Cardiopulmonary diseases are major causes of death worldwide, but currently
recommended strategies for diagnosis and prevention may be outdated because of recent …

Eriksson M, Holmgren L, Janlert U, Jansson J‐H, Lundblad D, Stegmayr B, Söderberg S,
Eliasson M (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå; …

Examines the ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases
to chronic diseases as the predominant causes of death, presenting a new theory on how …

Background Deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) have been decreasing in most
Western countries over the last few decades. In contrast, a flattening of the decrease in …

Background: Few studies have investigated whether parental adiposity is associated with
offspring cardiovascular health or the underlying pathways. Studying these associations …

Purpose The strength of the association between obesity and mortality rate (MR) varies by
body mass index (BMI) and sociodemographic groups. We test the hypothesis that the …

This review was undertaken for the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries as part of their
programme to encourage research collaborations between health researchers and …

Background: Obesity as a risk factor of heart disease (HD) is confirmed through
observational, laboratory and intervention studies. However, it cannot explain why HD …

In this exploratory analysis, I use a Burkean dramatist approach to investigate the relatively
under-examined dynamics of how medical knowledge on obesity has changed outside of …

The primary aim of this thesis was to investigate recent data regarding sex differences in
symptoms, mortality and case fatality in coronary heart disease (CHD), with the ultimate aim …