Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

Professor, emeritus


  1. 2022
  2. Published

    An integrated model of obesity pathogenesis that revisits causal direction

    Ludwig, D. S. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2022, In: Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 18, p. 261-262 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Causality between physical activity, sedentary behavior and obesity: A Mendelian randomization study

    Carrasquilla, Germán D., García Ureña, Mario, Fall, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 30, Supplement 1, p. 536-536 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts

    Silventoinen, K., Li, W., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Yokoyama, Y., Aaltonen, S., Piirtola, M., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M., Matsumoto, S., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Tynelius, P., Rasmussen, F., Craig, J. M., Saffery, R., Willemsen, G., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Martin, N. G. & 37 others, Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Lichtenstein, P., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Saudino, K. J., Dubois, L., Boivin, M., Brendgen, M., Dionne, G., Vitaro, F., Ullemar, V., Almqvist, C., Magnusson, P. K. E., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Haworth, C. M. A., Plomin, R., Bjerregaard-Andersen, M., Beck-Nielsen, H., Sodemann, M., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Llewellyn, C. H., Fisher, A., Boomsma, D., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kaprio, J., 2022, In: International Journal of Obesity. 46, p. 1901–1909 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Do gene-environment interactions have implications for the precision prevention of type 2 diabetes?

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Metz, Sophia & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: Diabetologia. 65, p. 1804–1813 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Epidemiology of Obesity

    Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Martinez, A. R. & Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, 2022, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. J. E. & K. C. (eds.). 1 ed. Heidelberg: Springer, p. 3-27 25 p. (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  7. Published

    Genetic Predictors of Change in Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio With Lifestyle Intervention: The Trans-NIH Consortium for Genetics of Weight Loss Response to Lifestyle Intervention

    McCaffery, J. M., Jablonski, K. A., Pan, Q., Astrup, A., Christiansen, Malene Revsbech, Corella, D., Corso, L. M. L., Florez, J. C., Franks, P. W., Gardner, C., Hansen, Torben, Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., Knowler, W. C., Lindström, J., Saris, W. H. M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tuomilehto, J., Uusitupa, M., Wing, R. R. & Agurs-Collins, T., 2022, In: Diabetes. 71, 4, p. 669-676 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Genetic studies indicate that fetal - and not maternal - insulin resistance is associated with birth weight

    Jakupovic, Hermina, García Ureña, Mario, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 30, Supplement 1, p. 592-593 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

    Wang, Z., Emmerich, A., Pillon, N. J., Moore, T., Hemerich, D., Cornelis, M. C., Mazzaferro, E., Broos, S., Ahluwalia, T. S., Bartz, T. M., Bentley, A. R., Bielak, L. F., Chong, M., Chu, A. Y., Berry, D., Dorajoo, R., Dueker, N. D., Kasbohm, E., Feenstra, B., Feitosa, M. F. & 32 others, Gieger, C., Graff, M., Hall, L. M., Haller, T., Hartwig, F. P., Hillis, D. A., Huikari, V., Heard-Costa, N., Holzapfel, C., Jackson, A. U., Johansson, A., Jorgensen, A. M., Kaakinen, M. A., Karlsson, R., Kerr, K. F., Kim, B., Koolhaas, C. M., Kutalik, Z., Pacolet, A., Zhao, J., Balslev-Harder, M. N., Grarup, Niels, Linneberg, Allan René, Hansen, Torben, Melbye, M., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Pers, Tune H, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Zierath, Juleen R, Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., Loos, Ruth & LifeLines Cohort Study, L. C. S., 2022, In: Nature Genetics. 54, p. 1332–1344 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Gestational age at birth and body size from infancy through adolescence: findings from analyses of individual data on 253,810 singletons in 16 birth cohort studies

    Vinther, Johan Lerbech, Cadman, T., Avraam, D., Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Elhakeem, A., Santos, A., de, M. A., Heude, B., Iñiguez, C., Pizzi, C., Simons, E., Voerman, E. & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, 2022, 69 p. (medRxiv).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  11. Published

    Hyperglucagonemia in pediatric adiposity associates with cardiometabolic risk factors but not hyperglycemia

    Stinson, Sara, Jonsson, Anna Elisabet, Alzola, I. F. D. R., Lund, Morten Asp Vonsild, Frithioff-Bøjsøe, C., Holm, L. A., Fonvig, Cilius Esmann, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Ängquist, Lars, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Holst, Jens Juul, Christiansen, M., Holm, Jens-Christian, Hartmann, Bolette & Hansen, Torben, 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 107, 6, p. 1569–1576

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Lipolysis defect in people with obesity who undergo metabolic surgery

    Rydén, M., Andersson, D. P., Kotopouli, M. I., Stenberg, E., Näslund, E., Thorell, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Arner, P., 2022, In: Journal of Internal Medicine. 294, 4, p. 667-678 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Mendelian randomization suggests a bidirectional, causal relationship between physical inactivity and adiposity

    Carrasquilla, Germán D., García Ureña, Mario, Fall, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: eLife. 11, 25 p., e70386.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published
  15. Published

    Mendelian randomization suggests a causal effect of abdominal obesity on postprandial lipemia

    Christiansen, Malene Revsbech, Hansen, Torben, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Grarup, Niels, García Ureña, Mario, Borisevich, D., Oppert, J., Martinez Hernandez, J. A., Blaak, E. & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2022, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 30, Supplement 1, p. 184 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in newborns and children show widespread sex differences in blood DNA methylation

    Solomon, O., Huen, K., Yousefi, P., Küpers, L. K., González, J. R., Suderman, M., Reese, S. E., Page, C. M., Gruzieva, O., Rzehak, P., Gao, L., Bakulski, K. M., Novoloaca, A., Allard, C., Pappa, I., Llambrich, M., Vives, M., Jima, D. D., Kvist, T., Baccarelli, A. & 65 others, White, C., Rezwan, F. I., Sharp, G. C., Tindula, G., Bergström, A., Grote, V., Dou, J. F., Isaevska, E., Magnus, M. C., Corpeleijn, E., Perron, P., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Nohr, E. A., Maitre, L., Foraster, M., Hoyo, C., Håberg, S. E., Lahti, J., DeMeo, D. L., Zhang, H., Karmaus, W., Kull, I., Koletzko, B., Feinberg, J. I., Gagliardi, L., Bouchard, L., Ramlau-Hansen, C. H., Tiemeier, H., Santorelli, G., Maguire, R. L., Czamara, D., Litonjua, A. A., Langhendries, J. P., Plusquin, M., Lepeule, J., Binder, E. B., Verduci, E., Dwyer, T., Carracedo, Á., Ferre, N., Eskenazi, B., Kogevinas, M., Nawrot, T. S., Munthe-Kaas, M. C., Herceg, Z., Relton, C., Melén, E., Gruszfeld, D., Breton, C., Fallin, M. D., Ghantous, A., Nystad, W., Heude, B., Snieder, H., Hivert, M. F., Felix, J. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Bustamante, M., Murphy, S. K., Raikkönen, K., Oken, E., Holloway, J. W., Arshad, S. H., London, S. J. & Holland, N., 2022, In: Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research. 789, 108415.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals

    Okbay, A., Wu, Y., Wang, N., Jayashankar, H., Bennett, M., Nehzati, S. M., Sidorenko, J., Kweon, H., Goldman, G., Gjorgjieva, T., Jiang, Y., Hicks, B., Tian, C., Hinds, D. A., Ahlskog, R., Magnusson, P. K. E., Oskarsson, S., Hayward, C., Campbell, A., Porteous, D. J. & 31 others, Freese, J., Herd, P., Agee, M., Alipanahi, B., Auton, A., Bell, R. K., Bryc, K., Elson, S. L., Fontanillas, P., Furlotte, N. A., Hinds, D. A., Huber, K. E., Kleinman, A., Litterman, N. K., McCreight, J. C., McIntyre, M. H., Mountain, J. L., Northover, C. A. M., Pitts, S. J., Sathirapongsasuti, J. F., Sazonova, O. V., Shelton, J. F., Pers, Tune H, Timshel, P., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Bønnelykke, Klaus, Bisgaard, H., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 23andMe Research Team, 2. R. T., Social Science Genetic Association Consortium, S. S. G. A. C. & LifeLines Cohort Study, L. C. S., 2022, In: Nature Genetics. 54, 4, p. 437-449 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Smoking during pregnancy is associated with child overweight independent of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and genetic predisposition to adiposity

    Schnurr, T. M., Ängquist, Lars, Nohr, E. A., Hansen, Torben, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Morgen, C. S., 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 10 p., 3135.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Smoking remains associated with education after controlling for social background and genetic factors in a study of 18 twin cohorts

    Silventoinen, K., Piirtola, M., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Medda, E., Nisticò, L., Toccaceli, V., Honda, C., Inui, F., Tomizawa, R., Watanabe, M., Sakai, N., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Lee, J., Lee, S. J., Sung, J., Franz, C. E. & 31 others, Kremen, W. S., Lyons, M. J., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, Ruth, Tynelius, P., Rasmussen, F., Martin, N. G., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Brandt, I., Nilsen, T. S., Harris, J. R., Tyler, J., Hopper, J. L., Magnusson, P. K. E., Pedersen, N. L., Dahl Aslan, A. K., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Rebato, E., Zhang, D., Pang, Z., Tan, Q., Silberg, J. L., Maes, H. H., Boomsma, D. I., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Korhonen, T. & Kaprio, J., 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 9 p., 13148.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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