Thorkild I.A. Sørensen
Professor, emeritus
Section of Epidemiology
Bartholinsgade 6Q, 2. sal
1356 København K
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[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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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[Childhood body mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood]
Baker, J. L., Olsen, L. W. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 33, p. 2434-2437 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project
Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Honda, C., Bogl, L. H., Aaltonen, S., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Kandler, C., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M. & 110 others, , Oct 2015, In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. 18, 5, p. 557-70 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
Zhou, B., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Danaei, G., Riley, L. M., Paciorek, C. J., Stevens, G. A., Gregg, E. W., Bennett, J. E., Solomon, B., Singleton, R. K., Sophiea, M. K., Iurilli, M. LC., Lhoste, V. PF., Cowan, M. J., Savin, S., Woodward, M., Balanova, Y., Cifkova, R., Damasceno, A., Elliott, P. & 31 others, , 2021, In: The Lancet. 398, 10304, p. 957-980 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Bilano, V., Jørgensen, T., Linneberg, Allan René, Michaelsen, Kim F., Molbo, Drude, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Osler, Merete, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Zhussupov, B., Zimmermann, E., Cisneros, J. Z., Damsgaard, Camilla Trab, Ängquist, Lars & NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), N. R. F. C. (., 2017, In: Lancet. 390, 10113, p. 2627-2642 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants
Linneberg, Allan René, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Ängquist, Lars & NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), N. R. F. C. (., 2017, In: The Lancet. 389, 10064, p. 37-55 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic worsen the obesity epidemic?
Clemmensen, Christoffer, Petersen, M. B. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2020, In: Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research › peer-review
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Weight loss causes increased mortality: pros.
Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2003, In: Obesity Reviews. 4, p. 3-7Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Weight history from birth through childhood and youth in relation to adult lung function, in Danish juvenile obese and non-obese men
Bua, J., Prescott, Eva, Schack-Nielsen, L., Petersen, L., Godtfredsen, Nina, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Osler, Merete, 2005, In: International Journal of Obesity. 29, 9, p. 1055-62 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Weight gain in different periods of pregnancy and offspring's body mass index at 7 years of age
Andersen, C. S., Gamborg, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Nohr, E. A., 2011, In: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6, 2-2, p. e179-86Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Weight at Birth and All-Cause Mortality in Adulthood
Baker, J. L., Olsen, L. W. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: Epidemiology. 19, 2, p. 197-203 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Weight and weight gain during early infancy predict childhood obesity: a case-cohort study
Andersen, L. G., Holst, C., Michaelsen, Kim F., Baker, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2012, In: International Journal of Obesity. 36, 10, p. 1306-1311 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist circumference, BMI, smoking and mortality in middle-aged men and women
Bigaard, J., Tjønneland, A., Thomsen, B. L., Overvad, K., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2003, In: Obesity. 11, p. 895-903Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist circumference in relation to history of amount and type of alcohol
Vadstrup, E. S., Petersen, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Grønbæk, M., 2003, In: International Journal of Obesity. 27, p. 238-246Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist circumference and body mass index as predictors of health care costs
Hojgaard, B., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Olsen, K. R., Sogaard, J. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 7, p. art. no. e2619- 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist circumference and body composition in relation to all-cause mortality in middle-aged men and women
Bigaard, J., Frederiksen, K., Tjønneland, A., Thomsen, B. L., Overvad, K., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2005, In: International Journal of Obesity. 29, p. 778-784Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass
Berentzen, T. L., Ängquist, Lars, Kotronen, A., Borra, R., Yki-Järvinen, H., Iozzo, P., Parkkola, R., Nuutila, P., Ross, R., Allison, D. B., Heymsfield, S. B., Overvad, K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jakobsen, M. U., 2012, In: P L o S One. 7, 2, p. e32213Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Waist and hip circumference and all-cause mortality: usefulness of the waist-to-hip ratio?
Bigaard, J., Frederiksen, K., Tjønneland, A., Thomsen, B. L., Overvad, K., Heitmann, B. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, In: International Journal of Obesity. 28, p. 741-747Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variation of the McKusick-Kaufman gene and studies of relationships with common forms of obesity
Andersen, K. L., Echwald, S. M., Larsen, L. H., Hamid, Y. H., Glumer, C., Jørgensen, T., Borch-Johnsen, K., Andersen, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hansen, Torben & Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, 2005, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 90, 1, p. 225-230 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variation in genes related to hepatic lipid metabolism and changes in waist circumference and body weight
Meidtner, K., Fisher, E., Ängquist, Lars, Holst, C., Vimaleswaran, K. S., Boer, J. M. A., Halkjær, J., Masala, G., Ostergaard, J. N., Mortensen, L. M., van der A, D. L., Tjønneland, A., Palli, D., Overvad, K., Wareham, N. J., Loos, R. J. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Boeing, H., Mar 2014, In: Genes & Nutrition. 9, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variants near MC4R associate with obesity and influence obesity-related quantitative traits in a population of middle-aged people: studies of 14,940 Danes
Zobel, D. P., Andreasen, C. H., Grarup, N., Eiberg, Hans Rudolf Lytchoff, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sandbæk, A., Lauritzen, T., Borch-Johnsen, K., Jørgensen, T., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Hansen, T., 2009, In: Diabetes. p. 757-764 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Variance decomposition of apolipoproteins and lipids in Danish twins.
Fenger, M., Schousboe, K., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kyvik, K. O., 2007, In: Atherosclerosis. 191, 1, p. 40-47 7 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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