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Iodine deficiency in a study population of Norwegian pregnant women - results from the Little in Norway study (LiN)
(MDPI, 2018-04-20)Iodine sufficiency is particularly important in pregnancy, where median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in the range of 150–250 µg/L indicates adequate iodine status. The aims of this study were to determine UIC and ...Journal article -
A proper lookout. Studies of contrast sensitivity
(The University of Bergen, 2018-09-14)Naval navigation and watch keeping in littoral waters is highly dependent on visual function, and all navigators are required to have normal visual acuity (VA) measured by Snellen’s table or equivalent. Although ...Doctoral thesis -
Effects of dietary carbohydrate quality and quantity on the lipid triad of atherogenic dyslipidaemia in obese people – results from a randomized controlled trial (CARBFUNC)
(The University of Bergen, 2018-12-20)Introduction The link between obesity, especially abdominal or visceral adiposity, with dyslipidaemia and cardiometabolic diseases is well–established. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically ...Master thesis -
Mental Health and care situation in school-aged children prenatally exposed to alcohol and other substances: a hospital based study
(The University of Bergen, 2018-10-31)Background: Prenatal exposure to substances, including alcohol, opiates and illicit drugs, may influence a child’s neurodevelopment and possibly impact on their subsequent mental health. Maternal use of substances ...Doctoral thesis -
Symptoms Associated With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders in School-Aged Children Prenatally Exposed to Substances
(Sage, 2018)Prenatal exposure to substances may influence a child’s neurodevelopment and impact on subsequent mental health. In a hospital-based population of school-aged children prenatally exposed to opiates and a number of illicit ...Journal article -
Enhanced liver fibrosis test predicts transplant-free survival in primary sclerosing cholangitis, a multi-centre study
(Wiley, 2017-10)Background & Aims: Biomarkers reflecting disease activity and prognosis in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) have not been firmly established. Enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) test was previously reported to predict ...Journal article -
Age of menarche is associated with knee joint replacement due to primary osteoarthritis (The HUNT Study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register)
(Elsevier, 2017-10)Objective: To investigate whether parity, age at menarche, menopausal status, age at menopause, use of oral contraceptives (OC) or use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were associated with total knee replacement (TKR) ...Journal article -
Postprandial triacylglycerols after diets varying in carbohydrate type and amount (the CARBFUNC study)
(The University of Bergen, 2018-12-15)Introduction: Obesity, the most prevalent nutritional disorder in the Western world today, continues to increase worldwide. During the last decades, poor quality diets characterized by refined grains and processed foods ...Master thesis -
Pregnant women’s seafood intake and fatty acid composition in red blood cells – a randomized controlled trial with dietary cod
(The University of Bergen, 2018-12-07)Background: Seafood is the predominant source of the dietary long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn-3PUFA) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Consumption of these fatty acids (FAs) ...Master thesis -
Water-soluble fish protein intake led to lower serum and liver cholesterol concentrations in obese zucker fa/fa rats
(MDPI, 2018-05-01)Proteins from different fish species and different raw materials such as fish fillets and by-products have shown promising cardioprotective effects in rodents and humans, including effects on cholesterol metabolism. Blue ...Journal article -
Interstitial Fluid Colloid Osmotic Pressure in Healthy Children
(Public Library of Science, 2015-04-08)Objective: The colloid osmotic pressure (COP) of plasma and interstitial fluid play important roles in transvascular fluid exchange. COP values for monitoring fluid balance in healthy and sick children have not been ...Journal article -
Semiprone position is superior to supine position for paediatric endotracheal intubation during massive regurgitation, a randomized crossover simulation trial
(BioMed Central, 2018-01-18)Background: Endotracheal intubation of patients with massive regurgitation represents a challenge in emergency airway management. Gastric contents tend to block suction catheters, and few treatment alternatives exist. Based ...Journal article -
Genetic and cellular studies of carboxyl-ester lipase (CEL), a protein involved in exocrine and endocrine pancreatic disease
(The University of Bergen, 2018-09-13)Carboxyl-ester lipase (CEL) is a digestive enzyme mainly expressed in pancreatic acinar cells, from which it is secreted into the duodenum as a component of pancreatic juice. Mutations in the ...Doctoral thesis -
Long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for youth with anxiety disorders: Outcome, predictors and social anxiety
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-01)Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated favorable long-term outcomes in youth with anxiety disorders in efficacy trials. However, long-term outcomes of CBT delivered in a community setting are uncertain. The ...Doctoral thesis -
Long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety disorders
(Elsevier, 2018-01)Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated favorable long-term outcomes in youth with anxiety disorders in efficacy trials. However, long-term outcomes of CBT delivered in a community setting are uncertain. This ...Journal article -
Subtyping social anxiety in youth
(Elsevier, 2017-06)Few empirical studies have examined subtypes of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in youth, and limited consensus resides on the nature of potential subtypes. Identifying subtypes, based on both fear and avoidance patterns, ...Journal article -
The economic impact of multiple sclerosis to the patients and their families in Norway
(Springer, 2018)Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) imposes high economic costs on society, but the patients and their families have to bear some of these costs. Objective: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of these economic costs in ...Journal article -
Survival and cause of death in multiple sclerosis: A 60-year longitudinal population study
(BMJ, 2017)Objective: Survival and causes of death (COD) in multiple sclerosis (MS) provide ultimate endpoints. We aimed to investigate survival and COD in a 60-year population-based MS cohort compared with the general population. Methods: ...Journal article -
Hypoglycemia and decreased insulin requirement caused by malignant insulinoma in a type 1 diabetic patient: when the hoof beats are from a zebra, not a horse
(Wiley, 2017-06)Insulinomas are uncommon tumors, and in patients with diabetes mellitus they are extremely rare. We describe a patient with type 1 diabetes who developed malignant insulinoma. When hypoglycemic episodes persist in a patient ...Journal article -
Associations between ABO blood groups and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: influence on resection status and survival
(Wiley, 2017-07)Both serology‐based and genetic studies have reported an association between pancreatic cancer risk and ABO blood groups. We have investigated this relationship in a cohort of pancreatic cancer patients from Western Norway ...Journal article
