Lars Janzon

Ethanol Intake and Risk of Lung Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) (2006)

Rohrmann, Sabine, Linseisen, Jakob, Boshuizen, Hendriek C., Whittaker, John, Agudo, Antonio, Vineis, Paolo, ...

Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), the authors examined the association of ethanol intake at recruitment (1,119 cases) and mean lifelong ethanol intake...

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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Antibodies against 5-Hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine Are Associated with Lifestyle Factors and GSTM1 Genotype: A Report from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort. (2003)

Wallström, Peter, Frenkel, Krystyna, Wirfält, Elisabet, Gullberg, Bo, Karkoszka, Jerzy, Seidegård, Janeric, ...

Plasma autoantibodies (aAbs) against the oxidized DNA base derivative 5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (5-HMdU) are potential biomarkers of cancer risk and oxidative stress. We examined their...

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...

Incidence of Fatal or Repaired Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Relation to Inflammation-Sensitive Plasma Proteins. (2003)

Engstrom, Gunnar, Borner, Gabriel, Lindblad, Bengt, Janzon, Lars, Lindgarde, Folke

Background— Inflammation is an important pathophysiological feature of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Whether elevated levels of inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) predict the...

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...

Invitation to a population-based cohort study: differences between subjects recruited using various strategies. (2002)

Manjer, Jonas, Elmståhl, Sölve, Janzon, Lars, Berglund, Göran

AIM: The present study compares subjects recruited to a population-based prospective cohort study by community versus personal invitation, and subjects responding late versus early to personal...

Life-course perspective on socioeconomic differences in carotid atherosclerosis. (2002)

Rosvall, Maria, Ostergren, Per-Olof, Hedblad, Bo, Isacsson, Sven-Olof, Janzon, Lars, Berglund, Göran

OBJECTIVE: Socioeconomic status (SES) in adulthood is known to be related to carotid atherosclerosis. However, few studies have tried to assess its association with SES from a life-course...

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...

Food Patterns and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Men and Women: A Cross-sectional Study within the Malmo Diet and Cancer Cohort (2001)

Wirfält, Elisabet, Hedblad, Bo, Gullberg, Bo, Mattisson, Irene, Andrén, Carin, Rosander, Ulla, ...

This study examined the relations between food patterns and five components of the metabolic syndrome in a sample of Swedish men (n = 2,040) and women (n = 2,959) aged 45–68 years who...

Self-administered Questionnaire Compared with a Personal Diary for Assessment of Current Use of Hormone Therapy: An Analysis of 16,060 Women (2000)

Merlo, Juan, Berglund, Göran, Wirfält, Elisabet, Gullberg, Bo, Hedblad, Bo, Manjer, Jonas, ...

A personal diary may be more appropriate than a questionnaire for assessing self-reported current use of hormone therapy (estrogens, progestagens, or their combination); however, use of a...

Reduced Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Under Age 50: Updated Results From the Malmo Mammographic Screening Program (1997)

Andersson, Ingvar, Janzon, Lars

This article provides additional follow-up data of two cohorts from the Malmö Mammographic Screening Trial (MMST). The first cohort, MMST I, contained 7,984 women under age 50 at entry into MMST who...

Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of middle-aged women and men who use dietary supplements: Results from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study (1996)

WALLSTRÖM, PETER, ELMSTÅHL, SÖLVE, HANSON, BERTIL S., ÖSTERGREN, PER-OLOF, JOHANSSON, ULLA, JANZON, LARS, ...

In the Western world, huge amounts of money are being spent on dietary supplements, although this usage may be useless and possibly harmful. Factors that influence supplement consumption have not...

SOCIAL NETWORK AND SOCIAL SUPPORT INFLUENCE MORTALITY IN ELDERLY MEN: PROSPECTIVE POPULATION STUDY OF "MEN BORN IN 1914," MALMö, SWEDEN (1989)

HANSON, BERTIL S., ISACSSON, SVEN-OLOF, JANZON, LARS, LINDELL, SVEN-ERIC

The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association of all-cause mortality with different aspects of social network, social support, and social influence. The study sample (n...

Rate of over-diagnosis of breast cancer 15 years after end of Malmö mammographic screening trial: follow-up study

Zackrisson, Sophia, Andersson, Ingvar, Janzon, Lars, Manjer, Jonas, Garne, Jens Peter

Objective To evaluate the rate of over-diagnosis of breast cancer 15 years after the end of the Malmö mammographic screening trial.

Rate of over-diagnosis of breast cancer 15 years after end of Malmö mammographic screening trial: follow-up study

Zackrisson, Sophia, Andersson, Ingvar, Janzon, Lars, Manjer, Jonas, Garne, Jens Peter

Objective To evaluate the rate of over-diagnosis of breast cancer 15 years after the end of the Malmö mammographic screening trial.