Lund university the ses and dissertations

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1. Socioeconomic patterns of overweight and obesity in Scania, Sweden

University dissertation from Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Abstract. Overweight and obesity are major social and public health concerns globally. The obesity epidemic is caused by a widespread chronic energy imbalance between high-energy intake and low-energy expenditure, but this mechanism appears to be modified by a number of other biological, behavioral, and social factors that interact in a complicated manner. READ MORE

2. Self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury

University dissertation from Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Abstract. Abstract Self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury The overall purpose of this thesis was to investigate the clinical relevance of perceived self-efficacy of knee function among patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. Study 1: The purpose was to develop an instrument for measuring perceived self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an ACL injury. READ MORE

3. VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS

University dissertation from Department of Vascular diseases, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University

Abstract. Despite the fact that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality there is still insufficient information on VTE risk factors and patient characteristics in the general population. Previously published incidences of VTE (deep venous thrombosis [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]) vary from 71 to 192 per 100,000 individuals per year.

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4. Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular vulnerability in women. psychosocial, behavioral and biological mediators

University dissertation from Stockholm. Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences

Abstract. Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the industrialized world, and represents a major health and economic burden. Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most common of the cardiovascular diseases, is invariably more frequent in men and women of lower than higher socioeconomic status (SES). READ MORE

5. Carotid atherosclerosis in relation to socioeconomic status and gender. With special reference to the mediating role of health-related behaviours and psychosocial stressors

University dissertation from Maria Rosvall, Dep of Community Medicine, University Hospital Malmö, SE- 205 02 Malmö

Abstract. The declining trend in cardiovascular mortality rates seen since the mid-1970s in Western countries have been more pronounced for people in higher socioeconomic status (SES) groups. The fact that established risk factors, are limited in explaining the socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) has opened new fields of research. READ MORE

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