A nutritional intervention program improves the nutritional status of geriatric patients at nutritional risk-a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of a nutrition intervention program for geriatric nutritional at-risk patients.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Department of geriatric medicine in a university hospital and in the primary healthcare sector, Copenhagen.

High syndecan-1 levels in acute myeloid leukemia are associated with bleeding, thrombocytopathy, endothelial cell damage, and leukocytosis.

The risk of hemorrhage is influenced by multiple factors in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We investigated whether hemorrhage in AML patients was associated with endothelial perturbation, potentially caused by thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction and leukocytosis. Biomarkers of endothelial perturbation, coagulation and platelet activation were analyzed in 49 AML patients, along with previously collected data on bleeding status and platelet activation markers.

Correlations and agreement between delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in blood plasma and timeline follow-back (TLFB)-assisted self-reported use of cannabis of patients with cannabis use disorder and psychotic illness attending the CapOpus randomized clinical trial.

Aims: To assess correlations and agreement between timeline follow-back (TLFB)-assisted self-report and blood samples for cannabis use.

Design: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Setting: Copenhagen, Denmark.

Childhood social circumstances and body mass index in adult life: the Metropolit 1953 Danish male birth cohort.

Aims: To examine whether father's social class was associated with body mass index (BMI) at age 20 and 50 years in a cohort of men born in 1953 and to explore the role of birth weight, cognitive function (IQ), and educational status in these relationships.

Methods: We used data from the Metropolit cohort which includes 11,532 Danish men born in 1953 with information on father's socioeconomic position (SEP) at participant's birth and assessments of height, weight, cognitive performance, and education at age 20. In 2004, 6292 of these men participated in a follow-up survey on health and behaviour.

Effect of delay on measurement of blood glucose levels in young subjects with type 1 diabetes.

We investigated the effect of a 3-h time-lag between blood sampling and glucose measurement in type 1 diabetes. Blood glucose decreased by 0.47 mmol/L despite samples being collected in fluoride tubes and placed on ice.

Design paper: The CapOpus trial: a randomized, parallel-group, observer-blinded clinical trial of specialized addiction treatment versus treatment as usual for young patients with cannabis abuse and psychosis.

Background: A number of studies indicate a link between cannabis-use and psychosis as well as more severe psychosis in those with existing psychotic disorders. There is currently insufficient evidence to decide the optimal way to treat cannabis abuse among patients with psychosis.

Objectives: The major objective for the CapOpus trial is to evaluate the additional effect on cannabis abuse of a specialized addiction treatment program adding group treatment and motivational interviewing to treatment as usual.