Publications by authors named "J C Frolich"
Study Design: Register-based cohort study based on linked data from multiple national registries.
Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and health characteristics of individuals in Denmark with osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) and analyze time trends. The study compares labor market participation and comorbidities between OVF patients and a matched control group without these fractures.
Characteristics of specialists treating hypothyroid patients: the "THESIS" collaborative.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
December 2023
Introduction: Thyroid specialists influence how hypothyroid patients are treated, including patients managed in primary care. Given that physician characteristics influence patient care, this study aimed to explore thyroid specialist profiles and associations with geo-economic factors.
Methods: Thyroid specialists from 28 countries were invited to respond to a questionnaire, Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Europe by Specialists: an International Survey (THESIS).
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined how selenium supplementation affects bone turnover markers (BTMs) in older Danish adults over both short (6 months) and long (5 years) periods.
- - While selenium levels significantly increased with higher supplementation doses, there were no notable changes in key BTMs like osteocalcin and procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide either after 6 months or 5 years.
- - The researchers suggest that the participants' already adequate selenium levels might explain the lack of effects observed, and recommend future studies in populations with lower selenium status to further understand its impact on bone health.
Purpose: The standard treatment of hypothyroidism is levothyroxine (LT4), which is available as tablets or soft-gel capsules in Denmark. This study aimed to investigate Danish endocrinologists' use of thyroid hormones in hypothyroid and euthyroid patients.
Methods: An e-mail with an invitation to participate in an online survey investigating practices about substitution with thyroid hormones was sent to all members of the Danish Endocrine Society (DES).
Objective: Eating disorders (EDs) are associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. The association between BMD and fracture risk in EDs is not well elucidated. We aimed to assess BMD in an ED cohort of patients with active disease and patients in remission, and to assess the predictive value of BMD on incidence of fractures.
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