Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Ødegård, Rønnaug"
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Allergy-related diseases and early gut fungal and bacterial microbiota abundances in children
Schei, Kasper; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Øien, Torbjørn; Salamati, Saideh; Rudi, Knut; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The early gut microbiota has been proposed as an important link between environmental exposures and development of allergy-related diseases. Beyond the widely investigated associations between the gut bacterial ... -
Barn med overvekt og fedme: en kvantitativ pilotstudie av standardisert livsstilsbehandling i kommunehelsetjenesten
Myhrer, Espen Kjærsrud; Løkling, Hanne Lund; Follestad, Turid; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hensikt: De fleste barn med overvekt og fedme behandles i kommunehelsetjenesten, men virkning av behandlingstiltak i norske kommuner er ikke publisert. Målet med denne pilotstudien var å undersøke den relative vektnedgangen ... -
Beneficial effect of breastfeeding on offspring body weight and asthma: consequence or pre-existing risk profile? Results from The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
Farsund, Borghild; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Vanky, Eszter; Simpson, Melanie Rae (Master thesis, 2022)Abstract will be available on 2025-12-31 -
Change in Body Fat during a Family-Based Treatment of Obesity in Children: The Relative Importance of Energy Intake and Physical Activity
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Mehus, Ingar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine to what extent changes in reported energy intake and physical activity predict changes in body fat during a family-based outpatient treatment of obesity in children. ... -
Early gut fungal and bacterial microbiota and childhood growth
Schei, Kasper; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Avershina, Ekaterina; Rudi, Knut; Øien, Torbjørn; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Underhill, David; Salamati, Saideh; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Childhood growth is a sensitive marker of health. Animal studies show increased height and weight velocity in the presence of fungal as well as antibiotic supplement in feed. Human studies on early gut ... -
Early gut mycobiota and mother-offspring transfer 2017 Aug 24;5(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0319-x.
Schei, Kasper; Avershina, Ekaterina; Øien, Torbjørn; Rudi, Knut; Follestad, Turid; Salamati, Saideh; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The fungi in the gastrointestinal tract, the gut mycobiota, are now recognised as a significant part of the gut microbiota, and they may be important to human health. In contrast to the adult gut mycobiota, the ... -
Economic Evaluation of a New Smartphone Application for Neonatal Jaundice Screening Compared to a Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer
Khan, Zareen Abbas (Master thesis, 2021)Background: Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) is a common and often benign finding among newborn babies. In rare cases, untreated NNJ can lead to bilirubin associated neurological complications. Since these complications are ... -
Fetal growth and birth anthropometrics in metformin exposed offspring born to mothers with PCOS
Hjorth-Hansen, Anna; Salvesen, Øyvind; Hanem, Liv Guro Engen; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Vanky, Eszter; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Context Metformin is used in an attempt to reduce pregnancy complications associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Little is known about the effect of metformin on fetal development and growth. Objectives To ... -
Genetic associations with temporal shifts in obesity and severe obesity during the obesity epidemic in Norway: A longitudinal population-based cohort (the HUNT Study)
Brandkvist, Maria Charlotta; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Smith, George Davey; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Sund, Erik; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Willer, Cristen J.; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Obesity has tripled worldwide since 1975 as environments are becoming more obesogenic. Our study investigates how changes in population weight and obesity over time are associated with genetic predisposition ... -
Health-related quality of life after camp-based family obesity treatment: an RCT
Benestad, Beate; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Lekhal, Samira; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Steinsbekk, Silje; Kolotkin, Ronette L.; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Hjelmesæth, Jøran (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To compare the effects of a 2-year camp-based immersion family treatment for obesity with an outpatient family-based treatment for obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in two generations. Design ... -
Maternal PCOS status and metformin in pregnancy: Steroid hormones in 5–10 years old children from the PregMet randomized controlled study
Hanem, Liv Guro Engen; Salvesen, Øyvind; Madsen, Andre; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Mellgren, Gunnar; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Vanky, Eszter; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, with potential effects on offspring both genetically and through altered intrauterine environment. Metformin, which ameliorate hormonal disturbances ... -
Modeling Obesity in Norway (The MOON Study): A Decision-Analytic Approach—Prevalence, Costs, and Years of Life Lost
Bjørnelv, Gudrun Maria Waaler; Halsteinli, Vidar; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Sonntag, Diana; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background. Limited knowledge exists on the expected long-term effects and cost-effectiveness of initiatives aiming to reduce the burden of obesity. Aim. To develop a Norwegian obesity-focused disease-simulation model: the ... -
Quantifying the impact of genes on body mass index during the obesity epidemic: Longitudinal findings from the HUNT Study
Brandkvist, Maria Charlotta; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Sund, Erik; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: To study the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) in Norway over five decades and to assess the differential influence of the obesogenic environment on BMI according to genetic predisposition. Design: ... -
Separating the genetics of childhood and adult obesity: a validation study of genetic scores for body mass index in adolescence and adulthood in the HUNT Study
Brandkvist, Maria Charlotta; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Smith, George Davey; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Richardson, Tom G.; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)From a life-course perspective, genetic and environmental factors driving childhood obesity may have a lasting inf luence on health later in life. However, how obesity trajectories vary throughout the life-course remains ... -
Single versus multiple-family intervention in childhood overweight - Finnmark Activity School: A randomised trial
Kokkvoll, Ane Sofie; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Flægstad, Trond; Njølstad, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To compare a new comprehensive lifestyle programme performed in groups of families with overweight (included obese) children with a more conventional single-family programme. The study design and interim ...