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    • Birthweight in offspring and cardiovascular mortality in their parents, aunts and uncles: a family-based cohort study of 1.35 million births 

      Shaikh, Fareeha; Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg; Carslake, David; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Smith, George Davey; Næss, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background A link between suboptimal fetal growth and higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well documented. It has been difficult to assess the contribution of environmental versus genetic factors to the ...

    • Birthweight of the subsequent singleton pregnancy following a first twin or singleton pregnancy 

      Basnet, Prativa; Skjaerven, Rolv; Harmon, Quaker E.; Wilcox, Allen J.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Sørbye, Linn Marie; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Birthweight is an important pregnancy indicator strongly associated with infant, child, and later adult life health. Previous studies have found that second-born babies are, on average, heavier than first-born ...

    • Blood glucose and risk of incident and fatal cancer in the metabolic syndrome and cancer project (me-can): analysis of six prospective cohorts 

      Stocks, Tanja; Rapp, Kilian; Bjørge, Tone; Manjer, Jonas; Ulmer, Hanno; Selmer, Randi Marie; Lukanova, Annekatrin; Johansen, Dorthe; Concin, Hans; Tretli, Steinar; Hallmans, Göran; Jonsson, Håkan; Stattin, Pär (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-22)
      Background: Prospective studies have indicated that elevated blood glucose levels may be linked with increased cancer risk, but the strength of the association is unclear. We examined the association between blood glucose ...

    • Blood meal origins and insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles arabiensis from Chano in South-West Ethiopia 

      Ulesido, Fekadu Massebo; Balkew, Meshesha; Gebre-Michael, Teshome; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-22)
      Background: Anopheles arabiensis, the main malaria vector in Ethiopia, shows both anthropophilic and zoophilic behaviours. Insecticide resistance is increasing, and alternative methods of vector control are needed. The ...

    • Blood meal sources and entomological inoculation rates of anophelines along a highland altitudinal transect in south-central Ethiopia 

      Ayele, Abebe Animut; Balkew, Meshesha; Gebre-Michael, Teshome; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-23)
      Background: The role of anophelines in transmitting malaria depends on their distribution, preference to feed on humans and also their susceptibility to Plasmodium gametocytes, all of which are affected by local environmental ...

    • Blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and neuropsychiatric symptoms in older people with dementia: The COSMOS study 

      de Jong-Schmit, Bianca E. M.; Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E.; Böhringer, Stefan; Bogaerts, Jonathan M. K.; Achterberg, Wilco P.; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are very common in older patients with dementia. There is increasing evidence that hypoperfusion of the brain plays a role in the development of NPS. The aim of this study is to ...

    • Blood-based epigenetic estimators of chronological age in human adults using DNA methylation data from the Illumina MethylationEPIC array 

      Lee, Yunsung; Løkås Haftorn, Kristine; Denault, William Robert Paul; Nustad, Haakon Egdetveit; Page, Christian; Moen, Gunn-Helen; Magnus, Maria C.; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Magnus, Per; Håberg, Siri E.; Jugessur, Astanand; Bohlin, Jon; Lyle, Robert; Lee-Ødegård, Sindre; Groop, Leif C.; Prasad, Rashmi B.; Sletner, Line; Sommer, Christine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Epigenetic clocks have been recognized for their precise prediction of chronological age, age-related diseases, and all-cause mortality. Existing epigenetic clocks are based on CpGs from the Illumina ...

    • Body mass index and physical activity in early childhood are associated with atopic sensitization, atopic dermatitis and asthma in later childhood 

      Øymar, Knut; Byberg, Kristine Kjer; Eide, Geir Egil; Forman, Michele R.; Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-24)
      Background: The results of studies on the associations of childhood excessive weight/obesity and physical activity with atopic sensitization and atopic diseases are inconsistent. We studied the associations of anthropometry ...

    • Body mass index and weight change are associated with adult lung function trajectories: the prospective ECRHS study 

      Peralta, Gabriela P.; Marcon, Alessandro; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Abramson, Michael J.; Accordini, Simone; Amaral, André F.S.; Antó, Josep Maria; Bowatte, Gayan; Burney, Peter; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Forsberg, Bertil; Fuertes, Elaine; Garcia-Larsen, Vanessa; Gislason, Thorarinn; Gullón, José-Antonio; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Jarvis, Deborah; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Johannessen, Ane; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Rovira, Jesús Martínez-Moratalla; Nowak, Dennis; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Raherison, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Sigsgaard, Torben; Siroux, Valérie; Squillacioti, Giulia; Urrutia, Isabel; Weyler, Joost; Zock, Jan-Paul; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Previous studies have reported an association between weight increase and excess lung function decline in young adults followed for short periods. We aimed to estimate lung function trajectories during adulthood ...

    • Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past 

      Lønnebotn, Marianne; Svanes, Cecilie; Igland, Jannicke; Franklin, Karl A.; Accordini, Simone; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Bentohuami, Hayat; Blanco, José Antonio Gullón; Bono, Roberto; Corsico, Angelo; Demoly, Pascal; Dharmage, Shyamali; Dorado Arenas, Sandra; Garcia, Judith; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Martinez-Moratalla, Jesús; Nowak, Dennis; Pin, Isabelle; Raherison-Semjen, Chantal; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Skulstad, Svein Magne; Dratva, Julia; Gomez Real, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-25)
      Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity. However, achieving such data may require substantial resources. We investigated the use of body silhouettes ...

    • Body weight and physical activity of adults in rural Uganda 

      Kirunda, Barbara Eva (Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-16)
      Background: Overweight, obesity and physical inactivity are on the increase across the world. However, the general lack of evidence on overweight, obesity and physical inactivity and their correlates in Africa, suggests a ...

    • Bodyweight changes are associated with reduced health related quality of life: The Hordaland Health Study 

      Thorbjørnsen, Gunhild Hervik; Riise, Trond; Øyen, Jannike (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-10)
      There is lack of studies investigating the association between bodyweight changes and health related quality of life (HRQL). The aim was to study the effect of relative changes in bodyweight over time on HRQL. In the ...

    • "Born before arrival": user and provider perspectives on health facility childbirths in Kapiri Mposhi district, Zambia 

      Phiri, Selia Ng’anjo; Fylkesnes, Knut; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-16)
      Background: Maternal mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facility intra-partum strategies with skilled birth attendance have been shown to be most effective to address maternal mortality. In Zambia, the ...

    • ‘Born before arrival’: user and provider perspectives on health facility childbirths in Kapiri Mposhi district, Zambia 

      Nganjo Phiri, Selia; Fylkesnes, Knut; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-16)
      Background: Maternal mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facility intra-partum strategies with skilled birth attendance have been shown to be most effective to address maternal mortality. In Zambia, the ...

    • Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys 

      Wamani, Henry; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Peterson, Stefan; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-04-10)
      Background: Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are systematic sex differences in ...

    • Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa 

      Doherty, Tanya; Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Goga, Ameena; Feucht, Ute; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kauchali, Shuaib; Dhansay, Muhammad Ali; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ...

    • Breastfeeding and HIV: experiences from a decade of prevention of postnatal HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Moland, Karen Marie; De Paoli, Marina M.; Sellen, Daniel W.; Esterik, Penny van; Leshabari, Sebalda Charles; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)
      Infant feeding by HIV-infected mothers has been a major global public health dilemma and a highly controversial matter. The controversy is reflected in the different sets of WHO infant feeding guidelines that have been ...

    • Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Rollins, Nigel; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)
      Aim. To evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on long-term (breast carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus) and short-term (lactational amenorrhoea, postpartum depression, postpartum weight ...

    • Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial 

      Some, Nagaonle Eric; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nagot, Nicolas; Meda, Nicolas; Lombard, Carl; Vallo, Roselyne; Peries, Marianne; Kankasa, Chipepo; Tumwine, James K; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Singata, Mandisa; Harper, Kim; Van De Perre, Philippe; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-02)
      Background:  HIV-1 transmission rates have been reduced over the last decade, an estimated 2 million new infections per year arise, including 220,000 paediatric cases. The main post-natal HIV exposure is through breastfeeding, ...

    • Breastfeeding patterns and mothers’health in an HIV context in Sub Saharan Africa 

      Some, Nagaonle Eric (Doctoral thesis, 2019-04-12)
      Introduction It has been estimated that breastfeeding is a healthier alternative than replacement feeding because of its nutritional and immunological values. If optimally implemented it has the potential to save children’s ...