Aspelund, Thor

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

Cited by 7,482

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

Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC), Kunkle, B. W., The European Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (EADI), Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium (CHARGE), Genetic and Environmental Risk in AD/Defining Genetic, P. A. E. R. F. A. D. C. (., Grenier-Boley, B., Sims, R., Bis, J. C., Damotte, V., Naj, A. C., et al. (2019) · Nature Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 2,946

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

MAGIC, Speliotes, E. K., on behalf of Procardis Consortium, Willer, C. J., Berndt, S. I., Monda, K. L., Thorleifsson, G., Jackson, A. U., Allen, H. L., Lindgren, C. M., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 2,912

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

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

Lango Allen, H., Estrada, K., Lettre, G., Berndt, S. I., Weedon, M. N., Rivadeneira, F., Willer, C. J., Jackson, A. U., Vedantam, S., Raychaudhuri, S., et al. (2010) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics and Physical Performance

Cited by 1,945

Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

Levy, D., Ehret, G. B., Rice, K., Verwoert, G. C., Launer, L. J., Dehghan, A., Glazer, N. L., Morrison, A. C., Johnson, A. D., Aspelund, T., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Cited by 1,364

Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

Zhou, B., Rayner, A. W., Gregg, E. W., Sheffer, K. E., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Bennett, J. E., Shaw, J. E., Paciorek, C. J., Singleton, R. K., Barradas Pires, A., et al. (2024) · The Lancet

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsDiabetes Treatment and Management

Cited by 1,013

Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

ARUK Consortium, Sims, R., GERAD/PERADES, C., van der Lee, S. J., Naj, A. C., Bellenguez, C., Badarinarayan, N., Jakobsdottir, J., Kunkle, B. W., Boland, A., et al. (2017) · Nature Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 1,012

Genetic Associations with Valvular Calcification and Aortic Stenosis

Thanassoulis, G., Campbell, C. Y., Owens, D. S., Smith, J. G., Smith, A. V., Peloso, G. M., Kerr, K. F., Pechlivanis, S., Budoff, M. J., Harris, T. B., et al. (2013) · New England Journal of Medicine

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 1,008

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

MAGIC, Heid, I. M., Jackson, A. U., Randall, J. C., Winkler, T. W., Qi, L., Steinthorsdottir, V., Thorleifsson, G., Zillikens, M. C., Speliotes, E. K., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 931

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

Co-regulatory networks of human serum proteins link genetics to disease

Emilsson, V., Ilkov, M., Lamb, J. R., Finkel, N., Gudmundsson, E. F., Pitts, R., Hoover, H., Gudmundsdottir, V., Horman, S. R., Aspelund, T., et al. (2018) · Science

Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 680

Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study: multidisciplinary applied phenomics

Harris, T. B., Launer, L. J., Eiriksdottir, G., Kjartansson, O., Jonsson, P. V., Sigurdsson, G., Thorgeirsson, G., Aspelund, T., Garcia, M. E., Cotch, M. F., et al. (2007) · American Journal of Epidemiology

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Cited by 592

Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

The GIANT Consortium, Elks, C. E., Perry, J. R. B., Sulem, P., Chasman, D. I., Franceschini, N., He, C., Lunetta, K. L., Visser, J. A., Byrne, E. M., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 504

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

Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry

Benjamin, E. J., Rice, K. M., Arking, D. E., Pfeufer, A., van Noord, C., Smith, A. V., Schnabel, R. B., Bis, J. C., Boerwinkle, E., Sinner, M. F., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 390

The association between glucose abnormalities and heart failure in the population-based Reykjavik study

Thrainsdottir, I. S., Aspelund, T., Thorgeirsson, G., Gudnason, V., Hardarson, T., Malmberg, K., Sigurdsson, G., & Rydén, L. (2005) · Diabetes Care

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Cited by 374

Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

Robinson, M. R., Kleinman, A., Graff, M., Vinkhuyzen, A. A. E., Couper, D., Miller, M. B., Peyrot, W. J., Abdellaoui, A., Zietsch, B. P., Nolte, I. M., et al. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Cited by 326

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies two loci influencing age at menarche

Perry, J. R. B., Stolk, L., Franceschini, N., Lunetta, K. L., Zhai, G., McArdle, P. F., Smith, A. V., Aspelund, T., Bandinelli, S., Boerwinkle, E., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 294

Chronic kidney disease and risk of major cardiovascular disease and non-vascular mortality: prospective population based cohort study

Di Angelantonio, E., Chowdhury, R., Sarwar, N., Aspelund, T., Danesh, J., & Gudnason, V. (2010) · BMJ

Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesDialysis and Renal Disease Management

Cited by 275

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes

Daníelsdóttir, H. B., Aspelund, T., Shen, Q., Halldorsdottir, T., Jakobsdóttir, J., Song, H., Lu, D., Kuja-Halkola, R., Larsson, H., Fall, K., et al. (2024) · JAMA Psychiatry

Child Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and Adoption

Cited by 266

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque

the CARDIoGRAM Consortium, Bis, J. C., Kavousi, M., Franceschini, N., Isaacs, A., Abecasis, G. R., Schminke, U., Post, W. S., Smith, A. V., Cupples, L. A., et al. (2011) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Cited by 212

Markers of dysglycaemia and risk of coronary heart disease in people without diabetes: Reykjavik prospective study and systematic review

Sarwar, N., Aspelund, T., Eiriksdottir, G., Gobin, R., Seshasai, S. R. K., Forouhi, N. G., Sigurdsson, G., Danesh, J., & Gudnason, V. (2010) · PLoS Medicine

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsDiet, Metabolism, and Disease

Cited by 175