Gunnar Engström

Publication List Details

Period

1997 - 2008

Number

24

Co-Authors

C-reactive protein, established risk factors and social inequalities in cardiovascular disease – the significance of absolute versus relative measures of disease (2008)

Rosvall, Maria, Engström, Gunnar, Berglund, Göran, Hedblad, Bo

Abstract Background The widespread use of relative scales in socioepidemiological studies has recently been criticized. The criticism is based mainly on the fact that the importance of different risk...

Income and short-term case fatality after myocardial infarction in the whole middle-aged population of Malmo, Sweden (2008)

Rosvall, Maria, Gerward, Sofia, Engström, Gunnar, Hedblad, Bo

Background: There are no previous studies investigating when and where those who die pre-hospitally after an AMI paid their last visit to medical care. Methods and Results: Incidence of AMI,...

Heterogeneity of cardiovascular risk among smokers is related to degree of carbon monoxide exposure. (2005)

Hedblad, Bo, Ogren, Mats, Engström, Gunnar, Wollmer, Per, Janzon, Lars

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Incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men is related to sleep disturbances. (2004)

Nilsson, Peter M, Rööst, Mattias, Engström, Gunnar, Hedblad, Bo, Berglund, Göran

OBJECTIVE—Sleep deprivation in healthy men has been experimentally found to result in disturbances in glucose metabolism and in sympathovagal imbalance. The aim of the present study was to...

Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins are associated with future weight gain. (2003)

Engström, Gunnar, Hedblad, Bo, Stavenow, Lars, Lind, Peter, Janzon, Lars, Lindgärde, Folke

Cross-sectional studies have associated obesity and other components of the so-called metabolic syndrome with low-grade inflammation. The temporal and causal relations of this association have not...

Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins and incidence of myocardial infarction in men with low cardiovascular risk. (2003)

Engström, Gunnar, Stavenow, Lars, Hedblad, Bo, Lind, Peter, Tydén, Patrik, Janzon, Lars, ...

Objective— Myocardial infarction (MI) is sometimes experienced by individuals without any traditional risk factor. This prospective study explored whether incidence of MI in nonsmoking, nondiabetic...

Incidence of cardiovascular disease, cancer and death in postmenopausal women affirming use of hormone replacement therapy. (2002)

Hedblad, Bo, Merlo, Juan, Manjer, Jonas, Engström, Gunnar, Berglund, Göran, Janzon, Lars

AIM: The goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence of myocardial infarction, cancer and death in relation to use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). METHODS: Nine years' follow up of an...

Blood pressure increase and incidence of hypertension in relation to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins. (2002)

Engström, Gunnar, Janzon, Lars, Berglund, Göran, Lind, Peter, Stavenow, Lars, Hedblad, Bo, ...

Objective— The reasons for the relationship between inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) and incidence of cardiovascular diseases are poorly understood. This study explored the hypothesis...

Temperamental diagnostics and biochemistry in suicide attempters (1997)

Engström, Gunnar

The aim of the present thesis was to study temperament traits and their relationships to psychiatric diagnoses, suicidal behavior and a number of biological measures in a sample of hospitalized...