The trend of cardiovascular disease in immigrants in Sweden.

Little is known as to whether the declining trend in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Western countries has reached the immigrant populations. Incidence rates of CVD and CHD between 1991-1993 and 1997-1999 were compared by analysing the relative risk (RR) using the Poisson regression model and the data from 1991-1993 within each group as a reference. The whole Swedish population aged 35-74 years was included and we focused on 12 different immigrant groups.

Gender differences in the relation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 to cardiovascular risk factors: a population-based study.

Objective: A possible involvement of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its binding protein IGFBP-1 in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorder has been suggested. However, few publications have addressed the gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors in relation to the IGF/IGFBP system. The aim of the present study was to study gender differences in the relationship between fasting serum levels of IGFBP-1 and cardiovascular risk factors in a normal population of men and women.

Valid symptom reporting at upper endoscopy in a random sample of the Swedish adult general population: the Kalixanda study.

Background: Upper oesophagogastroduodenoscopy is considered to be the gold standard for upper gastrointestinal disease assessment, but is currently seldom used in epidemiological studies. One concern is that the procedure may bias sampling among volunteers in a general adult population. The aim of this study was to explore whether the procedure affects symptom reporting.