Search for dissertations about: "crosssectional"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the word crosssectional.

  2. 16. Drug use and side effects in the elderly : findings from the Kungsholmen project

    Author : Galina Passare; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Drug utilisation; elderly; side effects; adverse drug reactions; hypotension; hyponatremia; hypernatremia; hypokalaemia; hyperkalaemia; hyperglycemia; renal insufficiency; self-reported symptoms; antidepressants; anxiolytics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to find occurrence of drug side effects in the elderly by studying the association between changes in clinical parameters and prevalence of self-reported symptoms and the use of drugs in an elderly population. The studies were performed in the Kungsholmen project, a longitudinal population based study of aging and dementia in Stockholm. READ MORE

  4. 17. Protective factors in childhood allergy related to diet and lifestyle

    Author : Helen Rosenlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Allergy; antibiotics; antipyretics; asthma; biodynamic; diet; eczema; fruits; measles infection; measles vaccination; multivitamins; rhinitis; sensitization; vegetables;

    Abstract : The prevalence of allergic disease among children has increased markedly during several decades. The reasons behind the increase remain unclear, but lifestyle and environmental factors associated with the Western way of living seem to be of importance. READ MORE

  5. 18. Aspects of regular long-term endurance exercise in adolescents, with focus on cardiac size and function, hormones, and the immune system

    Author : Louise Rundqvist; Maria Faresjö; Peter Blomstrand; Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescence; endurance-trained; cardiac dimension; cardiac systolic function; cardiac diastolic function; growth hormone; immune response; echocardiography; biomarkers; cytokines; chemokines; insulin-like growth factor 1; type 1 diabetes-related autoantigen; proinsulin;

    Abstract : The long-term effects of starting high-intensity training at younger ages are largely unknown. The present studies focused on adolescents who had performed regular endurance exercise for several years at an elite level and compared those subjects with a control group of adolescents of similar age and sex who had not engaged in regular exercise. READ MORE

  6. 19. Studies on the efficacy of potent anti-HIV-1 therapy on virological and immunological factors

    Author : Soo Aleman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to assess to which extent treated human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) infected patients with a seemingly controlled, defined as undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (< 50 copies/ml), or low-grade viral replication, exhibited pattems in virological and immunological factors which could suggest a continuation of the disease process. We have therefore analysed the kinetics of HIV-1 DNA levels (Papers I and II), the viral evolution (Paper II), the changes in Beta-chemokine levels (Paper 111) and sCD27 levels (Paper IV), and the appearance of drug resistance associated mutations (Paper V) in such patients. READ MORE

  7. 20. Adults with cystic fibrosis : mental health and patient experiences of the CF treatment

    Author : Lena Backström Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive inherited, life shortening multi organ disease most typically affecting the respiratory system and the gastrointestinal tract. In recent decades progresses in the management of CF has led to an increasing proportion of adults with CF. READ MORE