Search for dissertations about: "blood pressure association obesity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words blood pressure association obesity.

2. 21. Leptin : a risk marker for cardiovascular disease

   Author : Stefan Söderberg; Ulf de Faire; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; leptin; testosterone; dysfibrinolysis; hyperinsulinemia; insulin resistance syndrome; menopause; cardiovascular disease; MONICA; epidemiology;

   Abstract : A major cause of morbidity and early death in the Western societies is cardiovascular disease (CVD) secondary to atherosclerotic disease. Metabolic aberrations have been linked to CVD. READ MORE

4. 22. Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and the Insulin Resistance Syndrome

   Author : Liisa Byberg; Anders Hamsten; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; PAI-1; insulin sensitivity; physical activity; birth weight; fatty acids; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

   Abstract : In this thesis, different aspects of the insulin resistance syndrome in relation to plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity are investigated in a longitudinal population-based study. Participants were men investigated at ages 50 and 70 with follow-up data on mortality. READ MORE

5. 23. Metabolic and Lifestyle related risk factors for pancreatic cancer

   Author : Dorthe Johansen; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; trypsinogen; body mass index; alcohol consumption; smoking; Keywords: Pancreatic cancer; epidemiology; pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor; Helicobacter pylori; metabolic syndrome.;

   Abstract : Background and aims: In spite of the fact that pancreatic cancer is a relatively infrequent disease, it ranks 8th in the worldwide ranking of cancer death due to the poor prognosis. The mortality rate is almost as high as the incidence with a M/I ratio of 98%, indicating an extremely dismal clinical course. READ MORE

6. 24. Genetic epidemiology of cardiometabolic biomarkers : twin studies in the genomic era

   Author : Xu Chen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Following the Human Genome Project, many genomic approaches have been developed in genetic epidemiology to investigate the genetic influences on human complex traits. This thesis aims to answer four genetic epidemiological questions for cardiometabolic biomarkers/ traits, by using classical twin studies and novel genomic methods. READ MORE

7. 25. Famine in Nigeria and vitamin D in Sweden : two early life exposures and their relation to cardiovascular risk in adulthood

   Author : Peter Ueda; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Early life environment has in previous research been linked to risk of disease in adulthood. This thesis investigated three types of early life exposures and their potential associations with adult life cardiovascular risk. READ MORE