Laust Hvas Mortensen

Laust Hvas Mortensen

Guest Researcher, Professor


  1. 2016
  2. Published

    Temporal Trends in Late Pretermand Early Term Birth Rates in 6 High-Income Countries in North America and Europe and Association With Clinician-Initiated Obstetric Interventions: EDITORIAL COMMENT

    Richards, J. L., Kramer, M. S., Deb-Rinker, P., Rouleau, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Gissler, M., Morken, N., Skjærven, R., Cnattingius, S., Johansson, S., Delnord, M., Dolan, S. M., Morisaki, N., Tough, S., Zeitlin, J. & Kramer, M. R., Nov 2016, In: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71, 11, p. 644-646 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Type 1 diabetes, quality of life, occupational status and education level: A comparative population-based study

    Nielsen, H. B., Ovesen, L. L., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Lau, C. J. & Joensen, L. E., Nov 2016, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 121, p. 62-68 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    COACH TO COPE: FEASIBILITY OF A COACHING INTERVENTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS

    Knudsen, K. B., Pressler, T., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Boisen, K. A., Skov, M., Quittner, A. L. & Katzenstein, T., Oct 2016, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 51, Supplement S45, p. 464-465 2 p., 708.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Intelligence in early adulthood and midlife physical performance in men: The mediating roles of education and physical activity

    Meincke, R. H., Hansen, Åse Marie, Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Osler, Merete & Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Sep 2016, In: Intelligence. 58, p. 62-68

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Temporal Trends in Late Preterm and Early Term Birth Rates in 6 High-Income Countries in North America and Europe and Association With Clinician-Initiated Obstetric Interventions

    Richards, J. L., Kramer, M. S., Deb-Rinker, P., Rouleau, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Gissler, M., Morken, N., Skjaerven, R., Cnattingius, S., Johansson, S., Delnord, M., Dolan, S. M., Morisaki, N., Tough, S., Zeitlin, J. & Kramer, M. R., 26 Jul 2016, In: J A M A: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 316, 4, p. 410-419 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Declines in stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates in Europe between 2004 and 2010: results from the Euro-Peristat project

    Zeitlin, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Cuttini, M., Lack, N., Nijhuis, J., Haidinger, G., Blondel, B. & Hindori-Mohangoo, A. D., Jun 2016, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 70, 6, p. 609-615 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Shared risk aversion in spontaneous and induced abortion

    Catalano, R., Bruckner, T. A., Karasek, D., Adler, N. E. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, May 2016, In: Human Reproduction. 31, 5, p. 1113-1119 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Bruckner et al. Respond to "Preventable Pregnancy Loss Is a Public Health Problem"

    Bruckner, T. A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Catalano, R. A., 15 Apr 2016, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 183, 8, p. 713-714 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss in Denmark Following Economic Downturns

    Bruckner, T. A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Catalano, R. A., 15 Apr 2016, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 183, 8, p. 701-708 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Care during pregnancy and childbirth for migrant women: How do we advance? Development of intervention studies - The case of the MAMAACT intervention in Denmark

    Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted, Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Apr 2016, In: Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 32, p. 100-112 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Body Mass Index, Underweight and Obesity among English Children, 2007-2008 to 2011-2012

    White, J., Rehkopf, D. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, 26 Jan 2016, In: P L o S One. 11, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., e0147614.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirth rates in Europe: Measuring the gap using routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project

    Zeitlin, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Prunet, C., Macfarlane, A., Hindori-Mohangoo, A. D., Gissler, M., Szamotulska, K., Pal, K., Bolumar, F., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Ólafsdóttir, H. S., Zhang, W., Blondel, B., Alexander, S. & Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee, E. S. C., 19 Jan 2016, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16, p. 1-13 13 p., 15.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Associations between adherence, depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in young adults with cystic fibrosis

    Knudsen, K. B., Pressler, T., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Jarden, Mary Ellen, Skov, M., Quittner, A. L., Katzenstein, T. & Boisen, K. A., 2016, In: SpringerPlus. 5, 8 p., 1216.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Time trends in socioeconomic inequalities in oral health among 15-year-old Danish adolescents during 1995–2013

    Sengupta, K., Christensen, Lisa Bøge, Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Andersen, Ingelise, 2016. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  16. 2015
  17. Published

    Advanced Paternal Age and Risk of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies in Offspring

    Urhoj, Stine Kjaer, Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Dec 2015, In: Birth Defects Research. Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. 104, 6, p. 273-280 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Uterine rupture without previous caesarean delivery: a population-based cohort study

    Thisted, D. L. A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Krebs, Lone, Dec 2015, In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 195, p. 151-155 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Differences in perinatal and infant mortality in high-income countries: artifacts of birth registration or evidence of true differences?

    Deb-Rinker, P., León, J. A., Gilbert, N. L., Rouleau, J., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Bjarnadóttir, R. I., Gissler, M., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Skjærven, R., Vollset, S. E., Zhang, X., Shah, P. S., Sauve, R. S., Kramer, M. S., Joseph, K. S. & Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System Public Health Agency of Canada, C. P. S. S. P. H. A. O. C., 4 Sep 2015, In: B M C Pediatrics. 15, 112, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    A Register-Based Study of Diseases With an Autosomal Recessive Origin in Small Children in Denmark According to Maternal Country of Origin

    Gundlund, A., Hansen, A. V., Pedersen, G. S., Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted, Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Brøndum-Nielsen, K. & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Jul 2015, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Print). 29, 4, p. 351–359 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    The Relationship of Alcoholism and Alcohol Consumption to All-Cause Mortality in Forty-One-Year Follow-up of the Swedish REBUS Sample

    Lundin, A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Halldin, J. & Theobald, H., Jul 2015, In: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 76, 4, p. 544-551 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Mortality from alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder: Findings from the Vietnam Experience Study

    Lundin, A. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, 1 Jun 2015, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 151, p. 135–143 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Social Adversity and Regional Differences in Prescribing of ADHD Medication for School-Age Children

    Kildemoes, H. W., Skovgaard, A. M., Thielen, Karsten, Pottegård, A. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Jun 2015, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 36, 5, p. 330-341 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Exploring educational disparities in risk of preterm delivery: a comparative study of 12 European birth cohorts

    Poulsen, G., Strandberg-Larsen, K., Mortensen, L. H., Barros, H., Cordier, S., Correia, S., Danileviciute, A., van Eijsden, M., Fernández-Somoano, A., Gehring, U., Grazuleviciene, R., Hafkamp-de Groen, E., Henriksen, T. B., Jensen, M. S., Larrañaga, I., Magnus, P., Pickett, K., Raat, H., Richiardi, L., Rouget, F. & 8 others, Rusconi, F., Stoltenberg, C., Uphoff, E. P., Vrijkotte, T. G. M., Wijga, A. H., Vrijheid, M., Osler, Merete & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, May 2015, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online). 29, 3, p. 172-183 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    The educational gradient in coronary heart disease: the association with cognition in a cohort of 57 279 male conscripts

    Ariansen, I., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Igland, J., Tell, G. S., Tambs, K., Graff-Iversen, S., Strand, B. H. & Næss, Ø., Apr 2015, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 69, 4, p. 322-329 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality within siblings

    Søndergaard, G., Osler, Merete, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Andersen, Per Kragh, Dalton, S. O. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Mar 2015, In: Addiction. 110, 3, p. 451-460 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Stillbirth in an Anglophone minority of Canada

    Auger, N., Daniel, M., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Toa-Lou, C. & Costopoulos, A., Mar 2015, In: International Journal of Public Health (Print Edition). 60, 3, p. 353-362 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The evidence suggests we should care about social inequalities in health

    Rehkopf, D. H. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Mar 2015, In: American Journal of Bioethics. 15, 3, p. 56-58 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Health promotion in primary and secondary schools in Denmark: time trends and associations with schools' and students' characteristics

    Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten, Krølner, R., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Jørgensen, M. B. & Diderichsen, Finn, 7 Feb 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 93, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Severe maternal morbidity associated with maternal birthplace in three high-immigration settings

    Urquia, M. L., Glazier, R. H., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Small, R., Davey, M., Rööst, M., Essén, B. & for the ROAM (Reproductive Outcomes and Migration. An International Collaboration), F. T. R. (. O. A. M. A. I. C., 12 Jan 2015, In: European Journal of Public Health. 25, 4, p. 620-625 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of miscarriage: assessing potential biases

    Johansen, R. L. R., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Hansen, A. V. & Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine, Jan 2015, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online). 29, 1, p. 72-81 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. 2014
  33. Published

    Breastfeeding Practices in Relation to Country of Origin Among Women Living in Denmark: A Population-Based Study

    Busck-Rasmussen, M., Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted, Norsker, F. N., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Dec 2014, In: Maternal and Child Health Journal. 18, 10, p. 2479-2488 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Disparities in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia among immigrant women giving birth in six industrialised countries

    Urquia, M., Glazier, R., Gagnon, A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Janevic, T., Guendelman, S., Thornton, D., Bolumar, F., Río Sánchez, I., Small, R., Davey, M., Hjern, A. & the ROAM Collaboration, T. R. C., Nov 2014, In: B J O G. 121, 12, p. 1492-500

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Ethnic Variation in Oral Cleft Occurrence in Denmark 1981–2002

    Pedersen, G. S., Pedersen, D. A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie & Christensen, K., Nov 2014, In: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. 51, 6, p. 677-85 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Interarm differences in systolic blood pressure and mortality among US army veterans: aetiological associations and risk prediction in the Vietnam experience study

    White, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Kivimäki, M., Gale, C. R. & Batty, G. D., Nov 2014, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21, 11, p. 1394-400 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Use of ADHD medication during pregnancy from 1999 to 2010: a Danish register-based study

    Hærvig, K. B., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Hansen, A. V. & Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine, May 2014, In: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 23, 5, p. 526-533 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Use of ICD-10 codes to monitor uterine rupture: validation of a national birth registry

    Thisted, D. L. A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Hvidman, L., Rasmussen, S. C., Larsen, T. & Krebs, Lone, Feb 2014, In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 173, p. 23-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Advanced paternal age and mortality of offspring under 5 years of age: a register-based cohort study

    Urhoj, Stine Kjaer, Jespersen, L. N., Nissen, M., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, 2014, In: Human Reproduction. 29, 2, p. 343-350 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. 2013
  41. Published

    Maternal Mortality Among Migrants in Western Europe: A Meta-Analysis

    Pedersen, G. S., Grøntved, A., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie & Rich-Edwards, J., 14 Dec 2013, In: Maternal and Child Health Journal.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Determinants of developmental coordination disorder in 7-year-old children: a study of children in the Danish National Birth Cohort

    Faebo Larsen, R., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Martinussen, Torben & Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Nov 2013, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 55, 11, p. 1016-22 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Leukocyte telomere dynamics in the elderly

    Steenstrup, T., Hjelmborg, J. V. B., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Kimura, M., Christensen, K. & Aviv, A., Feb 2013, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 28, 2, p. 181-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Socioeconomic inequality in birth weight and gestational age in Denmark 1996-2007: using a family-based approach to explore alternative explanations

    Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Jan 2013, In: Social science & medicine (1982). 76, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Contribution of maternal age to preterm birth rates in Denmark and Quebec, 1981-2008

    Auger, N., Hansen, A. V. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, 2013, In: American Journal of Public Health. 103, 10, p. e33-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Social inequality in breast, lung and colorectal cancers: a sibling approach

    Søndergaard, G., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Andersen, Per Kragh, Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg & Osler, Merete, 2013, In: B M J Open. 3, 3, e002114.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. 2012
  48. Published

    Education and adult cause-specific mortality--examining the impact of family factors shared by 871 367 Norwegian siblings

    Næss, O., Hoff, D. A., Lawlor, D. & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Dec 2012, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 41, 6, p. 1683-91; author response 1691-3

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Oral health as a risk factor for mortality in middle-aged men: the role of socioeconomic position and health behaviours

    Sabbah, W., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Sheiham, A. & Batty, G. D., 1 Nov 2012, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Accepted/In press

    Confounding, mediation, and some general considerations in regression modeling

    Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nov 2012, (Accepted/In press) Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. Waldstein, S., Kop, W. & Katzel, L. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Springer

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducation

  51. Published

    Cognitive ability in early adulthood as a predictor of habitual drug use during later military service and civilian life: the Vietnam Experience Study

    White, J., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Batty, G. D., 1 Sep 2012, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 125, 1-2, p. 164-8 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Brain tumors in children and adolescents and exposure to animals and farm life: a multicenter case-control study (CEFALO)

    Christensen, J. S., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Röösli, M., Feychting, M., Tynes, T., Andersen, T. V., Schmidt, L. S., Poulsen, A. H., Aydin, D., Kuehni, C. E., Prochazka, M., Lannering, B., Klaeboe, L., Eggen, T. & Schüz, J., Sep 2012, In: Cancer Causes & Control. 23, 9, p. 1463-73 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Time trends in socio-economic factors and risk of hospitalisation with infectious diseases in pre-school children 1985-2004: a Danish register-based study

    Biering-Sørensen, S., Søndergaard, G., Vitting Andersen, K., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie & Mortensen, Laust Hvas, May 2012, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online). 26, 3, p. 226-235 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Confounding, mediation, moderation, and some general considerations in regression modeling

    Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Babyak, M., 2012, Handbook of Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. Waldstein, S., Kop, W. & Katzel, L. (eds.). Springer

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  55. Published

    Does shared family background influence the impact of educational differences on early mortality?

    Søndergaard, G., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Andersen, Per Kragh, Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg, Madsen, M. L. & Osler, Merete, 2012, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 176, 8, p. 675-83 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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