Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Krokstad, Steinar"
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How to evaluate the effect of seven years of The Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (2007-14) on fruit, vegetables, snacks consumption and weight status- A natural experiment.
Hovdenak, Ingrid Marie; Stea, Tonje Holte; Magnus, Per; Krokstad, Steinar; Samdal, Oddrun; Bere, Elling Tufte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: From August 2007 to June 2014, the Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (NSFS) legally established that all pupils in junior high and combined schools (275,000 pupils every year), but not those in primary schools (343,000 ... -
HUNT for better public health
Krokstad, Steinar; Sund, Erik; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Rangul, Vegar; Næss, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims: The Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) has collected population data through comprehensive decennial surveys over the last four decades and has so far collected data from 240,000 participants. The participants are ... -
The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research
Brumpton, Ben Michael; Graham, Sarah; Surakka, Ida; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Løset, Mari; Fritsche, Lars G.; Wolford, Brooke; Zhou, Wei; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Holmen, Oddgeir Lingaas; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Thomas, Laurent; Bhatta, Laxmi; Rasheed, Humaira; Zhang, He; Kang, Hyun Min; Hornsby, Whitney; Moksnes, Marta Riise; Coward, Eivind; Melbye, Mads; Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Fenstad, Jørn; Krokstad, Steinar; Næss, Marit; Langhammer, Arnulf; Boehnke, Michael; Abecasis, Gonçalo R.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, Cristen J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) is a population-based cohort of ∼229,000 individuals recruited in four waves beginning in 1984 in Trøndelag County, Norway. Approximately 88,000 of these individuals have available genetic ... -
Innovative technologies and social inequalities in health: A scoping review of the literature
Weiss, Daniel; Rydland, Håvard T.; Øversveen, Emil; Jensen, Magnus Rom; Solhaug, Solvor; Krokstad, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to systematically review the range, nature, and extent of current research activity exploring the influence of innovative health-related technologies on social inequalities in health, with specific ... -
Is there an association between disease ignorance and self-rated health? The HUNT Study, a cross-sectional survey
Jørgensen, Pål; Langhammer, Arnulf; Krokstad, Steinar; Forsmo, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To explore whether awareness versus unawareness of thyroid dysfunction, diabetes mellitus or hypertension is associated with self-rated health. Design: Large-scale, cross-sectional population-based study. ... -
Kan kulturdeltagelse bidra til lavere forekomst av kroniske smerter i befolkningen?
Skjellegrind, Randi Kristine (Master thesis, 2016)Bakgrunn: Kroniske smerteplager er et stort helseproblem i Norge, og siden folk i arbeidsfør alder er særlig utsatte, påvirkes uførestatistikken. Ved utgangen av desember 2015 var 9,4 % av befolkningen i Norge uføretrygdet. ... -
Lavt kunnskapsnivå om psykisk helse i befolkningen er assosiert med dårligere subjektiv helse og lavere subjektiv livskvalitet
Garli, Mia Leirtrø (Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Psykiske lidelser, som angst og depresjon, bidrar til betydelig helsetap i Norge. Samtidig har undersøkelser vist at befolkningens helsekompetanse på psykisk helse er lav. Lav helsekompetanse kan i seg selv være ... -
Leisure time activities in adolescence in the presence of susceptibility genes for obesity: risk or resilience against overweight in adulthood? The HUNT study
Cuypers, Koenraad; De Ridder, Karin; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Knudtsen, Margunn Skjei; Krokstad, Steinar; Holmen, Jostein; Holmen, Turid Lingaas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Environment, health behavior, and genetic background are important in the development of obesity. Adolescents spend substantial part of daily leisure time on cultural and social activities, but knowledge about ... -
Marital Histories and Associations With Later-Life Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk in the HUNT4 70+ Study in Norway
Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Bowen, Catherine E; Håberg, Asta; Jugessur, Astanand; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Selbæk, Geir; Kohler, Hans-Peter; Weiss, Jordan; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Tom, Sarah; Krokstad, Steinar; Stern, Yaakov; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: Earlier studies suggest that being married in later life protects against dementia, and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia. In this study, we examine midlife marital status trajectories ... -
May telephone surveys provide reliable public health surveillance data for municipalities? Mode effects differ between categories of questions. The HUNT Study, Norway.
Tagseth, Mattias; Sund, Erik; Hallman, Göran; Holmen, Jostein; Kvistad, Kyrre; Vik, John Tore; Krokstad, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Availability of data on health and its determinants at the local area level is a prerequisite for developing interventions and public health campaigns locally. Collecting self-reported data by means of telephone ... -
Mental health in Norwegian farmers: The HUNT Study
Torske, Magnhild Oust (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:270, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Agriculture in industrialized countries has undergone major structural changes in recent decades. Farmers are exposed to a number of work-related stressors, such as high levels of work, unfavourable weather, financial ... -
Midlife Physical Activity, Psychological Distress, and Dementia Risk: The HUNT Study
Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Krokstad, Steinar; Håberg, Asta; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Ernstsen, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased dementia risk, whereas psychological distress (distress) is linked to an increased dementia risk. Objective: We investigated independent and joint ... -
MINDMAP: Establishing an integrated database infrastructure for research in ageing, mental well-being, and the urban environment
Beenackers, Mariëlle A.; Doiron, Dany; Fortier, Isabel; Noordzij, J. Mark; Reinhard, Erica; Courtin, Emilie; Bobak, Martin; Chaix, Basile; Costa, Giuseppe; Dapp, Ulrike; Diez Roux, Ana V.; Huisman, Martijn; Grundy, Emily M.; Krokstad, Steinar; Martikainen, Pekka; Raina, Parminder; Avendano, Mauricio; Van Lenthe, Frank J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Urbanization and ageing have important implications for public mental health and well-being. Cities pose major challenges for older citizens, but also offer opportunities to develop, test, and implement ... -
Mortality and work disability in a cohort of Norwegian couples - The HUNT study
Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Krokstad, Steinar; Johnsen, Roar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Poor health is clustered in families, and partners might influence each other. We studied possible consequences of living with a spouse with poor health or unhealthy lifestyle on mortality and work disability. ... -
Mortality in older adults with frequent alcohol consumption and use of drugs with addiction potential – The Nord Trøndelag Health Study 2006-2008 (HUNT3), Norway, a population-based study
Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth; Selbæk, Geir; Engedal, Knut; Seim, Arnfinn; Krokstad, Steinar; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether frequent drinking, use of drugs with addiction potential and the possible combination of frequent drinking and use of prescribed drugs with addiction potential ... -
Mortality in persons with undetected and diagnosed hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hypothyroidism, compared with persons without corresponding disease - a prospective cohort study; The HUNT Study, Norway
Jørgensen, Pål; Langhammer, Arnulf; Krokstad, Steinar; Forsmo, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Suggested strategies in reducing the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCD) are early diagnosing and screening. We have limited proof of benefit of population screening for NCD. Increased mortality in persons ... -
Multiple lifestyle behaviours and mortality, findings from a large population-based Norwegian cohort study - The HUNT Study
Krokstad, Steinar; Ding, Ding; Grundseit, Anne; Sund, Erik; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Rangul, Vegar; Bauman, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Lifestyle risk behaviours are responsible for a large proportion of disease burden and premature mortality worldwide. Risk behaviours tend to cluster in populations. We developed a new lifestyle risk index by ... -
National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project
Nystad, Wenche; Hjellvik, Vidar; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Grimsgaard, Anne Sameline; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Lergenmuller, Simon; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Holvik, Kristin; Helgeland, Jon; Karlstad, Øystein; Ariansen, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)To estimate occurrence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the life-course in the Norwegian population, national health registries are a vital source of information since they fully represent the entire non-institutionalised ... -
Norwegian social epidemiology during 200 years
Krokstad, Steinar; Sund, Erik Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Social epidemiology has been defined as The branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution andsocial determinants of states of health (1). Whereastraditional epidemiology is primarily concerned with health ... -
Occupational and leisure-time physical activity and risk of disability pension: prospective data from the HUNT Study, Norway
Fimland, Marius Steiro; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Holtermann, Andreas; Krokstad, Steinar; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives To prospectively investigate the association between occupational physical activity (OPA) and disability pension due to musculoskeletal cause, mental cause or any cause. We also examined the combined association ...