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    • The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Mortality in a COPD Cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway 

      Vikjord, Sigrid Anna; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Bhatta, Laxmi; Vanfleteren, Lowie E.G.W.; Langhammer, Arnulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the presence of comorbidities is associated with increased mortality risk. We wanted to study the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and mortality ...

    • The burden of headache disorders in India: methodology and questionnaire validation for a community-based survey in Karnataka State 

      Rao, GN; Kulkarni, GB; Gururaj, Gopalakrishna; Rajesh, K; Subbakrishna, DK; Steiner, Timothy J.; Stovner, Lars Jacob (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 the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2016: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2016 

      Vosoughi, Kia; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Steiner, Timothy J.; Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar; Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad; Farzadfar, Farshad; Heydarpour, Pouria; Malekzadeh, Reza; Naghavi, Mohsen; Sahraian, Mohammad Ali; Sepanlou, Sadaf G.; Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash; Majdzadeh, Reza; Feigin, Valery L.; Vos, Theo; Mokdad, Ali H.; Murray, Christopher J.L. (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 course of depressive symptoms with decline in cognitive function - a longitudinal study of older adults receiving in-home care at baseline 

      Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Barca, Maria Lage; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Borza, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Abstract Background: Depressive symptoms in old age are common, but the prevalence, persistence, and incidence of depressive symptoms in older adults with and without dementia receiving in-home care is less well studied, ...

    • The crossover design for migraine preventives: an analyses of four randomized placebo-controlled trials 

      Astrid Bjørke, Jenssen; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Sand, Trond; Helde, Grethe; Gravdahl, Gøril Bruvik; Hagen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aims To evaluate the crossover design in migraine preventive treatment trials by assessing dropout rate, and potential period and carryover effect in four placebo-controlled randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods In ...

    • The development of cognitive and emotional impairment after a minor stroke: A longitudinal study 

      Morsund, Åse Hagen; Ellekjær, Hanne; Gramstad, Arne; Reiestad, Magnus Tallaksen; Midgard, Rune; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Jonsbu, Egil; Næss, Halvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives To study the development of cognitive and emotional symptoms between 3 and 12 months after a minor stroke. Material and Methods We included patients from stroke units at hospitals in the Central Norway Health ...

    • The effect of an exercise program in pregnancy on vitamin D status among healthy, pregnant Norwegian women: a randomized controlled trial 

      Gustafsson, Miriam K.; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Mosti, Mats Peder; Syversen, Unni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Vitamin D insufficiency is common in pregnant women worldwide. Regular prenatal exercise is considered beneficial for maternal and fetal health. There is a knowledge gap regarding the impact of prenatal ...

    • The effect of emergency department delays on 30-days mortality in Central Norway 

      Asheim, Andreas; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Carlsen, Fredrik; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Uleberg, Oddvar; Dale, Jostein; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective: To assess whether prolonged length of stay in the emergency department was associated with risk of death. Methods: We analysed data from 165,183 arrivals at St. Olav’s University Hospital’s emergency ...

    • The effect of exercise training on myocardial and skeletal muscle metabolism by MR spectroscopy in rats with heart failure 

      Shi, Mingshu; Ellingsen, Øyvind; Bathen, Tone Frost; Høydal, Morten; Stølen, Tomas; Esmaeili, Morteza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      he metabolism and performance of myocardial and skeletal muscle are impaired in heart failure (HF) patients. Exercise training improves the performance and benefits the quality of life in HF patients. The purpose of the ...

    • The effect of sampling procedures and day-to-day variations in metabolomics studies of biofluids 

      Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Andreassen, Trygve; Bertilsson, Helena; Tessem, May-Britt; Bathen, Tone Frost (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Metabolomics analysis of biofluids is a feasible tool for disease characterization and monitoring due to its minimally invasive nature. To reduce unwanted variation in biobanks and clinical studies, it is important to ...

    • The effects of a pretreatment educational group programme on mental health treatment outcomes: A randomized controlled trial 

      Koksvik, John Morten; Linaker, Olav Morten; Gråwe, Rolf W.; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Lara Cabrera, Mariela Loreto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Patients dropping out of mental health treatment is considered a widespread and significant obstacle to providing effective treatment, thus reducing the probability of patients achieving the desired improvement. ...

    • The enterochromaffin-like [ECL] cell-central in gastric physiology and pathology 

      Waldum, Helge; Sørdal, Øystein Finset; Mjønes, Patricia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Studies on the regulation of gastric and pancreatic secretion began more than 100 years ago. Secretin was the first hormone postulated to exist, initiating the field of endocrinology. Gastrin produced in the ...

    • The Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) Does it really measure fear beliefs? 

      Aasdahl, Lene; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Myhre, Kjersti; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Røe, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Study Design. A cohort study with 12 months of follow-up. Objective. To assess (1) the unidimensionality of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and (2) whether single questions in the FABQ predict future ...

    • The human methyltransferase ZCCHC4 catalyses N6-methyladenosine modification of 28S ribosomal RNA 

      Pinto, Rita; Vågbø, Cathrine Broberg; Jakobsson, Magnus; Yeji, Kim; Baltissen, Marijke P; O'Donohue, Marie-Francoise; Guzman, Ulises H; Malecki, Jedrzej Mieczyslaw; Wu, Jie; Kirpekar, Finn; Olsen, Jesper V; Gleizes, Pierre-Emmanuel; Vermeulen, Michiel; Leidel, Sebastian A.; Slupphaug, Geir; Falnes, Pål Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      RNA methylations are essential both for RNA structure and function, and are introduced by a number of distinct methyltransferases (MTases). In recent years, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of eukaryotic mRNA has been ...

    • The HUNT4 study: the validity of questionnaire-based diagnoses 

      Hagen, Knut; Åsberg, Anders Nikolai; Uhlig, Benjamin Langsæter; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Brenner, Eiliv; Sand, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Questionnaire-based headache diagnoses should be validated against diagnoses made by the gold standard, which is personal interview by a headache expert. The diagnostic algorithm with the best diagnostic accuracy ...

    • The impact of C-reactive protein levels on headache frequency in the HUNT study 2006-2008 

      Hagen, Knut; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Winsvold, Bendik K S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Increased high sensitivity C- reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels have been found in many earlier studies on migraine, and recently also in persons with migraine and insomnia. The aim of this study was to see ...

    • The impact of headache and chronic musculoskeletal complaints on the risk of insomnia: longitudinal data from the Nord-Trondelag health study 

      Ødegård, Siv Steinsmo; Sand, Trond; Engstrøm, Morten; Zwart, John-Anker; Hagen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background A strong relationship between insomnia and painful disorders has been found, but it is still unclear whether chronic pain leads to insomnia. There is a need of large-scale prospective studies to evaluate if ...

    • The impact of headache in Europe: principal results of the Eurolight project 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Katsarava, Zaza; Lainez, Jose Miguel; Lampl, Christian; Lanteri-Minet, Michel; Rastenyte, Daiva; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; Tassorelli, Cristina; Barre, Jessica; Andree, Colette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background European data, at least from Western Europe, are relatively good on migraine prevalence but less sound for tension-type headache (TTH) and medication-overuse headache (MOH). Evidence on impact of headache ...

    • The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone 

      Brolin, Kim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Koroma, AP; Darj, Elisabeth; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ekström, A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background As Sierra Leone celebrates the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, we can begin to fully grasp its impact on already weak health systems. The EVD outbreak in West Africa forced many hospitals to ...

    • The incidence of diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome, other factitious disorders, and malingering 

      Schrader, Harald; Bøhmer, Thomas; Aasly, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background. Systematic studies on factitious disorders and malingering in large populations are rare. To address this issue, we performed a nationwide epidemiological study in Norway on the incidence of these diagnoses in ...