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The relationship between red cell distribution width and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a general population by Pan, Jingxue, Borné, Yan, Engström, Gunnar

“…Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) could be a risk factor for developing various chronic diseases, and seems to be a prognostic marker in patients with…”
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Breathlessness and incidence of COPD, cardiac events and all-cause mortality: A 44-year follow-up from middle age throughout life by Sandberg, Jacob, Engström, Gunnar, Ekström, Magnus

“…Breathlessness is prevalent in the general population and may be associated with adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the association of…”
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Carotid ultrasound and systematic coronary risk assessment 2 in the prediction of cardiovascular events by Bao, Xue, Xu, Biao, Lind, Lars, Engström, Gunnar

“…Abstract Aims Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis adds predictive value to traditional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Systematic Coronary…”
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Accumulation of advanced glycation end products in skin and increased vascular ageing in the general population: the Malmö Offspring Study by Jujic, Amra, Engström, Gunnar, Nilsson, Peter M, Johansson, Madeleine

“…Advanced glycation end product (AGE) is an established risk marker for diabetic vascular disease, and associated with the degree of diabetes complications,…”
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Early and Supernormal Vascular Aging: Clinical Characteristics and Association With Incident Cardiovascular Events by Bruno, Rosa Maria, Nilsson, Peter M., Engström, Gunnar, Wadström, Benjamin Nilsson, Empana, Jean-Philippe, Boutouyrie, Pierre, Laurent, Stephane

“…Pulse wave velocity is an established marker of early vascular aging but may also help identifying individuals with supernormal vascular aging. We tested the…”
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Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Risk Factors for Atherothrombotic Ischemic Stroke among Subjects in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study by Johansson, Anna, Drake, Isabel, Engström, Gunnar, Acosta, Stefan

“…Risk factors for ischemic stroke is suggested to differ by etiologic subtypes. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between modifiable and…”
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The possible role of the vasopressin system in hematopoiesis by Schill, Fredrika, Engström, Gunnar, Melander, Olle, Timpka, Simon, Enhörning, Sofia

“…Vasopressin is a pleiotropic hormone that controls body fluid homeostasis. Vasopressin has also been proposed to be involved in erythropoiesis, thrombocyte…”
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Increased fat mass index is associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate estimated from cystatin C. Data from Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort by Laucyte-Cibulskiene, Agne, Nilsson, Peter M, Engström, Gunnar, Christensson, Anders

“…Background This study aims to describe associations of obesity and CKD in a Swedish urban population. The impact of fat mass, from bioimpedance analysis, on…”
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Blood cadmium is associated with increased fracture risk in never-smokers - results from a case-control study using data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort by Wallin, Maria, Andersson, Eva M., Engström, Gunnar

“…BACKGROUNDSeveral studies have shown associations between cadmium (Cd) exposure and an increased risk of fractures. However, the size of the risk is still…”
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Skin autofluorescence, a measure of tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end products, is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in coronary and carotid arteries by Pan, Jingxue, Bao, Xue, Gonçalves, Isabel, Jujić, Amra, Engström, Gunnar

“…Skin autofluorescence (AF), a measure of tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), has been associated with diabetes and cardiovascular…”
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Copeptin as a marker of atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis by Schill, Fredrika, Persson, Margaretha, Engström, Gunnar, Melander, Olle, Enhörning, Sofia

“…The precursor peptide of vasopressin, copeptin, has previously been linked to increased risk of developing diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and…”
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Red cell distribution width and risk for venous thromboembolism: A population-based cohort study by Zöller, Bengt, Melander, Olle, Svensson, Peter, Engström, Gunnar

“…Abstract Introduction Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE), but whether RDW is a predictor of first event of…”
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Psychological stress and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in men and women with known atrial fibrillation genetic risk scores by Svensson, Thomas, Kitlinski, Mariusz, Engström, Gunnar, Melander, Olle

“…Psychological stress has been reported as a possible trigger of atrial fibrillation (AF). No studies have investigated whether any association between stress…”
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Elevated circulating follistatin associates with increased risk of mortality and cardiometabolic disorders by Pan, Jingxue, Nilsson, Jan, Engström, Gunnar, De Marinis, Yang

“…Previous study showed that elevated circulating hepatokine follistatin (FST) associates with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes by inducing adipose tissue…”
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Three-Year Survival and Stroke Recurrence Rates in Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Zia, Elisabet, Engström, Gunnar, Svensson, Peter J, Norrving, Bo, Pessah-Rasmussen, Hélène

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—There are few studies on the prognosis after primary intracerebral hemorrhages, and they reported big differences in mortality rates…”
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Proteomic Profiles of Body Mass Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Their Role in Incidence of Diabetes by Bao, Xue, Xu, Biao, Yin, Songjiang, Pan, Jingxue, Nilsson, Peter M, Nilsson, Jan, Melander, Olle, Orho-Melander, Marju, Engström, Gunnar

“…It is unclear to what extent the plasma proteome of abdominal fat distribution differs from that of body mass index, and whether the differences have clinical…”
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Plasma prostasin: a novel risk marker for incidence of diabetes and cancer mortality by Bao, Xue, Xu, Biao, Muhammad, Iram Faqir, Nilsson, Peter M., Nilsson, Jan, Engström, Gunnar

“…Aims/hypothesis Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Prostasin is an epithelial sodium channel stimulator that has been associated with…”
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Leukocyte count and incidence of hospitalizations due to heart failure by Engström, Gunnar, Melander, Olle, Hedblad, Bo

“…Leukocyte concentration in blood is a classical marker of systemic inflammation. Whether high leukocyte counts are associated with incidence of heart failure…”
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Plasma levels of CCL21, but not CCL19, independently predict future coronary events in a prospective population-based cohort by Katra, Pernilla, Hennings, Viktoria, Nilsson, Jan, Engström, Gunnar, Engelbertsen, Daniel, Bengtsson, Eva, Björkbacka, Harry

“…The homeostatic chemokines CCL21 and CCL19 have been explored as biomarkers in cardiovascular disease prediction in patients with established cardiovascular…”
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A Vascular Aging Index as Independent Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Nilsson Wadström, Benjamin, Fatehali, Abd-al Hakim, Engström, Gunnar, Nilsson, Peter M.

“…The morphology and function of the arteries can be directly measured using different established methods. This prospective cohort study aimed to translate 2 of…”
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