• Intake of sucrose‑sweetened soft beverages during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects (CHD) in ofspring: a Norwegian pregnancy cohort study 

      Grønning Dale, Maria Teresa; Magnus, Per; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Haugen, Margaretha; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Studies report increased risk of congenital heart defects (CHD) in the offspring of mothers with diabetes, where high blood glucose levels might confer the risk. We explored the association between intake of sucrose-sweetened ...
    • Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis 

      Voerman, Ellis; Santos, Susana; Golab, Bernadeta Patro; Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Iszatt, Nina; Magnus, Per; Papadopoulou, Eleni Zoumpoulia; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Jaddoe, Vincent W.V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-11)
      Background: Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain may have persistent effects on offspring fat development. However, it remains unclear whether these effects differ by severity of obesity, and whether these ...
    • Maternal fever during pregnancy and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 

      Gustavson, Kristin; Ask, Helga; Ystrøm, Eivind; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Lipkin, W. Ian; Suren, Pål; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Magnus, Per; Knudsen, Gun Peggy S.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Aase, Heidi; Mjaaland, Siri; Susser, Ezra S.; Hornig, Mady; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-02)
      Maternal fever during pregnancy is associated with several adverse child outcomes. We investigated associations between maternal fever and ADHD among offspring, as well as the sub-dimensions of ADHD - inattention and ...
    • Narcolepsy and hypersomnia in Norwegian children and young adults following the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic 

      Trogstad, Lill; Bakken, Inger Johanne; Gunnes, Nina; Ghaderi, Sara; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Magnus, Per; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04)
      Background: Associations between influenza infection and sleep disorders are poorly studied. We investigated if pandemic influenza infection or vaccination with Pandemrix in 2009/2010 was associated with narcolepsy or ...
    • Nocturnal Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Children’s Sleep Duration and Sleep Problems 

      Weyde, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Evandt, Jorunn; Magnus, Per; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Clark, Charlotte; Stansfeld, Stephen; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-06)
      Almost half of the European Union (EU)’s population is exposed to road traffic noise above levels that constitute a health risk. Associations between road traffic noise and impaired sleep in adults have consistently been ...
    • Parvovirus B19 DNAemia in pregnant women in relation to perinatal death: A nested case‐control study within a large population‐based pregnancy cohort 

      Barlinn, Regine; Trogstad, Lill; Rollag, Halvor; Frøen, Jahn Frederik; Magnus, Per; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction: Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is the infectious cause of exanthema infectiosum. In Europe around 40% of pregnant women are susceptible to infection. Having small children at home is the main risk factor for contracting ...
    • Placental epigenetic clocks: estimating gestational age using placental DNA methylation levels 

      Lee, Yunsung; Choufani, Sanaa; Weksberg, Rosanna; Wilson, Samantha L.; Yuan, Victor; Burt, Amber; Marsit, Carmen; Lu, Ake T.; Ritz, Beate; Bohlin, Jon; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Magnus, Per; Binder, Alexandra M.; Robinson, Wendy P.; Jugessur, Astanand; Horvath, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The human pan-tissue epigenetic clock is widely used for estimating age across the entire lifespan, but it does not lend itself well to estimating gestational age (GA) based on placental DNAm methylation (DNAm) data. We ...
    • Pre-conception and prenatal alcohol exposure from mothers and fathers drinking and head circumference: results from the Norwegian Mother-Child Study (MoBa) 

      Zuccolo, Luisa; deRoo, Lisa; Wills, Andrew K; Smith, George Davey; Surén, Pål; Roth, Christine; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Magnus, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-23)
      Although microcephaly is a feature of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, it is currently unknown whether low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure affects head circumference. Small magnitude associations reported in observational ...
    • Pregnancy-Related Risk Factors Are Associated With a Significant Burden of Treated Hypertension Within 10 Years of Delivery: Findings From a Population-Based Norwegian Cohort 

      Egeland, Grace M.; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Eide, Geir Egil; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Klungsøyr, Kari; Trogstad, Lill; Magnus, Per; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)
      Background: The association between pregnancy complications and women's later cardiovascular disease has, primarily, been evaluated in studies lacking information on important covariates. This report evaluates the prospective ...
    • Prenatal fever and autism risk 

      Hornig, Mady; Bresnahan, M; Che, X; Schultz, A F; Ukaigwe, J E; Eddy, M L; Hirtz, Deborah; Gunnes, Nina; Lie, Kari Kveim; Magnus, Per; Mjaaland, Siri; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Levin, B; Susser, Ezra; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Lipkin, W I (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Some studies suggest that prenatal infection increases risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This study was undertaken in a prospective cohort in Norway to examine whether we could find evidence to support an association ...
    • Road traffic noise and children's inattention 

      Weyde, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Magnus, Per; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Stansfeld, Stephen; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J; Vrijheid, Martine; Pascual, Montserrat de Castro; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-21)
      Background: An increasing number of children are exposed to road traffic noise levels that may lead to adverse effects on health and daily functioning. Childhood is a period of intense growth and brain maturation, and ...
    • Seasonal and pandemic influenza during pregnancy and risk of fetal death: A Norwegian registry‑based cohort study 

      Gunnes, Nina; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Ghaderi, Sara; Gran, Jon Michael; Hungnes, Olav; Magnus, Per; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Skrondal, Anders; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Trogstad, Lill; Wilcox, Allen James; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Previous studies of fetal death with maternal influenza have been inconsistent. We explored the effect of maternal influenza-like illness (ILI) in pregnancy on the risk of fetal death, distinguishing between diagnoses ...
    • Sensitivity and specificity of early screening for autism 

      Suren, Pål; Havdahl, Alexandra; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Hirtz, Deborah; Hornig, Mady; Lord, Catherine; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Magnus, Per; Susser, Ezra; Lipkin, W. Ian; Stoltenberg, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Early identification and diagnosis is beneficial for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Universal early screening is recommended by many experts, but disputed because evidence is limited, and sensitivity ...
    • Two age peaks in the incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a population-based registry study from Norway 2008-2012 

      Bakken, Inger Johanne; Tveito, Kari; Gunnes, Nina; Ghaderi, Sara; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Trogstad, Lill; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Magnus, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-01)
      Background: The aim of the current study was to estimate sex- and age-specific incidence rates of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) using population-based registry data. CFS/ME is a debilitating ...
    • Vanishing twin syndrome among ART singletons and pregnancy outcomes 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Ghaderi, Sara; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Magnus, Per; Romundstad, Liv Bente Bergem; Skjaerven, Rolv; Wilcox, Allen J; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11)
      STUDY QUESTION: Among babies born by ART, do singleton survivors of a vanishing twin have lower birth weight than other singletons? SUMMARY ANSWER: Vanishing twin syndrome (VTS) was associated with lower birth weight among ...