• Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway: the NCDNOR project 

      Dalene, Knut Eirik; Lergenmuller, Simon; Sund, Erik Reidar; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Nilssen, Yngvar; Nystad, Wenche; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Ariansen, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of premature death globally and have common preventable risk factors. In Norway, the NCDNOR-project aims at establishing new knowledge in the prevention of NCDs by combining ...
    • Is the Disease Burden from COPD in Norway Falling off? A Study of Time Trends in Three Different Data Sources 

      Melbye, Hasse; Helgeland, Jon; Karlstad, Øystein; Ariansen, Inger; Langhammer, Arnulf; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Nafstad, Per; Nystad, Wenche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Less smoking should lead to fewer COPD cases. We aimed at estimating time trends in the prevalence and burden of COPD in Norway from 2001 to 2017. Methods: We used pre-bronchodilator spirometry and other health ...
    • 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 ...