Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020− 2021
Background Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic is of major scientific and
political interest. Methods We critically reviewed different estimates of all-cause excess …
political interest. Methods We critically reviewed different estimates of all-cause excess …
The incidence and prevalence of IgA nephropathy in Europe
CJ Willey, R Coppo, F Schaefer… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background This study aimed to determine the incidence and prevalence of immunoglobulin
A nephropathy (IgAN) in Europe based on high-quality data from national registries …
A nephropathy (IgAN) in Europe based on high-quality data from national registries …
Gut microbiome composition is predictive of incident type 2 diabetes in a population cohort of 5,572 Finnish adults
OBJECTIVE To examine the previously unknown long-term association between gut
microbiome composition and incident type 2 diabetes in a representative population cohort …
microbiome composition and incident type 2 diabetes in a representative population cohort …
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Background Geographical differences in health outcomes are reported in many countries.
Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data …
Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data …
Birth weight, gestational age, and risk of cardiovascular disease in early adulthood: influence of familial factors
The association between intrauterine growth restriction and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
later in life might be confounded by familial factors. We conducted a binational register …
later in life might be confounded by familial factors. We conducted a binational register …
Long-term relative survival in uveal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
G Stålhammar, C Herrspiegel - Communications Medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Background A large proportion of patients with uveal melanoma develop metastases and
succumb to their disease. Reports on the size of this proportion vary considerably. Methods …
succumb to their disease. Reports on the size of this proportion vary considerably. Methods …
Growing income-based inequalities in old-age life expectancy in Sweden, 2006–2015
Sweden is known for high life expectancy and economic egalitarianism, yet in recent
decades it has lost ground in both respects. This study tracked income inequality in old-age …
decades it has lost ground in both respects. This study tracked income inequality in old-age …
[BOOK][B] Public policy to reduce inequalities across Europe: Hope versus reality
There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic
inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously …
inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously …
[HTML][HTML] The contribution of population age-sex structure to the excess mortality estimates of 2020–2021 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
The Nordic countries offer an ideal case study of the COVID-19 pandemic due to their
comparability, high data quality, and variable mitigations. We investigated the age-and sex …
comparability, high data quality, and variable mitigations. We investigated the age-and sex …
Prevalence, characteristics, and mortality of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in the Nordic countries
R Lauppe, J Liseth Hansen, A Fornwall… - ESC heart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) is a progressive condition caused
by deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart and is associated with poor quality …
by deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart and is associated with poor quality …