Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Professor, emeritus


  1. Published

    Is abdominal obesity at baseline influencing weight changes in observational studies and during weight loss interventions?

    Svendstrup, M., Allin, K. H., Ängquist, Lars, Schnohr, P., Jensen, G. B., Linneberg, Allan René, Thuesen, B., Astrup, A., Saris, W. H. M., drb459, drb459 & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2018, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 108, 5, p. 913-921 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Prospective studies exploring the possible impact of an ID3 polymorphism on changes in obesity measures

    Svendstrup, M., Appel, E. V. R., Sandholt, C. H., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Ängquist, Lars, Thuesen, B. H., Jørgensen, M. E., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Grarup, Niels, Hansen, Torben, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & drb459, drb459, 2018, In: Obesity. 26, 4, p. 747-754 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Genetic risk scores link body fat distribution with specific cardiometabolic profiles

    Svendstrup, M., Sandholt, C. H., Andersson Galijatovic, E. A., Linneberg, Allan René, Jørgensen, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Grarup, Niels, Hansen, Torben & drb459, drb459, Aug 2016, In: Obesity. 24, 8, p. 1778-1785 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Overweight, Weight Loss and Self-reported Global Life Satisfaction: The Lolland-Falster Health Study

    Søby, S. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Jepsen, R. & Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, 2023, In: Obesity Facts. 16, 6, p. 567–575 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Childhood body mass index and risk of schizophrenia in relation to childhood age, sex and age of first contact with schizophrenia

    Sørensen, H. J., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Baker, J. L. & Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Apr 2016, In: European Psychiatry. 34, p. 64-9 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Birth weight and length as predictors for adult height.

    Sørensen, H., Sabroe, S., Rothman, K. J., Gillman, M., Steffensen, F. H., Fischer, P. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1999, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 149, p. 726-729

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Sequencing and de novo assembly of 150 genomes from Denmark as a population reference

    Sørensen, L. M., Jensen, J. M., Petersen, B., Sibbesen, J. A., Liu, S., Villesen, P., Skov, L., Belling, K. G., Have, C. T., Izarzugaza, J. M. G., Grosjean, M., Bork-Jensen, J., Grove, J., Als, T. D., Huang, S., Chang, Y., Xu, R., Ye, W., Rao, J., Guo, X. & 39 others, Sun, J., Cao, H., Ye, C., van Beusekom, J., Espeseth, T., Flindt, E., Friborg, R. M., Halager, A. E., Le Hellard, S., Hultman, C. M., Lescai, F., Li, S., Lund, O., Løngren, P., Mailund, T., Matey-Hernandez, M. L., Mors, O., Pedersen, C. N. S., Sicheritz-Pontén, T., Sullivan, P., Syed, A., Westergaard, David, Yadav, R., Li, N., Xu, X., Hansen, Torben, Krogh, Anders, Bolund, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Gupta, R., Rasmussen, Simon, Besenbacher, S., Børglum, A. D., Wang, J., Eiberg, Hans Rudolf Lytchoff, Kristiansen, Karsten, Brunak, Søren & Schierup, M. H., 2017, In: Nature. 548, 7665, p. 87-91 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Exposure to traffic noise and gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention: a cohort study

    Sørensen, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Ketzel, M. & Raaschou-Nielsen, O., 2020, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 77, 2, p. 107-114 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Plasma cholecystokinin in obese patients before and after jejunoileal bypass with 3:1 or 1:3 jejunoileal ratio--no role in the increased risk of gallstone formation

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Toftdahl, D. B., Højgaard, Liselotte, Cantor, P., Klein, H. C. & Andersen, B., Sep 1994, In: Danish Medical Bulletin (Print). 41, 4, p. 469-72 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Redelig ernæringsoplysning. Anbefalinger om hvordan ny viden om ernæring kan formidles

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Astrup, A., Dyerberg, J., Hermansen, K., Hyldstrup, L., Sandström, B. & Stender, Steen, 2000, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 162, 14, p. 2046-2050 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Weight loss causes increased mortality: pros.

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2003, In: Obesity Reviews. 4, p. 3-7

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Epidemiologiens bidrag til viden og evidens i forebyggelsen

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, Sundhedsstyrelsen. Viden- og dokumentationsenheden. Viden og Evidens i Forebyggelsen. København: Sundhedsstyrelsen, p. 39-51

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducation

  13. Published

    Intention to lose weight, weight changes and long-term mortality in healthy overweight subjects

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Rissanen, A., Korkeila, M. & Kaprio, J., 2005, In: Public Library of Science Medicine. 2, p. 1-23

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Medicinsk epidemiologi

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, Medicinsk Kompendium. København: Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, p. 24-32

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducation

  15. Published

    Præventiv medicin

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, Medicinsk Kompendium. København: Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, p. 33-39

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducation

  16. Published

    "Jeg anklager"

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2005, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 167, p. 1487

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  17. Published

    National action plan against obesity - Recommendations and perspectives

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2003, National action plan against obesity - Recommendations and perspectives. p. ?

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingReport chapterResearch

  18. Published

    Portal hypertension IV: Proceedings og the Fourth Baveno International Consensus Workshop on Methodology of Diagnosis and Treatment.

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hadengue, A., Salerno, F., Bendtsen, F., Talwalkar, J., Heathcote, J., Blei, A. T. & Rodés, J., 2006, In: Blackwell publishing. ?, p. 356-390

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Epidemiology of Obesity

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Martinez, A. R. & Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, 2022, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. J. E. & K. C. (eds.). 1 ed. Heidelberg: Springer, p. 3-27 25 p. (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  20. Published

    Obesity as a clinical and public health problem: is there a need for a new definition based on lipotoxicity effects?

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Virtue, S. & Vidal-Puig, A., 1 Mar 2010, In: B B A - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1801, 3, p. 400-4 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Conference on "Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems". Symposium on "Diabetes and health". Challenges in the study of causation of obesity

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 68, 1, p. 43-54 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Childhood maltreatment and obesity

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Aug 2015, In: Obesity. 23, 8, p. 1528 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Levels and changes in body mass index decomposed into fat and fat-free mass index: relation to long-term all-cause mortality in the general population

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: International Journal of Obesity. 44, p. 2092–2100 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    To see and then to act, that is the challenge

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sep 2017, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 32, 9, p. 737-739 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Do gene-environment interactions have implications for the precision prevention of type 2 diabetes?

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Metz, Sophia & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: Diabetologia. 65, p. 1804–1813 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Fedmens enkle paradigmer

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2001, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 163/21, p. 2903

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    An adiposity force induces obesity in humans independently of a normal energy balance system-a thought experiment

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2023, In: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 378, 1885, 9 p., 20220203.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Obesity and Mortality

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Brown, J. C. & Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, 1 Jan 2023, Handbook of Obesity - Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology, Fourth Edition. 4 ed. CRC Press, Vol. 1. p. 451-460 10 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Time trends in epigenetic signatures and population health risks

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Barrès, Romain, 2021, Twin and Family Studies of Epigenetics. Li, S. & Hopper, J. L. (eds.). Elsevier Ltd. Academic Press, p. 285-298 (Translational Epigenetics, Vol. 27).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Metoder i genetisk epidemiologi [Textbook chapter 27]

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1999, Sundhedsvidenskabelig Forskning. København: FADL's Forlag, p. 591-609

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  31. Published

    Monitorering af forekomsten af fedme

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Due, P., Hansen, B., Heitmann, B. L., Jørgensen, K., Lichtenberg, A., Michaelsen, Kim F., Müller, P. & Richelsen, B., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 5, p. 317-320 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Medicinsk Epidemiologi [Textbook chapter 3]

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1999, Medicinsk Kompendium. København: Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, p. 24-34

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  33. Published

    Providing scientific evidence: RCTs and beyond

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hadenque, A., Salerno, F., Bendtsen, F., Talwalkar, J., Heathcote, J., Blei, A. T. ,. & Franchis, R. D., 2006, Portal hypertension IV: Proceedings from the Fourth Baveno International Consensus Workshop on Methodology of Diagnosis and Treatment. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, p. 356-390 34 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  34. Published

    Genetics of body weight and obesity [Textbook chapter 11].

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1999, Regulation of food intake and energy expenditure.. Milano: EDRA, p. 225-240

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  35. Published

    Godkendelse af personlig medicin

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2018, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 180, p. 1054 1 p., V69798 .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Præventiv Medicin: Principper, muligheder og begrænsninger [Textbook chapter 4].

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Gyntelberg, F., 1999, Medicinsk Kompendium. København: Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, p. 34-41

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  37. Published

    Dairy Consumption and Body Mass Index Among Adults: Mendelian Randomization Analysis of 184802 Individuals from 25 Studies

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Linneberg, Allan René & Mendelian Randomization of Dairy Consumption Working Group, M. R. O. D. C. W. G., 2018, In: Clinical Chemistry. 64, 1, p. 183-191 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    One Size doesn’t fit all

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2020, In: Tandlaegebladet. 12, 124, p. 1174-1177 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Methodology of future trials: prognostic stratification, health-related quality of life and health economics. [Invited consensus statement, chapter 9]

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., d'Amico, G., van Buuren, H., Gluud, C., Kamath, P. S., Riggio, O. & Salerno, F., 2001, Proceedings from Baveno III. Portal Hypertension into the Third Millenium, Italy, April 2000. p. 219-239

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  40. Published

    Genetic polymorphisms and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high- versus low-fat diets

    Sørensen, T. I. A., Boutin, P., Taylor, M. A., Larsen, L. H., Verdich, C., Petersen, L., Holst, C., Echwald, S. M., Dina, C., Toubro, S., Petersen, M., Polak, J., Clément, K., Martinez, J. A., Langin, D., Oppert, J-M., Stich, V., Macdonald, I., Arner, P., Saris, W. H. M. & 3 others, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Astrup, A. & Froguel, P., 2006, In: PLoS Clinical Trials. 12, 2, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Identifying single genes involved in polygenic inheritance is not easy

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Echwald, S. M., 2001, In: BMJ. British Medical Journal (International Ed.). 322, p. 630-631

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    [Monitoring the prevalence of obesity]

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Due, P., Hansen, B., Heitmann, B. L., Jorgensen, K., Lichtenberg, A., Michaelsen, K. F., Muller, P. & Richelsen, B., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 5, p. 317-320 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Hvordan får vi evidens for nytten af genomisk medicin for patienten?

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2019, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 181, p. 714-716 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Smallpox vaccination and all-cause infectious disease hospitalization: a Danish register-based cohort study

    Sørup, S., Villumsen, M., Ravn, H., Benn, C. S., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Aaby, P., Jess, T. & Roth, A. A. E., 2011, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 40, 4, p. 955-63 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Straight versus tortuous retinal arteries in relation to blood pressure and genetics

    Taarnhoj, N. C. B. B., Munch, I. C., Sander, B., Kessel, L., Hougaard, J. L., Kyvik, K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Larsen, M., 2008, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 92, 8, p. 1055-1060 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Heritability of retinal vessel diameters and blood pressure: A twin study

    Taarnhoj, N. C. B. B., Larsen, M., Sander, B., Kyvik, K. O., Kessel, Line, Hougaard, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2006, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47, 8, p. 3539-3544 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Heritability of cilioretinal arteries - A twin study

    Taarnhøj, N. C., Munch, I. C., Kyvik, K. O., Sander, B., Kessel, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hougaard, J. L. & Larsen, M., 2005, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46, p. 3850-3854

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Stratification by smoking status reveals an association of CHRNA5-A3-B4 genotype with body mass index in never smokers

    Taylor, A. E., Morris, R. W., Fluharty, M. E., Bjorngaard, J. H., Åsvold, B. O., Gabrielsen, M. E., Campbell, A., Marioni, R., Kumari, M., Hällfors, J., Männistö, S., Marques-Vidal, P., Kaakinen, M., Cavadino, A., Postmus, I., Husemoen, L. L. N., Skaaby, T., Ahluwalia, T. V. S., Treur, J. L., Willemsen, G. & 44 others, Dale, C., Wannamethee, S. G., Lahti, J., Palotie, A., Räikkönen, K., Kisialiou, A., McConnachie, A., Padmanabhan, S., Wong, A., Dalgård, C., Paternoster, L., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Tyrrell, J., Horwood, J., Fergusson, D. M., Kennedy, M. A., Frayling, T., Nohr, E. A., Christiansen, L., Ohm Kyvik, K., Kuh, D., Watt, G., Eriksson, J., Whincup, P. H., Vink, J. M., Boomsma, D. I., Davey Smith, G., Lawlor, D., Linneberg, Allan René, Ford, I., Jukema, J. W., Power, C., Hyppönen, E., Jarvelin, M., Preisig, M., Borodulin, K., Kaprio, J., Kivimaki, M., Smith, B. H., Hayward, C., Romundstad, P. R., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Munafò, M. R. & Sattar, N., Dec 2014, In: P L o S Genetics. 10, 12, p. 1-6 6 p., e1004799.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Comparison of two physical activity questionnaires in obese subjects: the NUGENOB study

    Tehard, B., Saris, W., Astrup, A., Martinez, A., Taylor, M. A., Barbe, P., Richterova, B., Guy-Grand, B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Oppert, J. M., 2005. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearch

  50. Published

    Comparison of two physical activity questionnaires in obese subjects: the NUGENOB study

    Tehard, B., Saris, W. H. M., Astrup, A., Martinez, J. A., Taylor, M. A., Barbe, P., Richterova, B., Guy-Grand, B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Oppert, J., 2005, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 37, 9, p. 1535-1541 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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