• Deep phenotyping of pubertal development in Norwegian children: the Bergen Growth Study 2 

      Juliusson, Petur B.; Bruserud, Ingvild S.; Oehme, Ninnie Helen Bakken; Madsen, Andre; Forthun, Ingvild Halsør; Balthasar, Melissa Rajini; Viste, kristin; Jugessur, Astanand; Schell, Lawrence M.; Bjerknes, Robert; Roelants, Mathieu; Karen, Rosendahl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The Bergen Growth Study 2 (BGS2) aims to characterise somatic and endocrine changes in healthy Norwegian children using a novel methodology. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional sample of 1285 children ...
    • Evaluating national guidelines for monitoring early growth using routinely collected data in Bergen, Norway 

      Balthasar, Melissa Rajini; Roelants, Mathieu; Brannsether-Ellingsen, Bente; Stangenes, Kristine Marie; Magnus, Maria Christine; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aims: The overarching aim of this study was to evaluate the Norwegian guidelines for growth monitoring using routinely collected data from healthy children up to five years of age. We analysed criteria for both status ...
    • Trends in the prevalence of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age using structured data from routine child healthcare visits 

      Revheim, Ingrid; Balthasar, Melissa Rajini; Akerkar, Rupali Rajendra; Stangenes, Kristine Marie; Almenning, Grethe; Nygaard, Eva; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Roelants, Mathieu; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Aim The Norwegian Action Plan for a Healthier Diet (2017–2021) set the target that 25% of infants should be exclusively breastfed for 6 months by 2022. Our aim was to determine trends in the prevalence and duration of ...