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1. 16. Atrial fibrillation and cause of death, sex differences in mortality, and anticoagulation treatment in low-risk patients

   Författare :Tommy Andersson; Ole Frøbert; Dritan Poçi; Egon Toft; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Atrial fibrillation; Cerebral infarction; Anticoagulation; Cause of death; Mortality risk; Sex differences; CHA2DS2-VASc score;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia but information on cause of death in patients with AF is sparse, and whether individuals at low risk of cerebral infarction (CVL) should receive antico-agulant medication is controversial. Studies of sex differences with respect to mortality risk have shown conflicting results. LÄS MER

3. 17. Risk and prognosis of breast cancer among women at high risk of the disease

   Författare :Mikael Hartman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Epidemiology; breast cancer; bilateral; familial; incidence; prognosis; age; latency; calendar period; adjuvant therapy;

   Sammanfattning : The overall objectives of this thesis were to increase our understanding of the risk and prognosis of breast cancer using the high risk groups of women with bilateral and familial breast cancer. Data from the Swedish Cancer Register, the Multi-Generation Register and the Cause of Death register was used in Paper I-III to identify women with bilateral cancer and study risk and prognosis of the disease. LÄS MER

4. 18. Lifestyle and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

   Författare :Otto Stackelberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Lifestyle-related factors associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease are very scarcely investigated in prospective design. Identification of such could provide better understanding of AAA epidemiology and etiology, and provide new hypotheses for studies on AAA growth rate in order to try to limit progression of the disease. LÄS MER

5. 19. Social Inequalities in Child Health : Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Role of Self-control

   Författare :Pär Andersson White; Tomas Faresjö; Johnny Ludvigsson; Anders Hjern; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Socioeconomic Status; Socioeconomic Disparities in Health; Type 1 Diabetes; Autoimmune Disease; Obesity; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Self-control;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish Commission on Health Inequality defined health inequality as systematic differences in health between groups in society with different social positions. All avoidable socioeconomic health inequalities are unfair, and as stated by WHO's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, we have a moral obligation to try to reduce them. LÄS MER

7. 20. Epidemiological aspects of musculoskeletal pain in the upper body. Analyzing common and recurrent binary outcomes

   Författare :Anna Grimby-Ekman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; musculoskeletal; pain; neck; repeated measurements; logistic model; odds ratio OR ; risk ratio RR ; risk difference RD ; biological interaction;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to gain epidemiological knowledge about musculoskeletal pain in the upper body in light physical work, in relation to gender, psychosocial factors, and computer use; and to compare different methods for analyzing common and recurrent binary outcomes. Two study groups were investigated using questionnaire data: (a) computer users in the Swedish workforce and (b) a cohort of university students. LÄS MER