Background Many publications report the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the
general population. Comparisons across studies are hampered as CKD prevalence …

ESRD incidence is much lower in Europe compared with the United States. This study
investigated whether this reflects a difference in the prevalence of earlier stages of chronic …

ABSTRACT The second Nord-Trøndelag Health Study in 1995-97 (HUNT 2) was partly a
follow-up study of HUNT 1, conducted in 1984-86. HUNT 2 comprised, however, a larger …

Background Not all obese subjects have an adverse metabolic profile predisposing them to
developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The BioSHaRE-EU Healthy Obese …

Objective To find an effective screening strategy for detecting patients with chronic kidney
disease and to describe the natural course of the disease. Design Eight year follow-up of a …

To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ
damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 …

Background Population based studies are important for prevalence, incidence and
association studies, but their external validity might be threatened by decreasing …

Background and Purpose In Norway, as well as other industrialized countries, mortality from
stroke has declined over the past decades. Data on stroke morbidity are lacking. This study …

Background Cultural participation has been used both in governmental health policies and
as medical therapy, based on the assumption that cultural activities will improve health …

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to validate information about diabetes mellitus collected
by questionnaire in a large epidemiological survey. DESIGN--Questions on diabetes …