Are male and female smokers at equal risk of smoking-related cancer: evidence from a Swedish prospective studyScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 27 Số 1 - Trang 56-62 - 1999
L. Anders Nordlund, John Carstensen, Göran Pershagen
This study examines sex differences in the relative risks of lung cancer and other smoking-related cancers (i.e. cancers of the upper respiratory tract, oesophagus, pancreas, bladder, and renal pelvis). Data on smoking habits in 1963 from a random sample of 56,000 men and women were linked with information on new cases of cancer for 1964 - 89. Compared with people who have never smoked, th...... hiện toàn bộ
Dimensions of socioeconomic position related to body mass index and obesity among Danish women and menScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 37 Số 4 - Trang 418-426 - 2009
Margit Velsing Groth, Sisse Fagt, Anders Stockmarr, Jeppe Matthiessen, Anja Pia Biltoft-Jensen
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the association between different dimensions of socioeconomic position, body mass index (BMI) and obesity in the Danish population. Possible interactions between the different dimensions and gender differences were also investigated. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2000—2002 including a simple random sample from the civil ...... hiện toàn bộ
Self-reported visual impairment, physical activity and all-cause mortality: The HUNT StudyScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 45 Số 1 - Trang 33-41 - 2017
Audun Brunes, W. Dana Flanders, Liv Berit Augestad
Aims: To examine the associations of self-reported visual impairment and physical activity (PA) with all-cause mortality. Methods: This prospective cohort study included 65,236 Norwegians aged ⩾20 years who had participated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT2, 1995−1997). Of these participants, 11,074 (17.0%) had self-reported visual impairment (SRVI). The participants’ data were li...... hiện toàn bộ
Differences in mortality among women with breast cancer by income – a register-based study in FinlandScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 44 Số 7 - Trang 630-637 - 2016
Tuulikki Vehko, Martti Arffman, Kristiina Manderbacka, Eero Pukkala, Ilmo Keskimäki
Aims: The aim was to assess all-cause and breast cancer mortality by income among women with incident breast cancer and the effect of cancer stage at diagnosis and comorbidity on the differences. Methods: The 43,439 women (age ⩾30) diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998–2008 in Finland were monitored using individual-level Cancer Registry data supplemented with data from Finnish health care...... hiện toàn bộ
Quality of the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register: A systematic reviewScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 40 Số 6 - Trang 505-515 - 2012
Reijo Sund
Aims: The Finnish Hospital Discharge Register (FHDR) is one of the oldest individual level hospital discharge registers and has been intensively used for research purposes. The aim of this study was to gather information concerning the quality of FHDR into one place in terms of a systematic review of validation studies that compare data to external information. Methods: Several reference ...... hiện toàn bộ
Suicide mortality in Finland during an economic cycle, 1985 -1995Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 85-88 - 1999
Jukka Hintikka, Pirjo Saarinen, Heimo Viinamäki
This is a study on associations between suicide mortality, unemployment, divorce rate and mean alcohol consumption during an economic cycle in Finland, from 1985 to 1995. Data on annual suicide mortality, gross domestic product, unemployment, divorce rate and mean alcohol consumption were collected from official Finnish statistics. Regression analyses using a correction for serial autocor...... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of body fatness and physical activity on cardiovascular risk: Risk prediction using the bioelectrical impedance methodScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 34 Số 6 - Trang 568-575 - 2006
Susanna Calling, Bo Hedblad, Gunnar Engström, Göran Berglund, Lars Janzon
Aims: To explore the effects of body fat percentage (BF%) on incidence of and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to study the cardio-protective effect of physical activity in relation to BF%. Methods: A total of 26,942 men and women, aged 45—73 years, without history of CVD were followed up for incidence of coronary events (CE), ischaemic stroke, and CVD mortality over seven ...... hiện toàn bộ
Danish registers on aspects of reproductionScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 39 Số 7_suppl - Trang 79-82 - 2011
Lene Tølbøll Blenstrup, Lisbeth B. Knudsen
Introduction: The establishing of three Danish population-based registers, namely the Fertility Database, the Register of Legally Induced Abortions, and the In Vitro Fertilisation register, aimed at providing data for surveying of reproductive outcome. Content: The registers include information on births, abortions, and assisted reproduction as well as selected characteristics of the wome...... hiện toàn bộ
The Danish Civil Registration SystemScandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tập 39 Số 7_suppl - Trang 22-25 - 2011
Carsten Bøcker Pedersen
Introduction: The Danish Civil Registration System (CRS) was established in 1968, and all persons alive and living in Denmark were registered for administrative use. Content: CRS includes individual information on the unique personal identification number, name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, identity of parents and continuously updated information on vital status, pl...... hiện toàn bộ