• The Association between Lifetime Smoking Exposure and Breast Cancer Mortality – Results from a Norwegian Cohort 

      Bjerkaas, Eivind; Parajuli, Ranjan; Engeland, Anders; Maskarinec, Gertraud; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gram, Inger Torhild (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 ...
    • Associations between night work and BMI, alcohol, smoking, caffeine and exercise - A cross-sectional study 

      Buchvold, Hogne Vikanes; Pallesen, Ståle; Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-12)
      Background: Shift work is associated with negative health effects. Increased prevalence of several cardiovascular risk factors among shift workers/night workers compared with day workers have been shown resulting in increased ...
    • The causal role of smoking on the risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomisation analysis of the HUNT study 

      Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Hellevik, Alf Inge; Langhammer, Arnulf; Furnes, Ove; Flugsrud, Gunnar B; Skorpen, Frank; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Storheim, Kjersti; Nordsletten, Lars; Zwart, John-Anker (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      Objective: Smoking has been associated with a reduced risk of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent joint replacement. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the observed association is likely to be ...
    • Change in pulmonary diffusion capacity in a general population sample over 9 years 

      Storebø, Michael Langballe; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Eide, Geir Egil; Gulsvik, Amund; Thorsen, Einar; Bakke, Per S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-02)
      Rationale: Data on the change in diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) over time are limited. We aimed to examine change in DLCO (ΔDLCO) over a 9-year period and its predictors. Methods: A Norwegian ...
    • Change in pulmonary diffusion capacity in a general population sample over 9 years 

      Storebø, Michael Langballe; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Eide, Geir Egil; Gulsvik, Amund; Thorsen, Einar; Bakke, Per S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-02)
      Rationale: Data on the change in diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DL_CO) over time are limited. We aimed to examine change in DL_CO (ΔDL_CO) over a 9-year period and its predictors. Methods: A Norwegian ...
    • A cross-sectional analysis of the association between health related quality of life and bodyweight changes 

      Thorbjørnsen, Gunhild Hervik (Master thesis, 2013-01-05)
      Introduction Bodyweight outside the normal range is commonly associated with reduced health related quality of life (HRQL), while physical activity has shown to improve HRQL. Few studies have investigated the effect of ...
    • A cross-sectional study of self-reported general health, lifestyle factors, and disease: the Hordaland Health Study 

      Jepsen, Randi; Dogisso, Tadesse Washo; Dysvik, Elin; Andersen, John Roger; Natvig, Gerd Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-02)
      Background. Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating effect of ...
    • Is consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks during pregnancy associated with birth weight? 

      Grundt, Jacob Holter; Eide, Geir Egil; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Markestad, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      In Norway, there were parallel increases and subsequent decreases in birth weight (BW) and consumption of sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drinks (SSC) during the period 1990–2010, and by an ecological approach, we have ...
    • Maternal smoking impacts key biological pathways in newborns through epigenetic modification in Utero 

      Rotroff, Daniel M; Joubert, Bonnie R; Marvel, Skylar W; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Wu, Michael C; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Ueland, Per Magne; Nystad, Wenche; London, Stephanie J; Motsinger-Reif, Alison (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-25)
      Background: Children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy exhibit increased risk for many adverse health effects. Maternal smoking influences methylation in newborns at specific CpG sites (CpGs). Here, we extend ...
    • Parental smoking and risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Tapia, German; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Granström, Charlotta; Mårild, Karl Staffan; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Svensson, Jannet; Johannesen, Jesper; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Joner, Geir; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Størdal, Ketil; Stene, Lars Christian Mørch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)
      Background: A few prospective studies suggest an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and lower risk of type 1 diabetes. However, the role of unmeasured confounding and misclassification remains unclear. ...
    • Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey 

      Flexeder, Claudia; Zock, Jan-Paul; Jarvis, Deborah; Verlato, Giuseppe; Olivieri, Mario; Benke, Geza; Abramson, Michael J.; Sigsgaard, Torben; Svanes, Cecilie; Torén, Kjell; Nowak, Dennis; Jõgi, Rain; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Demoly, Pascal; Janson, Christer; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Bono, Roberto; Holm, Mathias; Franklin, Karl A.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Siroux, Valérie; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Corsico, Angelo Guido; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Urrutia Landa, Isabel; Schulz, Holger; Heinrich, Joachim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-14)
      Background: Early life exposure to tobacco smoke has been extensively studied but the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) for new-onset respiratory symptoms and lung function decline in adulthood has not been widely investigated ...
    • Site-specific treatment outcome in smokers following 12 months of supportive periodontal therapy 

      Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Leknes, Knut N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)
      Aim: To evaluate the effect of cigarette smoking on periodontal health at patient, tooth, and site levels following supportive therapy. Materials and Methods: Eighty chronic periodontitis patients, 40 smokers and 40 ...
    • Smoking, plasma cotinine and risk of atrial fibrillation: the Hordaland Health Study 

      Zuo, Hui; Nygård, Ottar; Vollset, Stein Emil; Ueland, Per Magne; Ulvik, Arve; Midttun, Øivind; Meyer, Klaus; Igland, Jannicke; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)
      Background: Cigarette smoking has been identified as a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and mortality. However, findings on the relationship between smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) have been ...
    • Social inequalities and smoking-associated breast cancer - Results from a prospective cohort study 

      Bjerkaas, Eivind; Parajuli, Ranjan; Engeland, Anders; Maskarinec, Gertraud; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gram, Inger Torhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-22)
      Objective. The association between smoking and breast cancer has been found in most recent, large cohort studies. We wanted to investigate how smoking-associated breast cancer varies by level of education, a well-established ...