Publications by authors named "M A Carlberg"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to identify risk factors for lower limb amputation (LLA) in newly diagnosed diabetes patients by analyzing demographic, socioeconomic, medical, and lifestyle factors.
  • Using data from the Swedish national diabetes register, researchers followed 66,569 individuals from their diabetes diagnosis until amputation or the end of the study period in 2017.
  • Key findings showed higher risks of LLA associated with older age, being male, divorced status, smoking, insulin treatment, low physical activity, and increased foot risk, while obesity was linked to a lower risk.*
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The association between pesticide exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) including hairy cell leukemia (HCL) was analyzed in a pooled study of three case-control studies. Results on exposure to pesticides were based on 1,425 cases and 2,157 controls participating in the studies. Exposures were assessed by self-administered questionnaires completed as needed by phone.

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Objective: This study examined the recent national and regional incidence of lower limb amputations (LLAs) in Sweden and their annual changes.

Methods: This was an observational study using Swedish national register data. All initial amputations were identified in Sweden from 2008 to 2017 in individuals 18 years or older using the national inpatient register.

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In urban environment there is a constant increase of public exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phone base stations. With the placement of mobile phone base station antennas radiofrequency hotspots emerge. This study investigates an area at Skeppsbron street in Stockholm, Sweden with an aggregation of base station antennas placed at low level close to pedestrians' heads.

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