Section for Biostatistics

About us

The research conducted at the Section for Biostatistics comprises statistical methodological research primarily of relevance to health science. Furthermore, we cooperate on a current basis with medical doctors and dentists from a number of health science research environments about solving statistical challenges and developing relevant statistical methodology.

Employees

Helle Al-Hakem Student Teacher
Email: hah@ph.au.dk

Niels Trolle Andersen Associate professor
Phone: +4587167994
Email: trolle@ph.au.dk

Bo Martin Bibby Associate professor
Phone: +4587167996
Email: bibby@ph.au.dk

Morten Frydenberg Associate professor
Email: morten@ph.au.dk

Therese Koops Grønborg Assistant Professor
Phone: +4587168476
Email: therese@ph.au.dk

Stefan Nygaard Hansen Assistant Professor
Phone: +4587168476
Email: stefanh@ph.au.dk

Jens Søndergaard Jensen Statistician

Eeva-Liisa Røssell Johansen
Email: el-johansen@ph.au.dk

Simon Bang Kristensen PhD Student
Email: simonbk@ph.au.dk

Mette Lise Lousdal PhD Student
Phone: +4587167997
Email: lousdal@ph.au.dk

Katrine Bødkergaard Nielsen Research Assistant
Email: kani@ph.au.dk

Morten Overgaard
Phone: +4587155708
Email: moov@ph.au.dk

Erik Thorlund Parner Professor
Phone: +4587167995
Email: parner@ph.au.dk

Henrik Støvring Associate professor
Phone: +4587167991
Email: stovring@ph.au.dk

Aparna Udupi Statistician
Email: aparna@ph.au.dk

Michael Væth Professor
Phone: +4587167987
Email: vaeth@ph.au.dk

Research

The methodological research can be divided into the following main areas:

Analysis of register-based epidemiologic studies. This primarily relates to different types of “time-to-event” data – an area continuously calling for development of methods which partly reflect the structure of register data (e.g. truncation, delayed reporting and misclassification), and which can be applied when dealing with complicated sequences of events (e.g. recurrent events, different types of events and multidimensional data).
Methods for analysis of longitudinal data. In experimental as well as observational studies, repeated measurements of a large number of factors are often made. When analysing such data there is a potentially complicated correlation structure to consider, as variation in data will be due to both intra- and inter-individual factors. This research area also involves methods for analysis of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data.
Comparison and evaluation of measurement methods. Diagnostic tests are developed on a current basis, and, consequently, there is a great need for optimal statistical methods for evaluation thereof.

Research publications

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Ernst, A., Brix, N., Lauridsen, L. L. B., Olsen, J., Parner, E. T., Liew, Z. ... Ramlau-Hansen, C. H. (2019). Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Exposure During Pregnancy and Pubertal Development in Boys and Girls From a Nationwide Puberty Cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(1), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwy193

Ernst, A., Brix, N., Lauridsen, L. L. B., Olsen, J., Parner, E. T., Liew, Z. ... Ramlau-Hansen, C. H. (2019). Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances during Fetal Life and Pubertal Development in Boys and Girls from the Danish National Birth Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives, 127(1), [17004]. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3567

Brix, N., Ernst, A., Lauridsen, L. L. B., Parner, E. T., Olsen, J., Henriksen, T. B. & Ramlau-Hansen, C. H. (2019). Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Timing of Puberty in Sons and Daughters: A Population-Based Cohort Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwy206

Nielsen, R. O., Bertelsen, M. L., Ramskov, D., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Theisen, D. ... Parner, E. T. (2019). Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 1: Time-varying exposures. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099408

Hansen, C. P., Overvad, K., Tetens, I., Tjønneland, A., Parner, E. T., Jakobsen, M. U. & Dahm, C. C. (2018). Adherence to the Danish food-based dietary guidelines and risk of myocardial infarction: a cohort study. Public Health Nutrition, 21(7), 1286-1296. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017003822

Lousdal, M. L. (2018). An introduction to instrumental variable assumptions, validation and estimation. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 15, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-018-0069-7

Kirkegaard, H., Bliddal, M., Støvring, H., Rasmussen, K. M., Gunderson, E. P., Køber, L. ... Nohr, E. A. (2018). Breastfeeding and later maternal risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease - The role of overall and abdominal obesity. Preventive Medicine, 114, 140-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.06.014

Andersen, S. T., Grosen, K., Tankisi, H., Charles, M., Andersen, N. T., Andersen, H. ... Karlsson, P. (2018). Corneal confocal microscopy as a tool for detecting diabetic polyneuropathy in a cohort with screen-detected type 2 diabetes: ADDITION-Denmark. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 32(12), 1153-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.09.016

Nørgaard, B. L., Terkelsen, C. J., Mathiassen, O. N., Grove, E. L., Bøtker, H. E., Parner, E. ... Jensen, J. M. (2018). Coronary CT Angiographic and Flow Reserve-Guided Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72(18), 2123-2134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.043

Lemcke, S., Parner, E. T., Bjerrum, M., Thomsen, P. H. & Lauritsen, M. B. (2018). Early regulation in children who are later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A longitudinal study within the Danish national birth cohort. Infant Mental Health Journal, 39(2), 170-182. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21701

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Contact

Head of secretariat Annette Bachmann
Department of Public Health
Aarhus University
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DK-8000 Aarhus C

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