Christensen, Kaare

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Abarca-Gómez, L., Abdeen, Z. A., Hamid, Z. A., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M., Acosta-Cazares, B., Acuin, C., Adams, R. J., Aekplakorn, W., Afsana, K., Aguilar-Salinas, C. A., et al. (2017) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietCancer Risks and Factors

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Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

Zhou, B., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Danaei, G., Riley, L. M., Paciorek, C. J., Stevens, G. A., Gregg, E. W., Bennett, J. E., Solomon, B., Singleton, R. K., et al. (2021) · The Lancet

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesSodium Intake and Health

Cited by 3,902

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Phelps, N. H., Singleton, R. K., Zhou, B., Heap, R. A., Mishra, A., Bennett, J. E., Paciorek, C. J., Lhoste, V. P., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Stevens, G. A., et al. (2024) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Cited by 2,544

The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids

Graham, S. E., Clarke, S. L., Wu, K.-H. H., Kanoni, S., Zajac, G. J. M., Ramdas, S., Surakka, I., Ntalla, I., Vedantam, S., Winkler, T. W., et al. (2021) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Cited by 972

Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study

Zeng, Y., Feng, Q., Hesketh, T., Christensen, K., & Vaupel, J. W. (2017) · The Lancet

Aging, Health, and DisabilityFrailty in Older Adults

Cited by 837

Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Bixby, H., Bentham, J., Zhou, B., Di Cesare, M., Paciorek, C. J., Bennett, J. E., Taddei, C., Stevens, G. A., Rodriguez-Martinez, A., et al. (2019) · Nature

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietIndigenous Health and Education

Cited by 735

Telomere fluorescence measurements in granulocytes and T lymphocyte subsets point to a high turnover of hematopoietic stem cells and memory T cells in early childhood

Rufer, N., Brümmendorf, T. H., Kolvraa, S., Bischoff, C., Christensen, K., Wadsworth, L., Schulzer, M., & Lansdorp, P. M. (1999) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Cited by 709

Heritability of schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum based on the nationwide danish twin register

Hilker, R., Helenius, D., Fagerlund, B., Skytthe, A., Christensen, K., Werge, T. M., Nordentoft, M., & Glenthøj, B. (2018) · Biological Psychiatry

Schizophrenia research and treatmentGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 615

Causal Inference and Observational Research: The Utility of Twins

McGue, M., Osler, M., & Christensen, K. (2010) · Perspectives on Psychological Science

Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMeta-analysis and systematic reviews

Cited by 529

Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

Rodriguez-Martinez, A., Zhou, B., Sophiea, M. K., Bentham, J., Paciorek, C. J., Iurilli, M. L., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Bennett, J. E., Di Cesare, M., Taddei, C., et al. (2020) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHuman Health and Disease

Cited by 417

A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies multiple longevity genes

Deelen, J., Evans, D. S., Arking, D. E., Tesi, N., Nygaard, M., Liu, X., Wojczynski, M. K., Biggs, M. L., van der Spek, A., Atzmon, G., et al. (2019) · Nature Communications

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Cited by 370

Staphylococcus aureus and the ecology of the nasal microbiome

Liu, C. M., Price, L. B., Hungate, B. A., Abraham, A. G., Larsen, L. A., Christensen, K., Stegger, M., Skov, R., & Andersen, P. S. (2015) · Science Advances

Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusGut microbiota and health

Cited by 253

Tracking and fixed ranking of leukocyte telomere length across the adult life course

Benetos, A., Kark, J. D., Susser, E., Kimura, M., Sinnreich, R., Chen, W., Steenstrup, T., Christensen, K., Herbig, U., von Bornemann Hjelmborg, J., et al. (2013) · Aging Cell

Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Cited by 223

Familial Aggregation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Study in Danish Twins

Christophersen, I. E., Ravn, L. S., Budtz-Joergensen, E., Skytthe, A., Haunsoe, S., Svendsen, J. H., & Christensen, K. (2009) · Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 209

Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts

Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Hur, Y.-M., Yokoyama, Y., Hjelmborg, J. V. B., Möller, S., Honda, C., Magnusson, P. K. E., Pedersen, N. L., Ooki, S., et al. (2016) · Scientific Reports

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics and Physical Performance

Cited by 202

Novel loci and pathways significantly associated with longevity

Zeng, Y., Nie, C., Min, J., Liu, X., Li, M., Chen, H., Xu, H., Wang, M., Ni, T., Li, Y., et al. (2016) · Scientific Reports

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Cited by 195

Genome-wide linkage analysis for human longevity: Genetics of Healthy Aging Study

Beekman, M., Blanché, H., Perola, M., Hervonen, A., Bezrukov, V., Sikora, E., Flachsbart, F., Christiansen, L., De Craen, A. J. M., Kirkwood, T. B. L., et al. (2013) · Aging Cell

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Cited by 190

Heritability of Insulin Secretion, Peripheral and Hepatic Insulin Action, and Intracellular Glucose Partitioning in Young and Old Danish Twins

Poulsen, P., Levin, K., Petersen, I., Christensen, K., Beck-Nielsen, H., & Vaag, A. (2005) · Diabetes

Pancreatic function and diabetesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 166

Sex and age differences in COVID-19 mortality in Europe

Ahrenfeldt, L. J., Otavova, M., Christensen, K., & Lindahl-Jacobsen, R. (2021) · Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies

Cited by 160

Morbidity before and after the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism: a nationwide register-based study

Brandt, F., Thvilum, M., Almind, D., Christensen, K., Green, A., Hegedüs, L., & Brix, T. H. (2013) · PLoS ONE

Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

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A nonsynonymous mutation in PLCG2 reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia, and increases the likelihood of longevity

DESGESCO (Dementia Genetics Spanish Consortium), E. (. D. E. D. B., van der Lee, S. J., biobank), E. (. D. E. D., IFGC (International FTD-Genomics Consortium), I. (. I. P. D. G. C., IPDGC (The International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium), Dementia), R.-F. (. A. M. F. I. F.-T., (NBB), N. B. B., The GIFT (Genetic Investigation in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease) Study Group, Conway, O. J., Jansen, I., et al. (2019) · Acta Neuropathologica

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 120

Do men avoid seeking medical advice? A register-based analysis of gender-specific changes in primary healthcare use after first hospitalisation at ages 60+ in Denmark

Höhn, A., Gampe, J., Lindahl-Jacobsen, R., Christensen, K., & Oksuyzan, A. (2020) · Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Sex and Gender in HealthcarePrimary Care and Health Outcomes

Cited by 119

Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US

Oksuzyan, A., Crimmins, E., Saito, Y., O’Rand, A., Vaupel, J. W., & Christensen, K. (2010) · European Journal of Epidemiology

Sex and Gender in HealthcareHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 114

Hyperthyroidism and psychiatric morbidity: evidence from a Danish nationwide register study

Brandt, F., Thvilum, M., Almind, D., Christensen, K., Green, A., Hegedüs, L., & Brix, T. H. (2014) · European Journal of Endocrinology

Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

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