Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på forfatter "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 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. ... -
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' 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 ... -
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 ... -
Mortality and work-related disability as long-term consequences of anxiety and depression: historical cohort designs based on the HUNT-2 study
Mykletun, Arnstein (Doctoral thesis, 2006-10-12)Objective: Over the last decades, quality epidemiological studies have repeatedly shown that the prevalence of mental illness is substantial, but still largely under-recognised and undertreated. Under-recognition in general ... -
Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorder in self reported irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). An epidemiological population based study of women
Mykletun, Arnstein; Jacka, Felice; Williams, Lana; Pasco, Julie; Henry, Margaret; Nicholson, Geoffrey C.; Kotowicz, Mark A.; Berk, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-05)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is commonly regarded as a functional disorder, and is hypothesized to be associated with anxiety and depression. This evidence mainly rests on population-based studies utilising ... -
Somatic symptoms beyond those generally associated with a whiplash injury are increased in self-reported chronic whiplash. A population-based cross sectional study: the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Myrtveit, Solbjørg Makalani; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Wenzel, Hanne Gro; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-31)Background Chronic whiplash leads to considerable patient suffering and substantial societal costs. There are two competing hypothesis on the etiology of chronic whiplash. The traditional organic hypothesis considers chronic ... -
Utilization of health services in relation to mental health problems in adolescents: A population based survey
Zachrisson, Henrik D.; Rödje, Kjetil; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-02-16)Background: Only a minority of adolescents reporting symptoms above case-levels on screenings for mental health seeks and receives help from specialist health services. The objective of this study was to a) examine ... -
Verifiability of diagnostic categories and work ability in the context of disability pension award: A survey on "gatekeeping" among general practitioners in Norway
Øverland, Rein; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Johansen, Kristian Nyborg; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04-25)Background Disability benefits exist to redeem social and financial consequences of reduced work ability from medical conditions. Physicians are responsible for identifying the medical grounds for benefit claims. The aim ...