Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Benestad, Beate"
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Cardiometabolic risk factors differ among adolescents with obesity in three European countries - a cross sectional study
Benestad, Beate; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Siegfried, Wolfgang; Lekhal, Samira; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Agosti, Fiorenza; Marazzi, Nicoletta; Hjelmesæth, Jøran; Sartorio, Alessandro (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 ... -
Laparoskopisk gastrisk bypassoperasjon versus livsstilsbehandling av unge med sykelig overvekt
Hjelmesæth, Jøran; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Holt, Ane Hjetland; Benestad, Beate; Seeberg, Lars Thomas; Lindberg, Morten; Halvorsen, Erling; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Sandbu, Rune; Lekhal, Samira (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)BAKGRUNN Kunnskapsgrunnlaget om effekten av og komplikasjoner ved vektreduserende kirurgi hos ungdom er mangelfullt. Hovedformålet med 4XL-studien er å avklare om laparoskopisk Roux-en-Y gastrisk bypassoperasjon (LGBP) ... -
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?
Løkling, Hanne L; Roelants, Mathieu; Kommedal, Kristin; Skjåkødegård, Hanna Flækøy; Apalset, Ellen M; Benestad, Beate; Morken, Mette Helvik; Hjelmesæth, Jøran; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt (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 ...