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Sven Arne Silfverdal
Research qualifications:
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0000-0002-3606-3797
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sven.arne.silfverdal@umu.se
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10, S-plan, Norrlands universitetssjukhus
Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, 901 85 Umeå
Works as
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Associate professor
at
Department of Clinical Sciences
Section: Pediatrics
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Associate professor
at
Department of Clinical Sciences
Section: Pediatrics
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
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2025
Effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on gross motor and fine motor neurodevelopment in toddlers
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 114, (12) : 3332-3341
Backman, Elin; Lundberg Ulfsdotter, Richard; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; et al.
2025
Reactogenicity of hexavalent vaccines modelled in Swedish birth cohorts
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 114, (2) : 440-441
George, Marina; Lundholm, Lotta; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne
2025
Respiratory morbidity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic from birth to 18 months in a Swedish birth cohort
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 155, (4) : 1214-1223.e10
Kelderer, Fanny; Granåsen, Gabriel; Holmlund, Sophia; et al.
2025
Turning the tide on childhood overweight and obesity: more than a decade of positive change among 4‐year‐olds in Northern Sweden
Acta Paediatrica
Kuisma Löfbom, Johanna; Sandström, O.; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
2025
Immunogenicity and safety of a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACYW-TT) administered with routine pediatric vaccines: a European randomized controlled trial
Infectious Diseases and Therapy
, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 14 : 1843-1865
Martinon-Torres, Federico; Virta, Miia M.; Koski, Susanna; et al.
2025
Increased risk of bacterial pneumonia before and after respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 114, (1) : 83-91
Strandell, Karin; Videholm, Samuel; Tornevi, Andreas; et al.
2025
NorthPop: a prospective population-based birth cohort study
BMC Public Health
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)
West, Christina E.; Lif Holgerson, Pernilla; Chmielewska, Anna; et al.
2024
Vaccine response was higher in formula-fed infants compared to breastfed but not affected by lactoferrin or iron in a randomised controlled trial
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 113, (10) : 2266-2274
Björmsjö, Maria; Ekström, Nina; Silfverdal, Sven Arne; et al.
2024
Adult work ability following diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in childhood
JAMA Network Open
, American Medical Association (AMA) 2024, Vol. 7, (12)
Mohanty, Salini; Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; et al.
2024
Increased risk of long-term disabilities following childhood bacterial meningitis in Sweden
JAMA Network Open
, American Medical Association (AMA) 2024, Vol. 7, (1)
Mohanty, Salini; Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; et al.
2024
Intersectional inequalities in child social-emotional health: a case for proportionate universalism
European Journal of Public Health
, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 34, (Suppl 3)
Rosenberg, A.; Ivarsson, A.; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
2024
Significant effects of childhood obesity treatment with a web-based component in a randomised controlled study (Web-COP)
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 113, (2) : 276-285
Thorén, Annelie; Filipsson, Tobias; Englund, Erling; et al.
2024
The multifaceted burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections in young children on the family: a European study
Infectious Diseases and Therapy
, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 13, (7) : 1531-1573
Trautmannsberger, Ilona; Plagg, Barbara; Adamek, Ina; et al.
2024
Socioeconomic circumstances, health-related behaviours and paediatric infections: a mediation analysis
Archives of Disease in Childhood
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 109, (3) : 195-200
Videholm, Samuel; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Gustafsson, Per E.
2024
Intersectional inequalities in paediatric infectious diseases: a national cohort study in Sweden
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 78, (7) : 417-423
Videholm, Samuel; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Gustafsson, Per E.
2024
Temporal trends and educational inequalities in obesity, overweight and underweight in pre-pregnant women and their male partners: a decade (2010–2019) with no progress in Sweden
European Journal of Public Health
, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 34, (5) : 943-948
Vogt, Thomas; Lindkvist, Marie; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
2024
Revised Swedish infant feeding guidelines are associated with earlier introduction of allergenic foods
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 153, (2) : 461-470
Österlund, Jonas; Granåsen, Gabriel; Bodén, Stina; et al.
2023
Little All Children in Focus (Little ACF), evaluation of a parental support program for parents of children aged 1–2 years: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 24, (1)
Blom, Lisa; Edenius, Anna; Enebrink, Pia; et al.
2023
Abnormal birth weights for gestational age in relation to maternal characteristics in Sweden: a five year cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Lwin, Min Wai; Timby, Erika; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
2023
Breast is best also in high-income countries
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 112, (1) : 11-13
Silfverdal, Sven-Arne
2023
Social inequalities in social-emotional problems among preschool children: a population-based study in Sweden
Global Health Action
, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 16, (1)
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.
2023
Multifaceted determinants of social-emotional problems in preschool children in Sweden: An ecological systems theory approach
SSM - Population Health
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 21
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Vogt, Thomas; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.
2023
Swedish Child Health Services Register: A quality register for child health services and children's well-being
BMJ Paediatrics Open
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2023, Vol. 7, (1)
Wennergren, Mattias; Berg, Karin; Frisk Cavefors, Ann-Sofie; et al.
2023
Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease among adults in Sweden: a population-based register study
PLOS ONE
, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023, Vol. 18, (7)
Zarabi, Natalie; Aldvén, Martina; Sjölander, Sigrid; et al.
2022
Randomised controlled trial showed long-term efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of varicella vaccines in Norwegian and Swedish children
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 111, (2) : 391-400
Casabona, Giacomo; Habib, Md Ahsan; Povey, Michael; et al.
2022
Waning infant pertussis during COVID-19 pandemic
Archives of Disease in Childhood
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 107, (3)
Falkenstein-Hagander, Kathy; Appelqvist, Emma; Frisk Cavefors, Ann-Sofie; et al.
2022
Predictive scores failing at identifying psychiatric disabilities following childhood bacterial meningitis calls for revision of current follow-up guidelines
Infectious Diseases
, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 54, (7) : 514-521
Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne
2022
Associations between pre- and postnatal antibiotic exposures and early allergic outcomes: a population-based birth cohort study
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
, Vol. 33, (9)
Kelderer, Fanny; Mogren, Ingrid; Eriksson, Catharina; et al.
2022
The Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional—What Is the Optimal Cut-Off for 3-Year-Olds in the Swedish Setting?
Frontiers in Pediatrics
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 10
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Eurenius, Eva; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
2021
Pertussis in infants in Nordic countries
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 110, (7) : 2040-2044
Bhavsar, Amit; Mertsola, Jussi; Poulsen, Anja; et al.
2021
Psychiatric Disabilities and Other Long-term Consequences of Childhood Bacterial Meningitis
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
, Wolters Kluwer 2021, Vol. 40, (1) : 26-31
Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Bazan, Aleksander; Karlsson, Linda; et al.
2021
Fruit pouch consumption and dietary patterns related to BMIz at 18 months of age
Nutrients
, MDPI 2021, Vol. 13, (7)
Lundkvist, Ellen; Stoltz Sjöström, Elisabeth; Lundberg, Richard; et al.
2021
Hexavalent vaccines in infants: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the solicited local and systemic adverse reactions of two hexavalent vaccines
Expert Review of Vaccines
, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 20, (3) : 319-329
Mukherjee, Piyali; Akpo, Essè Ifèbi Hervé; Kuznetsova, Anastasia; et al.
2021
Perinatal factors and hospitalisations for severe childhood infections: A population-based cohort study in Sweden
BMJ Open
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (10)
Videholm, Samuel; Kostenniemi, Urban; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
2021
Breastfeeding practice, breastfeeding policy and hospitalisations for infectious diseases in early and later childhood: a register-based study in Uppsala County, Sweden
BMJ Open
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (5)
Videholm, Samuel; Wallby, Thomas; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne
2020
Maternal blood folate status during early pregnancy and occurrence of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: a study of 62 serum biomarkers
Molecular Autism
, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 11
Egorova, Olga; Myte, Robin; Schneede, Jørn; et al.
2020
A systematic review of prevention and treatment of infantile colic
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 109, (9) : 1733-1744
Hjern, Anders; Lindblom, Kristin; Reuter, Antonia; et al.
2020
MeningiSSS: A New Predictive Score to Support Decision on Invasive Procedures to Monitor or Manage the Intracerebral Pressure in Children with Bacterial Meningitis
Neurocritical Care
, Springer 2020, Vol. 32, (2) : 586-595
Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Karlsson, Linda; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; et al.
2020
A systematic review of prevention and treatment of infant behavioural sleep problems
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 109, (9) : 1717-1732
Reuter, Antonia; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Lindblom, Kristin; et al.
2020
Development, implementation and early results of a 12-week web-based intervention targeting 51 children age 5-13 years and their families
Obesity Science & Practice
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 6 : 516-523
Thorén, Annelie; Janson, Annika; Englund, Erling; et al.
2020
Social-emotional problems among Swedish three-year-olds: an Item Response Theory analysis of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional
BMC Pediatrics
, Springer Nature 2020, Vol. 20, (1)
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Eurenius, Eva; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
2020
Vitamin D status and cardiometabolic risk markers in young Swedish children: a double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing different doses of vitamin D supplements
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 111, (4) : 779-786
Öhlund, Inger; Lind, Torbjörn; Hernell, Olle; et al.
2019
Social-emotional problems among three-year-olds differ based on the child's gender and custody arrangement
Acta Paediatrica
, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 108, (6) : 1087-1095
Eurenius, Eva; Richter Sundberg, Linda; Vaezghasemi, Masoud; et al.
2019
Sustained reductions of invasive infectious disease following general infant
Haemophilus influenzae
type b and pneumococcal vaccination in a Swedish Arctic region
Acta Paediatrica
, Vol. 108, (10) : 1871-1878
Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; David, Norman; Sellin, Mats; et al.
2019
Protection against varicella with two doses of combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine or one dose of monovalent varicella vaccine: 10-year follow-up of a phase 3 multicentre, observer-blind, randomised, controlled trial
The Lancet - Infectious diseases
, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 19, (3) : 287-297
Povey, Michael; Henry, Ouzama; Bergsaker, Marianne A. Riise; et al.
2019
Social-emotional problems among Swedish three-year-olds: an Item Response Theory Analysis
European Journal of Public Health
, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 29, (Suppl 4) : 367-368
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Eurenius, Eva; Richter Sundberg, Linda; et al.
2019
Maternal weight and infections in early childhood: a cohort study
Archives of Disease in Childhood
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019, Vol. 104, (1) : 58-63
Videholm, Samuel; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Reniers, Georges
2018
The antisecretory factor in plasma and breast milk in breastfeeding mothers: a prospective cohort study in Sweden
Nutrients
, MDPI 2018, Vol. 10, (9)
Gustafsson, Anna; Granström, Elisabeth; Stecksén-Blicks, Christina; et al.
2018
Low levels of anti-secretory factor in placenta are associated with preterm birth and inflammation
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 97, (3) : 349-356
Gustafsson, Anna M.; Fransson, Emma; Dubicke, Aurelija; et al.
2018
Reductions in otitis and other respiratory tract infections following childhood pneumococcal vaccination
Acta Paediatrica
, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 107, (9) : 1601-1609
Johansson Kostenniemi, Urban; Palm, Jessica; Silfverdal, Sven Arne
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N4 Research Group
Research projects
1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026
Screened – then what? Improving the health system response to social-emotionally vulnerable preschool children.
1 January 2022 until 1 January 2024
Social-emotional health among children
1 September 2016
The oral microflora of health and disease - a side study of the longitudinal NorthPop study
1 May 2015 until 1 January 2029
Northpop – Child Health in Västerbotten
Published: 24 Jan, 2024
Lifelong damage from bacterial meningitis
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