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| Ylva Trolle LagerrosSummaryAffiliation: Karolinska Institutet Country: Sweden Publications
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From infancy to pregnancy: birth weight, body mass index, and the risk of gestational diabetesYlva Trolle Lagerros
Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 27:799-805. 2012..Normal pre-pregnancy BMI diminishes the increased risk birth size may confer in terms of gestational diabetes. Therefore, the importance of keeping a healthy weight cannot be overemphasized...
Managing obesity--from childhood and onwardsYlva Trolle Lagerros
Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Int J Pediatr Obes 6:74-8. 2011..In some countries, government action for prevention has been taken, but too often resources have not been set aside. This review addresses new and old strategies to manage obesity--from childhood and onwards...
Validity and reliability of self-reported total energy expenditure using a novel instrumentYlva Trolle Lagerros
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Box 281, SE 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 21:227-36. 2006....
Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure in epidemiological research of chronic diseasesYlva Trolle Lagerros
Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, M9 01, 17176, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 22:353-62. 2007..This paper describes different methods to measure physical activity and energy expenditure from the epidemiological perspective, and attempts to address the concepts related to the measurement of physical activity...
Physical activity--the more we measure, the more we know how to measureYlva Trolle Lagerros
Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 24:119-22. 2009..The importance of physical activity as a determinant for health and diseases-and as an adjuvant in medical treatment and rehabilitation-is increasingly valued. And, it has been highlighted by this journal many times...
Measures of physical activity and their correlates: the Swedish National March CohortYlva Trolle Lagerros
Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, T2, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 24:161-9. 2009..Investigators need to be more explicit about which component of activity they investigate...
Older members perform better in an internet-based behavioral weight loss program compared to younger membersMarianne van der Mark
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Obes Facts 2:74-9. 2009..Our objective was to examine how members above the age of 65 years performed in an internet-based behavioral weight loss program, compared to younger members...
Predictors of erroneous perception of being overweight among adolescentsMaria Rosaria Galanti
Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Obes Facts 4:319-23. 2011..Adolescents' perception of overweight often disagrees with objective measurements; if factors explaining this discrepancy are potentially modifiable is unclear...
Physical activity, stress, and self-reported upper respiratory tract infectionElinor Fondell
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:272-9. 2011..Still, little is known about potential strategies to reduce susceptibility. We investigated the relationships between physical activity level, perceived stress, and incidence of self-reported URTI...
Effect of a very low energy diet on moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men: a randomised controlled trialKari Johansson
Obesity Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
BMJ 339:b4609. 2009..Long term treatment studies are needed to validate weight loss as a primary treatment strategy for obstructive sleep apnoea. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN70090382...
Reduced respiratory capacity in muscle mitochondria of obese subjectsLinda Bakkman
Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Obes Facts 3:371-5. 2010....
Effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference on total mortality risk in the Swedish National March CohortRino Bellocco
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 25:777-88. 2010..We found no substantial effect modification between different measures of adiposity and physical activity-physical inactivity and obesity seem to increase total mortality risk independently and additively...
Estimating physical activity using a cell phone questionnaire sent by means of short message service (SMS): a randomized population-based studyYlva Trolle Lagerros
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 27:561-6. 2012..The response rates were similar for the SMS, web and paper groups...
Evaluation of an algorithm ascertaining cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw in the Swedish National Patient RegisterJohan Bergdahl
Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Epidemiol 5:1-7. 2013..Currently, there is no consensus regarding the definition of ONJ, and no ONJ-specific International Classification of Diseases-10 code exists. Therefore, register-based studies of this condition may be troublesome...
Web-based and mailed questionnaires: a comparison of response rates and complianceKatarina Augustsson Bälter
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Epidemiology 16:577-9. 2005..We assessed response rates and compliance for a printed questionnaire and a Web questionnaire in a Swedish population-based study and explored the influence of adding personalized feedback to the Web questionnaire...
Obesity management: what brings success?Ylva Trolle Lagerros
Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, T2, SE17176, Stockholm, Sweden
Therap Adv Gastroenterol 6:77-88. 2013..Cost-effective societal interventions such as a tax on unhealthy food and beverages, front-of-pack traffic light nutrition labeling and prohibition of advertising of junk food and beverages to children are also discussed...
Feasibility of a novel web-based physical activity questionnaire for young childrenStephanie E Bonn
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Pediatr Rep 4:e37. 2012..Our results suggest that KidActive-Q is a user-friendly tool for assessing physical activity in early childhood. To our knowledge, this is the first web-based questionnaire specifically developed for young children...
Demands on web survey tools for epidemiological researchOlle Bälter
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Epidemiol 20:137-9. 2005..Here we describe design issues the investigator needs to be aware of when using web-based questionnaires in epidemiological research...
