Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Sund, Erik Reidar"
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Association between engagement in cultural activities and use of general practitioner consultations: 7-year follow-up of adults from the HUNT study, Norway
Løkken, Bente Irene; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Rangul, Vegar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Assess whether engagement in a range of cultural activities, both ‘passive’ and ‘active’ (ie, receptive and creative) participation, is associated with later demand for general practitioner (GP) consultations. Design ... -
Associations between primary healthcare and unplanned medical admissions in Norway: A multilevel analysis of the entire elderly population
Deraas, Trygve sigvart; Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Jones, Andy; Førde, Olav Helge; Sund, Erik Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To examine if individual risk of unplanned medical admissions (UMAs) was associated with municipality general practitioner (GP) or long-term care (LTC) volume among the entire Norwegian elderly population. Design: ... -
Blood pressure changes during 22-year of follow-up in large general population - the HUNT Study, Norway
Holmen, Jostein; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Tverdal, Aage; Holmen, Oddgeir; Sund, Erik Reidar; Midthjell, Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: While hypertension still is a major health problem worldwide, some studies have indicated that the blood pressure level has decreased in some populations. This population based cohort study aims at analysing ... -
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 ... -
Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway
Hansen, Elisabeth; Sund, Erik Reidar; Knudtsen, Margunn Skjei; Krokstad, Steinar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Leisure time activities and culture participation may have health effects and be important in pulic health promotion. More knowledge on how cultural activity participation may influence self-perceived ... -
Does urbanicity modify the relationship between a polygenic risk score for depression and mental health symptoms? Cross-sectional evidence from the observational HUNT Study in Norway
Sund, Erik Reidar; van Lenthe, Frank; Avendano, Mauricio; Raina, Parminder; Krokstad, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Research suggests that genetic predisposition for common mental disorders may be moderated by the environment. This study examines whether a polygenic risk score (PRS) for depression is moderated by the level ... -
Gender differences and gender convergence in alcohol use over the past three decades (1984–2008), The HUNT Study, Norway
Bratberg, Grete Helen; Wilsnack, Sharon; Wilsnack, Richard; Haugland, Siri Håvås; Krokstad, Steinar; Sund, Erik Reidar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: To examine changes in men‘s and women’s drinking in Norway over a 20-year period, in order to learn whether such changes have led to gender convergence in alcohol drinking. Methods: Repeated ... -
Geographical and Social Inequalities in Health and Health Behaviour in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study(HUNT)
Sund, Erik Reidar (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:213, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Health and health behaviour varies both socially and geographically and individuals may experience different degrees of health according to their socioeconomic position and where they live. The fact that health varies ... -
Health in coastal communities: Generational and social inequalities in health during times of societal restructuring. The HUNT Study, Norway
Hjorthen, Sofie Lauvås (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:102, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background and aims: In the latter decades of the 20th century, many small-scale fisheries worldwide have decreased or disappeared. Important driving forces behind this development are overfishing, climate change and ... -
Implications of parental lifestyle changes and education level on adolescent offspring weight: a population based cohort study - The HUNT Study, Norway
Næss, Marit; Sund, Erik Reidar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective Obesity tends to cluster in families reflecting both common genetics and shared lifestyle patterns within the family environment. The aim of this study was to examine whether parental lifestyle changes over time, ... -
Intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity in HUNT families - The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Næss, Marit (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:89, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Overføring av overvekt og fedme fra foreldre til barn i HUNT-familier. Bakgrunn og mål for studien Både hos barn, ungdom og voksne, har overvekt og fedme siden midten av 80-tallet hatt en sterkt økende vekst i befolkningen. ... -
Lavt kunnskapsnivå om psykisk helse i befolkningen er assosiert med dårligere subjektiv helse og lavere subjektiv livskvalitet
Garli, Mia Leirtrø (Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Psykiske lidelser, som angst og depresjon, bidrar til betydelig helsetap i Norge. Samtidig har undersøkelser vist at befolkningens helsekompetanse på psykisk helse er lav. Lav helsekompetanse kan i seg selv være ... -
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 ... -
Norwegian social epidemiology during 200 years
Krokstad, Steinar; Sund, Erik Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Social epidemiology has been defined as The branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution andsocial determinants of states of health (1). Whereastraditional epidemiology is primarily concerned with health ... -
Overvekt og fedme i Trøndelag 2019: Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 11 fra HUNT4
Kvistad, Kyrre; Brandkvist, Maria; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Moa, Pål Fossland; Opdahl, Signe; Sliper, Jon Olav; Rangul, Vegar; Krokstad, Steinar; Eiksund, Sveinung Øystein; Molden, Thomas Hugaas; Karlsen, Håvard Rudi; Jensberg, Heidi; Sund, Erik Reidar (Research report, 2023) -
Planning for Health Equity: How Municipal Strategic Documents and Project Plans Reflect Intentions Instructed by the Norwegian Public Health Act.
Lillefjell, Monica; Hope, Siren; Anthun, Kirsti Sarheim; Hermansen, Eirin; Vik, John Tore; Sund, Erik Reidar; Aasan, Bodil Elisabeth Valstad; Sylte, Mari; Maass, Ruca Elisa Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Norwegian Public Health Act (PHA) mandates municipalities to integrate a systematic, knowledge-based, cross-sectoral approach aimed at levelling the social gradient in health. This study aimed to describe and analyse ... -
The Relative Importance of Family, School, and Leisure Activities for the Mental Wellbeing of Adolescents: The Young-HUNT Study in Norway
Aasan, Bodil Elisabeth Valstad; Lillefjell, Monica; Krokstad, Steinar; Sylte, Mari; Sund, Erik Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)It is well-known that the social environment in which children and adolescents live and grow has an impact on their mental wellbeing, though the relative importance of different social contexts may vary. In the present ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
Krokstad, Steinar; Ernstsen, Linda; Sund, Erik Reidar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Langhammer, Arnulf; Midthjell, Kristian; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Holmen, Jostein; Thoen, Håvard; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-19)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social and ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
Krokstad, Steinar; Ernstsen, Linda; Sund, Erik Reidar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Langhammer, Arnulf; Midthjell, Kristian; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Holmen, Jostein; Thoen, Håvard; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social ... -
The associations of sitting time and physical activity on total and site-specific cancer incidence: Results from the HUNT study, Norway
Rangul, Vegar; Sund, Erik Reidar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Røe, Oluf Dimitri; Bauman, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Sedentary behavior is thought to pose different risks to those attributable to physical inactivity. However, few studies have examined the association between physical activity and sitting time with cancer ...