Jytte Halkjaer

Summary

Affiliation: Danish Cancer Society
Country: Denmark

Publications

  1. ncbi Intelligence test score and educational level in relation to BMI changes and obesity
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Centre at the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Obes Res 11:1238-45. 2003
  2. ncbi The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study
    Silke Hermann
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
    BMC Public Health 11:169. 2011
  3. ncbi Intake of total, animal and plant protein and subsequent changes in weight or waist circumference in European men and women: the Diogenes project
    J Halkjær
    Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1104-13. 2011
  4. ncbi Dietary predictors of 5-year changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Cancer Society Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
    J Am Diet Assoc 109:1356-66. 2009
  5. ncbi Intake of total, animal and plant proteins, and their food sources in 10 countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
    J Halkjaer
    Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Eur J Clin Nutr 63:S16-36. 2009
  6. ncbi Intake of macronutrients as predictors of 5-y changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:789-97. 2006
  7. ncbi Alcohol drinking frequency in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference
    Janne S Tolstrup
    Center for Alcohol Research, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:957-63. 2008
  8. ncbi Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women
    Tina Landsvig Berentzen
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 6:e26849. 2011
  9. ncbi Food and drinking patterns as predictors of 6-year BMI-adjusted changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Center at the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
    Br J Nutr 92:735-48. 2004
  10. ncbi Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men and women
    Tina Landsvig Berentzen
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 6:e23104. 2011

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Publications20

  1. ncbi Intelligence test score and educational level in relation to BMI changes and obesity
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Centre at the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Obes Res 11:1238-45. 2003
    ..Education, but not intelligence, was inversely associated with risk of remaining obese...
  2. ncbi The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study
    Silke Hermann
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
    BMC Public Health 11:169. 2011
    ..To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)...
  3. ncbi Intake of total, animal and plant protein and subsequent changes in weight or waist circumference in European men and women: the Diogenes project
    J Halkjær
    Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1104-13. 2011
    ..As protein is considered to increase thermogenesis and satiety more than other macronutrients, it may have beneficial effects on prevention of weight gain and weight maintenance...
  4. ncbi Dietary predictors of 5-year changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Cancer Society Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
    J Am Diet Assoc 109:1356-66. 2009
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  5. ncbi Intake of total, animal and plant proteins, and their food sources in 10 countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
    J Halkjaer
    Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Eur J Clin Nutr 63:S16-36. 2009
    ..To describe dietary protein intakes and their food sources among 27 redefined centres in 10 countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)...
  6. ncbi Intake of macronutrients as predictors of 5-y changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:789-97. 2006
    ..The diet may influence the development of abdominal obesity, but the few studies that have prospectively examined the relations between diet and changes in waist circumference (WC) have given inconsistent results...
  7. ncbi Alcohol drinking frequency in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference
    Janne S Tolstrup
    Center for Alcohol Research, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:957-63. 2008
    ..Cross-sectional studies have reported a lower prevalence of abdominal obese persons among frequent drinkers than among nonfrequent drinkers...
  8. ncbi Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women
    Tina Landsvig Berentzen
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 6:e26849. 2011
    ..We investigated the association between DWC and the risk of MI in middle-aged men and women, and evaluated the influence from concurrent changes in BMI (DBMI)...
  9. ncbi Food and drinking patterns as predictors of 6-year BMI-adjusted changes in waist circumference
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Center at the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
    Br J Nutr 92:735-48. 2004
    ..Based on the present study, we conclude that very few food items and no food patterns seem to predict changes in WC, whereas high intakes of beer and spirits among women, and moderate to high tea intake among men, may promote gain in WC...
  10. ncbi Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men and women
    Tina Landsvig Berentzen
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 6:e23104. 2011
    ..We investigated the association between DWC and the subsequent risk of diabetes in middle-aged men and women, and evaluated the influence from concurrent changes in body mass index (DBMI)...
  11. ncbi Psychosocial and demographic determinants of regional differences in the prevalence of obesity
    Jytte Halkjaer
    Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    J Biosoc Sci 36:141-52. 2004
    ..In conclusion, the regional differences in the prevalence of obesity could not be explained by birth place or later selective migration, but educational level and intelligence test score did explain some of the difference...
  12. ncbi Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the colon and rectum in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003
    Rikke Egeberg
    Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
    Eur J Cancer 44:1978-88. 2008
    ..Short- and long-term relative survival from both colon and rectal cancers decreased with poorer education, disposable income, affiliation to the work market, housing tenure, dwelling size and cohabiting status...
  13. ncbi Dietary patterns and survival of older Europeans: the EPIC-Elderly Study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition)
    Christina Bamia
    Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens, Medical School, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 10:590-8. 2007
    ..To investigate the association of a posteriori dietary patterns with overall survival of older Europeans...
  14. ncbi Body size and risk of colon and rectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
    Tobias Pischon
    Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition DIfE, Potsdam Rehbruecke, Arthur Scheunert Allee 114 116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany
    J Natl Cancer Inst 98:920-31. 2006
    ..This discrepancy may be related to differences in fat distribution between sexes or to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women...
  15. ncbi Intake of vegetables, legumes, and fruit, and risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in a European diabetic population
    Ute Nöthlings
    Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, 14558 Germany
    J Nutr 138:775-81. 2008
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  16. ncbi Eating out of home and its correlates in 10 European countries. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study
    Philippos Orfanos
    Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, 75 Mikras Asias Street, Athens 11527, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 10:1515-25. 2007
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  17. ncbi Anthropometric characteristics and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
    Julie A Britton
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, Room 151, St Mary s Campus, Norfolk Place W2 1PG, London, UK
    Haematologica 93:1666-77. 2008
    ..It has been hypothesized that this may be due, in part, to the parallel rising prevalence of obesity. It is biologically plausible that anthropometric characteristics can infuence the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma...
  18. ncbi Anthropometric factors and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, T2N 4N2, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Cancer Causes Control 18:399-413. 2007
    ..To examine the association between anthropometry and endometrial cancer, particularly by menopausal status and exogenous hormone use subgroups...
  19. ncbi Anthropometry, physical activity, and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Amy Berrington de Gonzalez
    Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Richard Doll Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:879-85. 2006
    ..50-1.35 for most active versus inactive). Future studies should consider including measurements of waist and hip circumference, to further investigate the relationship between central adiposity and the risk of pancreatic cancer...
  20. ncbi Body size and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
    Tobias Pischon
    Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam Rehbruecke, Germany
    Int J Cancer 118:728-38. 2006
    ..Our data give further credence to public health efforts aiming to reduce the prevalence of obesity to prevent RCC, in addition to other chronic diseases...