Skip to main content
ÍS
EN
Search
Communication Portal
Find Staff
Webmail
Ugla
About UI
Schools and Faculties
School of Education
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
School of Health Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences
Faculties from A-Z
Governance
Rector
Pro-Rectors
Office of the Rector
Structure
University Council
University Council Committees
University Forum
Regulations of UI
Internal Auditing
Central Administration
Academic Affairs
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
International Division
Marketing and Public Relations
Operations and Resources
Science and Innovation
Human Resource
International Staff Services
Human Resource Policy
Staff Exchanges
Vacancies
About the University
Equality and Diversity
Sustainability and Environment
Arts
University concerts
History
Quality Assurance
Policies
Strategy 2021-2026
Values of the University
Other policies and plans
Sustainability at the University
Promotional Material
News
Brand Manual
Current promotional material
Photo Gallery
Facts and figures
The University
Search for a specialist
Event registration
Collaboration
Domestic Collaboration
Roadmap to Research Infrastructures
Public Universities Network
Icelandic Rectors' Conference
University Hospital
International Collaboration
International Division
Partner Universities
NUAS
IAU
Erasmus+
Nordplus
Ukraine
Aurora
Aurora Cooperation
For Students
For Staff
Upcoming opportunities
Business
UI Science Park
Students' Employment Agency
Society
Community Projects
Sprettur
Student Community Projects
Alumni
UI Alumni
Former employees
Research
Innovation
Innovation at UI
Start-ups
Service and Counseling
Research at the University
Division of Science and Innovation
Graduate School
Funds and Grants
Funds and Scholarships
University of Iceland Funds
Institutions and Centres
Research Institutions
Research Centres
Collaboration
Icelandic Rectors' Conference
Open Access
ROCS Research Centre
Committees
Science Committee
Science Ethics Committee
Study
Programmes
What do you want to study?
International Programmes
Incoming Exchange Studies
Outgoing Exchange Studies
Traineeship Abroad
Summer Abroad
Distance Education
Study Information
New Students
Study Information
Academic Calendar
Course Catalogue
Timetables
Examinations
Credit System
Graduation
Application
Apply to study at UI
Applications
Information for Applicants
International Students
Admission Requirements
Supporting Documents
Registration Fees
Proof of English Proficiency
Registration and Student Permit
Services
Service Desk
Student Registration
Student Counselling Centre
IT support
University Centre
Living in Iceland
Student Life
Housing
Living Costs
Transportation
Support
Libraries and Bookstores
Center for Writing
Language Centre
Student Council
Facilities
University Centre
Study and Computer Facilities
Food and Drinks
University Buildings
Sports Facilities
Kindergarten and Child Care
Thor Aspelund - Professor
–
School of Health Sciences
Thor Aspelund
Íslenska
Professor
Statistician
Location
Sturlugata 8
Phone
7675151
7675151
Email
thor [at] hi.is
Unit
Public Health Sciences
Curriculum Vitae
Thor Aspelund - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-5433
Research portal – Thor Aspelund
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2023 - 2024
LÝÐ079F - Líftölfræði III (Survival analysis)
LÝÐ085F - Methods in epidemiology
LÝÐ301F - Biostatistics II (Clinical Prediction Models )
LÝÐ206F - Epidemiology III
Collaboration
Solutions
,
Risk Medical Solutions
,
Risk Medical Solutions
Association
,
Icelandic Heart Association
,
Icelandic Heart Association
Education
2002
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Iowa
,
Statistics
1998
,
MS
,
University of Iowa
,
Statistics
1994
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Mathematics
Professional Experience
2015 -
,
Professor,
Medicine Public Health
2002 -
,
Statistican,
Icelandic Heart Association
2011 -
2015,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine since,
University of Iceland
2007 -
2010,
Associate Professor Faculty of Science,
University of Iceland
Published works
2023
A proteomic analysis of atrial fibrillation in a prospective longitudinal cohort (AGES-Reykjavik study)
Europace
Trends in incident diagnoses and drug prescriptions for anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an 18-month follow-up study based on the UK Biobank
Translational Psychiatry
Correlates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Inpatient Mortality at a Southern California Community Hospital With a Predominantly Hispanic/Latino Adult Population
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Serum DHEA and Testosterone Levels Associate Inversely With Coronary Artery Calcification in Elderly Men
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Prevalence of smoldering multiple myeloma based on nationwide screening
Nature Medicine
Exposure factors associated with dementia among older adults in Iceland: the AGES-Reykjavik study
GeroScience
Psychiatric disorders and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal matched cohort study across three countries
eClinicalMedicine
Twin birth rates and obstetric interventions in Iceland: A nationwide study from 1997 to 2018
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Positive airway pressure treatment affects respiratory symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux: the Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort Study
ERJ Open Research
Vascular Age Assessed From an Uncalibrated, Noninvasive Pressure Waveform by Using a Deep Learning Approach: The AI-VascularAge Model
Hypertension
Author Correction: Prevalence of smoldering multiple myeloma based on nationwide screening
Nature Medicine
Lifetime exposure to violence and early cardiometabolic risk factors in a healthy Swedish cohort
Psychobiological stress response to a lung cancer diagnosis: a prospective study of patients in Iceland and Sweden
Acta Oncologica
2022
Sleep disturbances among women in a Subarctic region: a nationwide study
Sleep
Optimal communication associated with lower risk of acute traumatic stress after lung cancer diagnosis
Supportive Care in Cancer
Cerebrovascular Risk-Factors of Prevalent and Incident Brain Infarcts in the General Population: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Stroke
Carotid plaque is strongly associated with coronary artery calcium and predicts incident coronary heart disease in a population-based cohort
Atherosclerosis
The mechanisms by which external school evaluation in Iceland influences internal evaluation and school professionals’ practices
Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy
Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Multiple Sclerosis in Icelandic Women—A Population-Based Cohort Study
Brain Sciences
A genome-wide association study of serum proteins reveals shared loci with common diseases
Nature Communications
Cardiovascular disease and subsequent risk of psychiatric disorders: a nationwide sibling-controlled study
eLife
Randomized Trial for Weight Loss Using a Digital Therapeutic Application
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Heart failure risk is accurately predicted by certain serum proteins
Perceived stress and hair cortisol concentration in a study of Mexican and Icelandic women
PLOS Global Public Health
Lifetime exposure to violence and other life stressors and hair cortisol concentration in women
Stress
Cardiovascular disease and subsequent risk of psychiatric disorders: a nationwide sibling-controlled study
2021
A model for social spreading of Covid-19: Cases of Mexico, Finland and Iceland
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
A genome-wide association study of serum proteins reveals shared loci with common diseases
Illness severity and risk of mental morbidities among patients recovering from COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in the Icelandic population
BMJ Open
Different components of excessive daytime sleepiness and the change with positive airway pressure treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Results from the Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort (ISAC)
Journal of Sleep Research
2020
Coding and regulatory variants affect serum protein levels and common disease
Antihypertensive medication uses and serum ACE2 levels
ACE2 levels are altered in comorbidities linked to severe outcome in COVID-19
A pooled-analysis of age and sex based coronary artery calcium scores percentiles.
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
Quantitative 3D imaging parameters improve prediction of hip osteoarthritis outcome
Scientific Reports
The Associations of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities with Cancer Diagnoses and Mortality
European Respiratory Journal
2019
Improved brain perfusion after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
The effect of the 2008 recession on well-being and employment status of people with and without mental health problems.
European journal of public health
Cigarette smoking is associated with lower quadriceps cross-sectional area and attenuation in older adults.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: a pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries.
International journal of epidemiology
Hyperuricemia is associated with intermittent hand joint pain in a cross sectional study of elderly females: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
PLOS ONE
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism.
JAMA cardiology
Hand and knee osteoarthritis are associated with reduced diameters in retinal vessels: the AGES-Reykjavik study
Rheumatology International
Effect of Genetically Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D on Mortality Risk: Mendelian Randomization Analysis in 3 Large European Cohorts
Nutrients
Can postpartum pelvic floor muscle training reduce urinary and anal incontinence?: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Definition of excessive daytime sleepiness in the general population: Feeling sleepy relates better to sleep-related symptoms and quality of life than the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score. Results from an epidemiological study
Journal of Sleep Research
Biofidelic finite element models for accurately classifying hip fracture in a retrospective clinical study of elderly women from the AGES Reykjavik cohort
Bone
Preterm births in Iceland 1997-2016: Preterm birth rates by gestational age groups and type of preterm birth
Birth
Body fat distribution on computed tomography imaging and prostate cancer risk and mortality in the AGES-Reykjavik study
Cancer
Effects of cardiac rehabilitation on the physical capacity of individuals with heart failure
Laeknabladid
Genetic overlap between vascular pathologies and Alzheimer's dementia and potential causal mechanisms
Alzheimer's and Dementia
Deep serum proteomics reveal biomarkers and causal candidates for type 2 diabetes
Snoring and nocturnal reflux: association with lung function decline and respiratory symptoms
ERJ Open Research
Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidities in the Icelandic population – a register study
Author Correction: Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing (Nature Genetics, (2019), 51, 3, (414-430), 10.1038/s41588-019-0358-2)
Nature Genetics
Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing
Nature Genetics
Equalization of four cardiovascular risk algorithms after systematic recalibration: Individual-participant meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies
European Heart Journal
Do female elite athletes experience more complicated childbirth than non-athletes? A case-control study
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Nature
Respiratory health among professionals exposed to extreme SO
2
levels from a volcanic eruption
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Prevalence and prognosis of ischaemic and non-ischaemic myocardial fibrosis in older adults
European heart journal
Pre-diagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and survival in cancer patients
Cancer Causes and Control
Fractures and survival in multiple myeloma: results from a population-based study.
Haematologica
Development and predictors of psychological outcomes following the 2008 earthquake in Iceland: a longitudinal cohort study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Sjálfbært mataræði til bjargar
Laeknabladid
Type 2 diabetes and obesity in midlife and breast cancer risk in the Reykjavik cohort
Cancer Causes and Control
2018
Sex differences in the spatial distribution of bone in relation to incident hip fracture: Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik study
Bone
Cigarette smoking and hip volumetric bone mineral density and cortical volume loss in older adults: The AGES-Reykjavik study
Bone
Predictors of women's positive childbirth pain experience: Findings from an Icelandic national study
Women and Birth
Associations between Proportion of Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids, Depressive Symptoms and Major Depressive Disorder. Cross-Sectional Analyses from the AGES Reykjavik Study
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Predictors of carotid plaque progression over a 4-year follow-up in the Reykjavik REFINE-study
Atherosclerosis
Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants
International Journal of Epidemiology
Interstitial lung abnormalities and self-reported health and functional status
Thorax
The risk of developing a mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer after undergoing cholecystectomy
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Midlife metabolic factors and prostate cancer risk in later life
International Journal of Cancer
Fracture strength of zirconia implant abutments on narrow diameter implants with internal and external implant abutment connections: A study on the titanium resin base concept
Clinical Oral Implants Research
Long-term survival of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Iceland,Langtímahorfur sjúklinga með bráða kransæðastíflu
Laeknabladid
Genetically elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol through the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene does not associate with risk of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
A multicenter randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the use of displacement cords, an aluminum chloride paste, and a combination of paste and cords for tissue displacement
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Association of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction with Long-term Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The ICELAND MI Study
JAMA Cardiology
Co-regulatory networks of human serum proteins link genetics to disease
Science
Nationwide study highlights a second peak in ACL tears for women in their early forties
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Population distribution of traditional and the emerging cardiovascular risk factors carotid plaque and IMT: The REFINE-Reykjavik study with comparison with the Tromsø study
BMJ Open
Atrial fibrillation is associated with decreased total cerebral blood flow and brain perfusion
Europace
Correction: Dietary habits in adolescence and midlife and risk of breast cancer in older women
PLoS ONE
Accidental injuries among older adults: An incidence study
International Emergency Nursing
Preeclampsia and academic performance in children: A nationwide study from Iceland
PLOS ONE
Interstitial lung abnormalities and physical function
ERJ Open Research
Dietary habits in adolescence and midlife and risk of breast cancer in older women
PLoS ONE
2017
Review of epidemiology of fractures in the Icelandic Heart Association cohort,Úr gögnum Hjartaverndar: Nokkur atridi um faraldsfrædi og áhættumat beinbrota á Íslandi
Laeknabladid
Fibrosis as measured by the biomarker, tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1, predicts mortality in Age Gene Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik (AGES-Reykjavik) Study
European Heart Journal
Corrigendum: 1000 Genomes-based meta-analysis identifies 10 novel loci for kidney function
Scientific reports
Causal effect of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 on coronary heart disease
Journal of the American Heart Association
Oral glucose tolerance test predicts increased carotid plaque burden in patients with acute coronary syndrome
PLoS ONE
CAROTID PLAQUE AREA IS INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND DYSGLYCEMIA
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Evidence for three genetic loci involved in both anorexia nervosa risk and variation of body mass index
Molecular Psychiatry
The MUC5B promoter polymorphism is associated with specific interstitial lung abnormality subtypes
European Respiratory Journal
1000 Genomes-based meta-analysis identifies 10 novel loci for kidney function.
Scientific reports
Five decades of coronary artery disease in Iceland. Data from the Icelandic Heart Association,Úr gögnum Hjartaverndar: Faraldsfrædi kransædasjúkdóma á Íslandi í hálfa öld
Laeknabladid
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
The Lancet
Prevalence of heart failure in the elderly and future projections: the AGES-Reykjavik study.
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ
Vitamin D and mortality: Individual participant data meta-analysis of standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D in 26916 individuals from a European consortium
Plos One
Incidence of Brain Infarcts, Cognitive Change, and Risk of Dementia in the General Population: The AGES-Reykjavik Study (Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study)
Stroke
Heart failure among elderly Icelanders: Incidence, prevalence, underlying diseases and long-term survival,Hjartabilun medal eldri Íslendinga: Algengi, nýgengi, undirliggjandi sjúkdómar og langtímalifun
Laeknabladid
Early Life Residence, Fish Consumption, and Risk of Breast Cancer
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
Associations of 24-hour sleep duration and CT-derived measurements of muscle and bone: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Experimental Gerontology
Proximal Femur Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Mortality: 13 Years of Follow-Up of the AGES-Reykjavik Study.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
[Fast diagnostic track for suspected lung cancer: A patient centered approach].
Laeknabladid
Fast diagnostic track for suspected lung cancer: A patient centered approach
Laeknabladid
Improvement of myocardial infarction risk prediction via inflammation-associated metabolite biomarkers.
Heart (British Cardiac Society)
Long-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Associated with Low Coronary Artery Calcium Levels in a Cohort of Older Women: The Age, Gene/Environment SusceptibilityReykjavik Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease
Nature Genetics
2016
Favorable Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement Compared to the General Population
The Journal of heart valve disease
Natriuretic peptides and integrated risk assessment for cardiovascular disease: an individual-participant-data meta-analysis
The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Pineal Gland Volume Assessed by MRI and Its Correlation with 6-Sulfatoxymelatonin Levels among Older Men
Journal of Biological Rhythms
Midlife Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Late-Life Unrecognized and Recognized Myocardial Infarction Detect by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: ICELAND-MI, the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Journal of the American Heart Association
Occupation as a risk factor for renal cell cancer: a nationwide, prospective epidemiological study
Scandinavian Journal of Urology
Association of Forced Vital Capacity with the Developmental Gene NCOR2
PLoS ONE
Exploring potential mortality reductions in 9 European countries by improving diet and lifestyle: A modelling approach (vol 207, pg 286, 2016)
International Journal of Cardiology
Early life residence, fish consumption and risk of breast cancer
Cancer Research
The Association Between Midlife Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study
Journals of Gerontology Series a-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Blood metabolite markers of preclinical Alzheimer's disease in two longitudinally followed cohorts of older individuals
Alzheimers & Dementia
Obstetric Outcomes of Mothers Previously Exposed to Sexual Violence
Plos One
Muc5b And Radiologic Subtypes Of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities In The Ages-Reykjavik Study
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Cerebrovascular Damage Mediates Relations Between Aortic Stiffness and Memory
Hypertension
Favorable Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement Compared to the General Population.
The Journal of heart valve disease
Heart failure in the elderly and predictions for the future: the AGES-Reykjavik Study
European Heart Journal
Mortality And Undiagnosed Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Mental disorder, imprisonment and reduced life expectancy - A nationwide psychiatric inpatient cohort study
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
Maintenance of Gait Speed in Elderly Men and Women Reduces Risk of Hospitalization Irrespective of the Extent of Coronary Artery Calcium
Circulation
Individualised risk assessment for diabetic retinopathy and optimisation of screening intervals: a scientific approach to reducing healthcare costs
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Incidence and prevalence of total joint replacements due to osteoarthritis in the elderly: risk factors and factors associated with late life prevalence in the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in the AGES-Reykjavik Community-Based Cohort of Older Individuals
Clinical Chemistry
Airflow obstruction, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors in the AGES Reykjavik study
Atherosclerosis
Blood donors in Iceland: a nationwide population-based study from 2005 to 2013
Transfusion
Exploring potential mortality reductions in 9 European countries by improving diet and lifestyle: A modelling approach
International Journal of Cardiology
Prevalence and determinants of carotid plaque in the cross-sectional REFINE-Reykjavik study
Bmj Open
Post-stroke bacteriuria among stroke patients attending a physiotherapy clinic in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Genome-wide Association Studies Identify Genetic Loci Associated With Albuminuria in Diabetes
Diabetes
Association of bone turnover markers with volumetric bone loss, periosteal apposition, and fracture risk in older men and women: the AGES-Reykjavik longitudinal study
Osteoporosis International
Association Between Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and All-Cause Mortality
Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association
Association of Cancer Incidence and Duration of Residence in Geothermal Heating Area in Iceland: An Extended Follow-Up
Plos One
Fish and fish-liver oil consumption in adolescence and midlife and risk of CHD in older women
Public Health Nutrition
Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function
Nature Communications
Rare Functional Variant in TM2D3 is Associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Plos Genetics
Total population-based study of the impact of substance use disorders on the overall survival of psychiatric inpatients
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
THE ASSOCIATION OF MIDLIFE URIC ACID WITH KIDNEY FUNCTION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION AFTER 26 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
2015
Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health metrics in old subjects from the AGES-Reykjavik study
Atherosclerosis
Lifetime risk of stage 3–5 CKD in a community-based sample in Iceland
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Relations between aortic stiffness and left ventricular structure and function in older participants in the age, gene/environment susceptibility-reykjavik study
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Genome-wide association study of kidney function decline in individuals of European descent
Kidney International
Overweight and Obesity in Midlife and Brain Structure and Dementia 26 Years Later
American Journal of Epidemiology
GWAS of Longevity in CHARGE Consortium Confirms APOE and FOXO3 Candidacy
Journals of Gerontology Series a-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Mediation Analysis of Aortic Stiffness and Renal Microvascular Function
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Fat Distribution and Mortality: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Obesity
INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE ELDERLY: RISK FACTORS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LATE LIFE PREVALENCE. THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Midlife Blood Pressure and Late-Life GFR and Albuminuria: An Elderly General Population Cohort
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Urinary Melatonin Levels, Sleep Disruption, and Risk of Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men
European Urology
Segmental kidney volumes measured by dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and their association with CKD in older people
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution
Nature
Physical activity from early adulthood and risk of prostate cancer: A 24-Year follow-up study among icelandic men
Cancer Prevention Research
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
Nature
Plasma phospholipid fatty acids and fish-oil consumption in relation to osteoporotic fracture risk in older adults: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A Meta-analysis of Gene Expression Signatures of Blood Pressure and Hypertension
PLoS Genetics
Feasibility of Using Pseudo-Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion in a Geriatric Population at 1.5 Tesla
PLoS ONE
Genetic sharing with cardiovascular disease risk factors and diabetes reveals novel bone mineral density loci
PLoS ONE
Plasma phospholipid PUFAs are associated with greater muscle and knee extension strength but not with changes in muscle parameters in older adults
Journal of Nutrition
Quality Pain Management Practices in a University Hospital
Pain Management Nursing
Relations Between Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Older Participants in the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study
Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging
Quality Pain Management in the Hospital Setting from the Patient's Perspective
Pain Practice
A blunted diurnal cortisol response in the lower educated does not explain educational differences in coronary heart disease: Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Social Science & Medicine
A total population-based cohort study of female psychiatric inpatients who have served a prison sentence
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden Is Increased in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Compared with Normal Population
Cardiology
PLD3 variants in population studies
Nature
Pleiotropy among common genetic loci identified for cardiometabolic disorders and C-reactive protein
PLoS ONE
Mediation analysis of aortic stiffness and renal microvascular function
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2014
Population assessment of future trajectories in coronary heart disease mortality
PLoS ONE
Longitudinal and circumferential strain of the proximal aorta
Journal of the American Heart Association
The prevalence of aortic stenosis in the elderly in Iceland and predictions for the coming decades: The AGES-Reykjavík study
International Journal of Cardiology
The relationship between chronic pain pattern, interference with life and health-related quality of life in a nationwide community sample
Pain Management Nursing
Joint effect of mid- and late-life blood pressure on the brain: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Neurology
B-type natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein in the prediction of atrial fibrillation risk: the CHARGE-AF Consortium of community-based cohort studies
Europace
Faster increase in body mass index between ages 8 and 13 is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Assessing Risk Prediction Models Using Individual Participant Data From Multiple Studies
American Journal of Epidemiology
Epidemiology of fractures in Iceland and secular trends in major osteoporotic fractures 1989-2008
Osteoporosis International
Quality control and conduct of genome-wide association meta-analyses
Nature Protocols
Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty
Human Molecular Genetics
Genetic determinants of heel bone properties: Genome-wide association meta-analysis and replication in the GEFOS/GENOMOS consortium
Human Molecular Genetics
Validation of a model to estimate personalised screening frequency to monitor diabetic retinopathy
Diabetologia
Spousal Loss and Cognitive Function in Later Life: A 25-year Follow-up in the AGES-Reykjavik Study
American Journal of Epidemiology
Pulse pressure relation to aortic and left ventricular structure in the age, gene/environment susceptibility (AGES)-reykjavik study
Hypertension
The alcohol paradox: Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, cognitive function, and brain volume
Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
The incidence of a first major osteoporotic fracture in Iceland and implications for FRAX
Osteoporosis International
Profile and health-related quality of life of Ghanaian stroke survivors
Clinical Interventions in Aging
Erratum to: Epidemiology of fractures in Iceland and secular trends in major osteoporotic fractures 1989-2008.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity
Nature Genetics
Community awareness of stroke in Accra, Ghana
Bmc Public Health
Assessment of Incident Spine and Hip Fractures in Women and Men Using Finite Element Analysis of CT Scans
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Risk factors and health during pregnancy among women previously exposed to sexual violence
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
2013
Effects of exercise training and nutrition counseling on body composition and cardiometabolic factors in old individuals
European Geriatric Medicine
Genetic Associations with Valvular Calcification and Aortic Stenosis
New England Journal of Medicine
Pain prevalence and pain management practices in a university hospital: a descriptive, point prevalence study
Journal of Pain
Similar decline in mortality rate of older persons with and without type 2 diabetes between 1993 and 2004 the Icelandic population-based Reykjavik and AGES-Reykjavik cohort studies
Bmc Public Health
Derivation and assessment of risk prediction models using case-cohort data
BMC Medical Research Methodology
Persistence of the effect of birth size on dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes in old age: AGES-Reykjavik Study
Age
[The effects of 6 months' multimodal training on functional performance, strength, endurance, and body mass index of older individuals. Are the benefits of training similar among women and men?].,Áhrif 6 mána{eth}a fjöl{thorn}ættrar {thorn}jálfunar á hreyfigetu, vö{eth}vakraft, {thorn}ol og líkams{thorn}yngdar stu{eth}ul eldri einstaklinga. Eru áhrif {thorn}jálfunar sambærileg hjá konum og körlum?
Læknabladid
Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortium.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Similarities and differences between sexes in regional loss of cortical and trabecular bone in the mid-femoral neck: The AGES-Reykjavik longitudinal study
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Genetic Loci for Retinal Arteriolar Microcirculation
Plos One
Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Reduced Brain Volume and Cognitive Function Independent of Cerebral Infarcts
Stroke
Pulmonary Function Impairment May Be an Early Risk Factor for Late-Life Cognitive Impairment
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS: THE EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY, EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Type 3 finger length pattern is associated with total knee replacements due to osteoarthritis but not with hip replacements or hand osteoarthritis in the elderly: The AGES-Reykjavik study
Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders
Changes in total cholesterol levels in Western societies are not related to statin, but rather dietary factors: The example of the Icelandic population
European Heart Journal
Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts
PLoS Medicine
Common variants in mendelian kidney disease genes and their association with renal function
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Migraine, depression, and brain volume: The AGES-Reykjavik study
Neurology
Coronary artery calcium and physical performance as determinants of mortality in older age: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
International Journal of Cardiology
Prevalence of airflow obstruction in nonsmoking older individuals using different spirometric criteria: The AGES Reykjavik study
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Early peak height velocity and cardiovascular disease mortality among Icelandic women
Annals of Medicine
The age-specific quantitative effects of metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: A pooled analysis
PLoS ONE
CRP is associated with lung function decline in men but not women: A prospective study
Respiratory Medicine
INDIVIDUAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMIZE SCREENING FREQUENCY FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Socioeconomic factors from midlife predict mobility limitation and depressed mood three decades later; Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Bmc Public Health
Insights into the Genetic Architecture of Early Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis
Plos One
Consumption of Fish Products across the Lifespan and Prostate Cancer Risk
Plos One
Hemostatic Factors and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in General Populations: New Prospective Study and Updated Meta-Analyses
Plos One
Midlife Physical Activity Preserves Lower Extremity Function in Older Adults: Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2012
Adult height and the risk of cause-specific death and vascular morbidity in 1 million people: Individual participant meta-analysis
International Journal of Epidemiology
A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance
Nature Genetics
Early life residency associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes - The population-based Reykjavik Study
Laeknabladid
Genome-Wide Association and Functional Follow-Up Reveals New Loci for Kidney Function
Plos Genetics
A study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among schizophrenic patients using the rehabilitation mental health services at Kleppur
Laeknabladid
Mid-Thigh Cortical Bone Structural Parameters, Muscle Mass and Strength, and Association with Lower Limb Fractures in Older Men and Women (AGES-Reykjavik Study)
Calcified Tissue International
Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways
Nature Genetics
Integration of genome-wide association studies with biological knowledge identifies six novel genes related to kidney function
Human Molecular Genetics
Rye bread consumption in early life and reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer
Cancer Causes & Control
The Joint Association of Migraine and Depression with Brain Volume: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Neurology
Heterogeneity in White Blood Cells Has Potential to Confound DNA Methylation Measurements
Plos One
Retinopathy in old persons with and without diabetes mellitus: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study (AGES-R)
EFFECTS OF A 6-MONTH MULTIMODAL TRAINING INTERVENTION ON RETENTION OF FUNCTIONAL FITNESS IN OLDER ADULTS: A RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED CROSS-OVER DESIGN
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture
Nature Genetics
Milk Intake in Early Life and Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Prevalence and Prognosis of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction Determined by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Older Adults
Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association
Effect of vertebral fractures on function, quality of life and hospitalisation the AGES-Reykjavik study
Age and Ageing
LOW SERUM CONCENTRATIONS OF SERUM VEGF-R2 IN ELDERLY FEMALES WITH THUMB BASE OSTEOARTHRITIS: THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Common Genetic Variation in the 3 '-BCL11B Gene Desert Is Associated With Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity and Excess Cardiovascular Disease Risk The AortaGen Consortium
Circulation-Cardiovascular Genetics
Early life residency associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes - The population-based Reykjavík Study,Tengsl búsetu fyrstu 20 æviárin vid áhættu á sykursýki af tegund 2
Laeknabladid
A study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among schizophrenic patients using the rehabilitation mental health services at Kleppur,Rannsókn á áhættupáttum hjarta- og æopasjúkdóma hjá geoklofasjúklingum á geosvioi landspítala
Laeknabladid
Effect of Birth Year on Birth Weight and Obesity in Adulthood: Comparison between Subjects Born Prior to and during the Great Depression in Iceland
Prevalence and prognosis of unrecognized myocardial infarction determined by cardiac magnetic resonance in older adults
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and cardiovascular disease prediction
New England Journal of Medicine
Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function-related traits in east Asian populations
Nature Genetics
2011
Genome-wide association identifies nine common variants associated with fasting proinsulin levels and provides new insights into the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes
The presence of total knee or hip replacements due to osteoarthritis enhances the positive association between hand osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis in women: the AGES-Reykjavik study
Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in > 80 000 Subjects Identifies Multiple Loci for C-Reactive Protein Levels
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON BIRTH WEIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES FOR LATER HEALTH
American Journal of Epidemiology
Atrial fibrillation is associated with brain atrophy independent of cerebral infarction: the AGES-reykjavik study
European Heart Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON BIRTH WEIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES FOR LATER HEALTH
Childhood Growth; a Predictor of Serum Uric Acid in Adult Age in a High Birth Weight Population
CUBN Is a Gene Locus for Albuminuria
Brain Volume Decline Predicts Cognitive Decline: The AGES Reykjavik Study
Genome-wide association study for coronary artery calcification with follow-up in myocardial infarction
Circulation
Erratum: Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (949-960))
Nature Genetics
Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma
Nature Genetics
Childhood Growth and Adult Hypertension in a Population of High Birth Weight
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk
Genome-Wide Association Studies of Cerebral White Matter Lesion Burden: The CHARGE Consortium
Trends in the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Iceland and future projections
Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution
Arterial stiffness, pressure and flow pulsatility and brain structure and function: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility - Reykjavik Study
Distribution of cortical bone in the femoral neck and hip fracture: A prospective case-control analysis of 143 incident hip fractures; the AGES-REYKJAVIK Study
Individual risk assessment and information technology to optimise screening frequency for diabetic retinopathy
Prevalence and Prognosis of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance versus ECG in the ICELANDMI Study
Brain Volume Decline Predicts Cognitive Decline: The AGES Reykjavik Study
Neurology
Effects of statin medication on mortality risk associated with type 2 diabetes in older persons: the population-based AGES-Reykjavik Study
Bmj Open
EFFECT OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES ON FUNCTION, QUALITY OF LIFE AND HOSPITALIZATION. THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
Gerontologist
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque
Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function
Genome-Wide Association Study for Coronary Artery Calcification With Follow-Up in Myocardial Infarction
Hand osteoarthritis severity is associated with total knee joint replacements independently of BMI. The Ages-Reykjavik study
Open Rheumatology Journal
2010
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MIDLIFE BODY MASS INDEX AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN LATE LIFE: AGE GENE/ENVIRONMENT SUSCEPTIBILITY - REYKJAVIK STUDY
RECLASSIFICIATION OF 10 YEAR CHD RISK COMPARED BY PRESENCE OF CAROTID PLAQUE AND HIGH CRP
Effect of rheumatoid factor on mortality and coronary heart disease
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index
A Meta-analysis of Four Genome-Wide Association Studies of Survival to Age 90 Years or Older: The Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium
Genome-Wide Association Studies of MRI-Defined Brain Infarcts: Meta-Analysis from the CHARGE Consortium
THE PRESENCE OF TOTAL KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENTS DUE TO OA STRENGTHENS THE POSITIVE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HAND OA AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN FEMALES: THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
TYPE 3 FINGER LENGTH PATTERN IS ASSOCIATED WITH TOTAL KNEE (TKR) BUT NOT WITH HIP REPLACEMENTS (THR) IN THE ELDERLY: THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
Survival of psychiatric inpatients with substance use disorder in the total population of Iceland for the past 25 years
Analysing the Large Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in the Icelandic Population Aged 25-74 between the Years 1981 and 2006
Common variants in 22 loci are associated with QRS duration and cardiac ventricular conduction
The Effect of Midlife Physical Activity on Cognitive Function Among Older Adults: AGES-Reykjavik Study
Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies
Correlation of Echocardiographic Findings With Cerebral Infarction in Elderly Adults The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Triglyceride-mediated pathways and coronary disease: collaborative analysis of 101 studies
Current and projected prevalence estimates of atrial fibrillation in a northern european population
Validation of an Atrial Fibrillation Risk Algorithm in Whites and African Americans
Genome-wide Analysis of Genetic Loci Associated With Alzheimer Disease
Genome-Wide Association Studies of Serum Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium Concentrations Identify Six Loci Influencing Serum Magnesium Levels
Genome-wide association study of PR interval
Four Novel Loci (19q13, 6q24, 12q24, and 5q14) Influence the Microcirculation In Vivo
Markers of Dysglycaemia and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in People without Diabetes: Reykjavik Prospective Study and Systematic Review
Personalized Epigenomic Signatures That Are Stable Over Time and Covary with Body Mass Index (vol 3, 65er1, 2011)
Multiple Genetic Loci Influence Serum Urate Levels and Their Relationship With Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
FAT DISTRIBUTION AND MORTALITY: THE AGES-REYKJAVIK STUDY
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO CONTROL SCREENING FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Chronic kidney disease and risk of major cardiovascular disease and non-vascular mortality: prospective population based cohort study
Information technology to control screening for diabetic retinopathy
Load of Myocardial Infarction and Risk of Brain Infarction: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution
Genome-Wide Association Studies of MRI-Defined Brain Infarcts Meta-Analysis From the CHARGE Consortium
New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease
Migraine with aura and risk of cardiovascular and all cause mortality in men and women: prospective cohort study
Personalized Epigenomic Signatures That Are Stable Over Time and Covary with Body Mass Index
2009
Hand osteoarthritis in older women is associated with carotid and coronary atherosclerosis: the AGES Reykjavik study
Unfavourable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus are already apparent more than a decade before onset in a population-based study of older persons: from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study (AGES-Reykjavik)
Potential association of the localisation of myocardial infarction detected by magnetic resonance imaging, and the quantification of calcium in the coronary arteries detected with computed tomography and calcium scoring software
Migraine Headache in Middle Age and Late-Life Brain Infarcts
High hand joint mobility is associated with radiological CMC1 osteoarthritis: the AGES-Reykjavik study
Migraine Symptoms in Middle-Age Predict Brain Infarcts in Late-Life: A 25-Year Longitudinal Population-Based MRI Study
C-reactive protein in migraine sufferers similar to that of non-migraineurs: the Reykjavik Study
Changes in life expectancy of people with type 2 diabetes relative to non-diabetics over the last 40 years, from Reykjavik-AGES Study
Explaining the massive declines in coronary heart disease mortality rates in Iceland, 1981-2006
Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension
Migraine, headache and survival in the Reykjavik study
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MIDLIFE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LATE LIFE: AGE GENE/ENVIRONMENT SUSCEPTIBILITY - REYKJAVIK STUDY
Thoracic aortic calcification in the elderly
Trends in body weight and diabetes in forty years in Iceland
Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium
Genome-wide association meta-analysis for total serum bilirubin levels
Migraine Headache in Middle Age and Late-Life Brain Infarcts EDITORIAL COMMENT
Lipid lowering medication attributes little to the changes in total cholesterol in the Icelandic population
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies two loci influencing age at menarche
Prevalence of unrecognized and recognized myocardial infarction in older individuals with elevated NT proBNP
Relative Risk Is a Better Discriminator Than Absolute Risk When Estimating Ten-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Young Adults
The interaction of adiposity with the CRP gene affects CRP levels: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibilty-Reykjavik Study
Why Have Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Rates in Iceland Plummeted Between 1981 and 2006?
CEREBRAL MICROBLEEDS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: THE AGES REYKJAVIK STUDY
2008
Cerebral microbleeds in the population based AGES-Reykjavik study: prevalence and location
Changes In Total Cholesterol Levels In The Icelandic Population Is Not Attributable To Lipid Lowering Medication Use
Intra-individual change over time in DNA methylation with familial clustering
Prevalence of Unrecognized and Recognized Myocardial Infarction in Older Individuals with Elevated NT-pro-BNP
Hemodynamics of increased pulse pressure in older women in the community-based age, Gene/Environment susceptibility-reykjavik study
Use of Genetic Markers in Prediction of Fractures
THE EFFECT OF MIDLIFE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS: AGES -REYKJAVIK STUDY
Prediction of Incidental Low Trauma Limb Fractures in Older Men and Women with Quantitative CT(QCT) Variables of Bone and Muscles in Mid-Thigh: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Prognostic Value of Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction In Elderly Subjects: Insights from the ICELAND-MI Substudy of AGES-Reykjavik
2007
Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study: Multidisciplinary applied phenomics
Bone mineral density in hip and spine by quantitative CT and previous history as predictors of incidental low trauma fractures in elderly men and women
Clinical features in secondary and cryptogenic organising pneumonia
Inaccuracy in self-report of fractures may underestimate association with health outcomes when compared with medical record based fracture registry
Increasing glucose levels and BMI predict future heart failure Experience from the Reykjavik Study
Optimum expression of adult lung function based on all-cause mortality: Results from the Reykjavik study
Migraine in mid-life predicts brain Infarcts in old age: A longitudinal population-based MRI study
Estimation of 10-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease in Iceland with results comparable with those of the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation project
Gender comparison in muscle-bone relationship in mid-thigh in old age
C-reactive protein levels in migraine patients is similar to that of controls
Infant feeding patterns and midlife erythrocyte sedimentation rate
2006
Epidemiology of organising pneumonia in Iceland
Echocardiographic associations of prevalent stroke in an elderly cohort: the Age/Gene environmental susceptibility Reykjavik study (AGES-Reykjavik)
Increased cardiovascular risk among children of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Gender differences in metabolic features of type 2 diabetes in the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Prevalence of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction: The ICELAND MI substudy to the AGES-Reykjavik study
Risk assessment for cardiovascular death among old people in comparison to young people - The Reykjavik study
2005
The association between glucose abnormalities and heart failure in the population-based Reykjavik study
Coronary and aortic calcium increase differently with age in those with and without history of coronary event (myocardial infarction, PCI and CABG): The AGES-Reykjavik Study
Association between vascular calcification and cerebral white matter lesions in a population based cohort: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) Reykjavik Study
Estimation of ten year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Iceland: a comparison with the SCORE project
The gender difference in bone strength continues to increase into old age
The relation between disturbed glucose regulation and heart failure - experiences from the Reykjavik Study
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease based on estimated glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria in Icelandic adults
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome in Iceland 1967-2002
Apolipoprotein E genotype and statin use associated with C-reactive protein levels irrespective of coronary event: The AGES-Reykjavik Study
The accuracy of self-report of fractures in older people; A comparison of questionnaire and fracture registry in the AGES Reykjavik study
The prevalence of infarct and non-infarct as the etiology in impaired left ventricular systolic function in the elderly: A gadolinium enhanced cardiac MRI study
Mannan binding lectin as an adjunct to risk assessment for myocardial infarction in individuals with enhanced risk
Glucose abnormalities and heart failure predict poor prognosis in the population-based Reykjavik Study
2004
The age-related increase in bone area assessed by QCT is site- but not sex-specific: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.
Glucose abnormalities and heart failure - a dangerous combination. Results from the Reykjavik study
Prevalence and phenotype of LADA in Icelandic Type 2 diabetics
Genetic polymorpisms in MCP-1 or CCR2 and coronary artery disease
Midlife cardiovascular risk factors predict coronary calcium in older men and women, whereas concurrently measured risk factors do not: the AGES Reykjavik study
2003
Population-based assessment of burn injury in southern Iowa: Identification of children and young-adult at-risk groups and behaviors
Risk of cardiovascular events in young males in Iceland: A prospective study
1997
A model for estimating meal frequency and meal size from stomach data with an application to Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) feeding on capelin (Mallotus villosus)
1995
CANCER INCIDENCE AMONG FEMALE MANUAL WORKERS
Keywords for Specialisation:
Applied statistics for biology and health
Survival analysis
Logistic regression
Risk models
ROC analysis
Repeated measures analysis
SAS
STATA
Biostatistics
R statistical program
Clinical Prediction Models
About UI
Schools and Faculties
School of Education
About the School
Administration and Staff
Collaboration
Ukraine
Cooperation with Russia
Promotional Material
Photo Gallery
Events
Rules and Regulations
Research
Research at our School
Doctoral Studies
Educational Research Institute
Support Services
Student Office
Facilities
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
About the School
Board and staff
Courses taught in English at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Research
Doctoral Studies
Support Services
SENS Student Service
School of Health Sciences
About the School
Administration
School of Health Sciences staff
Collaboration
Events
Research
Research support
Support Services
School Office
Student Support
School of Humanities
About the School
About the School
Administration & Staff
Collaboration
Research
Support Services
School of Social Sciences
About the School
Research
Support Services
Faculties from A-Z
Business Administration
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Studies
Research
Research projects
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Earth Sciences
Studies
Earth Science for Exchange Students
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Economics
Studies
Research
PhD Program in Economics
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Education and Diversity
Studies
Student Orientation
Timetables
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Education and Pedagogy
Studies
Student Orientation
Timetables
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Studies
Research
Research projects
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Food Science and Nutrition
Studies
Student Orientation
Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Studies
International Master´s programme in Food Science
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
Research
NEPHN
PhD Studies
Research Institutes
Research Projects at the Faculty
The F&N day
The Faculty
Facilities
Administration and Board
Collaboration
Staff
Health Promotion, Sports and Leisure Studies
Studies
Student Orientation
Timetables
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
History and Philosophy
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and staff
Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and staff
About the Faculty
Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
Studies
Research
Research projects
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Languages and Cultures
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and staff
About the Faculty
Law
Studies
Admission Requirements
Research
Research Institutes at the Faculty of Law
PhD Studies
Joint Ph.D Programme with the University of Copenhagen
The Faculty
About the Faculty
Administration and Staff
Life and Environmental Sciences
Studies
Life- and Environmental Science for Exchange Students
Research
Research projects
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Medicine
Studies
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate studies
Graduate Studies
Research
Fields in medicine
Student Research Projects
Research institutes
The Faculty
Faculty staff
Faculty administration
Collaboration
The facilities
Faculty rules
Nursing
Studies
Admission requirements
Research
The Faculty
Faculty Administration
Faculty Staff
Facilities
Odontology
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Physical Sciences
Studies
Research
Research projects
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Political Science
Studies
Why Reykjavík?
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Psychology
Studies
Admission Requirements
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics
Studies
Why Iceland for an MA in Sociology?
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Social Work
Studies
Research
Research Institutes
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Subject Teacher Education
Studies
Student Orientation
Timetables
Research
The Faculty
Administration and Staff
Theology and Religious Studies
Studies
Research
The Faculty
Administration and staff
About the Faculty
Governance
Rector
Pro-Rectors
About Pro-rectors
Pro-Rector for Academic Affairs and Development
Pro-Rector for Science
Office of the Rector
General information
The University Archives
Structure
University Council
University Council Committees
University Forum
Regulations of UI
Internal Auditing
Central Administration
Academic Affairs
Centre for Teaching and Learning
Finance
Division of Finance
Payroll office
Accounting department
Human Resources
Information Technology
International Division
Marketing and Public Relations
Operations and Resources
Science and Innovation
Human Resource
International Staff Services
Accommodation Options
Family
Financial Considerations
On Arrival
Residence and Work Permit
Human Resource Policy
University of Iceland Family Policy
Staff Exchanges
Vacancies
About the University
Equality and Diversity
Equality and Diversity in the University of Iceland
Academia and Multiculturalism
Equal Rights Policy
Rules of Procedure on the Response to Gender-related Harassment
Sustainability and Environment
Arts
University concerts
History
Honorary Degrees
Short history of the University
Quality Assurance
Standards and Requirements for the Quality of Doctoral Programmes
Standards and Requirements, Quality of Master's Programmes
Policies
Strategy 2021-2026
Values of the University
Other policies and plans
University of Iceland Quality Assurance Policy
Code of Ethics
Equality and Diversity
Equality and Diversity action plan
Health and Safety Policy
Language Policy
Data Protection Policy
Sustainability and Environment
Green Steps for Public Organizations
Recycling: What to put where?
The UI's goals on minimizing effects of climate change
Sustainability at the University
Promotional Material
News
Brand Manual
Current promotional material
Photo Gallery
Facts and figures
The University
Search for a specialist
Event registration
Collaboration
Domestic Collaboration
Roadmap to Research Infrastructures
Centre for Digital Humanities and Arts (CDHA, MSHL)
Chemical analysis, from atoms to biomolecules (EFNGREIN)
Chemical analysis Instruments
EPOS Iceland
From molecules to precision medicine (SAMSNIÐ)
Icelandic Research e-Infrastructure (IREI)
Materials Science & Engineering Centre (MSE-Lab)
Public Universities Network
Icelandic Rectors' Conference
University Hospital
International Collaboration
International Division
Partner Universities
NUAS
IAU
Erasmus+
Nordplus
Ukraine
FAQ for prospective students affected by the war in Ukraine
Aurora
Aurora Cooperation
For Students
For Staff
Upcoming opportunities
Business
UI Science Park
Students' Employment Agency
Society
Community Projects
Sprettur
Student Community Projects
Alumni
UI Alumni
Former employees
Research
Innovation
Innovation at UI
Start-ups
Service and Counseling
Research at the University
Division of Science and Innovation
Graduate School
Funds and Grants
Funds and Scholarships
University of Iceland Funds
Institutions and Centres
Research Institutions
Research Centres
Collaboration
Icelandic Rectors' Conference
Open Access
Open Access at UI
Open Access policy
ROCS Research Centre
Committees
Science Committee
Science Ethics Committee
Study
Programmes
What do you want to study?
International Programmes
About international programmes
Undergraduate studies A-Z
Graduate studies A-Z
PhD Programmes
Language Programmes
Interdisciplinary Studies
Applications for study
Incoming Exchange Studies
International exchange students
Home university nomination
Partner Universities - Database
Outgoing Exchange Studies
Applications for exchange studies
Destinations
Requirements for Exchange Studies
Grants and funding
The exchange process step-by-step
Partner Universities
Partner Universities by Country
Exchange programmes
Traineeship Abroad
Summer Abroad
Distance Education
Study Information
New Students
Access to Ugla and the IT system
Checklist for new students
Study Information
Academic Calendar
Course Catalogue
Timetables
Examinations
Credit System
Credit System and Grades
Credit transfer
Graduation
Application
Apply to study at UI
Applications
Information for Applicants
Communication Portal
International Students
Admission Requirements
Supporting Documents
Registration Fees
Proof of English Proficiency
Requirements
TOEFL test
Registration and Student Permit
Student residence permit for non-EEA/EFTA citizens
Registering in Iceland for EEA/EFTA citizens
Registering in Iceland for Nordic Citizens
Services
Service Desk
Student Registration
Student Counselling Centre
Academic and Career Counselling
Academic counselling
Career counselling
Careers Connection
Name change for trans students
Disability Services
Who can claim services?
Examinations
For Teachers
Psychological Services
Psychological Services
Cultural Adjustment
More added support resources
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
IT support
University Centre
Living in Iceland
Student Life
Housing
Living Costs
Transportation
Support
Libraries and Bookstores
Center for Writing
Language Centre
About the Language Centre
Self-Directed Language Learning
Courses for Students and Staff
International Cooperation
Language Certificates
Online Dictionaries
Student Council
Facilities
University Centre
Study and Computer Facilities
Food and Drinks
University Buildings
Rent a Classroom
Rules
Sports Facilities
Kindergarten and Child Care