Anders Knutsson

Professor|Professor

Publications

Articles in journals

Nyberg, S. T. , Batty, G. D. , Pentti, J. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. , Burr, H. & et al. (2022). Association of alcohol use with years lived without major chronic diseases : A multicohort study from the IPD-Work consortium and UK Biobank. The Lancet Regional Health, vol. 19  

Kivimaki, M. , Walker, K. A. , Pentti, J. , Nyberg, S. , Mars, N. , Vahtera, J. , Suominen, S. B. , Lallukka, T. & et al. (2021). Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia : three analyses of population cohort studies. The BMJ, vol. 374    

Ervasti, J. , Pentti, J. , Nyberg, S. T. , Shipley, M. J. , Leineweber, C. , Sørensen, J. K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. & et al. (2021). Long working hours and risk of 50 health conditions and mortality outcomes : a multicohort study in four European countries. The Lancet Regional Health, vol. 11    

Araghi, M. , Galanti, M. R. , Lundberg, M. , Liu, Z. , Ye, W. , Lager, A. , Engström, G. , Alfredsson, L. & et al. (2021). No association between moist oral snuff (snus) use and oral cancer : pooled analysis of nine prospective observational studies. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 49: 8, pp. 833-840.  

Kivimäki, M. , Singh-Manoux, A. , Batty, G. D. , Sabia, S. , Sommerlad, A. , Floud, S. , Jokela, M. , Vahtera, J. & et al. (2020). Association of Alcohol-Induced Loss of Consciousness and Overall Alcohol Consumption With Risk for Dementia. JAMA Network Open, vol. 3: 9    

Nyberg, S. T. , Singh-Manoux, A. , Pentti, J. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Sabia, S. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2020). Association of Healthy Lifestyle with Years Lived without Major Chronic Diseases. JAMA Internal Medicine, vol. 180: 5, pp. 760-768.    

Heikkilä, K. , Pentti, J. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Lallukka, T. , Virtanen, M. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2020). Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Peripheral Artery Disease : A Multi-Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 9: 9    

Virtanen, M. , Jokela, M. , Lallukka, T. , Magnusson Hanson, L. , Pentti, J. , Nyberg, S. T. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. & et al. (2020). Long working hours and change in body weight : analysis of individual-participant data from 19 cohort studies. International Journal of Obesity, vol. 44, pp. 1368-1375.    

Hermansson, J. , Boggild, H. , Hallqvist, J. , Karlsson, B. , Knutsson, A. , Nilsson, T. , Reuterwall, C. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2019). Interaction between Shift Work and Established Coronary Risk Factors. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 10: 2, pp. 57-65.    

Kivimäki, M. , Singh-Manoux, A. , Pentti, J. , Sabia, S. , Nyberg, S. T. , Alfredsson, L. , Goldberg, M. , Knutsson, A. & et al. (2019). Physical inactivity, cardiometabolic disease, and risk of dementia : an individual-participant meta-analysis. The BMJ, vol. 365    

Sundström, J. , Söderholm, M. , Söderberg, S. , Alfredsson, L. , Andersson, M. , Bellocco, R. , Björck, M. , Broberg, P. & et al. (2019). Risk factors for subarachnoid haemorrhage : a nationwide cohort of 950 000 adults. International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 48: 6, pp. 2018-2025.  

Kivimäki, M. , Luukkonen, R. , Batty, G. D. , Ferrie, J. E. , Pentti, J. , Nyberg, S. T. , Shipley, M. J. , Alfredsson, L. & et al. (2018). Body mass index and risk of dementia : Analysis of individual-level data from 1.3 million individuals. Alzheimer's & Dementia, vol. 14: 5, pp. 601-609.    

Nyberg, S. T. , Batty, G. D. , Pentti, J. , Virtanen, M. , Alfredsson, L. , Fransson, E. I. , Goldberg, M. , Heikkila, K. & et al. (2018). Obesity and loss of disease-free years owing to major non-communicable diseases : a multicohort study. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 3: 10, pp. E490-E497.    

Hermansson, J. , Hallqvist, J. , Karlsson, B. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2018). Shift work, parental cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction in males. Occupational Medicine, vol. 68: 2, pp. 120-125.    

du Prel, J. , Runeson-Broberg, R. , Westerholm, P. , Alfredsson, L. , Fahlen, G. , Knutsson, A. , Nordin, M. & Peter, R. (2018). Work overcommitment : Is it a trait or a state?. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 91: 1, pp. 1-11.  

Kivimäki, M. , Pentti, J. , Ferrie, J. E. , Batty, G. D. , Nyberg, S. T. , Jokela, M. , Virtanen, M. , Alfredsson, L. & et al. (2018). Work stress and risk of death in men and women with and without cardiometabolic disease : a multicohort study. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, vol. 6: 9, pp. 705-713.    

Runeson-Broberg, R. , du Prel, J. , Westerholm, P. , Nordin, M. , Knutsson, A. , Alfredsson, L. , Fahlen, G. & Peter, R. (2017). Age-related associations between work over-commitment and zest for work among Swedish employees from a cross-sectional and longitudinal perspective. Work, vol. 57: 2, pp. 269-279.  

Dragano, N. , Siegrist, J. , Nyberg, S. T. , Lunau, T. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2017). Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work and Incident Coronary Heart Disease A Multicohort Study of 90,164 Individuals. Epidemiology, vol. 28: 4, pp. 619-626.    

Madsen, I. E. H. , Nyberg, S. T. , Magnusson Hanson, L. L. , Ferrie, J. E. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. , Bjorner, J. B. & et al. (2017). Job strain as a risk factor for clinical depression : Systematic review and meta-analysis with additional individual participant data. Psychological Medicine, vol. 47: 8, pp. 1342-1356.    

Kivimäki, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Batty, G. D. , Kawachi, I. , Jokela, M. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2017). Long working hours as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation : a multi-cohort study. European Heart Journal, vol. 38: 34, pp. 2621-2628.    

Yang, F. , Pedersen, N. L. , Ye, W. , Liu, Z. , Norberg, M. , Forsgren, L. , Lagerros, Y. T. , Bellocco, R. & et al. (2017). Moist smokeless tobacco (Snus) use and risk of Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 46: 3, pp. 872-880.    

Knutsson, A. (2017). Mortality of shift workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, vol. 43: 2, pp. 97-98.    

Kivimäki, M. , Kuosma, E. , Ferrie, J. E. , Luukkonen, R. , Nyberg, S. T. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. , Brunner, E. J. & et al. (2017). Overweight, obesity, and risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity : pooled analysis of individual-level data for 120 813 adults from 16 cohort studies from the USA and Europe. The Lancet Public Health, vol. 2: 6, pp. e277-e285.    

Araghi, M. , Galanti, M. R. , Lundberg, M. , Liu, Z. , Ye, W. , Lager, A. , Engström, G. , Manjer, J. & et al. (2017). Smokeless tobacco (snus) use and colorectal cancer incidence and survival : Results from nine pooled cohorts. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 45: 8, pp. 741-748.  

Araghi, M. , Galanti, M. R. , Lundberg, M. , Lager, A. , Engstrom, G. , Alfredsson, L. , Knutsson, A. , Norberg, M. & et al. (2017). Use of moist oral snuff (snus) and pancreatic cancer : Pooled analysis of nine prospective observational studies. International Journal of Cancer, vol. 141: 4, pp. 687-693.  

Johnsen, A. M. , Alfredsson, L. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. J. M. & Fransson, E. I. (2016). Association between occupational physical activity and myocardial infarction : A prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, vol. 6: 10    

Ferrie, J. E. , Virtanen, M. , Jokela, M. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Heikkilä, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. , Bjorner, J. B. & et al. (2016). Job insecurity and risk of diabetes : A meta-analysis of individual participant data. CMJA. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Onlineutg. Med tittel, vol. 188: 17-18, pp. E447-E455.  

Heikkila, K. , Nyberg, S. T. , Madsen, I. E. H. , de Vroome, E. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. J. , Borritz, M. , Burr, H. & et al. (2016). Long working hours and cancer risk : a multi-cohort study. British Journal of Cancer, vol. 114: 7, pp. 813-818.    

Hermansson, J. , Gillander Gådin, K. , Karlsson, B. , Reuterwall, C. , Hallqvist, J. & Knutsson, A. (2015). Case fatality of myocardial infarction among shift workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 88: 5, pp. 599-605.    

Fransson, E. I. , Nyberg, S. T. , Heikkila, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. , Burr, H. , Dragano, N. & et al. (2015). Job Strain and the Risk of Stroke An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Stroke, vol. 46: 2, pp. 557-559.    

Kivimaki, M. , Jokela, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Singh-Manoux, A. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2015). Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals. The Lancet, vol. 386: 10005, pp. 1739-1746.    

Kivimäki, M. , Virtanen, M. , Kawachi, I. , Nyberg, S. T. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. , Björner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2015). Long working hours, socioeconomic status, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes : a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data from 222 120 individuals. LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 3: 1, pp. 27-34.    

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Narusyte, J. , Svedberg, P. , Kecklund, G. & Alexanderson, K. (2015). Night work and breast cancer in women : a Swedish cohort study. BMJ Open, vol. 5: 4    

Fransson, E. I. , Stadin, M. , Nordin, M. , Malm, D. , Knutsson, A. , Alfredsson, L. & Westerholm, P. J. M. (2015). The Association between Job Strain and Atrial Fibrillation : Results from the Swedish WOLF Study. BioMed Research International,    

du Prel, J. B. , Runeson-Broberg, R. , Westerholm, P. , Nordin, M. , Fahlen, G. , Alfredsson, L. , Knutsson, A. & Peter, R. (2015). Work-Related Overcommitment : Is it a State or a Trait? - Results from the Swedish WOLF-Study.. International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 44: S1, pp. 263-263.

Heikkila, K. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2014). Job strain and COPD exacerbations : an individual-participant meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, vol. 44: 1, pp. 247-251.      

Heikkilä, K. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2014). Job Strain and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases : Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of 95 000 Men and Women. PLOS ONE, vol. 9: 2, pp. e88711    

Heikkilä, K. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Westerlund, H. , Westerholm, P. J. M. , Virtanen, M. , Vahtera, J. & et al. (2014). Job strain and the risk of severe asthma exacerbations : A meta-analysis of individual-participant data from 100 000 European men and women. Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 69: 6, pp. 775-783.    

Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Heikkilä, K. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. , Burr, H. & et al. (2014). Job strain as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes : A pooled analysis of 124,808 men and women. Diabetes Care, vol. 37: 8, pp. 2268-2275.      

Sjödin, F. , Kjellberg, A. , Knutsson, A. , Landström, U. & Lindberg, L. (2014). Measures against preschool noise and its adverse effects on the personnel : an intervention study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 87: 1, pp. 95-110.    

Madsen, I. E. H. , Hannerz, H. , Nyberg, S. T. , Magnusson Hanson, L. L. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. , Bjorner, J. B. & et al. (2014). Study protocol for examining job strain as a risk factor for severe unipolar depression in an individual participant meta-analysis of 14 European cohorts. F1000Research, vol. 2, pp. Art. no. 2-233.v2    

Hergens, M. , Galanti, R. , Hansson, J. , Fredlund, P. , Ahlbom, A. , Alfredsson, L. , Bellocco, R. , Eriksson, M. & et al. (2014). Use of Scandinavian Moist Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation. EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol. 25: 6, pp. 872-876.  

Siegrist, J. , Dragano, N. , Nyberg, S. T. , Lunau, T. , Alfredsson, L. , Erbel, R. , Fahlén, G. , Goldberg, M. & et al. (2014). Validating abbreviated measures of effort-reward imbalance at work in European cohort studies : the IPD-Work consortium. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 87: 3, pp. 249-256.    

Kivimäki, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Heikkilä, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Casini, A. , Clays, E. , De Bacquer, D. & et al. (2013). Associations of job strain and lifestyle risk factors with risk of coronary artery disease : a meta-analysis of individual participant data. CMJA. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Onlineutg. Med tittel, vol. 185: 9, pp. 763-769.    

Knutsson, A. , Alfredsson, L. , Karlsson, B. , Åkerstedt, T. , Fransson, E. , Westerholm, P. & Westerlund, H. (2013). Breast cancer among shift workers: results of the WOLF longitudinal cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, vol. 39: 2, pp. 170-177.    

Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2013). How Bullying Involvement is Associated with the Distribution of Parental Background and With Subjective Health Complaints Among Swedish Boys and Girls. Social Indicators Research, vol. 111: 3, pp. 775-783.  

Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Heikkilä, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Casini, A. , Clays, E. , De Bacquer, D. , Dragano, N. & et al. (2013). Job Strain and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors : Meta-Analysis of Individual-Participant Data from 47,000 Men and Women. PLOS ONE, vol. 8: 6, pp. e67323    

Heikkilä, K. , Fransson, E. I. , Nyberg, S. T. , Zins, M. , Westerlund, H. , Westerholm, P. , Virtanen, M. , Vahtera, J. & et al. (2013). Job strain and health-related lifestyle : Findings from an individual-participant meta-analysis of 118 000 working adults. American Journal of Public Health, vol. 103: 11, pp. 2090-2097.  

Virtanen, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Batty, G. D. , Jokela, M. , Heikkila, K. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. & et al. (2013). Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease : systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ, vol. 347, pp. Art. no. f4746    

Heikkilä, K. , Nyberg, S. T. , Theorell, T. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Bonenfant, S. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2013). Work stress and risk of cancer : meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116 000 European men and women. The BMJ, vol. 346, pp. Art. no. f165    

Fransson, E. , Nyberg, S. , Heikkilä, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bacquer, D. , Batty, G. , Bonenfant, S. , Casini, A. & et al. (2012). Comparison of alternative versions of the job demand-control scales in 17 European cohort studies : The IPD-Work consortium. BMC Public Health, vol. 12: 1, pp. Art. no. 62    

Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2012). How discrimination and participation are associated with psychosomatic problems among boys and girls in northern Sweden. Health, vol. 4: 10, pp. 866-872.  

Heikkila, K. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , De Bacquer, D. , Bjorner, J. B. , Bonenfant, S. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2012). Job Strain and Alcohol Intake : A Collaborative Meta-Analysis of Individual-Participant Data from 140 000 Men and Women. PLOS ONE, vol. 7: 7, pp. Art. no. e40101    

Heikkila, K. , Nyberg, S. T. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , De Bacquer, D. , Bjorner, J. B. , Bonenfant, S. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2012). Job Strain and Tobacco Smoking : An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 166 130 Adults in 15 European Studies. PLOS ONE, vol. 7: 7  

Kivimäki, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Batty, G. D. , Fransson, E. I. , Heikkilä, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Bjorner, J. B. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2012). Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease : A collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data. The Lancet, vol. 380: 9852, pp. 1491-1497.    

Nyberg, S. T. , Heikkilä, K. , Fransson, E. I. , Alfredsson, L. , De Bacquer, D. , Bjorner, J. B. , Bonenfant, S. , Borritz, M. & et al. (2012). Job strain in relation to body mass index : pooled analysis of 160 000 adults from 13 cohort studies.. Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 272: 1, pp. 65-73.  

Sjodin, F. , Kjellberg, A. , Knutsson, A. , Landstrom, U. & Lindberg, L. (2012). Noise and stress effects on preschool personnel. Noise & Health, vol. 14: 59, pp. 166-178.  

Sjödin, F. , Kjellberg, A. , Knutsson, A. , Landström, U. & Lindberg, L. (2012). Noise exposure and auditory effects on preschool personnel. Noise & Health, vol. 14: 57, pp. 72-82.  

Carlerby, H. , Erling, E. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2012). Risk behaviour, parental background, and wealth: a cluster analysis among Swedish boys and girls in the HBSC study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 40: 4, pp. 368-376.  

Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2011). Subjective health complaints among boys and girls in the Swedish HBSC study : focussing on parental foreign background. International Journal of Public Health, vol. 56: 5, pp. 457-464.  

Tsutsumi, A. , Iwata, N. , Watanabe, N. , De Jonge, J. , Pikhart, H. , Fernandez-Lopez, J. A. , Xu, L. Y. , Peter, R. & et al. (2009). Application of item response theory to achieve cross-cultural comparability of occupational stress measurement. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, vol. 18: 1, pp. 58-67.  

Stenlund, T. , Ahlgren, C. , Lindahl, B. , Burell, G. , Steinholtz, K. , Edlund, C. , Nilsson, L. , Knutsson, A. & et al. (2009). Cognitively Oriented Behavioral Rehabilitation in Combination with Qigong for Patients on Long-Term Sick Leave Because of Burnout: REST-A Randomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 16: 3, pp. 294-303.  

Fahlén, G. , Goine, H. , Edlund, C. , Arrelöv, B. , Knutsson, A. & Peter, R. (2009). Effort-reward imbalance, "locked in" at work and long term sick leave. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 82: 2, pp. 191-197.  

Fransson, E. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. & Alfredsson, L. (2008). Indications of recall bias found in a retrospective study of physical activity and myocardial infarction.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 61: 8, pp. 840-847.  

Nordin, M. , Knutsson, A. & Sundbom, E. (2008). Is Disturbed Sleep a Mediator in the Association between Social Support and Myocardial Infarction?. Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 13: 1, pp. 55-64.  

Knutsson, A. (2008). Shift work and ischaemic heart disease : Editorial. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 65: 3, pp. 152-152.  

Hermansson, J. , Gillander Gådin, K. , Karlsson, B. , Lindahl, B. , Stegmayr, B. & Knutsson, A. (2007). Ischemic stroke and shift work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, vol. 33: 6, pp. 435-439.

Stenlund, T. , Ahlgren, C. , Lindahl, B. , Burell, G. , Knutsson, A. , Stegmayr, B. & Slunga Birgander, L. (2007). Patients with burnout in relation to gender and a general population. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 35: 5, pp. 516-523.  

Fahlén, G. , Knutsson, A. , Peter, R. , Åkerstedt, T. , Nordin, M. , Alfredsson, L. & Westerholm, P. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance, sleep disturbances and fatigue. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 79: 5, pp. 371-378.  

Andersson, E. , Knutsson, A. , Hagberg, S. , Nilsson, T. , Karlsson, B. , Alfredsson, L. & Torén, K. (2006). Incidence of asthma among workers exposed to sulfur dioxide and other irritant gases. European Respiratory Journal, vol. 27: 4, pp. 720-725.  

van den Berg, J. , Neely, G. , Nilsson, L. , Knutsson, A. & Landström, U. (2005). Electroencephalography and subjective ratings of sleep deprivation. Sleep Medicine, vol. 6: 3, pp. 231-240.  

Nordin, M. , Knutsson, A. , Sundbom, E. & Stegmayr, B. (2005). Psychosocial factors, gender and sleep. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, vol. 10: 1, pp. 54-63.

Karlsson, B. , Alfredsson, L. , Knutsson, A. , Andersson, E. & Toren, K. (2005). Total mortality and cause specific mortality of Swedish shift and day workers in the pulp and paper industry between 1952 and 2001. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health, vol. 31: 1, pp. 30-35.

Brostedt, E. M. , de Faire, U. , Westerholm, P. , Knutsson, A. & Alfredsson, L. (2004). Job strain and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 : results from the Swedish WOLF Study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 77: 5, pp. 341-344.  

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. , Theorell, T. , Alfredsson, L. & Kecklund, G. (2004). Mental fatigue, work and sleep. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 57: 5, pp. 427-433.  

Knutsson, A. (2004). Methodological aspects of shift-work research. Chronobiology International, vol. 21: 6, pp. 1037-1047.  

Knutsson, A. , Hammar, N. & Karlsson, B. (2004). Shift workers mortality scrutinized. Chronobiology International, vol. 21: 6, pp. 1049-1053.  

Goine, H. , Knutsson, A. , Marklund, S. & Karlsson, B. (2004). Sickness absence and early retirement at two workplaces : effects of organisational intervention in Sweden. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 58: 1, pp. 99-108.  

Fahlén, G. , Peter, R. & Knutsson, A. (2004). The Effort-reward imbalance model of psychosocial stress at the workplace - a comparison of ERI exposure assessment using two estimation methods. Work & Stress, vol. 18: 1, pp. 81-88.  

Hammar, . , Andersson, . , Alfredsson, L. , Reuterwall, . , Nilsson, . , Hallquist, . , Knutsson, A. & Ahlbom, A. (2003). Association of boiled and filtered coffee with incidence of first nonfatal myocardial infarction : the SHEEP and the VHEEP study. Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 253: 6, pp. 653-659.  

Fransson, E. , Alfredsson, L. , de Faire, U. , Knutsson, A. & Westerholm, P. (2003). Leisure time, occupational and household physical activity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in working men and women : the WOLF study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 31: 5, pp. 324-333.  

Karlsson, B. H. , Knutsson, A. , Lindahl, B. O. & Alfredsson, L. S. (2003). Metabolic disturbances in male workers with rotating three shift work. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 76: 6, pp. 424-430.  

Hermansson, U. , Knutsson, A. , Brandt, L. , Huss, A. , Rönnberg, S. & Helander, A. (2003). Screening for high-risk and elevated alcohol consumption in day and shift workers by use of the AUDIT and CDT. Occupational Medicine, vol. 53: 8, pp. 518-526.  

Bylund, S. H. , Burström, L. & Knutsson, A. (2002). A descriptive study of women injured by hand-arm vibration. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol. 46: 3, pp. 299-307.  

Sjögren, B. , Knutsson, A. , Bergström, H. , Fellenius, E. , Fernström, B. , Isling, D. & Söderholm, M. (2002). Fibrinogen concentration in aluminium smelter workers : Results from the WOLF study. Central European journal of occupational and environmental medicine, vol. 8, pp. 49-54.

Alfredsson, L. , Hammar, N. , Fransson, E. , de Faire, U. , Hallqvist, J. , Knutsson, A. , Nilsson, T. , Theorell, T. & et al. (2002). Job strain and major risk factors for coronary heart disease. : Baseline results from the WOLF Study. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, vol. 28: 4, pp. 238-248.

Knutsson, A. , Karlsson, B. , Örnkloo, K. , Landström, U. , Lennernäs, M. & Eriksson, K. (2002). Postprandial responses of glucose, insulin and triglycerides: influence of the timing of meal intake during night work. Nutrition and health : an international journal, vol. 16: 2, pp. 133-141.

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. , Theorell, T. , Alfredsson, L. & Kecklund, G. (2002). Sleep disturbances, work stress, and work hours. : A cross-sectional study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 53: 3, pp. 741-748.  

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. , Theorell, T. , Alfredsson, L. & Kecklund, G. (2002). Work organisation and unintentional sleep : results from the WOLF study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 59: 9, pp. 595-600.

Hammar, N. , Andersson, T. , Reuterwall, C. , Nilsson, T. , Knutsson, A. , Hallqvist, J. & Ahlbom, A. (2001). Geographical differences in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in Sweden : Analyses of possible causes using two parallel case control studies. Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 249: 2, pp. 137-144.  

Karlsson, B. , Knutsson, A. & Lindahl, B. (2001). Is there an association between working shift and having a metabolic syndrome? : Results from a population-based study of 27,485 individuals. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 58, pp. 747-752.

Landström, U. , Knutsson, A. , Lennernäs, M. & Stenudd, A. (2001). Onset of drowsiness and satiation after meals with different energy contents. Nutrition and Health, vol. 15: 2, pp. 87-95.

Nordin, M. & Knutsson, A. (2001). Sleepiness and recovery in schedule change and the eightyfour hour workweek. Journal of Human Ergology, vol. 30: 1-2, pp. 143-147.

Knutsson, A. , Damber, L. & Järvholm, B. (2000). Cancers in concrete workers: results of a cohort study of 33,668 workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 57, pp. 264-267.  

Landström, U. , Knutsson, A. & Lennernäs, M. (2000). Field studies on the effects of food content on wakefulness. Nutrition and Health, vol. 14: 4, pp. 195-204.

Landström, U. , Knutsson, A. , Lennernäs, M. & Söderberg, L. (2000). Laboratory studies of the effects of carbohydrate consumption on wakefulness. Nutrition and Health, vol. 13: 4, pp. 213-225.

Bögglid, H. & Knutsson, A. (2000). Meta-analyse epidemiologischer literatur über schicharbeit und herzerkrankungen.. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft., vol. 54: 3/4, pp. 330-334.

Knutsson, A. (2000). The Workplace and Cardiovascular Disease. Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, vol. 26: 5, pp. 455-455.

Peter, R. , Alfredsson, L. , Knutsson, A. , Siegrist, J. & Westerholm, P. (1999). Does a stressful psychosocial work environment mediate the effects of shift work on cardiovascular risk factors. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, vol. 25: 4, pp. 376-381.

Nilsson, E. , Pitkänen, P. & Knutsson, A. (1999). Incidence peaks in melanoma and biopsy confirmed benign skin lesions - an effect of media campaigns? : [Letter to the editor]. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, vol. 12: 1, pp. 63-64.

Bøggild, H. & Knutsson, A. (1999). Shift work, risk factors and cardiovascular disease. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, vol. 25: 2, pp. 85-99.

Knutsson, A. , Hallquist, J. , Reuterwall, C. , Theorell, T. & Åkerstedt, T. (1999). Shiftwork and myocardial infarction : a case control study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 56: 1, pp. 46-50.

Hermansson, U. , Knutsson, A. , Rönnberg, S. & Brandt, L. (1998). Feasibility of brief intervention in the workplace for the detection and treatment of excessive alcohol consumption. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 4: 2, pp. 71-78.

Knutsson, A. & Goine, H. (1998). Occupation and unemployment rates as predictors of long term sickness absence in two Swedish counties.. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 47: 1, pp. 25-31.  

Brulin, C. , Gerdle, B. , Granlund, B. , Höög, J. , Knutsson, A. & Sundelin, G. (1998). Physical and psychosocial work related risk factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms among home care personnel. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, vol. 12: 2, pp. 104-110.

Brulin, C. , Goine, H. , Edlund, C. & Knutsson, A. (1998). Prevalence of long term sick leave among female home care personnel in Northern Sweden. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 8: 2, pp. 103-111.  

Knutsson, A. & Nilsson, T. (1998). Tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in relation to certain work characteristics. Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, vol. 26: 3, pp. 183-189.  

Knutsson, A. & Jacobsson, B. (1998). Tooth discoloration due to isocyanate exposure?. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 4: 4, pp. 279-279.

Åkerstedt, T. & Knutsson, A. (1997). Cardiovascular disease and shift work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, vol. 23: 4, pp. 241-242.

Knutsson, A. & Nilsson, T. (1997). Job strain in shift and daytime workers. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, vol. 3, pp. 78-81.

Knutsson, A. , Luepker, R. V. , Sprafka, J. M. & Virnig, B. (1996). Prevalence and trends of cigarette smoking in different occupational groups : Results of the Minnesota Heart Survey 1980-1982 and 1985-1987. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 6: 1, pp. 67-69.  

Vasar, M. , Bråbäck, L. , Julge, K. , Knutsson, A. , Riikjärv, M. A. & Björksten, B. (1996). Prevalence of bronchial hyperreactivity as determined by several methods among Estonian schoolchildren. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, vol. 7: 3, pp. 141-146.  

Nyrén, O. , Bergström, R. , Nyström, L. , Engholm, G. , Ekbom, A. , Adami, H. , Knutsson, A. & Stjernberg, N. (1996). Smoking and colorectal cancer : a 20 year follow-up study of Swedish construction workers. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 88: 18, pp. 1302-1307.  

Israelsson, L. A. , Jonsson, T. & Knutsson, A. (1996). Suture technique and wound healing in midline laparotomy incisions. European Journal of Surgery, vol. 162: 8, pp. 605-609.

Nilsson, E. J. & Knutsson, A. (1995). Atopic dermatitis, nickel sensitivity and xerosis as risk factors for hand eczema in women. Contact Dermatitis, vol. 33: 6, pp. 401-406.  

Knutsson, A. (1995). Multiple logistic analysis software usually does not provide error message for empty cells : Letter to the editor. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, vol. 21: 2, pp. 150-150.

Bråbäck, L. , Breborowicz, A. , Julge, K. , Knutsson, A. , Riikjärv, M. A. , Vasar, M. & Björksten, B. (1995). Risk factors for respiratory symptoms and atopic sensitisation in the Baltic area. Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 72: 6, pp. 487-493.

Riikjärv, M. , Julge, K. , Vasar, M. , Bråbäck, L. , Knutsson, A. & Björksten, B. (1995). The prevalence of atopic sensitisation and respiratory symptoms among Estonian schoolchildren. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol. 25: 12, pp. 1198-1204.

Bråbäck, L. , Breborowicz, A. , Dreborg, S. , Knutsson, A. , Pieklik, H. & Björksten, B. (1994). Atopic sensitization and respiratory symptoms among Polish and Swedish school children. Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 24: 9, pp. 826-835.

Knutsson, A. & Åkerstedt, T. (1992). The healthy-worker effect : Self-selection among Swedish shift workers. Work & Stress, vol. 6: 2, pp. 163-167.  

Åkerstedt, T. , Kecklund, G. & Knutsson, A. (1991). Manifest sleepiness and the spectral content of the EEG during shift work. Sleep, vol. 14: 3, pp. 221-225.

Åkerstedt, T. , Kecklund, G. & Knutsson, A. (1991). Spectral analysis of sleep electroencephalography in rotation three-shift work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, vol. 17: 5, pp. 330-336.

Knutsson, A. , Andresson, H. & Berglund, U. (1990). Serum lipoproteins in day and shift workers: a prosspective study. British journal of industrial medicine, vol. 47: 2, pp. 132-134.

Knutsson, A. (1989). Relationships between serum trigycerides and g-Glutamyltransferase among shift and day workers. Journal of internal medicine, vol. 226: 5, pp. 337-339.

Torsvall, L. , Åkerstedt, T. , Gillander, K. & Knutsson, A. (1989). Sleep on the night shift: 24-hour EEG monitoring of spontaneous sleep/wake behavior. Psychophysiology, vol. 26: 3, pp. 352-358.  

Knutsson, A. , Åkerstedt, T. & Jonsson, B. G. (1988). Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease among day and shift workers. Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, vol. 14: 5, pp. 317-321.

Knutsson, A. (1986). Computerization in industry causes problem for people with reading and writing difficulties (dyslexia). Scandinavian journal of social medicine, vol. 14: 4, pp. 179-181.

Knutsson, A. , Åkerstedt, T. , Jonsson, B. G. & Orth-Gomer, K. (1986). Increased risk of ischemic heart disease in shift workers. Lancet, vol. 2: 8498, pp. 89-92.

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Alfredsson, L. & Thorell, T. (1984). Shift work and cardiovascular disease. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Health & Environment, vol. 10: Spec.issue 1, pp. 409-414.

Knutsson, A. (1975). Immunoglobulins in workers with traumatic vasospastic disease. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 17: 11, pp. 706-707.

Articles, reviews/surveys

Coenen, P. , Huysmans, M. A. , Holtermann, A. , Troiano, R. P. , Mork, P. J. , Krokstad, S. , Clays, E. , Cillekens, B. & et al. (2024). Associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality : an individual participant data meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine,    

Krstev, S. & Knutsson, A. (2019). Occupational Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer : A Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Cancer Prevention, vol. 24: 2, pp. 91-111.    

Virtanen, M. , Jokela, M. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Hanson, L. L. M. , Lallukka, T. , Nyberg, S. T. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. & et al. (2018). Long working hours and depressive symptoms : systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, vol. 44: 3, pp. 239-250.    

Virtanen, M. , Jokela, M. , Nyberg, S. T. , Madsen, I. E. H. , Lallukka, T. , Ahola, K. , Alfredsson, L. , Batty, G. D. & et al. (2015). Long working hours and alcohol use : Systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data. BMJ. British Medical Journal, vol. 350, pp. Art. no. g7772    

Knutsson, A. & Kempe, A. (2014). Shift work and diabetes - A systematic review. Chronobiology International, vol. 31: 10, pp. 1146-1151.  

Fransson, E. I. , Heikkilä, K. , Nyberg, S. T. , Zins, M. , Westerlund, H. , Westerholm, P. , Väänänen, A. , Virtanen, M. & et al. (2012). Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity : An Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of Up to 170,000 Men and Women. American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 176: 12, pp. 1078-1089.      

Knutsson, A. & Böggild, H. (2010). Gastrointestinal disorders among shift workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, vol. 36: 2, pp. 85-95.

Knutsson, A. (2003). Health disorders of shift workers. Occupational Medicine Oxford, vol. 53: 2, pp. 103-108.  

Knutsson, A. & Bøggild, H. (2000). Shiftwork and cardiovascular disease : Review of disease mechanisms. Reviews on Environmental Health, vol. 15: 4, pp. 359-372.

Chapters in books

Westerholm, P. , Alfredsson, L. , Bolin, M. , Fransson, E. , Knutsson, A. , Nordin, M. & Marklund, S. (2020). Arbetsmiljö och hälsa – WOLF-projektets utveckling från individ till organisations- och flernivåanalyser. In Att synliggöra och motverka ojämställdhet i arbetslivet: En vänbok till Annika Härenstam. Helsingborg : Komlitt Förlag AB. pp. 96-113.

Åkerstedt, T. , Knutsson, A. , Westerholm, P. , Theorell, T. , Alfredsson, L. & Kecklund, G. (2002). Att predicera sömnstörning, insomning och mental trötthet - tre delstudier. In Psykosocial belastning och riskfaktorer för hjärt-kärlsjukdom : Minisymposium i WOLF-projektet 8 februari 2001. Sth : Arbetslivsinstitutet (Arbete och Hälsa). pp. 51-54.

Fahlén, G. & Knutsson, A. (2002). Effort-Reward Imbalance-modellen för psykosocial stress i arbetslivet : En jämförelse mellan två modeller för skattning av exponering. In Psykosocial belastning och riskfaktorer för hjärt-kärlsjukdom - Minisymposium i WOLF-projektet 8 februari 2001. Stockholm : Arbetslivsinstitutet (Arbete och hälsa). pp. 7-10.  

Brostedt, E. M. , Alfredsson, L. , Westerholm, P. , Knutsson, A. & de Faire, U. (2002). Job strain och PAI-1. In Psykosocial belastning och riskfaktorer för hjärt-kärlsjukdom : Minisymposium i WOLF-projektet 8 februari 2001. Stockholm : Arbetslivsinstitutet (Arbete och hälsa). pp. 3-6.  

Conference papers

Goine, H. , Edlund, C. & Knutsson, A. (2006). Welfare systems : Communicating vessels?. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. (European journal of public health). pp. 95--95.

Doctoral theses

Knutsson, A. (1989). Shift work and coronary heart disease. Dis. , 1989 (Scandinavian journal of social medicine. Supplementum : 44)

Manuscripts

Fahlén, G. , Knutsson, A. , Peter, R. , Alfredsson, L. & Westerholm, P. Evaluating stability and reactivity in work-related overcommitment under the ERI model : does the shortened questionnaire lead to changes in model properties?.

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