Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertises
Clinical Biochemistry; Epidemiology; Genetic Epidemiology; vitamin D
Main research areas
Biomarkers of major diseases and mortality in the general population.
Current interests include the association of vitamin D, obesity, and oxidative stress with major diseases in the general population, eg cardiovascular disease, cancer, and lung diseases.
Current research
The association of vitamin D with disease and mortality using classical and genetic epidemiological designs.
The association of obesity with disease and mortality with respect to changing patterns over time.
Involved in projects investigating the role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases, cancer and lung diseases.
The epidemiology of lung diseases in the general population.
Potential conflicts of interest
None.
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Elevated LDL Triglycerides and Atherosclerotic Risk
Balling, M., Afzal, S., Davey Smith, G., Varbo, A., Langsted, A., Kamstrup, P. R. & Nordestgaard, B. G., 17 Jan 2023, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81, 2, p. 136-152 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Elevated levels of Interleukin-1β and IL-10 are associated with faster lung function decline in well-treated people with HIV
Thudium, R. F., Arentoft, N. S., Hoel, H., Afzal, S., von Stemann, J. H., Forman, J. L., Wilcke, J. T., Benfield, T., Trøseid, M., Borges, Á. H., Ostrowski, S. R., Vestbo, J., Kunisaki, K. M., Jensen, J-U. S. & Nielsen, S. D., 27 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Journal of infectious diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of four laboratory-based high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 automated antigen tests compared to RT-PCR on nasal and oropharyngeal samples
Leineweber, T. D., Ghathian, K., Lisby, J. G., Friis-Hansen, L., Afzal, S., Ellermann-Eriksen, S., Ma, C. M. G., Cohen, A. S., Jørgensen, R. L., Hansen, M. B., Kamstrup, P. R., Larsen, H., Steenhard, N., Jensen, C. B., Kallemose, T., Forsberg, M. W., Kirkby, N. S. & Schneider, U. V., Jul 2023, In: Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. 164, p. 105472 105472.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Faster lung function decline in people living with HIV despite adequate treatment: a longitudinal matched cohort study
Thudium, R. F., Ronit, A., Afzal, S., Çolak, Y., Forman, J. L., Mendo, F., Chen, F., Estrada, V., Kumarasamy, N., Nordestgaard, B. G., Lundgren, J., Vestbo, J., Kunisaki, K. M., Nielsen, S. D. & COCOMO, INSIGHT START Pulmonary Substudy and CGPS Study Groups, Jun 2023, In: Thorax. 78, 6, p. 535-542 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic variants in the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1 and risk of age-related macular degeneration
Nordestgaard, L. T., Christoffersen, M., Afzal, S., Nordestgaard, B. G., Tybjærg-Hansen, A. & Frikke-Schmidt, R., Sep 2023, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 38, 9, p. 985-994 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review