• Anxiety, depression and behavioral problems among adolescents with recurrent headache: the Young-HUNT study 

      Blaauw, Brit Andenes; Dyb, Grete; Hagen, Knut; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Linde, Mattias; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background It is well documented that both anxiety and depression are associated with headache, but there is limited knowledge regarding the relation between recurrent primary headaches and symptoms of anxiety and ...
    • Association between blood pressure measures and recurrent headache in adolescents: cross-sectional data from the HUNT-Youth study 

      Tronvik, Erling; Zwart, John-Anker; Hagen, Knut; Dyb, Grete; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Stovner, Lars Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The relationship between blood pressure and headache in youth has not been explored and the objective of the present study was to provide data on this association in an adolescent population. Cross-sectional data from a ...
    • COL11A1 is associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip and secondary osteoarthritis in the HUNT study 

      Jacobsen, Kaya Kvarme; Børte, Sigrid; Laborie, Lene Bjerke; Kristiansen, Hege; Schäfer, Annette; Gundersen, Trude; Zayats, Tetyana; Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Karen, Rosendahl; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J; Fors, Egil Andreas; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Heuch, Ingrid; Mundal, Ingunn Pernille; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Storheim, Kjersti; Hagen, Knut; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Hveem, Kristian; Fritsche, Lars G; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Lie, Marie U.; Stensland, Synne; Zhou, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a congenital condition affecting 2-3% of all infants. DDH increases the risk of osteoarthritis, is the cause of 30% of all total hip arthroplasties (THAs) in adults ...
    • Dissecting the shared genetic basis of migraine and mental disorders using novel statistical tools 

      Bahrami, Shahram; Hindley, Guy Frederick Lanyon; Winsvold, Bendik K S; O'Connell, Kevin S; Frei, Oleksandr; Shadrin, Alexey; Cheng, Weiqiu; Bettella, Francesco; Rødevand, Linn; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Fan, Chun C; Pirinen, Matti J; Hautakangas, Heidi M; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Hagen, Knut; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Hveem, Kristian; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Fritsche, Lars; Thomas, Laurent; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Lie, Marie; Holmen, Oddgeir Lingaas; Børte, Sigrid; Stensland, Synne; Zhou, Wei; Dale, Anders; Djurovic, Srdjan; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Andreassen, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Migraine is three times more prevalent in people with bipolar disorder or depression. The relationship between schizophrenia and migraine is less certain although glutamatergic and serotonergic neurotransmission are ...
    • Do physical activity and body mass index modify the association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and insomnia? Longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. 

      Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      We investigated the prospective association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and risk of insomnia, and if leisure‐time physical activity and body mass index modify this association. The study comprised historical data ...
    • Does diabetes influence the probability of experiencing chronic low back pain? A population-based cohort study: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 

      Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a major problem in modern society and it is important to study possible risk factors for this disorder. People with diabetes are often affected by LBP, but whether diabetes represents a ...
    • Genome-wide analysis identifies impaired axonogenesis in chronic overlapping pain conditions 

      Khoury, Samar; Parisien, Marc; Thompson, Scott J.; Vachon-Presseau, Etienne; Roy, Mathieu; Mitchell, Amy; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J.; Fors, Egil Andreas; Heuch, Ingrid; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Storheim, Kjersti; Hagen, Knut; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Hveem, Kristian; Fritsche, Lars; Thomas, Laurent; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Lie, Marie; Holmen, Oddgeir; Børte, Sigrid; Stensland, Synne; Zhou, Wei; Mundal, Ingunn Pernille; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Kania, Artur; Mogil, Jeffrey S.; Diatchenko, Luda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Chronic pain is often present at more than one anatomical location, leading to chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPC). Whether COPC represents a distinct pathophysiology from the occurrence of pain at only one site is ...
    • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles 

      Hautakangas, Heidi; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Ruotsalainen, Sanni; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Harder, Aster V. E.; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Thomas, Laurent; Noordam, Raymond; Benner, Christian; Gormley, Padhraig; Artto, Ville; Banasik, Karina; Bjornsdottir, Anna; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten; Buring, Julie E.; Chalmer, Mona Ameri; de Boer, Irene; Dichgans, Martin; Erikstrup, Christian; Färkkilä, Markus; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Ghanbari, Mohsen; Hagen, Knut; Häppölä, Paavo; Hottenga, Jouke-Jan; Hrafnsdottir, Maria G.; Hveem, Kristian; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Kähönen, Mika; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Kurth, Tobias; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lighart, Lannie; Magnusson, Sigurdur H.; Malik, Rainer; Pedersen, Ole Birger; Pelzer, Nadine; Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.; Ran, Caroline; Ridker, Paul M.; Rosendaal, Frits Richard; Sigurdardottir, Gudrun R.; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Ullum, Henrik; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Migraine affects over a billion individuals worldwide but its genetic underpinning remains largely unknown. Here, we performed a genome-wide association study of 102,084 migraine cases and 771,257 controls and identified ...
    • Genome-wide association study identifies RNF123 locus as associated with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain 

      Rahman, Shafiqur; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Chavez, Sergio; Børte, Sigrid; Tsepilov, Vakov; Sharapov, Sodbo Zh; Aulchenko, Yurii S.; Hagen, Knut; Fors, Egil Andreas; Hveem, Kristian; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Meurs, Joyce van; Freidin, Maxim B.; Williams, Frances Mk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abstract Background and objectives Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP) is a symptom of fibromyalgia and a complex trait with poorly understood pathogenesis. CWP is heritable (48%–54%), but its genetic architecture ...
    • Insomnia and risk of chronic musculoskeletal complaints: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway 

      Uhlig, Benjamin Langsæter; Sand, Trond; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hagen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background The aim of this study was to investigate the prospective association between insomnia and risk of chronic musculoskeletal complaints (CMSC) and chronic widespread musculoskeletal complaints (CWMSC). A second ...
    • Is chronic low back pain a risk factor for diabetes? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 

      HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the risk of diabetes associated with the presence or absence of chronic low back pain, considering both cross-sectional and cohort data. Research design and methods ...
    • Is there an Association between vitamin D status and risk of chronic low bak pain? A nested case-Control analysis in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 

      HEUCH, INGRID; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Langhammer, Arnulf; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objectives: To explore potential associations between vitamin D status and risk of chronic low back pain (LBP) in a Norwegian cohort, and to investigate whether relationships depend on the season of blood sample collection. ...
    • Long‐term changes in self‐reported sleep quality and risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain: The HUNT Study 

      Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We examined the association between long‐term (~10 years) changes in self‐reported sleep quality and risk of any chronic musculoskeletal pain and chronic widespread pain. The study comprised data on 6,033 people who ...
    • Mitochondrial genome-wide association study of migraine – the HUNT Study 

      Børte, Sigrid; Zwart, John-Anker; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Thomas, Laurent; Fritsche, Lars G; Surakke, Ida; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Zhou, Wei; Wolford, Brooke; Vigeland, Magnus Dehli; Hagen, Knut; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Nyholt, Dale R; Chasman, Daniel I; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Christen; Winsvold, Bendik K S (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been indicated in migraine pathogenesis, but genetic studies to date have focused on candidate variants, with sparse findings. We aimed to perform the first mitochondrial ...
    • Paranasal sinus opacification in headache sufferers: A population-based imaging study (the HUNT study-MRI). 

      Hansen, Aleksander Grande; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Hagen, Knut; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle; Bugten, Vegard; Eggesbø, Heidi Beate (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: The association between headache and paranasal sinus disease is still unclear. Because of symptom overlap, the two conditions are not easily studied on the basis of symptoms alone. The aim of the present study ...
    • Physical work exposure, chronic musculoskeletal pain and risk of insomnia: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway 

      Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objectives To prospectively investigate (i) the association of physical work demands and work-related physical fatigue with risk of insomnia symptoms and (ii) if these associations are influenced by chronic musculoskeletal ...
    • The causal role of smoking on the risk of headache. A Mendelian randomization analysis in the HUNT Study 

      Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Børte, Sigrid; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Storheim, Kjersti; Skorpen, Frank; Hagen, Knut; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Zwart, John-Anker (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 joint effect of insomnia symptoms and lifestyle factors on risk of self-reported fibromyalgia in women: longitudinal data from the HUNT Study 

      Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives To investigate the association between insomnia symptoms and risk of self-reported fibromyalgia in women, and to explore whether leisure time physical activity and body mass index (BMI) modify this association ...
    • The relationship of anxiety, depression and behavioral problems with recurrent headache in late adolescence - a Young-HUNT follow-up study 

      Blaauw, Brit Andenes; Dyb, Grete; Hagen, Knut; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Linde, Mattias; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background The comorbidity of headache and psychiatric symptoms is a well-recognized clinical phenomenon, but there are only limited data regarding the temporal relationship between headache and symptoms of anxiety and ...