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- Andreasson, Anna Nixon, et al.
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Inflammation and positive affect are associated with subjective health in women of the general population
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Health Psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 18:3, s. 311-320
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Poor subjective health has been associated with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated whether such an association would apply to women of the general population. Levels of cytokines, affect and subjective health were assessed in 347 women of the general population aged 45 to 90 years. Higher levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor subjective health, especially in participants over 65 years of age. Positive affect was a more robust determinant of subjective health than negative affect. The presence of low-grade inflammation and absence of positive affect, rather than presence of negative affect, may be important determinants of subjective health.
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- Andreasson, Anna Nixon, et al.
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Leptin and adiponectin : Distribution and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in men and women of the general population
- 2012
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Ingår i: American Journal of Human Biology. - : Wiley. - 1042-0533 .- 1520-6300. ; 24:5, s. 595-601
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: In view of the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, understanding the role of the recently discovered adipokines leptin and adiponectin is of high clinical relevance. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between levels of leptin and adiponectin with age, known cardiovascular risk factors and to establish whether there are differences between men and women of the general population.METHODS: A total of 98 men and 107 women of the general population, aged between 20 and 74 years, underwent a medical examination at a clinical research center and fasting morning blood samples were also taken.RESULTS: Leptin (mean 7.5 μg l(-1) in men and 16.0 μg l(-1) in women) and adiponectin (mean 7.3 mg l(-1) in men and 11.9 mg l(-1) in women) levels were higher in women than men (Ps < 0.001). Both leptin and adiponectin levels increased with advancing age in both men and women (Ps < 0.05). Leptin was highly associated with factors for metabolic syndrome in men while in women, leptin was highly associated with inflammatory factors. Adiponectin was associated with blood lipids in both men and women, and glucose homeostasis more in women than in men.CONCLUSIONS: Leptin and adiponectin levels were ∼2 times and 1.5 times higher in women than in men, respectively. In addition, although leptin and adiponectin were associated to CVD risk factors in both men and women, we observed differences in specific CVD risk factor groups between men and women. These differences may be due to different regulatory mechanisms and effects of these adipokines in men and women.
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- Forsberg, Anna M., et al.
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Prevalence of colonic neoplasia and advanced lesions in the normal population : a prospective population-based colonoscopy study
- 2012
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Ingår i: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1502-7708 .- 0036-5521. ; 47:2, s. 184-90
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective. There are few prospective studies of the prevalence of colonic neoplasia in the normal population. In order to properly evaluate screening-protocols for colorectal cancer in risk groups (e.g., older subjects or those with a family history), it is essential to know the prevalence of adenomas and cancer in the normal population. Methods. A prospective population-based colonoscopy study on 745 individuals born in Sweden aged 19-70 years was conducted (mean age 51.1 years). All polyps seen were retrieved and examined. Results. Out of the 745 individuals 27% had polyps, regardless of kind. Adenomas were found in 10% of the individuals and finding of adenomas was positively correlated to higher age. Men had adenomas in 15% and women in 6% of the cases. Women had a right-sided dominance of adenomas. Hyperplastic polyps were seen in 21% of the individuals. The presence of hyperplastic polyps was significantly positively correlated to the presence of adenomas. Advanced adenomas were seen in 2.8% of the study participants, but no cancers were detected. Conclusion. One in 10 healthy subjects had an adenoma but advanced adenomas were uncommon. Men and women have a different adenoma prevalence and localization. The results provide baseline European data for evaluating colonoscopy screening-protocols for colorectal cancer risk groups, and the findings may have implications for colon cancer screening in the normal, otherwise-healthy population.
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- Jakobsson, Anna, et al.
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Tomarps trädgård och dess vattenanläggningar : ett tvärvetenskapligt trädgårdshistoriskt projekt
- 2012
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapporten utgör ett reslutat av ett partnerskapsprojekt inom Movium Partnerskap, som pågått mellan maj och dec 2011. Projektansvarig har varit Anna Jakobsson, SLU Alnarp. Projektet har finansierats av många olika aktörer, framför allt Movium Partnerskap med Statens Fastighetsverk och Åstorps kommun som huvudpartners, men även med bidrag från Kvidinge sockens Hembygdsförening och Intresseföreningen Tomarps Kungsgårds vänner. Resultaten presenterades på Tomarp 30 januari 2012. Arbetet har bestått av tre olika steg: En arkiv- kart- och litteraturstudie om/av Tomarps vattenanläggningar som helhet. En georadarundersökning av beteshagen (en del av Stora Trädgården). En trädgårdsarkeologisk analys baserad på de båda första studierna. I juni inventerades först Stora Trädgårdens/beteshagens växtlighet (av Boel Persson och Anna Jakobsson) och den visade att hela området var mer eller mindre fuktigt. När inventeringen var klar slåttrades ytan i början av juli. Allt hö togs bort för att få en jämn yta och därefter genomfördes undersökningen av Anders Biwall och Jane Jansen på RAÄs arkeologiska uppdragsverksamhet, i två dagar i juli 2011. Från maj och fram till september/november 2011 genomfördes arkiv-, kart- och litteraturstudien av Boel Persson, SLU Alnarp. När georadarmätningens resultat var sammanställda av Anders Biwall utfördes en trädgårdsarkeologisk analys av arkeologen Anna Andréasson på ArchaeoGarden. Sammandrag av alla delstudier går att läsa i rapportens förord. Arkiv- kart och litteraturstudien visar att antalet dammar över hela egendomen var som flest 26 stycken i slutet av 1600-talet och flera av dem var fiskdammar innehållande karp och ruda. Det går inte att spåra exakt var dammarna har legat i Stora Trädgården utifrån arkiven och kartorna, men på andra platser i anläggningen går dammar att hitta i kartmaterial och i illustrationer, som t ex dammarna söder om mangårdsbyggnaden och olika dammar i landskapet utanför själva trädgården. Dammarna har haft en fiskodlingsfunktion, men sannolikt inte till avsalu utan snarare för självhushållning. De verkar även ha haft en prydnadsfunktion i trädgården, förutom den praktiska funktionen att de dränerade trädgården från vatten så den gick att plantera. De sista dammarna i Stora Trädgården lades igen i slutet av 1800-talet. De förändringar som gjordes, utfördes i samband med byte av boställesinnehavare, vilka var många under perioden 1660-1880-talet. Konstruktionen och djupet på dammarna går inte att spåra i arkiven, mer än att några av dem varit stensatta. Men det finns avbildningar från mönsterböcker under 1800-talet, tillexempel Kungliga patriotiska sällskapets hushållningsjournal, som kan utgöra en ledtråd till konstruktionen.De två dammar som finns kvar söder om huvudbyggnaden är från slutet av 1600-talet och var stensatta senast i mitten av 1700-talet. Undersökningen med georadar visar ett flertal strukturer på olika djup i Stora Trädgården på Tomarp. Strukturerna har bland annat tolkats till att utgöra dammar, trädgårdsgångar, murar och dräneringskanaler. Det är också möjligt att se hur mycket jord som lagts på under olika tidsperioder. Resultatet av undersökningen med georadar kompletterar arkiv- och kartstudierna och samspelar/bekräftar vegetationsinventeringen så till vida att ett par ytor med konstaterade dammstrukturer är bevuxna av fuktälskande växter. De ytor med strukturer som visar dränering stämmer också med vegetationsinventeringen, där dräneringar syns leda ifrån ytorna med extra fuktälskande växter. I en vidare tolkning av Tomarps trädgårdars historia hade resultaten från arkivstudierna, vegetationsinventeringen och georadarundersökningen inte kunnat stå var för sig. Projektet har visat att de verkligen kompletterar varandra. I fortsatta undersökningar kommer både georadarundersökningen och arkivstudierna vara viktiga för att veta var det är lämpligt att eventuellt utföra arkeologiska ut- eller provgrävningar på Tomarp. Projektet kan ses som en liten del av Tomarps trädgårdshistoriska pussel. Många bitar väntar på att bli upptäckta och andra bitar väntar på att passas in. En arkeologisk undersökning av olika punkter i Stora Trädgården är kanske en bit som står på tur men i skri-vande stund är det oklart när den biten kan prövas. Tills dess finns dokumenten sammanställda och lämningarna under mark ligger kvar, som vittnesmål om Tomarps trädgårdar och dess vattenanläggningar.
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- Nixon Andréasson, Anna, et al.
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Associations between leptin and self-rated health in men and women
- 2010
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Ingår i: Gender Medicine. - : Elsevier BV. - 1550-8579 .- 1878-7398. ; 7:3, s. 261-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: As an important mediator by which the brain receives information about the body's energy state, leptin may be associated with subjectively perceived health. OBJECTIVE: The main aim of the present study was to investigate concurrent and prospective associations between leptin and self-rated health (SRH), a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality, in a random population sample. An additional aim was to examine whether sick leave was associated with leptin and poor SRH. METHODS: In a prospective, population-based cohort study in Sweden, men and women underwent a medical examination in 1998, at which time blood was drawn and participants were asked to respond to a questionnaire concerning demographics, health behavior, and psychosocial factors. In 2000, the participants responded to a second questionnaire sent by postal mail. Spearman rank correlations were used to investigate the relationships between leptin, SRH, sick leave, and background variables. Partial Spearman coefficients were then calculated to investigate the patterns of association between leptin, SRH, and sick leave independent of age, body mass index (BMI), presence of diagnosis, and testosterone or estradiol. RESULTS: A total of 98 men and 104 women, aged 23 to 76 years, and 91 men and 96 women at follow-up, participated in the study. In men, relatively higher levels of leptin were prospectively associated with relatively worse SRH (rho = 0.20; P = 0.05), but the relationship was not significant in the cross-sectional analysis (rho = 0.18; P = 0.07). This association was not found in women. When controlling for age, BMI, presence of diagnosis, and testosterone, higher levels of leptin were associated with poor SRH in men in cross-sectional analysis (rho = 0.27; P < 0.01) but not prospectively. In women, leptin was not associated with SRH in cross-sectional analysis, but relatively higher levels were prospectively associated with better SRH when adjusted for background factors and estradiol (rho = -0.26; P < 0.05). SRH was independently associated with future sick leave in both men (rho = 0.34; P < 0.01) and women (rho = 0.30; P < 0.05), whereas no association between leptin and future sick leave was found. CONCLUSIONS: Contrasting associations were found between men and women in the relationship between leptin and SRH. Based on the finding that higher leptin levels were associated with better SRH in women than in men, along with corroboration from recent studies, we propose that leptin may serve different psychobiological functions in men than in women.
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- Persson, Erik, et al.
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Cultural Relict Plants in the Nordic Region
- 2014
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Ingår i: Sources to the history of gardening : Four interdisciplinary seminars 2010-2013 arranged by the Nordic Network for the Archaeology and Archaeobotany of Gardening - Four interdisciplinary seminars 2010-2013 arranged by the Nordic Network for the Archaeology and Archaeobotany of Gardening. - 9789187117862 ; 2014:25, s. 299-312
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- Persson, Erik, et al.
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What’s in a name? : Exploring the definition of ‘Cultural Relict Plant’
- 2014
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Ingår i: Sources to the history of gardening : Four Interdisciplinary Seminars 2010–2013 Arranged By the Nordic Network for the Archaeology and Archaeobotany of Gardening (NTAA) - Four Interdisciplinary Seminars 2010–2013 Arranged By the Nordic Network for the Archaeology and Archaeobotany of Gardening (NTAA). - 9789187117862 ; 2014:25, s. 289-298
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- Syk, Jörgen, et al.
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Anti-inflammatory Treatment of Atopic Asthma Guided by Exhaled Nitric Oxide : A Randomized, Controlled Trial
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0091-6749 .- 1097-6825 .- 2213-2198 .- 2213-2201. ; 1:6, s. 639-648
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundAtopic asthma is characterized by Th2 cytokine–driven inflammation of the airway mucosa, which is signaled by the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO).ObjectiveWe tested whether an FENO-guided anti-inflammatory treatment algorithm could improve asthma-related quality of life and asthma symptom control, and reduce exacerbations in atopic asthmatics within primary care.MethodsAltogether, 187 patients with asthma and who were nonsmokers (age range, 18-64 years) with perennial allergy and who were on regular inhaled corticosteroid treatment were recruited at 17 primary health care centers, randomly assigned to 2 groups and followed up for 1 year. For the controls (n = 88), FENO measurement was blinded to both operator and patient, and anti-inflammatory treatment was adjusted according to usual care. In the active group (n = 93), treatment was adjusted according to FENO. Questionnaires on asthma-related quality of life (Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) and asthma control (Asthma Control Questionnaire) were completed, and asthma events were noted.ResultsThe Asthma Control Questionnaire score change over 1 year improved significantly more in the FENO-guided group (–0.17 [interquartile range {IQR}, −0.67 to 0.17] vs 0 [−0.33 to 0.50]; P = .045), whereas the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score did not (0.23 [IQR, 0.07-0.73] vs 0.07 [IQR, −0.20 to 0.80]; P = .197). The change in Asthma Control Questionnaire was clinically important in subpopulations with poor control at baseline (P = .03). Furthermore, the exacerbation rate (exacerbations/patient/y) was reduced by almost 50% in the FENO-guided group (0.22 [CI, 0.14-0.34] vs 0.41 [CI, 0.29-0.58]; P = .024). Mean overall inhaled corticosteroid use was similar in both groups (P = .95).ConclusionUse of FENO to guide anti-inflammatory treatment within primary care significantly reduced the exacerbation rate and improved asthma symptom control without increasing overall inhaled corticosteroid use.
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