Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Professor, emeritus


  1. 2011
  2. Published

    Physical Activity Attenuates the Influence of FTO Variants on Obesity Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 218,166 Adults and 19,268 Children

    Oskari Kilpeläinen, T., Qi, L., Brage, S., Sharp, S. J., Sonestedt, E., Demerath, E., Ahmad, T., Mora, S., Kaakinen, M., Sandholt, C. H., Holzapfel, C., Autenrieth, C. S., Hyppönen, E., Cauchi, S., He, M., Kutalik, Z., Kumari, M., Stancáková, A., Meidtner, K., Balkau, B. & 96 others, Tan, J. T., Mangino, M., Timpson, N. J., Song, Y., Zillikens, M. C., Jablonski, K. A., Garcia, M. E., Johansson, S., Bragg-Gresham, J. L., Wu, Y., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J. V., Onland-Moret, N. C., Zimmermann, E., Rivera, N. V., Tanaka, T., Stringham, H. M., Silbernagel, G., Kanoni, S., Feitosa, M. F., Snitker, S., Ruiz, J. R., Metter, J., Larrad, M. T. M., Atalay, M., Hakanen, M., Amin, N., Cavalcanti-Proença, C., Grøntved, A., Hallmans, G., Jansson, J., Kuusisto, J., Kähönen, M., Lutsey, P. L., Nolan, J. J., Palla, L., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Pérusse, L., Renström, F., Scott, R. A., Shungin, D., Sovio, U., Tammelin, T. H., Rönnemaa, T., Lakka, T. A., Uusitupa, M., Rios, M. S., Ferrucci, L., Bouchard, C., Meirhaeghe, A., Fu, M., Walker, M., Borecki, I. B., Dedoussis, G. V., Fritsche, A., Ohlsson, C., Boehnke, M., Bandinelli, S., van Duijn, C. M., Ebrahim, S., Lawlor, D. A., Gudnason, V., Harris, T. B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Mohlke, K. L., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A. G., Tuomilehto, J., Lehtimäki, T., Raitakari, O., Isomaa, B., Njølstad, P. R., Florez, J. C., Liu, S., Ness, A., Spector, T. D., Tai, E. S., Froguel, P., Boeing, H., Laakso, M., Marmot, M., Bergmann, S., Power, C., Khaw, K., Chasman, D., Ridker, P., Hansen, Torben, Monda, K. L., Illig, T., Järvelin, M., Wareham, N. J., Hu, F. B., Groop, L. C., Orho-Melander, M., Ekelund, U., Franks, P. W. & Loos, R. J. F., 1 Nov 2011, In: P L o S Medicine (Online). 8, 11, p. e1001116

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Genome-wide association study identifies four loci associated with eruption of permanent teeth

    Geller, F., Feenstra, B., Zhang, H., Shaffer, J. R., Hansen, T., Esserlind, A-L., Boyd, H. A., Nohr, E. A., Timpson, N. J., Fatemifar, G., Paternoster, L., Evans, D. M., Weyant, R. J., Levy, S. M., Lathrop, M., Smith, G. D., Murray, J. C., Olesen, J., Werge, T. M., Marazita, M. L. & 2 others, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Melbye, M., 1 Sep 2011, In: P L o S Genetics. 7, 9, p. e1002275

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Child overweight - mothers' competence to take action

    Brødsgaard, A., Wagner, L., Peitersen, B., Poulsen, I. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Aug 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 4, p. 305-11 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Childhood overweight after establishment of the gut microbiota: the role of delivery mode, pre-pregnancy weight and early administration of antibiotics

    Adeltoft, T. A., Andersen, C. S., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Riis, J. T., 1 Apr 2011, In: International Journal of Obesity. 35, 4, p. 522-9 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Heritability of optic disc diameters: a twin study

    Drobnjak, D., Taarnhøj, N. C., Mitchell, P., Wang, J. J., Tan, A., Kessel, Line, Hougaard, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Larsen, Michael, 1 Mar 2011, In: Acta Ophthamologica (Online). 89, 2, p. e193-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  7. Published

    Influence of psychosocial factors on postpartum weight retention

    Pedersen, P., Baker, J. L., Henriksen, T. B., Lissner, L., Heitmann, B. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Nohr, E. A. & Pedersen, P., 1 Mar 2011, In: Obesity. 19, 3, p. 639-46 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Risnes, K. R., Vatten, L. J., Baker, J. L., Jameson, K., Sovio, U., Kajantie, E., Osler, Merete, Morley, R., Jokela, M., Painter, R. C., Sundh, V., Jacobsen, G. W., Eriksson, J. G., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Bracken, M. B. & Jacobsen, G. W., 15 Feb 2011, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 40, 3, p. 647-661

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Body composition and body fat distribution in relation to later risk of acute myocardial infarction: a Danish follow-up study

    Stegger, J., Schmidt, E. B., Obel, T., Berentzen, T. L., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Overvad, K., 1 Feb 2011, In: International Journal of Obesity.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

  11. Published

    Bioinformatics-driven identification and examination of candidate genes for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Banasik, Karina, Justesen, Johanne Marie, Hornbak, M., Krarup, N. T., Gjesing, A. P., Sandholt, C. H., Søndergaard Jensen, T., Grarup, Niels, Andersson, Åsa, Jørgensen, T., Witte, D. R., Sandbæk, A., Lauritzen, T., Thorens, B., Brunak, Søren, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Hansen, Torben, 1 Jan 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 1, p. e16542

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Maternal and child awareness and expectations of child overweight

    Brødsgaard, A., Wagner, L., Peitersen, B., Poulsen, I. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 1 Jan 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 4, p. 297-304 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    A cross-sectional study on trans-fatty acids and risk markers of CHD among middle-aged men representing a broad range of BMI

    Nielsen, B. M., Nielsen, M. M., Jakobsen, M. U., Nielsen, C. J., Holst, C., Larsen, T. M., Bendsen, N. T., Bysted, A., Leth, T., Hougaard, D. M., Skogstrand, K., Astrup, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2011, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 106, 8, p. 1245-1252 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Adipose tissue fatty acid patterns and changes in anthropometry: a cohort study

    Dahm, C. C., Gorst-Rasmussen, A., Jakobsen, M. U., Schmidt, E. B., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Overvad, K., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 7, p. e22587

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Allelic variants of melanocortin 3 receptor gene (MC3R) and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high- versus low-fat diets

    L. Santos, J., De la Cruz, R., Holst, C., Grau, K., Naranjo, C., Maiz, A., Astrup, A., Saris, W. H. M., MacDonald, I., Oppert, J., Hansen, T., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Martinez, J. A. & NUGENOB Consortium, 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 6, p. e199934 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Association between CST3 rs2424577 polymorphism and corpulence related phenotypes during lifetime in populations of European ancestry

    Hooton, H., Dubern, B., Henegar, C., Paternoster, L., Nohr, E. A., Alili, R., Rousseau, F., Pelloux, V., Galan, P., Hercberg, S., Arner, P., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Clément, K., 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 2, p. 131-44 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Associations between APOE variants and metabolic traits and the impact of psychological stress

    Kring, S. I. I., Barefoot, J., Brummett, B. H., Boyle, S. H., Siegler, I. C., Toubro, S., Hansen, T., Astrup, A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Williams, R. B. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 1, 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    C-reactive protein levels in relation to various features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among obese patients

    Zimmermann, E., Anty, R., Tordjman, J., Verrijken, A., Gual, P., Tran, A., Iannelli, A., Gugenheim, J., Bedossa, P., Francque, S., Le Marchand-Brustel, Y., Clement, K., Van Gaal, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2011, In: Journal of Hepatology. 55, 3, p. 660-5 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Changes in body composition during weight loss in obese subjects in the NUGENOB study: comparision of bioelectrical impedance vs. dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

    Verdich, C., Barbe, P., Petersen, M., Grau, K., Ward, L., Macdonald, I., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Oppert, J., 2011, In: Diabetes & Metabolism. 37, 3, p. 222-229 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men and women

    Berentzen, T. L., Jakobsen, M. U., Stegger, J. G., Halkjaer, J., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Overvad, K., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 10, p. e26849

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Changes in waist circumference and the incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men and women

    Berentzen, T. L., Jakobsen, M. U., Halkjaer, J., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Overvad, K., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 8, p. e23104

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Clinical epidemiology and statistical challenges in defining, recording and analysing endpoints

    Andersen, Per Kragh & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, Portal Hypertension: Proceedings of the fifth baveno international consensus workshop. Franchis, R. D. (ed.). 5 ed. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 46-55 10 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Comparison of the relative contributions of intra-abdominal and liver fat to components of the metabolic syndrome

    Kotronen, A., Yki-Järvinen, H., Sevastianova, K., Bergholm, R., Hakkarainen, A., Pietiläinen, K. H., Juurinen, L., Lundbom, N. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Obesity. 19, 1, p. 23-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Dynamic Path Analysis in Life-Course Epidemiology

    Gamborg, Michael Orland, Boje Jensen, G., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Andersen, Per Kragh, 2011, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 173, 10, p. 1131-1139 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Education modifies genetic and environmental influences on BMI

    Johnson, W., Kyvik, K. O., Skytthe, A., Deary, I. J. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 1, p. e16290

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Food composition of the diet in relation to changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index

    Romaguera, D., Ängquist, Lars, Du, H., Jakobsen, M. U., Forouhi, N. G., Halkjær, J., Feskens, E. J. M., van der, D. L., Masala, G., Steffen, A., Palli, D., Wareham, N. J., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Boeing, H., Riboli, E. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 8, p. e23384

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Genetic polymorphisms in the hypothalamic pathway in relation to subsequent weight change--the DiOGenes study

    Du, H., Ängquist, Lars, Vimaleswaran, K. S., Hansen, R. D., van der, D. L., Holst, C., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Jakobsen, M. U., Boeing, H., Meidtner, K., Palli, D., Masala, G., Bouatia-Naji, N., Saris, W. H. M., Feskens, E. J. M., Wareham, N. J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Loos, R. J. F., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 2, p. e17436

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Genetic variation at CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 interacts with smoking status to influence body mass index

    Freathy, R. M., Kazeem, G. R., Morris, R. W., Johnson, P. C. D., Paternoster, L., Ebrahim, S., Hattersley, A. T., Hill, A., Hingorani, A. D., Holst, C., Jefferis, B. J., Kring, S. I. I., Mooser, V., Padmanabhan, S., Preisig, M., Ring, S. M., Sattar, N., Upton, M. N., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G. & 8 others, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Frayling, T. M., Watt, G., Lawlor, D. A., Whincup, P. H., Tozzi, F., Davey Smith, G. & Munafò, M., 2011, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 40, 6, p. 1617-28 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Genome wide association study identifies KCNMA1 contributing to human obesity

    Jiao, H., Arner, P., Hoffstedt, J., Brodin, D., Dubern, B., Czernichow, S., van't Hooft, F., Axelsson, T., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, Torben, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hebebrand, J., Kere, J., Dahlman-Wright, K., Hamsten, A., Clement, K. & Dahlman, I., 2011, In: B M C Medical Genomics. 4, p. 51 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Genome-wide population-based association study of extremely overweight young adults--the GOYA study

    Paternoster, L., Evans, D. M., Nohr, E. A., Holst, C., Gaborieau, V., Brennan, P., Gjesing, A. P., Grarup, N., Witte, D. R., Jørgensen, T., Linneberg, A. R., Lauritzen, T., Sandbaek, A., Hansen, T., Pedersen, O. B., Elliott, K. S., Kemp, J. P., St Pourcain, B., McMahon, G., Zelenika, D. & 5 others, Hager, J., Lathrop, M., Timpson, N. J., Smith, G. D. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 9, e24303.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Increased genetic variance of BMI with a higher prevalence of obesity

    Rokholm, B., Silventoinen, K., Ängquist, Lars, Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: PLOS ONE. 6, 6, p. e20816

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic

    Rokholm, B., Silventoinen, K., Tynelius, P., Gamborg, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Rasmussen, F., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 11, p. e27135

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Influences of the common FTO rs9939609 variant on inflammatory markers throughout a broad range of body mass index

    Zimmermann, E., Skogstrand, K., Hougaard, D. M., Astrup, A., Hansen, T., Pedersen, O., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 1, p. e15958 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Intake of total, animal and plant protein and subsequent changes in weight or waist circumference in European men and women: the Diogenes project

    Halkjær, J., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Jakobsen, M. U., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Palli, D., Tognon, G., Du, H., van der, D. L., Forouhi, N. G., Wareham, N. J., Feskens, E. J. M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Tjønneland, A., 2011, In: International Journal of Obesity. 35, 8, p. 1104-13 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Is socioeconomic status of the rearing environment causally related to obesity in the offspring?

    Fontaine, K. R., Robertson, H. T., Holst, C., Desmond, R., Stunkard, A. J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Allison, D. B., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 11, p. e27692

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Lifelong doubling of mortality in men entering adult life as obese

    Zimmermann, E., Holst, C. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: International Journal of Obesity. 35, 9, p. 1193-9 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Morbidity, including fatal morbidity, throughout life in men entering adult life as obese

    Zimmermann, E., Holst, C. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 4, p. e18546

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Obesity research based on the Copenhagen School Health Records Register

    Baker, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Supplement. 39, 7 Suppl, p. 196-200 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Opportunities for European obesity research in the coming decade - a perspective from the European association for the study of obesity (EASO)

    Oppert, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hebebrand, J., Woodward, E. & Blundell, J. E., 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 6, p. 425-6 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Plasma phospholipid long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and body weight change

    Jakobsen, M. U., Dethlefsen, C., Due, K. M., Slimani, N., Chajès, V., May, A. M., Sørensen, T. I. A., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M-C., Fagherazzi, G., Teucher, B., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Schütze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Zylis, D., Makrygiannis, G., Palli, D. & 21 others, Mattiello, A., Tagliabue, G., van der, D. L., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Rodríguez, L., Travier, N., Molina-Montes, E., Huerta, J. M., Barricarte, A., Amiano, P., Manjer, J., Wirfält, E., Johansson, I., Hallmans, G., Khaw, K., Wareham, N. J., Crowe, F., Romieu, I., Riboli, E., Peeters, P. H. M. & Overvad, K., 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 4, p. 312-8 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity: critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence

    Nielsen, L. S., Danielsen, K. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Obesity Reviews. 12, 2, p. 78-92 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. 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

  43. Published

    Studies based on the Danish Adoption Register: schizophrenia, BMI, smoking, and mortality in perspective

    Petersen, L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 39, 7 Suppl, p. 191-5 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    The Danish Adoption Register

    Petersen, L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 39, 7 Suppl, p. 83-6 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    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. e179-86

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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