Blar i Department of Clinical Science på tidsskrift "Acta Paediatrica"
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Blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis: Associations with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: To study if blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis were associated with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults and if these associations differed between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and ... -
Cardiometabolic risk factors differ among adolescents with obesity in three European countries - a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03)Aim: We aimed to compare modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors among treatment‐seeking adolescents with obesity in Italy, Germany and Norway. Methods: This retrospective, registry‐based, cross‐sectional cohort study ... -
A Family-Oriented Intervention Programme to Curtail Obesity From Five Years of Age Had No Effect Over No Intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To examine the effect of a family‐oriented multidisciplinary intervention programme to curtail weight increase in young children with obesity. Methods: Children who weighed more than one kilogram above the 97th ... -
Genetics and pathophysiology of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) represents a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. Familial studies have established autosomal and X-linked recessive causes of HLH, highlighting a pivotal role for lymphocyte ... -
Half of all hospitalised children treated with antibiotics for pneumonia did not fulfil radiological, microbiological or laboratory criteria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim Evaluating the management of paediatric pneumonia is important. We aimed to estimate the proportion of children receiving antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that were likely to have a bacterial ... -
Half of children with recurrent or chronic wet cough before three years of age were symptom-free by age seven
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim We aimed to study the natural course of recurrent episodic and chronic wet cough in preschool children, the proportion and age of resolution, and risk factors for persistent symptoms. Methods Parents of children ... -
Monitoring children and adolescents with severe obesity: body mass index (BMI), BMI z‐score or percentage above the International Obesity Task Force overweight cut‐off?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: Body mass index (BMI) metrics are widely used as a proxy for adiposity in children with severe obesity. The BMI expressed as the percentage of a cut‐off percentile for overweight or obesity has been proposed as a ... -
No significant associations between breastfeeding practices and overweight in 8-year-old children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: The aim was to examine if breastfeeding practices were associated with body mass index (BMI) and risk of overweight or obesity in third grade (8 years) of elementary school. Methods: In a regional cohort, we related ... -
Norwegian children and adolescents in blended families are at risk of larger one-year BMI increments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To study how sociodemographic factors and family structure associate with baseline BMI z‐scores (BMIz) and BMIz change in 767 Norwegian children aged 6‐15 years. Methods: Baseline BMIz and 1‐year BMIz increments in ... -
Reference data for testicular volume measured with ultrasound and pubic hair in Norwegian boys are comparable with Northern European populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To estimate references for testicular volume measured with ultrasound and Tanner stages of pubic hair in Norwegian boys, and to compare the timing of puberty with data from similar populations. Methods: Testicular ... -
Three Scandinavian countries did not see the same increase in foetal situs inversus observed in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Trends in overweight and obesity in Bergen, Norway, using data from routine child healthcare 2010–2022
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aim Trends in childhood overweight, obesity and severe obesity have been lacking in Norway. This study assessed pre-pandemic trends from 2010 to 2019 and evaluated differences in prevalence during the 2020–2022 pandemic ...