Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Kvaløy, Kirsti"
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A descriptive study of ten-year longitudinal changes in weight and waist circumference in the multi-ethnic rural Northern Norway. The SAMINOR Study, 2003-2014
Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Melhus, Marita; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Siri, Susanna Ragnhild; Michalsen, Vilde Lehne; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The obesity epidemic is dynamic with varying secular trends and differences between countries and ethnic groups. The objective of this study was to describe the age- and sex-specific longitudinal changes in weight and waist ... -
Adiposity and asthma in adults: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis of the HUNT Study
Sun, Yi-Qian; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Langhammer, Arnulf; Chen, Yue; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background We aimed to investigate the potential causal associations of adiposity with asthma overall, asthma by atopic status or by levels of symptom control in a large adult population and stratified by sex. We also ... -
Being normal weight, but feeling overweight in adolescence may effect weight development into young adulthood - An 11-year follow-up: The HUNT Study, Norway
Cuypers, Koenraad; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Bratberg, Grete Helen; Midthjell, Kristian; Holmen, Jostein; Holmen, Turid Lingaas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objectives. To explore if self-perceived overweight in normal weight adolescents influence their weight development into young adulthood and if so, whether physical activity moderates this association. Methods. A longitudinal ... -
Betydningen av belastende barndomserfaringer for overvekt og fedme i voksen alder - En populasjonsbasert longitudinell studie basert på HUNT
Fredriksen, Ingvild (Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Fedme representerer en global folkehelseutfordring som medfører betydelige helsemessige konsekvenser. Nyere forskning fremhever kompleksiteten ved fedme, og peker blant annet på sammenhengen mellom belastende ... -
Betydningen av skolemiljø i ungdomstiden for mental helse, generell helse og utdannelse som voksen, i et kjønnsperspektiv
Skei, Emma (Master thesis, 2023)Hensikt Tidligere forskning har pekt på kjønnsforskjeller i skolen med tanke på frafall, akademisk prestasjon og trivsel. Hensikten med denne studien var å undersøke betydningen av skolemiljø i ungdomstiden for mental ... -
Bevaringsbiologi - Fjellrev i NINA 2005
Landa, Arild Magne; Strand, Olav; Kvaløy, Kirsti; van Dijk, Jiska Joanneke; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Herfindal, Ivar; Linnell, John Durrus; Andersen, Roy (NINA rapport;102, Research report, 2005)Fjellrev Alopex lagopus er en av de mest utrydningstruede pattedyr i Norge og det er stort be-hov for kunnskap både om direkte og underliggende årsaker til fjellrevens tilbakegang så vel som mulige tiltak. ”Overvåkningsp ... -
Bevaringsbiologi. Fjellrev i NINA 2006
Landa, Arild Magne; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Flagstad, Øystein; Herfindal, Ivar; Strand, Olav; Andersen, Roy; van Dijk, Jiska Joanneke; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Linnell, John Durrus (NINA rapport;, Research report, 2006)Fjellreven Alopex lagopus er kritisk truet i Fennoskandia. Det er iverksatt overvåking, ulike be-varingstiltak samt forskning for å forklare den vedvarende tilbakegangen i Norge, Sverige og Finland. Denne rapporten oppsummerer ... -
Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts
Vimaleswaran, KS; Berry, DJ; Lu, C; Tikkanen, E; Pilz, Stefan; Hiraki, LT; Cooper, JD; Dastani, Z; Li, R; Houston, Denise; Wood, Andrew R.; Michaëlsson, Karl; Vandenput, Liesbeth; Zgaga, Lina; Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M.; McCarthy, Mark I.; Dupuis, Josée; Kaakinen, Marika; Kleber, Marcus E.; Jameson, Karen; Arden, Nigel; Raitakari, Olli; Vikari, Jorma; Lohman, Kurt K.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Melhus, Håkan; Ingelsson, Erik; Byberg, Liisa; Lind, Lars; Lorentzon, Mattias; Salomaa, Veikko; Campbell, Harry; Dunlop, Malcolm; Mitchell, Braxton D.; Herzig, Karl-Heinz; Pouta, Anneli; Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Midthjell, Kristian; Hveem, Kristian; Platou, Carl Geoffrey Parrinder; Streeten, Elizabeth A.; Theodoratou, Evropi; Jula, Antti; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Ohlsson, Claes; Frayling, Timothy M.; Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Spector, Timothy D.; Richards, J. Brent; Lehtimäki, Terho; Ouwehand, Willem H.; Kraft, Peter; Cooper, Cyrus; Loos, RJF (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency, and both are areas of active public health concern. We explored the causality and direction of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and 25-hydroxyvitamin ... -
Change in prevalence and severity of metabolic syndrome in the Sami and non-Sami population in rural Northern Norway using a repeated cross-sectional population-based study design: the SAMINOR Study
Michalsen, Vilde Lehne; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Svartberg, Johan; Siri, Susanna Ragnhild; Melhus, Marita; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To examine the change in both the prevalence and severity of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the Sami and non-Sami in Northern Norway due to a lack of knowledge regarding the development of MetS in this population. Design ... -
Cohort Profile Update: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway
Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Langhammer, Arnulf; Ingul, Jo Magne; Pape, Kristine; Fenstad, Jørn Søberg; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The Young-HUNT Study is the adolescent part of the Trøndelag Health Study (The HUNT Study), a population-based health study inviting all inhabitants, aged 13 years and above, of primarily the northern part of Trøndelag ... -
Common molecular markers related to obesity and colorectal cancer
Vikdal, Anne Jorunn (Master thesis, 2016)Overweight and obesity is a risk factor for diseases like diabetes, heart conditions and cancer. A major cause of obesity is an imbalance between energy intake and consumption. However, a large part of the population has ... -
Common variants show predicted polygenic effects on height in the tails of the distribution, except in extremely short individuals
Chan, Y; Holmen, Oddgeir; Dauber, A; Vatten, Lars Johan; Havulinna, AS; Skorpen, Frank; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Silander, K; Nguyen, Thutrang T; Willer, C; Boehnke, M; Perola, M; Palotie, A; Salomaa, V; Hveem, Kristian; Frayling, TM; Hirschhorn, JN; Weedon, MN (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Common genetic variants have been shown to explain a fraction of the inherited variation for many common diseases and quantitative traits, including height, a classic polygenic trait. The extent to which common variation ... -
Cross-sectional study of BMI, weight concern, body size perception, dieting and mental distress in adolescents: The HUNT Study
Sardahaee, Farzaneh S.; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective We examined the associations between body mass index (BMI), weight concern, body size perception, dieting and mental distress in a population-based study of 7350 adolescents. Design Cross-sectional. Settings ... -
Data harmonization and federated analysis of population-based studies: the BioSHaRE project
Doiron, Dany; Burton, Paul; Marcon, Y; Gaye, Abibou; Wolffenbuttel, BHR; Perola, M; Stolk, RP; Foco, L; Minelli, C; Walderberger, M; Holle, R; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Hillege, Hans L.; Tasse, A-M; Ferretti, V; Fortier, I (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Individual-level data pooling of large population-based studies across research centres in international research projects faces many hurdles. The BioSHaRE (Biobank Standardisation and Harmonisation for Research ... -
Data Resource Profile: The HUNT Biobank
Næss, Marit; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Sætermo, Kristin Schei; Norøy, Lise; Røstad, Ann Helen; Hammer, Nina; Altø, Trine Govasli; Vikdal, Anne Jorunn; Hveem, Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024) -
Depression, anxiety, and psychosocial stressors across BMI classes: A Norwegian population study - The HUNT Study
Eik-Nes Tetlie, Trine; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Spirou, Dean; Raman, Jayanthi; Tokatlian, Audrey (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
Disordered eating in Sami and non-Sami Norwegian populations: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey
Kvaløy, Kirsti; Melhus, Marita; Silviken, Anne; Brustad, Magritt; Sørlie, Tore; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective The present study aimed to investigate disordered eating (DE) among Sami compared with non-Sami residing in northern Norway. Design In a cross-sectional design, stratified by sex and ethnicity, associations ... -
Disordered eating, weight and body size perception, dieting and mental health amongst adolescents - The HUNT Study
Sardahaee, Farzaneh Saeedzadeh (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:29, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Sammendrag Symptomer på spiseforstyrrelse, vekt, oppfatning av kroppsstørrelse og slanking relatert til psykisk helse hos ungdom - HUNT studien Formålet med denne avhandlingen var å undersøke prevalenser, karakteristika, ... -
Divergent decennial trends in mental health according to age reveal poorer mental health for young people: Repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT Study, Norway
Krokstad, Steinar; Weiss, Daniel Albert; Krokstad, Morten Austheim; Rangul, Vegar; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Ingul, Jo Magne; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Twenge, Jean; Sund, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives Public health trends are formed by political, economic, historical and cultural factors in society. The aim of this paper was to describe overall changes in mental health among adolescents and adults in a Norwegian ... -
Effects of single genetic variants and polygenic obesity risk scores on disordered eating in adolescents - The HUNT study
S Sardahaee, Farzaneh; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Micali, Nadia; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose Improving the understanding of the role of genetic risk on disordered eating (DE). Methods A case-control study including 1757 (F: 979, M: 778) adolescents (aged 13–19 years) from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study ...