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Johan Lyth

Associate Professor, Docent

Mostly involved in various research projects. I have a broad competence and move between the fields of statistics, epidemiology and health economics.

Presentation

A large part of my research focuses on early detection and screening in various areas of health care. I have mostly been involved in projects related to malignant melanoma, atrial fibrillation/heart failure, hip fractures and frail elderly. My expertise relates to both statistical/epidemiological issues and health economic models.

I have mostly conducted research using data from registries and healthcare databases, but have recently become more involved in the statistical work of randomized trials.

I particularly enjoy survival analysis (Cox and time-dependent Cox) and prediction (machine learning).

I am main supervisor for one PhD student and assistant supervisor for one PhD student.


About me

CV

  • 2005 Master's degree in Business Administration, Karlstad University
  • 2006 Master's degree in Statistics, Linköping University
  • 2015 PhD, Linköping University
  • 2018 Associate Professor, Linköping University
  • 2020 Senior Lecturer, Linköping University

Publications

2026

Lisa Kastbom, Johan Lyth, Johanna Simmons, Lisa Martinsson, Maria Eriksdotter, Staffan Lundström, Katarina Nägga, Anna Segernäs Kvitting (2026) Quality of end-of-life care among individuals with and without dementia: a Swedish registry-based study. BMC Palliative Care (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Lars Bernfort, Johan Lyth, Kajsa Appelberg, Giuseppe Boriani, Claire M. Buckley, Soren Zoga Diederichsen, Michaela Eklund, Daniel Engler, Ben Freedman, Tatjana S. Potpara, Renate B. Schnabel, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, Lars-Åke Levin (2026) Cost-effectiveness of atrial fibrillation screening programmes across European nations European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, Vol. 12, p. 83-92 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Johan Lyth, Pantelis Gialias, Magnus Husberg, Lars Bernfort, Tomas Bjerner, Maria Kristoffersen Wiberg, Lars-Åke Levin, Håkan Gustafsson (2026) Results from a Swedish model-based analysis of the cost-effectiveness of AI-assisted digital mammography European Radiology, Vol. 36, p. 754-764 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Elin Kristin Hansén, Johan Lyth, Anna Segernäs, Jenny Alwin, Magnus Nord (2025) Self-rated health as a predictor of mortality and healthcare use in older adults at high risk of hospitalisation: a prospective cohort study in Sweden BMJ Open, Vol. 15, Article e091787 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Maria Samefors, Maria M. Johansson, Johan Lyth, Anna Segernäs Kvitting (2025) Mental health and contributing factors to mental wellbeing in older people at high risk of hospitalization in Sweden Aging & Mental Health, Vol. 29, p. 1731-1741 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

Current Research Projects

  • Riktad primärvård (frail elderly)
  • AFFECT-EU (screening for atrial fibrillation)
  • CONSIDERING AF (targeted screening for atrial fibrillation)
  • SAFE (proactive care of frail elderly)
  • AI in the context of mammography screening
  • NiH project (bisphosphonate therapy and atypical femur fractures)
  • AFRAID (bisphosphonate therapy and atypical femur fractures)
  • ABOGRAFT (local antibiotics in hip revision)
  • BIOFACTS (Bio markers for compartment syndrome)

Organisation