Kaare Christensen

Kaare Christensen (born 20 June 1959) is a Danish epidemiologist and biostatistician. He is a professor of epidemiology at the University of Southern Denmark, where he also directs the Danish Aging Research Center and the Danish Twin Registry. He is known for his research on human longevity and aging. Specific topics he has researched include the increasing average life expectancy in developing countries, as well as the influence of genetic factors on human lifespan and international variations in levels of happiness. In 2016, he was awarded the Longevity Prize from the Fondation IPSEN "for his pioneering work on the importance of genes and environment in aging and longevity." Provided by Wikipedia
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    Human Biodemography: Some challenges and possibilities

    Human Biodemography: Some challenges and possibilities by Kaare Christensen

    Published 2008-09-01
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    Twin–singleton early-life survival in sub-Saharan Africa

    Twin–singleton early-life survival in sub-Saharan Africa by Kaare Christensen, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen

    Published 2017-07-01
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    Dietary patterns and survival to 100 + years: an empty systematic review of cohort and case–control studies

    Dietary patterns and survival to 100 + years: an empty systematic review of cohort and case–control studies by Winnie Poulsen, Kaare Christensen, Christine Dalgård

    Published 2022-06-01
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    Educational attainment and trajectories of cognitive decline during four decades-The Glostrup 1914 cohort.

    Educational attainment and trajectories of cognitive decline during four decades-The Glostrup 1914 cohort. by Kristine Harrsen, Kaare Christensen, Rikke Lund, Erik Lykke Mortensen

    Published 2021-01-01
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    Educational attainment and trajectories of cognitive decline during four decades—The Glostrup 1914 cohort

    Educational attainment and trajectories of cognitive decline during four decades—The Glostrup 1914 cohort by Kristine Harrsen, Kaare Christensen, Rikke Lund, Erik Lykke Mortensen

    Published 2021-01-01
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    Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Cognitive Functioning in Middle-Aged Monozygotic Twins

    Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Cognitive Functioning in Middle-Aged Monozygotic Twins by Anna Starnawska, Anna Starnawska, Anna Starnawska, Qihua Tan, Qihua Tan, Matt McGue, Matt McGue, Ole Mors, Ole Mors, Ole Mors, Anders D. Børglum, Anders D. Børglum, Anders D. Børglum, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Mette Nyegaard, Mette Nyegaard, Mette Nyegaard, Lene Christiansen, Lene Christiansen

    Published 2017-12-01
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    Postmenopausal hormone therapy and mortality before and after the Women’s Health Initiative study

    Postmenopausal hormone therapy and mortality before and after the Women’s Health Initiative study by Laura Løkkegaard Johansen, Mikael Thinggaard, Jesper Hallas, Merete Osler, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Stratification in health and survival after age 100: evidence from Danish centenarians

    Stratification in health and survival after age 100: evidence from Danish centenarians by Jesús-Adrián Alvarez, Anthony Medford, Cosmo Strozza, Mikael Thinggaard, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2021-07-01
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    Psychiatric Diagnoses in Individuals with Non-Syndromic Oral Clefts: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study.

    Psychiatric Diagnoses in Individuals with Non-Syndromic Oral Clefts: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study. by Dorthe Almind Pedersen, George L Wehby, Jeffrey C Murray, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2016-01-01
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    Heritability and circulating concentrations of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and stanniocalcin-2 in elderly monozygotic and dizygotic twins

    Heritability and circulating concentrations of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and stanniocalcin-2 in elderly monozygotic and dizygotic twins by Rikke Hjortebjerg, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Dorthe Almind Pedersen, Jonas Mengel-From, Jonas Mengel-From, Louise Helskov Jørgensen, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Jan Frystyk, Jan Frystyk

    Published 2023-06-01
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    A Genome-Wide Integrative Association Study of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Data and Later Life Cognitive Functioning in Monozygotic Twins

    A Genome-Wide Integrative Association Study of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Data and Later Life Cognitive Functioning in Monozygotic Twins by Mette Soerensen, Mette Soerensen, Mette Soerensen, Dominika Marzena Hozakowska-Roszkowska, Dominika Marzena Hozakowska-Roszkowska, Marianne Nygaard, Marianne Nygaard, Martin J. Larsen, Martin J. Larsen, Veit Schwämmle, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Kaare Christensen, Lene Christiansen, Lene Christiansen, Qihua Tan, Qihua Tan, Qihua Tan

    Published 2020-04-01
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    Sex Differences in Biological Markers of Health in the Study of Stress, Aging and Health in Russia.

    Sex Differences in Biological Markers of Health in the Study of Stress, Aging and Health in Russia. by Anna Oksuzyan, Maria Shkolnikova, James W Vaupel, Kaare Christensen, Vladimir M Shkolnikov

    Published 2015-01-01
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    Clonal Hematopoiesis and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Elderly Danish Twins

    Clonal Hematopoiesis and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Elderly Danish Twins by Mette Soerensen, Morten Tulstrup, Jakob Werner Hansen, Joachim Weischenfeldt, Kirsten Grønbæk, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2022-09-01
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    Sex Differences in Medication and Primary Healthcare Use before and after Spousal Bereavement at Older Ages in Denmark: Nationwide Register Study of over 6000 Bereavements

    Sex Differences in Medication and Primary Healthcare Use before and after Spousal Bereavement at Older Ages in Denmark: Nationwide Register Study of over 6000 Bereavements by Anna Oksuzyan, Rune Jacobsen, Karen Glaser, Cecilia Tomassini, James W. Vaupel, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2011-01-01
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    Association of Leukocyte Telomere Length with Fatigue in Nondisabled Older Adults

    Association of Leukocyte Telomere Length with Fatigue in Nondisabled Older Adults by Laila Bendix, Mikael Thinggaard, Masayuki Kimura, Abraham Aviv, Kaare Christensen, Merete Osler, Kirsten Avlund

    Published 2014-01-01
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    Body height in young adult men and risk of dementia later in adult life

    Body height in young adult men and risk of dementia later in adult life by Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen, Gunhild Tidemann Okholm, Kaare Christensen, Thorkild IA Sørensen, Merere Osler

    Published 2020-02-01
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    Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050.

    Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050. by Anna Oksuzyan, Andreas Höhn, Jacob Krabbe Pedersen, Roland Rau, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2020-01-01
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    Impact of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Genetic Background on the Frequencies of Peripheral Blood Suppressor Cells in Human Twins

    Impact of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Genetic Background on the Frequencies of Peripheral Blood Suppressor Cells in Human Twins by David Goldeck, Lisbeth Aagaard Larsen, Kaare Christensen, Klaus Hamprecht, Lilly Öttinger, Karin Hähnel, Graham Pawelec

    Published 2021-07-01
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    CLU genetic variants and cognitive decline among elderly and oldest old.

    CLU genetic variants and cognitive decline among elderly and oldest old. by Jonas Mengel-From, Mikael Thinggaard, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Matt McGue, Kaare Christensen, Lene Christiansen

    Published 2013-01-01
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    Age-Dependent DNA Methylation Variability on the X-Chromosome in Male and Female Twins

    Age-Dependent DNA Methylation Variability on the X-Chromosome in Male and Female Twins by Qihua Tan, Hikmat Alo, Marianne Nygaard, Mette Sørensen, Alisa Saleh, Jonas Mengel-From, Kaare Christensen

    Published 2024-11-01
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