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  1. 6. HEALTH DISPARITIES BETWEEN WHITES AND JAPANESE IN MEASURES OFDIABETES AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN AN INTERNATIONALPOPULATION-BASED STUDY

    Författare :Vasudha Ahuja; United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ealth disparities; race; HOMA-IR; disposition index; subclinical vascular disease;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation includes three manuscripts focusing on health disparities between whites and Japanese with regard to measures of diabetes and subclinical atherosclerosis in the EBCT and Risk Factor Assessment among Japanese and U.S. Men in the Post World War II Birth Cohort (ERA JUMP) study. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Nutrition and health in 4-year-olds in a Swedish well-educated urban community

    Författare :Malin Garemo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :composition; food habits; HOMA-index; preschool children; socio-economy;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Recent data about nutrition in Swedish preschool children is rare. During the latest decades the increased prevalence of welfare diseases have become an important issue in the general health work and it is desirable to be able to identify risk factors early in life. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Insulin resistance and cardiovascular function - Observational, translational and interventional studies

    Författare :Helena Utkovic Westergren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Insulin resistance; microvascular function; peripheral vascular function; coronary flow reserve; prognosis; myocardial perfusion scintigram; animal model;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Microvascular disease is now recognized as an important driver for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Diabetic patients are known to suffer from this condition, leading to e.g. coronary ischemia as well as kidney dysfunction. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Metabolic, methodological and developmental aspects of body composition : Studies in women and children with special reference to early life mechanisms behind childhood obesity

    Författare :Britt Eriksson; Elisabet Forsum; Marie Löf; Jonathan Wells; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : In recent decades the number of children with overweight has increased worldwide. To understand the mechanisms behind this development, knowledge regarding metabolism and physiology in relation to the nutritional situation in early life is of importance. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Risk factors for atrial fibrillation in population-based studies : Epidemiological perspectives

    Författare :Linda Johnson; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :Atrial fibrillation; Fasting plasma insulin; forced expiratory volume; glucose; hypertension; lung volumes; population; premature atrial contractions; risk factors; spirometry; supraventricular extrasystoles; supraventricular tachycardias systolic blood pressure; weight;

    Sammanfattning : Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among the elderly, and has serious consequences such as stroke and increased mortality. Not all of the population attributable risk for AF is explained by known risk factors. LÄS MER