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The association between physical activity, vitamin D and 10 years change in blood pressure in young to middle- aged adults : a prospective HUNT study
(Master thesis, 2016)Introduction: Prospective studies on physical activity, vitamin D in relation to changes in blood pressure are lacking. This HUNT study aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and vitamin D levels ... -
The Association between Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density among Female Athletes
(Master thesis, 2013)Background: Research have suggested that endurance female athletes tend to have lower bone mineral density (BMD) than power and strength athletes, as a result of maintaining low body weight in addition to perform. This ... -
The association between rheumatoid arthritis and daily life functioning in adults - The HUNT4 study
(Master thesis, 2022)Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, joint destructive progressive autoimmune disease, with 0.24% worldwide prevalence, that causes functional disability and significant pain, and may lead to premature ... -
The association between sedentary behavior in middle age and muscular structure and function at older age
(Master thesis, 2022)Abstract Background: The population of older adults is increasing exponentially. Promotion of healthy aging and prevention of chronic conditions has become an important issue in the world more than ever. Sarcopenia is a ... -
The association between vascular factors and subjective memory impairment in older people : the HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objectives: Subjective memory impairment (SMI) is often considered an early sign of dementia. This study investigates the relationship between SMI and dementia-related vascular factors in older people. Method: This study ... -
The Association between Weight Change and Cardiovascular Mortality: The HUNT Study, Norway
(Master thesis, 2011)Background: Obesity has become a widespread health problem all over the world and is related to adverse levels of cardiovascular risk factors, which rapidly improve after weight loss. However, observational studies have ... -
The association between work-related physical fatigue, leisure time physical exercise, and risk of low back pain The HUNT study, Norway
(Master thesis, 2013)Objectives: It is well documented that high physical work demands is associated with increased risk of chronic low back pain (LBP) while regular physical exercise reduce the risk. However, there is limited knowledge about ... -
The association betweenself-reported eczema and common mental disorders in the general population: The Hordaland Health Study(HUSK)
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:136, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Background and objectives The field of psychodermatology addresses the interaction between skin and mind, and it has been speculated that the shared embryological origin of the central nervous system (CNS) and the skin ... -
The association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein and incident Alzheimer disease in patients 60 years and older: The HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background With ageing, long-standing inflammation can be destructive, contributing to development of several disorders, among these Alzheimer’s disease (AD). C-reactive protein (CRP) is a relatively stable peripheral ... -
The brain structural and cognitive basis of odor identification deficits in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: The objectives of this study were to explore the relationship between olfactory impairment, cognitive measures, and brain structure volumes in healthy elderly individuals, compared to patients with amnestic ... -
The burden attributable to headache disorders in India: estimates from a community-based study in Karnataka State
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Headache disorders are common worldwide, causing pain and disability. India appears to have a very high prevalence of migraine, and of other headache disorders in line with global averages. Our objective was ... -
The burden of headache disorders in Ethiopia: national estimates from a population-based door-to-door survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Headache disorders are the third-highest cause of disability worldwide, with migraine and medication-overuse headache (MOH) the major contributors. In Ethiopia we have shown these disorders to be highly prevalent: ... -
The burden of headache disorders in India: methodology and questionnaire validation for a community-based survey in Karnataka State
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Primary headache disorders are a major public-health problem globally and, possibly more so, in low- and middle-income countries. No methodologically sound studies of prevalence and burden of headache in the adult Indian ... -
The burden of headache disorders in Nepal: estimates from a population-based survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Headache disorders, particularly migraine and tension-type headache (TTH), are among the most prevalent global public-health problems. Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a common sequela of mismanagement of ... -
The burden of headache disorders in Pakistan: methodology of a population-based nationwide study, and questionnaire validation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Large geographical gaps in our knowledge of the prevalence and burden of headache disorders include Pakistan, a country with major problems of poverty, illiteracy and security. We report implementation in this ... -
The burden of headache disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2016: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2016
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives Using the findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), we report the burden of primary headache disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) from 1990 to 2016. Methods We modelled headache ... -
The burden of headache in China: validation of diagnostic questionnaire for a population-based survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The objective of this study was to test the validity, in the Chinese population, of the Lifting The Burden diagnostic questionnaire for the purpose of a population-based survey of the burden of headache in China. From all ... -
The burden of primary headache disorders in Zambia: national estimates from a population-based door-to-door survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Three headache disorders – migraine, tension-type headache (TTH) and medication-overuse headache (MOH) – are major contributors to population ill-health. Policy-makers need local knowledge of these to guide ... -
The causal role of smoking on the risk of headache. A Mendelian randomization analysis in the HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background and purpose Headache has been associated with various lifestyle and psychosocial factors, one of which is smoking. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the association between smoking intensity ... -
The Chronic Effects of Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set Resistance Training on strength and Muscle Mass Development
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Styrketrening kan forbedre muskelstyrke, muskelstørrelse og mange andre helsefaktorer. På grunn av disse effektene anbefales regelmessig styrketrening til den generelle befolkningen, men tilsynelatende av mangel ...