Ageing and Health – Karin Modig's research group

Publications

Selected publications

• Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;25(4):599-605.e5

  Trajectories of Long-term Care after Stroke in Sweden: Nationwide Study Exploring Patterns and Determinants.

  Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Modig K
• Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(2):1693-1702

  Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non-centenarians in a 35-year follow-up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort.

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Corrigendum: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(2):2793-2794

  Correction to: Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non‑centenarians in a 35‑year follow‑up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort.

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(2):216-224

  Adult offspring and their socioeconomic resources for development and survival of stroke: A Swedish and Danish nationwide register-based study.

  Jørgensen TSH; Osler M; Fors S; Nilsson CJ; Meyer A; Modig K
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;130(2):260-268

  Educational attainment in survivors of childhood cancer in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

  Mogensen H; Tettamanti G; Frederiksen LE; Talbäck M; Härkonen J; Modig K; Pedersen C; Krøyer A; Hirvonen E; Kyrönlahti A; Heyman M; Holmqvist AS; Hasle H; Madanat-Harjuoja L; Malila N; Winther JF; Erdmann F; Feychting M
• Preprint: EGUSPHERE. 2023

  Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden

  Chen TT; Edvinsson R; Modig K; Linderholm HW; Ljungqvist FC
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):744

  A short length of hospital stay is not associated with risk of readmission among hip fracture patients - a Swedish national register-based cohort study.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Wennberg A; Greve K; Hedström M; Modig K
• Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.2376

  Combinedpharmacotherapy in atrialfibrillation patients and their risk of stroke, dementia, and cardiovascular deaths

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2023;35(11):2759-2767

  Centenarians: who are they? A description of the total Swedish centenarian population in terms of living arrangements, health, and care utilization.

  Murata S; Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Modig K
• Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023

  Morbidity and hospitalisations among older adults with home care – a nationwide register study

  Schmidt-Mende K; Arvinge C; Cioffi G; Gustafsson L; Modig K; Meyer A
• Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023

  Home care workers - an untapped resource in preventing emergency department visits of older people? A qualitative interview study from Sweden

  Bastholm-Rahmner P; Bergqvist M; Modig K; Gustafsson L-L; Schmidt-Mende K
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2023;78(2):109-114

  Population frailty trends by education and income levels over a period of 30 years: findings from Swedish registry data.

  Wennberg A; Tao Y; Ek S; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(6):894-901

  Occupational differences in mortality and life expectancy persist after retirement and throughout life.

  Marcus E; Anders A; Per G; Karin M
• Article: NEUROLOGY: CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;13(4):e200173

  Risk of All-Cause Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and Vascular Dementia in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Register-Based Study.

  Wennberg A; Ding M; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS. 2023;18(1):107

  Secondary fracture prevention with osteoporosis medication after a fragility fracture in Sweden remains low despite new guidelines.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Sääf M; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(7):1128-1136

  Frailty Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Evidence From Swedish Population Data.

  Wennberg AM; Matthews A; Talbäck M; Ebeling M; Ek S; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;113(7):786-794

  Variation in End-of-Life Trajectories in Persons Aged 70 Years and Older, Sweden, 2018‒2020.

  Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):587-594

  Comparison of two different frailty scales in the longitudinal Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA).

  Wennberg AM; Yin W; Fang F; Pedersen NL; Hägg S; Jylhävä J; Modig K
• Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)

  Temporal trends in the incidence of atrial fibrillation‐related strokes in Sweden, 2001‐2020

  Ding M; Wennberg AM; Ziegler LD; Modig K
• Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2023;28:100596

  Time trends in atrial fibrillation-related stroke during 2001-2020 in Sweden: a nationwide, observational study.

  Ding M; Ebeling M; Ziegler L; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2023;94:87-96

  Waiting more than 24 hours for hip fracture surgery is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes for sicker patients: a nationwide cohort study of 63,998 patients using the Swedish Hip Fracture Register.

  Greve K; Ek S; Bartha E; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):342-348

  Trends in Frailty Between 1990 and 2020 in Sweden Among 75-, 85-, and 95-Year-Old Women and Men: A Nationwide Study from Sweden.

  Wennberg AM; Ebeling M; Ek S; Meyer A; Ding M; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2023;12(3):e027089

  Elevated Uric Acid Is Associated With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort.

  Ding M; Viet NN; Gigante B; Lind V; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(1):41-50

  The Impact of Hip Fracture on Geriatric Care and Mortality Among Older Swedes: Mapping Care Trajectories and Their Determinants.

  Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Drefahl S; Hedström M; Ek S; Sandström G; Modig K
• Journal article: GEROSCIENCE. 2023

  Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non-centenarians in a 35-year follow-up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S11)

  Risk of all‐cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia among breast cancer survivors: Evidence from Swedish population data

  Wennberg AM; Ding M; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(7):946-958

  Nationwide data on home care and care home residence: presentation of the Swedish Social Service Register, its content and coverage.

  Meyer AC; Sandström G; Modig K
• Article: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2022;6(7):e12823

  Antithrombotic treatment switching in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism, bleeding, and cardiac death.

  Ehrlinder H; Orsini N; Modig K; Wallén H; Gigante B
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;37(10):1025-1034

  Years of life lost during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden considering variation in life expectancy by level of geriatric care.

  Ebeling M; Acosta E; Caswell H; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(3):651-662

  Determinants of home care utilization among the Swedish old: nationwide register-based study.

  Brändström A; Meyer AC; Modig K; Sandström G
• Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(8):e1004044

  Lipid levels in midlife and risk of atrial fibrillation over 3 decades-Experience from the Swedish AMORIS cohort: A cohort study.

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Gigante B; Walldius G; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2022;93:643-651

  Internal fixation or hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures? Pre-fracture health differences reflect survival and functional outcome.

  Ek S; Al-Ani H; Greve K; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(7):1472-1477

  Hospital Length of Stay After Hip Fracture and It's Association With 4-Month Mortality-Exploring the Role of Patient Characteristics.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED. 2022;53(6):2180-2183

  Factors associated with non-walking 4 months after hip fracture. A prospective study of 23,759 fractures.

  Martinez-Carranza N; Lindqvist K; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2022;30(3):E727-E738

  The importance of close next of kin for independent living and readmissions among older Swedish hip fracture patients.

  Jørgensen TSH; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Fors S; Modig K
• Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022

  Time Trends in Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke in an Era of Declining Stroke - A Swedish Nationwide Register-Based Study

  Ding M; Ebeling M; Ziegler L; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(1):129-136

  Comorbidity and the association with 1-year mortality in hip fracture patients: can the ASA score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index be used interchangeably?

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):24440

  The association of apolipoproteins with later-life all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a population-based study stratified by age.

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Ek S; Santoni G; Gigante B; Walldius G; Hammar N; Modig K
• Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:816-817

  FRAILTY PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH MORTALITY ACROSS BIRTH COHORTS IN SWEDISH REGISTRY DATA

  Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;36(12):1225-1229

  Revival of ecological studies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Björk J; Modig K; Kahn F; Ahlbom A
• Article: OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL. 2021;32(11):2185-2192

  The ASA score predicts infections, cardiovascular complications, and hospital readmissions after hip fracture - A nationwide cohort study.

  Meyer AC; Eklund H; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1633-1640

  The rate by which mortality increase with age is the same for those who experienced chronic disease as for the general population.

  Ebeling M; Rau R; Malmström H; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(9):1643-1652

  Blood-Based Biomarkers and Long-term Risk of Frailty-Experience From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort.

  Wennberg AM; Ding M; Ebeling M; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;125(1):112-118

  Number of siblings and survival from childhood leukaemia: a national register-based cohort study from Sweden.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Talbäck M; Erdmann F; Heyman M; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
• Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2021;4:100072

  Excess mortality for men and women above age 70 according to level of care during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: A population-based study.

  Modig K; Lambe M; Ahlbom A; Ebeling M
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;32(3):425-433

  Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence, Recurrence, and Survival by Education and Comorbidity: A Swedish Register-based Study.

  Meyer AC; Ek S; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: BONE. 2021;145:115873

  The role of having children for the incidence of and survival after hip fracture - A nationwide cohort study.

  Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31(1):17-22

  Excess mortality from COVID-19: weekly excess death rates by age and sex for Sweden and its most affected region.

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Ebeling M
• Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1523

  The rise in the number of long-term survivors from different diseases can slow the increase in life expectancy of the total population.

  Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;125:91-99

  The Swedish Hip Fracture Register and National Patient Register were valuable for research on hip fractures: comparison of two registers.

  Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(7):e035932

  Life expectancy: what does it measure?

  Modig K; Rau R; Ahlbom A
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2020;91(4):396-400

  No association between waiting time to surgery and mortality for healthier patients with hip fracture: a nationwide Swedish cohort of 59,675 patients.

  Greve K; Modig K; Talbäck M; Bartha E; Hedström M
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:20081

  [Serological tests should be related to the aim of the testing, as well as the population].

  Modig K; Gemés K; Feychting M
• Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

  EXCESS MORTALITY FROM COVID-19. WEEKLY EXCESS DEATH RATES BY AGE AND SEX FOR SWEDEN

  Modig K; Ebeling M
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;35(5):401-409

  Burden and prevalence of prognostic factors for severe COVID-19 in Sweden.

  Gémes K; Talbäck M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Berglund A; Feychting M; Matthews AA
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:F3XL

  [Covid-19 - deaths and analysis].

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Matthews A
• Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

  Burden and prevalence of prognostic factors for severe covid-19 disease in sweden

  Gémes K; Talbäck M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Berglund A; Feychting M; Matthews A
• Article: IJC HEART AND VASCULATURE. 2020;27:100505

  Clinical characteristics and antithrombotic prescription in elderly hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients: A cross-sectional analysis of a Swedish single-center clinical cohort.

  Ehrlinder H; Orsini N; Modig K; Hofman-Bang C; Wallén H; Gigante B
• Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2020;18(1):41

  Trends in life expectancy: did the gap between the healthy and the ill widen or close?

  Meyer AC; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Lambe M; Modig K
• Letter: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;31(1):e4

  Re: Thirty-five-year Trends in First-time Hospitalization for Hip Fracture, 1-year Mortality, and the Prognostic Impact of Comorbidity.

  Modig K; Meyer A; Ahlbom A
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(6):1090-1095

  Parents survive longer after stroke than childless individuals: a prospective cohort study of Swedes over the age of 65.

  Meyer AC; Torssander J; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME. 2019;101(10):888-895

  "Obesity Paradox" Holds True for Patients with Hip Fracture: A Registry-Based Cohort Study.

  Modig K; Erdefelt A; Mellner C; Cederholm T; Talbäck M; Hedström M
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2019;19(1):114

  The role of children and their socioeconomic resources for the risk of hospitalisation and mortality - a nationwide register-based study of the total Swedish population over the age 70.

  Meyer AC; Brooke HL; Modig K
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2019;19(1):31

  Temporal trends in incidence, recurrence and prevalence of stroke in an era of ageing populations, a longitudinal study of the total Swedish population.

  Modig K; Talbäck M; Ziegler L; Ahlbom A
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E7Y3

  Medellivslängden ökar inte lika mycket längre - Sverige har kommit på efterkälken – och kanske närmar vi oss gränsen för hur gamla vi kan bli.

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s277-s278

  Having children is associated with a longer survival after ischemic stroke. A population-based cohort study of Swedish men and women aged 65 years and older

  Meyer AC; Torssander J; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s366

  Incidence, recurrence and prevalence of stroke in an ageing population

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Talback M; Ziegler L
• Review: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2018;8:485

  Survival After Childhood Cancer-Social Inequalities in High-Income Countries.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Tettamanti G; Erdmann F; Heyman M; Feychting M
• Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0205550

  Correction: The effects of increasing longevity and changing incidence on lifetime risk differentials: A decomposition approach.

  Ebeling M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Rau R
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(4):e0195307

  The effects of increasing longevity and changing incidence on lifetime risk differentials: A decomposition approach.

  Ebeling M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Rau R
• Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2017;282(2):156-163

  How long do centenarians survive? Life expectancy and maximum lifespan.

  Modig K; Andersson T; Vaupel J; Rau R; Ahlbom A
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(17_suppl):5-13

  Estimating incidence and prevalence from population registers: example from myocardial infarction.

  Modig K; Berglund A; Talbäck M; Ljung R; Ahlbom A
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2017;71(5):424-430

  Payback time? Influence of having children on mortality in old age.

  Modig K; Talbäck M; Torssander J; Ahlbom A
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2016;25(4):384-392

  Mental disorder and long-term risk of mortality: 41 years of follow-up of a population sample in Stockholm, Sweden.

  Lundin A; Modig K; Halldin J; Carlsson AC; Wändell P; Theobald H
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2016;6(7):e010901

  Does a hospital admission in old age denote the beginning of life with a compromised health-related quality of life? A longitudinal study of men and women aged 65 years and above participating in the Stockholm Public Health Cohort.

  Karampampa K; Frumento P; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;44(5):480-489

  Stable or improved health status in the population 65 years and older in Stockholm, Sweden - an 8-year follow-up of self-reported health items.

  Modig K; Virtanen S; Ahlbom A; Agahi N
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2016;114(1):118-124

  Socioeconomic differences in cancer survival among Swedish children.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Tettamanti G; Talbäck M; Feychting M
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(3):e0152369

  Four Decades of Educational Inequalities in Hospitalization and Mortality among Older Swedes.

  Torssander J; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: BONE. 2015;78:55-61

  Declining incidence trends for hip fractures have not been accompanied by improvements in lifetime risk or post-fracture survival--A nationwide study of the Swedish population 60 years and older.

  Karampampa K; Ahlbom A; Michaëlsson K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2015;69(6):563-567

  Low IQ has become less important as a risk factor for early disability pension. A longitudinal population-based study across two decades among Swedish men.

  Karnehed N; Rasmussen F; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;43(4):348-355

  Do postal health surveys capture morbidity and mortality in respondents aged 65 years and older? A register-based validation study.

  Kelfve S; Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Modig K
• Article: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. 2014;68:32-36

  Personality measured as Murray's psychological needs and all-cause mortality: 41 years of follow-up of a population-based sample

  Lundin A; Stoetzer U; Modig K; Carlsson AC; Wandell P; Theobald H
• Article: RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2014;11(3):165-185

  High IQ in Early Adolescence and Career Success in Adulthood: Findings from a Swedish Longitudinal Study

  Bergman LR; Corovic J; Ferrer-Wreder L; Modig K
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(2):e88357

  Losing ground--Swedish life expectancy in a comparative perspective.

  Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(6):e99034

  Does improved survival lead to a more fragile population: time trends in second and third hospital admissions among men and women above the age of 60 in Sweden.

  Karampampa K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2013;16(7):A340

  TRENDS IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AMONG MEN AND WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 60 LIVING IN STOCKHOLM AND UPPSALA COUNTIES IN SWEDEN

  Karampampa K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(9):e003447

  Trends in age at first hospital admission in relation to trends in life expectancy in Swedish men and women above the age of 60.

  Karampampa K; Drefahl S; Andersson T; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2013;42(3):914-916

  Limitless longevity: comment on the Contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase of life expectancy.

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(5):e64928

  Age-specific trends in morbidity, mortality and case-fatality from cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction and stroke in advanced age: evaluation in the Swedish population.

  Modig K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Letter: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2012;272(1):100-102

  The era of centenarians: mortality of the oldest old in Sweden.

  Drefahl S; Lundström H; Modig K; Ahlbom A
• Article: INTELLIGENCE. 2012;40(2):82-90

  Associations between intelligence in adolescence and indicators of health and health behaviors in midlife in a cohort of Swedish women

  Modig K; Bergman LR
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;27(2):139-145

  The aging population in Sweden: can declining incidence rates in MI, stroke and cancer counterbalance the future demographic challenges?

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Andersson T; Ahlbom A
• Article: ADDICTION. 2011;106(5):995-1002

  Genetics of the association between intelligence and nicotine dependence: a study of male Swedish twins.

  Modig K; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Kaprio J; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2010;64(10):908-912

  Association between intelligence and type-specific stroke: a population-based cohort study of early fatal and non-fatal stroke in one million Swedish men.

  Modig Wennerstad K; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Rasmussen F
• Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2010;70(4):575-581

  Associations between IQ and cigarette smoking among Swedish male twins.

  Wennerstad KM; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Kaprio J; Rasmussen F
• Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2009;4:47

  Municipal policies and plans of action aiming to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits among schoolchildren in Stockholm, Sweden: a cross-sectional study.

  Guldbrandsson K; Wennerstad KM; Rasmussen F
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2009;20(1):100-109

  IQ in early adulthood and mortality by middle age: cohort study of 1 million Swedish men.

  Batty GD; Wennerstad KM; Smith GD; Gunnell D; Deary IJ; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2008;62(8):722-727

  Association between offspring intelligence and parental mortality: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men and their parents.

  Modig-Wennerstad K; Silventoinen K; Batty GD; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. 2007;14(4):555-560

  Association between intelligence and coronary heart disease mortality: a population-based cohort study of 682 361 Swedish men.

  Silventoinen K; Modig-Wennerstad K; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Article: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2007;18(1):21-28

  IQ in early adulthood and later cancer risk: cohort study of one million Swedish men.

  Batty GD; Modig Wennerstad K; Davey Smith G; Gunnell D; Deary IJ; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2006;13(Supplement 1):s14

  Association between intelligence, socio-economic position and coronary heart disease mortality: a population-based cohort study of 682,361 Swedish men

  Silventoinen K; Modig K; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
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• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2024;24(1):312

  Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

  Schmidt-Mende K; Arvinge C; Cioffi G; Gustafsson LL; Modig K; Meyer AC
• Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;25(4):599-605.e5

  Trajectories of Long-term Care after Stroke in Sweden: Nationwide Study Exploring Patterns and Determinants.

  Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Modig K
• Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(2):1693-1702

  Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non-centenarians in a 35-year follow-up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort.

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Corrigendum: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(2):2793-2794

  Correction to: Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non‑centenarians in a 35‑year follow‑up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort.

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(2):216-224

  Adult offspring and their socioeconomic resources for development and survival of stroke: A Swedish and Danish nationwide register-based study.

  Jørgensen TSH; Osler M; Fors S; Nilsson CJ; Meyer A; Modig K
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;130(2):260-268

  Educational attainment in survivors of childhood cancer in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

  Mogensen H; Tettamanti G; Frederiksen LE; Talbäck M; Härkonen J; Modig K; Pedersen C; Krøyer A; Hirvonen E; Kyrönlahti A; Heyman M; Holmqvist AS; Hasle H; Madanat-Harjuoja L; Malila N; Winther JF; Erdmann F; Feychting M
• Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;:S1525-8610(23)01056-3

  Characterizing the Individuals Who Regain or Maintain Walking Ability after a Hip Fracture: Insights Into Physical Resilience.

  Ek S; Wennberg AM; Ding M; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23126

  [Prescription of osteoporosis drugs and secondary fracture prevention still at low levels and with large regional variation].

  Modig K; Meyer A; Ek S; Sääf M; Hedström M
• Preprint: EGUSPHERE. 2023

  Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden

  Chen TT; Edvinsson R; Modig K; Linderholm HW; Ljungqvist FC
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):744

  A short length of hospital stay is not associated with risk of readmission among hip fracture patients - a Swedish national register-based cohort study.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Wennberg A; Greve K; Hedström M; Modig K
• Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.2376

  Combinedpharmacotherapy in atrialfibrillation patients and their risk of stroke, dementia, and cardiovascular deaths

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2023;35(11):2759-2767

  Centenarians: who are they? A description of the total Swedish centenarian population in terms of living arrangements, health, and care utilization.

  Murata S; Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Modig K
• Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023

  Morbidity and hospitalisations among older adults with home care – a nationwide register study

  Schmidt-Mende K; Arvinge C; Cioffi G; Gustafsson L; Modig K; Meyer A
• Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023

  Home care workers - an untapped resource in preventing emergency department visits of older people? A qualitative interview study from Sweden

  Bastholm-Rahmner P; Bergqvist M; Modig K; Gustafsson L-L; Schmidt-Mende K
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2023;78(2):109-114

  Population frailty trends by education and income levels over a period of 30 years: findings from Swedish registry data.

  Wennberg A; Tao Y; Ek S; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(6):894-901

  Occupational differences in mortality and life expectancy persist after retirement and throughout life.

  Marcus E; Anders A; Per G; Karin M
• Article: NEUROLOGY: CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;13(4):e200173

  Risk of All-Cause Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and Vascular Dementia in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Register-Based Study.

  Wennberg A; Ding M; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS. 2023;18(1):107

  Secondary fracture prevention with osteoporosis medication after a fragility fracture in Sweden remains low despite new guidelines.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Sääf M; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(7):1128-1136

  Frailty Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Evidence From Swedish Population Data.

  Wennberg AM; Matthews A; Talbäck M; Ebeling M; Ek S; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;113(7):786-794

  Variation in End-of-Life Trajectories in Persons Aged 70 Years and Older, Sweden, 2018‒2020.

  Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):587-594

  Comparison of two different frailty scales in the longitudinal Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA).

  Wennberg AM; Yin W; Fang F; Pedersen NL; Hägg S; Jylhävä J; Modig K
• Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)

  Temporal trends in the incidence of atrial fibrillation‐related strokes in Sweden, 2001‐2020

  Ding M; Wennberg AM; Ziegler LD; Modig K
• Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2023;28:100596

  Time trends in atrial fibrillation-related stroke during 2001-2020 in Sweden: a nationwide, observational study.

  Ding M; Ebeling M; Ziegler L; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2023;94:87-96

  Waiting more than 24 hours for hip fracture surgery is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes for sicker patients: a nationwide cohort study of 63,998 patients using the Swedish Hip Fracture Register.

  Greve K; Ek S; Bartha E; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):342-348

  Trends in Frailty Between 1990 and 2020 in Sweden Among 75-, 85-, and 95-Year-Old Women and Men: A Nationwide Study from Sweden.

  Wennberg AM; Ebeling M; Ek S; Meyer A; Ding M; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2023;12(3):e027089

  Elevated Uric Acid Is Associated With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort.

  Ding M; Viet NN; Gigante B; Lind V; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(1):41-50

  The Impact of Hip Fracture on Geriatric Care and Mortality Among Older Swedes: Mapping Care Trajectories and Their Determinants.

  Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Drefahl S; Hedström M; Ek S; Sandström G; Modig K
• Journal article: GEROSCIENCE. 2023

  Blood biomarker profiles and exceptional longevity: comparison of centenarians and non-centenarians in a 35-year follow-up of the Swedish AMORIS cohort

  Murata S; Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Schmidt-Mende K; Hammar N; Modig K
• Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S11)

  Risk of all‐cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia among breast cancer survivors: Evidence from Swedish population data

  Wennberg AM; Ding M; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(7):946-958

  Nationwide data on home care and care home residence: presentation of the Swedish Social Service Register, its content and coverage.

  Meyer AC; Sandström G; Modig K
• Article: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2022;6(7):e12823

  Antithrombotic treatment switching in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism, bleeding, and cardiac death.

  Ehrlinder H; Orsini N; Modig K; Wallén H; Gigante B
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;37(10):1025-1034

  Years of life lost during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden considering variation in life expectancy by level of geriatric care.

  Ebeling M; Acosta E; Caswell H; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(3):651-662

  Determinants of home care utilization among the Swedish old: nationwide register-based study.

  Brändström A; Meyer AC; Modig K; Sandström G
• Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(8):e1004044

  Lipid levels in midlife and risk of atrial fibrillation over 3 decades-Experience from the Swedish AMORIS cohort: A cohort study.

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Gigante B; Walldius G; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2022;93:643-651

  Internal fixation or hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures? Pre-fracture health differences reflect survival and functional outcome.

  Ek S; Al-Ani H; Greve K; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(7):1472-1477

  Hospital Length of Stay After Hip Fracture and It's Association With 4-Month Mortality-Exploring the Role of Patient Characteristics.

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED. 2022;53(6):2180-2183

  Factors associated with non-walking 4 months after hip fracture. A prospective study of 23,759 fractures.

  Martinez-Carranza N; Lindqvist K; Modig K; Hedström M
• Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2022;30(3):E727-E738

  The importance of close next of kin for independent living and readmissions among older Swedish hip fracture patients.

  Jørgensen TSH; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Fors S; Modig K
• Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022

  Time Trends in Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke in an Era of Declining Stroke - A Swedish Nationwide Register-Based Study

  Ding M; Ebeling M; Ziegler L; Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(1):129-136

  Comorbidity and the association with 1-year mortality in hip fracture patients: can the ASA score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index be used interchangeably?

  Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):24440

  The association of apolipoproteins with later-life all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a population-based study stratified by age.

  Ding M; Wennberg A; Ek S; Santoni G; Gigante B; Walldius G; Hammar N; Modig K
• Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:816-817

  FRAILTY PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH MORTALITY ACROSS BIRTH COHORTS IN SWEDISH REGISTRY DATA

  Wennberg A; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;36(12):1225-1229

  Revival of ecological studies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Björk J; Modig K; Kahn F; Ahlbom A
• Article: OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL. 2021;32(11):2185-2192

  The ASA score predicts infections, cardiovascular complications, and hospital readmissions after hip fracture - A nationwide cohort study.

  Meyer AC; Eklund H; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1633-1640

  The rate by which mortality increase with age is the same for those who experienced chronic disease as for the general population.

  Ebeling M; Rau R; Malmström H; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(9):1643-1652

  Blood-Based Biomarkers and Long-term Risk of Frailty-Experience From the Swedish AMORIS Cohort.

  Wennberg AM; Ding M; Ebeling M; Hammar N; Modig K
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;125(1):112-118

  Number of siblings and survival from childhood leukaemia: a national register-based cohort study from Sweden.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Talbäck M; Erdmann F; Heyman M; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
• Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2021;4:100072

  Excess mortality for men and women above age 70 according to level of care during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: A population-based study.

  Modig K; Lambe M; Ahlbom A; Ebeling M
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;32(3):425-433

  Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence, Recurrence, and Survival by Education and Comorbidity: A Swedish Register-based Study.

  Meyer AC; Ek S; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: BONE. 2021;145:115873

  The role of having children for the incidence of and survival after hip fracture - A nationwide cohort study.

  Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31(1):17-22

  Excess mortality from COVID-19: weekly excess death rates by age and sex for Sweden and its most affected region.

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Ebeling M
• Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1523

  The rise in the number of long-term survivors from different diseases can slow the increase in life expectancy of the total population.

  Ebeling M; Meyer AC; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;125:91-99

  The Swedish Hip Fracture Register and National Patient Register were valuable for research on hip fractures: comparison of two registers.

  Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(7):e035932

  Life expectancy: what does it measure?

  Modig K; Rau R; Ahlbom A
• Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2020;91(4):396-400

  No association between waiting time to surgery and mortality for healthier patients with hip fracture: a nationwide Swedish cohort of 59,675 patients.

  Greve K; Modig K; Talbäck M; Bartha E; Hedström M
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:20081

  [Serological tests should be related to the aim of the testing, as well as the population].

  Modig K; Gemés K; Feychting M
• Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

  EXCESS MORTALITY FROM COVID-19. WEEKLY EXCESS DEATH RATES BY AGE AND SEX FOR SWEDEN

  Modig K; Ebeling M
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;35(5):401-409

  Burden and prevalence of prognostic factors for severe COVID-19 in Sweden.

  Gémes K; Talbäck M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Berglund A; Feychting M; Matthews AA
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:F3XL

  [Covid-19 - deaths and analysis].

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Matthews A
• Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

  Burden and prevalence of prognostic factors for severe covid-19 disease in sweden

  Gémes K; Talbäck M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Berglund A; Feychting M; Matthews A
• Article: IJC HEART AND VASCULATURE. 2020;27:100505

  Clinical characteristics and antithrombotic prescription in elderly hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients: A cross-sectional analysis of a Swedish single-center clinical cohort.

  Ehrlinder H; Orsini N; Modig K; Hofman-Bang C; Wallén H; Gigante B
• Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2020;18(1):41

  Trends in life expectancy: did the gap between the healthy and the ill widen or close?

  Meyer AC; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Lambe M; Modig K
• Letter: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;31(1):e4

  Re: Thirty-five-year Trends in First-time Hospitalization for Hip Fracture, 1-year Mortality, and the Prognostic Impact of Comorbidity.

  Modig K; Meyer A; Ahlbom A
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(6):1090-1095

  Parents survive longer after stroke than childless individuals: a prospective cohort study of Swedes over the age of 65.

  Meyer AC; Torssander J; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME. 2019;101(10):888-895

  "Obesity Paradox" Holds True for Patients with Hip Fracture: A Registry-Based Cohort Study.

  Modig K; Erdefelt A; Mellner C; Cederholm T; Talbäck M; Hedström M
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2019;19(1):114

  The role of children and their socioeconomic resources for the risk of hospitalisation and mortality - a nationwide register-based study of the total Swedish population over the age 70.

  Meyer AC; Brooke HL; Modig K
• Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2019;19(1):31

  Temporal trends in incidence, recurrence and prevalence of stroke in an era of ageing populations, a longitudinal study of the total Swedish population.

  Modig K; Talbäck M; Ziegler L; Ahlbom A
• Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E7Y3

  Medellivslängden ökar inte lika mycket längre - Sverige har kommit på efterkälken – och kanske närmar vi oss gränsen för hur gamla vi kan bli.

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s277-s278

  Having children is associated with a longer survival after ischemic stroke. A population-based cohort study of Swedish men and women aged 65 years and older

  Meyer AC; Torssander J; Talbäck M; Modig K
• Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s366

  Incidence, recurrence and prevalence of stroke in an ageing population

  Modig K; Ahlbom A; Talback M; Ziegler L
• Review: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2018;8:485

  Survival After Childhood Cancer-Social Inequalities in High-Income Countries.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Tettamanti G; Erdmann F; Heyman M; Feychting M
• Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0205550

  Correction: The effects of increasing longevity and changing incidence on lifetime risk differentials: A decomposition approach.

  Ebeling M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Rau R
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(4):e0195307

  The effects of increasing longevity and changing incidence on lifetime risk differentials: A decomposition approach.

  Ebeling M; Modig K; Ahlbom A; Rau R
• Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2017;282(2):156-163

  How long do centenarians survive? Life expectancy and maximum lifespan.

  Modig K; Andersson T; Vaupel J; Rau R; Ahlbom A
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(17_suppl):5-13

  Estimating incidence and prevalence from population registers: example from myocardial infarction.

  Modig K; Berglund A; Talbäck M; Ljung R; Ahlbom A
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2017;71(5):424-430

  Payback time? Influence of having children on mortality in old age.

  Modig K; Talbäck M; Torssander J; Ahlbom A
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2016;25(4):384-392

  Mental disorder and long-term risk of mortality: 41 years of follow-up of a population sample in Stockholm, Sweden.

  Lundin A; Modig K; Halldin J; Carlsson AC; Wändell P; Theobald H
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2016;6(7):e010901

  Does a hospital admission in old age denote the beginning of life with a compromised health-related quality of life? A longitudinal study of men and women aged 65 years and above participating in the Stockholm Public Health Cohort.

  Karampampa K; Frumento P; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;44(5):480-489

  Stable or improved health status in the population 65 years and older in Stockholm, Sweden - an 8-year follow-up of self-reported health items.

  Modig K; Virtanen S; Ahlbom A; Agahi N
• Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2016;114(1):118-124

  Socioeconomic differences in cancer survival among Swedish children.

  Mogensen H; Modig K; Tettamanti G; Talbäck M; Feychting M
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(3):e0152369

  Four Decades of Educational Inequalities in Hospitalization and Mortality among Older Swedes.

  Torssander J; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: BONE. 2015;78:55-61

  Declining incidence trends for hip fractures have not been accompanied by improvements in lifetime risk or post-fracture survival--A nationwide study of the Swedish population 60 years and older.

  Karampampa K; Ahlbom A; Michaëlsson K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Modig K
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2015;69(6):563-567

  Low IQ has become less important as a risk factor for early disability pension. A longitudinal population-based study across two decades among Swedish men.

  Karnehed N; Rasmussen F; Modig K
• Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;43(4):348-355

  Do postal health surveys capture morbidity and mortality in respondents aged 65 years and older? A register-based validation study.

  Kelfve S; Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Modig K
• Article: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. 2014;68:32-36

  Personality measured as Murray's psychological needs and all-cause mortality: 41 years of follow-up of a population-based sample

  Lundin A; Stoetzer U; Modig K; Carlsson AC; Wandell P; Theobald H
• Article: RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2014;11(3):165-185

  High IQ in Early Adolescence and Career Success in Adulthood: Findings from a Swedish Longitudinal Study

  Bergman LR; Corovic J; Ferrer-Wreder L; Modig K
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(2):e88357

  Losing ground--Swedish life expectancy in a comparative perspective.

  Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(6):e99034

  Does improved survival lead to a more fragile population: time trends in second and third hospital admissions among men and women above the age of 60 in Sweden.

  Karampampa K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2013;16(7):A340

  TRENDS IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AMONG MEN AND WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 60 LIVING IN STOCKHOLM AND UPPSALA COUNTIES IN SWEDEN

  Karampampa K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(9):e003447

  Trends in age at first hospital admission in relation to trends in life expectancy in Swedish men and women above the age of 60.

  Karampampa K; Drefahl S; Andersson T; Ahlbom A; Modig K
• Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2013;42(3):914-916

  Limitless longevity: comment on the Contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase of life expectancy.

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(5):e64928

  Age-specific trends in morbidity, mortality and case-fatality from cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction and stroke in advanced age: evaluation in the Swedish population.

  Modig K; Andersson T; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A
• Letter: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2012;272(1):100-102

  The era of centenarians: mortality of the oldest old in Sweden.

  Drefahl S; Lundström H; Modig K; Ahlbom A
• Article: INTELLIGENCE. 2012;40(2):82-90

  Associations between intelligence in adolescence and indicators of health and health behaviors in midlife in a cohort of Swedish women

  Modig K; Bergman LR
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;27(2):139-145

  The aging population in Sweden: can declining incidence rates in MI, stroke and cancer counterbalance the future demographic challenges?

  Modig K; Drefahl S; Andersson T; Ahlbom A
• Article: ADDICTION. 2011;106(5):995-1002

  Genetics of the association between intelligence and nicotine dependence: a study of male Swedish twins.

  Modig K; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Kaprio J; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2010;64(10):908-912

  Association between intelligence and type-specific stroke: a population-based cohort study of early fatal and non-fatal stroke in one million Swedish men.

  Modig Wennerstad K; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Rasmussen F
• Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2010;70(4):575-581

  Associations between IQ and cigarette smoking among Swedish male twins.

  Wennerstad KM; Silventoinen K; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Kaprio J; Rasmussen F
• Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2009;4:47

  Municipal policies and plans of action aiming to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits among schoolchildren in Stockholm, Sweden: a cross-sectional study.

  Guldbrandsson K; Wennerstad KM; Rasmussen F
• Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2009;20(1):100-109

  IQ in early adulthood and mortality by middle age: cohort study of 1 million Swedish men.

  Batty GD; Wennerstad KM; Smith GD; Gunnell D; Deary IJ; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2008;62(8):722-727

  Association between offspring intelligence and parental mortality: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men and their parents.

  Modig-Wennerstad K; Silventoinen K; Batty GD; Tynelius P; Bergman L; Rasmussen F
• Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. 2007;14(4):555-560

  Association between intelligence and coronary heart disease mortality: a population-based cohort study of 682 361 Swedish men.

  Silventoinen K; Modig-Wennerstad K; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Article: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2007;18(1):21-28

  IQ in early adulthood and later cancer risk: cohort study of one million Swedish men.

  Batty GD; Modig Wennerstad K; Davey Smith G; Gunnell D; Deary IJ; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
• Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2006;13(Supplement 1):s14

  Association between intelligence, socio-economic position and coronary heart disease mortality: a population-based cohort study of 682,361 Swedish men

  Silventoinen K; Modig K; Tynelius P; Rasmussen F
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Funding

Funders

• Older people with dementia - do we detect them, do they receive adequate care, and what are their care trajectories? A mixed-methods project with a focus on primary care and vulnerable groups

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Health consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for the old age population in Sweden.

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Why do we age differently? Using biomarkers and health information in midlife and onwards to increase the understanding of the human ageing process.

  Swedish Research Council
• Swedish INterdisciplinary Graduate School in register-based research (SINGS)

  Swedish Research Council
• The Ageing Population – explanations, consequences and future perspectives.

  Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
• Making the care process more effective and improving the prognosis among hip fracture patients.

  Family Kamprad Foundation
• Working life and length of life

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Epidemiologic and demographic methods join forces: Strengthening public health sciences

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Preparing for the future old age population – can declining disease risks counterbalance the burden on the health care sector?

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Ageing well - individuals, families and households under changing demographic regimes in Sweden

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a challenge for the doctors

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
• Resebidrag: Deltagande i International Society for Intelligence Research Conference, Madrid, December 17-19, 2009

  Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

Members and contact

Group leader

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  Karin Modig

  Senior Lecturer | Docent

  Telephone +46852480153

  E-mail karin.modig@ki.se

All members of the group

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  Anders Ahlbom

  Professor Emeritus/Emerita

  E-mail anders.ahlbom@ki.se
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  Mozhu Ding

  Assistant Professor

  E-mail mozhu.ding@ki.se
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  Marcus Ebeling

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail marcus.ebeling@ki.se
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  Stina Ek

  Assistant Professor

  Telephone +46852487583

  E-mail stina.ek@ki.se
• Clare MacRae

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail clare.macrae@ki.se
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  Anna Meyer

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  E-mail anna.meyer@ki.se
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  Karin Modig

  Senior Lecturer | Docent

  Telephone +46852480153

  E-mail karin.modig@ki.se
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  Shunsuke Murata

  Affiliated to Research

  Telephone +46852487525

  E-mail shunsuke.murata@ki.se
• Jiani Tong

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail jiani.tong@ki.se
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  Alexandra Wennberg

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail alexandra.wennberg@ki.se
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  Yuge Zhang

  Phd Student

  Telephone +46852487519

  E-mail yuge.zhang@ki.se

Other people connected to the group

• Schmidt-Mende, Katharina

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