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The Association Between Exposure to Interferon-Beta During Pregnancy and Birth Measurements in Offspring of Women With Multiple Sclerosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-30)Background: Interferon-beta (IFN-beta) is a commonly used treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Current guidelines recommend cessation of treatment during pregnancy, however the results of past studies on the safety of ... -
Association between fixation type and revision risk in total knee arthroplasty patients aged 65 years and older: a cohort study of 265,877 patients from the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association 2000–2016
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and purpose — The population of the Nordic countries is aging and the number of elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is also expected to increase. Reliable fixation methods are essential to ... -
Association between frailty and self-reported health following heart valve surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Knowledge about the association between frailty and self-reported health among patients undergoing heart valve surgery remains sparse. Thus, the objectives were to I) describe changes in self-reported health ... -
Association between gastrointestinal complaints and psychopathology in patients with anorexia nervosa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms appear frequently in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but the associations between psychopathological, GI, and eating disorder (ED) symptoms remain unclear. This study aimed ... -
Association between gestational hypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease among 617 589 Norwegian women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-13)Background: Preeclampsia and gestational hypertension (GH) are the most common hypertensive pregnancy disorders. Preeclampsia has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a similar association for ... -
Association between healthy dietary intake and food expenditure in Malawi: A cross-sectional study, based on Fourth Integrated Household Survey (LSMS) 2017
(Master thesis, 2022-08-31)Safe, nutritious dietary intake is crucial for developmental stage of life. Healthy dietary intake can alleviate the malnutrition problem and unhealthy dietary intake along with sedentary lifestyle can cause the rise of ... -
The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-25)Background: While the adverse impact of a history of a foot ulcer on physical health among persons with diabetes is well known, little is known about the association between foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological ... -
The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Biomass fuels are still in use for cooking by many households in resource poor countries such as Nepal and is a major source of household air pollution (HAP). Chronic exposure to HAP has been shown to be associated ... -
Association between hypersomnolence and the COVID-19 pandemic: The International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures have affected our daily life, sleep, and circadian rhythms worldwide. Their effects on hypersomnolence and fatigue remain unclear. Methods The ... -
The association between intrapartum opioid fentanyl and early breastfeeding: A prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: Intrapartum opioids in labor may interfere with the early breastfeeding phase and cause breastfeeding difficulties. This study examines the effects of intrapartum fentanyl given intravenously (IV) or through ... -
Association between leptin levels and severity of suicidal behaviour in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-08)Objective: Associations between suicidality and lipid dysregulation are documented in mental illness, but the potential role of leptin remains unclear. We examined the association between leptin and suicidal behaviour in ... -
The Association between Lifetime Smoking Exposure and Breast Cancer Mortality – Results from a Norwegian Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Several recent cohort studies have found an association between smoking and breast cancer, but the association between lifetime smoking exposure and breast cancer mortality is less well described. We examined whether smoking ... -
Association between lipid-A-producing oral bacteria of different potency and fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a Norwegian population-based adult cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Lipid A is the primary immunostimulatory part of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecule. The inflammatory response of LPS varies and depends upon the number of acyl chains and phosphate groups in lipid A which ... -
The association between lithium use and neurocognitive performance in patients with bipolar disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Lithium remains the gold standard for the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD); however, its use has declined over the years mainly due to the side effects and the subjective experience of cognitive numbness reported by ... -
Association between Livestock Ownership and Malaria Incidence in South-Central Ethiopia: A Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Zooprophylaxis is one of the possible environmental vector control strategies for malaria prevention. However, its effect on reducing malaria transmission has been questionable, requiring a detailed understanding of ... -
Association between long-term neuro-toxicities in testicular cancer survivors and polymorphisms in glutathione-s-transferase-P1 and -M1, a retrospective cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-27)Background: To assess the impact of polymorphisms in Glutathione S-transferase (GST) -P1, - M1, and -T1 on self-reported chemotherapy-induced long-term toxicities in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs). Methods: A total of ... -
Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-19)Background Malaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Malnutrition is the associated cause for about half of the deaths that ... -
The association between malnutrition and postoperative complications, and the potential for prevention of both
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-23)Introduction: Poor nutritional status is an established risk factor for suboptimal outcome of hospital stay, including among other things, an increased risk of postoperative complications. Despite the fact that international ... -
Association Between Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring in Birth Cohorts From Denmark and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-19)Background: Evidence linking individual‐level maternal folic acid supplementation to offspring risk of congenital heart defects is lacking. We investigated whether folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces ... -
Association between medical androgen deprivation therapy and long-term cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in nonmetastatic prostate cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Studies have suggested that prostate cancer (PCa) patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are at increased risk of developing or exacerbating cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to explore the association ...