Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Tell, Grethe Seppola"
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The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Iversen, Marjolein Memelink; Midthjell, Kristian; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Moum, Torbjørn; Østbye, Truls; Nortvedt, Monica Wammen; Uhlving, Sverre; Hanestad, Berit R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-25)Background: While the adverse impact of a history of a foot ulcer on physical health among persons with diabetes is well known, little is known about the association between foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological ... -
Birth prevalence of congenital heart defects in Norway 1994-2009—A nationwide study
Leirgul, Elisabeth; Fomina, Tatiana; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Vollset, Stein Emil; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-10)Background The reasons for decreasing birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in several European countries and Canada are not fully understood. We present CHD prevalence among live births, stillbirths, and ... -
Depression in Persons with Diabetes by Ageand Antidiabetic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Analysis with Data from the Hordaland Health Study.
Berge, Line Iden; Riise, Trond; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Østbye, Truls; Lund, Anders; Knudsen, Ann Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-26)Background: Persons with diabetes have increased risk of depression, however, studies addressing whether the risk varies by age and type of antidiabetic treatment have yielded conflicting results. The aim of this study was ... -
Dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine concentration in the Hordaland Homocysteine Study
Konstantinova, Svetlana V.; Vollset, Stein Emil; Berstad, Paula; Ueland, Per Magne; Drevon, Christian A.; Refsum, Helga; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Established dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) include folate, riboflavin, and vitamins B6 and B12, while information is scarce regarding other dietary components. The aim of this study was to examine ... -
Do smoking and fruit and vegetable intake mediate the association between socio-economic status and plasma carotenoids?
Kvaavik, Elisabeth; Totland, Torunn Holm; Bastani, Nasser Ezzatkhah; Råberg Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Andersen, Lene Frost (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background: The aim was to study whether the association between educational attainment and antioxidant status is mediated by smoking and fruit and vegetable intake. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of the Oslo Youth Study ... -
Educational inequalities in acute myocardial infarction incidence in Norway: A nationwide cohort study
Igland, Jannicke; Vollset, Stein Emil; Nygård, Ottar; Sulo, Gerhard; Ebbing, Marta; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-04)Background Increasing differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality across levels of education have been reported in Norway. The aim of the study was to investigate educational inequalities in acute myocardial ... -
Estimating the future burden of hip fractures in Norway. A NOREPOS study.
Hagen, Gunhild; Magnussen, Jon; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Omsland, Tone Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The incidence rate of hip fractures seems to be declining in many western countries. However, due to the ageing of the population, the number of fractures may still be on the rise. No papers so far have quantified ... -
Ethnic inequalities in acute myocardial infarction and stroke rates in Norway 1994-2009: a nationwide cohort study (CVDNOR)
Rabanal, Kjersti Stormark; Selmer, Randi; Igland, Jannicke; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Meyer, Haakon E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-20)Background Immigrants to Norway from South Asia and Former Yugoslavia have high levels of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Yet, the incidence of CVD among immigrants in Norway has never been studied. Our aim was ... -
Heart Failure Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction; Burden and Timing of Occurrence: A Nation-wide Analysis Including 86 771 Patients From the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) Project
Sulo, Gerhard; Igland, Jannicke; Vollset, Stein Emil; Nygård, Ottar; Ebbing, Marta; Sulo, Enxhela; Egeland, Grace M.; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) represents often the underlying conditions for the development of heart failure (HF). We aimed at exploring the burden and timing of HF complicating an acute myocardial infarction ... -
High population attributable fractions of myocardial infarction associated with waist-hip ratio
Egeland, Grace M.; Igland, Jannicke; Vollset, Stein Emil; Sulo, Gerhard; Eide, Geir Egil; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05)Objective: To estimate population attributable fractions (PAF) of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with anthropometric measures by sex and age. Methods: The Cohort of Norway study identified 140,790 participants ... -
Implementation of nutritional guidelines in a university hospital monitored by repeated point prevalence surveys
Tangvik, Randi Julie; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Background/Objectives: Malnutrition is present in 20–50% of hospitalized patients, and nutritional care is a challenge. The aim was to evaluate whether the implementation of a nutritional strategy would influence nutritional ... -
Interferon (IFN)-γ-mediated inflammation and the kynurenine pathway in relation to bone mineral density: the Hordaland Health Study
Apalset, Ellen M.; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øyvind; Ulvik, Arve; Eide, Geir Egil; Meyer, Klaus; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-24)The risk of osteoporosis increases in inflammatory disorders. In cell-mediated immune activation, interferon (IFN)-γ stimulates macrophage release of neopterin and increases the activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase ... -
Interferon gamma (IFN-γ)-mediated inflammation and the kynurenine pathway in relation to risk of hip fractures: The Hordaland Health Study
Apalset, Ellen M.; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Ueland, Per Magne; Øyen, Jannike; Meyer, Klaus; Midttun, Øivind; Eide, Geir Egil; Tell, Grethe Seppola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-10)Summary The cytokine interferon gamma (IFN-γ) stimulates neopterin release and tryptophan degradation into kynurenines through the kynurenine pathway. High levels of neopterin were associated with increased hip fracture ... -
Interferon-γ–induced inflammatory markers and the risk of cancer: The Hordaland Health Study
Zuo, Hui; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Vollset, Stein Emil; Ueland, Per Magne; Nygård, Ottar; Midttun, Øivind; Meyer, Klaus; Ulvik, Arve; Eussen, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-19)Background It has been reported that interferon-γ (IFN-γ)–induced inflammatory markers, such as circulating neopterin and kynurenine-to-tryptophan ratio (KTR), are increased in patients with cancer and are also a predictor ... -
Markers of vitamin B6 status and metabolism as predictors of incident cancer: The Hordaland Health Study.
Zuo, Hui; Ueland, Per Magne; Eussen, Simone; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Vollset, Stein Emil; Nygård, Ottar; Midttun, Øivind; Meyer, Klaus; Ulvik, Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-26)Dietary intake and/or circulating concentrations of vitamin B6 have been associated with risk of cancer, but results are inconsistent and mechanisms uncertain. Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) is the most commonly used marker ... -
Maternal pre-pregnancy risk drinking and toddler behavior problems: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Ystrøm, Eivind; SIvertsen, Børge; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Torgersen, Leila (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-23)Maternal risk drinking may be a risk factor for child behavior problems even if the mother has discontinued this behavior. Whether pre-pregnancy risk drinking is an independent predictor of child behavior problems, or ... -
Midlife insomnia and subsequent mortality: the Hordaland health study
Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Glozier, Nick; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Salo, Paula; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Ursin, Reidun; Øverland, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-15)Background: Previous research suggests a possible link between insomnia and mortality, but findings are mixed and well-controlled studies are lacking. The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of insomnia in ... -
Nutritional risk profile in a university hospital population
Tangvik, Randi Julie; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Eisman, John A.; Henriksen, Andreas; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background & aims: The prevalence of nutritional risk varies according to several factors. We aimed to determine the nutritional risk profile in a large Norwegian hospital population, specifically by age, disease category ... -
The nutritional strategy: four questions predict morbidity, mortality and health care costs
Tangvik, Randi Julie; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Eisman, John A.; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Henriksen, Andreas; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Øyen, Jannike; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08)Background Nutritional care for hospital in-patients is potentially important but challenging. Objective To investigate the association between nutritional status and clinical outcomes. Methods Eight prevalence surveys ... -
Osteoporosis as a Risk Factor for Distal Radial Fractures. A Case-Control Study
Øyen, Jannike; Brudvik, Christina; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Lie, Stein Atle; Hove, Leiv M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Background: Distal radial fractures occur earlier in life than hip and spinal fractures and may be the first sign of osteoporosis. The aims of this case-control study were to compare the prevalence of osteopenia and ...