Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Smoking"
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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 ... -
Associations between night work and BMI, alcohol, smoking, caffeine and exercise - A cross-sectional study
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...