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New publication in American Journal of Epidemiology Polytomous outcomes are common in epidemiologic studies. Analyses based on multinomial models employ a likelihood that utilizes the data observed in all outcome categories simultaneously and permits inferences regarding associations across outcome categories. However, the potentially large number of estimated parameters produced by multinomial mo

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/inverse-probability-weights-analysis-polytomous-outcomes - 2025-11-06

Internationaliseringsutredningen som arbetar på uppdrag av regeringen har presenterat sitt delbetänkande i form av en strategisk agenda för internationalisering av universitet och högskolor (SOU 2018:3). Sammantaget välkomnar Formas en ökad ambitionsnivå för den svenska högskolans internationalisering såsom den presenteras i utredningens strategiska agenda. Många av förslagen är i linje med Formas

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/formas-remissvar-angaende-internationalisering-av-universitet-och-hogskolor - 2025-11-06

A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI) Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cohort-profile-health-and-ageing-africa - 2025-11-06

New cohort profile presented by the International Journal of Epidemiology Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cohort-profile-china-hainan-centenarian-cohort-study-chccs - 2025-11-06

New publication in the International Journal of Epidemiology Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/valid-and-efficient-subgroup-analyses-using-nested-case-control-data - 2025-11-06

New publication in the International Journal of Epidemiology AbstractWe propose methods to determine the minimum number of subjects remaining at risk after which Kaplan-Meier survival plots for time-to-event outcomes should be curtailed, as, once the number remaining at risk drops below this minimum, the survival estimates are no longer meaningful in the context of the investigation. The size of t

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-maturity-and-follow-time-event-analyses - 2025-11-06

Fall-risk-increasing drugs and falls requiring health care among older people with intellectual disability in comparison with the general population: A register study BackgroundFalls are the most common cause of injury for older people in the general population as well as among those with intellectual disability. There are many risk factors for falls, including a range of drugs which are considere

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/new-population-study-lu-plos-one - 2025-11-06

New cohort profile available in International Journal of Epidemiology. Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cohort-profile-haematological-malignancy-research-network-hmrn-uk-population-based-patient-cohort - 2025-11-06

The Canadian Hospitalization and Taxation Database (C-HAT) Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-resource-profile-ije - 2025-11-06

The aims of the FINRISK Study include the major non-communicable diseases, not just cardiovascular diseases. Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cohort-profile-national-finrisk-study - 2025-11-06

BackgroundMetrics that quantify economic and social spatial polarization at multiple geographical levels are not routinely used by health agencies, despite rising inequalities.MethodsWe employed the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE), which quantifies how persons in a specified area are concentrated into the top vs bottom of a specified societal distribution, to examine associations with

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/using-index-concentration-extremes-multiple-geographical-levels-monitor-health-inequities-era - 2025-11-06

The aim of The PROspective Québec (PROQ) Study on Work and Health is to further extend our comprehension of the effect of work stressors on cardiovascular and mental health. Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cohort-profile-prospective-quebec-proq-study-work-and-health - 2025-11-06

Bringing together existing cohorts from the USA, UK and Australia. Read the publication on IJE's website.During the summer, we will not update the ”publications of interest” list. Instead, new publications of relevance for population studies will be posted as news here on lupop.lu.se.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-resource-profile-child-language-repository-clare - 2025-11-06

The work includes to organise a database of several Swedish cohorts and national registers and to use these data for research within a large-scaled epidemiological study of metabolic factors and prostate cancer risk and prognosis. The work may also include statistical supervision within the research group or in other collaborations. More information available here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/job-opportunity-assistant-researcher-cancer-epidemiology - 2025-11-06

The course is intended for all doctoral students at the medical faculty that work with clinical or epidemiologic studies. The course is also open for postdoctoral researchers (course fee 5000 SEK, there is no fee for doctoral students). Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/course-applied-epidemiology-and-statistics-iii-propensity-score-stratification-and-mendelian - 2025-11-06

The course is primarily intended for doctoral students at the Medical Faculty, Lund University, with research projects were missing data exists and needs to be handled. Also post-doctoral and senior researchers are welcomed to apply, but will be charged a fee of 5,000 SEK for the course. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/course-approaches-handling-missing-data - 2025-11-06

New population based research from Lund University and La Trobe University (Melbourne) is making headlines in Australia! Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/we-need-know-sex-if-its-girl-we-are-going-terminate-it - 2025-11-06

Etikseminarium om medförfattarskap Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vem-ska-vara-medforfattare - 2025-11-06

Syftet med bidraget är att främja internationellt forskningssamarbete och erfarenhetsutbyte. Konferensbidrag är ett sätt att ge forskare verksamma i Sverige möjlighet att anordna en konferens med internationellt erkända föredragshållare. Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vetenskapsradet-utlyser-konferensbidrag - 2025-11-06

Syftet med bidraget är att ge nydisputerade forskare med doktorsexamen från svenskt universitet möjlighet att utöka sitt nätverk och sin kompetens genom att arbeta utomlands under trygga anställningsformer. Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vetenskapsradets-utlysning-internationell-postdok - 2025-11-06