Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen"

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    • Long-term exposure to low-level air pollution and greenness and mortality in Northern Europe. The Life-GAP project 

      Xu, Shanshan; Marcon, Alessandro; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Benediktsdottir, Bryndis; Brandt, Jørgen; Engemann, Kristine; Frohn, Lise Marie; Geels, Camilla; Gislason, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Markevych, Iana; Modig, Lars; Orru, Hans; Schlunssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Johannessen, Ane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Air pollution has been linked to mortality, but there are few studies examining the association with different exposure time windows spanning across several decades. The evidence for the effects of green space ...

    • Maternal preconception occupational exposure to cleaning products and disinfectants and offspring asthma 

      Tjalvin, Gro; Svanes, Øistein; Igland, Jannicke; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Dharmage, Shyamali; Forsberg, Bertil; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jögi, Nils Oskar; Johannessen, Ane; Malinovschi, Andrei; Pape, Kathrine; Real, Francisco Gomez; Sigsgaard, Torben; Torén, Kjell; Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Zock, Jan-Paul; Schlünssen, Vivi; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Emerging research suggests health effects in offspring after parental chemical exposures before conception. Many future mothers are exposed to potent chemicals at work, but potential offspring health effects ...

    • Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma 

      Triebner, Kai; Johannessen, Ane; Puggini, Luca; Benediktsdottir, Bryndis; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bifulco, Ersilia; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Franklin, Karl A.; Gislason, Þórarinn; Holm, Mathias; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Lindberg, Eva; Macsali, Ferenc; Malinovschi, Andrej; Norbäck, Dan; Omenaas, Ernst; Rodriguez, Francisco J; Saure, Eirunn Waatevik; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Skorge, Trude Duelien; Wieslander, Gunilla; Zemp, Elisabeth; Svanes, Cecilie; Hustad, Simon Steinar; Gomez Real, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)
      Background: There is limited and conflicting evidence on the effect of menopause on asthma. Objectives: We sought to study whether the incidence of asthma and respiratory symptoms differ by menopausal status in a longitudinal ...

    • Optimization of bacterial DNA and endotoxin extraction from settled airborne dust 

      Abouelhana, Hesham Amin Mohamed; Marshall, Ian P.G.; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Wouters, Inge M.; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Šantl-Temkiv, Tina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Collecting and obtaining sufficient amount of airborne particles for multiple microbial component assessments can be challenging. A passive dust sampling device, the electrostatic dust fall collector (EDC) has been established ...

    • Parental TB associated with offspring asthma and rhinitis 

      Lopez Cervantes, Juan Pablo; Shigdel, Rajesh; Accordini, S.; Mustafa, Tehmina; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Makvandi-Nejad, Shokouh; Lerm, M.; Horsnell, W.; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      BACKGROUND: Infections in early life are associated with asthma and allergies in one-generation settings; however, the link between parental infection and offspring phenotype is rarely investigated. We aim to study the ...

    • Parents’ smoking onset before conception as related to body mass index and fat mass in adult offspring: Findings from the RHINESSA generation study 

      Knudsen, Gerd Toril Mørkve; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Janson, Christer; Abramson, Michael J.; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Malinovschi, Andrei; Skulstad, Svein Magne; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Real, Francisco Gomez; Schlünssen, Vivi; Jögi, Nils Oskar; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Holm, Mathias; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Forsberg, Bertil; Svanes, Cecilie; Johannessen, Ane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Emerging evidence suggests that parents’ preconception exposures may influence offspring health. We aimed to investigate maternal and paternal smoking onset in specific time windows in relation to offspring body mass index ...

    • Periodontal Health status and lung function in two Norwegian cohorts 

      Perez Barrionuevo, Antonio Manuel; Gomez Real, Francisco; Igland, Jannicke; Johannessen, Ane; Omenaas, Ernst; Franklin, Karl A.; Barrionuevo, Laura Perez; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Svanes, Cecilie; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-19)
      Rationale and objectives: The oral cavity is united with the airways, and thus poor oral health may affect respiratory health. However, data on the interaction of periodontal and respiratory health is limited. We aimed to ...

    • Physical activity in pregnancy: a Norwegian-Swedish mother-child birth cohort study 

      Carlsen, Oda Cecilie; Gudmundsdóttir, Hrefna Katrín; Bains, Karen Eline Stensby; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Carlsen, Karin C. Lødrup; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Endre, Kim Magnus Advocaat; Granum, Berit; Haugen, Guttorm; Hedlin, Gunilla; Jonassen, Christine M; Kreyberg, Ina; Landrø, Linn Aina Ysland; Olsson, Caroline-Aleksi; Nordlund, Björn; Nordhagen, Live Solveig; Pehrson, Kristian; Saunders, Carina M.; Sjøborg, Katrine Dønvold; Skjerven, Håvard Ove; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Svanes, Cecilie; Söderhall, Cilla; Vettukattil, Riyas; Værnesbranden, Caren Magdalena Rydland; Wiik, Johanna; Rehbinder, Eva Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BACKGROUND Physical activity during pregnancy is important for maternal and offspring health. Optimal conditions during pregnancy may help reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases. National and international guidelines ...

    • Premature menopause and autoimmune primary ovarian insufficiency in two international multi-center cohorts 

      Vogt, Elinor Margrethe Chelsom; Real, Francisco Gomez; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Björnsdottir, Sigridur; Benediktsdottir, Bryndis; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Demoly, Pascal; Franklin, Karl Anders; Gallastegui, Leire Sainz de Aja; González, Francisco Javier Callejas; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Jögi, Nils Oskar; Leynaert, Benedicte; Lindberg, Eva; Malinovschi, Andrei; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Mayoral, Raúl Godoy; Oudin, Anna; Pereira-Vega, Antonio; Semjen, Chantal Raherison; Schlünssen, Vivi; Triebner, Kai Philipp; Øksnes, Marianne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective: To investigate markers of premature menopause (<40 years) and specifically the prevalence of autoimmune primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in European women. Design: Postmenopausal women were categorized ...

    • Prenatal and prepubertal exposures to tobacco smoke in men may cause lower lung function in future offspring: a three-generation study using a causal modelling approach 

      Accordini, Simone; Calciano, Lucia; Johannessen, Ane; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndis; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bråbäck, Lennart; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Forsberg, Bertil; Real, Francisco Gomez; Holloway, John W.; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Nils O.; Jõgi, Rain; Malinovschi, Andrei; Marcon, Alessandro; Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, Jesús; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Torén, Kjell; Jarvis, Deborah; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Mechanistic research suggests that lifestyle and environmental factors impact respiratory health across generations by epigenetic changes transmitted through male germ cells. Evidence from studies on humans is very ...

    • Prevalence of allergic sensitization to storage mites in Northern Europe 

      Jögi, Nils Oskar; Kleppe Olsen, Robin; Svanes, Cecilie; Gislason, David; Gislason, Thorarinn; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Sundbom, Fredrik; Storaas, Torgeir; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Allergic sensitization to storage mites has mostly been related to occupational exposures like farming, grain/cattle handling, whereas for non‐occupational settings, storage mite sensitization has been attributed ...

    • Prevalence of, and work-related risk factors for, hand eczema in a Norwegian general population (The HUNT Study) 

      Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Svanes, Cecilie; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)
      Background: Chemical exposures at work and at home may cause hand eczema. However, this has been scarcely described for Norway. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of, and occupational risk factors for, hand eczema ...

    • A prospective study on the role of smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, indoor painting and living in old or new buildings on asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptoms 

      Wang, Juan; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Forsberg, Bertil; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Holm, Mathias; Torén, Kjell; Malinovschi, Andrei; Sigsgaard, Torben; Schlünssen, Vivi; Svanes, Cecilie; Johannessen, Ane; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Franklin, Karl A.; Norbäck, Dan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We studied associations between tobacco smoke, home environment and respiratory health in a 10 year follow up of a cohort of 11,506 adults in Northern Europe. Multilevel logistic regression models were applied to estimate ...

    • Residential greenspace and lung function decline over 20 years in a prospective cohort: The ECRHS study 

      Markevych, Iana; Zhao, Tianyu; Fuertes, Elaine; Marcon, Alessandro; Dadvand, Payam; Vienneau, Danielle; Garcia Aymerich, Judith; Nowak, Dennis; de Hoogh, Kees; Jarvis, Deborah; Abramson, Michael J.; Accordini, Simone; Amaral, Andre FS; Bentouhami, Hayat; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Boudier, Anne; Bono, Roberto; Bowatte, Gayan; Casas, Lidia; Dharmage, Shyamali C; Forsberg, Bertil; Gislason, Thorarinn; Gnesi, Marco; Holm, Mathias; Jacquemin, Benedicte; Janson, Christer; Jogi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Keidel, Dirk; Leynaert, Benedicte; Maldonado Perez, José Antonio; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Migliore, Enrica; Martínez-Moratalla, Jesús; Orru, Hans; Pin, Isabelle; Potts, James; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Ranzi, Andrea; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Siroux, Valerie; Soussan, David; Sunyer, Jordi; Urrutia Landa, Isabel; Villani, Simona; Heinrich, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The few studies that have examined associations between greenspace and lung function in adulthood have yielded conflicting results and none have examined whether the rate of lung function decline is ...

    • Respiratory Health in Cleaners in Northern Europe: Is Susceptibility Established in Early Life? 

      Svanes, Øistein; Skorge, Trude Duelien; Johannessen, Ane; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bråtveit, Magne; Forsberg, Bertil; Gislason, Thorarin; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jögi, Rain; Macsali, Ferenc; Norbäck, Dan; Omenaas, Ernst; Gomez Real, Francisco; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Wieslander, Gunilla; Zock, Jan-Paul; Aasen, Tor Olav Brøvig; Dratva, Julia; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Rationale There is some evidence that maternal smoking increases susceptibility to personal smoking’s detrimental effects. One might question whether early life disadvantage might influence susceptibility to occupational ...

    • Zoonotic helminth exposure and risk of allergic diseases: A study of two generations in Norway 

      Jögi, Nils Oskar; Svanes, Cecilie; Siiak, Silver Peeter; Logan, Erin; Holloway, John W.; Igland, Jannicke; Johannessen, Ane; Levin, Michael E.; Gomez Real, Francisco; Schlünssen, Vivi; Horsnell, William G.C.; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Animal and human studies indicate that definitive host helminth infections may confer protection from allergies. However, zoonotic helminths, such as Toxocara species (spp.), have been associated with increased ...