Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Lie, Rolv Terje"
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Cause-specific neonatal mortality in a neonatal care unit in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study
Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Olomi, Raimos; Mahande, Michael Johnson; Kvåle, Gunnar; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08)Background: The current decline in under-five mortality shows an increase in share of neonatal deaths. In order to address neonatal mortality and possibly identify areas of prevention and intervention, we studied causes ... -
Causes of perinatal death at a tertiary care hospital in Northern Tanzania 2000--2010: a registry based study
Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Olomi, Raimos; Mahande, Michael Johnson; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Olola, Oneko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Background: Perinatal mortality reflects maternal health as well as antenatal, intrapartum and newborn care, and is an important health indicator. This study aimed at classifying causes of perinatal death in order to ... -
Exposure to Household Air Pollution from Wood Combustion and Association with Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function in Nonsmoking Women: Results from the RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala
Pope, Daniel; Diaz, Esperanza; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Lie, Rolv Terje; Bakke, Per; Balmes, John R.; Smith, Kirk R.; Bruce, Nigel G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)Background: With 40% of the world’s population relying on solid fuel, household air pollution (HAP) represents a major preventable risk factor for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Meta-analyses have confirmed ... -
Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention
Díaz, Esperanza; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Pope, Dan; Lie, Rolv Terje; Díaz, Anaité; McCracken, John; Arana, Byron; Smith, Kirk R.; Bruce, Nigel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from combustion of biomass fuels represents a global health problem, estimated to cause 1.6 million premature deaths annually. Aims: RESPIRE (Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution ... -
Factors associated with prenatal folic acid and iron supplementation among 21,889 pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A cross-sectional hospital-based study
Ogundipe, Olukemi; Hoyo, Cathrine; Østbye, Truls; Oneko, Olola; Manongi, Rachel; Lie, Rolv Terje; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-26)Background: Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality. The World Health ... -
Familial risk of cerebral palsy: Population based cohort study
Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Wilcox, Allen James; Lie, Rolv Terje; Moster, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-15)Objective To investigate risks of recurrence of cerebral palsy in family members with various degrees of relatedness to elucidate patterns of hereditability. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Data from the ... -
FTO, Type 2 Diabetes, and Weight Gain Throughout Adult Life: A Meta-Analysis of 41,504 Subjects From the Scandinavian HUNT, MDC, and MPP Studies
Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Johansson, Stefan; Sonestedt, Emily; Jonsson, Anna; Lie, Rolv Terje; Platou, Carl G. P.; Nilsson, Peter M.; Rukh, Gull; Midthjell, Kristian; Hveem, Kristian; Melander, Olle; Groop, Leif; Lyssenko, Valeriya; Molven, Anders; Orho-Melander, Marju; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (Research report; Peer reviewed, 2011-05)OBJECTIVE—FTO is the most important polygene identified for obesity. We aimed to investigate whether a variant in FTO affects type 2 diabetes risk entirely through its effect on BMI and how FTO influences BMI across adult ... -
Identification of DNA methylation changes in newborns related to maternal smoking during pregnancy
Markunas, Christina A; Xu, Zongli; Harlid, Sophia; Wade, Paul A.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Taylor, Jack A.; Wilcox, Allen James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-01)Background: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with significant infant morbidity and mortality, and may influence later disease risk. One mechanism by which smoking (and other environmental factors) might have ... -
Maternal angiotensinogen (AGT) haplotypes, fetal renin (REN) haplotypes and risk of preeclampsia; estimation of gene-gene interaction from family-triad data
Vefring, Hege K.; Wee, Line; Jugessur, Astanand; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Nilsen, Stein Tore; Lie, Rolv Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06-10)Background Preeclampsia is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 3% of pregnant women in the Western world. Although inconclusive, current evidence suggests that the renin-angiotensin system may be involved in ... -
Maternal genes and facial clefts in offspring: a comprehensive search for genetic associations in two population-based cleft studies from Scandinavia
Jugessur, Astanand; Shi, Min; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Wilcox, Allen James; Weinberg, Clarice Ring; Christensen, Kaare; Boyles, Abee Lowman; Daack-Hirsch, Sandra; Nguyen, Truc Trung; Christiansen, Lene; Lidral, Andrew Carl; Murray, Jeffrey Clark (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-07-09)Background Fetal conditions can in principle be affected by the mother's genotype working through the prenatal environment. Methodology/Principal Findings Genotypes for 1536 SNPs in 357 cleft candidate genes were available ... -
Rapid genotyping of the human renin (REN) gene by the LightCycler® instrument: Identification of unexpected nucleotide substitutions within the selected hybridization probe area
Wee, Line L.; Vefring, Hege; Jonsson, Grete; Jugessur, Astanand; Lie, Rolv Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Preeclampsia is a serious disorder affecting nearly 3% of all in the Western world. It is associated with hypertension and proteinuria, and several lines of evidence suggest that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be ... -
Recurrence of perinatal death in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study
Mahande, Michael Johnson; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Obure, Joseph; Masenga, Gileard; Manongi, Rachel; Lie, Rolv Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-29)Background Perinatal mortality is known to be high in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some women may carry a particularly high risk which would be reflected in a high recurrence risk. We aim to estimate the recurrence risk of perinatal ... -
Recurrence of Preeclampsia in Northern Tanzania: A Registry-Based Cohort Study
Mahande, Michael Johnson; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Masenga, Gileard; Obure, Joseph; Manongi, Rachel; Lie, Rolv Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-01)Objective: Preeclampsia occurs in about 4 per cent of pregnancies worldwide, and may have particularly serious consequences for women in Africa. Studies in western countries have shown that women with preeclampsia in one ... -
Reproduction and marriage among male survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: a national cohort study
Gunnes, Maria Winther; Lie, Rolv Terje; Bjørge, Tone; Ghaderi, Sara; Ruud, Ellen; Syse, Astri; Moster, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Increased survival after cancer in young age has made long-term follow-up studies of high external validity important. In this national cohort study, we explored the impact of cancer in young age on reproduction ... -
Risk factors for maternal death in the highlands of rural northern Tanzania: a case-control study
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Lie, Rolv Terje; Bergsjø, Per; Gasheka, Peter; Kvåle, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-08)Background Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the paucity of epidemiological information on maternal deaths, and the high maternal mortality estimates found earlier in ... -
Transfer of newborns to neonatal care unit: a registry based study in Northern Tanzania
Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Kibiki, Gibson S.; Olomi, Raimos; Kvåle, Gunnar; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-04)Background: Reduction in neonatal mortality has been slower than anticipated in many low income countries including Tanzania. Adequate neonatal care may contribute to reduced mortality. We studied factors associated with ... -
X-Linked Genes and Risk of Orofacial Clefts: Evidence from Two Population-Based Studies in Scandinavia
Jugessur, Astanand; Skare, Øivind; Lie, Rolv Terje; Wilcox, Allen James; Christensen, Kaare; Christiansen, Lene; Nguyen, Truc Trung; Murray, Jeffrey Clark; Gjessing, Håkon K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-19)Background: Orofacial clefts are common birth defects of complex etiology, with an excess of males among babies with cleft lip and palate, and an excess of females among those with cleft palate only. Although genes on the ...