 1982-2002. Tob Control 2009; 18: 393-398 (IF 3,852)

31. Borrell C, Espelt A, Rodriguez-Sanz M, Burstrom B, Muntaner C, Pasarin MI, Benach J, Marinacci C, Roskam AJ, Schaap M, Regidor E, Costa G , Santana P, Deboosere P, Kunst A, Navarro V. Analyzing differences in the magnitudo of socio-economic inequalities in self-perceived health by countries of different political tradition in Europe. Int J Health Serv 2009; 39(2): 321-341 (IF 0,977) 32. Spadea T, d’Errico A, Demaria M, Faggiano F, Pasian S, Zanetti R, Rosso V, Vicari P, Costa G . Educational inequalities in cancer incidence in Turin, Italy. Eur J Cancer Prev 2009; 18(3): 169-178 (IF 2,205)

33. d’Errico A, Pasian S, Baratti A, Zanelli R, Alfonzo S, Gilardi L, Beatrice F, Bena A, Costa G . A Case- control Study on Occupational Risk Factors for Sino-nasal Cancer. Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 448-455 DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.0412777 (IF 3,643)

34. Agabiti N, Cesaroni G, Picciotto S, Bisanti L, Caranci N, Costa G , Forastiere F, Marinacci C, Pandolfi P, Russo A, on behalf of the Italian Study Group on inequalities in health care. The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with postoperative complications after major elective cardiovascular surgery. J Epidemiol Commun H 2008; 62: 882-889 (IF 3,186)

35. Mackenbach JP, Stirbu I, Roskam AI, Schaap MM, Menvielle G, Leinsalu M, Kunst AE, European Union Working Group on Socioeconomic inequalities in Health (tra cui Costa G ). Socioeconomic inequalities in health in 22 countries N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 5; 358(23): 2468-2481 (IF 50,017) 36. Bruno G, Karaghiosoff L, Merletti F, Costa G , De Maria M, Panero F, Segre O, Cavallo-Perin P, Gnavi R. The impact of diabetes on prescription drug costs: the population-based Turin study. Diabetologia 2008 May; 51(5): 795-801 (IF 6,418)

37. Gnavi R, Karaghiosoff L, Costa G , Merletti F, Bruno G. Socio-economic differences in the prevalence of diabetes in Italy: The population-based Turin study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2008 Apr 3; 18(10): 678-682. DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2007.11.04 (IF 3,565)

38. Menvielle G, Kunst AE, Stirbu I, Strand BH, Borrell C, Regidor E, Leclerc A, Esnaola S, Bopp M, Lundberg O, Artnik B, Costa G , Deboosere P, Martikainen P, Mackenbach JP. Educational differences in cancer mortality among women and men: a gender pattern that differs across Europe. Br J Cancer 2008 Mar 11; 98(5):1012-1019 ( IF 4,846)

39. Menvielle G, Kunst AE, Stirbu I, Borrell C, Bopp M, Regidor E, Heine Strand B, Deboosere P, Lundberg O, Leclerc A, Costa G , Chastang JF, Esnaola S, Martikainen P, Mackenbach JP. Socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol related cancer mortalità among men: To what extent do they differ between Western European populations? Int J Cancer 2007 Apr 5; 121(3): 649-655 (IF 4,555)

40. Idris BI, Giskes K, Borrell C, Beach J, Costa G, Federico B, Helakorpi S, Helmert U, Lahelma E, Moussa KM, Ostergren PO, Prattala R, Rasmussen NK, Mackenbach JP, Kunst AE. Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non urban-ares: time trends in six European countries. Health Place 2007; 13(3): 702-712 (IF 2,367)

41. Federico B, Costa G , Kunst AE. Educational inequalities in initiation, cessation, and prevalence of smoking among 3 Italian birth cohorts. Am J Public Health 2007; 97(5): 838-845 (IF 3,612)

42. Strand BH, Kunst A, Huisman M, Menvielle G, Glickman M, Bopp M, Borell C, Borgan JK, Costa G , Deboosere P, Regidor E, Valkonen T, Mackenbach JP; EU Working Group on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health. The reversed social gradient: higher breast cancer mortalità in the higher educated compared to lower educated. A comparison of 11 European populations during the 1990s. Eur J Cancer 2007 ;43(7): 1200-1207. 43. Gnavi R, Migliardi A, Demaria M, Petrelli A, Caprioglio A, Costa G . Statins prescribing for the secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in Torino, Italy. A case of ageism and social inequalities. Eur J Public Health 2007; 17(5): 492-496 (IF 1,910)

44. Tibaldi G, Glover G, Costa G , Petrelli A, Munizza C. Social deprivation and mental health. Replicability and applicability in the Italian context of the resource allocation methods developed in the United Kingdom. Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 2006; 15(3): 211-218.

45. Costa G , D’Errico A. Inequalities in health: do occupational risks matter? Eur J Public Health 2006; 16(4): 340 (IF 1,481)

46. Cavalot F, Petrelli A, Traversa M, Bonomo K, Fiora E, Conti M, Anfossi G, Costa G , Trovati M. Postprandial blood glucose is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular events than fasting blood glucose in type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in women: lessons from the San Luigi Gonzaga Diabetes Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006; 91:813-819 (IF 5,799)

47. Petrelli A, Gnavi R, Marinacci C, Costa G . Socioeconomic inequalities in coronary heart disease in Italy: A multilevel population-based study. Soc Sci Med 2006; 63(2): 446-456 (IF 2,749)

48. Avendano M, Kunst AE, Huisman M, V Lenthe F, Bopp M, Regidor E, Glickman M, Costa G , Spadea T, Deboosere P, Borrell C, Valkonen T, Gisser R, Borgan JK, Gadeyne S, Mackenbach JP. Socioeconomic status and ischaemic heart disease mortality in 10 western European populations during the 1990s. Heart 2006; 92:461-467 (IF 3,708)