Search for dissertations about: "matched case-control"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 183 swedish dissertations containing the words matched case-control.

2. 16. Diet and postmenopausal breast cancer - With a focus on low-grade inflammation

   Author : Joana Alves Dias; Nutritionsepidemiologi; []
   Keywords : Oxidative stress; low-grade inflammation; Biomarkers of inflammation; cytokines; ICC; variation; diet; dietary recommendations; diet quality index; food patterns; reduced rank regression; obesity; CVD; postmenopausal breast cancer; epidemiology; cross sectional; nested case-control;

   Abstract : Diet-breast cancer studies have shown that “healthy eating patterns” are associated with decreased risk whereas unhealthy patterns (especially those including alcohol) are associated with increased risk, particularly in postmenopausal women. The potential mechanisms behind the observed associations are still under investigation. READ MORE

4. 17. Comorbidity and vascular risk factors  associated with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus : the INPH-CRasH Study

   Author : Hanna Israelsson Larsen; Jan Malm; Anders Eklund; Norman Relkin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hydrocephalus; normal pressure; vascular disease; vascular risk factors; elderly; depression; case control study; epidemiology; dementia; vascular dementia; small vessel disease; cerebrovascular disease; transient ischemic attack; Neurology; neurologi;

   Abstract : Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) is a dementia treatable by insertion of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt. It has been suggested that INPH has similar pathophysiological mechanisms as cerebrovascular disease, but the vascular risk factor (VRF) profile of INPH patients has not been assessed using a modern epidemiological approach. READ MORE

5. 18. Phytoestrogens and prostate cancer : experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies

   Author : Annika Bylund; Pär Stattiin; Anders Bergh; Göran Hallmans; Swen-Olof Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : prostatic neoplasm; phytoestrogens; lignans; enterolactone; rye; 7-hydroxymataireorcinol; nude mice; TRAMP mice; nested case control study; LNCaP; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : Dietary factors may affect development and progression of prostate cancer. Experimental and epidemiological studies have suggested an effect of phytoestrogens on prostate cancer. Lignans are the predominant phytoestrogen in a Western diet. READ MORE

6. 19. Role of genes and environment for the development of rheumatoid arthritis : results from the Swedish EIRA study

   Author : Henrik Källberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Rheumatoid arthritis; HLA-DRB1; PTPN22; smoking; alcohol; case control; interaction;

   Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease with autoimmune features primarily causing destruction in the joints of the body. Knowledge regarding risk indicators and causes are increasing but so far only a few genetic and very few environmental risk factors have been consistently identified. READ MORE

7. 20. Swedish moist snuff and the risk of cardiovascular diseases

   Author : Maria-Pia Hergens; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Snuff; cardiovascular diseases; myocardial infarction; stroke; hypertension; case-control study; cohort study;

   Abstract : The snuff consumption in Sweden has increased substantially during recent decades and today more than every fifth male adult uses snuff daily. However, the evidence on health effects from long-term use of snuff is limited, especially regarding cardiovascular diseases. READ MORE