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Association between social media as a stress factor and drug use among young people. Findings from the "LifeOnSoMe"-study.
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Objectives: To investigate associations between experiencing own use of social media as stressful and use of illegal drugs among young people. Methods: This study is based on data from the school-based "LifeOnSoMe"-study, ... -
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 ... -
Association between Use of Any of the Drugs Prescribed in Norway and the Subsequent Risk of Parkinson Disease: A Drug-wide Association Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and Objectives The incidence rate of Parkinson disease (PD) has been increasing rapidly during the past years. Yet, no treatments exist to prevent or slow the progression of the disease. Moreover, we are unable ... -
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 ... -
Association of Maternal Plasma Total Cysteine and Growth among Infants in Nepal: A Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Cysteine is a semi-essential amino acid that has been positively associated with growth in children. However, transgenerational effects remain unclear. The aim of this analysis was to assess whether maternal plasma total ... -
Association of Plasma Total Cysteine and Anthropometric Status in 6–30 Months Old Indian Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)High-quality protein has been associated with child growth; however, the role of the amino acid cysteine remains unclear. The aim was to measure the extent to which plasma total cysteine (tCys) concentration is associated ... -
The association of prepregnancy body mass index and changes of prepregnancy BMI/ body weight between pregnancies with risk of preeclampsia: a birth registry study from Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-05-29)Objective: Preeclampsia is among the three leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, occurs in 6-8% of all pregnancies, and is estimated to account for at least nine percent of maternal deaths in Africa. ... -
Association of sweetened carbonated beverage consumption during pregnancy and ADHD symptoms in the ofspring: a study from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose Intrauterine exposures influence offspring health and development. Here we investigated maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages (SCB) during pregnancy and its association with ADHD symptoms in the ... -
Associations between changes in habitual sleep duration and lower self-rated health among COVID-19 survivors: findings from a survey across 16 countries/regions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Self-rated health (SRH) is widely recognized as a clinically significant predictor of subsequent mortality risk. Although COVID-19 may impair SRH, this relationship has not been extensively examined. The ... -
Associations between characteristics of the patients at municipal acute bed unit admission and further transfer to hospital: a prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background As an alternative to acute hospitalisations, all communities in Norway are required to provide inpatient care in municipal acute bed units (MAUs) for patients who can be treated at the primary care level. Patient ... -
Associations between disease severity, coping and dimensions of health-related quality of life in patients admitted for elective coronary angiography – a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-05-29)Background In patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), the overall aim was to analyse the relationships between disease severity and both mental and physical dimensions of health related quality of life (HRQOL) ... -
Associations between epigenetic age acceleration and infertility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Study question: Is the use of ART, a proxy for infertility, associated with epigenetic age acceleration? Summary answer: The epigenetic age acceleration measured by Dunedin Pace of Aging methylation (DunedinPoAm) differed ... -
Associations between excessive fatigue and pain, sleep, mental-health and work factors in Norwegian nurses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim To investigate whether pain, sleep duration, insomnia, sleepiness, work-related factors, anxiety, and depression associate with excessive fatigue in nurses. Background Fatigue among nurses is a problem in the ... -
Associations between general self-efficacy and health-related quality of life among 12-13-year-old school children: a cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-23)Background: While research on school children's health has mainly focused on risk factors and illness, few studies have examined aspects of health promotion. Thus, this study focuses on health promotional factors including ... -
Associations between home deaths and end-of-life nursing care trajectories for community-dwelling people: a population-based registry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-15)Background: Few studies have estimated planned home deaths compared to actual place of death in a general population or the longitudinal course of home nursing services and associations with place of death. We aimed to ...