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Prevalence of primary aldosteronism in patient's cohorts and in population-based studies--a review of the current literature by Hannemann, A, Wallaschofski, H

“…There is an ongoing controversy on the prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA). We aimed to update a meta-analysis published in 2008, that compiled studies…”
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Genome-wide association study in 79,366 European-ancestry individuals informs the genetic architecture of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels by Jiang, Xia, O’Reilly, Paul F., Aschard, Hugues, Hsu, Yi-Hsiang, Richards, J. Brent, Dupuis, Josée, Ingelsson, Erik, Karasik, David, Pilz, Stefan, Berry, Diane, Kestenbaum, Bryan, Zheng, Jusheng, Luan, Jianan, Sofianopoulou, Eleni, Streeten, Elizabeth A., Lutsey, Pamela L., Yao, Lu, Tang, Weihong, Wallaschofski, Henri, Völzke, Henry, Zhou, Ang, Power, Chris, McCarthy, Mark I., Michos, Erin D., Boerwinkle, Eric, Weinstein, Stephanie J., Freedman, Neal D., Huang, Wen-Yi, Van Schoor, Natasja M., van der Velde, Nathalie, Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M. de, Enneman, Anke, Cupples, L. Adrienne, Booth, Sarah L., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Liu, Ching-Ti, Zhou, Yanhua, Ripatti, Samuli, Ohlsson, Claes, Vandenput, Liesbeth, Lorentzon, Mattias, Eriksson, Johan G., Shea, M. Kyla, Houston, Denise K., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Liu, Yongmei, Lohman, Kurt K., Ferrucci, Luigi, Peacock, Munro, Gieger, Christian, Beekman, Marian, Slagboom, Eline, Deelen, Joris, Heemst, Diana van, Kleber, Marcus E., März, Winfried, de Boer, Ian H., Wood, Alexis C., Rotter, Jerome I., Rich, Stephen S., Robinson-Cohen, Cassianne, den Heijer, Martin, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Cavadino, Alana, Joshi, Peter K., Wilson, James F., Hayward, Caroline, Lind, Lars, Michaëlsson, Karl, Trompet, Stella, Zillikens, M. Carola, Uitterlinden, Andre G., Rivadeneira, Fernando, Broer, Linda, Zgaga, Lina, Theodoratou, Evropi, Farrington, Susan M., Timofeeva, Maria, Dunlop, Malcolm G., Valdes, Ana M., Tikkanen, Emmi, Lehtimäki, Terho, Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka, Kähönen, Mika, Raitakari, Olli T., Mikkilä, Vera, Ikram, M. Arfan, Sattar, Naveed, Jukema, J. Wouter, Wareham, Nicholas J., Langenberg, Claudia, Gundersen, Thomas E., Khaw, Kay-Tee, Butterworth, Adam S., Danesh, John, Spector, Timothy, Wang, Thomas J., Hyppönen, Elina, Kraft, Peter, Kiel, Douglas P.

“…Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that is associated with a range of human traits and diseases. Previous GWAS of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D…”
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Reference intervals for serum concentrations of three bone turnover markers for men and women by Michelsen, J, Wallaschofski, H, Friedrich, N, Spielhagen, C, Rettig, R, Ittermann, T, Nauck, M, Hannemann, A

“…Abstract Objective Bone turnover markers (BTMs) reflect the metabolic activity of bone tissue and can be used to monitor osteoporosis therapy. To adequately…”
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Prospective Study of Serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D and Tooth Loss by Zhan, Y., Samietz, S., Holtfreter, B., Hannemann, A., Meisel, P., Nauck, M., Völzke, H., Wallaschofski, H., Dietrich, T., Kocher, T.

“…Vitamin D deficiency and oral diseases (periodontitis, caries, and tooth loss) are highly prevalent in Germany. Previous studies suggested that vitamin D might…”
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Screening for primary aldosteronism in hypertensive subjects: results from two German epidemiological studies by Hannemann, A, Bidlingmaier, M, Friedrich, N, Manolopoulou, J, Spyroglou, A, Völzke, H, Beuschlein, F, Seissler, J, Rettig, R, Felix, S B, Biffar, R, Döring, A, Meisinger, C, Peters, A, Wichmann, H E, Nauck, M, Wallaschofski, H, Reincke, M

“…ObjectiveThe prevalence of primary aldosteronism in unselected hypertensive patients is currently unknown. We investigated the frequency of positive screening…”
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Operative treatment of prolactinomas: indications and results in a current consecutive series of 212 patients by Kreutzer, J, Buslei, R, Wallaschofski, H, Hofmann, B, Nimsky, C, Fahlbusch, R, Buchfelder, M

“…ObjectiveMedical therapy with dopamine agonists (DA) is the primary treatment of choice in most patients with prolactinomas. ‘Classical’ surgical indications…”
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Physiological Aldosterone Concentrations Are Associated with Alterations of Lipid Metabolism: Observations from the General Population by Hannemann, A., Völzke, H., Adolf, C., Reincke, Martin, Nauck, Matthias, Wallaschofski, H., Hannich, M., Rettig, R.

“…Objective. Aldosterone and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are involved in many pathophysiological processes that contribute to the development of…”
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The association between waist circumference and risk of mortality considering body mass index in 65- to 74-year-olds: a meta-analysis of 29 cohorts involving more than 58 000 elderly persons by de Hollander, Ellen L, Bemelmans, Wanda Je, Boshuizen, Hendriek C, Friedrich, Nele, Wallaschofski, Henri, Guallar-Castillón, Pilar, Walter, Stefan, Zillikens, M Carola, Rosengren, Annika, Lissner, Lauren, Bassett, Julie K, Giles, Graham G, Orsini, Nicola, Heim, Noor, Visser, Marjolein, de Groot, Lisette Cpgm

“…For the elderly, the association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality considering body mass index (BMI) remains unclear, and thereby also the…”
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Adiposity measures and vitamin D concentrations in Northeast Germany and Denmark by Hannemann, A, Thuesen, B Heinsbaek, Friedrich, N, Völzke, H, Steveling, A, Ittermann, T, Hegenscheid, K, Nauck, M, Linneberg, A, Wallaschofski, H

“…Body mass index (BMI) and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25OHD) concentrations are inversely related. As BMI contains only limited information regarding body fat…”
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Geographic variations in the frequency of thyroid disorders and thyroid peroxidase antibodies in persons without former thyroid disease within Germany by Meisinger, C, Ittermann, T, Wallaschofski, H, Heier, M, Below, H, Kramer, A, Döring, A, Nauck, M, Völzke, H

“…ObjectiveTo investigate regional variations in the frequency of undiagnosed thyroid disorders among 25- to 88-year-old men and women in two communities in the…”
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Abdominal fat deposits determined by magnetic resonance imaging in relation to leptin and vaspin levels as well as insulin resistance in the general adult population by Genske, F, Kühn, J-P, Pietzner, M, Homuth, G, Rathmann, W, Grabe, H J, Völzke, H, Wallaschofski, H, Friedrich, N

“…Background: Various fat depots including visceral (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) or liver fat content (LFC) were supposed to have different…”
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Lower bone turnover markers in metabolic syndrome and diabetes: The population-based Study of Health in Pomerania by Lerchbaum, E, Schwetz, V, Nauck, M, Völzke, H, Wallaschofski, H, Hannemann, A

“…Abstract Background and aims Accumulating evidence demonstrates an important interaction between bone and energy metabolism. We aimed to study the associations…”
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Vitamin D and health care costs: Results from two independent population-based cohort studies by Hannemann, A., Wallaschofski, H., Nauck, M., Marschall, P., Flessa, S., Grabe, H.J., Schmidt, C.O., Baumeister, S.E.

“…Vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher morbidity. However, there is few data regarding the effect of vitamin D deficiency on health care costs. This…”
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Positive Association Between Adipose Tissue and Bone Stiffness by Berg, R. M., Wallaschofski, H., Nauck, M., Rettig, R., Markus, M. R. P., Laqua, R., Friedrich, N., Hannemann, A.

“…Obesity is often considered to have a protective effect against osteoporosis. On the other hand, several recent studies suggest that adipose tissue may have…”
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Normal levels of serum IGF-I: determinants and validity of current reference ranges by Brabant, G, Wallaschofski, H

“…Insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) represents the key marker for the evaluation of Growth hormone (GH) status. As a large number of determinants including…”
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Associations of aldosterone and renin concentrations with inflammation—the Study of Health in Pomerania and the German Conn’s Registry by Grotevendt, A., Wallaschofski, H., Reincke, M., Adolf, C., Quinkler, M., Nauck, M., Hoffmann, W., Rettig, R., Hannemann, A.

“…Purpose Chronic inflammation is an age-independent and body mass index-independent contributor to the development of multi-morbidity. Alterations of the…”
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Thyrotropin serum levels are differentially associated with biochemical markers of bone turnover and stiffness in women and men: results from the SHIP cohorts by Tsourdi, E., Wallaschofski, H., Rauner, M., Nauck, M., Pietzner, M., Rettig, R., Ittermann, T., Völzke, H., Völker, U., Hofbauer, L. C., Hannemann, A.

“…Summary In two large German population-based cohorts, we showed positive associations between serum thyrotropin (TSH) concentrations and the Fracture Risk…”
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Prevalence of Malignancies in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism by Lang, K, Weber, K, Quinkler, M, Dietz, A. S, Wallaschofski, H, Hannemann, A, Friedrichs, N, Rump, L. C, Heinze, B, Fuss, C. T, Quack, I, Willenberg, H. S, Reincke, M, Allolio, B, Hahner, S

“…Context: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Aldosterone excess can cause DNA damage in vitro and in vivo. Single…”
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Reference intervals for aldosterone, renin, and the aldosterone-to-renin ratio in the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP-1) by Hannemann, A, Friedrich, N, Lüdemann, J, Völzke, H, Rettig, R, Peters, J, Reincke, M, Döring, A, Nauck, M, Wallaschofski, H

“…The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays a key role in the regulation of human blood pressure. The aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) is widely accepted…”
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Reduced Bone Stiffness in Women Is Associated with Clinical Attachment and Tooth Loss: The Study of Health in Pomerania by Silveira, J.L., Albers, M., Vargas, D.M., Santa Helena, E.T., Cordova, C.M., Hannemann, A., Wallaschofski, H., Meisel, P., Pink, C., Samietz, S., Schmidt, C.O., Holtfreter, B., Völzke, H., Dörr, M., Kocher, T., Markus, M.R.

“…The authors evaluated the association of reduced bone stiffness of the calcaneus with clinical attachment loss (CAL) and tooth loss. The authors analyzed data…”
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