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Kollerud, Ruby Del Risco; Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen; Claussen, Bjørgulf; Thoresen, Magne; Nafstad, Per; Farnham, James; Blaasaas, Karl Gerhard; Næss, Øyvind; Cannon-Albright, Lisa A. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2020)Similar family‐based cancer and genealogy data from Norway and Utah allowed comparisons of the incidence of testicular cancer (TC), and exploration of the role of Scandinavian ancestry and family history of TC in TC risk. ...
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Gonggalanzi; Labasangzhu; Nafstad, Per; Stigum, Hein; Wu, Tianyi; Haldorsen, Øyvind D; Ommundsen, Kristoffer; Bjertness, Espen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Traveling to Tibet implies a risk for developing acute mountain sickness (AMS), and the size of this problem is likely increasing due to the rising number of tourists. No previous study on AMS ...
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Gonggalanzi, ?; Labasangzhu, X; Bjertness, Espen; Wu, Tianyi; Stigum, Hein; Nafstad, Per (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives The aim of the present study was to estimate the incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and address the changes in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and heart rate (HR) in native Tibetans who reascend to the ...
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Evandt, Jorunn; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Oftedal, Bente Margaret; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Nafstad, Per; Skovlund, Eva; Schwarze, Per Everhard; Aasvang, Gunn Marit (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The purpose of the present study was to assess the agreement between self‐reported use of sleep medications and tranquilizers and dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics. Methods Self‐reported medication use was ...
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Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Ask, Helga; Holmen, Jostein; Stordal, Eystein; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Fikseaunet, Arvid; Bergh, Sverre; Nafstad, Per; Tambs, Kristian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)The relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia risk is unclear. This investigation estimates the association between alcohol consumption reported in a population-based study in the mid-1980s and the risk for ...
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Bianba, Bianba; Yangzong, Yangzong; Gonggalanzi, Gonggalanzi; Berntsen, Sveinung; Andersen, Lars Bo; Stigum, Hein; Nafstad, Per; Bjertness, Espen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)A high residential altitude impacts on the growth of children, and it has been suggested that linear growth (height) is more affected than body mass. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity, ...
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Association between pregnancy exposure to air pollution and birth weight in selected areas of Norway Panasevich, Sviatlana; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Aamodt, Geir; London, Stephanie J; Stigum, Hein; Nystad, Wenche; Nafstad, Per (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Exposure to air pollution has adverse effects on cardiopulmonary health of adults. Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy may affect foetal development. However, the evidence of such effect remains inconsistent. ...
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Kollerud, Ruby Del Risco; Cannon-Albright, LA; Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen; Ruud, Ellen; Thoresen, Magne; Nafstad, Per; Blaasaas, Karl Gerhard; Næss, Øyvind; Claussen, Bjørgulf (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background In this study, we aimed to evaluate incidence rates and family risk of the most common childhood cancers, tumors in the central nervous system (CNS), and leukemia among individuals from Norway and individuals ...
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Kollerud, Ruby Del Risco; Ruud, Ellen; Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen; Cannon-Albright, Lisa A.; Thoresen, Magne; Nafstad, Per; Vlatkovic, Ljiljana; Blaasaas, Karl Gerhard; Næss, Øyvind; Claussen, Bjørgulf (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The aim of this study was to examine the association of a family history of cancer with the risk of testicular cancer in young adults. Methods This is a prospective cohort study including 1,974,287 males born ...
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Mohn, Cathrine Helene; Blix, Hege Salvesen; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Nafstad, Per; Valberg, Morten; Lagerløv, Per (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Importance With increasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) and its manifestation in most countries, together with the supporting evidence of the progression to other atopic phenotypes, AD has developed into a worldwide ...
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Lund Håheim, Lise; Schwarze, Per Everhard; Thelle, Dag Steinar; Nafstad, Per; Rønningen, Kjersti Skjold; Olsen, Ingar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Antibody levels to periodontal pathogens in prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality were explored using data from a health survey in Oslo in 2000 (Oslo II-study) with 12 1/2 years follow-up. IgG antibodies to ...
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Magnus, Maria Christine; Stigum, Hein; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Nafstad, Per; London, Stephanie J.; Nystad, Wenche (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background The immediate postnatal period is the period of the fastest growth in the entire life span and a critical period for lung development. Therefore, it is interesting to examine the association between growth ...
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Madsen, Christian; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Magnus, Maria Christine; Aamodt, Geir; Stigum, Hein; London, Stephanie J.; Nystad, Wenche; Nafstad, Per (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives: It is unclear whether maternal air pollution exposure during pregnancy induces changes in the developing respiratory system of a child and whether it has consequences for respiratory health in early childhood. ...
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Mohn, Cathrine Helene; Blix, Hege Salvesen; Brænd, Anja Maria; Nafstad, Per; Halvorsen, Jon Anders (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Although isotretinoin has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties, it can exacerbate atopic dermatitis. National estimates of the extent to which patients with atopic dermatitis are affected by severe acne and ...
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Evandt, Jorunn; Oftedal, Bente; Krog, Norun H; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Nafstad, Per; Schwarze, Per E; Skovlund, Eva; Houthuijs, Danny; Aasvang, Gunn M (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Road traffic noise has been associated with adverse health effects including sleep disturbances. Use of sleep medication as an indicator of sleeping problems has rarely been explored in studies ...
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Yangzong, Yangzong; Shi, Zumin; Nafstad, Per; Håheim, Lise L; Luobu, Ouzhu; Bjertness, Espen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background It is well known that the prevalence of asthma has been reported to increase in many places around the world during the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify and review ...
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Mohn, Cathrine H.; Blix, Hege S.; Brænd, Anja M.; Nafstad, Per; Nygard, Ståle; Halvorsen, Jon A. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction The literature on treatment patterns for paediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is scarce and is rarely based on real-world data. Using national registers, we sought to establish up-to-date, population-based ...
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Parr, Christine Louise; Magnus, Maria Christine; Karlstad, Øystein; Holvik, Kristin; Lund-Blix, Nicolai Andre; Haugen, Margaretha; Page, Christian; Nafstad, Per; Ueland, Per Magne; London, Stephanie J.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Nystad, Wenche (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Western diets may provide excess vitamin A, which is potentially toxic and could adversely affect respiratory health and counteract benefits from vitamin D. Objective The aim of this study was to examine ...