P Nilsson

Summary

Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi [Results from the LIFE study: promising effects of new hypertensive agents]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 99:1792-4. 2002
  2. ncbi [New European perspective concerning hypertension and cardiovascular risks]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:3036-40. 2003
  3. ncbi [Investigation and treatment of primary hypertension]
    Isak Lindstedt
    Lunds universitet
    Lakartidningen 105:2107-12. 2008
  4. ncbi [How treat hypertension in an evidence-based way]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 101:4000-1, 4004-5. 2004
  5. ncbi Family burden of cardiovascular mortality: risk implications for offspring in a national register linkage study based upon the Malmö Preventive Project
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 255:229-35. 2004
  6. ncbi What is the optimal blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus?
    P Nilsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 1:173-7. 2001
  7. ncbi [Hypertension, physician's honour and TV]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:4010. 2003
  8. ncbi [Conclusions in an Australian trial differ from those in the ALLHAT trial: ACE inhibitors are more effective than thiazides in elderly men with hypertension]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:1118-20. 2003
  9. ncbi Reducing the risk of stroke in elderly patients with hypertension: a critical review of the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Drugs Aging 22:517-24. 2005
  10. ncbi [Vascular agents can prevent type 2 diabetes]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:528-30. 2003

Detail Information

Publications91

  1. ncbi [Results from the LIFE study: promising effects of new hypertensive agents]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 99:1792-4. 2002
  2. ncbi [New European perspective concerning hypertension and cardiovascular risks]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:3036-40. 2003
  3. ncbi [Investigation and treatment of primary hypertension]
    Isak Lindstedt
    Lunds universitet
    Lakartidningen 105:2107-12. 2008
  4. ncbi [How treat hypertension in an evidence-based way]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 101:4000-1, 4004-5. 2004
  5. ncbi Family burden of cardiovascular mortality: risk implications for offspring in a national register linkage study based upon the Malmö Preventive Project
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 255:229-35. 2004
    ..To investigate the adjusted relative risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in offspring of parents with cardiovascular mortality before 75 years...
  6. ncbi What is the optimal blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus?
    P Nilsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 1:173-7. 2001
    ..Therefore, the clinician must be able to use a broad variety of antihypertensive drugs, and from these drugs choose alternative combinations with pharmacological synergism...
  7. ncbi [Hypertension, physician's honour and TV]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:4010. 2003
  8. ncbi [Conclusions in an Australian trial differ from those in the ALLHAT trial: ACE inhibitors are more effective than thiazides in elderly men with hypertension]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:1118-20. 2003
  9. ncbi Reducing the risk of stroke in elderly patients with hypertension: a critical review of the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Drugs Aging 22:517-24. 2005
    ..An ongoing randomised clinical trial, the Hypertension in the Very Elderly trial, is currently trying to evaluate risks and benefits of antihypertensive treatment in this age category...
  10. ncbi [Vascular agents can prevent type 2 diabetes]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:528-30. 2003
  11. ncbi [ALLHAT--the most comprehensive antihypertensive treatment trial in the world. The significance of thiazide diuretics for patients older than 55 years is confirmed]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 100:400-4, 407. 2003
  12. ncbi [Ambitious American guidelines for control of risk factors in diabetes. Was the aim put too high?]
    Peter Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 100:26-30. 2003
  13. ncbi Hypertension in diabetes: trends in clinical control in repeated large-scale national surveys from Sweden
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Hum Hypertens 17:37-44. 2003
    ..The National Diabetes Register makes a quality assessment of the hypertension treatment possible...
  14. ncbi [ALLHAT--remaining questions await answers]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 101:220, 223; discussion 224-7. 2004
  15. ncbi Diabetes and obesity: new data on mechanisms and intervention trials
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 3:243-7. 2005
    ..Ongoing studies will try to address this question, including the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, and the Look Action for HEAlth in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) trial in the USA, the latter looking at obese Type 2 diabetes patients...
  16. ncbi [Good prevention of type 2 diabetes with lipid-lowering statin therapy. Intervention studies support active treatment of risk patients]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 101:3798, 3801-2, 3804. 2004
  17. ncbi [Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease should be based on absolute risk assessment]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 102:496-7. 2005
  18. ncbi Incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men is related to sleep disturbances
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetes Care 27:2464-9. 2004
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate whether sleep disturbances and elevated resting heart rate are associated with increased risk of developing diabetes...
  19. ncbi [The value of VALUE--a hypertension study which compared valsartan with amlodipine. New data support early, optimal blood pressure control for high-risk patients]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 101:2426-7. 2004
  20. ncbi [Fetal programming of adult disease--heredity or environment?]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 101:2342-5. 2004
  21. ncbi [Medical history--basis for modern physicians]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Universitetssjukhuset i Lund
    Lakartidningen 101:2158-9. 2004
  22. ncbi Smoking is associated with increased HbA1c values and microalbuminuria in patients with diabetes--data from the National Diabetes Register in Sweden
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetes Metab 30:261-8. 2004
    ..The aim was to examine trends in the proportion of smoking in diabetes patients, and to study associations between smoking, glycaemic control, and microalbuminuria...
  23. ncbi Fetal growth predicts stress susceptibility independent of parental education in 161991 adolescent Swedish male conscripts
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malm, Sweden
    J Epidemiol Community Health 58:571-3. 2004
  24. ncbi Gender differences in risk factor control and treatment profile in diabetes: a study in 229 swedish primary health care centres
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 22:27-31. 2004
    ..To measure the risk factors and treatment profile of diabetes patients treated in primary health care (PHC) in order to evaluate potential gender differences...
  25. ncbi Adverse social factors predict early ageing in middle-aged men and women: the Ebeltoft Health Study, Denmark
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Scand J Public Health 31:255-60. 2003
    ..This study examined whether adverse social factors are associated with an increased rate of biological ageing in middle-aged subjects...
  26. ncbi Predictors of successful long-term blood pressure control in type 2 diabetic patients: data from the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR)
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Hypertens 23:2305-11. 2005
    ..Less is known about predictors for successful long-term blood pressure control in these patients, including the potential role of body mass index (BMI), glycaemic control, microalbuminuria and smoking...
  27. ncbi Hyperinsulinaemia as long-term predictor of death and ischaemic heart disease in nondiabetic men: The Malmö Preventive Project
    P Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 253:136-45. 2003
    ..Few studies have so far investigated the role of hyperinsulinaemia in the prediction of long-term total mortality...
  28. ncbi [Incidence of cardiovascular diseases can be influenced by factors experienced during early life stages]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 99:642-4. 2002
  29. ncbi ["Why doesn't it turn out the way you expected?" Reflections on difficulties with health care planning in Uganda]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 102:1654-5, 1658. 2005
  30. ncbi [The biological triangle of life. Interaction between nutrition, reproduction and longevity]
    P Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 98:1797-800. 2001
    ..Special attention has been focused on the impact of fetal malnutrition on future risk of biological disturbances, including increased risk of cardiovascular disease, premature aging and cessation of reproductive capacity...
  31. ncbi Life-style intervention at the worksite--reduction of cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized study
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Community Medicine, University of Lund, Sweden
    Scand J Work Environ Health 27:57-62. 2001
    ..This study tested a feasible method for screening for cardiovascular risk at the worksite and investigated the effects of a long-term comprehensive program of life-style intervention to prevent cardiovascular disease...
  32. ncbi [Cardiovascular primary prevention must walk on both legs. Individual as well as public health measures are necessary]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 102:783, 785; discussion 785. 2005
  33. ncbi Increased susceptibility to stress at a psychological assessment of stress tolerance is associated with impaired fetal growth
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Community Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Int J Epidemiol 30:75-80. 2001
    ....
  34. ncbi Prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: lessons from the Malmö Preventive Project
    P Nilsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 248:455-62. 2000
    ..New preventive methods are therefore needed and should be properly evaluated to form a basis for evidence-based prevention (EBP) in cardiovascular medicine...
  35. ncbi [Evidence-based treatment of hypertension in type 2-diabetes. New studies support active blood pressure reduction]
    P Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 97:568-72. 2000
    ..Of particular importance is that normally a combination-therapy is needed in the vast majority of patients. Synergistic drugs should therefore be combined to achieve an optimal blood pressure control with a minimum of side effects...
  36. ncbi [Evolutionary biological discoveries can increase the understanding of cardiovascular diseases. It can contribute to more realistic preventive strategies]
    P Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Lunds universitet, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 96:5630-2. 1999
    ..A better understanding of this perspective will hopefully increase the likelihood of success in preventive efforts such as lifestyle intervention...
  37. ncbi Sleep disturbance in association with elevated pulse rate for prediction of mortality--consequences of mental strain?
    P M Nilsson
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 250:521-9. 2001
    ..We investigated the impact of sleep problems and resting heart rate in a large sample of self-reported, healthy middle-aged men and women on long-term mortality...
  38. ncbi [High blood pressure 2002--mostly a risk factor and sometimes a disease symptom]
    Peter Nilsson
    , Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 99:1722-4. 2002
  39. ncbi Social mobility, marital status, and mortality risk in an adult life course perspective: the Malmö Preventive Project
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Scand J Public Health 33:412-23. 2005
    ..Adverse social factors predict increased mortality. This study aimed to assess the influence of social class and marital status on mortality, adding an adult life course perspective...
  40. ncbi [Obesity is dangerous--but what effects does weight loss have?]
    Peter Nilsson
    Klinisk forskningsenhet medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 99:3178-81. 2002
  41. ncbi Gender differences in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: reasons to worry or not?
    Peter Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 21:37-42. 2003
    ..To analyse potential gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors and treatment patterns, reflecting clinical practice in secondary prevention...
  42. ncbi [Diabetes and tobacco--a double health hazard]
    Peter Nilsson
    Avdelningen för medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 99:2281-2, 2285. 2002
    ..Such projects are currently under-way within the primary health care in southern Sweden...
  43. ncbi Influence of obesity on cardiovascular risk. Twenty-three-year follow-up of 22,025 men from an urban Swedish population
    S Jonsson
    Department of Community Medicine, , Malm, Sweden
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1046-53. 2002
    ..The preventive potential of these associations should be evaluated in controlled trials...
  44. ncbi Obesity and myocardial infarction--vulnerability related to occupational level and marital status. A 23-year follow-up of an urban male Swedish population
    B Hedblad
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 252:542-50. 2002
    ..People, who are single, have a blue-collar job or low income have an increased cardiovascular risk. This study on myocardial infarction sought to explore whether the socio-economic pattern of disease has any relationship with obesity...
  45. ncbi Long-term outcome of the Malmö preventive project: mortality and cardiovascular morbidity
    G Berglund
    Department of Medicine, University of Lund, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 247:19-29. 2000
    ....
  46. ncbi Insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects is associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction and death
    B Hedblad
    Department of Medicine and Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabet Med 19:470-5. 2002
    ..To compare the incidence of myocardial infarction and death in non-diabetic subjects with and without insulin resistance...
  47. ncbi Survey of traumatic brain injury management in European Brain-IT centres year 2001
    P Nilsson
    Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    Acta Neurochir Suppl 95:51-3. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to obtain basic knowledge about the current local conditions and neurointensive care of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the new multi-centre collaborative BrainIT group...
  48. ncbi Lung function, insulin resistance and incidence of cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 253:574-81. 2003
    ....
  49. ncbi Rosiglitazone and carotid IMT progression rate in a mixed cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes and the insulin resistance syndrome: main results from the Rosiglitazone Atherosclerosis Study
    B Hedblad
    Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmo, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 261:293-305. 2007
    ..We assessed the effect of 12 months of treatment with rosiglitazone (RSG) on the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS)...
  50. ncbi Age influences DNA methylation and gene expression of COX7A1 in human skeletal muscle
    T Rönn
    Department of Clinical Sciences, CRC Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetologia 51:1159-68. 2008
    ....
  51. ncbi The association between total energy intake and early mortality: data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
    M Leosdottir
    Department of Medicine, Lund University, University Hospital UMAS, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 256:499-509. 2004
    ..In animal studies, low energy intake (EI) has been associated with a longer lifespan. We examine whether EI is an independent risk factor for prospective all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and cancer mortality in humans...
  52. ncbi The search for putative unifying genetic factors for components of the metabolic syndrome
    M Sjogren
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University, CRC house 91, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetologia 51:2242-51. 2008
    ....
  53. ncbi Delayed gastric emptying rate in Type 1 diabetics with cardiac autonomic neuropathy
    G Darwiche
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    J Diabetes Complications 15:128-34. 2001
    ..There were disagreements between symptoms of gastroparesis and delayed GE. We conclude that there is a significant lower GER in type 1 diabetic patients with CAN than in those without, unrelated to symptoms of gastroparesis...
  54. ncbi [Quality assurance of secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Ongoing project offers possibilities for improved treatment]
    H Brändström
    Kardiologiska kliniken, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 98:4846-52. 2001
    ..Overall, results are promising and indicate that this program is successful and leads to improved management of patients with coronary artery disease...
  55. ncbi Socioeconomic environmental factors and hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis during infancy
    L Jansson
    Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Acta Paediatr 91:335-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: The association between socioeconomic factors and hospitalization indicates that these factors may have a significant influence on the hospitalization rate in bronchiolitis during infancy...
  56. ncbi Common variants in HNF-1 alpha and risk of type 2 diabetes
    J Holmkvist
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Clinical Research Center, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, S 205 02, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetologia 49:2882-91. 2006
    ....
  57. ncbi Self-rated health and classical risk factors for coronary heart disease predict development of erectile dysfunction 25 years later
    R Borgquist
    Lund University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Int J Clin Pract 62:206-13. 2008
    ..To investigate the impact of classical coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors on the development of future erectile dysfunction (ED)...
  58. ncbi Intracerebral microdialysis in neurointensive care: the use of urea as an endogenous reference compound
    E Ronne-Engstrom
    Department of Neuroscience, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    J Neurosurg 94:397-402. 2001
    ....
  59. ncbi Comparison of some different methods for analysis of thyroid autoantibodies: importance of thyroglobulin autoantibodies
    B Lindberg
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Lund, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Thyroid 11:265-9. 2001
    ..The RIA-based thyroglobulin assay was the only test that identified autoantibodies in all 6 cases. In contrast, the hemagglutination kit thyroglobulin assay failed to identify 4 of the 6 AIT cases...
  60. ncbi Common variants in the TCF7L2 gene help to differentiate autoimmune from non-autoimmune diabetes in young (15-34 years) but not in middle-aged (40-59 years) diabetic patients
    E Bakhtadze
    Department of Clinical Sciences Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University Diabetes Center, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetologia 51:2224-32. 2008
    ..We tested whether genetic markers associated with type 1 or type 2 diabetes could help to discriminate between autoimmune and non-autoimmune diabetes in young (15-34 years) and middle-aged (40-59 years) diabetic patients...
  61. ncbi Carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae by children in day-care centers during an intervention program in Malmo, Sweden
    P Nilsson
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Lund, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 20:1144-9. 2001
    ..An increasing incidence of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRP) was detected in Malmo in 1994...
  62. ncbi Demonstration of splenic and portal veins at routine celiac angiography. A clinical investigation of metrizoate and ioxaglate
    P Nilsson
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmo Allmanna Sjukhus, University of Lund, Sweden
    Acta Radiol 30:49-52. 1989
    ..A slower transcapillary diffusion rate combined with a lower osmolality of ioxaglate compared with metriozate is considered the major explanation for the better demonstration of the veins...
  63. ncbi R3-survey of traumatic brain injury management in European Brain IT centres year 2001
    P Enblad
    Dept of Neuroscience, Section of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
    Intensive Care Med 30:1058-65. 2004
    ..To obtain knowledge about the conditions and management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a collaborative network of Brain Information Technology centres...
  64. ncbi [Need of tight blood pressure control in type 2 diabetes. The intervention study ADVANCE gives clear information]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 104:3028-9. 2007
  65. ncbi Risk factor control in treated hypertensives from Estonia and Sweden. Why the difference?
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Malmo, Lund University, Sweden
    Blood Press 16:301-4. 2007
    ....
  66. ncbi Is weight loss beneficial for reduction of morbidity and mortality? What is the controversy about?
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetes Care 31:S278-83. 2008
    ....
  67. ncbi The effect of rosiglitazone on urine albumin excretion in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension
    Panteleimon A Sarafidis
    1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
    Am J Hypertens 18:227-34. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rosiglitazone on urine albumin excretion (UAE) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension...
  68. ncbi [What is really an optimal treatment in type 2 diabetes? New studies call for reflection]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmo
    Lakartidningen 105:985-6. 2008
  69. ncbi [Time for a European perspective on cardiovascular prevention]
    Peter M Nilsson
    , medicin, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 105:1000-4. 2008
  70. ncbi Is screening for the metabolic syndrome useful or not?
    Peter M Nilsson
    Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 7:94-5. 2008
  71. ncbi Sex differences in risk factor control of treated hypertensives: a national primary healthcare-based study in Sweden
    Gunilla Journath
    Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15:258-62. 2008
    ..To evaluate potential sex differences, this study aimed to investigate blood pressure and lipid control and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in treated hypertensive (tHT) patients from primary healthcare...
  72. ncbi Predictors of successful, self-reported lifestyle changes in a defined middle-aged population: the Soderakra Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study, Sweden
    Ulla Petersson
    Primary Health Care Centre, Söderåkra, Kalmar County Council, Kalmar, Sweden
    Scand J Public Health 36:389-96. 2008
    ..In our study, we wanted to explore the long-term predictors of self-reported lifestyle changes in a middle-aged population after screening for cardiovascular risk factors 10 years earlier...
  73. ncbi Risk prediction of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: a risk equation from the Swedish National Diabetes Register
    Jan Cederholm
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Diabetes Care 31:2038-43. 2008
    ..This study presents a diabetes-specific equation for estimation of the absolute 5-year risk of first incident fatal/nonfatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetic patients with use of A1C and clinical characteristics...
  74. ncbi Job strain, job demands and adrenergic beta1-receptor-polymorphism: a possible interaction affecting blood pressure in men
    Bertil Ohlin
    Department of Clinical Sciences Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    J Hypertens 26:1583-9. 2008
    ..We aimed to study whether there is an interaction between the Arg389Gly polymorphism and job strain and its components (job demand and decision latitude) in relation to blood pressure...
  75. ncbi Hospital admission rates among men and women with symptoms of chronic bronchitis and airflow limitation corresponding to the GOLD stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--a population-based study
    Marie Ekberg-Aronsson
    Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University of Lund, S 221 85 Lund, Sweden
    Respir Med 102:109-20. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate hospital admission rates among individuals with symptoms of chronic bronchitis and among those with airflow limitation corresponding to GOLD stages 1-4...
  76. ncbi Characterization of the influence of vildagliptin on model-assessed -cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes and mild hyperglycemia
    Andrea Mari
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Research Council, I 35127 Padova, Italy
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:103-9. 2008
    ..This study was conducted to characterize the effects of vildagliptin on beta-cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes and mild hyperglycemia...
  77. ncbi [The National Diabetes Registry 1996-2003. Quality assessment shows improved diabetic care]
    Soffia Gudbjornsdottir
    Diabetescentrum, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Goteborg
    Lakartidningen 101:3790, 3793-7. 2004
    ..This should imply a reduction of the risk for diabetic complications. As the national goals are still difficult to reach, individual goals should be set for the treatment...
  78. ncbi Ambulatory blood pressure reduction after rosiglitazone treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension correlates with insulin sensitivity increase
    Panteleimon A Sarafidis
    1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
    J Hypertens 22:1769-77. 2004
    ..Thiazolidinediones are antihyperglycemic agents that decrease insulin resistance...
  79. ncbi The National Diabetes Register in Sweden: an implementation of the St. Vincent Declaration for Quality Improvement in Diabetes Care
    Soffia Gudbjornsdottir
    Diabetes Centre, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Diabetes Care 26:1270-6. 2003
    ..To monitor glycemic control, treatable risk factors, and treatment profile for quality assessment of diabetes care on a national scale...
  80. ncbi Hypertensive smokers have a worse cardiovascular risk profile than non-smokers in spite of treatment--a national study in Sweden
    Gunilla Journath
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Blood Press 14:144-50. 2005
    ..This may hypothetically reflect either less compliance with drug treatment in smokers or that smoking impairs the pharmacological effects of antihypertensive drugs...
  81. ncbi [Gradually improved long-term survival in diabetes. Long disease duration can provide information about protective possibilities]
    Sven E Nilsson
    Institutet för gerontologi, Jonkoping, Sweden
    Lakartidningen 102:2066-70. 2005
    ..The serum ratio of HDL-cholesterol to triglycerides increased. The frequency of glaucoma, cataract, and a history of myocardial infarction increased. In spite of long duration, one third of the sample had escaped serious retinopathy...
  82. ncbi Mortality in GOLD stages of COPD and its dependence on symptoms of chronic bronchitis
    Marie Ekberg-Aronsson
    Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University of Lund, S 221 85 Lund, Sweden
    Respir Res 6:98. 2005
    ..The aims of this study were to investigate total mortality risks in GOLD stages 0-4 with special focus on stage 0, and furthermore to assess the influence of symptoms of chronic bronchitis on mortality risks in GOLD stages 1-4...
  83. ncbi Risk factors for hip fractures in a middle-aged population: a study of 33,000 men and women
    Anna H Holmberg
    Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, 20502, Malmo, Sweden
    Osteoporos Int 16:2185-94. 2005
    ..The findings indicate that those suffering a hip fracture before the age of 75 have a shorter life expectancy, suggesting that hip fractures affect the less healthy segment of the population...
  84. ncbi Blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors among treated hypertensives in Swedish primary health care
    Jan Cederholm
    Family Medicine Section, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 20:224-9. 2002
    ..To evaluate antihypertensive treatment and other cardiovascular risk factors in primary health care...
  85. ncbi [Amlodipine better than atenolol in hypertension. More efficient prevention of the mortality and cardiovascular events according to the ASCOT trial]
    Peter M Nilsson
    Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malm
    Lakartidningen 102:2922-3. 2005
  86. ncbi Update on Hypertension Management: treatment of hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malm, Sweden
    J Hypertens 24:208-10. 2006
  87. ncbi Socio-economic status and lung cancer risk including histologic subtyping--a longitudinal study
    Marie Ekberg-Aronsson
    Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University of Lund, S 221 85 Lund, Sweden
    Lung Cancer 51:21-9. 2006
    ..Our results suggest that the association between low SES and lung cancer could be mediated by unaccounted for smoking exposure, lifestyle or occupational hazards...
  88. ncbi Plasma adiponectin levels in relation to carotid intima media thickness and markers of insulin resistance
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Clinical Sciences Medicine, University Hospital, University of Lund, S 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 26:2758-62. 2006
    ..Circulating adiponectin is a marker for insulin sensitivity, derived from fat cells. It is largely unknown if adiponectin is also an independent marker for early atherosclerosis...
  89. ncbi Smoking in pregnancy in relation to gender and adult mortality risk in offspring: the Helsingborg Birth Cohort Study
    Peter M Nilsson
    Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Scand J Public Health 34:660-4. 2006
    ..Smoking in pregnancy is a well-documented risk factor for fetal growth impairment and poor perinatal outcomes. Less is known about the long-term effects of maternal smoking on offspring mortality...
  90. ncbi Glycemic and risk factor control in type 1 diabetes: results from 13,612 patients in a national diabetes register
    Katarina Eeg-Olofsson
    Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
    Diabetes Care 30:496-502. 2007
    ..This study was designed to investigate the clinical characteristics of a large type 1 diabetic population and to evaluate the degree of fulfillment of recently updated treatment goals...
  91. ncbi Early ageing in middle-aged men is associated with adverse social factors and increased mortality risk: the Malmö Preventive Project
    David Tell
    Department of Clinical Sciences Medicine, University Hospital, Malm, Sweden
    Scand J Public Health 34:346-52. 2006
    ..00-1.42). CONCLUSION: Early biological ageing in middle-aged men is associated with an increased mortality risk during long-term follow-up that cannot be fully explained by social background characteristics or adverse lifestyle...