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  1. 26. Life course determinants of coronary heart disease and stroke in middle-aged Swedish men

    Författare :Daniel Falkstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Coronary heart disease; stroke; cardiovascular disease; life course; conscription cohort; childhood circumstances; socioeconomic positions; behaviours;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of the thesis was to study how socioeconomic and behaviour-related factors measured in childhood, late adolescence or adulthood are related to coronary heart diseae (CHD) and stroke in middle age among Swedish men. The life course approach was central to the aim, and the potential impact of socioeconomic differences in adulthood among the men was considered throughout. LÄS MER

  3. 27. The Resting Electrocardiogram and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease : A Population-Based Study in Middle-Aged Men with up to 32 Years of Follow-Up

    Författare :Christina Ström Möller; Lars Lind; Björn Zethelius; Johan Sundström; Annika Rosengren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; electrocardiogram; risk factors; epidemiology; population-based studies; cardiovascular mortality; apolipoproteins; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD;

    Sammanfattning : The aim was to contribute to the optimal use of the resting ECG by exploring, in middle-aged and elderly men, the development and regression of ECG abnormalities; the prognostic value of the ECG for cardiovascular disease compared to conventional risk factors; and the impact of age at baseline and follow-up time for prediction of cardiovascular disease.It was based on the Uppsala Study of Adult Men cohort that was started in 1970. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Cardiopulmonary Health in Middle-aged People with Long-term Cervical and Upper Thoracic Spinal Cord Injuries

    Författare :Mattias Hill; Rehabiliteringsmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Spinal Cord Injuries;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  5. 29. General mental ability as related to school, work and health : The importance of childhood mental ability for work-related factors among middle-aged women and men

    Författare :Cornelia Wulff; Petra Lindfors; Magnus Sverke; Tomas Hemmingsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; General mental ability; achievement; occupational level; satisfaction; psychosocial workload; health; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : General mental ability (GMA) has been found to be important for adjustment and achievement in school and at work. GMA has been linked to various health outcomes, although the research linking it to school-, work-, and health-related outcomes among working adults is still limited. LÄS MER

  7. 30. Atherosclerosis in middle-aged men. A prospective study with focus on factors related to the metabolic syndrome

    Författare :Karin Wallenfeldt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :apolipoproteins; atherosclerosis; C-reactive protein; insulin resistance; intima-media thickness; LDL cholesterol; longitudinal study; metabolic syndrome X; smokeless tobacco; ultrasonography;

    Sammanfattning : The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular disease CVD) risk factors. Pro-spective studies have demonstrated that patients with MetS are about three times more likely to experience CVD events than those without MetS. Up to one third of the adult population seems to be affected worldwide. LÄS MER