G B Jensen

Publications (25)58.07 Total impact

• Article: Isolated systolic hypertension as a major risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction and an unexploited source of cardiovascular prevention: a prospective population-based study.

  W B Nielsen, J Vestbo, G B Jensen
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  ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) and associated risk of major cardiovascular events. The Copenhagen City Heart Study is a prospective population survey with cardiovascular examinations at 5-year intervals. Blood pressure measurement was carried out as office blood pressure. ISH was defined as SBP > or = 160 mmHg and DBP < 90 mm Hg. The risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) in association with ISH was assessed using a multivariate Cox regression model. Follow-up was carried out by means of the National Patients Register and Death Register. The 19,698 subjects were randomly selected after age stratification from an area of central Copenhagen. Subjects (n = 6621) were included if > or = 50 years, not on anti-hypertensive or cardiac medicine, and had no history of a previous stroke or MI. Initial cases of verified stroke or MI were recorded from 1976 to 1988. The prevalence of ISH showed an age-related increase from 3% in the 55-year olds to 13% in the 72-year olds. No sex difference was found. Relative risk of stroke corrected for other risk factors was 3.0 (95% CI 1.6-5.3) for women and 2.7 (1.8-4.3) for men. This was the highest relative risk among all hypertensive groups. Relative risk of MI corrected for other risk factors was 0.8 (0.3-2.0) for women and 1.6 (1.0-2.5) for men. Population attributable risk for stroke associated with ISH is up to 30%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
  Journal of Human Hypertension 04/1995; 9(3):175-80. · 2.80 Impact Factor
• Article: [Blood pressure and mortality--10-year follow-up of the Osterbro study].

  J O Clausen, G B Jensen
  Ugeskrift for laeger 03/1993; 155(8):561-4.
• Article: Stature of adult coeliac patients: no evidence for decreased attained height.

  S H Bodé, E H Bachmann, E Gudmand-Høyer, G B Jensen
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  ABSTRACT: Height, weight and body mass index (BMI) in 160 adult coeliac patients, treated with a gluten-free diet for at least 18 months, were compared to an age-matched, randomly selected, normal reference population. No differences were detected in height. In fact, females tended to be slightly taller than normal. Mean weight in females was 7.31 kg (P less than 0.001) and in males 11.98 kg (P less than 0.001) lower than in the reference population, with corresponding differences in BMI. No significant differences between age-weighted mean height, weight or BMI were found between a group of subjects who had experienced abdominal symptoms and were untreated in childhood compared to a group of subjects without such symptoms. Thus, coeliac disease, which has a well-documented retarding effect on growth during childhood, does not influence the final, attained height.
  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 04/1991; 45(3):145-9. · 2.46 Impact Factor
• Article: [Hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in Danish dentists].

  H I Mørck, P Schnohr, G B Jensen, M Schroll, F Gyntelberg
  Ugeskrift for laeger 04/1980; 142(12):754-6.
• Article: [Cardiovascular risk factors and subjective organ symptoms in Danish dentists].

  L H Mørck, P Schnohr, G B Jensen, M Schroll, F Gyntelberg
  Tandlaegebladet 11/1979; 83(18):641-7.