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- 8Bjerregaard, Peter
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Prevalence of Obesity and Its Metabolic Correlates Among the Circumpolar Inuit in 3 Countries
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Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Dewailly, Eric, Risica, Patricia M., Jørgensen, Marit E., Ebbesson, Sven E. O.
"Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of obesity and the metabolic correlates of different levels of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference among the Inuit in 3 countries. Methods: Data from 4 surveys of Inuit in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska conducted during 1990–2001 were pooled,...
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Rare ATGL haplotypes are associated with increased plasma triglyceride concentrations in the Greenland Inuit
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Johansen, Christopher T., Gallinger, Zane R., Wang, Jian, Ban, Matthew R., Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Hegele, Robert A.
"Objectives: To genotype common genetic variants found in the adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) gene and test them for association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Greenland Inuit. Study design: Candidate gene association study of discrete and quantitative traits related to...
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2019-08-22
Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter
"Despite the importance of indigenous people in the Arctic, there is no accurate estimate of their size and distribution. We defined indigenous people as those groups represented by the 'permanent participants' of the Arctic Council. The census in Canada, Russia and the United States records...