Comorbidities and mortality in persons with schizophrenia: a Swedish national cohort study.
- C. Crump, M. Winkleby, K. Sundquist, J. Sundquist
- Medicine, PsychologyAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
- 1 March 2013
Schizophrenia patients had markedly premature mortality, and the leading causes were ischemic heart disease and cancer, which appeared to be underdiagnosed.
Comorbidities and mortality in bipolar disorder: a Swedish national cohort study.
- C. Crump, K. Sundquist, M. Winkleby, J. Sundquist
- MedicineJAMA psychiatry
- 1 September 2013
Patients with bipolar disorder had increased mortality from cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), influenza or pneumonia, unintentional injuries, and suicide for both women and men and cancer for women only.
Ethnicity, acculturation, and self reported health. A population based study among immigrants from Poland, Turkey, and Iran in Sweden
- Eivor Wiking, S. Johansson, J. Sundquist
- MedicineJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- 11 June 2004
The strong association between ethnicity and poor self reported health seems to be mediated by socioeconomic status, poor acculturation, and discrimination.
Differences in energy, nutrient, and food intakes in a US sample of Mexican-American women and men: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
- L. B. Dixon, J. Sundquist, M. Winkleby
- MedicineAmerican Journal of Epidemiology
- 15 September 2000
The heart-healthy diets of women and men born in Mexico should be encouraged among all Mexican Americans living in the United States, especially given the increasing levels of obesity and diabetes among this rapidly growing group of Americans.
Patterns of metastasis in colon and rectal cancer
- M. Riihimäki, A. Hemminki, J. Sundquist, K. Hemminki
- MedicineScientific Reports
- 15 July 2016
Assessment of metastatic spread in colon and rectal cancers using a population based approach revealed Thoracic metastases are almost as common as liver metastases in rectal cancer patients with a low stage at diagnosis and should help clinicians to identify patients in need for extra surveillance.
Metastatic sites and survival in lung cancer.
- M. Riihimäki, A. Hemminki, K. Hemminki
- MedicineLung Cancer
- 1 October 2014
Country of birth, acculturation status and abdominal obesity in a national sample of Mexican-American women and men.
- J. Sundquist, M. Winkleby
- MedicineInternational Journal of Epidemiology
- 1 June 2000
Findings illustrate the heterogeneity of the Mexican-American population and suggest that country of birth and lack of acculturation to the majority culture, as well as secondary lifestyle changes, may explain the significant clinical differences observed in abdominal obesity within Mexican- American population subgroups.
Risk of Cancer Following Hospitalization for Type 2 Diabetes
- K. Hemminki, Xinjun Li, J. Sundquist, K. Sundquist
- MedicineThe Oncologist
- 17 May 2010
The present study assessed subsequent cancer risks in type 2 diabetes patients first hospitalized for this disease at age >39 years. Twenty-four cancer types showed an elevated risk when follow-up…
Risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with autoimmune disorders: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden
- Bengt Zöller, Xinjun Li, J. Sundquist, K. Sundquist
- MedicineThe Lancet
- 21 January 2012
Ethnic variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors among children and young adults: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
- M. Winkleby, T. Robinson, J. Sundquist, H. Kraemer
- MedicineJAMA
- 17 March 1999
Findings show strong ethnic differences in CVD risk factors among youths of comparable age and SES from a large national sample, highlighting the need for heart disease prevention programs to begin early in childhood and continue throughout young adulthood to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
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