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Body weight, body size and early cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies using Swedish registries
(2021-05-04)
Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. While overweight and obesity have become increasingly more common in Sweden and ...
Obesity in diabetes. Cardiovascular outcomes and risk factor trajectories
(2021-03-23)
Introduction: The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in diabetes
is complex and sparsely investigated for cardiovascular (CVD) outcomes. We aimed to
investigate these relationships among patients ...
Anthropometry in the elderly. Population studies on longitudinal changes, secular trends and risk for morbidity and mortality
(2001)
The aims of this thesis were to a) describe longitudinal changes in height and body weight (BW) between the ages 70 and 95y; b) describe secular trends in height and BW of 70-year-olds and their relation to social and ...