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Assessing awareness of hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Evaluation of established questionnaires
Hatle, Håvard; Bjørgaas, Marit Ragnhild Rokne; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Graveling, Alex; Frier, Brian; Rø, Torstein Baade (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To evaluate the use of two questionnaires assessing awareness of hypoglycemia, in a pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) population. Methods Prospective observational study with children (aged 9‐18 years) and parents ... -
Associations of obesity and lifestyle with the risk and mortality of bloodstream infection in a general population: a 15-year follow-up of 64 027 individuals in the HUNT Study
Paulsen, Julie; Askim, Åsa Susanne; Mohus, Randi Marie; Mehl, Arne; Dewan, Andrew; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) cause considerable morbidity and mortality, and primary prevention should be a priority. Lifestyle factors are of particular interest since they represent a modifiable target. Methods: ... -
Basic lifestyle advice to individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes: a 2-year population-based diabetes prevention study. The DE-PLAN intervention in the HUNT Study, Norway
Jølle, Anne; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Holmen, Jostein; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Tuomilehto, Jaakko; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Midthjell, Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective Among individuals at high risk for diabetes identified through a population survey, we performed an intervention study with basic lifestyle advice aiming to prevent diabetes. Research design and methods Among ... -
Bloodstream infection at Levanger Hospital, Mid-Norway, 2002-2013: Incidence, mortality, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic treatment, and impact of statin prophylaxis
Mehl, Arne (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:184, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Blodbaneinfeksjon ved Sykehuset Levanger 2002-2013 Ved infeksjonar på ulike stader i kroppen (til dømes i lunger, urinvegar gallevegar osb) kan bakteriar, og stundom gjærsopp, koma over i blodbanen, formeira seg der og ... -
Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne, Tormod; Solligård, Erik; Burgess, Stephen; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Paulsen, Julie; Pescott, Hallie; Mohus, Randi Marie; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Mehl, Arne; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; DeWan, Andrew; Damås, Jan Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
Burden of bloodstream infection in an area of Mid-Norway 2002-2013: A prospective population-based observational study
Mehl, Arne; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Lydersen, Stian; Paulsen, Julie; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Harthug, Stig; Edna, Tom-Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Studies from several countries indicate that the incidence and mortality of bloodstream infection (BSI) have been increasing over time. Methods We studied the burden of disease and death related to BSI in ... -
Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway
Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Mohus, Randi Marie; Rogne, Tormod; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Romundstad, Solfrid; Solligård, Erik; Hallan, Stein Ivar; Damås, Jan Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose: Bloodstream infections (BSI) and sepsis are important causes of hospitalization, loss of health, and death globally. Targetable risk factors need to be identified to improve prevention and treatment. In this study, ... -
Diabetes Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Women in a Rural District of Nepal Using HbA1c as a Diagnostic Tool: A Population-Based Study
Yogal, Chandra; Shakya, Sunila; Karmarcharya, Biraj; Koju, Rajendra; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Mosti, Mats Peder; Gustafsson, Miriam K.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Schei, Berit; Syversen, Unni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Given the scarcity of data on diabetes prevalence and associated risk factors among women in rural Nepal, we aimed to examine this, using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a diagnostic tool. A cross-sectional survey addressing ... -
Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals
Winkler, Thomas W.; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Gorski, Mathias; Rowan, Bryce X.; Stanzick, Kira J.; Thomas, Laurent; Tin, Adrienne; Hoppmann, Anselm; Chu, Audrey Y.; Tayo, Bamidele; Thio, Chris H. L.; Cusi, Daniele; Chai, Jin-Fang; Sieber, Karsten B.; Horn, Katrin; Li, Man; Scholz, Markus; Cocca, Massimiliano; Wuttke, Matthias; van der Most, Peter J.; Yang, Qiong; Ghasemi, Sahar; Nutile, Teresa; Li, Yong; Pontali, Giulia; Günther, Felix; Dehghan, Abbas; Correa, Adolfo; Parsa, Afshin; Feresin, Agnese; de Vries, Aiko P. J.; Zonderman, Alan B.; Smith, Albert V.; Oldehinkel, Albertine J.; De Grandi, Alessandro; Rosenkranz, Alexander R.; Franke, Andre; Teren, Andrej; Metspalu, Andres; Hicks, Andrew A.; Morris, Andrew P.; Tönjes, Anke; Morgan, Anna; Podgornaia, Anna I.; Peters, Annette; Körner, Antje; Mahajan, Anubha; Campbell, Archie; Freedman, Barry I.; Spedicati, Beatrice; Ponte, Belen; Schöttker, Ben; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Banas, Bernhard; Krämer, Bernhard K.; Jung, Bettina; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Smith, Blair H.; Ning, Boting; Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.; Vanderwerff, Brett R.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Kammerer, Candace M.; Langefeld, Carl D.; Hayward, Caroline; Spracklen, Cassandra N.; Robinson-Cohen, Cassianne; Hartman, Catharina A.; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; Wang, Chaolong; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Heng, Chew-Kiat; Lanzani, Chiara; Khor, Chiea-Chuen; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Fuchsberger, Christian; Gieger, Christian; Shaffer, Christian M.; Schulz, Christina-Alexandra; Willer, Cristen J.; Chasman, Daniel I.; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Ruggiero, Daniela; Toniolo, Daniela; Czamara, Darina; Porteous, David J.; Waterworth, Dawn M.; Mascalzoni, Deborah; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Reilly, Dermot F.; Daw, E. Warwick; Hofer, Edith; Boerwinkle, Eric; Salvi, Erika; Bottinger, Erwin P.; Tai, E-Shyong; Catamo, Eulalia; Rizzi, Federica; Guo, Feng; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Guilianini, Franco; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Ehret, Georg; Waeber, Gerard; Biino, Ginevra; Girotto, Giorgia; Pistis, Giorgio; Nadkarni, Girish N.; Delgado, Graciela E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Snieder, Harold; Campbell, Harry; White, Harvey D.; Gao, He; Stringham, Heather M.; Schmidt, Helena; Li, Hengtong; Brenner, Hermann; Holm, Hilma; Kirsten, Holgen; Kramer, Holly; Rudan, Igor; Nolte, Ilja M.; Tzoulaki, Ioanna; Olafsson, Isleifur; Martins, Jade; Cook, James P.; Wilson, James F.; Halbritter, Jan; Felix, Janine F.; Divers, Jasmin; Kooner, Jaspal S.; Lee, Jeannette Jen-Mai; O’Connell, Jeffrey; Rotter, Jerome I.; Liu, Jianjun; Xu, Jie; Thiery, Joachim; Ärnlöv, Johan; Kuusisto, Johanna; Jakobsdottir, Johanna; Tremblay, Johanne; Chambers, John C.; Whitfield, John B.; Gaziano, John M.; Marten, Jonathan; Coresh, Josef; Jonas, Jost B.; Mychaleckyj, Josyf C.; Christensen, Kaare; Eckardt, Kai-Uwe; Mohlke, Karen L.; Endlich, Karlhans; Dittrich, Katalin; Ryan, Kathleen A.; Rice, Kenneth M.; Taylor, Kent D.; Ho, Kevin; Nikus, Kjell; Matsuda, Koichi; Strauch, Konstantin; Miliku, Kozeta; Hveem, Kristian; Lind, Lars; Wallentin, Lars; Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M.; Raffield, Laura M.; Phillips, Lawrence S.; Launer, Lenore J.; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Lange, Leslie A.; Citterio, Lorena; Klaric, Lucija; Ikram, M. Arfan; Ising, Marcus; Kleber, Marcus E.; Francescatto, Margherita; Concas, Maria Pina; Ciullo, Marina; Piratsu, Mario; Orho-Melander, Marju; Laakso, Markku; Loeffler, Markus; Perola, Markus; de Borst, Martin H.; Gögele, Martin; Bianca, Martina La; Lukas, Mary Ann; Feitosa, Mary F.; Biggs, Mary L.; Wojczynski, Mary K.; Kavousi, Maryam; Kanai, Masahiro; Akiyama, Masato; Yasuda, Masayuki; Nauck, Matthias; Waldenberger, Melanie; Chee, Miao-Li; Chee, Miao-Ling; Boehnke, Michael; Preuss, Michael H.; Stumvoll, Michael; Province, Michael A.; Evans, Michele K.; O’Donoghue, Michelle L.; Kubo, Michiaki; Kähönen, Mika; Kastarinen, Mika; Nalls, Mike A.; Kuokkanen, Mikko; Ghanbari, Mohsen; Bochud, Murielle; Josyula, Navya Shilpa; Martin, Nicholas G.; Tan, Nicholas Y. Q.; Palmer, Nicholette D.; Pirastu, Nicola; Schupf, Nicole; Verweij, Niek; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Mononen, Nina; Bansal, Nisha; Devuyst, Olivier; Melander, Olle; Raitakari, Olli T.; Polasek, Ozren; Manunta, Paolo; Gasparini, Paolo; Mishra, Pashupati P.; Sulem, Patrick; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Elliott, Paul; Ridker, Paul M.; Hamet, Pavel; Svensson, Per O.; Joshi, Peter K.; Kovacs, Peter; Pramstaller, Peter P.; Rossing, Peter; Vollenweider, Peter; van der Harst, Pim; Dorajoo, Rajkumar; Sim, Ralene Z. H.; Burkhardt, Ralph; Tao, Ran; Noordam, Raymond; Mägi, Reedik; Schmidt, Reinhold; de Mutsert, Renée; Rueedi, Rico; van Dam, Rob M.; Carroll, Robert J.; Gansevoort, Ron T.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Felicita, Sala Cinzia; Sedaghat, Sanaz; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Freitag-Wolf, Sandra; Pendergrass, Sarah A.; Graham, Sarah E.; Gordon, Scott D.; Hwang, Shih-Jen; Kerr, Shona M.; Vaccargiu, Simona; Patil, Snehal B.; Hallan, Stein; Bakker, Stephan J. L.; Lim, Su-Chi; Lucae, Susanne; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Bergmann, Sven; Corre, Tanguy; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Lehtimäki, Terho; Boutin, Thibaud S.; Meitinger, Thomas; Wong, Tien-Yin; Bergler, Tobias; Rabelink, Ton J.; Esko, Tõnu; Haller, Toomas; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Völker, Uwe; Foo, Valencia Hui Xian; Salomaa, Veikko; Vitart, Veronique; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Huang, Wei; Zhang, Weihua; Wei, Wen Bin; Kiess, Wieland; März, Winfried; Koenig, Wolfgang; Lieb, Wolfgang; Gao, Xin; Sim, Xueling; Wang, Ya Xing; Friedlander, Yechiel; Tham, Yih-Chung; Kamatani, Yoichiro; Okada, Yukinori; Milaneschi, Yuri; Yu, Zhi; Thio, Chris H. L.; van der Most, Peter J.; de Borst, Martin H.; Ho, Kevin; Josyula, Navya Shilpa; Pendergrass, Sarah A.; Rowan, Bryce X.; Robinson-Cohen, Cassianne; Gaziano, John M.; Phillips, Lawrence S.; Tao, Ran; Hung, Adriana M.; Stark, Klaus J.; Stefansson, Kari; Böger, Carsten A.; Hung, Adriana M.; Kronenberg, Florian; Köttgen, Anna; Pattaro, Cristian; Heid, Iris M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can progress to kidney failure. Risk factors include genetics and diabetes mellitus (DM), but little is known about their interaction. We conducted genome-wide association meta-analyses ... -
Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals
Stanzick, Kira J.; Li, Yong; Schlosser, Pascal; Gorski, Mathias; Wuttke, Matthias; Thomas, Laurent F.; Rasheed, Humaira; Rowan, Bryce X.; Graham, Sarah E.; Vanderweff, Brett R.; Patil, Snehal B.; Robinson-Cohen, Cassiane; Gaziano, John M.; O’Donnell, Christopher J.; Willer, Cristen J.; Hallan, Stein; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Gessner, Andre; Hung, Adriana M.; Pattaro, Cristian; Köttgen, Anna; Stark, Klaus; Heid, Iris M.; Winkler, Thomas W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Genes underneath signals from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for kidney function are promising targets for functional studies, but prioritizing variants and genes is challenging. By GWAS meta-analysis for ... -
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii in a twelve-year retrospective study from Norway
Grønseth, Stine; Rogne, Tormod; Hannula, Raisa; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Epidemiology and outcome of Staphylococcus aureusbloodstream infection and sepsis in a Norwegian county 1996–2011: an observational study
Paulsen, Julie; Mehl, Arne; Askim, Åsa Susanne; Solligård, Erik; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Damås, Jan Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common and lethal causes of bloodstream infection and the incidence is increasing. We carried out a prospective observational study of patients with Staphylococcus ... -
Explaining sex differences in risk of bloodstream infections using mediation analysis in the population-based HUNT study in Norway
Mohus, Randi Marie; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Moen, Martine Kjølberg; Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Askim, Åsa Susanne; Åsberg, Signe Elisabeth; DeWan, Andrew T.; Rogne, Tormod; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Damås, Jan Kristian; Solligård, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Previous studies indicate sex differences in incidence and severity of bloodstream infections (BSI). We examined the effect of sex on risk of BSI, BSI mortality, and BSI caused by the most common infecting bacteria. Using ... -
Fear of hypoglycaemia and its relation to hypoglycaemia awareness and symptom intensity in Type 1 diabetes
Hatle, Håvard; Bjørgaas, Marit Ragnhild Rokne; Rø, Torstein Baade; Olsen, Sandra Elise; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims To investigate fear of hypoglycaemia (FoH) in relation to hypoglycaemia awareness, history of severe hypoglycaemia (SH) and hypoglycaemia symptoms in adults with Type 1 diabetes. Methods Questionnaire-based ... -
Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies
Gorski, Mathias; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Thomas, Laurent; Graham, Sarah E.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Winkler, Thomas W.; Günther, Felix; Stark, Klaus J.; Chai, Jin-Fang; Tayo, Bamidele O.; Wuttke, Matthias; Li, Yong; Tin, Adrienne; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Ärnlöv, Johan; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bakker, Stephan J.L.; Banas, Bernhard; Bansal, Nisha; Biggs, Mary L.; Biino, Ginevra; Böhnke, Michael; Boerwinkle, Eric; Bottinger, Erwin P.; Brenner, Hermann; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Carroll, Robert J.; Chaker, Layal; Chalmers, John; Chee, Miao-Li; Chee, Miao-Ling; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Chu, Audrey Y.; Ciullo, Marina; Cocca, Massimiliano; Cook, James P.; Coresh, Josef; Cusi, Daniele; de Borst, Martin H.; Degenhardt, Frauke; Eckardt, Kai-Uwe; Endlich, Karlhans; Evans, Michele K.; Feitosa, Mary F.; Franke, Andre; Freitag-Wolf, Sandra; Fuchsberger, Christian; Gampawar, Piyush; Gansevoort, Ron T.; Ghanbari, Mohsen; Ghasemi, Sahar; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; Gieger, Christian; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Hallan, Stein; Hamet, Pavel; Hishida, Asahi; Ho, Kevin; Hofer, Edith; Holleczek, Bernd; Holm, Hilma; Hoppmann, Anselm; Horn, Katrin; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Hveem, Kristian; Hwang, Shih-Jen; Ikram, M. Arfan; Josyula, Navya Shilpa; Jung, Bettina; Kähönen, Mika; Karabegović, Irma; Khor, Chiea-Chuen; Koenig, Wolfgang; Kramer, Holly; Krämer, Bernhard K.; Kühnel, Brigitte; Kuusisto, Johanna; Laakso, Markku; Lange, Leslie A.; Lehtimäki, Terho; Li, Man; Lieb, Wolfgang; Lind, Lars; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; Loos, Ruth J.F.; Lukas, Mary Ann; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Mahajan, Anubha; Matias-Garcia, Pamela R.; Meisinger, Christa; Meitinger, Thomas; Melander, Olle; Milaneschi, Yuri; Mishra, Pashupati P.; Mononen, Nina; Morris, Andrew P.; Mychaleckyj, Josyf C.; Nadkarni, Girish N.; Naito, Mariko; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Nalls, Mike A.; Nauck, Matthias; Nikus, Kjell; Ning, Boting; Nolte, Ilja M.; Nutile, Teresa; O'Donoghue, Michelle L.; O'Connell, Jeffrey; Olafsson, Isleifur; Orho-Melander, Marju; Parsa, Afshin; Pendergrass, Sarah A.; Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.; Pirastu, Mario; Preuss, Michael H.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Raffield, Laura M.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Rheinberger, Myriam; Rice, Kenneth M.; Rizzi, Federica; Rosenkranz, Alexander R.; Rossing, Peter; Rotter, Jerome I.; Ruggiero, Daniela; Ryan, Kathleen A.; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Salvi, Erika; Schmidt, Helena; Schmidt, Reinhold; Scholz, Markus; Schöttker, Ben; Schulz, Christina-Alexandra; Sedaghat, Sanaz; Shaffer, Christian M.; Sieber, Karsten B.; Sim, Xueling; Sims, Mario; Snieder, Harold; Stanzick, Kira J.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Stocker, Hannah; Strauch, Konstantin; Stringham, Heather M.; Sulem, Patrick; Szymczak, Silke; Taylor, Kent D.; Thio, Chris H.L.; Tremblay, Johanne; Vaccargiu, Simona; van der Harst, Pim; van der Most, Peter J.; Verweij, Niek; Völker, Uwe; Wakai, Kenji; Waldenberger, Melanie; Wallentin, Lars; Wallner, Stefan; Wang, Judy; Waterworth, Dawn M.; White, Harvey D.; Willer, Cristen J.; Wong, Tien-Yin; Woodward, Mark; Yang, Qiong; Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M.; Zimmermann, Martina; Zonderman, Alan B.; Bergler, Tobias; Stefansson, Kari; Böger, Carsten A.; Pattaro, Cristian; Köttgen, Anna; Kronenberg, Florian; Heid, Iris M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reflects kidney function. Progressive eGFR-decline can lead to kidney failure, necessitating dialysis or transplantation. Hundreds of loci from genome-wide association studies ... -
Genome-wide association study of cardiac troponin i in the general population
Moksnes, Marta Riise; Røsjø, Helge; Richmond, Anne; Lyngbakken, Magnus N; Graham, Sarah E; Wolford, Brooke N; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Gagliano Taliun, Sarah A; Lefaive, Jonathon; Rasheed, Humaira; Thomas, Laurent; Zhou, Wei; Aung, Nay; Surakka, Ida; Douville, Nicholas J; Campbell, Archie; Porteous, David J; Petersen, Steffen E; Munroe, Patricia B; Welsh, Paul; Sattar, Naveed; Smith, George Davey; Fritsche, Lars G; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hveem, Kristian; Hayward, Caroline; Willer, Cristen J; Brumpton, Ben M; Omland, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Circulating cardiac troponin proteins are associated with structural heart disease and predict incident cardiovascular disease in the general population. However, the genetic contribution to cardiac troponin I (cTnI) ... -
Genome-wide association study of placental weight identifies distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth
Beaumont, Robin N.; Flatley, Christopher; Vaudel, Marc; Wu, Xiaoping; Chen, Jing; Moen, Gunn-Helen Øiseth; Skotte, Line; Helgeland, Øyvind; Solé-Navais, Pol; Banasik, Karina; Albiñana, Clara; Ronkainen, Justiina; Fadista, João; Stinson, Sara Elizabeth; Trajanoska, Katerina; Wang, Carol A.; Westergaard, David; Srinivasan, Sundararajan; Sánchez-Soriano, Carlos; Bilbao, Jose Ramon; Allard, Catherine; Groleau, Marika; Kuulasmaa, Teemu; Leirer, Daniel J.; White, Frédérique; Jacques, Pierre-Étienne; Cheng, Haoxiang; Hao, Ke; Andreassen, Ole; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Atalay, Mustafa; Bhatta, Laxmi; Bouchard, Luigi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Brunak, Søren; Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas; Ebbing, Cathrine; Elliott, Paul; Engelbrechtsen, Line; Erikstrup, Christian; Estarlich, Marisa; Franks, Stephen; Gaillard, Romy; Geller, Frank; Grove, Jakob; Hougaard, David M.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Morgen, Camilla S.; Nøhr, Ellen Aagaard; Nyegaard, Mette; Palmer, Colin N. A.; Pedersen, Ole Birger; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Sebert, Sylvain; Shields, Beverley M.; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Surakka, Ida; Thørner, Lise Wegner; Ullum, Henrik; Vaarasmaki, Marja; Vilhjalmsson, Bjarni J.; Willer, Cristen J.; Lakka, Timo A.; Gybel-Brask, Dorte; Bustamante, Mariona; Hansen, Torben; Pearson, Ewan R.; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Ostrowski, Sisse R.; Pennell, Craig E.; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Felix, Janine F.; Hattersley, Andrew T.; Melbye, Mads; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Hveem, Kristian; Werge, Thomas; Nielsen, Henriette Svarre; Magnus, Per Minor; Evans, David M.; Jacobsson, Bo; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Zhang, Ge; Hivert, Marie-France; Johansson, Stefan; Freathy, Rachel M.; Feenstra, Bjarke; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A well-functioning placenta is essential for fetal and maternal health throughout pregnancy. Using placental weight as a proxy for placental growth, we report genome-wide association analyses in the fetal (n = 65,405), ... -
A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans
Moksnes, Marta Riise; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Wolford, Brooke; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Rasheed, Humaira; Simic, Anica; Bhatta, Laxmi; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Surakka, Ida; Zhou, Wei; Magnus, Per Minor; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Andreassen, Ole; Syversen, Tore; Zheng, Jie; Fritsche, Lars; Evans, David M.; Warrington, Nicole Maree; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Flaten, Trond Peder; Willer, Cristen J.; Hveem, Kristian; Brumpton, Ben Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Trace elements are important for human health but may exert toxic or adverse effects. Mechanisms of uptake, distribution, metabolism, and excretion are partly under genetic control but have not yet been extensively mapped. ... -
Heavier smoking may lead to a relative increase in waist circumference: Evidence for a causal relationship from a Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis. The CARTA consortium
Morris, Richard W.; Taylor, Amy E.; Fluharty, Meg E.; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Campbell, Archie; Marioni, Riccardo; Kumari, Meena; Korhonen, Tellervo; Männistö, Satu; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Kaakinen, Marika; Cavadino, Alana; Postmus, Iris; Husemoen, Lise Lotte N.; Skaaby, Tea; Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh; Treur, Jorien L.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Dale, Caroline; Wannamethee, S. Goya; Lahti, Jari; Palotie, Aarno; Räikkönen, Katri; McConnachie, Alex; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Wong, Andrew; Dalgård, Christine; Paternoster, Lavinia; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Tyrrell, Jessica; Horwood, John; Fergusson, David M.; Kennedy, Martin A.; Nohr, Ellen A.; Christiansen, Lene; Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm; Kuh, Diana; Watt, Graham; Eriksson, Johan G.; Whincup, Peter H.; Vink, Jacqueline M.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Smith, George Davey; Lawlor, Debbie; Linneberg, Allan; Ford, Ian; Jukema, J. Wouter; Power, Chris; Hyppönen, Elina; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Preisig, Martin; Borodulin, Katja; Kaprio, Jaakko; Kivimaki, Mika; Smith, Blair H.; Hayward, Caroline; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Munafo, Marcus R.; Sattar, Naveed (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives: To investigate, using a Mendelian randomisation approach, whether heavier smoking is associated with a range of regional adiposity phenotypes, in particular those related to abdominal adiposity. Design: ... -
Hours lying down per day, as a proxy for sedentary behaviour and risk of diabetes in young and middle-aged adults in Norway: an 11-year follow-up of the HUNT study
Asante, Ernest O; Sun, Yi-Qian; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective We aimed to examine relationship between hours lying down per day, as a proxy for sedentary behaviour and risk of diabetes in young and middle-aged adults, and to assess if leisure-time physical activity and body ...