Jochen Klenk

Summary

Affiliation: University of Ulm
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Association of objectively measured physical activity with established and novel cardiovascular biomarkers in elderly subjects: every step counts
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    J Epidemiol Community Health 67:194-7. 2013
  2. ncbi Walking on sunshine: effect of weather conditions on physical activity in older people
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    J Epidemiol Community Health 66:474-6. 2012
  3. ncbi Increasing life expectancy in Germany: quantitative contributions from changes in age- and disease-specific mortality
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology, Ulm University, Germany
    Eur J Public Health 17:587-92. 2007
  4. ncbi Heat-related mortality in residents of nursing homes
    Jochen Klenk
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Auerbachstr 110, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
    Age Ageing 39:245-52. 2010
  5. ncbi Body mass index and mortality: results of a cohort of 184,697 adults in Austria
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 22, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    Eur J Epidemiol 24:83-91. 2009
  6. ncbi Femoral fracture rates in people with and without disability
    Kilian Rapp
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    Age Ageing 41:653-8. 2012
  7. ncbi Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling elderly by various estimating equations
    Dietrich Rothenbacher
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Helmholtzstr 22, D 89081, Germany
    BMC Public Health 12:343. 2012
  8. ncbi Overweight prevention implemented by primary school teachers: a randomised controlled trial
    Susanne Brandstetter
    Division of Sports and Rehabilitation, Department of Internal Medicine II Cardiology, Ulm University Medical Centre, Eythstrasse 24, Ulm, Germany
    Obes Facts 5:1-11. 2012
  9. ncbi Seasonality of vitamin D status in older people in Southern Germany: implications for assessment
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    Age Ageing 42:404-8. 2013
  10. ncbi Reduction of femoral fractures in long-term care facilities: the Bavarian fracture prevention study
    Clemens Becker
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e24311. 2011

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Association of objectively measured physical activity with established and novel cardiovascular biomarkers in elderly subjects: every step counts
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    J Epidemiol Community Health 67:194-7. 2013
    ..To analyse the relationship between objectively measured daily walking duration and cardiovascular biomarkers of inflammation, cardiac dysfunction and renal impairment...
  2. ncbi Walking on sunshine: effect of weather conditions on physical activity in older people
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    J Epidemiol Community Health 66:474-6. 2012
    ..It is unclear which weather parameters effect the motion-sensor-based measurement of physical activity in terms of walking duration in older people...
  3. ncbi Increasing life expectancy in Germany: quantitative contributions from changes in age- and disease-specific mortality
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology, Ulm University, Germany
    Eur J Public Health 17:587-92. 2007
    ..Between 1962 and 2002 the average life expectancy in Germany has increased from 67.1 years to 75.6 years in men and from 72.7 years to 81.3 in women...
  4. ncbi Heat-related mortality in residents of nursing homes
    Jochen Klenk
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Auerbachstr 110, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
    Age Ageing 39:245-52. 2010
    ..The nursing home population reveals both factors and may represent a highly vulnerable subgroup. Therefore, temperature-mortality relationship was examined in residents of nursing homes...
  5. ncbi Body mass index and mortality: results of a cohort of 184,697 adults in Austria
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 22, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    Eur J Epidemiol 24:83-91. 2009
    ..Respiratory diseases contributed to mortality in the lowest BMI category independently from smoking status. Underweight and obesity were both associated with higher all-cause mortality in men and women...
  6. ncbi Femoral fracture rates in people with and without disability
    Kilian Rapp
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    Age Ageing 41:653-8. 2012
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  7. ncbi Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling elderly by various estimating equations
    Dietrich Rothenbacher
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Helmholtzstr 22, D 89081, Germany
    BMC Public Health 12:343. 2012
    ..Few data exist in the elderly. The objective of the current study is to estimate the prevalence of CKD by means of various established and new equations and to identify the main determinants of CKD in elderly...
  8. ncbi Overweight prevention implemented by primary school teachers: a randomised controlled trial
    Susanne Brandstetter
    Division of Sports and Rehabilitation, Department of Internal Medicine II Cardiology, Ulm University Medical Centre, Eythstrasse 24, Ulm, Germany
    Obes Facts 5:1-11. 2012
    ..To describe the effects of URMEL-ICE, a German school-based intervention for overweight prevention, on children's BMI and other measures of fat mass...
  9. ncbi Seasonality of vitamin D status in older people in Southern Germany: implications for assessment
    Jochen Klenk
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    Age Ageing 42:404-8. 2013
    ..Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the effects of seasonal conditions on 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) serum levels in a population-based cohort of older people...
  10. ncbi Reduction of femoral fractures in long-term care facilities: the Bavarian fracture prevention study
    Clemens Becker
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e24311. 2011
    ..It was the objective of the study to evaluate the effect of a fall and fracture prevention program on the incidence of femoral fracture in nursing homes in Bavaria, Germany...
  11. ncbi Effect of a statewide fall prevention program on incidence of femoral fractures in residents of long-term care facilities
    Kilian Rapp
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:70-5. 2010
    ..To evaluate the effect of a statewide dissemination of a modified evidence-based fall prevention program on incidence of femoral fractures in nursing homes...
  12. ncbi Femoral fracture rates after discharge from the hospital to the community
    Kilian Rapp
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    J Bone Miner Res 28:821-7. 2013
    ..2 to 4.5 per 1000 person-years, respectively. We conclude that the first weeks at home after discharge from the hospital are associated with an increased risk for femoral fractures...
  13. ncbi Hip fractures in institutionalized elderly people: incidence rates and excess mortality
    Kilian Rapp
    Department of Clinical Gerontology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    J Bone Miner Res 23:1825-31. 2008
    ..Data are presented for hip fracture rates and excess mortality after a hip fracture. Our results have implications on the timing and the allocation of specific measures for hip fracture prevention...
  14. ncbi Differences in health behavior, physical fitness, and cardiovascular risk in early, average, and late mature children
    Clemens Drenowatz
    Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 25:69-83. 2013
    ..5 vs. -0.2), lower fitness scores (-0.4 vs. 0.2), and spent more time watching TV (51 vs. 43 min/day) compared with their peers. After controlling for BMIPCT differences remained only for fitness in boys and TV time in girls...
  15. ncbi Declining prevalence rates for overweight and obesity in German children starting school
    Anja Moss
    Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University, Eythstr 24, 89075 Ulm, Germany
    Eur J Pediatr 171:289-99. 2012
    ..It is supposed that the measures for prevention initiated in the 1990s and implemented afterwards have contributed to this positive development in Germany...
  16. ncbi Physical performance and daily walking duration: associations in 1271 women and men aged 65-90 years
    Kilian Rapp
    Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    Aging Clin Exp Res 24:455-60. 2012
    ..It is therefore of interest to what extent physical performance measures are associated with physical activity...
  17. ncbi Determinants of obesity in the Ulm Research on Metabolism, Exercise and Lifestyle in Children (URMEL-ICE)
    Gabriele Nagel
    Institute of Epidemiology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
    Eur J Pediatr 168:1259-67. 2009
    ..Physically inactive children with regular consumption of sweetened drinks and no breakfast were prone to be overweight or obese. Changes of these lifestyle factors as targets of interventions are promising to prevent childhood obesity...
  18. ncbi Serum uric acid is an independent predictor for all major forms of cardiovascular death in 28,613 elderly women: a prospective 21-year follow-up study
    Alexander M Strasak
    Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Innsbruck Medical University, Schoepfstrasse 41, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Int J Cardiol 125:232-9. 2008
    ..Little is known about its predictive value for mortality from congestive heart failure (CHF) and stroke, particularly in elderly, post-menopausal women...
  19. ncbi Serum uric acid and risk of cardiovascular mortality: a prospective long-term study of 83,683 Austrian men
    Alexander Strasak
    Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    Clin Chem 54:273-84. 2008
    ..Few large-scale epidemiologic studies with sufficient follow-up have addressed the association of SUA and CVD mortality in apparently healthy men across a wide age range...
  20. ncbi Longitudinal change in serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and cardiovascular disease mortality: a prospective population-based study in 76,113 Austrian adults
    Alexander M Strasak
    Department of Medical Statistics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 28:1857-65. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of longitudinal change in serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) with mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
  21. ncbi Prospective study of the association of gamma-glutamyltransferase with cancer incidence in women
    Alexander M Strasak
    Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    Int J Cancer 123:1902-6. 2008
    ..006). Our study is the first to demonstrate in a large population-based cohort that high GGT levels significantly increased cancer risk in women...