Thorkild I.A. Sørensen
Professor, emeritus
Section of Epidemiology
Bartholinsgade 6Q, 2. sal
1356 København K
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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. 300-307Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 2019, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 34, 3, p. 279-300 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 1 Oct 2015, In: P L o S Genetics. 11, 10, p. 1-42 42 p., e1005378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 342-355Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 2431-2435Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 490-497Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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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. 95-100Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 2021, In: Nature Genetics. 53, 6, p. 840-860 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. e6287Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 2024, In: Genome Biology. 25, 19 p., 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 2015, In: Nature Genetics. 47, 11, p. 1282-93 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. e27455Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. e69860Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 599-606Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 39-48Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 1276-1283Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , 2016, In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. 19, 2, p. 112-24 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Allelic variants of melanocortin 3 receptor gene (MC3R) and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high- versus low-fat diets
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Body Characteristics, Dietary Protein and Body Weight Regulation: Reconciling Conflicting Results from Intervention and Observational Studies?
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Interaction between genetic predisposition to adiposity and dietary protein in relation to subsequent change in body weight and waist circumference
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