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  • 251.
    Johnston, Nina
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Kardiologi.
    Jernberg, Tomas
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR).
    Lindahl, Bertil
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR).
    Lindbäck, Johan
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR).
    Stridsberg, Mats
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk endokrinologi.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Venge, Per
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Wallentin, Lars
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR).
    Biochemical indicators of cardiac and renal function in a healthy elderly population2004Inngår i: Clinical Biochemistry, ISSN 0009-9120, E-ISSN 1873-2933, Vol. 37, nr 3, s. 210-216Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Objectives:

    To examine the distributions of NT-proBNP and cystatin C and their relation to age, gender, and other physiological factors in an apparently healthy elderly population.

    Method:

    NT-proBNP and cystatin C were analyzed in 407 and 408 healthy individuals, median age: 65 (range 40–76).

    Results:

    Increasing age, female gender and CRP were independently associated to higher NT-proBNP levels. Age, body mass index, and CRP level were independently associated to the cystatin C level. In women and men, ≤65 years, the 97.5th percentile value for NT-proBNP was 268 ng/l and 184 ng/l, in those older, 391 ng/l and 269 ng/l. For those ≤65 years the 97.5th percentile value for cystatin C was 1.12 mg/l, and for those older 1.21 mg/l.

    Conclusion:

    In a healthy elderly population, NT-proBNP is influenced by age and gender, whereas cystatin C is influenced by age but not by gender. Both markers seem to be associated to the CRP level.

  • 252.
    Jonsson, Anna-Karin
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionssjukdomar.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Tängdén, Thomas
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionssjukdomar.
    Melhus, Åsa
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi.
    Lannergård, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk mikrobiologi och infektionsmedicin. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionssjukdomar.
    A trial with IgY chicken antibodies to eradicate faecal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases2015Inngår i: Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, ISSN 2000-8686, E-ISSN 2000-8686, Vol. 5, artikkel-id 28224Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is an emerging therapeutic challenge, especially in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Following an outbreak of CTX-M-15 Klebsiella pneumoniae in Uppsala, Sweden, an orphan drug trial on IgY chicken antibodies was undertaken in an attempt to eradicate faecal carriage of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and Escherichia coli.

    METHODS: Hens were immunised with epitopes from freeze-dried, whole-cell bacteria (ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and E. coli) and recombinant proteins of two K. pneumoniae fimbriae subunits (fimH and mrkD). The egg yolks were processed according to good manufacturing practice and the product was stored at-20°C until used. Using an internal database from the outbreak and the regular laboratory database, faecal carriers were identified and recruited from May 2005 to December 2013. The participants were randomised in a placebo-controlled 1:1 manner.

    RESULTS: From 749 eligible patients, 327 (44%) had deceased, and only 91 (12%) were recruited and signed the informed consent. In the initial screening performed using the polymerase chain reaction, 24 participants were ESBL positive and subsequently randomised and treated with either the study drug or a placebo. The study was powered for 124 participants. Because of a very high dropout rate, the study was prematurely terminated. From the outbreak cohort (n=247), only eight patients were screened, and only one was positive with the outbreak strain in faeces.

    CONCLUSIONS: The present study design, using IgY chicken antibodies for the eradication of ESBL-producing K. pneumonia and E. coli, was ineffective in reaching its goal due to high mortality and other factors resulting in a low inclusion rate. Spontaneous eradication of ESBL-producing bacteria was frequently observed in recruited participants, which is consistent with previous reports.

  • 253. Jonsson, A-S.
    et al.
    Flodin, Mats
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Hansson, L-O.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRCystC) from serum cystatin C shows strong agreement with iohexol clearance in patients with low GFR2007Inngår i: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, ISSN 0036-5513, E-ISSN 1502-7686, Vol. 67, nr 8, s. 801-809Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    OBJECTIVE: Estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is essential in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with kidney disease and for correct dosage of drugs eliminated from the circulation by the kidneys. Cystatin C has been shown in several studies to be superior to creatinine in estimating eGFR. However, there are few studies on the performance of cystatin C estimated eGFR (eGFRCystC) in patients with advanced kidney disease and low GFR. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We measured serum cystatin C, together with serum creatinine, during iohexol clearance in patients with iohexol clearance below 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. The cystatin C values were used to calculate eGFRCystC using the formula eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) = 79.901*(cystatin C value in mg/L)-1.4389. RESULTS: There was good correlation between eGFRCystC and iohexol clearance (r = 0.88) in patients with iohexol clearance.

  • 254.
    Jonsson, Hans
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård. Karolinska Inst, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Uppsala, Sweden..
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Semenas, Egidijus
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Söderberg, Ewa
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Lipcsey, Miklós
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård, Hedenstiernalaboratoriet.
    Point of Care Analysis of Hematology in the Operating Theater - a Prospective Observational Study of Accuracy and Feasibility2023Inngår i: Clinical Laboratory, ISSN 1433-6510, Vol. 69, nr 2, s. 230-237Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Major surgery entails the risk of severe hemorrhage, and an optimized substitution with red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) transfusions necessitate rapid test results for RBCs/hemoglobin (HGB)/hematocrit (HCT), and PLTs. The HemoScreen (PixCell Medical, Yokneam Ilit, Israel) is an automated point-of-care hematology analyzer employing image analysis and single-use cuvettes. This study aimed to investigate the correspondence between the HemoScreen and standard laboratory testing (SLT) using the Sysmex XN-9000 in patients undergoing major surgery and to evaluate the feasibility in the operating theater.

    METHODS: A total of 145 blood samples from 91 adult patients were sampled during abdominal and orthopedic surgery and analyzed on both cell counters. Coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated, Passing-Bablok regression analysis was performed, and Bland-Altman plots were constructed. User experience was assessed through a questionnaire.

    RESULTS: The HemoScreen showed imprecision with a CV below 5%. Passing-Bablok regression showed positive proportional and negative constant errors for HGB and HCT, a positive proportional error for PLTs, but no dif-ference for RBCs. Bias in the Bland-Altman plots with limits of agreement: RBCs 0.09 x 1012/L (+/- 0.20 x 1012/L), HGB 1.1 g/L (+/- 8.4 g/L), HCT 0.4 % (+/- 2.6%), and PLTs 28.8 x 109/L (+/- 33 x 109/L). The analyzer was scored easy to use with shorter turnaround times compared to SLT.

    CONCLUSIONS: The HemoScreen is feasible and provides rapid test results with acceptable accuracy for the evaluated application but the two methods cannot be regarded as interchangeable based on the results in this study.

  • 255. Jonsson, M
    et al.
    Hansson, L-O
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Grubb, Anders
    Plasmaproteiner, inflammation och amyloidos2018Inngår i: Laurells klinisk kemi i praktisk medicin. / [ed] Theodorsson E. ; Berggren Söderlund, M., Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2018, 10, s. 87-130Kapittel i bok, del av antologi (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 256.
    Jonsson, Niklas
    et al.
    Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Nilsen, Tom
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Gille-Johnson, Patrik
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Bell, Max
    Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Martling, Claes-Roland
    Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Mårtensson, Johan
    Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Calprotectin as an early biomarker of bacterial infections in critically ill patients: an exploratory cohort assessment2017Inngår i: Criminology & Public Policy, ISSN 1538-6473, E-ISSN 1745-9133, Vol. 19, nr 3, s. 205-213Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Calprotectin is the most abundant protein in the cytosolic fraction of neutrophils, and neutrophil degranulation is a major response to bacterial infections.

    OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of plasma calprotectin as an early marker of bacterial infections in critically ill patients and compare it with the corresponding values for procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC).

    METHODS: We measured daily plasma calprotectin levels in 110 intensive care unit patients using a newly developed turbidimetric assay run on clinical chemistry analysers. The likelihood of infection was determined according to the International Sepsis Forum criteria.

    RESULTS: Overall, 58 patients (52.7%) developed a suspected or confirmed bacterial infection. Plasma calprotectin predicted such infections within 24 hours with an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC area) of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.68-0.89). The ROC area for calprotectin was significantly greater than the corresponding ROC areas for WBC (P < 0.001) and PCT (P = 0.02) but only marginally better than the ROC area for CRP (0.71; 95% CI, 0.68-0.89).

    CONCLUSION: Plasma calprotectin appears to be a useful early marker of bacterial infections in critically ill patients, with better predictive characteristics than WBC and PCT.

  • 257.
    Junus, Katja
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Majali-Martinez, Alejandro
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
    Kallak, Theodora Kunovac
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Olovsson, Matts
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Forskargrupper (Inst. för kvinnor och barns hälsa), Reproduktionsbiologi.
    Primary Term Trophoblasts Release NT-proBNPManuskript (preprint) (Annet vitenskapelig)
  • 258.
    Junus, Katja
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Wikström, Anna-Karin
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa. Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Olovsson, Matts
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Early second-trimester plasma levels of NT-proBNP in women who subsequently develop early-onset preeclampsia2017Inngår i: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, ISSN 1476-7058, E-ISSN 1476-4954, Vol. 30, nr 18, s. 2163-2165Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Plasma levels of NT-proBNP are elevated in women with preeclampsia at the time of diagnosis. The objective of this case-control study was to evaluate N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in maternal plasma as an early second-trimester biomarker for prediction of early-onset preeclampsia. In early second-trimester samples, women who later developed preeclampsia at gestational age 34 wk + 0 or earlier (n = 16) had similar plasma levels of NT-proBNP (median 51.8, range 26.1-131.9 pg/ml) as women with uncomplicated pregnancy outcomes (n = 43) (53.0, 14.9-184.2 pg/ml). The early second-trimester level of NT-proBNP cannot therefore be used as a predictive biomarker of early-onset preeclampsia.

  • 259.
    Junus, Katja
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    Wikström, Anna-Karin
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Olovsson, Matts
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    Placental Expression of proBNP/NT-proBNP and Plasma Levels of NT-proBNP in Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia2014Inngår i: American Journal of Hypertension, ISSN 0895-7061, E-ISSN 1941-7225, Vol. 27, nr 9, s. 1225-1230Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Levels of plasma N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are elevated in preeclampsia. In this study, the possibility that the placenta produces and releases proBNP/NT-proBNP was explored. Plasma levels of NT-proBNP in early- and late-onset preeclampsia were also measured.

    METHODS: Placental proBNP mRNA in early-onset preeclampsia (n = 7), late-onset preeclampsia (n = 8), and controls of similar gestational age (n = 10) was assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. ProBNP/NT-proBNP protein was studied in placental samples with immunohistochemistry (n = 8) and tissue culture (n = 2). Plasma levels of NT-proBNP were measured in early-onset preeclampsia (n = 18), late-onset preeclampsia (n = 20), and relevant controls (n = 36).

    RESULTS: Transcripts of proBNP mRNA were found in 20 out of 25 samples, there were no differences in expression between the groups. ProBNP/NT-proBNP protein was observed in maternal spiral arteries and in syncytiotrophoblasts in all placental samples. After placental tissue culture, there were measurable amounts of NT-proBNP in the culture media. Women with both early- (365 [14-9815] pg/ml) and late-onset preeclampsia (176 [33-2547] pg/ml) had higher levels of NT-proBNP than their controls (P < 0.001). There was a tendency toward higher levels of NT-proBNP in women with early-onset preeclampsia than in women with late-onset preeclampsia (P = 0.057).

    CONCLUSION: The results indicate possible placental production and release of proBNP/NT-proBNP into the maternal circulation.

  • 260.
    Karawajczyk, Malgorzata
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Douhan Håkansson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Lipcsey, Miklós
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Hedenstiernalaboratoriet. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Hultström, Michael
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi, Integrativ Fysiologi.
    Pauksen, Karlis
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionsmedicin.
    Frithiof, Robert
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    High expression of neutrophil and monocyte CD64 with simultaneous lack of upregulation of adhesion receptors CD11b, CD162, CD15, CD65 on neutrophils in severe COVID-192021Inngår i: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease, ISSN 2049-9361, Vol. 8, artikkel-id 20499361211034065Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Background and Aims: The pronounced neutrophilia observed in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections suggests a role for these leukocytes in the pathology of the disease. Monocyte and neutrophil expression of CD64 and CD11b have been reported as early biomarkers to detect infections. The aim of this study was to study the expression of receptors for IgG (CD64) and adhesion molecules (CD11b, CD15s, CD65, CD162, CD66b) on neutrophils and monocytes in patients with severe COVID-19 after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU).

    Methods: The expression of receptors was analyzed using flow cytometry. EDTA blood from 23 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection was sampled within 48 h of admission to the ICU. Leukocytes were labeled with antibodies to CD11b, CD15s, CD65s, CD162, CD64, and CD66b. Expression of receptors was reported as mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) or the percentage of cells expressing receptors.

    Results: Results are presented as comparison of COVID-19 patients with the healthy group and the receptor expression as MFI. Neutrophil receptors CD64 (2.5 versus 0.5) and CD66b (44.5 versus 34) were increased and CD15 decreased (21.6 versus 28.3) when CD65 (6.6 versus 4.4), CD162 (21.3 versus 21.1) and CD11b (10.5 versus 12) were in the same range. Monocytes receptors CD64 (30.5 versus 16.6), CD11b (18.7 versus 9.8), and CD162 (38.6 versus 36.5) were increased and CD15 decreased (10.3 versus 17.9); CD65 were in the same range (2.3 versus 1.96).

    Conclusion: Monocytes and neutrophils are activated during severe COVID-19 infection as shown by strong upregulation of CD64. High monocyte and neutrophil CD64 can be an indicator of a severe form of COVID19. The adhesion molecules (CD11b, CD162, CD65, and CD15) are not upregulated on otherwise activated neutrophils, which might lead to relative impairment of tissue migration. Low adhesion profile of neutrophils suggests immune dysfunction of neutrophils. Monocytes maintain upregulation of some adhesion molecules (CD11b, CD162) suggesting the persistence of an increased ability to migrate into tissues, even during a severe stage of COVID-19. Future research should focus on CD64 and CD11b kinetics in the context of prognosis.

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  • 261.
    Karawajczyk, Malgorzata
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Haile, Saba
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Grabski, Magnus
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Pediatrik.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    The HemoCue WBC DIFF system could be used for leucocyte and neutrophil counts but not for full differential counts2017Inngår i: Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, E-ISSN 1651-2227, Vol. 106, nr 6, s. 974-978Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the HemoCue WBC DIFF system for point of care testing of fingerstick samples from paediatric patients.

    METHODS: We analysed 158 white blood cell counts on both the point of care HemoCue WBC DIFF instrument and the Cell Dyn Sapphire cell counter used by our central laboratory and compared the results. The measurements were performed using fingerstick samples drawn by nurses working in paediatric emergency and paediatric oncology units.

    RESULTS: There was good agreement between the two instruments for white blood cell and neutrophil counts. The correlation was weaker for lymphocytes and the correlations were poor for monocytes and eosinophils. The HemoCue WBC DIFF flagged 56 of the 148 capillary drawn samples as abnormal, but none of the 10 venously collected samples. Only two of the flagged samples differed significantly between the instruments, with regard to the cell counts.

    CONCLUSION: The correlations between the white blood cell counts and neutrophil counts in this real life study were good enough to diagnose children in emergency department and oncology unit settings. However, the high number of pathological flags from fingerstick samples, which made reruns necessary, limited the usefulness of the instrument.

  • 262.
    Karawajczyk, Malgorzata
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Point-of-care instruments need to offer high levels of accuracy2017Inngår i: Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, E-ISSN 1651-2227, Vol. 106, nr 10, artikkel-id 1707Artikkel i tidsskrift (Annet vitenskapelig)
  • 263.
    Karawajczyk, Malgorzata
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Ramklint, Mia
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Psykiatri, Akademiska sjukhuset.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Reduced cystatin C-estimated GFR and increased creatinine-estimated GFR in comparison with iohexol-estimated GFR in a hyperthyroid patient: A case report2008Inngår i: Journal of Medical Case Reports, E-ISSN 1752-1947, Vol. 2, nr 66Artikkel i tidsskrift (Annet vitenskapelig)
    Abstract [en]

    ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is essential for the evaluation of patients with kidney disease, and for treating patients with drugs that are eliminated from the circulation by the kidneys. Cystatin C has been shown to be superior to creatinine for estimating GFR in several studies. However, studies showing that thyroid function has an impact on cystatin C have not addressed the question of whether the changes in cystatin C levels are due to changes in GFR or in cystatin C synthesis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an account of a hyperthyroid patient with a discrepancy between the GFR estimates from cystatin C and creatinine. The cystatin C concentration (1.36 mg/L) was higher and gave an estimated GFR which was lower (51 mL/min/1.73 m2), while the creatinine concentration was lower (36 mumol/L) and gave a corresponding creatinine-estimated GFR that was higher (145 mL/min/1.73 m2) than the iohexol-estimated GFR (121 mL/min/1.73 m2) during the hyperthyroid period. After thyroidectomy, the creatinine concentration was 36 mumol/L and creatinine-estimated GFR was calculated as 73 mL/min/1.73 m2, while the cystatin C concentration and cystatin C-calculated GFR was 0.78 mg/L and 114 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively. CONCLUSION: In contrast to creatinine, cystatin C levels rose in the hyperthyroid state as compared to the euthyroid state. The cystatin C-estimated GFR was reduced compared to the iohexol-estimated GFR. This patient case shows that the hyperthyroid-associated changes in cystatin C levels are not due to changes in GFR. Thyroid function should thus be considered when both cystatin C and creatinine are used as markers of kidney function.

  • 264.
    Karlsson, J
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Helmersson-Karlqvist, Johanna
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Delayed mixing of vacuum tubes clearly affects platelet counts but not haemoglobin concentration and prothrombin time (INR) results2013Inngår i: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, ISSN 1751-5521, E-ISSN 1751-553X, Vol. 35, nr 6, s. E15-E17Artikkel i tidsskrift (Annet vitenskapelig)
  • 265.
    Karlsson, Marie
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper. klinisk kemi.
    Kollberg, Hans
    Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper. klinisk kemi.
    Chicken IgY. Utilizing the evolutionary advantage.2004Inngår i: World Poultry Science, Vol. 50, nr 3, s. 341-348Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 266. Kassebaum, Nicholas J
    The Global Burden of Anemia2016Inngår i: Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8588, E-ISSN 1558-1977, Vol. 30, nr 2, s. 247-308Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Anemia is an important cause of health loss. We estimated levels and trends of nonfatal anemia burden for 23 distinct etiologies in 188 countries, 20 age groups, and both sexes from 1990 to 2013. All available population-level anemia data were collected and standardized. We estimated mean hemoglobin, prevalence of anemia by severity, quantitative disability owing to anemia, and underlying etiology for each population using the approach of the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2013 Study. Anemia burden is high. Developing countries account for 89% of all anemia-related disability. Iron-deficiency anemia remains the dominant cause of anemia.

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    Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Bhutta, Zulfigar A.
    Ctr Excellence Women & Child Hlth, Karachi, Pakistan.;Ctr Global Child Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada..
    Carter, Austin
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Casey, Daniel C.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Charlson, Fiona J.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Coates, Matthew M.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Coggeshall, Megan
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Cornaby, Leslie
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Dandona, Lalit
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Publ Hlth Fdn India, New Delhi, India..
    Dicker, Daniel J.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Erskine, Holly E.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Ferrari, Alize J.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Fitzmaurice, Christina
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Foreman, Kyle
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Forouzanfar, Mohammad H.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Fullman, Nancy
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Gething, Peter W.
    Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Oxford, England..
    Goldberg, Ellen M.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Graetz, Nicholas
    Haagsma, Juanita A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Med Ctr, Dept Publ Hlth, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands..
    Johnson, Catherine
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Kemmer, Laura
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Khalil, Ibrahim A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Kinfu, Yohannes
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Canberra, Fac Hlth, Ctr Res Action Publ Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia..
    Kutz, Michael J.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Kyu, Hmwe H.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Leung, Janni
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Liang, Xiaofeng
    Chinese Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Beijing, Peoples R China..
    Lim, Stephen S.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Lozano, Rafael
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Mensah, George A.
    NHLBI, NIH, Ctr Translat Res & Implementat Sci, Bldg 10, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA..
    Mikesell, Joe
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Mokdad, Ali H.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Mooney, Meghan D.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Naghavi, Mohsen
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Nguyen, Grant
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Nsoesie, Elaine
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Pigott, David M.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Pinho, Christine
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Rankin, Zane
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Reinig, Nikolas
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Salomon, Joshua A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Harvard Univ, Dept Global Hlth & Populat, Boston, MA 02115 USA..
    Sandar, Logan
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Smith, Alison
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Sorensen, Reed J. D.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Stanaway, Jeffrey
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Steiner, Caitlyn
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Teeple, Stephanie
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Thomas, Bernadette A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Troeger, Chris
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    VanderZanden, Amelia
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Wagner, Joseph A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Natl Inst Occupat Safety & Hlth, Washington, DC USA..
    Wanga, Valentine
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Whiteford, Harvey A.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Zhou, Maigeng
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Natl Ctr Chron & Noncommunicable Dis Control & Pr, Beijing, Peoples R China..
    Zoeckler, Leo
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu
    Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Abate, Kalkidan Hassen
    Jimma Univ, Jimma, Ethiopia..
    Abbafati, Cristiana
    Univ Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy..
    Abbas, Kaja M.
    Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA USA..
    Abd-Allah, Foad
    Cairo Univ, Dept Neurol, Cairo, Egypt..
    Abraham, Biju
    NM SM Govt Coll, Kalpetta, Kerala, India..
    Abubakar, Ibrahim
    Inst Global Hlth, London, England..
    Abu-Raddad, Laith J.
    Weill Cornell Med Coll Qatar, Infect Dis Epidemiol Grp, Doha, Qatar.;Birzeit Univ, Inst Community & Publ Hlth, Ramallah, Israel..
    Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.
    Birzeit Univ, Inst Community & Publ Hlth, Ramallah, Israel..
    Achoki, Tom
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Ackerman, Ilana N.
    Monash Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Sch Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi
    Univ Ibadan, Coll Med, Ibadan, Nigeria.;Univ Coll Hosp, Ibadan, Nigeria..
    Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi
    Olabisi Onabanjo Univ, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria..
    Adsuar, Jose C.
    Univ Extremadura, Caceres, Spain..
    Afanvi, Kossivi Agbelenko
    Direct Dist Sanitaire Haho, Notse, Togo.;Univ Lome, Fac Sci Sante, Lome, Togo..
    Afshin, Ashkan
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Agardh, Emilie Elisabet
    Inst Publ Hlth Sci, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Agarwal, Arnav
    Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.;McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada..
    Kumar, Sanjay
    Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
    Jimma Univ, Jimma, Ethiopia..
    Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad
    Lund Univ, Dept Clin Sci Lund, Orthoped, Clin Epidemiol Unit, Lund, Sweden.;Kerman Univ Med Sci, Inst Futures Studies Hlth, Hlth Serv Management Res Ctr, Kerman, Iran..
    Ahmadieh, Hamid
    Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Ophthalm Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran.;Labbafinejad Med Ctr, Dept Ophthalmol, Tehran, Iran..
    Akseer, Nadia
    Ctr Global Child Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada.;Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada..
    Al-Aly, Ziyad
    Washington Univ, St Louis, MO USA..
    Alam, Khurshid
    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia..
    Alam, Noore K. M.
    Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.;Queensland Hlth, Herston, Qld, Australia..
    Aldhahri, Saleh Fahed
    King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.;King Fahad Med City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..
    Alegretti, Miguel Angel
    Fac Med, Dept Prevent & Social Med, Montevideo, Uruguay..
    Aleman, Alicia V.
    Sch Med, Montevideo, Uruguay..
    Alemu, Zewdie Aderaw
    Debre Markos Univ, Debre Markos, Ethiopia..
    Alexander, Lily T.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Raghib, Ali
    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England..
    Alkerwi, Ala'a
    LIH, Strassen, Luxembourg..
    Alla, Francois
    Univ Lorraine, Sch Publ Hlth, Nancy, France..
    Allebeck, Peter
    Karolinska Inst, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Alsharif, Ubai
    Charite, Berlin, Germany..
    Altirkawi, Khalid A.
    King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..
    Martin, Elena Alvarez
    Minist Hlth Social Policy & Equal, Spanish Observ Drugs, Govt Delegat Natl Plan Drugs, Madrid, Spain..
    Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
    Univ Cartagena, Cartagena Indias, Colombia..
    Amare, Azmeraw T.
    Univ Adelaide, Sch Med, Adelaide, SA, Australia.;Bahir Dar Univ, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia..
    Amberbir, Alemayehu
    Dignitas Int, Zomba, Malawi..
    Amegah, Adeladza Kofi
    Univ Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.;Natl Hosp, Abuja, Nigeria..
    Amini, Heresh
    Kurdistan Univ Med Sci, Environm Hlth Res Ctr, Sanandaj, Iran.;Swiss Trop & Publ Hlth Inst, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Basel, Switzerland.;Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland..
    Ammar, Walid
    Minist Publ Hlth, Beirut, Lebanon..
    Amrock, Stephen Marc
    Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA..
    Anderson, Gregory M.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Anderson, Benjamin O.
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.
    Univ Philippines, Dept Hlth Policy & Adm, Coll Publ Hlth, Manila, Philippines. Uppsala Univ, Dept Med Sci, Uppsala, Sweden..
    Anwari, Palwasha
    Self Employed, Kabul, Afghanistan..
    Ärnlöv, Johan
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Kardiovaskulär epidemiologi. Dalarna Univ, Falun, Sweden..
    Arsenijevic, Valentina S. Arsic
    Univ Belgrade, Inst Microbiol & Immunol, Sch Med, Belgrade, Serbia.;Univ Children Hosp, Belgrade, Serbia..
    Artaman, Al
    Univ Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada..
    Asayesh, Hamid
    Qom Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Emergency Med, Qom, Iran..
    Asghar, Rana Jawad
    South Asian Publ Hlth Forum, Islamabad, Pakistan..
    Avokpaho, Euripide Frinel G. Arthur
    Inst Rech Clin Benin, Cotonou, Benin.;Lab dEtud & Rech Action Sante LERAS Afr, Parakou, Benin..
    Awasthi, Ashish
    Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India..
    Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala
    Trobe Univ, Judith Lumley Ctr Mother, Infant & Family Hlth Res, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Peruvian Natl Inst Hlth, Lima, Peru..
    Azzopardi, Peter
    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Dept Paediat, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;South Australian Hlth & Med Res Inst, Wardliparingga Aboriginal Res Unit, Adelaide, SA, Australia..
    Bacha, Umar
    Univ Management & Technol, Sch Hlth Sci, Lahore, Pakistan..
    Badawi, Alaa
    Fac Med, Dept Nutrit Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada.;Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada..
    Balakrishnan, Kalpana
    Sri Ramachandra Univ, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India..
    Banerjee, Amitava
    Farr Inst Hlth Informat Res, London, England..
    Barac, Aleksandra
    Univ Belgrade, Fac Med, Belgrade, Serbia..
    Barker-Collo, Suzanne L.
    Univ Auckland, Sch Psychol, Auckland, New Zealand..
    Barnighausen, Till
    Harvard Univ, Harvard T H Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;Africa Hlth Res Inst, Mtubatuba, South Africa.;Heidelberg Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Heidelberg, Germany..
    Barregard, Lars
    Univ Gothenburg, Dept Occupat & Environm Hlth, Gothenburg, Sweden..
    Barrero, Lope H.
    Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Sch Engn, Dept Ind Engn, Bogota, Colombia..
    Basu, Sanjay
    Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA..
    Bayou, Tigist Assefa
    Mekelle Univ, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
    Beardsley, Justin
    Univ Oxford, Ho Chi Minh City, Oxford, Vietnam..
    Bedi, Neeraj
    Coll Publ Hlth & Trop Med, Jazan, Saudi Arabia..
    Beghi, Ettore
    IRCCS Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Milan, Italy..
    Bell, Brent
    Bell, Michelle L.
    Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USA..
    Benjet, Corina
    Natl Inst Psychiat Ramon Fuente, Mexico City, DF, Mexico..
    Bennett, Derrick A.
    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England..
    Bensenor, Isabela M.
    Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Berhane, Adugnaw
    Debre Berhane Univ, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia..
    Bernabe, Eduardo
    Kings Coll London, London, England..
    Betsu, Balem Demtsu
    Mekelle Univ, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
    Beyene, Addisu Shunu
    Haramaya Univ, Harar, Ethiopia..
    Bhala, Neeraj
    Queen Elizabeth Hosp Birmingham, Birmingham, W Midlands, England.;Univ Otago Med Sch, Wellington, New Zealand..
    Bhansali, Anil
    Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Chandigarh, India..
    Bhatt, Samir
    Imperial Coll London, London, England..
    Biadgilign, Sibhatu
    Independent Publ Hlth Consultants, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
    Bienhofff, Kelly
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Bikbov, Boris
    Acad Shumakov Fed Res Ctr Transplantol & Artifici, Dept Nephrol Issues Transplanted Kidney, Moscow, Russia..
    Bin Abdulhak, Aref A.
    Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA..
    Bisanzio, Donal
    Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Med, Oxford, England..
    Bjertness, Espen
    Univ Oslo, Dept Community Med, Oslo, Norway..
    Blore, Jed D.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Borschmann, Rohan
    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Boufous, Soufiane
    Transport & Rd Safety TARS Res, Kensington, NSW, Australia..
    Bourne, Rupert R. A.
    Anglia Ruskin Univ, Vision Eye Res Unit, Cambridge, England..
    Brainin, Michael
    Danube Univ Krems, Krems, Austria..
    Brazinova, Alexandra
    Trnava Univ, Fac Hlth Sci & Social Work, Dept Publ Hlth, Trnava, Slovakia.;Int Neurotrauma Res Org, Vienna, Austria..
    Breitborde, Nicholas J. K.
    Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA. German Canc Res Ctr, Heidelberg, Germany..
    Brugha, Traolach S.
    Univ Leicester, Leicester, Leics, England..
    Buchbinder, Rachelle
    Monash Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Sch Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Cabrini Inst, Monash Dept Clin Epidemiol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Buckle, Geoffrey Colin
    Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA..
    Butt, Zahid A.
    Shifa Trust Eye Hosp, Rawalpindi, Pakistan..
    Calabria, Bianca
    Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia.;Univ New S Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia..
    Campos-Nonato, Ismael Ricardo
    Harvard Univ, Harvard T H Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Campuzano, Julio Cesar
    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Carabin, Helene
    Univ Oklahoma Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biostat & Epidemiol, Oklahoma City, OK USA..
    Carapetis, Jonathan R.
    Univ Western Australia, Telethon Kids Inst, Princess Margaret Hosp Children, Subiaco, WA, Australia..
    Cardenas, Rosario
    Metropolitan Autonomous Univ, Mexico City, DF, Mexico..
    Carrero, Juan Jesus
    Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci Intervent & Technol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Castaneda-Orjuela, Carlos A.
    Colombian Natl Hlth Observ, Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, Colombia.;Univ Nacl Colombia, Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Evaluat Grp, Dept Publ Hlth, Bogota, Colombia..
    Rivas, Jacqueline Castillo
    Caja Costarricense Seguro Social, San Jose, Costa Rica.;Univ Costa Rica, San Pedro, Montes De Oca, Costa Rica..
    Catala-Lopez, Ferran
    Univ Valencia, Dept Med, INCLIVA Hlth Res Inst & CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain.;Ottawa Hosp Res Inst, Clin Epidemiol Program, Ottawa, ON, Canada..
    Cavalleri, Fiorella
    Fac Med, Montevideo, Uruguay..
    Chang, Jung-Chen
    Natl Taiwan Univ, Sch Nursing, Coll Med, Taipei, Taiwan..
    Chiang, Peggy Pei-Chia
    Clin Governance Unit, Gold Coast Hlth, Southport, Qld, Australia..
    Chibalabala, Mirriam
    Crowd Watch Afr, Lusaka, Zambia..
    Chibueze, Chioma Ezinne
    Natl Ctr Child Hlth & Dev, Tokyo, Japan..
    Chisumpa, Vesper Hichilombwe
    Univ Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.;Univ Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa..
    Choi, Jee-Young Jasmine
    Seoul Natl Univ Med Lib, Seoul, South Korea..
    Choudhury, Lincoln
    World Bank, New Delhi, India..
    Christensen, Hanne
    Bispebjerg Hosp, Copenhagen, Denmark..
    Ciobanu, Liliana G.
    Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia..
    Colistro, Valentina
    Univ Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.;Ministerio Salud Publ, Montevideo, Uruguay..
    Colomar, Mercedes
    UNICEM, Montevideo, Uruguay..
    Colquhoun, Samantha M.
    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Cortinovis, Monica
    IRCCS Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Milan, Italy..
    Crump, John A.
    Univ Otago, Ctr Int Hlth, Dunedin Sch Med, Dunedin, New Zealand..
    Damasceno, Albertino
    Eduardo Mondlane Univ, Fac Med, Maputo, Mozambique..
    Dandona, Rakhi
    Publ Hlth Fdn India, New Delhi, India..
    Dargan, Paul I.
    Guys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Trust, London, England..
    Das Neves, Jose
    Univ Porto, Inst Invest Inovacao Sande I3S, Oporto, Portugal.;Univ Porto, INEB Inst Engn Biomed, Oporto, Portugal..
    Davey, Gail
    Wellcome Trust Brighton Sussex Ctr Global Hlth Re, Brighton, E Sussex, England..
    Davis, Adrian C.
    Publ Hlth England, London, England..
    De Leo, Diego
    Griffith Univ, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Degenhardt, Louisa
    Natl Drug & Alcohol Res Ctr, Kensington, NSW, Australia..
    Del Gobbo, Liana C.
    Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA..
    Derrett, Sarah
    Univ Otago, Injury Prevent Res Unit, Dept Prevent & Social Med, Dunedin Sch Med, Dunedin, New Zealand..
    Des Jarlais, Don C.
    Mt Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY USA.;Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, New York, NY USA..
    Deveber, Gabrielle A.
    Hosp Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada..
    Dharmaratne, Samath D.
    Univ Peradeniya, Dept Community Med, Fac Med, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka..
    Dhillon, Preet K.
    Publ Hlth Fdn India, Gurgaon, India.;Publ Hlth Fdn India, Gurgaon, India..
    Ding, Eric L.
    Harvard Univ, Harvard T H Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA..
    Doyle, Kerrie E.
    RMIT Univ, Bundoora, Vic, Australia..
    Driscoll, Tim R.
    Sydney Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW, Australia..
    Duan, Leilei
    Natl Ctr Chron & Noncommunicable Dis Control & Pr, Beijing, Peoples R China..
    Dubey, Manisha
    Int Inst Populat Sci, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India..
    Duncan, Bruce Bartholow
    Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.;Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA..
    Ebrahimi, Hedyeh
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran.;Shariati Hosp, Digest Dis Res Inst, Liver & Pancreaticobiliary Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Ellenbogen, Richard G.
    Harborview UW Med, Seattle, WA USA..
    Elyazar, Iqbal
    Eijkman Oxford Clin Res Unit, Jakarta, Indonesia..
    Endries, Aman Yesuf
    Arba Minch Univ, Arba Minch, Ethiopia..
    Ermakov, Sergey Petrovich
    Russian Acad Sci, Inst Social & Econ Studies Populat, Moscow, Russia.;Russian Federat, Fed Res Inst Hlth Org & Informat, Minist Hlth, Moscow, Russia..
    Eshrati, Babak
    Minist Hlth & Med Educ, Tehran, Iran.;Arak Univ Med Sci, Arak, Iran..
    Esteghamati, Alireza
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Estep, Kara
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Fahimi, Saman
    Digest Dis Res Inst, Tehran, Iran..
    Farid, Talha A.
    Univ Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA..
    Sa Farinha, Carla Sofia e
    DGS Directorate Gen Hlth, Lisbon, Portugal.;Univ Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal..
    Faro, Andre
    Univ Fed Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil..
    Farvid, Maryam S.
    Harvard Univ, Harvard T H Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Mongan Inst Hlth Policy, Harvard MGH Ctr Genom, Vulnerable Populat & Hlth Disparities, Boston, MA USA..
    Farzadfar, Farshad
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Feigin, Valery L.
    Natl Inst Stroke & Appl Neurosci, Auckland, New Zealand..
    Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad
    Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc NVS, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Fernandes, Jefferson G.
    Inst Educ & Sci, German Hosp Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Fernandes, Joao C.
    Queen Mary Univ London, William Harvey Res Inst, Barts & London Sch Med Dent, Ctr Expt Med Rheumatol, London, England..
    Fischer, Florian
    Univ Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany..
    Fitchett, Joseph R. A.
    Harvard Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA..
    Foigt, Nataliya
    Acad Med Sci, Inst Gerontol, Kiev, Ukraine..
    Fowkes, F. Gerry R.
    Univ Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland..
    Franklin, Richard C.
    James Cook Univ, Townsville, Qld, Australia..
    Friedman, Joseph
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Frostad, Joseph
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Furst, Thomas
    Swiss Trop & Publ Hlth Inst, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Basel, Switzerland.;Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland.;Imperial Coll London, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol, London, England..
    Futran, Neal D.
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Gabbe, Belinda
    Monash Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Sch Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Gankpe, Fortune Gbetoho
    Lab dEtud & Rech Action Sante LERAS Afr, Parakou, Benin.;CHU Hassan II, Fes, Morocco..
    Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto L.
    Manh Hlth Res Ctr, Manhica, Mozambique.;Barcelona Inst Global Hlth, Barcelona, Spain..
    Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde
    Jimma Univ, Jimma, Ethiopia..
    Gebremedhin, Amanuel Tesfay
    Jimma Univ, Jimma, Ethiopia.;Univ Munich, Munich, Germany..
    Geleijnse, Johanna M.
    Wageningen Univ, Div Human Nutr, Wageningen, Netherlands..
    Gibney, Katherine B.
    Univ Melbourne, Peter Doherty Inst Infect & Immun, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Royal Melbourne Hosp, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Gillum, Richard F.
    Howard Univ, Coll Med, Washington, DC USA..
    Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmageem Mohamed
    Univ Hail, Coll Med, Hail, Saudi Arabia..
    Giref, Ababi Zergaw
    Univ Children Hosp, Belgrade, Serbia.;Univ Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
    Giroud, Maurice
    Univ Hosp Dijon, Dijon, France..
    Gishu, Melkamu Dedefo
    Haramaya Univ, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.;Kersa Hlth & Demog Surveillance Syst, Harar, Ethiopia..
    Godwin, William W.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Gomez-Dantes, Hector
    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Gona, Philimon
    Univ Massachusetts, Boston, MA USA..
    Goodridge, Amador
    Inst Invest Cient Serv Alta Tecnol, INDICASAT AIP, Ciudad Del Saber, Panama..
    Gopalani, Sameer Vali
    Govt Federated States Micronesia, Dept Hlth & Social Affairs, Palikir, Micronesia..
    Gotay, Carolyn C.
    Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada..
    Goto, Atsushi
    Div Epidemiol, Ctr Publ Hlth Sci, Tokyo, Japan..
    Gouda, Hebe N.
    Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Guo, Yuming
    Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Gupta, Rahul
    West Virginia Bur Publ Hlth, Charleston, WV USA..
    Gupta, Rajeev
    Eternal Heart Care Ctr & Res Inst, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India..
    Gupta, Vipin
    Univ Delhi, Dept Anthropol, Delhi, India..
    Gutierrez, Reyna A.
    Natl Inst Psychiat Ramon Fuente, Mexico City, DF, Mexico..
    Hafezi-Nejad, Nima
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Haile, Demewoz
    Univ Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
    Hailu, Alemayehu Desalegne
    Univ Addis Ababa, Sch Publ Hlth, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.;Univ Bergen, Bergen, Norway..
    Hailu, Gessessew Bugssa
    Mekelle Univ, Mekelle, Ethiopia.;Kilte Awlaelo Hlth & Demog Surveillance Syst, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
    Halasa, Yara A.
    Brandeis Univ, Waltham, MA USA..
    Ribhi, Randah
    Hamadeh,
    Hamidi, Samer
    Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart Univ, Dubai, U Arab Emirates..
    Hammami, Mouhanad
    Wayne Cty Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Detroit, MI USA..
    Handal, Alexis J.
    Univ New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM USA..
    Hankey, Graeme J.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Western Australia, Sch Med & Pharmacol, Perth, WA, Australia.;Harry Perkins Inst Med Res, Nedlands, WA, Australia.;Western Australian Neurosci Res Inst, Nedlands, WA, Australia..
    Harb, Hilda L.
    Minist Publ Hlth, Beirut, Lebanon..
    Harikrishnan, Sivadasanpillai
    Sree Chitra Tirunal Inst Med Sci & Technol, Trivandrum, Kerala, India..
    Haro, Josep Maria
    Parc Sanitari Sant Joan Deu CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain.;Univ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain..
    Hassanvand, Mohammad Sadegh
    Inst Environm Res, Ctr Air Pollut Res, Tehran, Iran..
    Hassen, Tahir Ahmed
    Haramaya Univ, Harar, Ethiopia..
    Havmoeller, Rasmus
    Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Hay, Roderick J.
    Kings Coll London, London, England.;Int Fdn Dermatol, London, England..
    Hedayati, Mohammad T.
    Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Dept Med Mycol & Parasitol, Sari, Iran..
    Heredia-Pi, Ileana Beatriz
    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Heydarpour, Pouria
    Multiple Sclerosis Res Ctr Neurosci Inst, Tehran, Iran..
    Hoek, Hans W.
    Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Psychiat, Groningen, Netherlands.;Columbia Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, New York, NY USA..
    Hoffman, Daniel J.
    Rutgers State Univ, New Brunswick, NJ USA..
    Horino, Masako
    Nevada Div Publ & Behav Hlth, Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Carson City, NV USA..
    Horita, Nobuyuki
    Yokohama City Univ, Dept Pulmonol, Grad Sch Med, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan..
    Hosgood, H. Dean
    Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY USA..
    Hoy, Damian G.
    Publ Hlth Div, Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia..
    Hsairi, Mohamed
    Salah Azaiz Inst, Dept Epidemiol, Tunis, Tunisia..
    Huang, Hsiang
    Cambridge Hlth Alliance, Cambridge, MA USA..
    Huang, John J.
    Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USA..
    Iburg, Kim Moesgaard
    Aarhus Univ, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Idrisov, Bulat T.
    Boston Univ, Boston Med Ctr, Boston, MA USA..
    Innos, Kaire
    Natl Inst Hlth Dev, Tallinn, Estonia..
    Inoue, Manami
    Natl Canc Ctr, Tokyo, Japan.;Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Med, Tokyo, Japan..
    Jacobsen, Kathryn H.
    George Mason Univ, Dept Global & Community Hlth, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA..
    Jauregui, Alejandra
    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Jayatilleke, Achala Upendra
    Postgrad Inst Med, Colombo, Sri Lanka.;Inst Violence & Injury Prevent, Colombo, Sri Lanka..
    Jeemon, Panniyammakal
    Ctr Control Chron Condit, New Delhi, India.;Ctr Control Chron Condit, Gurgaon, India.;Ctr Chron Dis Control, New Delhi, India..
    Jha, Vivekanand
    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England.;George Inst Global Hlth India, New Delhi, India..
    Jiang, Guohong
    Tianjin Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Tianjin, Tianjin, Peoples R China..
    Jiang, Ying
    Univ Occupat & Environm Hlth, Inst Ind Ecol Sci, Dept Hlth Dev, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan..
    Jibat, Tariku
    Wageningen Univ, Wageningen, Netherlands.;Univ Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
    Jimenez-Corona, Aida
    Inst Ophthalmol Conde Valencia, Dept Ocular Epidemiol & Visual Hlth, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.;Gen Directorate Epidemiol, Minist Hlth, Mexico City, DF, Mexico..
    Jin, Ye
    Natl Ctr Chron & Noncommunicable Dis Control & Pr, Beijing, Peoples R China..
    Jonas, Jost B.
    Heidelberg Univ, Med Fac Mannheim, Dept Ophthalmol, Mannheim, Germany..
    Kabir, Zubair
    Univ Coll Cork, Cork, Ireland..
    Kajungu, Dan K.
    Sante Stat Analyt Res Inst, Kampala, Uganda.;Mildmay Uganda, Kampala, Uganda..
    Kalkonde, Yogeshwar
    Action & Res Community Hlth, Soc Educ, Gadchiroli, India..
    Kamal, Ritul
    CSIR Indian Inst Toxicol Res, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India..
    Kan, Haidong
    Fudan Univ, Shanghai, Peoples R China..
    Kandel, Amit
    SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USA..
    Karch, Andre
    Helmholtz Ctr Infect Res, Epidemiol & Stat Methods Res Grp, Braunschweig, Germany.;German Ctr Infect Res, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany..
    Karema, Corine Kakizi
    Swiss Trop & Publ Hlth Inst, Basel, Switzerland.;Qual & Equity Hlth Care, Kigali, Rwanda..
    Karimkhani, Chante
    Case Western Univ Hosp, Cleveland, OH USA..
    Kasaeian, Amir
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran.;Hematol Oncol & Stem Cell Transplantat Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Katibeh, Marzieh
    Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Ophthalm Epidemiol Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Kaul, Anil
    Oklahoma State Univ, Tulsa, OK USA..
    Kawakami, Norito
    Univ Tokyo, Sch Publ Hlth, Tokyo, Japan..
    Kazi, Dhruv S.
    Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA..
    Keiyoro, Peter Njenga
    Inst Trop & Infect Dis, Nairobi, Kenya.;Sch Continuing & Distance Educ, Nairobi, Kenya..
    Kemp, Andrew Haddon
    Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.;Swansea Univ, Swansea, W Glam, Wales..
    Kengne, Andre Pascal
    South African Med Res Council, Cape Town, South Africa.;Univ Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa..
    Keren, Andre
    Assuta Hosp, Assuta Hashalom, Tel Aviv, Israel..
    Kesavachandran, Chandrasekharan Nair
    CSIR Indian Inst Toxicol Res, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India..
    Khader, Yousef Saleh
    Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Irbid, Jordan..
    Khan, Abdur Rahman
    Univ Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA..
    Khan, Ejaz Ahmad
    Hlth Serv Acad, Islamabad, Pakistan..
    Khang, Young-Ho
    Seoul Natl Univ, Coll Med, Seoul, South Korea..
    Khoja, Tawfik Ahmed Muthafer
    Execut Board Hlth Minist Council Cooperat Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..
    Khubchandani, Jagdish
    Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN 47306 USA..
    Kieling, Christian
    Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.;Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil..
    Kim, Cho-il
    Korea Hlth Ind Dev Inst, Cheongju, South Korea..
    Kim, Daniel
    Northeastern Univ, Dept Hlth Sci, Boston, MA USA..
    Kim, Yun Jin
    Southern Univ Coll, Skudai, Malaysia..
    Kissoon, Niranjan
    Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada..
    Kivipelto, Miia
    Karolinska Inst, Aging Res Ctr, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Knibbs, Luke D.
    Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Knudsen, Ann Kristin
    Univ Bergen, Dept Global Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Bergen, Norway.;Ctr Dis Burden, Oslo, Norway..
    Kokubo, Yoshihiro
    Natl Cerebral & Cardiovasc Ctr, Dept Prevent Cardiol, Suita, Osaka, Japan..
    Kolte, Dhaval
    Brown Univ, Div Cardiol, Providence, RI USA..
    Kopec, Jacek A.
    Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada..
    Koul, Parvaiz A.
    Sherikashmir Inst Med Sci, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India..
    Koyanagi, Ai
    Parc Sanitari Sant Joan Deu CIBERSAM, Res Dev Unit, Barcelona, Spain..
    Defo, Barthelemy Kuate
    Univ Montreal, Dept Demog, Montreal, PQ, Canada.;Univ Montreal, Publ Hlth Res Inst, Montreal, PQ, Canada.;Univ Montreal, Dept Social & Prevent Med, Sch Publ Hlth, Montreal, PQ, Canada..
    Kuchenbecker, Ricardo S.
    Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Grad Studies Epidemiol, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil..
    Bicer, Burcu Kucuk
    Hacettepe Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Ankara, Turkey..
    Kuipers, Ernst J.
    Univ Med Ctr Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands..
    Kumar, G. Anil
    Publ Hlth Fdn India, New Delhi, India..
    Kwan, Gene F.
    Boston Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA..
    Lalloo, Ratilal
    Univ Queensland, Sch Dent, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Lallukka, Tea
    Work Org, Work Disabil Prevent, Finnish Inst Occupat Hlth, Helsinki, Finland.;Univ Helsinki, Dept Publ Hlth, Fac Med, Helsinki, Finland..
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Latif, Asma Abdul
    Lahore Coll Women Univ, Dept Zool, Lahore, Pakistan..
    Lavados, Pablo M.
    Univ Desarrollo, Clin Alemana, Serv Neurol, Santiago, Chile..
    Lawrynowicz, Alicia Elena Beatriz
    Inst Nacl Epidemiol Dr Juan H Jara, Mar Del Plata, Argentina..
    Leasher, Janet L.
    Nova SE Univ, Coll Optometry, Ft Lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, FL USA..
    Leigh, James
    Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia..
    Leung, Ricky
    SUNY Albany, Albany, NY USA..
    Li, Yichong
    Natl Ctr Chron & Noncommunicable Dis Control & Pr, Beijing, Peoples R China.;San Francisco VA Med Ctr, San Francisco, CA USA..
    Li, Yongmei
    Lipshultz, Steven E.
    Wayne State Univ, Sch Med, Detroit, MI USA.;Childrens Hosp Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201 USA..
    Liu, Patrick Y.
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Liu, Yang
    Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA USA..
    Lloyd, Belinda K.
    Monash Univ, Eastern Hlth Clin Sch, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Turning Point, Eastern Hlth, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Logroscino, Giancarlo
    Univ Bari, Bari, Italy..
    Looker, Katharine J.
    Univ Bristol, Bristol, Avon, England..
    Lotufo, Paulo A.
    Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Lucas, Robyn M.
    Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia..
    Lunevicius, Raimundas
    Aintree Univ, Hosp Natl Hlth Serv Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.;Univ Liverpool, Sch Med, Liverpool, Merseyside, England..
    Lyons, Ronan A.
    Farr Inst, Swansea, W Glam, Wales..
    El Razek, Hassan Magdy Abd
    Mansoura Fac Med, Mansoura, Egypt. Social Secur Org Res Inst, Tehran, Iran..
    Mandavi, Mandi
    Majdan, Marek
    Trnava Univ, Fac Hlth Sci & Social Work, Dept Publ Hlth, Trnava, Slovakia..
    Majeed, Azeem
    Imperial Coll London, London, England..
    Malekzadeh, Reza
    Digest Dis Res Inst, Tehran, Iran..
    Malta, Deborah Carvalho
    Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil..
    Marcenes, Wagner
    Kings Coll London, Div Populat & Patient Hlth, Inst Dent, London, England..
    Martinez-Raga, Jose
    Univ Valencia, Univ Hosp Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain.;CEU Cardenal Herrera Univ, Valencia, Spain..
    Masiye, Felix
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia..
    Mason-Jones, Amanda J.
    Univ York, Dept Hlth Sci, York, N Yorkshire, England..
    Matzopoulos, Richard
    South African Med Res Council, Cape Town, South Africa.;Univ Cape Town, Sch Publ Hlth & Family Med, Cape Town, South Africa..
    Mayosi, Bongani M.
    Univ Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa..
    McGrath, John J.
    Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Mckee, Martin
    Erasmus Univ, Inst Hlth Policy & Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands.;London Sch Hyg Trop Med, London, England..
    Meaney, Peter A.
    Univ Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA USA.;Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA..
    Mehari, Alem
    Howard Univ, Coll Med, Washington, DC USA..
    Melaku, Yohannes Adama
    Univ Adelaide, Sch Med, Adelaide, SA, Australia.;Mekelle Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
    Memiah, Peter
    Univ Florida, Pensacola, FL USA..
    Memish, Ziad A.
    Saudi Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.;Alfaisal Univ, Coll Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..
    Mendoza, Walter
    United Nations Populat Fund, Lima, Peru..
    Meretoja, Atte
    Dept Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Helsinki Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Helsinki, Finland..
    Meretoja, Tuomo J.
    Univ Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.;Helsinki Univ Hosp, Breast Surg Unit, Ctr Comprehens Canc, Helsinki, Finland..
    Mesfin, Yonatan Moges
    Haramaya Univ, Harar, Ethiopia..
    Mhimbira, Francis Apolinary
    Ifakara Hlth Inst, Bagamoyo, Tanzania..
    Miller, Ted R.
    Pacific Inst Res Evaluat, Calverton, MD USA.;Curtin Univ, Ctr Populat Hlth, Perth, WA, Australia..
    Mills, Edward J.
    Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada..
    Mirarefin, Mojde
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Mirrakhimov, Erkin M.
    Kyrgyz State Med Acad, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.;Natl Ctr Cardiol & Internal Dis, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan..
    Mitchell, Philip B.
    Univ New S Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia..
    Mock, Charles N.
    Harborview Injury Prevent & Res Ctr, Seattle, WA USA..
    Mohammad, Karzan Abdulmuhsin
    Univ Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq..
    Mohammadi, Alireza
    Baqiyatallah Univ Med Sci, Neurosci Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Mohammed, Shafiu
    Heidelberg Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Heidelberg, Germany.;Ahmadu Bello Univ, Hlth Syst & Policy Res Unit, Zaria, Nigeria..
    Monasta, Lorenzo
    IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Inst Maternal & Child Hlth, Trieste, Italy..
    Montanez Hernandez, Julio Cesar
    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
    Montico, Marcella
    IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Inst Maternal & Child Hlth, Trieste, Italy..
    Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Iran Univ Med Sci, Dept Community Med, Gastrointestinal & Liver Dis Res Ctr, Prevent Med & Publ Hlth Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
    Mori, Rintaro
    Natl Ctr Child Hlth & Dev, Tokyo, Japan..
    Mueller, Ulrich O.
    Fed Inst Populat Res, Wiesbaden, Germany..
    Mumford, John Everett
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Murdoch, Michele E.
    West Herts Hosp NHS Trust, Watford, England..
    Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana
    London Sch Hyg Trop Med, London, England.;Indian Inst Publ Hlth, Gurgaon, India..
    Nachega, Jean B.
    Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Pittsburgh, PA USA.;Univ Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.;Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Naheed, Aliya
    Int Ctr Diarrhoeal Dis Res, Dhaka, Bangladesh..
    Naldi, Luigi
    Azienda Osped Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy..
    Nangia, Vinay
    Suraj Eye Inst, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India..
    Newton, John N.
    Publ Hlth England, London, England..
    Ng, Marie
    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Ngalesoni, Frida Namnyak
    Minist Hlth & Social Welf, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania..
    Le Nguyen, Quyen
    Duy Tan Univ, Inst Global Hlth Innovat, Da Nang, Vietnam..
    Nisar, Muhammad Imran
    Aga Khan Univ, Karachi, Pakistan..
    Pete, Patrick Martial Nkamedjie
    Inst Res, Socioecon Dev & Commun, Yaounde, Cameroon..
    Nolla, Joan M.
    Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain..
    Norheim, Ole F.
    Univ Bergen, Bergen, Norway..
    Norman, Rosana E.
    Queensland Univ Technol, Inst Hlth & Biomed Innovat, Brisbane, Qld, Australia..
    Norrving, Bo
    Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosp, Dept Clin Sci Lund, Lund, Sweden..
    Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf
    Amer Univ Beirut, Ctr Res Populat & Hlth, Fac Hlth Sci, Beirut, Lebanon..
    Ogbo, Felix Akpojene
    Univ Western Sydney, Ctr Hlth Res, Sydney, NSW, Australia..
    Oh, In-Hwan
    Kyung Hee Univ, Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med, Seoul, South Korea..
    Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
    Human Sci Res Council, Durban, South Africa.;Univ KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa..
    Olivares, Pedro R.
    Univ Autonoma Chile, Talca, Chile..
    Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola
    Ctr Healthy Start Initiat, Lagos, Nigeria..
    Olusanya, Jacob Olusegun
    Ctr Healthy Start Initiat, Lagos, Nigeria..
    Oren, Eyal
    Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA..
    Ortiz, Alberto
    IIS Fdn Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain..
    Ota, Erika
    Lukes Int Univ, Tokyo, Japan..
    Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel
    Hypertens NorthWest Univ, Mafikeng, South Africa..
    Pa, Mahesh
    JSS Univ, JSS Med Coll, Mysore, Karnataka, India..
    Park, Eun-Kee
    Kosin Univ, Dept Med Human & Social Med, Coll Med, Busan, South Korea..
    Parsaeian, Mahboubeh
    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran.;Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Tehran, Iran..
    Patten, Scott B.
    Univ Calgary, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Calgary, AB, Canada..
    Patton, George C.
    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
    Pedro, Joao Mario
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    Int Inst Populat Sci, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.;Res & Evaluat Div, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh..
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    Hamad Med Corp, Doha, Qatar..
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    Univ Bristol, Bristol, Avon, England..
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    Soc Hlth & Demog Surveillance, Suri, India..
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    UMIT, ERAWEB Program, Hall In Tirol, Austria..
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    Univ Missouri, Columbia, MO USA..
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    Int Inst Populat Sci, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Azienda Osped Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.;IRCCS Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy.;Univ Milan, Dept Biomed & Clin Sci Sacco L, Milan, Italy..
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    Brien Holden Vision Inst, Kensington, NSW, Australia..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Hosp Clin, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil..
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    UO Neurol USL Umbria 1, Citta Di Castello, Italy..
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    Haramaya Univ, Coll Hlth & Med Sci, Harar, Ethiopia.;Haramaya Univ, Coll Hlth & Med Sci, Dawa, Ethiopia..
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    Inst Salud Global Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain..
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    IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Inst Maternal & Child Hlth, Trieste, Italy..
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    Digest Dis Res Inst, Tehran, Iran.;Golestan Univ Med Sci, Golestan Res Ctr Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Gorgan, Iran..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    All India Inst Med Sci, New Delhi, India..
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    World Hlth Org, Accra, Ghana..
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    All India Inst Med Sci, New Delhi, India..
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    Marshall Univ, Edwards Sch Med J, Huntington, WV USA.;Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH USA..
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    IIS Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain..
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    Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Internal Med, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
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    Univ Porto, Oporto, Portugal..
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    Univ Ciencias Aplicadas Ambient, Bogota, Colombia..
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    Univ KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa..
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    All India Inst Med Sci, New Delhi, India..
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    Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth, Oslo, Norway..
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    Marshall Univ, Huntington, WV USA..
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    Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil..
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    Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil..
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    HART, Mafikeng, South Africa.;South African Med Res Council, Potchefstroom, South Africa..
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    Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA..
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    Univ Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa..
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    Digest Dis Res Inst, Tehran, Iran..
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    Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico..
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    Tufts Med Ctr, Boston, MA USA..
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    Independent Consultant, Karachi, Pakistan..
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    Indian Inst Technol Ropar, Rupnagar, India..
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    Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Pulm Med, Shanghai, Peoples R China..
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    Endocrinol & Metab Populat Sci Inst, Non Communicable Dis Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran..
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    Ohio State Univ, Coll Med, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.;Res Inst, Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Columbus, OH USA..
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    Yale Univ, Sch Med, New Haven, CT USA..
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    Univ Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan..
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    Work Org, Work Disabil Prevent, Finnish Inst Occupat Hlth, Helsinki, Finland..
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    Reykjavik Univ, Reykjavik, Iceland..
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    Int Inst Populat Sci, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India..
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    Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA..
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    Inst Human Dev, New Delhi, India..
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    Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA.;Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth, Oslo, Norway..
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    Imperial Coll London, London, England..
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    Stavanger Univ Hosp, Stavanger, Norway..
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    Int Med Univ, Dept Community Med, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..
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    Attikon Univ Hosp, Athens, Greece..
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    Publ Hlth England, London, England.;Univ Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England..
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    Univ Cape Town, Dept Psychiat, Cape Town, South Africa.;S African MRC, Unit Anxiety Stress Dis, Cape Town, South Africa..
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    Univ Calif San Diego, San Diego, CA USA..
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    Imperial Coll London, Div Brain Sci, London, England.;Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Neurosci, Trondheim, Norway..
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    LIH, Strassen, Luxembourg..
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    Alexandra Gen Hosp Athens, Athens, Greece.;Ctr Hosp Publ Cotentin, Cherbourg, France..
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    Muhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Indian Council Med Res, New Delhi, India..
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    Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Criminol Law & Soc Sociol & Publ Hlth, Irvine, CA USA..
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    Inst Hlth & Ageing, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
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    Univ Valencia, Dept Med, INCLIVA Hlth Res Inst & CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain..
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    Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Tel Hashomer, Israel.;Tel Aviv Univ, Tel Aviv, Israel..
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    New York Med Coll, Valhalla, NY USA..
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    Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
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    Debre Markos Univ, Debre Markos, Ethiopia..
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    Mekelle Univ, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
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    Dept Anesthesiol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.;Univ Virginia, Dept Anesthesiol, Charlottesville, VA USA.;Cleveland Clin, Outcomes Res Consortium, Cleveland, OH USA..
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    Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.;Univ Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia..
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    Post Grad Inst Med Educ & Res, Sch Publ Hlth, Chandigarh, India..
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    Harvard Univ, Dept Nutr, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;WorldFish, George Town, Malaysia..
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    New York Univ, Nelson Inst Environm Med, Sch Med, Tuxedo Pk, NY USA..
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    Natl Ctr Child Hlth & Dev, Tokyo, Japan..
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    Univ Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada..
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    Jagiellonian Univ Med Coll, Inst Publ Hlth, Fac Hlth Sci, Krakow, Poland.;Wroclaw Med Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Wroclaw, Poland..
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    Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece..
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    Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD USA.;Hanoi Med Univ, Hanoi, Vietnam..
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    Univ Kinshasa, Fac Econ & Management, Dept Populat Sci & Dev, Kinshasa, Congo.;African Populat & Hlth Res Ctr, Nairobi, Kenya..
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    Univ Crete, Dept Med, Iraklion, Greece..
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    Haramaya Univ, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.;Univ Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands..
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    Univ Barcelona, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan Deu, Fundacio Sant Joan Deu, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain..
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    Fed Teaching Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Abakaliki, Nigeria..
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    Brandeis Univ, Waltham, MA USA..
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    Univ Warwick, Warwick Med Sch, Coventry, W Midlands, England..
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    Natl Inst Publ Hlth & Environm, Bilthoven, Netherlands..
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    Maastricht Univ Med Ctr, Maastricht, Netherlands..
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    Univ Bologna, Bologna, Italy..
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    Natl Res Univ Higher Sch Econ, Moscow, Russia..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Univ Bergen, Dept Global Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Bergen, Norway.;Ctr Dis Burden, Oslo, Norway..
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    Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, Stockholm, Sweden.;Canc Registry Norway, Inst Populat Based Canc Res, Dept Res, Oslo, Norway.;Univ Tromso, Arct Univ Norway, Dept Community Med, Fac Hlth Sci, Tromso, Norway.;Genet Epidemiol Grp, Folkhalsan Res Ctr, Helsinki, Finland..
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    Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Royal Childrens Hosp, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
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    Competence Ctr Mortal Follow Up German Natl Cohor, Wiesbaden, Germany..
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    Fed Inst Populat Res, Wiesbaden, Germany.;German Natl Cohort Consortium, Heidelberg, Germany..
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    Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Western Hlth, Footscray, Vic, Australia..
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    Wayne State Univ, Sch Med, Detroit, MI USA.;Childrens Hosp Michigan, Detroit, MI USA..
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    Univ Nottingham, Ctr Evidence based Dermatol, Nottingham, England..
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    South African Med Res Council, Cape Town, South Africa.;Univ Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa..
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    Seoul Natl Univ, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Seoul, South Korea..
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    Nanjing Univ, Jinling Hosp, Dept Neurol, Sch Med, Nanjing, Peoples R China..
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    Int Inst Populat Sci, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India..
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    Duke Kunshan Univ, Global Hlth Res Ctr, Kunshan, Peoples R China..
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    Northwestern Univ, Dept Prevent Med, Chicago, IL USA..
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    Univ Tehran Med Sci, Tehran, Iran..
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    Jackson State Univ, Jackson, MS USA..
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    Mansoura Univ, Fac Med, Mansoura, Egypt..
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    Leibniz Inst Prevent Res & Epidemiol, Bremen, Germany..
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    Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA..
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    Red Cross War Mem Childrens Hosp, Cape Town, South Africa..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA.;Melbourne Sch Populat & Global Hlth, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
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    Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA USA..
    Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20152016Inngår i: The Lancet, ISSN 0140-6736, E-ISSN 1474-547X, Vol. 388, nr 10053, s. 1603-1658Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system performance, help to prioritise investments in research and development, and monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aimed to provide updated HALE and DALYs for geographies worldwide and evaluate how disease burden changes with development. Methods We used results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) for all-cause mortality, cause-specific mortality, and non-fatal disease burden to derive HALE and DALYs by sex for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2015. We calculated DALYs by summing years of life lost (YLLs) and years of life lived with disability (YLDs) for each geography, age group, sex, and year. We estimated HALE using the Sullivan method, which draws from age-specific death rates and YLDs per capita. We then assessed how observed levels of DALYs and HALE differed from expected trends calculated with the Socio-demographic Index (SDI), a composite indicator constructed from measures of income per capita, average years of schooling, and total fertility rate. Findings Total global DALYs remained largely unchanged from 1990 to 2015, with decreases in communicable, neonatal, maternal, and nutritional (Group 1) disease DALYs off set by increased DALYs due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Much of this epidemiological transition was caused by changes in population growth and ageing, but it was accelerated by widespread improvements in SDI that also correlated strongly with the increasing importance of NCDs. Both total DALYs and age-standardised DALY rates due to most Group 1 causes significantly decreased by 2015, and although total burden climbed for the majority of NCDs, age-standardised DALY rates due to NCDs declined. Nonetheless, age-standardised DALY rates due to several high-burden NCDs (including osteoarthritis, drug use disorders, depression, diabetes, congenital birth defects, and skin, oral, and sense organ diseases) either increased or remained unchanged, leading to increases in their relative ranking in many geographies. From 2005 to 2015, HALE at birth increased by an average of 2.9 years (95% uncertainty interval 2.9-3.0) for men and 3.5 years (3.4-3.7) for women, while HALE at age 65 years improved by 0.85 years (0.78-0.92) and 1.2 years (1.1-1.3), respectively. Rising SDI was associated with consistently higher HALE and a somewhat smaller proportion of life spent with functional health loss; however, rising SDI was related to increases in total disability. Many countries and territories in central America and eastern sub-Saharan Africa had increasingly lower rates of disease burden than expected given their SDI. At the same time, a subset of geographies recorded a growing gap between observed and expected levels of DALYs, a trend driven mainly by rising burden due to war, interpersonal violence, and various NCDs. Interpretation Health is improving globally, but this means more populations are spending more time with functional health loss, an absolute expansion of morbidity. The proportion of life spent in ill health decreases somewhat with increasing SDI, a relative compression of morbidity, which supports continued efforts to elevate personal income, improve education, and limit fertility. Our analysis of DALYs and HALE and their relationship to SDI represents a robust framework on which to benchmark geography-specific health performance and SDG progress. Country-specific drivers of disease burden, particularly for causes with higher-than-expected DALYs, should inform financial and research investments, prevention efforts, health policies, and health system improvement initiatives for all countries along the development continuum.

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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Canberra, Fac Hlth, Ctr Res & Act Publ Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.;London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol, London, England..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.;McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada..
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    Washington Univ, St Louis, MO USA..
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    King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hosp, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..
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    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England..
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    Luxembourg Inst Hlth, Strassen, Luxembourg..
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    Univ Lorraine, Sch Publ Hlth, Nancy, France..
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    Charite, Berlin, Germany..
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    Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA..
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    Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA..
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    Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USA.;Univ S Florida, Tampa, FL USA..
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    Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Med, Oxford, England..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Munich, Germany..
    Gebremedhin, Mengistu
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    Kilte Awlaelo Hlth & Demog Surveillance Syst, Mekelle, Ethiopia..
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    Wageningen Univ, Div Human Nutr, Wageningen, Netherlands..
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    Univ Melbourne, Peter Doherty Inst Infect & Immun, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Royal Melbourne Hosp, Melbourne, Vic, Australia..
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    Univ Hosp Dijon, Dijon, France..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA USA..
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    Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England..
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    Wageningen Univ, Wageningen, Netherlands..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Adelaide, Sch Med, Adelaide, SA, Australia..
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    Heidelberg Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Heidelberg, Germany..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98121 USA..
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    Phillips, Michael Robert
    Pillay, Julian David
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    Polinder, Suzanne
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    Qorbani, Mostafa
    Rafay, Anwar
    Rahimi, Kazem
    Univ Oxford, Oxford, England..
    Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
    Rahman, Mahfuzar
    Rahman, Mohammad Hifz Ur
    Rahman, Sajjad Ur
    Rai, Rajesh Kumar
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    Ranabhat, Chhabi Lal
    Rangaswamy, Thara
    Rao, Paturi Vishnupriya
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    Remuzzi, Giuseppe
    Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20152016Inngår i: The Lancet, ISSN 0140-6736, E-ISSN 1474-547X, Vol. 388, nr 10053, s. 1775-1812Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Background In transitioning from the Millennium Development Goal to the Sustainable Development Goal era, it is imperative to comprehensively assess progress toward reducing maternal mortality to identify areas of success, remaining challenges, and frame policy discussions. We aimed to quantify maternal mortality throughout the world by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015. Methods We estimated maternal mortality at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2015 for ages 10-54 years by systematically compiling and processing all available data sources from 186 of 195 countries and territories, 11 of which were analysed at the subnational level. We quantified eight underlying causes of maternal death and four timing categories, improving estimation methods since GBD 2013 for adult all-cause mortality, HIV-related maternal mortality, and late maternal death. Secondary analyses then allowed systematic examination of drivers of trends, including the relation between maternal mortality and coverage of specific reproductive health-care services as well as assessment of observed versus expected maternal mortality as a function of Socio-demographic Index (SDI), a summary indicator derived from measures of income per capita, educational attainment, and fertility. Findings Only ten countries achieved MDG 5, but 122 of 195 countries have already met SDG 3.1. Geographical disparities widened between 1990 and 2015 and, in 2015, 24 countries still had a maternal mortality ratio greater than 400. The proportion of all maternal deaths occurring in the bottom two SDI quintiles, where haemorrhage is the dominant cause of maternal death, increased from roughly 68% in 1990 to more than 80% in 2015. The middle SDI quintile improved the most from 1990 to 2015, but also has the most complicated causal profile. Maternal mortality in the highest SDI quintile is mostly due to other direct maternal disorders, indirect maternal disorders, and abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and/or miscarriage. Historical patterns suggest achievement of SDG 3.1 will require 91% coverage of one antenatal care visit, 78% of four antenatal care visits, 81% of in-facility delivery, and 87% of skilled birth attendance. Interpretation Several challenges to improving reproductive health lie ahead in the SDG era. Countries should establish or renew systems for collection and timely dissemination of health data; expand coverage and improve quality of family planning services, including access to contraception and safe abortion to address high adolescent fertility; invest in improving health system capacity, including coverage of routine reproductive health care and of more advanced obstetric care-including EmOC; adapt health systems and data collection systems to monitor and reverse the increase in indirect, other direct, and late maternal deaths, especially in high SDI locations; and examine their own performance with respect to their SDI level, using that information to formulate strategies to improve performance and ensure optimum reproductive health of their population.

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    Husseini, Abdullatif
    Idrisov, Bulat T
    Innos, Kaire
    Inoue, Manami
    Jacobsen, Kathryn H
    Jahangir, Eiman
    Jee, Sun Ha
    Jensen, Paul N
    Jha, Vivekanand
    Jiang, Guohong
    Juel, Knud
    Kabagambe, Edmond Kato
    Kan, Haidong
    Karam, Nadim E
    Karch, André
    Karema, Corine Kakizi
    Kaul, Anil
    Kawakami, Norito
    Kazanjan, Konstantin
    Kazi, Dhruv S
    Kemp, Andrew G
    Kengne, Andre Pascal
    Kereselidze, Maia
    Khader, Yousef Saleh
    Khalifa, Shams Eldin Ali Hassan
    Khan, Ejaz Ahmed
    Khang, Young-Ho
    Knibbs, Luke
    Kokubo, Yoshihiro
    Kosen, Soewarta
    Defo, Barthelemy Kuate
    Kulkarni, Chanda
    Kulkarni, Veena S
    Kumar, G Anil
    Kumar, Kaushalendra
    Kumar, Ravi B
    Kwan, Gene
    Lai, Taavi
    Lalloo, Ratilal
    Lam, Hilton
    Lansingh, Van C
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Lee, Jong-Tae
    Leigh, James
    Leinsalu, Mall
    Leung, Ricky
    Li, Xiaohong
    Li, Yichong
    Li, Yongmei
    Liang, Juan
    Liang, Xiaofeng
    Lim, Stephen S
    Lin, Hsien-Ho
    Lipshultz, Steven E
    Liu, Shiwei
    Liu, Yang
    Lloyd, Belinda K
    London, Stephanie J
    Lotufo, Paulo A
    Ma, Jixiang
    Ma, Stefan
    Machado, Vasco Manuel Pedro
    Mainoo, Nana Kwaku
    Majdan, Marek
    Mapoma, Christopher Chabila
    Marcenes, Wagner
    Marzan, Melvin Barrientos
    Mason-Jones, Amanda J
    Mehndiratta, Man Mohan
    Mejia-Rodriguez, Fabiola
    Memish, Ziad A
    Mendoza, Walter
    Miller, Ted R
    Mills, Edward J
    Mokdad, Ali H
    Mola, Glen Liddell
    Monasta, Lorenzo
    de la Cruz Monis, Jonathan
    Hernandez, Julio Cesar Montañez
    Moore, Ami R
    Mori, Rintaro
    Mueller, Ulrich O
    Mukaigawara, Mitsuru
    Naheed, Aliya
    Naidoo, Kovin S
    Nand, Devina
    Nangia, Vinay
    Nash, Denis
    Nejjari, Chakib
    Nelson, Robert G
    Neupane, Sudan Prasad
    Newton, Charles R
    Ng, Marie
    Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J
    Nisar, Muhammad Imran
    Nolte, Sandra
    Norheim, Ole F
    Nyakarahuka, Luke
    Oh, In-Hwan
    Ohkubo, Takayoshi
    Olusanya, Bolajoko O
    Omer, Saad B
    Opio, John Nelson
    Orisakwe, Orish Ebere
    Pandian, Jeyaraj D
    Papachristou, Christina
    Park, Jae-Hyun
    Caicedo, Angel J Paternina
    Patten, Scott B
    Paul, Vinod K
    Pavlin, Boris Igor
    Pearce, Neil
    Pereira, David M
    Pesudovs, Konrad
    Petzold, Max
    Poenaru, Dan
    Polanczyk, Guilherme V
    Polinder, Suzanne
    Pope, Dan
    Pourmalek, Farshad
    Qato, Dima
    Quistberg, D Alex
    Rafay, Anwar
    Rahimi, Kazem
    Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
    Ur Rahman, Sajjad
    Raju, Murugesan
    Rana, Saleem M
    Refaat, Amany
    Ronfani, Luca
    Roy, Nobhojit
    Pimienta, Tania Georgina Sánchez
    Sahraian, Mohammad Ali
    Salomon, Joshua
    Sampson, Uchechukwu
    Santos, Itamar S
    Sawhney, Monika
    Sayinzoga, Felix
    Schneider, Ione J C
    Schumacher, Austin
    Schwebel, David C
    Seedat, Soraya
    Sepanlou, Sadaf G
    Servan-Mori, Edson E
    Shakh-Nazarova, Marina
    Sheikhbahaei, Sara
    Shibuya, Kenji
    Shin, Hwashin Hyun
    Shiue, Ivy
    Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora
    Silberberg, Donald H
    Silva, Andrea P
    Singh, Jasvinder A
    Skirbekk, Vegard
    Sliwa, Karen
    Soshnikov, Sergey S
    Sposato, Luciano A
    Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T
    Stroumpoulis, Konstantinos
    Sturua, Lela
    Sykes, Bryan L
    Tabb, Karen M
    Talongwa, Roberto Tchio
    Tan, Feng
    Teixeira, Carolina Maria
    Tenkorang, Eric Yeboah
    Terkawi, Abdullah Sulieman
    Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L
    Tirschwell, David L
    Towbin, Jeffrey A
    Tran, Bach X
    Tsilimbaris, Miltiadis
    Uchendu, Uche S
    Ukwaja, Kingsley N
    Undurraga, Eduardo A
    Uzun, Selen Begüm
    Vallely, Andrew J
    van Gool, Coen H
    Vasankari, Tommi J
    Vavilala, Monica S
    Venketasubramanian, N
    Villalpando, Salvador
    Violante, Francesco S
    Vlassov, Vasiliy Victorovich
    Vos, Theo
    Waller, Stephen
    Wang, Haidong
    Wang, Linhong
    Wang, Sharon Xiaorong
    Wang, Yanping
    Weichenthal, Scott
    Weiderpass, Elisabete
    Weintraub, Robert G
    Westerman, Ronny
    Wilkinson, James D
    Woldeyohannes, Solomon Meseret
    Wong, John Q
    Wordofa, Muluemebet Abera
    Xu, Gelin
    Yang, Yang C
    Yano, Yuichiro
    Yentur, Gokalp Kadri
    Yip, Paul
    Yonemoto, Naohiro
    Yoon, Seok-Jun
    Younis, Mustafa Z
    Yu, Chuanhua
    Jin, Kim Yun
    El Sayed Zaki, Maysaa
    Zhao, Yong
    Zheng, Yingfeng
    Zhou, Maigeng
    Zhu, Jun
    Zou, Xiao Nong
    Lopez, Alan D
    Naghavi, Mohsen
    Murray, Christopher J L
    Lozano, Rafael
    Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 20132014Inngår i: The Lancet, ISSN 0140-6736, E-ISSN 1474-547X, Vol. 384, nr 9947, s. 980-1004Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal of a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths) between 1990 and 2015. We aimed to measure levels and track trends in maternal mortality, the key causes contributing to maternal death, and timing of maternal death with respect to delivery.

    METHODS: We used robust statistical methods including the Cause of Death Ensemble model (CODEm) to analyse a database of data for 7065 site-years and estimate the number of maternal deaths from all causes in 188 countries between 1990 and 2013. We estimated the number of pregnancy-related deaths caused by HIV on the basis of a systematic review of the relative risk of dying during pregnancy for HIV-positive women compared with HIV-negative women. We also estimated the fraction of these deaths aggravated by pregnancy on the basis of a systematic review. To estimate the numbers of maternal deaths due to nine different causes, we identified 61 sources from a systematic review and 943 site-years of vital registration data. We also did a systematic review of reports about the timing of maternal death, identifying 142 sources to use in our analysis. We developed estimates for each country for 1990-2013 using Bayesian meta-regression. We estimated 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) for all values.

    FINDINGS: 292 982 (95% UI 261 017-327 792) maternal deaths occurred in 2013, compared with 376 034 (343 483-407 574) in 1990. The global annual rate of change in the MMR was -0·3% (-1·1 to 0·6) from 1990 to 2003, and -2·7% (-3·9 to -1·5) from 2003 to 2013, with evidence of continued acceleration. MMRs reduced consistently in south, east, and southeast Asia between 1990 and 2013, but maternal deaths increased in much of sub-Saharan Africa during the 1990s. 2070 (1290-2866) maternal deaths were related to HIV in 2013, 0·4% (0·2-0·6) of the global total. MMR was highest in the oldest age groups in both 1990 and 2013. In 2013, most deaths occurred intrapartum or postpartum. Causes varied by region and between 1990 and 2013. We recorded substantial variation in the MMR by country in 2013, from 956·8 (685·1-1262·8) in South Sudan to 2·4 (1·6-3·6) in Iceland.

    INTERPRETATION: Global rates of change suggest that only 16 countries will achieve the MDG 5 target by 2015. Accelerated reductions since the Millennium Declaration in 2000 coincide with increased development assistance for maternal, newborn, and child health. Setting of targets and associated interventions for after 2015 will need careful consideration of regions that are making slow progress, such as west and central Africa.

  • 270.
    Katja, Junus
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    Anna-Karin, Wikström
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    Anders, Larsson
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Olovsson, Matts
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Obstetrik & gynekologi.
    PP015. Plasma levels and placental expression of BNP/NT-proBNP in early and late onset preeclampsia2013Inngår i: Pregnancy Hypertension, ISSN 2210-7789, E-ISSN 2210-7797, Vol. 3, nr 2, s. 73-Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    INTRODUCTION:

    Women with preeclampsia (PE) have elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP. We hypothesized that the placenta may be a source to these elevated levels.

    OBJECTIVES:

    Our objectives were to study the plasma levels of NT-proBNP and the protein and mRNA expression of placental BNP in women with early and late onset PE and controls.

    METHODS:

    Plasma levels of NT-proBNP were measured in women with early (n=18) and late (n=20) onset PE, in two groups of healthy pregnant women in gestational week 24-32 (n=22) and 36-42 (n=14), and in non-pregnant women (n=20). Placental BNP protein and mRNA was studied with immunohistochemistry and qPCR. Placental release of NT-proBNP was studied with tissue culturing.

    RESULTS:

    Women with early (365 (14-9815) pg/ml) and late (176 (33-2547) pg/ml) onset PE had higher levels of NT-proBNP in plasma than their respective controls (p<0.001). A tendency towards higher plasma levels in early compared to late onset PE was observed (p=0.057). 20 out of 25 placental tissue samples had proBNP mRNA, no differences between the study groups were found. BNP protein was found in maternal spiral arteries and syncytiotrophoblasts. NT-proBNP peptide (6-7pg/ml) was present in medium used for placenta cultures.

    CONCLUSIONS:

    Our results suggest that there may be a placental source of NT-proBNP. If this source is responsible for the elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP in preeclamptic women and what role, if any, BNP/NT-proBNP play in PE pathophysiology remains to be elucidated.

  • 271.
    Khamisi, Selwan
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Karlsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Ljunggren, Östen
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Thulin, Måns
    Uppsala universitet, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Statistiska institutionen.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Increased plasma levels of soluble programmed death ligand 1 (sPD-L1) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy in comparison to hyperthyroid patients without Graves' ophthalmopathy.2023Inngår i: Cytokine, ISSN 1043-4666, E-ISSN 1096-0023, Vol. 169, s. 156269-, artikkel-id 156269Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Management of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is still a challenge in Graves' disease (GD). Moreover, 40% of GD patients show radiological muscle enlargement without clinically apparent GO. Delayed treatment of GO may lead to deterioration in prognosis.

    METHODS: Thirty GD patients with overt hyperthyroidism were included in this study, 17 of whom either had GO at diagnosis or developed GO during the study period. Samples were collected at the beginning of the study, at 6 months, and at 24 months. Plasma samples were analyzed for 92 cytokines using the Olink Target 96 inflammation panel.

    RESULTS: After adjustment for multiplicity testing using the false discovery rate approach, soluble programmed death ligand 1 (sPD-L1) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) were significantly elevated in GO patients.

    CONCLUSION: Using a broad cytokine panel we show that patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy have elevated PD-L1 and FGF-23 levels. The findings support previous suggestions that PD-L1 may serve as a treatment target.

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  • 272.
    Khamisi, Selwan
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Endokrinologi och mineralmetabolism. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Lundqvist, Martin
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk diabetologi och metabolism. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Edén Engström, Britt
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Endokrinologi och mineralmetabolism. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Karlsson, F. Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk diabetologi och metabolism. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Ljunggren, Östen
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Endokrinologi och mineralmetabolism. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Comparison between thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin and TSH-receptor antibodies in management of Graves' orbitopathy2023Inngår i: Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes, ISSN 0947-7349, E-ISSN 1439-3646, Vol. 131, nr 04, s. 236-241Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Objectives TSH-receptor antibodies (TRAb) targeting the TSH receptor (TSH-R) induce hyperthyroidism in Graves´ disease (GD). Graves´ orbitopathy (GO) is influenced by stimulation of the TSH-R in the orbita. GO has been, among other factors, linked to high TRAb levels. Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) is a relatively new method for assessing TSH-receptor antibodies. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TSI in the management of GO.

    Methods Patients with newly diagnosed GD (n=30, median age 55 years (range 35–72), 29 women) received pharmacological therapy (methimazole+++thyroxine) for up to 24 months. GO was identified by clinical signs and symptoms. Eleven patients had GO at diagnosis, and another six developed GO during treatment. Blood samples for TSI and other thyroidal biomarkers were obtained at baseline and on five occasions during the 24-month follow-up. Twenty-two subjects completed the drug regimen without surgery or radioiodine treatment.

    Results At baseline, TSI was highly correlated with TRAb (r s =0.64, p<0.001), and both assays similarly correlated to fT3 values. TSI and TRAb did not differ significantly between GO and non-GO patients for visit v1 (n=30, 17 GO during the whole study) or at follow-up (n=22, 12 GO during the whole study). During follow-up, levels of TSI and TRAb decreased and normalized in both groups.

    Conclusion The present study does not support any added benefit of TSI compared to TRAb for the prediction and management of GO.

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  • 273.
    Khezri, Banafsheh
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Helmersson-Karlqvist, Johanna
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Estimation of the possible economic effects of a sequential testing strategy with NT-proBNP before echocardiography in primary care2014Inngår i: Clinical Laboratory, ISSN 1433-6510, Vol. 60, nr 7-8, s. 881-886Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND:

    The object of the study was to estimate the possible economic effects of a sequential testing strategy with NT-proBNP from a primary care payer perspective.

    METHODS:

    The study data were collected from primary care physicians in the County of Uppland from 2005 through 2012. Two different cut-off levels were used for negative NT-proBNP in the rule-out test: 300 and 400 pg/mL. The cost-effectiveness of the testing strategy was estimated through the short-term cost avoidance and reduction in demand for echocardiographies.

    RESULTS:

    The female patients were slightly older than the males. Based on the data from 2012, the estimated costs for NT-proBNP tests and echocardiographies per county were reduced by EUR 300000/100000 inhabitants with the 300 pg/mL cut-off and EUR 350000/100000 inhabitants with the 400 pg/mL.

    CONCLUSIONS:

    The use of NT-proBNP as a rule-out test in a sequential testing strategy reduced the cost for diagnostic work-up of primary care patients with suspected heart failure.

  • 274.
    Khezri, Banafsheh Seyyed
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Evaluation of the Alere NT-proBNP Test for Point of Care Testing2016Inngår i: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (Print), ISSN 0887-8013, E-ISSN 1098-2825, Vol. 30, nr 4, s. 290-292Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: The object of the study was to evaluate the Alere point of care NT-proBNP assay as a suitable alternative to the central laboratory method to provide short test turnaround times in primary care.

    METHOD: Blood NT-proBNP results obtained with the Alere assay (n = 100) were compared with serum NT-proBNP results analyzed by a Cobas 8000 analyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany).

    RESULTS: There was a good agreement between the two NT-proBNP methods when used as a rule-out test for heart failure (HF) and the cut-off value <300 ng/l. A total of 47 samples gave values <300 ng/L with both methods and 51 samples gave values >300 with both methods. Thus, there was an agreement for 98% of the samples.

    CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that the Alere NT-proBNP assay could be used in primary care permitting rapid NT-proBNP testing to rule out HF.

  • 275.
    Khezri, Banafsheh Seyyed
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Cederblad, Maria
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap.
    Helmersson-Karlqvist, Johanna
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Karlsson, Bo
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap.
    Melhus, Håkan
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Seasonal variability of NT-proBNP in Swedish primary care patients2017Inngår i: Chronobiology International, ISSN 0742-0528, E-ISSN 1525-6073, Vol. 34, nr 10, s. 1473-1477Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this study was to determine if there is a seasonal variation in the widely used heart failure marker NT-proBNP. The study included all primary care requests for NT-proBNP in the county of Uppsala, Sweden, between January 2007 and December 2015. For seasonal variation, the NT-proBNP results for individual months were compared. The NT-proBNP values were highest in July to September, but there was also a minor peak in December-January. In conclusion, a seasonal periodicity for NT-proBNP was demonstrated in primary care patients. The data could be useful for practitioners for evaluation of NT-proBNP results and monitoring of patients with heart failure.

  • 276. Kinyoki, Damaris
    et al.
    Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron E
    Bhattacharjee, Natalia V
    Kassebaum, Nicholas
    Hay, Simon
    Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 20182021Inngår i: Nature Medicine, ISSN 1078-8956, E-ISSN 1546-170X, Vol. 27, nr 10, s. 1761-1782Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000-2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age (15-49 years) across 82 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), stratify anemia by severity and aggregate results to policy-relevant administrative and national levels. Additionally, we provide subnational disparity analyses to provide a comprehensive overview of anemia prevalence inequalities within these countries and predict progress toward the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) to reduce anemia by half by 2030. Our results demonstrate widespread moderate improvements in overall anemia prevalence but identify only three LMICs with a high probability of achieving the WHO GNT by 2030 at a national scale, and no LMIC is expected to achieve the target in all their subnational administrative units. Our maps show where large within-country disparities occur, as well as areas likely to fall short of the WHO GNT, offering precision public health tools so that adequate resource allocation and subsequent interventions can be targeted to the most vulnerable populations.

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  • 277.
    Kollberg, Hans
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Carlander, David
    Olesen, Hanne
    Wejåker, Per-Erik
    Johannesson, Marie
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Larsson, Anders
    Oral administration of specific yolk antibodies (IgY) may prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in patients with cystic fibrosis: a phase I feasibility study2003Inngår i: Pediatric Pulmonology, ISSN 8755-6863, E-ISSN 1099-0496, Vol. 35, nr 6, s. 433-40Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Respiratory infection is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections ultimately occur in virtually all patients. It is impossible to eradicate PA when a patient has been chronically colonized. Immunotherapy with specific egg-yolk antibodies (IgY) may be an alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of PA infections. We wanted to determine if treatment with specific IgY can prolong the period between the first and the second PA colonization? And long-term, can the treatment diminish the number of positive PA cultures and postpone the onset of chronic colonization? CF patients gargled daily with an IgY-antibody preparation, purified from eggs of hens immunized with PA bacteria. They were compared to a group of patients who did not gargle with the preparation. Both groups had their first colonization with PA eradicated by antibiotics. The basic treatment was essentially the same in both groups. In the initial study, the period between the first and second colonization with PA was significantly prolonged for the treated vs. the control group (Kaplan-Meier P = 0.015, Breslow test). In the prolonged study, the treated group had only 2.5 sputum cultures positive for PA per 100 months of observation, and none of these patients became chronically colonized with PA. No adverse events were reported. In the control group, 13.7 cultures per 100 months of observation were positive for PA, and 5 (24%) patients became chronically colonized with PA. This feasibility study shows that antipseudomonal IgY has the potential to effectively prevent PA colonization without any severe adverse effects. A phase III study should be initiated.

  • 278. Kyu, Hmwe H
    et al.
    Pinho, Christine
    Wagner, Joseph A
    Brown, Jonathan C
    Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia
    Charlson, Fiona J
    Coffeng, Luc Edgar
    Dandona, Lalit
    Erskine, Holly E
    Ferrari, Alize J
    Fitzmaurice, Christina
    Fleming, Thomas D
    Forouzanfar, Mohammad H
    Graetz, Nicholas
    Guinovart, Caterina
    Haagsma, Juanita
    Higashi, Hideki
    Kassebaum, Nicholas J
    Larson, Heidi J
    Lim, Stephen S
    Mokdad, Ali H
    Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
    Odell, Shaun V
    Roth, Gregory A
    Serina, Peter T
    Stanaway, Jeffrey D
    Misganaw, Awoke
    Whiteford, Harvey A
    Wolock, Timothy M
    Wulf Hanson, Sarah
    Abd-Allah, Foad
    Abera, Semaw Ferede
    Abu-Raddad, Laith J
    AlBuhairan, Fadia S
    Amare, Azmeraw T
    Antonio, Carl Abelardo T
    Artaman, Al
    Barker-Collo, Suzanne L
    Barrero, Lope H
    Benjet, Corina
    Bensenor, Isabela M
    Bhutta, Zulfiqar A
    Bikbov, Boris
    Brazinova, Alexandra
    Campos-Nonato, Ismael
    Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos A
    Catalá-López, Ferrán
    Chowdhury, Rajiv
    Cooper, Cyrus
    Crump, John A
    Dandona, Rakhi
    Degenhardt, Louisa
    Dellavalle, Robert P
    Dharmaratne, Samath D
    Faraon, Emerito Jose A
    Feigin, Valery L
    Fürst, Thomas
    Geleijnse, Johanna M
    Gessner, Bradford D
    Gibney, Katherine B
    Goto, Atsushi
    Gunnell, David
    Hankey, Graeme J
    Hay, Roderick J
    Hornberger, John C
    Hosgood, H Dean
    Hu, Guoqing
    Jacobsen, Kathryn H
    Jayaraman, Sudha P
    Jeemon, Panniyammakal
    Jonas, Jost B
    Karch, André
    Kim, Daniel
    Kim, Sungroul
    Kokubo, Yoshihiro
    Kuate Defo, Barthelemy
    Kucuk Bicer, Burcu
    Kumar, G Anil
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Leasher, Janet L
    Leung, Ricky
    Li, Yongmei
    Lipshultz, Steven E
    Lopez, Alan D
    Lotufo, Paulo A
    Lunevicius, Raimundas
    Lyons, Ronan A
    Majdan, Marek
    Malekzadeh, Reza
    Mashal, Taufiq
    Mason-Jones, Amanda J
    Melaku, Yohannes Adama
    Memish, Ziad A
    Mendoza, Walter
    Miller, Ted R
    Mock, Charles N
    Murray, Joseph
    Nolte, Sandra
    Oh, In-Hwan
    Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola
    Ortblad, Katrina F
    Park, Eun-Kee
    Paternina Caicedo, Angel J
    Patten, Scott B
    Patton, George C
    Pereira, David M
    Perico, Norberto
    Piel, Frédéric B
    Polinder, Suzanne
    Popova, Svetlana
    Pourmalek, Farshad
    Quistberg, D Alex
    Remuzzi, Giuseppe
    Rodriguez, Alina
    Rojas-Rueda, David
    Rothenbacher, Dietrich
    Rothstein, David H
    Sanabria, Juan
    Santos, Itamar S
    Schwebel, David C
    Sepanlou, Sadaf G
    Shaheen, Amira
    Shiri, Rahman
    Shiue, Ivy
    Skirbekk, Vegard
    Sliwa, Karen
    Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T
    Stein, Dan J
    Steiner, Timothy J
    Stovner, Lars Jacob
    Sykes, Bryan L
    Tabb, Karen M
    Terkawi, Abdullah Sulieman
    Thomson, Alan J
    Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L
    Towbin, Jeffrey Allen
    Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna
    Vasankari, Tommi
    Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy
    Vlassov, Vasiliy Victorovich
    Vollset, Stein Emil
    Weiderpass, Elisabete
    Weintraub, Robert G
    Werdecker, Andrea
    Wilkinson, James D
    Woldeyohannes, Solomon Meseret
    Wolfe, Charles D A
    Yano, Yuichiro
    Yip, Paul
    Yonemoto, Naohiro
    Yoon, Seok-Jun
    Younis, Mustafa Z
    Yu, Chuanhua
    El Sayed Zaki, Maysaa
    Naghavi, Mohsen
    Murray, Christopher J L
    Vos, Theo
    Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study2016Inngår i: JAMA pediatrics, ISSN 2168-6203, E-ISSN 2168-6211, Vol. 170, nr 3, s. 267-287Artikkel, forskningsoversikt (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Importance: The literature focuses on mortality among children younger than 5 years. Comparable information on nonfatal health outcomes among these children and the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among older children and adolescents is scarce.

    Objective: To determine levels and trends in the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among younger children (aged <5 years), older children (aged 5-9 years), and adolescents (aged 10-19 years) between 1990 and 2013 in 188 countries from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013 study.

    Evidence Review: Data from vital registration, verbal autopsy studies, maternal and child death surveillance, and other sources covering 14 244 site-years (ie, years of cause of death data by geography) from 1980 through 2013 were used to estimate cause-specific mortality. Data from 35 620 epidemiological sources were used to estimate the prevalence of the diseases and sequelae in the GBD 2013 study. Cause-specific mortality for most causes was estimated using the Cause of Death Ensemble Model strategy. For some infectious diseases (eg, HIV infection/AIDS, measles, hepatitis B) where the disease process is complex or the cause of death data were insufficient or unavailable, we used natural history models. For most nonfatal health outcomes, DisMod-MR 2.0, a Bayesian metaregression tool, was used to meta-analyze the epidemiological data to generate prevalence estimates.

    Findings: Of the 7.7 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 7.4-8.1) million deaths among children and adolescents globally in 2013, 6.28 million occurred among younger children, 0.48 million among older children, and 0.97 million among adolescents. In 2013, the leading causes of death were lower respiratory tract infections among younger children (905 059 deaths; 95% UI, 810 304-998 125), diarrheal diseases among older children (38 325 deaths; 95% UI, 30 365-47 678), and road injuries among adolescents (115 186 deaths; 95% UI, 105 185-124 870). Iron deficiency anemia was the leading cause of years lived with disability among children and adolescents, affecting 619 (95% UI, 618-621) million in 2013. Large between-country variations exist in mortality from leading causes among children and adolescents. Countries with rapid declines in all-cause mortality between 1990 and 2013 also experienced large declines in most leading causes of death, whereas countries with the slowest declines had stagnant or increasing trends in the leading causes of death. In 2013, Nigeria had a 12% global share of deaths from lower respiratory tract infections and a 38% global share of deaths from malaria. India had 33% of the world's deaths from neonatal encephalopathy. Half of the world's diarrheal deaths among children and adolescents occurred in just 5 countries: India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Ethiopia.

    Conclusions and Relevance: Understanding the levels and trends of the leading causes of death and disability among children and adolescents is critical to guide investment and inform policies. Monitoring these trends over time is also key to understanding where interventions are having an impact. Proven interventions exist to prevent or treat the leading causes of unnecessary death and disability among children and adolescents. The findings presented here show that these are underused and give guidance to policy makers in countries where more attention is needed.

  • 279.
    Lagedal, Rickard
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Eriksson, Oskar
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Sörman, Anna
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Huckriede, Joram B
    Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, 6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands..
    Kristensen, Bjarne
    Thermo Fisher Scientific, 3450 Allerod, Denmark..
    Franzén, Stephanie
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Bergqvist, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk mikrobiologi.
    Alving, Kjell
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Forslund, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Persson, Barbro
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Ekdahl, Kristina N
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Garcia de Frutos, Pablo
    Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS and CIBERCV, 08036 Barcelona, Spain..
    Nilsson, Bo
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Nicolaes, Gerry A F
    Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, 6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands..
    Lipcsey, Miklós
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård, Hedenstiernalaboratoriet.
    Hultström, Michael
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård. Unit for Integrative Physiology, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden..
    Frithiof, Robert
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Impaired Antibody Response Is Associated with Histone-Release, Organ Dysfunction and Mortality in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.2022Inngår i: Journal of clinical medicine, ISSN 2077-0383, Vol. 11, nr 12, artikkel-id 3419Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    PURPOSE: the pathophysiologic mechanisms explaining differences in clinical outcomes following COVID-19 are not completely described. This study aims to investigate antibody responses in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in relation to inflammation, organ failure and 30-day survival.

    METHODS: All patients with PCR-verified COVID-19 and gave consent, and who were admitted to a tertiary Intensive care unit (ICU) in Sweden during March-September 2020 were included. Demography, repeated blood samples and measures of organ function were collected. Analyses of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (IgM, IgA and IgG) in plasma were performed and correlated to patient outcome and biomarkers of inflammation and organ failure.

    RESULTS: A total of 115 patients (median age 62 years, 77% male) were included prospectively. All patients developed severe respiratory dysfunction, and 59% were treated with invasive ventilation. Thirty-day mortality was 22.6% for all included patients. Patients negative for any anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody in plasma during ICU admission had higher 30-day mortality compared to patients positive for antibodies. Patients positive for IgM had more ICU-, ventilator-, renal replacement therapy- and vasoactive medication-free days. IgA antibody concentrations correlated negatively with both SAPS3 and maximal SOFA-score and IgM-levels correlated negatively with SAPS3. Patients with antibody levels below the detection limit had higher plasma levels of extracellular histones on day 1 and elevated levels of kidney and cardiac biomarkers, but showed no signs of increased inflammation, complement activation or cytokine release. After adjusting for age, positive IgM and IgG antibodies were still associated with increased 30-day survival, with odds ratio (OR) 7.1 (1.5-34.4) and 4.2 (1.1-15.7), respectively.

    CONCLUSION: In patients with severe COVID-19 requiring intensive care, a poor antibody response is associated with organ failure, systemic histone release and increased 30-day mortality.

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  • 280.
    Lannergård, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionssjukdomar.
    Friman, Göran
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Infektionssjukdomar.
    Ewald, Uwe
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa.
    Lind, Lars
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Serum amyloid A (SAA) protein and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in healthy newborn infants and healthy young through elderly adults2005Inngår i: Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, E-ISSN 1651-2227, Vol. 94, nr 9, s. 1198-1202Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    AIM:

    To determine the levels of serum amyloid A (SAA) protein and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in different age groups.

    METHODS:

    Serum samples from 70 healthy newborn infants, 80 blood donors and 81 healthy elderly individuals were analysed using a nephelometric method. The 231 samples were grouped as follows: 35 umbilical cords, 35 newborns, 48 young adults, 28 middle-aged adults, and 85 elderly adults.

    RESULTS:

    Serum levels of both SAA and hsCRP were lower in umbilical cords than in the newborns and young, middle-aged and elderly adults (p<0.0001). The SAA and hsCRP levels were comparable in newborns, and young and middle-age adults, but higher in elderly adults (p<0.0001-0.03). SAA (r2=0.159, p<0.0001) and hsCRP (r2=0.059, p<0.0001) were positively correlated with age and to each other (r2=0.385, p<0.0001).

    CONCLUSION:

    Serum levels of SAA and hsCRP in umbilical cord blood are close to the detection limit and lower than in the other age groups investigated. The elderly have generally higher levels than the younger age groups, which require higher decision levels in inflammatory diseases, including infections. In newborns and young and middle-aged adults, the lower decision levels of 10 mg/l for SAA and 5 mg/l for CRP are suggested.

  • 281. Larssen, Pia
    et al.
    Wik, Lotta
    Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    Czarnewski, Paulo
    Eldh, Maria
    Löf, Liza
    Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Ronquist, Göran
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Dubois, Louise
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Freyhult, Eva
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Cancerfarmakologi och beräkningsmedicin. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    Gallant, Caroline
    Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Oelrich, Johan
    Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Molekylära verktyg.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Ronquist, Gunnar
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Villablanca, Eduardo
    Landegren, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    Gabrielsson, Susanne
    Kamali-Moghaddam, Masood
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    Tracing Cellular Origin of Human Exosomes Using Multiplex Proximity Extension Assay2017Inngår i: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, ISSN 1535-9476, E-ISSN 1535-9484, Vol. 16, nr 3, s. 502-511Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-coated objects such as exosomes and microvesicles, released by many cell-types. Their presence in body fluids and the variable surface composition and content render them attractive potential biomarkers. The ability to determine their cellular origin could greatly move the field forward. We used multiplex proximity extension assays (PEA) to identify with high specificity and sensitivity the protein profiles of exosomes of different origins, including seven cell lines and two different body fluids. By comparing cells and exosomes, we successfully identified the cells originating the exosomes. Furthermore, by principal component analysis of protein patterns human milk EVs and prostasomes released from prostate acinar cells clustered with cell lines from breast and prostate tissues, respectively. Milk exosomes uniquely expressed CXCL5, MIA and KLK6, while prostasomes carried NKX31, GSTP1 and SRC, highlighting that EVs originating from different origins express distinct proteins. In conclusion, PEA provides a powerful protein screening tool in exosome research, for purposes of identifying the cell source of exosomes, or new biomarkers in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.

  • 282.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Author response to: Reference values for clinical chemistry tests during normal pregnancy2008Inngår i: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ISSN 1470-0328, E-ISSN 1471-0528, Vol. 115, nr 13, s. 1716-1717Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 283.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper. klinisk kemi.
    Autoantikroppstest – även intressant prognostisk markör för prostatacancer.2006Inngår i: Läkartidningen, Vol. 103, nr 30, s. 2211-Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 284.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease progression in a multi-racial cohort: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis2013Inngår i: Journal of Human Hypertension, ISSN 0950-9240, E-ISSN 1476-5527, Vol. 27, nr 7, s. 403-404Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 285.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper. klinisk kemi.
    Cystatin C: an emerging glomerular filtration rate marker.2005Inngår i: Scand J Clin Lab Invest, ISSN 0036-5513, Vol. 65, nr 2, s. 89-91Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 286.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper. klinisk kemi.
    Cystatin C. En bra glomerulär filtrationsmarkör men även en intressant riskmarkör2004Inngår i: Klinisk Biokemi i Norden, Vol. 16, s. 24-26Artikkel i tidsskrift (Annet (populærvitenskap, debatt, mm))
  • 287.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Reference values for clinical chemistry tests during normal pregnancy: Author's reply2008Inngår i: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ISSN 1470-0328, E-ISSN 1471-0528, Vol. 115, nr 12, s. 1580-1581Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 288.
    Larsson, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    What can we learn from studies on regional differences in the utilization of laboratory tests?2011Inngår i: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, ISSN 0300-9734, E-ISSN 2000-1967, Vol. 116, nr 4, s. 225-226Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
  • 289.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Breimer, Lars
    Laboratoriemedicinska kliniken, Universitetssjukhuset Örebro.
    Anpassa utredningen av diabetes hos patienter med invandrarbakgrund2018Inngår i: Läkartidningen, ISSN 0023-7205, E-ISSN 1652-7518, Vol. 115, s. FFIZ-FFIZArtikkel i tidsskrift (Annet (populærvitenskap, debatt, mm))
  • 290.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Breimer, Lars
    Örebro Universiet.
    Bra att läkare inte stirrar sig blinda på HbA1c2019Inngår i: Läkartidningen, ISSN 0023-7205, E-ISSN 1652-7518, Vol. 116, s. FIEW-Artikkel i tidsskrift (Annet vitenskapelig)
  • 291.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Campbell, Andrew
    NABAS AS, Ås, Norway..
    Eriksson, Mats B
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård. NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal.
    Chicken antibodies are highly suitable for particle enhanced turbidimetric assays2022Inngår i: Frontiers in Immunology, E-ISSN 1664-3224, Vol. 13, artikkel-id 1016781Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Antibody-based assays are commonly used in clinical laboratories for analyzing plasma, serum and other samples for particular protein markers. Although such assays have been traditionally based on antibodies raised in mammals (e.g., mice, rabbits, goats), there are several advantages of using avian antibodies (IgY) raised in chickens, including production volumes, costs, and ethical/animal welfare considerations. A further disadvantage of using mammalian IgG in such assays is the potential for agglutination when exposed to rheumatoid factor (RF) in serum. However, when used in the free form the immune complexes formed with avian antibodies have been reported to have less ability than those formed with mammalian antibodies to cause the light scatter which are used for instrument measurement. In addition, when the amount of antigen exceeds the maximum precipitating point in relation to the amount of antibody, there is a rapid decline in the absorbance values of the immune complexes (antigen excess) when IgY is used. However, when avian antibodies are conjugated to a substrate and used in particle enhanced turbidimetric assays (PETIA), these problems are avoided. Here we investigated three clinical assays using chicken antibodies, one using free (unbound) IgY and two with IgY-based PETIA. The IgY PETIA demonstrated a strong scatter response, even at high antigen concentrations in contrast to the steep decline seen with free IgY antibodies. IgY PETIA reagents can provide test results with low coefficient of variation (<1% for duplicate samples). We also investigated the effect of RF on agglutination of mammalian antibodies (IgG from mouse, rabbit, sheep, and human) and chicken antibodies. Whereas agglutination was observed with all the mammalian antibodies in the presence of RF, this was not observed at all with chicken IgY. Our results support the growing body of evidence that chicken egg yolks can thus be a valuable source of antibodies for use in PETIA in clinical laboratories.

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  • 292.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Axelsson, John
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Low diurnal variability of apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio during normal sleep and after an acute shift of sleep2008Inngår i: Clinical Biochemistry, ISSN 0009-9120, E-ISSN 1873-2933, Vol. 41, nr 10-11, s. 859-862Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to study the diurnal variation of the cardiovascular risk markers apolipoprotein A1 and B and apo B/apo A1 ratio. DESIGN AND METHODS: We have studied the diurnal variation of apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B and apo B/apo A1 ratio during night sleep and the day sleep conditions in seven healthy volunteers (age 22-32 yr). Samples were collected every hour to evaluate the effect of different sampling times on the test results. RESULTS: The lowest diurnal coefficient of variation (CV) was observed for the apo B/apo A1 ratio, which usually was below 2% but also apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B showed low CV. There were no significant differences between nightsleep and daysleep for any of the studied markers. CONCLUSION: Even if there was a diurnal variation for these markers, the variation was very low. Thus, sampling does not have to be restricted to certain times of the day.

  • 293.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Gordh, Torsten
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Lind, Anne-Li
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Thulin, Måns
    Uppsala universitet, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Statistiska institutionen.
    Kamali-Moghaddam, Masood
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    The effects of age and gender on plasma levels of 63 cytokines2015Inngår i: JIM - Journal of Immunological Methods, ISSN 0022-1759, E-ISSN 1872-7905, Vol. 425, s. 58-61Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Cytokines play important roles as regulators of cell functions, and over the last decades a number of cytokine assays have been developed. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of age and gender on a large number of cytokines. Plasma samples were collected from 33 healthy blood donors. The samples were analyzed using the multiplex proximity extension assay (PEA) allowing simultaneous measurement of 92 cytokines and four technical controls. Biomarkers with less than 80% quantitative results were excluded leaving 63 cytokines that were analyzed for the effects of gender and age. The plasma level of three of the investigated biomarkers (DNER, MCP-4 and MMP-10) were found to be significantly different for the two genders (adjusted p-value <0.05), and 15 of the biomarkers (CCL11, CCL25, CDCP1, CSF-1, CXCL11, CXCL9, FGF-23, Flt3L, HGF, IL-10RB, MCP-3, MCP-4, MMP-10, OPG, VEGF-A) were significantly associated with age. This study reveals the effects of age and gender on a large number of cytokine assays. CXCL5 and TNFB were significantly higher in females, while the other markers with significant gender-dependent differences were higher in males. For the markers that were significantly associated with age, only CXCL6 was found to decrease with age, while the other biomarkers increased with age.

  • 294.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Karlsson, Bo
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap.
    Lipcsey, Miklós
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Hedenstiernalaboratoriet. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Rapid testing of red blood cell parameters in primary care patients using HemoScreen™ point of care instrument2019Inngår i: BMC Family Practice, E-ISSN 1471-2296, Vol. 20, nr 1, artikkel-id 77Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Patients with anemia are frequently encountered in primary care. Once anemia is detected, it is essential to define the type and identify the underlying cause prior to initiation of treatment. In most cases, the cause can be determined using information from the patient history, physical exam, and complete blood counts (CBC). Point of care testing of blood cell counts would speed up the work up of anemia patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the HemoScreen™ instrument (PixCell Medical, Yokneam Ilit, Israel) could be used for primary care samples. It is a POCT instrument that utilizes single sample cuvettes and image analysis of full blood count including RBC, Hemoglobin, MCV, MCH, platelets, WBC, and WBC 5-part differential.

    METHODS: We compared the HemoScreen™ and the Sysmex XN instrument results of 100 primary care patient samples focusing on the total white blood cells, red blood cell parameters RBC, Hemoglobin, MCH, MCV and platelets.

    RESULTS: Deming correlations between the HemoScreen™ and the Sysmex XN instruments for the CBC were WBCHemoScreen™ = 1.016* WBCSysmex + 0.34; r = 0.981, RBCHemoScreen™ = 0.988* RBCSysmex + 0.015; r = 0.974, HemoglobinHemoScreen™ = 1.081* HemoglobinSysmex - 11.25; r = 0.964, MCHHemoScreen™ = 0.978* MCHSysmex + 0.78; r = 0.939, MCVHemoScreen™ = 0.963* MCVSysmex + 8.68; r = 0.946, PlateletsHemoScreen™ = 0.964* PlateletsSysmex + 25.7; r = 0.953.

    CONCLUSION: The HemoScreen™ instrument could provide rapid and accurate test results for evaluation of the red blood cell parameters in primary care. This new technology is interesting as it allows the analysis red blood cell parameters also at small primary care centers.

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  • 295.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Lind, Anne-Li
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Gordh, Torsten
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård.
    Bodolea, Constantin
    Kamali-Moghaddam, Masood
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
    Thulin, Måns
    Uppsala universitet, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Statistiska institutionen.
    The body mass index (BMI) is significantly correlated with levels of cytokines and chemokines in cerebrospinal fluid2015Inngår i: Cytokine, ISSN 1043-4666, E-ISSN 1096-0023, Vol. 76, nr 2, s. 514-518Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Cytokines and chemokines regulate many functions in the body including the brain. The interactions between adipose tissue and the central nervous system (CNS) are important for the regulation of energy balance. CNS function is also influenced by age. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of body mass index (BMI) and age on cytokine and chemokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid samples (n=89) were collected from patients undergoing routine surgical procedures. The samples were analyzed using the multiplex proximity extension assay (PEA) in which 92 different cytokines are measured simultaneously using minute sample volume. We found no significant correlations between age and cytokine levels for any of the studied markers. In contrast, at a false discovery rate of 10%, 19 markers were significantly associated with BMI (in decreasing significance: FGF-5, ADA, Beta-NGF, CD40, IL-10RB, CCL19, TGF-alpha, SIRT2, TWEAK, SCF, CSF-1, 4E-BP1, DNER, LIF-R, STAMPB, CXCL10, CXCL6, VEGF-A and CX3CL1). This study reveals a clear effect of BMI on cytokine and chemokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid.

  • 296.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Eriksson, Mats
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Anestesiologi och intensivvård. NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
    Validation of a Novel Point-of-Care Testing Device Designed for Assessment of NT-pro BNP2023Inngår i: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Open access, ISSN 2688-7460, Vol. 7, nr 2Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Aim: Our main objective was to compare Point-Of-Care Technology (POCT) to central laboratory immunochemistry testing, to assess N-terminal pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) in ambulatory patients. A second objective was to use POCT to analyze NT-proBNP in a cohort of healthy blood donors to define reference values. Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 102 outpatients and 133 blood donors, respectively. Samples analyzed using a point-of-care instrument [NT-proBNPLumiraDx (LumiraDx, Solna, Sweden)] were compared to a commercial electrochemiluminescence immunoassay method [(NTproBNPRoche) on the Cobas Pro analyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany)]. The study was ethically approved (01–367) and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. Values are given as Median and Interquartile Range (IQR). Results: There was a distinct correlation between the two assays for assessing the circulating levels of NT-proBNP in outpatients (R² = 0.9546). NT-proBNPLumiraDx ranged between 50–3966 ng/L [Median: 276 (IQR: 679)] whereas NT-proBNPRoche ranged between 50–3820 ng/L; (Median: 268 (IQR: 628)]. NT-proBNPLumiraDx was 3% higher than NT-proBNPRoche (p<0.05). NT-proBNPLumiraDx levels were not affected by age in our cohort of blood donors. Conclusion: In cases where short turnaround-times for assessment of NT-proBNP are desirable, the LumiraDx instrument can safely be used as an analytical option.

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  • 297.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Flodin, Mats
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Hansson, Lars-Olof
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Carlsson, Lena
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Patient selection has a strong impact on cystatin C and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) estimated glomerular filtration rate2008Inngår i: Clinical Biochemistry, ISSN 0009-9120, E-ISSN 1873-2933, Vol. 41, nr 16-17, s. 1355-1361Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    OBJECTIVE: Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is essential for the evaluation of patients with kidney disease, and for correct dosage of drugs that are eliminated from the circulation by the kidneys. In most cases GFR is estimated based on serum creatinine and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula. As both cystatin C and creatinine are used for the determination of GFR it is important to investigate if estimated GFR by the two methods differ in various patient groups. DESIGN AND METHODS: We have compared cystatin C and MDRD estimated GFR calculated from the same request from primary care units (n=488), a cardiology ward (n=826), the cardiointensive care unit (n=1026), two oncology wards (n=919 and 1021), and the neurosurgical intensive care unit (n=1515) in an observational cross-sectional study. RESULTS: We found better agreement between the two GFR estimates in samples from primary care patients and patients in the cardiology wards, than in samples from oncology wards or the neurosurgical intensive care unit. In the latter settings there was a pronounced difference between the two GFR estimates. CONCLUSION: The comparisons show that differences in patient selections have a strong impact on the agreement between cystatin C and MDRD estimated glomerular filtration rate.

  • 298.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Biokemisk struktur och funktion.
    Greig-Pylypczuk, Roman
    Huisman, Albert
    The state of point-of-care testing: a european perspective2015Inngår i: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, ISSN 0300-9734, E-ISSN 2000-1967, Vol. 120, nr 1, s. 1-10Artikkel, forskningsoversikt (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Abstract Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to any diagnostic test administered outside the central laboratory at or near the location of the patient. By performing the sample collection and data analysis steps in the same location POCT cuts down on transport and processing delays, resulting in the rapid feedback of test results to medical decision-makers. Over the past decades the availability and use of POCT have steadily increased in Europe and throughout the international community. However, concerns about overall utility and the reliability of benefits to patient care have impeded the growth of POCT in some areas. While there is no agreed-upon standard for how success should be judged, the increases in speed and mobility provided by POCT can lead to substantial advantages over traditional laboratory testing. When properly utilized, POCT has been shown to yield measurable improvements in patient care, workflow efficiency, and even provide significant financial benefits. However, important organizational and quality assurance challenges must be addressed with the implementation of POCT in any health care environment. To ensure maximal benefits it may be necessary to evaluate critically and restructure existing clinical pathways to capitalize better on the rapid test turnaround times provided by POCT.

  • 299.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Gåfvels, Mats
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Karlsson, Torbjörn
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Hematologi.
    Falsely elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone results dueto Interference by M-component of IgG-lambda type2020Inngår i: Case Reports in Oncology, E-ISSN 1662-6575, Vol. 13, nr 2, s. 680-682Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    Heterophilic antibodies but also M-components can interfere with laboratory tests causing erroneous results. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with myeloma and a monoclonal immunoglobulin component (M-component) that caused elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) results. The M-component was of the IgG-lambda type. Thyroid markers were analyzed repeatedly, and there was a clear association between IgG concentrations and TSH values (R 2 = 0.724). The highest TSH value was 75 mIU/L. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation of intact immunoglobulins was used to investigate if there was an antibody-related interference problem. The PEG treatment normalized the TSH value, showing that the cause of the elevated TSH result was due to interference caused by the M-component. In conclusion, it is important to remember that both heterophilic antibodies and M-components may cause erroneous results.

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  • 300.
    Larsson, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk kemi.
    Hagström, Emil
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR). Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Kardiologi.
    Nilsson, Lennart
    Department of Medical and Health Sciences , Linkoping University , Linkoping , Sweden..
    Svensson, Maria K.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk diabetologi och metabolism.
    Treatment target re-classification of subjects comparing estimation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by the Friedewald equation and direct measurement of LDL-cholesterol2018Inngår i: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, ISSN 0300-9734, E-ISSN 2000-1967, Vol. 123, nr 2, s. 94-99Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
    Abstract [en]

    AIMS: To compare low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) values calculated by the Friedewald equation with direct LDL-C in patient samples and assess the possible impact on re-classification of LDL-C target values for primary prevention or high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (<2.5 mmol/L) and secondary prevention or very high CVD risk (<1.8 mmol/L). LDL-C is an important CVD risk factor. Over the last decade, there has been a change in laboratory methodology from indirectly calculated LDL-C with the Friedewald equation to direct LDL-C measurements (dLDL-C).

    METHODS: Reported results for plasma triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and dLDL-C from 34,981 samples analyzed in year 2014 were extracted from the laboratory information system, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.

    RESULTS: dLDL-C was approximately 10% lower than the corresponding LDL-C results calculated by the Friedewald equation in both men and women. In subjects with triglyceride concentrations above 4 mmol/L (n = 1250) the same discordant pattern was seen as for the entire study population. Altogether 5469 out of 18,051 men (30.3%) and 4604 out of 16,928 women (27.2%) were down-classified at least one CVD risk category. A very small number of subject was up-classified, in total 37 out of 18,051 men (0.2%) and 28 out of 16,928 women (0.2%).

    CONCLUSIONS: The two LDL-C methods had a high concordance, but the direct LDL-C measurement consistently gave approx. 10% lower values, and this caused one-third of subjects to be re-classified as having a lower cardiovascular disease risk in relation to recommended LDL-C target values and decision limits.

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