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The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Biomass fuels are still in use for cooking by many households in resource poor countries such as Nepal and is a major source of household air pollution (HAP). Chronic exposure to HAP has been shown to be associated ... -
Association between hypersomnolence and the COVID-19 pandemic: The International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures have affected our daily life, sleep, and circadian rhythms worldwide. Their effects on hypersomnolence and fatigue remain unclear. Methods The ... -
The Association between Lifetime Smoking Exposure and Breast Cancer Mortality – Results from a Norwegian Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Several recent cohort studies have found an association between smoking and breast cancer, but the association between lifetime smoking exposure and breast cancer mortality is less well described. We examined whether smoking ... -
Association between Livestock Ownership and Malaria Incidence in South-Central Ethiopia: A Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Zooprophylaxis is one of the possible environmental vector control strategies for malaria prevention. However, its effect on reducing malaria transmission has been questionable, requiring a detailed understanding of ... -
Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-19)Background Malaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Malnutrition is the associated cause for about half of the deaths that ... -
Association Between Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring in Birth Cohorts From Denmark and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-19)Background: Evidence linking individual‐level maternal folic acid supplementation to offspring risk of congenital heart defects is lacking. We investigated whether folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces ... -
Association between medical androgen deprivation therapy and long-term cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in nonmetastatic prostate cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Studies have suggested that prostate cancer (PCa) patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are at increased risk of developing or exacerbating cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to explore the association ... -
The association between municipal pandemic response and COVID‑19 contacts to emergency primary health care services: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Norwegian municipalities had diverse strategies for handling tasks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency primary health care services were involved to different extents. The aim of this study was to ... -
Association between pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical function in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-19)Background Pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment are prevalent in patients with dementia and pain is hypothesized to be causal in both neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment. ... -
The association between pre pregnancy body mass index and risk of preeclampsia: a registry based study from Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-21)Background: Preeclampsia is among the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, occurs in 2-8% of all pregnancies, and is estimated to account for at least 9 % of maternal deaths in Africa. Studies from ... -
Association between pregravid physical activity and family history of stroke and risk of stillbirth: Population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-11)Objectives: To evaluate whether family history of disease and pregravid lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors are associated with subsequent stillbirth delivery. Design: Prepregnancy cohort study. Setting: Cohort Norway ... -
The Association Between Shift Work and Immunological Biomarkers in Nurses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: Shift work is associated with several negative health effects. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are unclear, but low-grade inflammation has been suggested to play a role. This project aimed to ... -
The association between shift work disorder and turnover intention among nurses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Shift work disorder (SWD) is highly prevalent among shift-working nurses and has multiple negative health-related effects. There is a dearth of insight into career-related decisions made by nurses suffering ... -
Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health problem. We studied the association between stunting and child’s neuro-psychological outcomes at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso using ... -
The association of child marriage with morbidities and mortality among children under 5 years in Afghanistan: findings from a national survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background There is still a gap in knowledge of the impact that child marriage could have on the mortality and morbidity of children in Afghanistan. This study used the data from the latest Afghanistan demographic health ... -
Association of dietary vitamin K and risk of coronary heart disease in middle-age adults: the Hordaland Health Study Cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: The role of vitamin K in the regulation of vascular calcification is established. However, the association of dietary vitamins K1 and K2 with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is inconclusive. Design: ... -
Association of Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Statin Use With Risk of Dementia in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Importance Hypercholesterolemia, which is a cardiovascular risk factor, may also be associated with dementia risk. The benefit of statin treatment on dementia risk is controversial. Objective To determine whether ... -
Association of fatal myocardial infarction with past level of physical activity: a pooled analysis of cohort studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims To assess the association between past level of physical activity (PA) and risk for death during the acute phase of myocardial infarction (MI) in a pooled analysis of cohort studies. Methods and results European ... -
Association of Household Income With Life Expectancy and Cause-Specific Mortality in Norway, 2005-2015
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-13)Importance: Examining causes of death and making comparisons across countries may increase understanding of the income-related differences in life expectancy. Objectives: To describe income-related differences in life ... -
Association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with risk of aortic valve stenosis in familial hypercholesterolemia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Importance: Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valve disease. Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are a risk factor; however, lipid-lowering treatment seems not to prevent progression ...