• Assortative mating and within-spouse pair comparisons 

      Howe, Laurence J.; Battram, Thomas; Morris, Tim T.; Hartwig, Fernando P.; Hemani, Gibran; Davies, Neil Martin; Smith, George Davey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Spousal comparisons have been proposed as a design that can both reduce confounding and estimate effects of the shared adulthood environment. However, assortative mating, the process by which individuals select phenotypically ...
    • Assosiasjoner mellom ganghastighet og kognitiv funksjon hos personer som utredes for kognitiv svikt i spesialisthelsetjenesten 

      Sjøgren, Nina Almåsstø (Master thesis, 2022)
      Bakgrunn: Risikoen for utvikling av demens stiger med alderen. På grunn av en aldrende befolkning er forekomsten av demens er økende. Befolkningsundersøkelser estimerer at i år 2050 vil det leve rundt 235 000 personer med ...
    • Asthma and asthma symptom control in relation to incidence of lung cancer in the HUNT study 

      Jiang, Lin; Sun, Yi-Qian; Langhammer, Arnulf; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Chen, Yu; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Leivseth, Linda; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Large prospective studies on asthma, especially asthma symptom control, as a potential risk factor for lung cancer are limited. We followed up 62,791 cancer-free Norwegian adults from 1995–1997 to 2017. Self-reported ...
    • Asthma, asthma control and risk of ischemic stroke: The HUNT study 

      Cepelis, Aivaras; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Langhammer, Arnulf; Janszky, Imre; Strand, Linn B (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Asthma, a chronic inflammatory airway disease, shares common pathophysiological mechanisms with ischemic stroke. The aim of the study is to assess the association between asthma, levels of asthma control and ...
    • Asthma, asthma control and the risk of cardiovascular disease - The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) 

      Cepelis, Aivaras (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:121, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Norsk sammendrag Astma, en kronisk inflammatorisk luftveissykdom, rammer så mange som 30 millioner barn og voksne i Europa. Utbredelsen av astma er omtrent 10% i det nordlige og vestlige Europa og har doblet seg de siste ...
    • Asylum seekers’ perceptions of barriers in accessing and using the Norwegian health services 

      Jørstad, Berit Aarnes (Master thesis, 2012)
      Background: Asylum seekers are considered a vulnerable population due to their life experiences prior to, during and after migration. These experiences are found to cause complex health issues and a high burden of disease. ...
    • Atherogenic lipidomics profile in healthy individuals with low cardiorespiratory fitness: The HUNT3 fitness study 

      Nodeland, Markus; Klevjer, Marie; Sæther, Julie Caroline; Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Bathen, Tone Frost; Wisløff, Ulrik; Bye, Anja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • An atlas of genetic determinants of forearm fracture 

      Nethander, Maria; Movérare-Skrtic, Sofia; Kämpe, Anders; Coward, Eivind; Reimann, Ene; Grahnemo, Louise; Borbély, Éva; Helyes, Zsuzsanna; Funck-Brentano, Thomas; Cohen-Solal, Martine; Tuukkanen, Juha; Koskela, Antti; Wu, Jianyao; Li, Lei; Lu, Tianyuan; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Mägi, Reedik; Hoff, Mari; Lerner, Ulf H.; Henning, Petra; Ullum, Henrik; Erikstrup, Christian; Brunak, Søren; Ostrowski, Sisse Rye; Langhammer, Arnulf; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Oddsson, Asmundur; Stefansson, Kari; Pettersson-Kymmer, Ulrika; Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Mäkitie, Outi; Hveem, Kristian; Richards, J. Brent; Ohlsson, Claes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Osteoporotic fracture is among the most common and costly of diseases. While reasonably heritable, its genetic determinants have remained elusive. Forearm fractures are the most common clinically recognized osteoporotic ...
    • Atopic dermatitis prevention in children following maternal probiotic supplementation does not appear to be mediated by breast milk TSLP or TGF-β. 

      Simpson, Melanie Rae; Rø, Anne Dorthea; Grimstad, Øystein; Johnsen, Roar; Storrø, Ola; Øien, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: The Probiotics in Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (ProPACT) study, a randomised, placebo controlled trial, demonstrated that maternal supplementation with probiotic milk reduced the incidence ...
    • Attitude and involvement of family member in Maternity care in Rohingya Camp, Bangladesh: A mixed methods study. 

      Ahmed, Masruk (Master thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn Å involvere menn har vist seg å ha en gunstig innvirkning på mødres helseresultater og er en avgjørende strategi for å redusere mødre- og spedbarnsdødeligheten. Selv om menn spiller viktige roller i mødre- og ...
    • Attitudes to prenatal screening among Norwegian citizens: liberality, ambivalence and sensitivity 

      Supphellen, Magne; Solberg, Berge; Haugen, Guttorm; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Norway’s liberal abortion law allows for abortion on social indications, yet access to screening for fetal abnormalities is restricted. Norwegian regulation of, and public discourse about prenatal screening and ...
    • Atypical brain structure mediates reduced IQ in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight 

      Rimol, Lars Morten; Rise, Henning Hoel; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Yendiki, Anastasia; Løhaugen, Gro; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Eikenes, Live; Weider, Siri; Håberg, Asta; Skranes, Jon Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Preterm birth with very low birth weight (VLBW) confers heightened risk for perinatal brain injury and long-term cognitive deficits, including a reduction in IQ of up to one standard deviation. Persisting gray and white ...
    • An audit of patients admitted to hospital in Nepal for COPD exacerbation 

      Styrvold, Marte; Sterten, Ane Jonette Heggset; Shrestha, Sudeep; Dhakal, Subodh; Harstad, Ingunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a large and increasing problem in low- and middle-income countries; Nepal is no exception. We aimed to obtain information on patient characteristics and the level of ...
    • Automated generation of genome-scale metabolic draft reconstructions based on KEGG 

      Karlsen, Emil; Schulz, Christian; Almaas, Eivind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Constraint-based modeling is a widely used and powerful methodology to assess the metabolic phenotypes and capabilities of an organism. The starting point and cornerstone of all such modeling is a genome-scale ...
    • Automatic measurements of mitral annular plane systolic excursion and velocities to detect left ventricular dysfunction 

      Grue, Jahn Frederik; Storve, Sigurd; Dalen, Håvard; Salvesen, Øyvind; Mjølstad, Ole Christian; Samstad, Stein; Torp, Hans; Haugen, Bjørn Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The purpose of the study described here was to evaluate an automatic algorithm for detection of left ventricular dysfunction, based on measurements of mitral annular motion indices from color tissue Doppler apical four-chamber ...
    • Autonomi hos den psykiatriske pasienten - et spørsmål om etikk i sykepleie 

      Stefansdottir, Bogey (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: Pasienter med alvorlige psykiske lidelser lever i gjennomsnitt 10-15 år kortere enn den gjennomsnittlige nordmann. Det er en rekke potensielle årsaker for dette, slik som rusproblematikk, men en utfordring som ...
    • Avbrutte tidsserieanalyser 

      Mathiesen, Liv; Skovlund, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Når man skal teste effekten av helsetjenesteintervensjoner, er det ikke alltid mulig å gjennomføre randomiserte kontrollerte studier. Avbrutte tidsserieanalyser regnes som et godt alternativ. Randomiserte kontrollerte ...
    • Avføringsmønster hos intensivpasienten, hvilken prioritet har det? - En kvalitativ studie av intensivsykepleiers erfaringer 

      Ronæss, Kristine (Master thesis, 2022)
      Sammendrag Bakgrunn Intensivsykepleier har ansvar for ivaretakelse av intensivpasientens eliminasjon av kroppens avfallsstoffer da dette fremmer pasientens helse. Obstipasjon hos intensivpasienten er forbundet med økt ...
    • Avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases in Mendelian randomization through within-family analyses 

      Brumpton, Ben Michael; Sanderson, Eleanor; Heilbron, Karl; Hartwig, FP; Harrison, S; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Cho, Y; Howe, LD; Hughes, A; Boomsma, D; Havdahl, Alexandra; Hopper, J; Neale, M; Nivard, Michel G.; Pedersen, N; Reynolds, CA; Tucker-D, EM; Grotzinger, A; Howe, Laurence; Morris, Tim; Li, Shuai; Within-Family Consortium, The; 23andMe Research Team, The; Auton, A; Windmeijer, F; Chen, W-M; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, C; Evans, DM; Kaprio, J; Davey Smith, G; Åsvold, BO; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hemani, G; Davies, Neil Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Estimates from Mendelian randomization studies of unrelated individuals can be biased due to uncontrolled confounding from familial effects. Here we describe methods for within-family Mendelian randomization analyses and ...
    • «Å gjøre det lille ekstra» - Ivaretakelse av pårørende i palliativ omsorg 

      Kulsetås, Marie (Bachelor thesis, 2020)
      Introduksjon: Palliasjon har blitt et sentralt fagområde i sykepleieryrket og målet er best mulig livskvalitet for pasienter med livstruende sykdommer. Likevel er det ikke bare pasienten som påvirkes av å ha en sykdom med ...