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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, Rikke Wiingreen, Talip E. Eroglu, Helle Collatz Christensen, Laura Bech Polcwiartek, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Kristian Kragholm, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kathrine Kold Sorensen
Summary: The aim of the National Child Health Registry is to provide comprehensive insight into children's health and growth in Denmark by continuously monitoring their health status. The registry includes information on secondhand smoking exposure, breastfeeding duration, and anthropometric measurements. It can be linked to other national health and social registers for longitudinal follow-up.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Line Riis Jolving, Karin Erb, Bente Mertz Norgard, Jens Fedder, Michael Due Larsen
Summary: The Danish National Register of assisted reproductive technology (ART) provides comprehensive information on all ART procedures in Denmark since 2013, making it a valuable tool for monitoring and researching infertility treatment and reproductive topics. Researchers can access aggregated data on ART treatments annually through the Danish Health Data Authority's website and obtain individual pseudonomized data via secure servers for further analysis.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anders Aasted Isaksen, Annelli Sandbaek, Lasse Bjerg
Summary: This study validated two register-based algorithms for classifying type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a general population using Danish register data. The classifiers were found to be accurate for most self-reported diabetes cases, but caution should be taken when interpreting the type of diabetes in cases with atypical age at onset.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Anton Pottegard, Morten Olesen, Bo Christensen, Morten Bondo Christensen, Jesper Hallas, Lotte Rasmussen
Summary: The study reveals that general practitioners in Denmark are responsible for the majority of prescribing, particularly among elderly patients. They not only initiate treatment, but also oversee maintenance treatment.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
L. Kolding, V Ehrenstein, L. Pedersen, P. Sandager, O. B. Petersen, N. Uldbjerg, L. H. Pedersen
Summary: The study shows that exposure to venlafaxine is associated with an increased risk of cardiac malformations, but the absolute risk is low. Potential mechanisms include direct effects or confounding by indication. Venlafaxine exposure may serve as a marker for high-risk pregnancies that may benefit from fetal echocardiography.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
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Oncology
Malene Skorstengaard, Maria Eiholm Frederiksen, Miguel Vazquez-Prada Baillet, Anna-Belle Beau, Pernille Tine Jensen, Carsten Rygaard, Jesper Hallas, Elsebeth Lynge
Summary: A diagnosis of cervical cancer led to increased use of primary care providers and hospitals, as well as higher prescription drug usage for pain and mental health issues. However, the use of psychologists/psychiatrists was largely unaffected by the diagnosis.
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Loa Clausen, Birgitte D. Semark, Janne Helverskov, Cynthia M. Bulik, Liselotte V. Petersen
Summary: Pharmacotherapy is frequently used in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) despite the lack of recommended medications. This study examines the nationwide use of pharmacotherapy in AN patients both before and after their first diagnosis. The results highlight the extensive use of medication in AN patients, particularly in the categories of alimentary and psychopharmacological medication.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Finn Diderichsen, Anne Mette Bender, Alice Clark Lyth, Ingelise Andersen, Jacob Pedersen, Jakob Bue Bjorner
Summary: The study used Danish population registers to analyze the impact of education on mortality, finding that the majority of the effect is direct and not mediated by multimorbidity. Multimorbidity plays an important role in social inequality in mortality among middle-aged individuals in Denmark, with mediated interaction accounting for 5%-17% of the effect.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Bochra Zareini, Kathrine Kold Sorensen, Pia A. Eiken, Thea K. Fischer, Peter Lommer Kristensen, Maria Elisabeth Lendorf, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Runa L. M. Nolsoe
Summary: This study compared the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that there was an increase in T1D cases during April-June 2021, but it was not associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Infectious Diseases
Rikke Thoft Nielsen, Marie Norredam, Henrik Carl Schonheyder, Jorgen Holm Petersen, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Jens Otto Jarlov, Christian Ostergaard Andersen
Summary: The study found that refugees had a higher risk of bloodstream infection (BSI) compared to non-migrants, and both family-reunified migrants and refugees had a higher risk of Gram-negative BSI. However, they had a lower risk of Gram-positive BSI. Migrants from Southeast Asia and the Pacific also had a higher risk of BSI compared to non-migrants.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
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Oncology
Signe Holst Soegaard, Klaus Rostgaard, Mads Kamper-Jorgensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Henrik Hjalgrim
Summary: A study in Denmark found that there is no significant association between childcare attendance before age 2 and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Previous studies suggested that childcare may help protect against ALL, but this study's findings did not support that.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maja Thaarup, Peter Bronnum Nielsen, Anne Estrup Olesen, Maria Bitsch Poulsen, Torben Bjerregaard Larsen, Felix Wittstrom, Thure Filskov Overvad
Summary: This study examined the positive predictive value (PPV) of non-traumatic bleeding diagnoses in the Danish National Patient Registry. The overall validity of non-traumatic bleeding diagnoses was high, but there was a significant difference in PPVs between primary and secondary diagnoses.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Line Hofmann Frederiksen, Niels Bilenberg, Lene Andersen, Natasha Henriksen, Jan Jorgensen, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Rikke Wesselhoeft
Summary: The study examined the validity of childhood depression diagnoses in the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register (DPCRR) and found that the diagnostic validity steadily increased from 2000 to 2016, positively correlated with antidepressant use, and showed lower validity when diagnoses were made in emergency departments.
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jakob Bie Granild-Jensen, Alma Becic Pedersen, Eskild Bendix Kristiansen, Bente Langdahl, Bjarne Moller-Madsen, Charlotte Sondergaard, Stense Farholt, Esben Thyssen Vestergaard, Gija Rackauskaite
Summary: Fracture rates in children with cerebral palsy (CP) are not significantly increased compared to peers, but fracture locations suggest bone fragility in non-ambulant children. All children with epilepsy and on anti-seizure medication had increased fracture rates. Bone health optimization is recommended for these groups.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Infectious Diseases
Camilla Rask Nymand, Janus Laust Thomsen, Malene Plejdrup Hansen
Summary: The World Health Organization expressed concern about increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic due to excessive antibiotic use. This study explored changes in antibiotic prescribing patterns in general practices in the North Denmark Region during the pandemic. The results showed a decrease of 18.5% in antibiotic prescriptions and a decrease of 28.5% in face-to-face consultations related to antibiotics. The findings suggest that COVID-19 restrictions may have contributed to reduced antibiotic consumption and changes in prescription patterns.