Sökning: "anthropometric history"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden anthropometric history.

  1. 1. Social bodies : family and community level influences on height and weight, southern Sweden 1818-1968

    Författare :Stefan Öberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; height; weight; body mass index; demography; demographic history; anthropometry; anthropometric history; standards of living; socioeconomic status; socioeconomic differences; resource dilution hypothesis; infant mortality; early life;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of an introduction, four research papers and one paper describing the data I collected for the studies and how I conducted the study. I collected information on men from conscript inspection lists and linked this to a sample of men in the Scanian Economic Demographic Database (SEDD) born between 1797 and 1950. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Family history in relation to myocardial infarction, and analyses of gene-environment interactions involving factors of haemostasis

    Författare :Karin Leander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Family history; myocardial infarction; epidemiology; interaction;

    Sammanfattning : Family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) has frequently been shown to increase the risk of MI. However, the mechanisms are not well understood. Probably, both genetic- and environmental effects contribute. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Metabolic alterations and adipose tissue dysfunction in individuals with a family history of type 2 diabetes

    Författare :Josefin Henninger; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Typ 2 diabetes; Fettvävnadsdysfuntion; Förstagradssläktningar;

    Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Aims The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to further examine the anthropometric, metabolic and adipose tissue dysfunctions, as well as explore novel metabolites, associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), examining individuals both with and without known genetic predisposition to T2D. This thesis is part of the research conducted at Lundberg laboratory for diabetes research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, at Gothenburg University. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Hormone-related factors and breast cancer : studies of risk and prognosis

    Författare :Lena Rosenberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Epidemiology; breast neoplasms; body mass index; hormone replacement therapy; reproductive history; ductal carcinoma; lobular carcinoma; tubular carcinoma; estrogen receptor; progesterone receptor; risk assessment; survival;

    Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis was to explore the influences of risk factors for breast cancer on breast cancer characteristics and survival. We evaluated the associations between number and timing of births and breast cancer-specific survival using data from the Swedish Cancer Register, the Swedish Cause of Death Register, and the Multi-Generation Register. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents : the Umeå youth study

    Författare :Erik Bergström; Lars Åke Persson; Olle Hernell; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular risk factors; adolescents; serum lipids; serum insulin; serum ferritin; anthropometry; blood pressure; physical fitness; physical activity; diet; smoking; socio-economic status;

    Sammanfattning : Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease, are today major causes of death in the industrialised parts of the world. There are evidence to suggest that the atherosclerotic process starts in childhood, implying that preventive measures should be implemented already in children and adolescents. LÄS MER