Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Professor, emeritus


  1. 2013
  2. Published

    Childhood Height and Birth Weight in Relation to Future Prostate Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study Based on the Copenhagen School Health Records Register

    Cook, M. B., Gamborg, M., Aarestrup, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Baker, J. L., Dec 2013, In: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 22, 12, p. 2232-2240 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Genetic and Familial Environmental Effects on Suicide - An Adoption Study of Siblings

    Petersen, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Andersen, Per Kragh, Mortensen, P. B. & Hawton, K., 17 Oct 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 10, p. e77973

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Interaction between Obesity and the NFKB1 - 94ins/delATTG Promoter Polymorphism in Relation to Incident Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Follow Up Study in Three Independent Cohorts

    Stegger, J. G., Schmidt, E. B., Berentzen, T. L., Tjønneland, A., Vogel, U. B., Rimm, E., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Overvad, K. & Jensen, M. K., May 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 5, p. 1-8 8 p., e63004.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Fedme på dagsordenen i EU's Horizon 2020

    Verdich, C., Raben, Anne, Nielsen, P. B. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 18 Mar 2013, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 175, 12, p. 805 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    24h urinary sodium excretion and subsequent change in weight, waist circumference and body composition

    Larsen, S. C., Ängquist, Lars, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 7, 6 p., e69689.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Aetiological factors behind adipose tissue inflammation: an unexplored research area

    von Scholten, B. J., Andresen, E. N., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2013, In: Public Health Nutrition. 16, 1, p. 27-35 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Being an Only or Last-Born Child Increases Later Risk of Obesity

    Haugaard, L. K., Adeltoft, T. A., Zimmermann, E., Ängquist, Lars & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 2, 8 p., e56357.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Change in proportional protein intake in a 10-week energy-restricted low- or high-fat diet, in relation to changes in body size and metabolic factors

    Stocks, T., Taylor, M. A., Ängquist, Lars, Macdonald, I. A., Arner, P., Holst, C., Oppert, J., Martinez, J. A., Rössner, S., Polak, J., Langin, D., Saris, W. H. M., Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: Obesity Facts. 6, 3, p. 217-227 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Childhood body mass index and multiple sclerosis risk: a long-term cohort study

    Munger, K. L., Bentzen, J., Laursen, B., Stenager, E., Koch-Henriksen, N. I., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Baker, J. L., 2013, In: Multiple Sclerosis. 19, 10, p. 1323-1329 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Chronic family stress moderates the association between a TOMM40 variant and triglyceride levels in two independent Caucasian samples

    Jiang, R., Brummett, B. H., Hauser, E. R., Babyak, M. A., Siegler, I. C., Singh, A., Astrup, A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, T., Holst, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Williams, R. B., 2013, In: Biological Psychology. 93, 1, p. 184-189 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Comparison of intervention and cohort study of dietary protein in body weight regulation: reconciling opposing evidence?

    Ankarfeldt, M. Z., Ängquist, Lars, Stocks, T., Jakobsen, M. U., Overvad, K., Halkjær, J., Saris, W. H. M., Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 63, suppl. 1, p. 67 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Comparison of intervention and cohort study of dietary protein in body weight regulation: reconciling opposing evidence?

    Ankarfeldt, M. Z., Ängquist, Lars, Stocks, T., Jakobsen, M. U., Overvad, K., Saris, W. H. M., Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: Obesity Facts. 6, suppl. 1, p. 183 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Development and Validation of a Risk Score Predicting Substantial Weight Gain over 5 Years in Middle-Aged European Men and Women

    Steffen, A., Sørensen, T. I. A., Knüppel, S., Travier, N., Sánchez, M-J., Huerta, J. M., Quirós, J. R., Ardanaz, E., Dorronsoro, M., Teucher, B., Li, K., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van der A, D., Mattiello, A., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Krogh, V., Vineis, P., Trichopoulou, A., Orfanos, P. & 15 others, Trichopoulos, D., Hedblad, B., Wallström, P., Overvad, K., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, Anne, Fagherazzi, G., Dartois, L., Crowe, F., Khaw, K., Wareham, N., Middleton, L., May, A. M., Peeters, P. H. M. & Boeing, H., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 7, p. 1-11 11 p., e67429.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Dietary protein and subsequent 6-year change in fat and fat free mass

    Ankarfeldt, M. Z., Gottliebsen, K., Heitmann, B. L., Astrup, A. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: Obesity Facts. 6, suppl. 1, p. 34 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Educational Differences in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer - Quantifying Indirect Effects through Health Behaviors, Body Mass Index and Reproductive Patterns.

    Hvidtfeldt, U. A., Lange, Theis, Andersen, Ingelise, Diderichsen, Finn, Keiding, N., Prescott, Eva, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tjønneland, A. & Rod, Naja Hulvej, 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 10, 8 p., e78690.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    European public health research in Horizon 2020

    Browne, J. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: European Journal of Public Health. 23, 5, p. 722 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Fish consumption and subsequent change in body weight in European women and men

    Jakobsen, M. U., Dethlefsen, C., Due, K. M., May, A. M., Romaguera, D., Vergnaud, A-C., Norat, T., Sørensen, T. I. A., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Teucher, B., Kühn, T., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Naska, A., Orfanos, P., Trichopoulou, A. & 25 others, Palli, D., Santucci De Magistris, M., Sieri, S., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van der A, D. L., Engeset, D., Hjartåker, A., Rodríguez, L., Agudo, A., Molina-Montes, E., Huerta, J. M., Barricarte, A., Amiano, P., Manjer, J., Wirfält, E., Hallmans, G., Johansson, I., Khaw, K., Wareham, N. J., Key, T. J., Chajès, V., Slimani, N., Riboli, E., Peeters, P. H. M. & Overvad, K., 2013, In: The British Journal of Nutrition. 109, 2, p. 353-62 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Genome-wide Association and Longitudinal Analyses Reveal Genetic Loci Linking Pubertal Height Growth, Pubertal Timing, and Childhood Adiposity

    Cousminer, D. L., Berry, D. J., Timpson, N. J., Ang, X. W. E., Thiering, E., Byrne, E., Taal, H. R., Huikari, V., Bradfield, J. P., Kerkhof, M., Groen-Blokhuis, M. M., Kreiner-Møller, E., Marinelli, M., Holst, C., Leinonen, J. T., Perry, J. R. B., Surakka, I., Pietiläinen, O., Kettunen, J., Anttila, V. & 31 others, Kaakinen, M., Sovio, U., Pouta, A., Das, S., Lagou, V., Power, C., Prokopenko, I., Evans, D. M., Kemp, J. P., St Pourcain, B., Ring, S., Palotie, A., Kajantie, E., Osmond, C., Lehtimäki, T., Viikari, J. S., Kähönen, M., Warrington, N. M., Lye, S. J., Palmer, L. J., Tiesler, C. M. T., Flexeder, C., Montgomery, G. W., Medland, S. E., Hofman, A., Hakonarson, H., Guxens, M., Bartels, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Bisgaard, H. & The ReproGen Consortium, T. R. C., 2013, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 22, 13

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Genome-wide linkage analysis for human longevity: Genetics of Healthy Aging Study

    Beekman, M., Blanché, H., Perola, M., Hervonen, A., Bezrukov, V., Sikora, E., Christiansen, L., Flachsbart, F., De Craen, A. J. M., Kirkwood, T. B. L., Rea, I. M., Poulain, M., Robine, J-M., Valensin, S., Stazi, M. A., Passarino, G., Deiana, L., Gonos, E. S., Paternoster, L., Sørensen, T. I. A. & 21 others, Tan, Q., Helmer, Q., van den Akker, E. B., Deelen, J., Martella, F., Cordell, H. J., Ayers, K. L., Vaupel, J. W., Törnwall, O., Johnson, T. E., Schreiber, S., Lathrop, M., Skytthe, A., Westendorp, R. G. J., Christensen, K., Gampe, J., Nebel, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J. J., Slagboom, P. E., Franceschi, C. & consortium, G., 2013, In: Aging Cell. 12, 2, p. 184-193 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Berndt, S. I., Gustafsson, S., Mägi, R., Ganna, A., Wheeler, E., Feitosa, M. F., Justice, A. E., Monda, K. L., Croteau-Chonka, D. C., Day, F. R., Esko, T., Fall, T., Ferreira, T., Gentilini, D., Jackson, A. U., Luan, J., Randall, J. C., Vedantam, S., Willer, C. J., Winkler, T. & 302 others, Wood, A. R., Workalemahu, T., Hu, Y., Lee, S. H., Liang, L., Lin, D., Min, J. L., Neale, B. M., Thorleifsson, G., Yang, J., Albrecht, E., Amin, N., Bragg-Gresham, J. L., Cadby, G., den Heijer, M., Eklund, N., Fischer, K., Goel, A., Hottenga, J., Huffman, J. E., Jarick, I., Johansson, Å., Johnson, T., Kanoni, S., Kleber, M. E., König, I. R., Kristiansson, K., Kutalik, Z., Lamina, C., Lecoeur, C., Li, G., Mangino, M., McArdle, W. L., Medina-Gomez, C., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Ngwa, J. S., Nolte, I. M., Paternoster, L., Pechlivanis, S., Perola, M., Peters, M. J., Preuss, M., Rose, L. M., Shi, J., Shungin, D., Smith, A. V., Strawbridge, R. J., Surakka, I., Teumer, A., Trip, M. D., Tyrer, J., Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J. V., Vandenput, L., Waite, L. L., Zhao, J. H., Absher, D., Asselbergs, F. W., Atalay, M., Attwood, A. P., Balmforth, A. J., Basart, H., Beilby, J., Bonnycastle, L. L., Brambilla, P., Bruinenberg, M., Campbell, H., Chasman, D. I., Chines, P. S., Collins, F. S., Connell, J. M., Cookson, W. O., de Faire, U., de Vegt, F., Dei, M., Dimitriou, M., Edkins, S., Estrada, K., Evans, D. M., Farrall, M., Ferrario, M. M., Ferrières, J., Franke, L., Frau, F., Gejman, P. V., Grallert, H., Grönberg, H., Gudnason, V., Hall, A. S., Hall, P., Hartikainen, A., Hayward, C., Heard-Costa, N. L., Heath, A. C., Hebebrand, J., Homuth, G., Hu, F. B., Hunt, S. E., Hyppönen, E., Iribarren, C., Jacobs, K. B., Jansson, J., Jula, A., Kähönen, M., Kathiresan, S., Kee, F., Khaw, K., Kivimäki, M., Koenig, W., Kraja, A. T., Kumari, M., Kuulasmaa, K., Kuusisto, J., Laitinen, J. H., Lakka, T. A., Langenberg, C., Launer, L. J., Lind, L., Lindström, J., Liu, J., Liuzzi, A., Lokki, M., Lorentzon, M., Madden, P. A., Magnusson, P. K., Manunta, P., Marek, D., März, W., Mateo Leach, I., McKnight, B., Medland, S. E., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Montgomery, G. W., Mooser, V., Mühleisen, T. W., Munroe, P. B., Musk, A. W., Narisu, N., Navis, G., Nicholson, G., Nohr, E. A., Ong, K. K., Oostra, B. A., Palmer, C. N. A., Palotie, A., Peden, J. F., Pedersen, N., Peters, A., Polasek, O., Pouta, A., Pramstaller, P. P., Prokopenko, I., Pütter, C., Radhakrishnan, A., Raitakari, O., Rendon, A., Rivadeneira, F., Rudan, I., Saaristo, T. E., Sambrook, J. G., Sanders, A. R., Sanna, S., Saramies, J., Schipf, S., Schreiber, S., Schunkert, H., Shin, S., Signorini, S., Sinisalo, J., Skrobek, B., Soranzo, N., Stan?áková, A., Stark, K., Stephens, J. C., Stirrups, K., Stolk, R. P., Stumvoll, M., Swift, A. J., Theodoraki, E. V., Thorand, B., Tregouet, D., Tremoli, E., Van der Klauw, M. M., van Meurs, J. B. J., Vermeulen, S. H., Viikari, J., Virtamo, J., Vitart, V., Waeber, G., Wang, Z., Widén, E., Wild, S. H., Willemsen, G., Winkelmann, B. R., Witteman, J. C. M., Wolffenbuttel, B. H. R., Wong, A., Wright, A. F., Zillikens, M. C., Amouyel, P., Boehm, B. O., Boerwinkle, E., Boomsma, D. I., Caulfield, M. J., Chanock, S. J., Cupples, L. A., Cusi, D., Dedoussis, G. V., Erdmann, J., Eriksson, J. G., Franks, P. W., Froguel, P., Gieger, C., Gyllensten, U., Hamsten, A., Harris, T. B., Hengstenberg, C., Hicks, A. A., Hingorani, A., Hinney, A., Hofman, A., Hovingh, K. G., Hveem, K., Illig, T., Jarvelin, M., Jöckel, K., Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. M., Kiemeney, L. A., Kuh, D., Laakso, M., Lehtimäki, T., Levinson, D. F., Martin, N. G., Metspalu, A., Morris, A. D., Nieminen, M. S., Njølstad, I., Ohlsson, C., Oldehinkel, A. J., Ouwehand, W. H., Palmer, L. J., Penninx, B., Power, C., Province, M. A., Psaty, B. M., Qi, L., Rauramaa, R., Ridker, P. M., Ripatti, S., Salomaa, V., Samani, N. J., Snieder, H., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Spector, T. D., Stefansson, K., Tönjes, A., Tuomilehto, J., Uitterlinden, A. G., Uusitupa, M., van der Harst, P., Vollenweider, P., Wallaschofski, H., Wareham, N. J., Watkins, H., Wichmann, H., Wilson, J., Abecasis, G. R., Assimes, T. L., Barroso, I., Boehnke, M., Borecki, I. B., Deloukas, P., Fox, C. S., Frayling, T., Groop, L. C., Haritunian, T., Heid, I. M., Hunter, D., Kaplan, R. C., Karpe, F., Moffatt, M. F., Mohlke, K. L., O'Connell, J. R., Pawitan, Y., Schadt, E. E., Schlessinger, D., Steinthorsdottir, V., Strachan, D. P., Thorsteinsdottir, U., van Duijn, C. M., Visscher, P. M., Di Blasio, A. M., Hirschhorn, J. N., Lindgren, C. M., Morris, A. P., Meyre, D., Scherag, A., McCarthy, M. I., Speliotes, E. K., North, K. E., Loos, R. J. F. & Ingelsson, E., 2013, In: Nature Genetics. 45, 5, p. 501-512 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Harnessing the beneficial properties of adipogenic microbes for improving human health

    Dhurandhar, N. V., Geurts, L., Atkinson, R. L., Casteilla, L., Clement, K., Gerard, P., Vijay-Kumar, M., Nam, J. H., Nieuwdorp, M., Trovato, G., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Vidal-Puig, A. & Cani, P. D., 2013, In: Obesity Reviews. 14, 9, p. 721-735 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Influence of SNPs in nutrient-sensitive candidate genes and gene-diet interactions on blood lipids: the DiOGenes study

    Brahe, L. K., Ängquist, Lars, Larsen, L. H., Vimaleswaran, K. S., Hager, J., Viguerie, N., Loos, Ruth, Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Jebb, S. A., Hlavaty, P., Larsen, T. M., Martinez, J. A., Papadaki, A., Pfeiffer, A. F. H., van Baak, M. A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Holst, C., Langin, D., Astrup, A. & Saris, W. H. M., 2013, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 110, 5, p. 790-796 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Long-term weight changes in obese young adult men and subsequent all-cause mortality

    Zimmermann, E., Berentzen, T. L., Ängquist, Lars, Holst, C. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2013, In: International Journal of Obesity. 37, p. 1020-1025

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Low birth weight, adult BMI and inflammation in middle age

    Pedersen, J. L. M., Rod, Naja Hulvej, Avlund, K., Budtz-Joergensen, Esben, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Lund, Rikke, 2013, In: Gerontologist. 53, suppl. 1, p. 380

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Modifiable environmental influences on body mass index shared by young adult brothers

    Rokholm, B., Silventoinen, K., Tynelius, P., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Rasmussen, F., 2013, In: International journal of obesity (2005). 37, p. 211-5 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, body fat and inflammation

    Lund, A. Q., Hasselbalch, A. L., Gamborg, M., Skogstrand, K., Hougaard, D. M., Heitmann, B. L., Kyvik, K. O., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2013, In: Obesity Facts. 6, 4, p. 369-379 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Prediction of non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease and liver fat content by serum molecular lipids

    Orešic, M., Hyötyläinen, T., Kotronen, A., Gopalacharyulu, P., Nygren, H., Arola, J., Castillo, S., Mattila, I., Hakkarainen, A., Borra, R. J. H., Honka, M-J., Verrijken, A., Francque, S., Iozzo, P., Leivonen, M., Jaser, N., Juuti, A., Sørensen, T. I. A., Nuutila, P., Van Gaal, L. & 1 others, Yki-Järvinen, H., 2013, In: Diabetologia. 56, 10, p. 2266-2274 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Prenatal Exposures to Perfluorinated Chemicals and Anthropometry at 7 Years of Age

    Andersen, C. S., Fei, C., Gamborg, M., Nohr, E. A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Olsen, J., 2013, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 178, 6, p. 921-927 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and childhood overweight at 7 years of age

    Grzeskowiak, L., Gilbert, A. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Olsen, J., Sørensen, H. T., Pedersen, L. H. & Morrison, J. L., 2013, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 23, 11, p. 681-687 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Social sciences and humanities contribution to tackle the obesity epidemic: challenges & potentials in obesity research towards Horizon 2020: concluding report

    Holm, Lotte, Sandøe, Peter, Nielsen, Morten Ebbe Juul, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Børker Nielsen, P., Meidahl Petersen, A. & Verdich, C., 2013, København: University of Copenhagen. 41 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportCommissioned

  32. Published

    Surgically Induced Interpregnancy Weight Loss and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Offspring

    Willmer, M., Berglind, D., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Näslund, E., Tynelius, P. & Rasmussen, F., 2013, In: P L o S One. 8, 12, p. 1-7 7 p., e82247.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    TFAP2B -Dietary Protein and Glycemic Index Interactions and Weight Maintenance after Weight Loss in the DiOGenes Trial

    Stocks, T., Ängquist, Lars, Hager, J., Charon, C., Holst, C., Martinez, J. A., Saris, W. H. M., Astrup, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Larsen, L. H., 2013, In: Human Heredity. 75, 2-4, p. 213-219 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. 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

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