• Association of glycated hemoglobin A1c levels with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population: results from the BiomarCaRE (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe) consortium 

      Sinning, Christoph; Makarova, Nataliya; Völzke, Henry; Schnabel, Renate B.; Ojeda, Francisco; Dörr, Marcus; Felix, Stephan B.; Koenig, Wolfgang; Peters, Annette; Rathmann, Wolfgang; Schöttker, Ben; Brenner, Hermann; Veronesi, Giovanni; Cesana, Giancarlo; Brambilla, Paolo; Palosaari, Tarja; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Blankenberg, Stefan; Söderberg, Stefan; Ferrario, Marco M.; Thorand, Barbara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-15)
      Background: Biomarkers may contribute to improved cardiovascular risk estimation. Glycated hemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub> (HbA<sub>1c</sub>) is used to monitor the quality of diabetes treatment. Its strength of association with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population remains uncertain. This study aims to assess the association of HbA<sub>1c</sub> with cardiovascular outcomes in the general ...
    • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality. 

      Magnussen, Christina; Ojeda, Francisco M.; Leong, Darryl P.; Alegre-Diaz, Jesus; Amouyel, Philippe; Aviles-Santa, Larissa; De Bacquer, Dirk; Ballantyne, Christie M.; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio; Bobak, Martin; Brenner, Hermann; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; De Lemos, James; Dobson, Annette; Dörr, Marcus; Donfrancesco, Chiara; Drygas, Wojciech; Dullaart, Robin P.; Engström, Gunnar; Ferrario, Marco M.; Ferrières, Jean; De Gaetano, Giovanni; Goldbourt, Uri; Gonzalez, Clicerio; Grassi, Guido; Hodge, Allison M.; Hveem, Kristian; Iacoviello, Licia; Ikram, M. Kamran; Irazola, Vilma; Jobe, Modou; Jousilahti, Pekka; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Kavousi, Maryam; Kee, Frank; Khalili, Davood; Koenig, Wolfgang; Kontsevaya, Anna; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Lackner, Karl J.; Leistner, David M.; Lind, Lars; Linneberg, Allan; Lorenz, Thiess; Lyngbakken, Magnus Nakrem; Malekzadeh, Reza; Malyutina, Sofia; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Melander, Olle; Metspalu, Andres; Miranda, J. Jaime; Moitry, Marie; Mugisha, Joseph; Nalini, Mahdi; Nambi, Vijay; Ninomiya, Toshiharu; Oppermann, Karen; D'Orsi, Eleonora; Pająk, Andrzej; Palmieri, Luigi; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes; Perianayagam, Arokiasamy; Peters, Annette; Poustchi, Hossein; Prentice, Andrew M.; Prescott, Eva; Risérus, Ulf; Salomaa, Veikko; Sans, Susana; Sakata, Satoko; Schöttker, Ben; Schutte, Aletta E.; Sepanlou, Sadaf G.; Sharma, Sanjib Kumar; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Simons, Leon A.; Söderberg, Stefan; Tamosiunas, Abdonas; Thorand, Barbara; Tunstall-Pedoe, Hugh; Twerenbold, Raphael; Vanuzzo, Diego; Veronesi, Giovanni; Waibel, Julia; Wannamethee, S. Goya; Watanabe, Masafumi; Wild, Philipp S.; Yao, Yao; Zeng, Yi; Ziegler, Andreas; Blankenberg, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      BACKGROUND - Five modifiable risk factors are associated with cardiovascular disease and death from any cause. Studies using individual-level data to evaluate the regional and sex-specific prevalence of the risk factors and their effect on these outcomes are lacking.<p> <p>METHODS - We pooled and harmonized individual-level data from 112 cohort studies conducted in 34 countries and 8 geographic ...