Ulf Lindblad, Enheten för allmänmedicin på GU, Hentorps vårdcentral i Skövde

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Scientific publications

1. AVHANDLINGEN

1. Lindblad U. The Prognosis of hypertension. The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. Malmö, Lund University, 1993 (PhD dissertation).

2. ORIGINALARBETEN I ENGELSKSPÅKIGA TIDSKRIFTER MED PEER REVIEW SYSTEM

2. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Rydén L, Ranstam J, Berglund G, Isacsson S-O. Reduced stroke incidence with structured hypertension care: The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. J Hypertens 1990;8:1147-1153.

3. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Ranstam J, Peterson M. Validity of register data on acute myocardial infarction and acute stroke: The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. Scand J Soc Med 1993;21:3-9.

4. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Ranstam J. Acute myocardial infarction in patients treated for hypertension in The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. Eur Heart J 1993;14:291–6.

5. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Ranstam J. Stroke morbidity in patients treated for hypertension: The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. J Int Med 1993;233:155-63.

6. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Rydén L, Ranstam J, Isacsson S-O, Berglund G. Control of blood pressure and risk of first acute myocardial infarction: Skaraborg Hypertension Project. BMJ 1994;308:681-686.

7. Merlo J, Liedholm H, Hedblad B, Lindberg G, Ranstam J, Lindblad U, Isacsson S-O, Rastam L, Melander A. Incidence of myocardial infarction in elderly men being treated with antihypertensive drugs: population based cohort study. BMJ 1996;313:457-61.

8. Bøg-Hansen E, Lindblad U, Bengtsson K, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Risk factor clustering in patients with hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The Skaraborg Hypertension Project. J Intern Med 1998;243:223-232.

9. Merlo J, Lindberg G, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Rastam L, Melander A. Utilisation of cardiovascular drugs (blood pressure lowering drugs, lipid lowering drugs and nitrates) and mortality from ischemic heart disease and stroke. An ecological analysis based on Sweden’s municipalities. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1999;55:69-76.

10. Ostgren CJ, Lindblad U, Bøg-Hansen E, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Differences in treatment and metabolic abnormalities between normo- and hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes: the Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetes, Diabetes Obes Metab 1999;1:105-112.

11. Ostberg AL, Halling A, Lindblad U. Gender differences in knowledge, attitude, behavior, and perceived oral health among adolescents. Acta Odontol Scand 1999;57:231-6.

12. Bengtsson AK, Orho M, Lindblad U, Melander O, Bøg-Hansen E, Ranstam J, Rastam L, Groop L. Polymorphisms in the angiotension converting enzyme but not in the angiotensinogen gene is associated with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. J Hypertens 1999;17:1569-75.

13. Melander O, Bengtsson AK, Orho M, Lindblad U, Forsblom C, Rastam L, Groop L, Hulthén UL. Role of the GLY460Trp polymorphism of the alpha-adducin gene in primary hypertension in Scandinavians. J Hum Hypertens 2000;14:43-46.

14. Merlo J, Lindblad U, Pessah-Rasmussen H, Göransson M, Hedblad B, Ranstam J, et al. Comparison of different procedures to identify probable cases of myocardial infarction and stroke in two Swedish prospective cohort studies using local and national routine registers. Eur J Epidemiol 2000;16:235-43.

15. Lindblad U, Langer RD, Wingard DL, Thomas, RG, Barrett-Connor EL. The metabolic syndrome and ischemic heart disease in elderly men and women. AJE 2000;153:481-9).

16. Bøg-Hansen E, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Impaired glucose metabolism and obesity in Swedish patients with borderline isolated systolic hypertension. Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetes Obes Metab 2001;3:25-31.

17. Ostgren CJ, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Associations between smoking and beta-cell function in a non-hypertensive and non-diabetic population. The Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetic Med 2000;17:445-50.

18. Melander O, Orho-Melander M, Bengtsson K, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Groop L, Hulthén LU. Genetic variants of the thiazide-sensitive NaCl-cotransporter in Gitelman’s syndrome and primary hypertension. Hypertens 2000;36:389-94.

19. Melander O, Orho-Melander M, Bengtsson K, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Groop L, Hulthén UL. Association between a variant in the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene and primary hypertension. J Human Hypertension 2000;14:819-823.

20. Bengtsson AK, Melander O, Orho M, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Rastam L, Groop L. Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene variation and hypertension in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Hypertension 2000;37:1303-1308.

21. Ostberg AL, Halling A, Lindblad U. A Gender perspective of self-perceived oral health in adolescents: associations with attitudes and behaviours. Community Dental Health 2001;18:110-116.

22. Leonardsson-Hellgren M, Gustavsson U-M, Lindblad U. Headache and associations with lifestyle among pupils in senior level elementary school. Scand J Prim Health Care 2001;19:107-111.

23. Bengtsson AK, Melander O, Orho M, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Rastam L, Groop L. Polymorphisms in the Beta(1)-adrenergic receptor gene and hypertension. Circulation 2001;104:187-190.

24. Lindblad U, Lindwall K, Sjöstrand Å, Ranstam J, Melander A. The NEPI Antidiabetes Study (NANSY). 1. Short-term dose-effect relations of glimeperide in subjects with impaired fasting glucose. Diabetes Obes Metab 2001;3:443-451.

25.Merlo J, Liedholm H, Lindblad U, Björk-Linné A, Fält J, Lindberg G, Melander A. Prescriptions with potential drug interactions dispensed at Swedish pharmacies in January 1999: cross sectional study. BMJ 2001;323:427-428.

26. Merlo J, Broms K, Lindblad U, Bjorck-Linne A, Liedholm H, Ostergren PO, Erhardt L, Rastam L, Melander A.Association of outpatient utilisation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hospitalised heart failure in the entire Swedish population. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2001;57:71-5.

27. Ostgren CJ, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Glycaemic control, disease duration and beta-cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes in a Swedish community. Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetic Medicine 2002;19:125-29.

28. Henriksson K, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Agren B, Nilsson-Ehle P. Associations between body height, body composition and cholesterol levels in middle-aged men. The Coronary Risk Factor Study Cohort in Southern Sweden (CRISS). Eur J Epidemiol 2001;17:521-6.

29. Bøg-Hansen E, Lindblad U, Ranstam J, Melander A, Rastam L. Antihypertensive drug treatment in a Swedish Community: Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2002;11:45-54.

30. Ostberg AL, Jarkman K, Lindblad U, Halling A. Adolescents´perceptions of oral health and influencing factors: a qualitative study Acta Odontol Scand 2002;60:167–73.

31. Ostgren CJ, Lindblad U, Melander A, Rastam L. Survival in patients with type 2 diabetes in a Swedish community: Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project Diabetes Care 2002;25:1297-1302.

32. Henriksson KM, Lindblad U, Agren B, Nilsson-Ehle P, Rastam L. Development of hypertension over 6 years in a birth cohort of young middle-aged men: The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study in Southern Sweden (CRISS). J Intern Med 2002;252:21-26.

33. Lindberg G, Lindblad U, Low-Larsen B, Merlo J, Melander A, Rastam L. Use of calcium channel blockers as antihypertensives in relation to mortality and cancer incidence. A populatrion based observational study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2002;11:493-497.

34. Henriksson KM, Lindblad U, Gullberg B, Agren B, Nilsson-Ehle P, Rastam L. Associations between unemployment and cardiovascular risk factors are dependent on unemployment rates. The Coronary Risk Factor Study in Southern Sweden (CRISS). Scand J Public Health 2003;31:305-11.

35. Ostberg AL, Eriksson B, Lindblad U, Halling A. Epidemiological dental indices and self-perveived oral health in adolescents: ecological aspects. Acta Odontol Scand 2003;61:19-24.

36. Henriksson KM, Lindblad U, Agren B, Nilsson-Ehle P, Rastam L. Body composition, ethnicity, and alcohol consumption as determinants for the development of blood pressure in young middle-aged men. Eur J Epidemiol 2003;18:955-63.

37. Ostberg AL, Lindblad U, Halling A. Self-perceived oral health in adolescents associated with family characteristics and parental employment status. Community Dental Health 2003;20:159-164.

38. Ostgren CJ, Lindblad U, Melander O, Melander A, Groop L, Rastam L. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- gammaPro12Ala polymorphism and the association with blood pressure in type 2 diabetes: Skaraborg hypertension and diabetes project. J Hypertens 2003;21:1657-62.

39. Bøg-Hansen E, Lindblad U, Gullberg B, Melander A, Rastam L. Metabolic disorders associated with uncontrolled hypertension. Diabetes, Obes and Metab 2003;5:379-87.

40. von Wowern F, Bengtsson K, Lindgren CM, Orho-Melander M, Fyhrquist F, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Forsblom C, Kanninen T, Almgren P, Burri P, Katzman P, Groop L, Hulthén UL and Melander O. A genome wide scan for early onset primary hypertension in Scandinavians. Hum Mol Genet 2003;12:2077-2081.

41. Von Wowern F, Bengtsson K, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Melander O. A Functional Variant in the {alpha}2B Adrenoceptor Gene, a Positional Candidate on Chromosome 2, Associates With Hypertension. Hypertension 2004;43:592-97.

42. Ostgren CJ, Merlo J, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Atrial fibrillation and its association with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a Swedish community. Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetes Obes Metab 2004;6:367-74.

43. Bøg-Hansen E, Merlo J, Gullberg B, Melander A, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Survival in patients with hypertension treated in primary care. A population-based follow-up study in the Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Scand J Prim Health Care 2004;22:222-227.

44. Florez JC, Sjogren M, Burtt N, Orho-Melander M, Schayer S, Sun M, Lindblad U, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson TJ, Daly MJ, Ardlie KG, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Groop L. Association testing in 9,000 people fails to confirm the association of the insulin receptor substrate-1 G972R polymorphism with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 2004;53:3313-8.

45. Hellgren M, Melander A, Ostgren CJ, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Inverse association between serum homocysteine, sulphonylurea exposure and physical activity: A community-based sample of type 2 diabetes patients in the Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism 2005;7:421-429.

46. Buschard K, Fredman P, Bøg-Hansen E, Blomqvist M, Hedner J, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Low serum concentrations of sulfatide and presence of sulf-lac-cer are associated with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2005;22:1190-98.

47. Nyholm M, Merlo J, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Overweight and all cause mortality in a Swedish rural population. Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Scand J Public Health 2005;33:478-86.

48. Larsson C, Gullberg B, Merlo J, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Female advantage in AMI mortality reversed in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Skaraborg Project. Diabetes Care 2005;28:2246-48.

49. Ohlsson H, Lindblad U, Lithman T, Ericsson B, Ulf Gerdtham, Melander A, Råstam L, Merlo J. Understanding adherence to guidelines for statin prescription in primary health care. A multilevel methodological approach. Eur J Cin Pharm 2005;61:657–65.

50. Junga K, Merlo J, Gullberg B, Bog-Hansen E, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Residual risk for acute stroke in patients with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes: The Skaraborg Project. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2006;8:492-500.

51. Ridderstrale M, Johansson LE, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Increased risk of obesity associated with the variant allele of the PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism in physically inactive elderly men. Diabetologia 2006;49:496-500.

52. Hedner J, Bengtsson-Bostrom K, Peker Y, Grote L, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Sleep apnea associated with established hypertension in men but not in women – A population based case-control study. European Respiratory Journal 2006;27:564-70.

53. Zou D, Grote L, Peker Y, Lindblad U, Hedner J.Validation a portable monitoring device for sleep apnea diagnosis in a population based cohort using synchronized home polysomnography. Sleep 2006;29:367-74.

54. Odeberg J, Freitag M, Odeberg H, Andrade J, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Severity of acute coronary syndrome is predicted by interactions between fibrinogen concentrations and polymorphisms in the GPIIIa and FXIII genes. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2006;4:909-912.

55. Merlo J, Bengtsson K, Lindblad U, Råstam L, Melander O. Systolic blood pressure, treatment with ACE inhibitors and ACE gene I/D polymorphism in 517 Swedish families – a multilevel approach. BMC Med Genet. 2006 1;7:14.

56. Bjorck J, Hellgren M, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Associations between serum insulin and tHcy a potential link between the metabolic syndrome and hyperhomocysteinemi. Metabolism. 2006;55:1007-13

57. Melander A, Folino-Gallo P, Walley T, Schwabe U, Groop PH, Klaukka T, Ferraz AV, Laporte JR, Gallego MR, Schiappa M, Røder M, Kampmann JP, de Swaef A, Rønning M, Månsson NO, Lindblad U. Utilisation of antihyperglycæmic drugs:Large differences between European countries. Diabetologia. 2006;55:2024-9.

58. Saxena1 R, Gianniny L, Burtt NP, Lyssenko V, Giuducci C, Sjögren M, Florez JC, Almgren P, Isomaa B, Orho-Melander M, Lindblad U, Daly M, Tuomi T, Hirschhorn J, Groop L, Altshuler D. Common single nucleotide polymorphisms in TCF7L2 are reproducibly associated with type 2 diabetes and reduce the insulin response to glucose in non-diabetic individuals. Diabetes 2006;55:2890-5.

59. Nyholm M, Gullberg B, Merlo J, Lundqvist-Persson C, Rastam L, Lindblad U. The validity of obesity based on self-reported weight and height: implications for population studies. Obesity 2007;15:197-208.

60. Bari MR, Ostgren CJ, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes in a Swedish community. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2006;24:211-7.

61. Lyon HN, Florez JC, Bersaglieri T, Saxena R, Winckler W, Almgren P, Lindblad U, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Zhu X, Cooper R, Ardlie KG, Daly MJ, Altshuler D, Groop L, Hirschhorn JN. Common variants in the ENPP1 gene are not reproducibly associated with diabetes or obesity. Diabetes 2006;55:3180-4.

62. Johansson M, Eriksson P, Hedner J, Peker Y, Rastam L, Lindblad U. The effects of patent foramen ovale on oxygen desaturations in obstructive sleep apnea. Eur Respir J. 2007;29:149-55.

63. Nilsson SE, Takkinen S, Berg S, Johansson B, McClearn G, Melander A, Lindblad U. Low systolic blood pressure is associated with impaired cognitive function in the oldest old: longitudinal observations in a population-based sample years and older. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2007;19:41-7.

64. Bengtsson K, Hedner J, Melander O, Orho-Melander M, Grote L, Peker Y, Rastam L, Groop L, Lindblad U. Interaction between the angiotensin converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and obstructive sleep apnea as a mechanism for hypertension. J Hypertens 2007;25:779-783.

65. Frostegard J, Tao WJ, Georgiades A, Rastam L, Lindblad U, Lindeberg S. Atheroprotective natural anti-phosphorylcholine antibodies of IgM subclass are decreased in Swedish controls as compared to non-westernized individuals from New Guinea. Nutrition&Metabolism 2007;4:7 (Epub ahead of print).

66. Florez JC, Sjögren M, Agapakis CM. Burtt NP, Almgren P, Lindblad U, Berglund G, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Daly MJ, Ardlie KG, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Groop L. Association testing of common variants in the insulin receptor substrate-1 gene (IRS1) with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2007;50:1209-17.

67. Saxena R, Voight BF, Lyssenko V, Burtt NP, de Bakker PI, Chen H, Roix JJ, Kathiresan S, Hirschhorn JN, Daly MJ, Hughes TE, Groop L, Altshuler D, Almgren P, Florez JC, Meyer J, Ardlie K, Bengtsson K, Isomaa B, Lettre G, Lindblad U, Lyon HN, Melander O, Newton-Cheh C, Nilsson P, Orho-Melander M, Rastam L, Speliotes EK, Taskinen MR, Tuomi T, Guiducci C, Berglund A, Carlson J, Gianniny L, Hackett R, Hall L, Holmkvist J, Laurila E, Sjogren M, Sterner M, Surti A, Svensson M, Svensson M, Tewhey R, Blumenstiel B, Parkin M, Defelice M, Barry R, Brodeur W, Camarata J, Chia N, Fava M, Gibbons J, Handsaker B, Healy C, Nguyen K, Gates C, Sougnez C, Gage D, Nizzari M, Gabriel SB, Chirn GW, Ma Q, Parikh H, Richardson D, Ricke D, Purcell S. Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels. Science. 2007;316:1331-6.

68. Bøg-Hansen E, Larsson CA, Gullberg B, Melander A, Boström K, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Predictors of acute myocardial infarction mortality in hypertensive patients treated in primary care A population-based follow-up study in the Skaraborg Project. Scand J Prim Health Care 2007;25:237-243.

69.Tyrberg M, Melander A, Lövestam-Adrian M, Lindblad U. Retinopathy in subjects with impaired fasting glucose The NANSY – Eye Study, Baseline report. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 2008;10:646-51.

70. Nyholm M, Gullberg B, Råstam L, Lindblad U. What is the accurate prevalence of obesity in Sweden in the 21st century? Methodological experiences from the Skaraborg Project. Obesity 2008;16:896-8.

71. Nyholm M, Gullberg B, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Higher education and more physical activity limit the development of obesity in a Swedish rural population The Skaraborg Project. Int J of Obesity 2008;32:533-40.

72. Mehner A, Lindblad U, Rastam L, Bengtsson K. Women at a high risk of coronary heart disease are less often treated with lipid lowering drugs than men. The Skaraborg Hypertension and Diabetes Project. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2008; 64:815-20.

73. Johansson LE, Lindblad U, Larsson CA, Rastam L, Ridderstrale M. Polymorphisms in the Adiponutrin Gene are Associated with Increased Insulin Secretion and Obesity. Eur J Endocrinol 2008;159:577-83.

74. Andersson S, Ekman I, Lindblad U, Friberg F. It´s up to me! - experiences of living with pre-diabetes and the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Primary Care Diabetes 2008;2:187-93.

75. Ingelsson E, Ridderstråle M, Söderström M, Rastam L, Lindblad U. The PGC1-α Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in men. BMC Cardiovascular Disord 2008; Dec 11;8(1):37. [Epub ahead of print].

76 Odeberg J, Larsson CA, Rastam L, Lindblad U. The Asp298 genotype of endothelial nitric oxide synthetase previously associated with reduced capacity for NO production is a risk factor for myocardial infarction among patients with type 2 diabetes. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2008 Dec 10;8(1):36. [Epub ahead of print].

77. Ostberg AL, Nyholm M, Gullberg B, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Tooth loss and obesity in a defined Swedish population. Scand J Public Health. 2009 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print]

78. Prokopenko I, Langenberg C, Florez JC, Saxena R, Soranzo N, Thorleifsson G, et al, among them Lindblad U. Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels. Nat Genet. 2009 Jan;41(1):77-81. Epub 2008 Dec 7.

79. Zou D, Grote L, Radlinski J, Eder DN, Lindblad U, Hedner J. Nocturnal pulse wave attenuation is associated with office blood pressure in a population based cohort. Sleep Med. 2009 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]

80. Weidinger P, Nilsson JL, Lindblad U. Adherence to diagnostic guidelines and quality indicators in asthma and COPD in Swedish primary care. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 May;18(5):393-400.

81. Sundbeck M, Grahn M, Lönngren V, Månsson NO, Råstam L, Lindblad U. Snuff use associated with abdominal obesity in former smokers. Scand J Public Health 2009 Jul;37(5):487-93. Epub 2009 May 18. PMID: 19451197

82. Larsson CA, Gullberg B, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Salivary cortisol differs with age and sex and shows inverse associations with WHR in Swedish women: a cross-sectional study. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009 Jun 21;9:16. PMID: 19545400.

83. Røske-Nielsen A, Buschard K, Mansson JE, Rastam L, Lindblad U. A variation in the cerebroside sulfotransferase gene (CST) is linked to exercise-modified insulin resistance and to type 2 diabetes. Experimental Diabetes Research 2009;2009:429593. Epub 2009 Jul 5. PMID: 19587831.

84. Moen J, Antonov K, Larsson CA, Lindblad U, Nilsson LG, Rastam L, Ring L. Multiple medicines use: factors of importance in different age groups. Annals of Pharmcotherapy 2009. Dec;43(12):1978-85. Epub 2009 Nov 17. PMID: 19920158.

85. Stone MA, Wilkinson JC, Charpentier G, Clochard N, Lindblad U, Müller UA, Nolan J, Rutten GE, Trento M, Kamlesh Khunti K, on behalf of the GUIDANCE Study Group. Recommendations for the management of people with type 2 diabetes: evaluation and comparison of guidelines from eight European countries. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2010;87:252-60. Epub 2009 Nov 22.

86. Lindblad E, Hallman EB, Gillsjo C, Lindblad U, Fagerstrom L. Experiences of the new role of Advanced Practice Nurses in Swedish Primary Health Care – a qualitative study. Int J Nurs Pract 2010;16:69-74.PMID: 20158551.

87. Bostrom K, Hedner J, Grote L, Melander O, von Wowern F, Rastam L, Groop L, Lindblad U. Polymorphisms in α-and β-adrenergic receptor genes and obstructive sleep apnea in patients with hypertension. International Journal of Hypertension 2010; 2010: 458410. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.4061/2010/458410.

88. Hjerpe P, Merlo J, Ohlsson H, Bengtsson Bostrom K, Lindblad U. Validity of registration of ICD codes and prescriptions in a research database in Swedish primary care A cross-sectional study in Skaraborg primary care database. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2010;10:23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20416069

89. Bennet L, Leupker R, Larsson CA, Soderstrom M, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Diastolic dysfunction is associated with sedentary leisure time physical activity. SJPHC 2010;28:172-8.

90. Hjerpe P, Ohlsson H, Lindblad U, Bengtsson Boström K, Merlo J. Understanding adherence to therapeutic guidelines: a multilevel analysis on statin prescription in the Skaraborg Primary care database. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2010 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print].

91. Lindblad U, Lindberg G, Mansson NO, Ranstam J, Tyrberg M, Jansson S, Lindwall K, Svardh M, Kindmalm L, Melander A. Can sulphonylurea addition to life-style changes help to delay diabetes development in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG)? The NEPI ANtidiabetes StudY (NANSY). Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism 2011;13:185-8.

92. Altersved E, Zetterlund L, Lindblad U, Fagerstrom L. Advanced Practice Nurses − a new resource for Swedish primary health care teams. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011;17:174-180.

93. Torn C, Ingemansson S, Lindblad U, Gudbjornsdottir S. Excess mortality in middle-aged men with diabetes aged 15-34 years at diagnosis. Acta Diabetologia 2011;48:197-202.

94. Andersson S, Ekman I, Lindblad U, Friberg F. Perceived symptoms in people living with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Nursing Research and Practice 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/937038

95. Larson CA, Krøll LS, Bennet L, Gullberg B, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Leisure time and occupational physical activity in relation to obesity and insulin resistance: a population-based study from the Skaraborg Project in Sweden. Metabolism 2011 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22146090.

96. Tyrberg M, Lindblad U, Melander A, Lövestam-Adrian M, Ponjavic V, Andreasson S. Electrophysiological studies in newly onset type 2 diabetes without visible vascular retinopathy. Documenta Ophthalmologica 2011;123:193-98.

97. Lindblad U, Ek J, Eckner J, Larsson CA, Guangliang S, Råstam L. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension - rule of thirds in The Skaraborg Project. SJPHC 2012;30:88-94.

98. Hellgren M, Petzold M, Björkelund C, Wedel H, Jansson PA, Lindblad U. Feasibility of the FINDRISC questionnaire to identify individuals with impaired glucose tolerance in Swedish primary care. A cross-sectional population-based study. Diabetic Medicine 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03664.x. [Epub ahead of print]

99. Vikström A, Hägglund M, Nyström M, Strender LE, Koch S, Hjerpe P, Lindblad U, Nilsson GH. Coding of procedures documented by general practitioners in Swedish primary care – an explorative study using two procedure coding systems. BMC Family Practice 2012, 2012 Jan 9;13:2. PMID:22230095 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

100. Di Iorio CT, Carinci F, Brillante M, Azzopardi J, Beck P, Bratina N, et al including Lindblad U. Cross-border flow of health information: is ‘privacy by design’ enough? Privacy performance assessment in EUBIROD. Eur J Public Health (2012) doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cks043 First published online: May 4, 2012.

101. Xiaotong L, Daying W, Huijing H, Jianhua Z, Chunxiu W, Mingju M, Bin W, Tao T, Li P, Fang X, Haiqing H, Weiwei X, Tingfang P, Qian Z, Lindblad U, Guangliang S. Association of the adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) +45 T > G polymorphism with the metabolic syndrome among Han Chinese in Sichuan province of China. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2012;21:296-301.

102. Eckner J, Larsson CA, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Blood pressure and global risk assessment in a Swedish population. International J of Hypertension 2012 (Accepted for publication).

103. Bergman K, Perhed U, Lindblad U, Eriksson I, Fagerström L. Patients´ satisfaction with care offered by advanced practice nurses – a new role in Swedish primary care. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2012 (Accepted for publication).

104. Ahmadi NS, Månsson J, Lindblad U, Hildingh C. Breathlessness in everyday life from a patient perspective: a qualitative study using diaries. Palliative & Supportive Care 2012 (Accepted for publication).

105. Ingemansson S, Vaziri-Sani F, Lindblad U, Gudbjornsdottir S. Long term sustained autoimmune response to beta cell specific zinc transporter (ZnT8, W, R, Q) in young adult patients with preserved beta cell function at diagnosis of diabetes. Autoimmunity 2012 (Accepted for publication).

106. Hjerpe P, Bengtsson-Boström K, Lindblad U, Merlo J. Increased registration of hypertension and cancer diagnoses after the introduction of a new reimbursement system: a study in the Skaraborg Primary Care Database, Sweden. SJPHC 2012 (Accepted for publication).

107. Andersen C, Nyström L, Lindblad U, Bennet L, Groop L, Rolandsson O. Poorer glycaemic control in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults than type 2 diabetes despite longer time on insulin therapy. Diabetologia 2012 (Accepted for publication).

108. Ferbezar G, Daka B, Bostrom K, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Catechol O-methyltransferase val158-met polymorphism is neither associated with obesity nor with blood pressure in a Swedish population - The Skaraborg Project 2010. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (Pending revision).

109. Zou D, Eder DN, Eskandari D, Grote L, Bengtsson-Boström K, Lindblad U, Hedner J. Association between short total sleep time and hypertension - The Skara Sleep Cohort. 2012 J Hypertens (Pending revision).

110. Andersson S, Ekman I, Friberg F, Larsson CA, Lindblad U. The relationship between low self-rated health and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in adults: A cross sectional study. SJPHC 2011 (Pending revision).

111. Daka B, Rosen T, Jansson PA, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Inverse association between serum insulin and sex hormone binding globulin in a population survey in Sweden. Endocrine Connections 2012 (Pending revision).

ORIGINALARBETEN INSÄNDA TILL INTERNATIONELLA TIDSKRIFTER MED REFEREE-BEDÖMNING

112. Andersson S, Ekman I, Friberg F, Bøg-Hansen E, Lindblad U. Lack of sleep and low vitality are associated with IGT in a Swedish population. 2012 (Submitted).

113. Daka B, Rosén T, Jansson PA, Larsson CA, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Low sex hormone-binding globulin is associated with hypertension: A cross-sectional study in a Swedish population. 2012 (Submitted).

114. Larsson CA, Daka B, Gullberg B, Rastam L, Lindblad U. Clusters of CHD risk factors in association with left ventricular hypertrophy. 2012 (Submitted).

Other publications

SAMMANSTÄLLNING AV ÖVERSIKTSARTIKLAR OCH LÄROBOKSKAPITEL

Översiktsartiklar i internationella refereegranskade tidsskrifter

115. Lindblad U, Melander A. Sulphonylurea dose-response relationships: relation to clinical practice. Diabetes, Obes and Metab 2000;2:25-31.

116. Lindblad U, Isacsson SO. Development of hypertension: Implications for primary prevention Lancet 2001;358:1659.

117. Hermann LS, Lindberg G, Lindblad U, Melander A. Efficacy, effectiveness and safety of sulphonylurea-metformin combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2002;4:296-304.

118. Lindblad U, Hakansson A. Is there a future for primary care research? Scand J Prim Health Care 2004;22:65-66.

BOKKAPTEL

119. Lindblad U, Rydén L, Rastam L. Hypertension in an elderly population. In: Hypertension in the elderly. Stockholm: National Board of Health and Welfare Drug Information Committee. Sweden 1983;4:13-21.

120. Lindblad U, Rastam L, Rydén L. The J-curve phenomenon: inverse relation between achieved diastolic blood pressure and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. In: Kendal, Kaplan, Horton eds. Hypertension - Practical Management and Decision Making: pages 76-96. London: Martin Dunitz Ltd, 1995.

121. Lindblad U. Hypertonibehandling – finns lagom? In: Läkemedel på gott och ont. Läkemedelsdagarna i Örebro 1998: sid 199-205. Spris förlag, Stockholm 1998.

122. Nilsson PM, Lindblad U. Hypertoni vid det metabola syndromet och typ 2 diabetes. In: Metabola syndromet – bakgrund, mekanismer och behandling. Red: Nilsson PM, Olsson AG, Zethelius B. Studentlitteratur 2006, Lund (In Swedish).

PEDAGOGISK UTBILDNING
Genomgångna kurser
Genomgått den obligatoriska lärarkursen för erhållande av oavlönad docentur vid medicinska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet 1998.
2-dagar pedagogisk vidareutbildning för forskningshandledare och lärare vid Lunds universitet 2004.

Work experience

Workplace	Degree of Employment		Started	Ended
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Specialiserad vård - Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Område 3 - Geriatrik Mölndal Show info Underläkare på rtg-avdelningen 1973-06-18 – 08-17		100%	1973	1973
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Göteborg - Primärvårdsområde Centrum - Övrigt Show info 1974 periodiskt,Vasa sjukhus, Underläkare på långvårdskliniken		100%	1974	1974
Landsting - Norrbottens läns landsting - Alla områden Show info 1974-06-24 – 08-23. & 1975-01-13 – 01-31 Öronkliniken i BodenUnderläkare, underläkare.		100%	1974	1975
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Skaraborg - Övrigt Show info 1975-10-10 – 10-29. Skaraborgs läns lt. Tf distriktsläkare		100%	1975	1975
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Södra Älvsborg - Primärvårdsområde Borås-Bollebygd - Övrigt Show info Södra Älvsborgs läns ltBorås AT-tjänstgöring (24 månader), och underläkare (12 mån infektion)		100%	1975	1978
Landsting - Norrbottens läns landsting - Alla områden Show info 1975-09-01 – 09-30 Norrbottens läns lt. Tf distriktsläkare i Malmberget		100%	1975	1975
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Skaraborg - Övrigt Show info Vidareutbildning för specialist-kompetens i allmänmedicin (FV)		100%	1978	1982
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Skaraborg - Primärvårdsområde Skövde - Övrigt Show info Distriktsläkare i Skövde		100%	1982	2008
Statligt - Universitet - Lunds Universitet - Med. fak., Inst för laboratoriemedicin i Lund Show info Universitetslektor i allmänmedicin vid Lunds Universitet 1996		50%	1996	1996
Statligt - Universitet - Lunds Universitet - Med. fak., Inst för laboratoriemedicin i Lund Show info Docentkompetens: 2001 förordnad som oavlönad docent i allmänmedicin vid Lunds universitet. 2005 befordrad till professor i allmänmedicin vid Lunds universitet			2001	2008
Statligt - Universitet - Göteborgs universitet - Sahlgrenska akademin - Institutionen för medicin [2006 - ] Show info Från och med 2008-08-01 anställd som professor i allmänmedicin vid Göteborgs universitet.		67%	2008
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Göteborg - Primärvårdsområde Centrum - Vårdcentralen Kungshöjd Show info Distriktsläkare		33%	2008	2012
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Skaraborg - Primärvårdsområde Skövde - Vårdcentralen Hentorp - Övrigt		33%	2012

FÖRTECKNING ÖVER ANDRA MERITER

SVENSKA LÄKARSÄLLSKAPETS FORSKNINGSDELEGATION
Sedan 2010 ledamot i SLS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s forskningsdelegation som representant för allmänmedicin.

FAKULTETSOPPONENT
1. Lena Lendals, Lund University, 2003. “Smoking cessation and health promotion around pregnancy.” PhD in Public Health.
2. Staffan Nilsson, Linköping University, 2008. ”Chest pain and ischemic heart disease. Diagnosis and management in primary health care.”
3. Christina Westerdahl, Lund University, 2010. ”Primary aldosteronism.”

AKTUELLA FORSKNINGSANSLAG SOM HUVUDANSVARIG (PI)
EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes)

The GUIDANCE study. Comparison of quality indicators in diabetes care in 8 European countries.
Principal investigators (PI) for the Swedish contribution professors Ulf Lindblad and Arne Melander.
2008 55 000 Euro
EU COMMISSION
EUBIROD (European best indicators of regional outcome in diabetes).
Ett EU samarbete koordinerat från Perugia, Italien. Syftet är att bygga upp ett elektroniskt diabetesregister baserat på olika regioner i EU med kontinuerlig uppdatering onloine. Jag medverkar som svensk representant med primärvårdsdatabasen i Skaraborg som exempel och min andel av EU anslaget är cirka 35000 € för treårsperioden.
VETENSKAPSRÅDET 1: Environment and genes in the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors. The Skaraborg Project.
Guaranteed 3-years funding 2007 à 350 000 kr. Principal investigator (PI) : professor Ulf Lindblad.

ALF: För huvudsakligen Skaraborgsprojektet hade jag 746000 kr/år 2009-2010, och 475000 kr/år 2011-2013
.
VETENSKAPSRÅDET 2: DIAVIP - Diabetesprevention i praktiken. Utlysningen kunskapsluckor i sjukvården. 1 800 000 kr på 2 år 2011-2013.
HÄLSOSAM: Jag har ett beviljat bidrag på 1 miljon/år 2009-2012 för doktorandanställningar.
SKARABORGSINSTITUTET: För Skaraborgsprojektet har jag 400 000 kr 2009, 200 000 kr 2010, 150 000 kr för 2012, och 200 000 kr för 2013
.
VÄSTRAGÖTALANDSREGIONENS FOU: För Skaraborgsprojektet har jag 388 000 kr för 2010
, 275 000 kr för 2011, och 250 000 kr för 2012. Därutöver andra lokala/regionala anslag.

ANLITAD SOM REFEREE AV FÖLJANDE TIDSKRIFTER
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Annals of Epidemiology
BioMed Central, Cardiovascular Disorders
BioMed Central, Public Health
British Medical Journal
Circulation
Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
Diabetes and its complications
Diabetic Medicine
Heart and Vessel
International Journal of Obesity
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Journal of Food Biochemistry
Journal of Internal Medicine
Läkartidningen
Obesity Research
PLOS Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
The Lancet

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Supervisor

Enhet där person är invald

• FoU primärvård, Västra Götalandsregionen Göteborg och Södra Bohuslän