Publications by authors named "Sofie Kruckow"
Objective: To assess inequalities in all cause and cause specific mortality in young people and if there are differences across gender and age groups.
Design: Nationwide cohort study of socioeconomic predictors.
Setting: Denmark, 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2022.
Article Synopsis
- A study examined the link between alcohol consumption and hospital visits for injuries among 71,025 Danish students aged 15-24 over five years, highlighting the significant health risks posed by alcohol use in adolescents.
- Around 90% of participants reported drinking, with males averaging 11 drinks per week and females 8, leading to 13% experiencing alcohol-related hospital contacts, primarily from acute intoxication.
- The analysis revealed a strong dose-response relationship; the risk of hospitalization increased markedly with higher weekly alcohol intake, where drinking more than 27 drinks per week was associated with a 3.25 times greater risk compared to non-drinkers.
Background: Evidence shows that similar levels of alcohol consumption lead to greater harm in adults with low socioeconomic position (SEP) compared to high SEP. We investigated if SEP is associated with alcohol-related hospital contacts in adolescents, and whether differences in risk can be explained by differences in levels of alcohol consumption, drinking pattern, and substance use.
Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 68,299 participants aged 15-19 years old from the Danish National Youth Cohort 2014.
Consumption of alcohol has major consequences for public health in Denmark, and many Danes still drink too much, given the health consequences. The Danish Health Authority supports the municipalities' effort with prevention of misuse of alcohol intake and treatment of alcohol-related disorders. Among other things, we monitor the prevalence of alcohol intake in the population, compose materials for counselling and financially support projects, which develop new methods for prevention and treatment in relation to alcohol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the first study that investigates the effect of maternal body mass index (BMI) on the quantity of circulating fetal cells available to use in cell-based noninvasive prenatal test (cbNIPT). cbNIPT has been proposed as a superior alternative to noninvasive prenatal test from cell-free fetal DNA. Kølvraa et al.
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