• Circulating free testosterone and risk of aggressive prostate cancer: Prospective and Mendelian randomisation analyses in international consortia 

      Watts, Eleanor L.; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Fensom, Georgina K.; Smith-Byrne, Karl; Noor, Urwah; Andrews, Colm D.; Gunter, Marc J.; Holmes, Michael V.; Martin, Richard M.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Albanes, Demetrius; Barricarte, Aurelio; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Chen, Chu; Cohn, Barbara A.; Dimou, Niki L.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Flicker, Leon; Freedman, Neal D.; Giles, Graham G.; Giovannucci, Edward L.; Goodman, Gary E.; Haiman, Christopher A.; Hankey, Graeme J.; Huang, Jiaqi; Huang, Wen-Yi; Hurwitz, Lauren M.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Knekt, Paul; Kubo, Tatsuhiko; Langseth, Hilde; Laughlin, Gail; Le Marchand, Loic; Luostarinen, Tapio; MacInnis, Robert J.; Mäenpää, Hanna O.; Männistö, Satu; Metter, E. Jeffrey; Mikami, Kazuya; Mucci, Lorelei A.; Olsen, Anja; Ozasa, Kotaro; Palli, Domenico; Penney, Kathryn L.; Platz, Elizabeth A.; Rissanen, Harri; Sawada, Norie; Schenk, Jeannette M.; Stattin, Pär; Tamakoshi, Akiko; Thysell, Elin; Tsai, Chiaojung Jillian; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Vatten, Lars Johan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Wilkens, Lynne R.; Yeap, Bu B.; Allen, Naomi E.; Key, Timothy J.; Travis, Ruth C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Previous studies had limited power to assess the associations of testosterone with aggressive disease as a primary endpoint. Further, the association of genetically predicted testosterone with aggressive disease is not ...
    • Circulating high sensitivity C reactive protein concentrations and risk of lung cancer: Nested case-control study within Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium 

      Muller, David C.; Larose, Tricia L; Hodge, Allison; Guida, Florence; Langhammer, Arnulf; Grankvist, Kjell; Meyer, Klaus; Cai, Qiuyin; Arslan, Alan A.; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne; Albanes, Demetrius; Giles, Graham G.; Sesso, Howard D.; Lee, I-Min; Gaziano, J. Michael; Yuan, Jian-Min; Hoffman Bolton, Judith; Buring, Julie E.; Visvanathan, Kala; Le Marchand, Loic; Purdue, Mark P.; Caporaso, Neil E.; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Prentice, Ross L.; Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Stevens, Victoria L.; Zheng, Wei; Blot, William J.; Shu, Xiao-Ou; Zhang, Xuehong; Xiang, Yong-Bing; Koh, Woon-Puay; Hveem, Kristian; Thomson, Cynthia A.; Pettinger, Mary; Engström, Gunnar; Brunnström, Hans; Milne, Roger L.; Stampfer, Meir J.; Han, Jiali; Johansson, Mikael; Brennan, Paul; Severi, Gianluca; Johansson, Mattias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives: Inflammation may play an important role in lung cancer pathogenesis. Previous studies have suggested an association between C-reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of inflammation, and risk of lung cancer, but ...
    • Circulating inflammatory cytokines and risk of five cancers: a Mendelian randomization analysis 

      Bouras, Emmanouil; Karhunen, Ville; Gill, Dipender; Huang, Jian; Haycock, Philip C.; Gunter, Marc J.; Johansson, Mattias; Brennan, Paul; Key, Tim; Lewis, Sarah J.; Martin, Richard M.; Murphy, Neil; Platz, Elizabeth A.; Travis, Ruth; Yarmolinsky, James; Zuber, Verena; Martin, Paul; Katsoulis, Michail; Freisling, Heinz; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Schulze, Matthias B.; Dossus, Laure; Hung, Rayjean J.; Amos, Christopher I.; Ahola-Olli, Ari; Palaniswamy, Saranya; Männikkö, Minna; Auvinen, Juha; Herzig, Karl-Heinz; Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka; Lehtimäki, Terho; Salomaa, Veikko; Raitakari, Olli; Salmi, Marko; Jalkanen, Sirpa; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Dehghan, Abbas; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Epidemiological and experimental evidence has linked chronic inflammation to cancer aetiology. It is unclear whether associations for specific inflammatory biomarkers are causal or due to bias. In order to ...
    • Circulating Levels of Inflammatory and Metabolic Biomarkers and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett Esophagus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Xie, Shao-hua; Rabbani, Sirus; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Lagergren, Jesper (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Associations between circulating levels of obesity-related biomarkers and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett esophagus have been reported, but the results are inconsistent. A literature search until October 2018 ...
    • Circulating markers of cellular immune activation in pre-diagnostic blood sample and lung cancer risk in the Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium (LC3) 

      Huang, Joyce Yongxu; Larose, Tricia L; Luu, Hung N; Wang, Renwei; Fanidi, Anouar; Alcala, Karine; Stevens, Victoria L.; Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Albanes, Demetrius; Caporaso, Neil E.; Purdue, Mark P.; Ziegler, Regina G.; Freedman, Neal D.; Lan, Qing; Prentice, Ross L.; Pettinger, Mary; Thomson, Cynthia A.; Cai, Qiuyin; Wu, Jie; Blot, William J.; Shu, Xiao-Ou; Zheng, Wei; Arslan, Alan A.; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne; Le Marchand, Loïc; Wilkens, Lynn R; Haiman, Christopher A.; Zhang, Xuehong; Stampfer, Meir J.; Han, Jiali; Giles, Graham G.; Hodge, Allison M.; Severi, Gianluca; Johansson, Mikael; Grankvist, Kjell; Langhammer, Arnulf; Hveem, Kristian; Xiang, Yong-Bing; Li, Hong-Lan; Gao, Yu-Tang; Visvanathan, Kala; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Ulvik, Arve; Buring, Julie E.; Lee, I-Min; Sesso, Howard D.; Gaziano, J. Michael; Manjer, Jonas; Relton, Caroline; Koh, Woon-Puay; Brennan, Paul; Johansson, Mattias; Yuan, Jian-Min (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Cell‐mediated immune suppression may play an important role in lung carcinogenesis. We investigated the associations for circulating levels of tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenine:tryptophan ratio (KTR), quinolinic acid (QA) ...
    • Circulating microRNAs as predictive biomarkers of myocardial infarction: Evidence from the HUNT study. 

      Velle-Forbord, Torbjørn; Eidlaug, Maria; Debik, Julia Barbara; Sæther, Julie Caroline; Follestad, Turid; Nauman, Javaid; Gigante, Bruna; Røsjø, Helge; Omland, Torbjørn; Langaas, Mette; Bye, Anja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background and aims Several risk prediction models for coronary heart disease (CHD) are available today, however, they only explain a modest proportion of the incidence. Circulating microRNAs (miRs) have recently been ...
    • Circulating sex hormones in relation to anthropometric, sociodemographic and behavioural factors in an international dataset of 12,300 men 

      Watts, Eleanor L.; Appleby, Paul N.; Albanes, Demetrius; Black, Amanda; Chan, June M.; Chen, Chu; Cirillo, Piera M.; Cohn, Barbara A.; Cook, Michael B.; Donovan, Jenny L.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Garland, Cedric F.; Giles, Graham G.; Goodman, Phyllis J.; Habel, Laurel A.; Haiman, Christopher A.; Holly, Jeff M.P.; Hoover, Robert N.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Knekt, Paul; Kolonel, Laurence N.; Kubo, Tatsuhiko; Le Marchand, Loïc; Luostarinen, Tapio; MacInnis, Robert J.; Mäenpää, Hanna O.; Männistö, Satu; Metter, E. Jeffrey; Milne, Roger L.; Nomura, Abraham M.Y.; Oliver, Steven E.; Parsons, J. Kellogg; Peeters, Petra H.; Platz, Elizabeth A.; Riboli, Elio; Ricceri, Fulvio; Rinaldi, Sabina; Rissanen, Harri; Sawada, Norie; Schaefer, Catherine A.; Schenk, Jeannette M.; Stanczyk, Frank Z.; Stampfer, Meir; Stattin, Pär; Stenman, Ulf-Håkan; Tjønneland, Anne; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Thompson, Ian M.; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Vatten, Lars Johan; Whittemore, Alice S.; Ziegler, Regina G.; Allen, Naomi E.; Key, Timothy J.; Travis, Ruth C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Introduction Sex hormones have been implicated in the etiology of a number of diseases. To better understand disease etiology and the mechanisms of disease-risk factor associations, this analysis aimed to investigate the ...
    • Climate change and infectious diseases in the Arctic: Establishment of a circumpolar working group 

      Parkinson, Alan J; Evengard, B; Semenza, Jan C; Ogden, Nicholas; Børresen, Malene L; Berner, J; Brubaker, Michael; Sjöstedt, Anders; Evander, Magnus; Hondula, David M; Menne, Bettina; Pshenichnaya, Natalia; Gounder, Prabhu; Larose, Tricia L; Revich, Boris; Hueffer, Karsten; Albihn, Ann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The Arctic, even more so than other parts of the world, has warmed substantially over the past few decades. Temperature and humidity influence the rate of development, survival and reproduction of pathogens and thus the ...
    • Clinical aspects of cerebral palsy in Iceland: A population-based study of preschool children 

      Sigurðardóttir, Solveig (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 493, Doctoral thesis, 2011)
      Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor impairment of childhood, affecting approximately 2 children per 1000 live births.1 Unfortunately, the rate in most areas has not changed during recent decades; therefore the ...
    • Clinical Course in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Patients Aged 18–49 Compared to Patients 50 Years and Above: A Multicenter Study and Meta-Analysis 

      Bartek, Jiri; Sjåvik, Kristin; Dhawan, Sanjay; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Kristiansson, Helena; Ståhl, Fredrik; Förander, Petter; Chen, Clark C.; Jakola, Asgeir Store (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective: Chronic Subdural Hematoma (cSDH) is primarily a disease of elderly, and is rare in patients <50 years, and this may in part be related to the increased brain atrophy from 50 years of age. This fact may also ...
    • Clinical outcomes after surgery for cervical radiculopathy performed in public and private hospitals : a nationwide relative effectiveness study 

      Danielsen, Elisabet; Gulati, Sasha; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Ingebrigtsen, Tor; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Solberg, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aims The number of patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical radiculopathy has increased. In many countries, public hospitals have limited capacity. This has resulted in long waiting times for elective ...
    • Clinical performance of Anyplex II HPV28 by human papillomavirus type and viral load in a referral population 

      Baasland, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Anyplex II HPV28 (`Anyplex`) is a semi-quantitative DNA PCR assay divided into set A, comprising 14 high risk (hr)HPV types; and set B, comprising 5 possibly hrHPV types and 9 low risk (lr)HPV types. We compared the ability ...
    • Clinical prediction model for tumor progression in Barrett’s esophagus 

      Holmberg, Dag; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Mattsson, Fredrik; Lagergren, Jesper (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Individuals with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) are at increased risk of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), but the cost-effectiveness of general surveillance of BE is low. This study ...
    • Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: An exploratory cross-sectional study 

      Kristiansen, Miriam Skjerven; Stabursvik, Julie; O'Leary, Elise Catriona; Pedersen, Maria; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Osnes, Liv T. N.; Tjade, Trygve Olav; Skovlund, Eva; Godang, Kristin; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Introduction Acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a trigger of chronic fatigue (CF) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore clinical symptoms as well as markers of ...
    • Cluster Headache Genomewide Association Study and Meta-Analysis Identifies Eight Loci and Implicates Smoking as Causal Risk Factor 

      Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Harder, Aster V. E.; Ran, Caroline; Chalmer, Mona A.; Dalmasso, Maria Carolina; Ferkingstad, Egil; Tripathi, Kumar Parijat; Bacchelli, Elena; Børte, Sigrid; Fourier, Carmen; Petersen, Anja S.; Vijfhuizen, Lisanne S.; Magnusson, Sigurdur H.; O'Connor, Emer; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Häppölä, Paavo; Wang, Yen-Feng; Callesen, Ida; Kelderman, Tim; Gallardo, Victor J; de Boer, Irene; Olofsgård, Felicia Jennysdotter; Heinze, Katja; Lund, Nunu; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Hsu, Chia-Lin; Pirinen, Matti; Hautakangas, Heidi; Ribasés, Marta; Guerzoni, Simona; Sivakumar, Prasanth; Yip, Janice; Heinze, Axel; Küçükali, Fahri; Ostrowski, Sisse R.; Pedersen, Ole B.; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Martinsen, Amy; Artigas, María S.; Lagrata, Susie; Cainazzo, Maria Michela; Adebimpe, Joycee; Quinn, Olivia; Göbel, Carl; Cirkel, Anna; Volk, Alexander E.; Heilmann-Heimbach, Stefanie; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Wilbrink, Leopoldine A.; Danno, Daisuke; Mehta, Dwij; Guðbjartsson, Daníel F.; Rosendaal, Frits Richard; Willems van Dijk, Ko; Fronczek, Rolf; Wagner, Michael; Scherer, Martin; Göbel, Hartmut; Sleegers, Kristel; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Pani, Luca; Zoli, Michele; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep A.; Dardiotis, Efthimios; Steinberg, Anna; Riedel-Heller, Steffi; Sjöstrand, Christina; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Stefansson, Hreinn; Southgate, Laura; Trembath, Richard C.; Vandrovcova, Jana; Noordam, Raymond; Paemeleire, Koen; Stefansson, Kari; Fann, Cathy Shen-Jang; Waldenlind, Elisabet; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Jensen, Rigmor H.; Chen, Shih-Pin; Houlden, Henry; Terwindt, Gisela M.; Kubisch, Christian; Maestrini, Elena; Vikelis, Michail; Pozo-Rosich, Patricia; Belin, Andrea C.; Matharu, Manjit; van den Maagdenberg, Arn M.J.M.; Hansen, Thomas; Ramirez, Alfredo; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective The objective of this study was to aggregate data for the first genomewide association study meta-analysis of cluster headache, to identify genetic risk variants, and gain biological insights. Methods A ...
    • Cluster randomised trial to evaluate comprehensive approach to hypertension management in Nepal: a study protocol 

      Bhattarai, Sanju Wagle; Shrestha, Archana; Skovlund, Eva; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Mjølstad, Bente Prytz; Sen, Abhijit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction Despite having effective approaches for hypertension management including use of antihypertensive medication, monitoring of blood pressure and lifestyle modification many people with hypertension in Nepal ...
    • 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 ...
    • Clustering of Physical Behaviour Profiles using Knowledge-intensive Similarity Measures 

      Verma, Deepika; Bach, Kerstin; Mork, Paul Jarle (Chapter, 2020)
      In this paper, we reuse the Case-Based Reasoning model presented in our last work (Verma et al., 2018) to create a new knowledge intensive similarity-based clustering method that clusters a case base such that the intra-cluster ...
    • Clusters of older adults with and without experience of alcohol- related harms based on affective motivations for drinking 

      Santora, Lidia; Byrne, Don G.; Kløckner, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aim: This cross-sectional study explores profiles of community-residing Norwegian older adults (aged 62–95 years) in relation to their personally expressed motives for alcohol use. It specifically investigates drinking ...
    • Cod liver oil intake and incidence of asthma in Norwegian adults-the HUNT study 

      Mai, Xiao-Mei; Langhammer, Arnulf; Chen, Yue; Camargo, Carlos Arthuro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background Cod liver oil is an important source of vitamin D, but also contains other fat-soluble components such as vitamin A. Before 1999, the cod liver oil formula in Norway contained a high concentration of vitamin A ...