Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Heuch, Ivar"
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A Comparison of Anthropometric Measures for Assessing the Association between Body Size and Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain: TheHUNT Study
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article, 2015)Background: Previous work indicates that overweight and obese individuals carry an increased risk of experiencing chronic low back pain (LBP). It is not known, however, how the association with body size depends on the ... -
Association between body height and chronic low back pain: a follow-up in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study.
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective To study potential associations between body height and subsequent occurrence of chronic low back pain (LBP). Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The North-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT). Data ... -
Associations between the number of children, age at childbirths and prevalence of chronic low back pain: the Nord- Trøndelag Health Study
Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Associations between childbirths and subsequent risk of low back pain (LBP) have not been clarified. Changes in sex hormone levels or lumbar posture during pregnancy may have an impact on LBP later in life. ... -
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 ... -
Do abnormal serum lipid levels increase the risk of chronic low back pain? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Cross-sectional studies suggest associations between abnormal lipid levels and prevalence of low back pain (LBP), but it is not known if there is any causal relationship. Objective: The objective was to ... -
Does diabetes influence the probability of experiencing chronic low back pain? A population-based cohort study: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a major problem in modern society and it is important to study possible risk factors for this disorder. People with diabetes are often affected by LBP, but whether diabetes represents a ... -
Does the risk of chronic low back pain depend on age at menarche or menopause? A population-based cross-sectional and cohort study: the Trøndelag Health Study
Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective In most population-based studies of low back pain (LBP), women have a higher risk than men, possibly reflecting hormonal influences. The aim of this study was to explore associations between age at menarche and ... -
Effects of a parent-administered exercise program in the neonatal intensive care unit: Dose does matter-a randomized controlled trial
Øberg, Gunn Kristin; Girolami, Gay L; Campell, Suzann K.; Ustad, Tordis; Heuch, Ivar; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Aulie, Vibeke Smith; Jørgensen, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background - Despite the risk of delayed motor development in infants born preterm, knowledge about interventions in the neonatal intensive care unitt (NICU) and the effects of dosing is sparse. Objective - The objectives ... -
Is chronic low back pain a risk factor for diabetes? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the risk of diabetes associated with the presence or absence of chronic low back pain, considering both cross-sectional and cohort data. Research design and methods ... -
Is there a U-shaped relationship between physical activity in leisure time and risk of chronic low back pain? A follow-up in the HUNT Study
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Physical activity in leisure time is often considered to have favourable effects on the risk of low back pain (LBP), but demonstrating a definite association in epidemiological studies has proven difficult. The ... -
Is there an Association between vitamin D status and risk of chronic low bak pain? A nested case-Control analysis in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Langhammer, Arnulf; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives: To explore potential associations between vitamin D status and risk of chronic low back pain (LBP) in a Norwegian cohort, and to investigate whether relationships depend on the season of blood sample collection. ... -
Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016
Albrektsen, Grethe; Wilsgaard, Tom; Heuch, Ivar; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Thelle, Dag Steinar; Njølstad, Inger; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Bønaa, Kaare Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The atherosclerotic effect of an adverse lipid profile is assumed to accumulate throughout life, leading to increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Still, little is known about age at onset and duration ... -
Menopausal hormone therapy, oral contraceptives and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study
Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background There are indications that use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and oral contraceptives (OC) increases the risk of low back pain (LBP), with higher oestrogen levels involved in the underlying mechanisms. ... -
Physical activity level at work and risk of chronic low back pain: A follow-up in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Physical activity in leisure time seems to reduce the risk of low back pain, but it is not known whether occupational activity, as recorded in a representative working population, produces a higher or lower ...