Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kjeldgaard, Helena Kames"

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    • Educational gradient in hip fracture incidence in Norway. The Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) 

      Holvik, Kristin; Dahl, Cecilie; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Solbakken, Siri Marie; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Hoff, Mari; Schei, Berit; Kjeldgaard, Helena Kames; Apalset, Ellen Margrete; Morseth, Bente; Grimnes, Guri; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Omsland, Tone Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Summary Examining fracture dynamics by socioeconomic status may inform healthcare and prevention. We found a higher risk of hip fracture in men and women with lower educational level in Norway. However, by age 90 + years, ...

    • Explaining declining hip fracture rates in Norway: a population-based modelling study 

      Kjeldgaard, Helena Kames; Holvik, Kristin; Abrahamsen, Bo; Tell, Grethe S.; Meyer, Haakon E.; O’Flaherty, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Although age-standardised hip fracture incidence has declined in many countries during recent decades, the number of fractures is forecast to increase as the population ages. Understanding the drivers behind ...

    • Impact of Total Hip Replacements on the Incidence of Hip Fractures in Norway During 1999–2019. A Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) Study 

      Kjeldgaard, Helena Kames; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; O’Flaherty, Martin; Apalset, Ellen Margrete; Dahl, Cecilie; Emaus, Nina; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Furnes, Ove Nord; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Hoff, Mari; Schei, Berit; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Holvik, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The knowledge about why hip fracture rates in Norway have declined is sparse. Concurrent with decreasing hip fracture rates, the rates of total hip replacements (THRs) have increased. We wanted to investigate if hip fracture ...