Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mykletun, Arnstein"
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Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the international diabetes federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: The Norwegian HUNT 2 study
Hildrum, Bjørn; Mykletun, Arnstein; Hole, Torstein; Midthjell, Kristian; Dahl, Alv Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-08-29)Background The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European populations. ... -
Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: the Norwegian HUNT 2 study
Hildrum, Bjørn; Mykletun, Arnstein; Hole, Torstein Nielsen; Midthjell, Kristian; Dahl, Alv A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-08-29)Background: The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European populations. ... -
Angst og depresjon som risikofaktorer for uføretrygding
Mykletun, Arnstein (Master thesis, 2001)The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of anxiety and depression as risk factors for disability pension. The empirical data was obtained from the two health-studies in Nord-Trøndelag County in Norway in ... -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966-69 to 1995-97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
Bjørnelv, Sigrid; Lydersen, Stian; Mykletun, Arnstein; Holmen, Turid Lingaas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-04)Background The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents 14–18 ... -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966–69 to 1995–97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
Bjørnelv, Sigrid; Lydersen, Stian; Mykletun, Arnstein; Holmen, Turid Lingaas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-04)Background: The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods: Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ... -
Disability pension by occupational class - the impact of work-related factors: The Hordaland Health Study Cohort
Haukenes, Inger; Mykletun, Arnstein; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Hansen, Hans-Tore; Mæland, John Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-30)Background: The social gradient in disability pension is well recognized, however mechanisms accounting for the gradient are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between occupational class ... -
Do gastrointestinal complaints increase the risk for subsequent medically certified long-term sickness absence? The HUSK study
Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Knapstad, Marit; Wilhelmsen, Ingvard; Mykletun, Arnstein; Glozier, Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-29)Background: Gastrointestinal complaints are very common in the general population and very often co-occur with common mental disorders. We aimed to study the prospective impact of gastrointestinal complaints on long term ... -
Does Postponement of First Pregnancy Increase Gender Differences in Sickness Absence? A Register Based Analysis of Norwegian Employees in 1993–2007
Ariansen, Anja Maria Steinsland; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-25)Background: From 1970–2012, the average age at first delivery increased from 23.2–28.5 in Norway. Postponement of first pregnancy increases risks of medical complications both during and after pregnancy. Sickness absence ... -
Early life factors in relation to cardiovacular disease in old age in Bergen: a Norwegian retrospective cohort study based on the Hordaland Study (HUSK)
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Stewart, Robert; Knapstad, Marit; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)Objectives: The fetal origins of adult disease hypothesis describes associations found for fetal or early-life expos- ures with cardiovascular risk and disease in adulthood. The extension or not of these associations into ... -
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in the media - a qualitative content analysis of Norwegian newspapers
Huiberts, Åshild; Hjørnevik, Mari Karlsen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11)Objectives: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is a condition characterized by experiencing symptoms after perceived exposure to weak electromagnetic fields (EMFs). There is substantial debate concerning the aetiology ... -
Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Glozier, Nicholas; Mæland, John Gunnar; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-29)Background: Most western countries have disability benefit schemes ostensibly based upon requiring (1) a work inhibiting functional limitation that (2) can be attributed to a diagnosable condition, injury or disease. The ... -
Factors accounting for the association between anxiety and depression, and eczema: the Hordaland health study (HUSK)
Klokk, Marianne; Gotestam, Karl Gunnar; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-22)Background The association between anxiety and depression, and eczema is well known in the literature, but factors underlying this association remain unclear. Low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and female gender have been ... -
General practitioners' opinions on how to improve treatment of mental disorders in primary health care. Interviews with one hundred Norwegian general practitioners
Mykletun, Arnstein; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Tangen, Tone; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-09)Background: Improvements in treatment of mental disorders are repeatedly called for. General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for the majority of treatment of mental disorders. Consequently, we interviewed GPs about ... -
General practitioners' self-perceived ability to recognize severity of common mental disorders: an underestimated factor in case identification?
Olssøn, Ingrid; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-30)Background: Several studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) under-diagnose common mental disorders, and that training courses hardly improve this practice. The influence of GPs' self-perceived ability to recognize ... -
Health problems account for a small part of the association between socioeconomic status and disability pension award. Results from the Hordaland Health Study
Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Ørstavik, Ragnhild E.; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-06)Background: Low socioeconomic status is a known risk factor for disability pension, and is also associated with health problems. To what degree health problems can explain the increased risk of disability pension award ... -
The impact of early life factors on cognitive function in old age: The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Smith, A. D.; Mykletun, Arnstein; Stewart, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-16)Background Previous studies have shown that adverse conditions during fetal and early life are associated with lower performance on neurocognitive tests in childhood, adolescence and adult life. There is, however, a paucity ... -
An investigation of factors identified at birth in relation to anxiety and depression in old age: the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Stewart, Robert; Mykletun, Arnstein; Knapstad, Marit; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-10)Background: Although life course influences have long been recognised in affective disorder, little is known about the influence of early life factors on late life anxiety and depression. The aim was to investigate the ... -
Is infertility really associated with higher levels of mental distress in the female population? Results from the North-Trondelag Health Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway
Biringer, Eva Aaker; Howard, Louise Michele; Kessler, Ute; Stewart, Robert; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objective: To explore the effect of ever having tried to conceive for more than 12 months on levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms and to investigate if symptom levels of anxiety and depression in infertile women who ... -
Job strain, health and sickness absence: results from the Hordaland Health Study
Wang, Min-Jung; Mykletun, Arnstein; Møyner, Ellen Ihlen; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Henderson, Max; Stansfeld, Stephen; Hotopf, Matthew; Harvey, Samuel B (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-22)Objectives: While it is generally accepted that high job strain is associated with adverse occupational outcomes, the nature of this relationship and the causal pathways involved are not well elucidated. We aimed to assess ... -
Lost Working Years Due to Mental Disorders: An Analysis of the Norwegian Disability Pension Registry
Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Hotopf, Matthew; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-15)Objectives: Mental disorders are prevalent diagnoses in disability benefit statistics, with awards often granted at younger age than for other diagnoses. We aimed to compare the number of lost working years following ...