Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Professor, emeritus


  1. Published

    The Danish National Birth Cohort - its background structure and aim

    Olsen, J., Melbye, M., Olsen, Sjurdur F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Aaby, P., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Taxbøl, D., Hannes, K. D., Juhl, M., Schow, T. B., Sørensen, H. T., Andresen, J., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Olesen, A. W. & Søndergaard, C., 2001, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 29, p. 300-307

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects

    Middeldorp, C. M., Mahajan, A., Horikoshi, M., Robertson, N. R., Beaumont, R. N., Bradfield, J. P., Bustamante, M., Cousminer, D. L., Day, F. R., De Silva, N. M., Guxens, M., Mook-Kanamori, D. O., St Pourcain, B., Warrington, N. M., Adair, L. S., Ahlqvist, E., Ahluwalia, T. S., Almgren, P., Ang, W., Atalay, M. & 463 others, Auvinen, J., Bartels, M., Beckmann, J. S., Bilbao, J. R., Bond, T., Borja, J. B., Cavadino, A., Charoen, P., Chen, Z., Coin, L., Cooper, C., Curtin, J. A., Custovic, A., Das, S., Davies, G. E., Dedoussis, G. V., Duijts, L., Eastwood, P. R., Eliasen, A. U., Elliott, P., Eriksson, J. G., Estivill, X., Fadista, J., Fedko, I. O., Frayling, T. M., Gaillard, R., Gauderman, W. J., Geller, F., Gilliland, F., Gilsanz, V., Granell, R., Grarup, Niels, Groop, L., Hadley, D., Hakonarson, H., Hansen, Torben, Hartman, C. A., Hattersley, A. T., Hayes, M. G., Hebebrand, J., Heinrich, J., Helgeland, O., Henders, A. K., Henderson, J., Henriksen, T. B., Hirschhorn, J. N., Hivert, M., Hocher, B., Holloway, J. W., Holt, P., Hottenga, J., Hypponen, E., Iniguez, C., Johansson, S., Jugessur, A., Kahonen, M., Kalkwarf, H. J., Kaprio, J., Karhunen, V., Kemp, J. P., Kerkhof, M., Koppelman, G. H., Korner, A., Kotecha, S., Kreiner-Moller, E., Kulohoma, B., Kumar, A., Kutalik, Z., Lahti, J., Lappe, J. M., Larsson, H., Lehtimaki, T., Lewin, A. M., Li, J., Lichtenstein, P., Lindgren, C. M., Lindi, V., Linneberg, Allan René, Liu, X., Liu, J., Lowe, W. L. ,. J., Lundstrom, S., Lyytikainen, L., Ma, R. C. W., Mace, A., Magi, R., Magnus, P., Mamun, A. A., Mannikko, M., Martin, N. G., Mbarek, H., McCarthy, N. S., Medland, S. E., Melbye, M., Melen, E., Mohlke, K. L., Monnereau, C., Morgen, C. S., Morris, A. P., Murray, J. C., Myhre, R., Najman, J. M., Nivard, M. G., Nohr, E. A., Nolte, I. M., Ntalla, I., O'Reilly, P., Oberfield, S. E., Oken, E., Oldehinkel, A. J., Pahkala, K., Palviainen, T., Panoutsopoulou, K., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Pennell, C. E., Pershagen, G., Pitkanen, N., Plomin, R., Power, C., Prasad, R. B., Prokopenko, I., Pulkkinen, L., Raikkonen, K., Raitakari, O. T., Reynolds, R. M., Richmond, R. C., Rivadeneira, F., Rodriguez, A., Rose, R. J., Salem, R., Santa-Marina, L., Saw, S., Schnurr, T. M., Scott, J. G., Selzam, S., Shepherd, J. A., Simpson, A., Skotte, L., Sleiman, P. M. A., Snieder, H., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Standl, M., Steegers, E. A. P., Strachan, D. P., Straker, L., Strandberg, T., Taylor, M., Teo, Y., Thiering, E., Torrent, M., Tyrrell, J., Uitterlinden, A. G., van Beijsterveldt, T., van der Most, P. J., van Duijn, C. M., Viikari, J., Vilor-Tejedor, N., Vogelezang, S., Vonk, J. M., Vrijkotte, T. G. M., Vuoksimaa, E., Wang, C. A., Watkins, W. J., Wichmann, H., Willemsen, G., Williams, G. M., Wilson, J. F., Wray, N. R., Xu, S., Xu, C., Yaghootkar, H., Yi, L., Zafarmand, M. H., Zeggini, E., Zemel, B. S., Hinney, A., Lakka, T. A., Whitehouse, A. J. O., Sunyer, J., Widen, E. E., Feenstra, B., Sebert, S., Jacobsson, B., Njolstad, P. R., Stoltenberg, C., Smith, G. D., Lawlor, D. A., Paternoster, L., Timpson, N. J., Ong, K. K., Bisgaard, H., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Jaddoe, V. W. V., Tiemeier, H., Jarvelin, M., Evans, D. M., Perry, J. R. B., Grant, S. F. A., Boomsma, D. I., Freathy, R. M., McCarthy, M. I., Adair, L. S., Ahlqvist, E., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Almgren, P., Ang, W., Atalay, M., Beaumont, R. N., Beckmann, J. S., Bisgaard, H., Bond, T., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Boomsma, D. I., Borja, J. B., Bradfield, J. P., Bustamante, M., Cavadino, A., Charoen, P., Coin, L., Cooper, C., Cousminer, D. L., Curtin, J. A., Custovic, A., Das, S., Day, F. R., De Silva, N. M., Dedoussis, G. V., Elliott, P., Eriksson, J. G., Evans, D. M., Fadista, J., Feenstra, B., Felix, J. F., Frayling, T. M., Freathy, R. M., Gaillard, R., Geller, F., Gilsanz, V., Grant, S. F. A., Grarup, Niels, Groop, L., Guxens, M., Hadley, D., Hakonarson, H., Hansen, Torben, Hattersley, A. T., Hayes, M. G., Hebebrand, J., Heinrich, J., Helgeland, O., Henriksen, T. B., Hinney, A., Hirschhorn, J. N., Hivert, M., Hocher, B., Holloway, J. W., Horikoshi, M., Hottenga, J., Hypponen, E., Jacobsson, B., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Jarvelin, M., Johansson, S., Kalkwarf, H. J., Kerkhof, M., Korner, A., Kotecha, S., Kreiner-Moller, E., Kulohoma, B., Kutalik, Z., Lakka, T. A., Lappe, J. M., Lawlor, D. A., Lehtimaki, T., Lewin, A. M., Lindgren, C. M., Lindi, V., Linneberg, Allan René, Liu, X., Liu, J., Lowe, W. L. ,. J., Ma, R. C. W., Mace, A., Magi, R., Magnus, P., Mahajan, A., McCarthy, N. S., McCarthy, M. I., Melbye, M., Mohlke, K. L., Monnereau, C., Mook-Kanamori, D. O., Morgen, C. S., Morris, A. P., Murray, J. C., Myhre, R., Njolstad, P. R., Nohr, E. A., Ntalla, I., O'Reilly, P., Oberfield, S. E., Oken, E., Ong, K. K., Panoutsopoulou, K., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Pennell, C. E., Perry, J. R. B., Pitkanen, N., St Pourcain, B., Power, C., Prasad, R. B., Prokopenko, I., Raitakari, O. T., Reynolds, R. M., Richmond, R. C., Rodriguez, A., Salem, R., Saw, S., Schnurr, T. M., Sebert, S., Shepherd, J. A., Simpson, A., Skotte, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Standl, M., Steegers, E. A. P., Strachan, D. P., Sunyer, J., Taylor, M., Teo, Y., Thiering, E., Timpson, N. J., Tyrrell, J., Uitterlinden, A. G., van Duijn, C. M., Vogelezang, S., Vrijkotte, T. G. M., Wang, C. A., Warrington, N. M., Watkins, W. J., Wichmann, H., Widen, E. E., Willemsen, G., Wilson, J. F., Yaghootkar, H., Zafarmand, M. H., Zeggini, E., Zemel, B. S., Ahluwalia, T. S., Auvinen, J., Bartels, M., Bilbao, J. R., Bisgaard, H., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Boomsma, D. I., Bradfield, J. P., Bustamante, M., Chen, Z., Curtin, J. A., Custovic, A., Smith, G. D., Davies, G. E., Duijts, L., Eastwood, P. R., Eliasen, A. U., Estivill, X., Evans, D. M., Fedko, I. O., Felix, J. F., Gauderman, W. J., Gilliland, F., Granell, R., Grant, S. F. A., Guxens, M., Hakonarson, H., Hartman, C. A., Heinrich, J., Henders, A. K., Henderson, J., Holt, P., Hottenga, J., Hypponen, E., Iniguez, C., Jacobsson, B., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Jarvelin, M., Jugessur, A., Kahonen, M., Kaprio, J., Karhunen, V., Kemp, J. P., Koppelman, G. H., Kumar, A., Lahti, J., Larsson, Henrik Bo Wiberg, Lawlor, D. A., Lehtimaki, T., Li, J., Lichtenstein, P., Lundstrom, S., Lyytikainen, L., Magnus, P., Mamun, A. A., Mannikko, M., Martin, N. G., Mbarek, H., Medland, S. E., Melen, E., Middeldorp, C. M., Najman, J. M., Nivard, M. G., Nolte, I. M., Oldehinkel, A. J., Pahkala, K., Palviainen, T., Paternoster, L., Pennell, C. E., Pershagen, G., Pitkanen, N., Plomin, R., St Pourcain, B., Power, C., Pulkkinen, L., Raikkonen, K., Raitakari, O. T., Richmond, R. C., Rivadeneira, F., Rose, R. J., Santa-Marina, L., Scott, J. G., Sebert, S., Selzam, S., Simpson, A., Sleiman, P. M. A., Snieder, H., Standl, M., Stoltenberg, C., Strachan, D. P., Straker, L., Strandberg, T., Sunyer, J., Thiering, E., Tiemeier, H., Timpson, N. J., Torrent, M., Uitterlinden, A. G., van Beijsterveldt, T., van der Most, P. J., van Duijn, C. M., Viikari, J., Vilor-Tejedor, N., Vonk, J. M., Vrijkotte, T. G. M., Vuoksimaa, E., Wang, C. A., Whitehouse, A. J. O., Willemsen, G., Williams, G. M., Wray, N. R., Xu, S., Xu, C., Yi, L. & Zafarmand, M. H., 2019, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 34, 3, p. 279-300 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Winkler, T. W., Justice, A. E., Graff, M., Barata, L., Feitosa, M. F., Chu, S., Czajkowski, J., Esko, T., Fall, T., Kilpeläinen, T. O., Lu, Y., Mägi, R., Mihailov, E., Pers, T. H., Rüeger, S., Teumer, A., Ehret, G. B., Ferreira, T., Heard-Costa, N. L., Karjalainen, J. & 31 others, Lagou, V., Mahajan, A., Neinast, M. D., Prokopenko, I., Simino, J., Teslovich, T. M., Jansen, R., Westra, H., White, C. C., Absher, D., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Ahmad, S., Albrecht, E., Alves, A. C., Bragg-Gresham, J. L., de Craen, A. J. M., Bis, J. C., Bonnefond, A., Boucher, G., Banasik, Karina, Grarup, Niels, Hansen, Torben, Jørgensen, T., Krarup, N. T., Linneberg, Allan René, Ribel-Madsen, R., Sparsø, T. H., Melbye, M., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & CHARGE Consortium, C. C., 1 Oct 2015, In: P L o S Genetics. 11, 10, p. 1-42 42 p., e1005378.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor and metabolic syndrome factors in men

    Buemann, B., Black, E., Holst, C., Toubro, S., Echwald, S., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2005, In: Obesity Research. 13, 5, p. 862-867 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The T111I variant in the endothelial lipase gene and risk of coronary heart disease in three independent populations

    Jensen, Majken Karoline, Rimm, E. B., Mukamal, K. J., Edmondson, A. C., Rader, D. J., Vogel, U., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Schmidt, E. B. & Overvad, K., 2009, In: European Heart Journal. 30, 13, p. 1584-9 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Type 2 Diabetes Risk Allele of TMEM154-rs6813195 Associates with Decreased Beta Cell Function in a Study of 6,486 Danes

    Balslev-Harder, M., Appel, E. V. R., Grarup, Niels, Gjesing, A. M. P., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Jørgensen, T., Christensen, C., Brandslund, I., Linneberg, Allan René, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Hansen, Torben, 2015, In: PLOS ONE. 10, 3, p. 1-13 13 p., e0120890.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The U-shaped association of body mass index with mortality: Influence of the traits height, intelligence, and education

    Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, Osler, Merete, Ängquist, Lars, Zimmermann, E., Okholm, Gunhild Tidemann & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Oct 2016, In: Obesity. 24, 10, p. 2240–2247 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries

    Angell-Andersen, E., Tretli, S., Bjerknes, R., Forsén, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Eriksson, J., Räsänen, L. & Grotmol, T., 2004, In: Annals of Human Biology. 31, p. 342-355

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The association between the val/ala-55 polymorphism of the uncoupling protein 2 gene and exercise efficiency

    Buemann, B., Schierning, B., Toubro, S., Bibby, B. M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Dalgaard, L., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Astrup, A., 2001, In: International Journal of Obesity. 25, p. 467-471 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The effect of the Catechol-O-methyltransferase VAL158Met variant (rs4680) on energy expenditure and weight loss

    Larsen, L. H., Ängquist, L., Larsen, T. M., Holst, C., Grau, K., Langin, D., Pedersen, O., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Astrup, A., 2010, In: Obesity Reviews. 11, Suppl. 1, p. 378-379 2 p., T4:PO.264.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  11. Published

    The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies

    Silventoinen, K., Rokholm, B., Kaprio, J. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1 Jan 2010, In: International Journal of Obesity. 34, 1, p. 29-40 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    The impact of a TSH receptor gene polymorphism on thyroid-related phenotypes in a healthy Danish twin population

    Hansen, P. S., Deure, W. M. V. D., Peeters, R. P., Iachine, I., Fenger, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Kyvik, K. O., Visser, T. J., Hegedus, L., Hansen, P. S., van der Deure, W. M., Peeters, R. P., Iachine, I., Fenger, M., Sørensen, T. I. A., Kyvik, K. O., Visser, T. J. & Hegedüs, L., 2007, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 66, 6, p. 827-32 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    The influence of transmitted and non-transmitted parental BMI-associated alleles on the risk of overweight in childhood

    Schnurr, T. M., Morgen, C. S., Borisevich, D., Beaumont, R. N., pjx571, pjx571, Ängquist, Lars, Have, C. T., Freathy, R. M., Smith, G. D., Nohr, E. A., Hansen, Torben & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 10 p., 4806.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The journal impact factor as a predictor of trial quality outcomes: Cohort study of hepatobiliary randomized clinical trials

    Gluud, L. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Gøtzsche, P. & Gluud, C., 2005, In: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100, p. 2431-2435

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999--a review of evidence and perspectives

    Rokholm, B., Baker, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1 Dec 2010, In: Obesity Reviews. 11, 12, p. 835-46 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    The minor C-allele of rs2014355 in ACADS is associated with reduced insulin release following an oral glucose load

    Hornbak, M., Banasik, Karina, Justesen, Johanne Marie, Krarup, N. T., Sandholt, C. H., Andersson, Åsa, Sandbaek, A., Lauritzen, T., Pisinger, C., Witte, D. R., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Hansen, Torben, 6 Jan 2011, In: BMC Medical Genetics. 12, 1, p. 4 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    The relation between drinking pattern and body mass index, waist and hip circumference

    Tolstrup, J., Heitmannn, B., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Grønbæk, M., 2005, In: International Journal of Obesity. 29, p. 490-497

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    The rs9939609 FTO gene in relation to all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort study of Danish men

    Zimmermann, E., Jess, T., Kring, S., Berentzen, T., Holst, C., Hansen, T., Pedersen, O., Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: International Journal of Obesity. 32, Suppl. 1, p. S187 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  19. Published

    The secular trend of intelligence test scores: The Danish experience for young men born between 1940 and 2000

    Hegelund, Emilie Rune, Teasdale, T. W., Okholm, Gunhild Tidemann, Osler, Merete, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Christensen, K. & Mortensen, Erik Lykke, 2021, In: PLOS ONE. 16, 12, 12 p., e0261117.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    The social origins of obesity within and across generations

    Hemmingsson, E., Nowicka, P., Ulijaszek, S. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2023, In: Obesity Reviews. 24, 1, 11 p., e13514.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    The total lifetime costs of smoking

    Rasmussen, S. R., Prescott, E., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Søgaard, J., 2004, In: European Journal of Public Health. 14, p. 95-100

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Chen, J., Spracklen, C. N., Marenne, G., Varshney, A., Corbin, L. J., Luan, J., Willems, S. M., Wu, Y., Zhang, X., Horikoshi, M., Boutin, T. S., Magi, R., Waage, J., Li-Gao, R., Chan, K. H. K., Yao, J., Anasanti, M. D., Chu, A. Y., Claringbould, A., Heikkinen, J. & 31 others, Hong, J., Hottenga, J., Huo, S., Kaakinen, M. A., Louie, T., Maerz, W., Moreno-Macias, H., Ndungu, A., Nelson, S. C., Nolte, I. M., North, K. E., Appel, E. V. R., Liu, J., Sparso, T., Zhao, J., Astrup, A., Jørgensen, M. E., Linneberg, Allan René, Vestergaard, H., Bisgaard, H., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Grarup, Niels, Hansen, Torben, Kovacs, P., Lind, L., Loos, R. J. F., Njølstad, I., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Schwarz, Peter, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Meta-Analysis of Glucose and Insulin-Related Trait Consortium (MAGIC), M. O. G. A. I. T. C. (., 2021, In: Nature Genetics. 53, 6, p. 840-860 41 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    The validation and assessment of machine learning: a game of prediction from high-dimensional data

    Pers, Tune H, Albrechtsen, Anders, Holst, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Gerds, Thomas Alexander, 2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 8, p. e6287

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    The ¤prevalence of obesity in Denmark has doubled from 1987-2001

    Bendixen, H., Holst, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Bartels, E. M. & Astrup, A., 2002, International journal of obesity. 1 ed. p. S12 1 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearch

  25. Published

    Time course and determinants of leptin decline during weight loss in obese boys and girls

    Holm, J. C., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Kaas-Ibsen, K., Gammeltoft, S., Ward, L., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2007, In: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 2, 1, p. 2-10 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. 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

  27. Published

    Timing of motor milestones achievement and development of overweight in childhood: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

    Morgen, C. S., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Due, P., Neelon, S. B., Gamborg, Michael Orland & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Aug 2014, In: Pediatric Obesity. 9, 4, p. 239-48 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 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

  29. Published

    Total adiponectin and adiponectin multimeric complexes in relation to weight loss-induced improvements in insulin sensitivity in obese women: the NUGENOB study

    Polak, J., Kovacova, Z., Holst, C., Verdich, C., Astrup, A., Blaak, E., Patel, K., Oppert, J. M., Langin, D., Martinez, J. A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Stich, V., 2008, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 158, 4, p. 533-541 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Total and Trimester-Specific Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring Birth and Early Childhood Weight: A Prospective Cohort Study on Monozygotic Twin Mothers and Their Offspring

    Scheers Andersson, E., Silventoinen, K., Tynelius, P., Nohr, E. A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Rasmussen, F., Aug 2016, In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. 19, 4, p. 367-76 10 p.

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  31. Published

    Tracking of body mass index from 7 to 69 years of age

    Aarestrup, J., Bjerregaard, L. G., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Ängquist, Lars, Tjønneland, Anne, Overvad, K., Linneberg, Allan René, Osler, Merete, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Gyntelberg, F., Lund, Rikke, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Baker, J. L., Sep 2016, In: International Journal of Obesity. 40, 9, p. 1376-1383 8 p.

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  32. Published

    Tracking of leptin, soluble leptin receptor, and the free leptin index during weight loss and regain in children

    Holm, J., Gamborg, M., Ward, L. C., Gammeltoft, S., Kaas-Ibsen, K., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 6, p. 461-8 8 p.

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  33. Published

    Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes

    Bradfield, J. P., Kember, R. L., Ulrich, A., Balkiyarova, Z., Alyass, A., Aris, I. M., Bell, J. A., Broadaway, K. A., Chen, Z., Chai, J-F., Davies, N. M., Fernandez-Orth, D., Bustamante, M., Fore, R., Ganguli, A., Heiskala, A., Hottenga, J-J., Íñiguez, C., Kobes, S., Leinonen, J. & 33 others, Lowry, E., Lyytikainen, L., Mahajan, A., Pitkänen, N., Schnurr, T. M., Have, C. T., Strachan, D. P., Thiering, E., Vogelezang, S., Wade, K. H., Wang, C. A., Wong, A., Holm, Louise Aas, Chesi, A., Choong, C., Cruz, M., Elliott, P., Franks, S., Frithioff-Bøjsøe, C., Gauderman, W. J., Glessner, J. T., Gilsanz, V., Griesman, K., Hanson, R. L., Kaakinen, M., Kalkwarf, H., Kelly, A., Hansen, Torben, Holm, Jens-Christian, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Grant, S. F. A., Cousminer, D. L. & Early Growth Genetics Consortium, E. G. G. C., 2024, In: Genome Biology. 25, 19 p., 22.

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  34. Published

    Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Kato, N., Loh, M., Takeuchi, F., Verweij, N., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Kelly, T. N., Saleheen, D., Lehne, B., Mateo Leach, I., Drong, A. W., Abbott, J., Wahl, S., Tan, S-T., Scott, W. R., Campanella, G., Chadeau-Hyam, M., Afzal, U., Ahluwalia, T. V. S., Bonder, M. J. & 31 others, Chen, P., Dehghan, A., Edwards, T. L., Esko, T., Go, M. J., Harris, S. E., Hartiala, J., Kasela, S., Kasturiratne, A., Khor, C., Kleber, M. E., Li, H., Mok, Z. Y., Nakatochi, M., Sapari, N. S., Saxena, R., Stewart, A. F. R., Stolk, L., Tabara, Y., Teh, A. L., Wu, Y., Wu, J., Grarup, Niels, Justesen, Johanne Marie, Sparsø, T. H., Hansen, Torben, Jørgensen, T., Linneberg, Allan René, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & BIOS Consortium, B. C., 2015, In: Nature Genetics. 47, 11, p. 1282-93 12 p.

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  35. Published

    Trend in obesity prevalence in European adult cohort populations during follow-up since 1996 and their predictions to 2015

    Ruesten, A. V., Steffen, A., Floegel, A., A, D. L. V. D., Masala, G., Tjønneland, A., Halkjaer, J., Palli, D., Wareham, N. J., Loos, R. J. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Boeing, H., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 11, p. e27455

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  36. Published

    Trends in Parent-Child Correlations of Childhood Body Mass Index during the Development of the Obesity Epidemic

    Ajslev, T. A., Ängquist, Lars, Silventoinen, K., Baker, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 10, p. 1-8 8 p., e109932.

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  37. Published

    Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Damsgaard, Camilla Trab, Michaelsen, Kim F., Molbo, Drude, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), N. R. F. C. (., 2016, In: The Lancet. 387, 10026, p. 1377-1396 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Trends in mortality, incidence and case fatality of ischaemic heart disease in Denmark, 1982-1992.

    Osler, Merete, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sørensen, S., Rostgaard, K., Jensen, G. B., Iversen, L., Kristensen, T. S. & Madsen, Mette, 1996, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 25, 6, p. 1154-61 7 p.

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  39. Published

    Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity in danish infants, children and adolescents--are we still on a plateau?

    Morgen, C. S., Rokholm, B., Sjöberg Brixval, C., Schou Andersen, C., Geisler Andersen, L., Rasmussen, M., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Due, P. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 7, p. e69860

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Twin study of genetic and aging effects on X chromosome inactivation

    Kristiansen, M., Knudsen, G. P., Bathum, L., Naumova, A. K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Brix, T. H., Svendsen, A. J., Christensen, K., Kyvik, K. O. & Ørstavik, K. H., 2005, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 13, p. 599-606

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  41. Published

    Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on adult body size, shape and composition

    Schousboe, K., Visscher, P. M., Erbas, B., Kyvik, K. O., Hopper, J. L., Henriksen, J. E., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, In: International Journal of Obesity. 28, p. 39-48

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  42. Published

    Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on glucose tolerance and indices of insulin sensitivity and secretion

    Schousboe, K., Visscher, P. M., Henriksen, J. E., Hopper, J. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kyvik, K. O., 2003, In: Diabetologia. 46, p. 1276-1283

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  43. Published

    Twin study of heritability of eating bread in Danish and Finnish men and women

    Hasselbalch, A. L., Silventoinen, K., Keskitalo, K., Pietiläinen, K. H., Rissanen, A., Heitmann, B. L., Kyvik, K. O., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kaprio, J., 1 Apr 2010, In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. 13, 2, p. 163-7 5 p.

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  44. Published

    Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project

    Yokoyama, Y., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Sung, J., Hopper, J. L., Ooki, S., Heikkilä, K., Aaltonen, S., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Willemsen, G., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, T. C. E. M., Saudino, K. J., Cutler, T. L., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Wardle, J., Llewellyn, C. H., Fisher, A. & 48 others, He, M., Ding, X., Bjerregaard-Andersen, M., Beck-Nielsen, H., Sodemann, M., Song, Y., Yang, S., Lee, K., Jeong, H., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Harris, J. R., Brandt, I., Nilsen, T. S., Craig, J. M., Saffery, R., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Dubois, L., Boivin, M., Brendgen, M., Dionne, G., Vitaro, F., Martin, N. G., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Magnusson, P. K. E., Pedersen, N. L., Aslan, A. K. D., Tynelius, P., Haworth, C. M. A., Plomin, R., Rebato, E., Rose, R. J., Goldberg, J. H., Rasmussen, F., Hur, Y., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Boomsma, D. I., Kaprio, J. & Silventoinen, K., 2016, In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. 19, 2, p. 112-24 13 p.

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  45. Published

    Two genetic analyses to elucidate causality between body mass index and personality

    Arumäe, K., Briley, D., Colodro-Conde, L., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Jang, K., Ando, J., Kandler, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Dagher, A., Mõttus, R. & Vainik, U., 2021, In: International Journal of Obesity. 45, p. 2244–2251 8 p.

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  46. Published

    Two genetic analyses to elucidate causality in the associations between body mass index and psychological traits

    Arumae, K., Briley, D., Colodro-Conde, L., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Jang, K., Ando, J., Kandler, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Dagher, A., Mottus, R. & Vainik, U., 2020, In: Behavior Genetics. 50, 6, p. 441 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Udviklingen i dødelighed, incidens og letalitet af iskaemisk hjertesygdom i Danmark 1982-1992.

    Osler, Merete, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sørensen, S., Rostgaard, K., Jensen, G. B., Iversen, L., Kristensen, T. S. & Madsen, Mette, 1997, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 159, 37, p. 5508-13 5 p.

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  48. Published

    Unanswered questions about the causes of obesity

    Speakman, J. R., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hall, K. D. & Allison, D. B., 2023, In: Science. 381, 6661, p. 944-946 3 p.

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  49. Published

    Universal infant health interventions and young adult outcomes

    Wüst, Miriam, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Osler, Merete & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2018, In: Health Economics. 27, 8, p. 1319-1324 6 p.

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  50. Published

    Variance decomposition of apolipoproteins and lipids in Danish twins (vol 191, pg 40, 2007)

    Fenger, M., Schousboe, K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kyvik, K. O., 2008, In: Atherosclerosis. 200, 2, p. 451-451 1 p.

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