• Does moderate drinking increase the risk of atrial fibrillation? The norwegian HUNT (Nord-Trøndelag Health) study 

      Gmes, Katalin; Malmo, Vegard; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Loennechen, Jan Pl; Ellekjaer, Hanne; Lszl, Krisztina D; Ahnve, Staffan; Vatten, Lars J; Mukamal, Kenneth J; Janszky, Imre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Compelling evidence suggests that excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the effect of light‐moderate alcohol consumption is less certain. We investigated the association ...
    • Epilepsy is overrepresented among young people who died from COVID-19: Analysis of nationwide mortality data in Hungary 

      Horwáth, Réka A.; Sütö, Zsófia; Cséke, Balázs; Schranz, Dániel; Darnai, Gergely; Kovács, Norbert; Janszky, Imre; Janszky, József (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background : Studies examining epilepsy as a COVID-related death risk have come to conflicting conclusions. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of epilepsy among COVID-related deaths in Hungary. Methods Each COVID-19 ...
    • Gaining knowledge through health registers: Utility of the Norwegian Stroke Register and the Norwegian Patient Register - studies of data quality and epidemiologic analyses 

      Varmdal, Torunn (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2016:314, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Helseregistre er nyttige verktøy til styring og kontroll av helsetjenesten og kan bidra til medisinsk forskning av høy kvalitet. For å kunne brukes til disse formålene er det imidlertid viktig at datakvaliteten i registrene ...
    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Turilli, Maria L.C.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Sen, Abhijit; Skodje, Gry Irene; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Tell, Grete S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Wilsgaard, Tom; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Bennett, James E.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Taddei, Cristina; Bixby, Honor; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Danaei, Goodarz; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Kengne, Andre P; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Malekzadeh, Reza; Miranda, Jaime; Moon, Jin Soo; Popovic, Stevo; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Soric, Maroje; Starc, Gregor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...
    • Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight 

      Iurilli, Maria Laura Caminia; Zhou, Bin; Bennett, James E.; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Solomon, Bethlehem D.; Taddei, Cristina; Danaei, Goodarz; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Savin, Stefan; Cowan, Melanie J.; Bovet, Pascal; Damasceno, Albertino Antonio Moura; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hayes, Alison J; Ikeda, Nayu; Jackson, Rod T.; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Liu, Jing; Miranda, J. Jaime; Saidi, Olfa; Sebert, Sylvain; Sorić, Maroje; Starc, Gregor; Gregg, Edward W.; Abarca-Gómez, Leandra; Abdeen, Ziad A.; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Ghaffar, Suhaila Abdul; Rahim, Hanan Abdul; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Garba, Jamila Abubakar; Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin; Adams, Robert J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Afsana, Kaosar; Afzal, Shoaib; Agdeppa, Imelda A.; Aghazadeh-Attari, Javad; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.; Agyemang, Charles; Ahmad, Mohamad Hasnan; Ahmad, Noor Ani; Ahmadi, Ali; Ahmadi, Naser; Hassan, Soheir; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Sen, Abhijit; Skodje, Gry Irene; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Tell, Grethe S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Wilsgaard, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated ...
    • High ward occupancy, bedspacing, and 60 day mortality for patients with myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure 

      Asheim, Andreas; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Aam, Stina; Anthun, Kjartan Sarheim; Carlsen, Fredrik; Janszky, Imre; Vatten, Lars Johan; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Abstract Aims To study the consequences of crowded wards among patients with cardiovascular disease. Methods and results This is a cohort study among 201 801 patients with 258 807 admissions who were acutely admitted for ...
    • Influenza vaccination and risk for cardiovascular events: a nationwide self-controlled case series study 

      Sen, Abhijit; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Govatsmark, Ragna Elise Støre; Varmdal, Torunn; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Mukamal, Kenneth Jay; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Janszky, Imre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background US and European guidelines diverge on whether to vaccinate adults who are not at high risk for cardiovascular events against influenza. Here, we investigated the associations between influenza vaccination and ...
    • Insomnia and Endothelial Function - The HUNT 3 Fitness Study 

      Strand, Linn B.; Laugsand, Lars E.; Skaug, Eli-Anne; Ellingsen, Øyvind; Madssen, Erik; Wisløff, Ulrik; Vatten, Lars Johan; Janszky, Imre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background: Insomnia is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the underlying mechanisms are not understood. To our knowledge, no previous studies have examined insomnia in relation to endothelial ...
    • Insomnia and risk for cardiovascular disease 

      Laugsand, Lars Erik Sande (Doctoral Theses at NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:100, Doctoral thesis, 2012)
      Insomni og risiko for hjerte- og karsykdom Forskning som har blitt utført det siste tiåret har gitt resultater som taler for at dårlig søvn og søvnlidelser bidrar til utvikling av hjerte- og karsykdom. Insomni er definert ...
    • Ischemic Stroke from the Perspective of Albuminuria, Obesity, and Metabolic Health 

      Horn, Jens Wilhelm (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:226, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      Sammendrag av avhandlingen Fedme, metabolsk helse og proteinutskillelse i urin som risikofaktorer for hjerneinfarkt Økende forekomst av hjerneinfarkt og overvekt er utfordringer knyttet til en aldrende befolkning i ...
    • Light-moderate alcohol consumption and left ventricular function among healthy, middle-aged adults: the HUNT study 

      Gemes, Katalin; Janszky, Imre; Strand, Linn B; László, Krisztina D.; Ahnve, Staffan; Vatten, Lars Johan; Dalen, Håvard; Mukamal, Kenneth J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objectives To investigate the association between alcohol consumption and left ventricular (LV) function in a population with low average alcohol intake. Design, setting and participants A total of 1296 healthy participants, ...
    • Low grade albuminuria as a risk factor for subtypes of stroke - the HUNT Study in Norway 

      Horn, Jens; Romundstad, Solfrid; Ellekjær, Hanne; Janszky, Imre; Horn, Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background and purpose Albuminuria is a marker for endothelial dysfunction and knowledge on its association with stroke and stroke subtypes are limited. Methods Corresponding data from 7261 participants of the ...
    • Maternal Age at Child Birth, Birth Order, and Suicide at a Young Age: A Sibling Comparison 

      Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Vatten, Lars Johan; Janszky, Imre; Gunnell, David; Romundstad, Pål Richard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Previous studies have reported strong associations between birth order, maternal age, and suicide, but these results might have been confounded by socioeconomic and other factors. To control for such factors, we compared ...
    • Maternal Preeclampsia and Androgens in the Offspring around Puberty: A Follow-Up Study 

      Forman, Michele R.; Økland, Inger; Alsnes, Ingvild Vatten; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Janszky, Imre; Vatten, Lars Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background Children born after preeclampsia may have a dominant androgen profile in puberty compared with other children. Circulating androgen concentrations at 11–12 years of age were compared between offspring born ...
    • Monocyte/macrophage and T cell activation markers are not independently associated with MI risk in healthy individuals - results from the HUNT Study 

      Ueland, Thor; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Vatten, Lars Johan; Janszky, Imre; Platou, Carl Geoffrey Parrinder; Michelsen, Annika; Damås, Jan Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background We hypothesized that circulating markers reflecting monocyte/macrophage and T cell activation are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in apparently healthy individuals. Methods Serum ...
    • Obesity, metabolic factors, symptoms of depression and anxiety and risk of atrial fibrillation: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (The HUNT Study) 

      Feng, Tingting (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:93, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Atrieflimmer (AF) er en kronisk hjerterytmeforstyrrelse som har blitt beskrevet som en global epidemi. Så mange som 5 millioner mennesker får AF hvert år og globalt har anslagsvis 33,5 millioner mennesker AF. Antallet ...
    • Physical activity modifies the risk of atrial fibrillation in obese individuals: The HUNT3 study 

      Garnvik, Lars Elnan; Malmo, Vegard; Janszky, Imre; Wisløff, Ulrik; Loennechen, Jan Pål; Nes, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, and high body mass index is a well-established risk factor for atrial fibrillation. The objective of this study was to examine the associations of ...
    • Random error units, extension of a novel method to express random error in epidemiological studies 

      Janszky, Imre; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Vatten, Lars Johan; Orsini, Nicola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Currently used methods to express random error are often misinterpreted and consequently misused by biomedical researchers. Previously we proposed a simple approach to quantify the amount of random error in epidemiological ...
    • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol 

      Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Jackson, Rod T.; Ahmed, Soheir H; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meyer, Haakon E; Sen, Abhijit; Tell, Grete S.; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom; Farzadfar, Farshad; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Martinez, Andrea Rodriguez; Asghari, Golaleh; Dhana, Klodian; Gulayin, Pablo; Kakarmath, Sujay; Santero, Marilina; Voortman, Trudy; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Bennett, James E.; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Cifkova, Renata; Giampaoli, Simona; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Khang, Young-Ho; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Laxmaiah, Avula; Margozzini, Paula; Mathur, Prashant (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...
    • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults 

      Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Zhou, Bin; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Bennett, James E.; Taddei, Cristina; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Ariansen, Inger; Biehl, Anna Månsson; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Meyer, Haakon E; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Tell, Grethe S.; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Sen, Abhijit; Vatten, Lars Johan; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Khang, Young-Ho; Soric, Maroje; Gregg, Edward W.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Savin, Stefan; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Solomon, Bethlehem D.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Riley, Leanne M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Bovet, Pascal; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hambleton, Ian R; Hayes, Alison J; Ikeda, Nayu; Kengne, Andre P; Laxmaiah, Avula (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...