• Airway symptoms and atopy in young children prescribed asthma medications: A large‐scale cohort study 

      Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Dalen, Ingvild; Karlstad, Øystein; Eide, Geir Egil; Magnus, Maria Christine; Nystad, Wenche; Øymar, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Diagnosing asthma and deciding treatment are difficult in young children. An inappropriate and too high prescription rate of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is suggested, but how airway symptoms are associated with prescriptions ...
    • Early life growth and associations with lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness at 11-years of age 

      Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Halvorsen, Thomas; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Magnus, Maria Christine; Nystad, Wenche; Stensrud, Trine; Størdal, Ketil; Vollsæter, Maria; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Low birthweight and being born small-for-gestational age (SGA) are linked to asthma and impaired lung function. Particularly, poor intrauterine growth followed by rapid catch-up growth during childhood may predispose for ...
    • Evaluating national guidelines for monitoring early growth using routinely collected data in Bergen, Norway 

      Balthasar, Melissa Rajini; Roelants, Mathieu; Brannsether-Ellingsen, Bente; Stangenes, Kristine Marie; Magnus, Maria Christine; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aims: The overarching aim of this study was to evaluate the Norwegian guidelines for growth monitoring using routinely collected data from healthy children up to five years of age. We analysed criteria for both status ...
    • Parental smoking and risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Tapia, German; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Granström, Charlotta; Mårild, Karl Staffan; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Svensson, Jannet; Johannesen, Jesper; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Joner, Geir; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Størdal, Ketil; Stene, Lars Christian Mørch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)
      Background: A few prospective studies suggest an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and lower risk of type 1 diabetes. However, the role of unmeasured confounding and misclassification remains unclear. ...
    • Paternal and maternal obesity but not gestational weight gain is associated with type 1 diabetes 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Granström, Charlotta; Lund-Blix, Nicolai Andre; Svensson, Jannet; Johannesen, Jesper; Fraser, Abigail; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Joner, Geir; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Størdal, Ketil; Stene, Lars Christian Mørch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-05)
      Background Our objective was to examine the associations of parental body mass index (BMI) and maternal gestational weight gain with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Comparing the associations of maternal and paternal BMI ...
    • Paternal and maternal obesity but not gestational weight gain is associated with type 1 diabetes 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Granström, Charlotta; Lund-Blix, Nicolai Andre; Svensson, Jannet; Johannesen, Jesper; Fraser, Abigail; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Joner, Geir; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Størdal, Ketil; Stene, Lars Christian Mørch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04)
      Background Our objective was to examine the associations of parental body mass index (BMI) and maternal gestational weight gain with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Comparing the associations of maternal and paternal BMI ...
    • Risk of miscarriage in women with psychiatric disorders 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Havdahl, Alexandra; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Wilcox, Allen J.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Some psychiatric disorders have been associated with increased risk of miscarriage. However, there is a lack of studies considering a broader spectrum of psychiatric disorders to clarify the role of common as ...
    • Role of maternal age and pregnancy history in risk of miscarriage: prospective register based study 

      Magnus, Maria Christine; Wilcox, Allen J; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Weinberg, Clarice R.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objectives: To estimate the burden of miscarriage in the Norwegian population and to evaluate the associations with maternal age and pregnancy history. Design: Prospective register based study. Setting: Medical Birth ...
    • Smoking and infertility: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study 

      Hernáez, Álvaro; Wootton, Robyn E; Page, Christian Magnus; Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Fraser, Abigail; Rogne, Tormod; Magnus, Per Minor; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Andreassen, Ole; Burgess, Stephen; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Magnus, Maria Christine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective To investigate the association between smoking and infertility. Design Prospective study. Setting Nationwide cohort. Patients 28,606 women and 27,096 men with questionnaire and genotype information ...