Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Bønaa, Kaare"
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B Vitamins and Hip Fracture: Secondary Analyses and Extended Follow-Up of Two Large Randomized Controlled Trials
Garcia Lopez, Maria; Bønaa, Kaare; Ebbing, Marta; Eriksen, Erik Fink; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Nygård, Ottar; Tell, Grethe S.; Ueland, Per Magne; Meyer, Haakon E (Journal article, 2017)Elevated plasma homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk of fractures in observational studies. However, it is unsettled whether homocysteine-lowering treatment affects fracture risk. The aim of this study ... -
Data on gender contrasts in the risk of incident myocardial infarction by age. The Tromsø Study 1979-2012.
Albrektsen, Grethe; Heuch, Ivar; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Thelle, Dag Steinar; Wilsgaard, Tom; Njølstad, Inger; Bønaa, Kaare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The data presented in this article relate to the research article entitled “Risk of incident myocardial infarction by gender: Interactions with serum lipids, blood pressure and smoking. The Tromsø Study 1979–2012” (Albrektsen ... -
Interrater reliability of a national acute myocardial infarction register
Slørdahl, Stig Arild; Bønaa, Kaare; Karlsaune, Hanne Margrethe Thyrmer; Sneeggen, Sylvi Fredriksen; Govatsmark, Ragna Elise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Disease-specific registers may be used for measuring and improving healthcare and patient outcomes, and for disease surveillance and research, provided they contain valid and reliable data. The aim of this study ... -
Longitudinal and secular trends in total cholesterol levels and impact of lipid-lowering drug use among Norwegian women and men born in 1905–1977 in the population-based Tromsø Study 1979–2016
Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Bønaa, Kaare; Eggen, Anne Elise; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives Elevated blood cholesterol is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol level surveillance is necessary to study population disease burden, consider priorities for prevention and intervention ... -
Plasma concentrations and dietary intakes of choline and betaine in association with atrial fibrillation risk: Results from 3 prospective cohorts with different health profiles
Zuo, Hui; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Tell, Grethe S.; Ueland, Per Magne; Vollset, Stein Emil; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Ulvik, Arve; Meyer, Klaus; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Bønaa, Kaare; Nygård, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Although choline metabolism has been associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, less research attention has been paid to the associations of choline and its oxidative metabolite betaine with cardiac ... -
Validation of self-reported and hospital-diagnosed atrial fibrillation: The HUNT study
Malmo, Vegard; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bønaa, Kaare; Loennechen, Jan Pål; Ellekjær, Hanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Self-reported atrial fibrillation (AF) and diagnoses from hospital registers are often used to identify persons with AF. The objective of this study was to validate self-reported AF and hospital discharge ...