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List of works by Fred Paccaud

A Population-Based Model to Consider the Effect of Seasonal Variation on Serum 25(OH)D and Vitamin D Status

scientific article published in September 2015

A cautionary note on the use of Mendelian randomization to infer causation in observational epidemiology

scientific article published on 19 September 2007

A population-based approach to assess the heritability and distribution of renal handling of electrolytes

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

A set of indicators for decomposing the secular increase of life expectancy.

scientific article

A two-week workshop to promote cardiovascular disease prevention programs in countries with limited resources.

scientific article published in January 2003

Adipocytokines, hepatic and inflammatory biomarkers and incidence of type 2 diabetes. the CoLaus study

scientific article

Age and gender differences in the social patterning of cardiovascular risk factors in Switzerland: the CoLaus study

scientific article

Alcohol drinking and cardiovascular risk in a population with high mean alcohol consumption

scientific article published on 17 November 2008

An obesity epidemic booga booga?

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Aspirin use for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease: a population-based study in Switzerland

scientific article (publication date: February 2008)

Assessing the prevalence of hypertension in populations: are we doing it right?

scientific article

Association between C-reactive protein and adiposity in women

scientific article published on 7 July 2009

Association between circulating cytokine levels, diabetes and insulin resistance in a population-based sample (CoLaus study).

scientific article published in February 2013

Association between inflammatory and obesity markers in a Swiss population-based sample (CoLaus Study)

scientific article published on 23 October 2012

Association between maternal smoking and low birth weight in Switzerland: the EDEN study

scientific article published in September 2005

Association between obesity and glomerular hyperfiltration: the confounding effect of smoking and sodium and protein intakes

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles

scientific article

Association between weight perception and socioeconomic status among adults in the Seychelles

scientific article

Association between white-coat effect and blunted dipping of nocturnal blood pressure

scientific article published on 23 July 2009

Association of 24-Hour Blood Pressure With Urinary Sodium Excretion in Healthy Adults

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Association of Cigarettes Smoked Daily with Obesity in a General Adult Population*

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Association of education and receiving social transfers with allostatic load in the Swiss population-based CoLaus study

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Association of socioeconomic status with inflammatory markers: a two cohort comparison

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Association of socioeconomic status with overall and cause specific mortality in the Republic of Seychelles: results from a cohort study in the African region

scientific article

Association of urinary calcium excretion with serum calcium and vitamin D levels

scientific article

Associations between alcohol consumption and selected cytokines in a Swiss population-based sample (CoLaus study)

scientific article published on 18 February 2012

Associations of Urinary Uromodulin with Clinical Characteristics and Markers of Tubular Function in the General Population

scientific article

Associations of ambulatory blood pressure with urinary caffeine and caffeine metabolite excretions

scientific article published on 8 December 2014

Associations of sodium, potassium and protein intake with blood pressure and hypertension in Switzerland

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Authors' response to 'Limitless longevity': the contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase in life expectancy: an empirical study

scientific article published on 08 May 2013

Bayesian association scan reveals loci associated with human lifespan and linked biomarkers

scientific article

Birth weight, weight change, and blood pressure during childhood and adolescence: a school-based multiple cohort study

scientific article published in October 2011

Blood pressure measurement and screening of hypertension in children

scientific article

Body-mass index and mortality

scientific article published in The Lancet

Building leadership capacity to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases: evaluation of an international short-term training program for program managers from low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article

CYP17A1 Enzyme Activity Is Linked to Ambulatory Blood Pressure in a Family-Based Population Study

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Cadmium body burden of the Swiss population

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Caffeine intake and CYP1A2 variants associated with high caffeine intake protect non-smokers from hypertension

Cardiovascular risk estimation and eligibility for statins in primary prevention comparing different strategies

scientific article published on 16 March 2009

Changes of overweight and obesity in the adult Swiss population according to educational level, from 1992 to 2007

scientific article

Clinical and biological determinants of kidney outcomes in a population-based cohort study.

scientific article published on 23 June 2014

Clustering of risk behaviors with cigarette consumption: A population-based survey

scientific article published on 28 February 2006

Comment faire de la surveillance sanitaire ? L'exemple de l'Observatoire valaisan de la santé en Suisse

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Comparisons of serum vitamin D levels, status, and determinants in populations with and without chronic kidney disease not requiring renal dialysis: a 24-hour urine collection population-based study

scientific article published on 13 July 2014

Consequences of smoking for body weight, body fat distribution, and insulin resistance

scientific article

Contribution of major cardiovascular risk factors to familial premature coronary artery disease: the GENECARD project

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

Copeptin is associated with kidney length, renal function, and prevalence of simple cysts in a population-based study

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the first-line therapies for nicotine dependence

scientific article published on 21 May 2003

Declining stroke and myocardial infarction mortality between 1989 and 2010 in a country of the african region

scientific article published on 14 June 2012

Decrease in blood triglycerides associated with the consumption of eggs of hens fed with food supplemented with fish oil.

scientific article published on 30 June 2006

Decreasing association between body mass index and blood pressure over time

scientific article published in July 2007

Determinants and burden of chronic kidney disease in the population-based CoLaus study: a cross-sectional analysis

scientific article

Diabetes and pre-diabetes are associated with cardiovascular risk factors and carotid/femoral intima-media thickness independently of markers of insulin resistance and adiposity

scientific article

Dietary Intake according to Gender and Education: A Twenty-Year Trend in a Swiss Adult Population

scientific article

Difference in blood pressure readings with mercury and automated devices: Impact on hypertension prevalence estimates in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

scientific article

Differing trends in the association between obesity and self-reported health in Portugal and Switzerland. Data from national health surveys 1992-2007.

scientific article

Discordant prevalence of hypertension using two different automated blood pressure measurement devices: a population-based study in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).

scientific article

Discordant secular trends in elevated blood pressure and obesity in children and adolescents in a rapidly developing country

scientific article published on 19 January 2009

Distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking habits in the urban population of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status

scientific article published on February 2002

Distribution of plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin in an adult Caucasian population

scientific article published on 16 May 2009

Divergent fifteen-year trends in traditional and cardiometabolic risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the Seychelles

scientific article published on 26 June 2009

Dose-dependent positive association between cigarette smoking, abdominal obesity and body fat: cross-sectional data from a population-based survey

scientific article

Ecologic correlations of selected food groups with disease incidence and mortality in Switzerland.

scientific article published on 19 October 2013

Educational differences in dietary intake and compliance with dietary recommendations in a Swiss adult population

scientific article

Effectiveness of a low-intensity smoking cessation intervention for hospitalized patients

scientific article published in October 2006

Effects of particulate matter on inflammatory markers in the general adult population

scientific article

Effects of short- and long-term exposures to particulate matter on inflammatory marker levels in the general population

scientific article published on 12 May 2019

Elevated serum uric acid is associated with high circulating inflammatory cytokines in the population-based Colaus study

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Epidemiology of masked and white-coat hypertension: the family-based SKIPOGH study

scientific article

Exploring the periodicity of cardiovascular events in Switzerland: Variation in deaths and hospitalizations across seasons, day of the week and hour of the day ⬇️

scientific article published on February 27, 2013

Factors associated with 24-hour urinary volume: the Swiss salt survey

scientific article

Fibroblast growth factor 23 and markers of mineral metabolism in individuals with preserved renal function

scientific article

Geriatric Patient Safety Indicators Based on Linked Administrative Health Data to Assess Anticoagulant-Related Thromboembolic and Hemorrhagic Adverse Events in Older Inpatients: A Study Proposal.

scientific article

Has blood pressure increased in children in response to the obesity epidemic?

scientific article published on March 2007

Heritability of ambulatory and office blood pressure in the Swiss population

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

High expectation in non-evidence-based smoking cessation interventions among smokers--the CoLaus study

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

High heritability of ambulatory blood pressure in families of East African descent

scientific article published on 7 February 2005

High prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors in first-degree relatives of individuals with familial premature coronary artery disease--the GENECARD project

scientific article published on 11 September 2006

Homocysteine as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease: should we (still) worry about?

scientific article published on December 2006

How to prevent overdiagnosis

scientific article

Hyperhomocysteinemia is independently associated with albuminuria in the population-based CoLaus study

scientific article

Improved Smoking Cessation in Smokers Given Ultrasound Photographs of Their Own Atherosclerotic Plaques

article published in 2002

Inactive Matrix Gla-Protein Is Associated With Arterial Stiffness in an Adult Population-Based Study

scientific article published on 18 May 2015

Increased body fat is independently and negatively related with cardiorespiratory fitness levels in children and adolescents with normal weight

scientific article published in December 2010

Interventions promoting healthy eating as a tool for reducing social inequalities in diet in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

scientific article

Is Accurate Perception of Body Image Associated with Appropriate Weight-Control Behavior among Adolescents of the Seychelles

scientific article

Is thinness more prevalent than obesity in Portuguese adolescents?

scientific article

Laboratory-based versus non-laboratory-based CVD risk analysis.

scientific article published in June 2008

Levels and determinants of inflammatory biomarkers in a Swiss population-based sample (CoLaus study)

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Life-course socioeconomic status and DNA methylation of genes regulating inflammation

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Low prevalence of individuals with optimal or borderline levels of cardiovascular risk factors extends to rapidly developing countries

scientific article published in November 2007

Low utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study

scientific article

Lung cancer screening: current situation and perspective.

scientific article published on June 2007

Metabolic syndrome according to different definitions in a rapidly developing country of the African region

scientific article published on 18 September 2008

Microalbuminuria, but not cystatin C, is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged adults

scientific article published on 5 January 2007

Monitoring one-year compliance to antihypertension medication in the Seychelles

scientific article published on January 2002

Mortality Risk of Obesity and Underweight Is Overestimated with Self-Reported Body Mass Index

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Need to clarify when measurements should be made during the day for home blood pressure monitoring

New anthropometry-based age- and sex-specific reference values for urinary 24-hour creatinine excretion based on the adult Swiss population ⬇️

scientific article

No interaction between alcohol consumption and HDL-related genes on HDL cholesterol levels

scientific article

Not all inflammatory markers are linked to kidney function: results from a population-based study

scientific article

Novel approach identifies SNPs in SLC2A10 and KCNK9 with evidence for parent-of-origin effect on body mass index

scientific article

Opinions on tobacco control policies in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2003-2006.

scientific article published on 24 May 2010

Overweight in Swiss children and associations with children's and parents' characteristics

scientific article published in December 2007

Patients' sibling history was sensitive for hypertension and specific for diabetes

scientific article

Perception of cardiovascular risk and comparison with actual cardiovascular risk

scientific article published in October 2009

Performance of blood pressure-to-height ratio at a single screening visit for the identification of hypertension in children

scientific article published in May 2014

Performance of parental history for the targeted screening of hypertension in children

scientific article published in June 2015

Performance of targeted screening for the identification of hypertension in children

scientific article published on 9 August 2016

Persistent spatial clusters of high body mass index in a Swiss urban population as revealed by the 5-year GeoCoLaus longitudinal study

scientific article

Physical activity and weight loss

scientific article published on 7 February 2009

Plasma aldosterone is independently associated with the metabolic syndrome

scientific article published on 19 June 2006

Portuguese migrants in Switzerland: healthcare and health status compared to Portuguese residents

scientific article

Potential impact of single-risk-factor versus total risk management for the prevention of cardiovascular events in Seychelles

scientific article

Pre-hypertension and hypertension among adolescents of Switzerland

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Prediabetes and the risk of diabetes

scientific article published in The Lancet

Predictive accuracy and usefulness of calibration of the ESC SCORE in Switzerland

scientific article published in August 2008

Predictive accuracy of original and recalibrated Framingham risk score in the Swiss population

scientific article published on 15 May 2008

Prevalence and characteristics of homeopathy users in a representative sample of the Lausanne population: CoLaus study

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in the Swiss population

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

Prevalence and factors associated with difficulty and intention to quit smoking in Switzerland

scientific article

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy

scientific article

Prevalence of frailty indicators and association with socioeconomic status in middle-aged and older adults in a swiss region with universal health insurance coverage: a population-based cross-sectional study.

scientific article

Prevalence of hypertension in school children

Prevalence of hypertension in schoolchildren based on repeated measurements and association with overweight

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Prevalence of iodine inadequacy in Switzerland assessed by the estimated average requirement cut-point method in relation to the impact of iodized salt

scientific article published on 18 September 2014

Prevalence of normal weight obesity in Switzerland: effect of various definitions

scientific article published on 5 July 2008

Prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in the Lausanne population

scientific article

Prevalence of obesity and overweight and associated nutritional factors in a population-based Swiss sample: an opportunity to analyze the impact of three different European cultural roots.

scientific article

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among migrants in Switzerland: association with country of origin

scientific article published on 22 February 2011

Prevalence of overweight and underweight in public and private schools in the Seychelles

scientific article published in May 2010

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in a Swiss city general population: the CoLaus study

scientific article published on February 2009

Prevalence, treatment and control of dyslipidaemia in Switzerland: still a long way to go.

scientific article published in December 2010

Public health impact of statin prescribing strategies based on JUPITER.

scientific article published on 03 December 2010

Public health surveillance with electronic medical records: at risk of surveillance bias and overdiagnosis ⬇️

scientific article published on April 18, 2013

Reference values and factors associated with renal resistive index in a family-based population study.

scientific article

Regional differences in self-reported screening, prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in Switzerland.

scientific article

Relation of 24-hour urinary caffeine and caffeine metabolite excretions with self-reported consumption of coffee and other caffeinated beverages in the general population.

scientific article

Review of hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: a comment from the Seychelles

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Screening for cardiovascular disease risk and subsequent management in low and middle income countries: challenges and opportunities

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Seasonal variation of overall and cardiovascular mortality: a study in 19 countries from different geographic locations

scientific article

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and kidney function decline in a Swiss general adult population

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Serum calcium levels are associated with novel cardiometabolic risk factors in the population-based CoLaus study

scientific article (publication date: 21 April 2011)

Sex and Body Mass Index Modify the Association Between Leptin and Sodium Excretion: A Cross-sectional Study in an African Population

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Sex difference and the role of leptin in the association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and adiposity in two different populations

scientific article published on 6 March 2012

Short-Term Increase in Particulate Matter Blunts Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping and Daytime Urinary Sodium Excretion

scientific article published on 06 August 2012

Short-term effects of particulate matters on pulse pressure in two general population studies

scientific article published on June 2015

Smoking offsets the metabolic benefits of parental longevity in women: the CoLaus study

scientific article published on 24 December 2008

Smoking trends in Switzerland, 1992-2007: a time for optimism?

scientific article published on 28 April 2010

Sociodemographic, behavioral and genetic determinants of allostatic load in a Swiss population-based study

scientific article

Socioeconomic Differences in Dietary Patterns in an East African Country: Evidence from the Republic of Seychelles

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Socioeconomic determinants of dietary patterns in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

scientific article

Socioeconomic predictors of dietary patterns among Guatemalan adults.

scientific article

Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study

scientific article published on 23 March 2018

Statins for Cardiovascular Prevention According to Different Strategies

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Stroke mortality in the Seychelles: methodological issues

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Ten-year trends in overweight and obesity in the adult Portuguese population, 1995 to 2005.

scientific article

The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome

scientific article

The contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase of life expectancy: an empirical study

scientific article

The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

The prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in immigrant groups in Switzerland

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The pseudo-high-risk prevention strategy

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

The region makes the difference: disparities in management of acute myocardial infarction within Switzerland

scientific article published on 20 November 2012

The role of smoking in changes in the survival curve: an empirical study in 10 European countries.

scientific article published on 16 January 2015

The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: Evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles

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Trends in hospital discharges, management and in-hospital mortality from acute myocardial infarction in Switzerland between 1998 and 2008

scientific article

Trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in the Seychelles between 1989 and 2013.

scientific article

Trends in self-reported prevalence and management of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes in Swiss adults, 1997-2007.

scientific article

Underdiagnosed and undertreated: obesity in the portuguese population

article by Pedro Marques-Vidal et al published 1 September 2011 in JAMA Internal Medicine

Upward Hypertension Trends: Changes in Blood Pressure or in Antihypertensive Treatment?

Uranium exposure of the Swiss population based on 24-hour urinary excretion

scientific article published on 15 April 2020

Urinary cadmium excretion is associated with increased synthesis of cortico- and sex steroids in a population study.

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

Use of a Mendelian randomization approach to assess the causal relation of gamma-Glutamyltransferase with blood pressure and serum insulin levels

scientific article published on 2 November 2010

Validity of Reported Genetic Risk Factors for Acute Coronary Syndrome

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Variant within the promoter region of the CHRNA3 gene associated with FTN dependence is not related to self-reported willingness to quit smoking

scientific article

Watching football matches and the risk of acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 12 November 2010

Worldwide trends in childhood obesity

scientific article published in March 2007

[Epidemiology and prevention of obesity in children and adolescents]

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

[Reducing dietary salt intake: an important public health strategy in Switzerland]

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

[Screening for atherosclerosis: 2006 update]

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

[Screening: principles and methods]

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

[Screenings, between clinical and public health]

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

[The example of cystic fibrosis to highlight the complexity of genetic screening]

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

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