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| Marit B VeierødSummaryAffiliation: University of Oslo Country: Norway Publications
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Plasma levels of leptin and mammographic density among postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional studyAnne Stuedal
Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway
Breast Cancer Res 8:R55. 2006..Leptin is a protein produced mainly by adipose tissue and may represent a growth factor in cancer. We examined the association between leptin plasma levels and mammographic density, a biomarker for breast cancer risk...
Categorisation of continuous exposure variables revisited. A response to the Hyperglycaemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) StudyKathrine F Frøslie
National Resource Centre for Women s Health, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Norway
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:103. 2010..The lowest category, labelled "underweight", was used as the reference category...
Pigmentary characteristics, UV radiation exposure, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a prospective study among Scandinavian womenMarit Bragelien Veierød
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:1569-76. 2010..UV radiation and pigmentary characteristics may be associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk, but few prospective studies exist. We investigated these associations in a Norwegian-Swedish cohort...
Sun and solarium exposure and melanoma risk: effects of age, pigmentary characteristics, and neviMarit Bragelien Veierød
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, PO Box 1122 Blindern, N 0317 Oslo, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:111-20. 2010..We investigated these associations in a Norwegian-Swedish cohort study and addressed effect modification by age, pigmentary characteristics, and nevi...
[Solaria, vitamin D, and skin cancer]Marit B Veierød
Avdeling for biostatistikk, Institutt for medisinske basalfag, Universitetet i Oslo, Postboks 1122 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 130:1818-21. 2010..Some researchers have suggested to use an indoor tanning device (solarium) as a vitamin D source for disease prevention...
Reproducibility of self-reported melanoma risk factors in a large cohort study of Norwegian womenMarit B Veierød
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Norway
Melanoma Res 18:1-9. 2008..In conclusion, the overall reproducibility of the questionnaire was acceptable and not affected by age, education or skin color. In particular, our study has added new knowledge about the reproducibility of sunscreen use and SPF...
Recall bias in melanoma risk factors and measurement error effects: a nested case-control study within the Norwegian Women and Cancer StudyChristine L Parr
Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Am J Epidemiol 169:257-66. 2009..The authors conclude that indications of recall bias were found in this sample of Norwegian women, but that the results were inconsistent for the different exposures...
Intake of trans fatty acids from partially hydrogenated vegetable and fish oils and ruminant fat in relation to cancer riskIda Laake
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Int J Cancer 132:1389-403. 2013..006) and cancer of the central nervous system in women (p(trend) = 0.005). PHFO-TFA, but not PHVO-TFA, seemed to increase cancer risk. The increased risks observed for rTFA may be linked to saturated fat...
Pelvic girdle pain--associations between risk factors in early pregnancy and disability or pain intensity in late pregnancy: a prospective cohort studyHilde Stendal Robinson
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, PO Box 1153 Blindern, NO 0318 Oslo, Norway
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:91. 2010..The main purpose for this study was to study the associations between socio-demographical, psychological and clinical factors measured at inclusion in early pregnancy and disability or pain intensity in gestation week 30...
A prospective study of intake of trans-fatty acids from ruminant fat, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, and marine oils and mortality from CVDIda Laake
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Br J Nutr 108:743-54. 2012..01). The present study supports that TFA intake, irrespective of source, increases CVD risk. Whether TFA from PHVO decreases risk of cerebrovascular diseases warrants further investigation...
Growth and nutrient intake among very-low-birth-weight infants fed fortified human milk during hospitalisationChristine Henriksen
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Br J Nutr 102:1179-86. 2009..Currently recommended energy and nutrient intake for growing preterm infants was not achieved. Reduced energy supply and non-Caucasian ethnicity were risk factors for growth restriction at discharge from hospital...
Comparing methods for handling missing values in food-frequency questionnaires and proposing k nearest neighbours imputation: effects on dietary intake in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC)Christine L Parr
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1122 Blindern, N 0317 Oslo, Norway
Public Health Nutr 11:361-70. 2008..We have adapted and probably for the first time applied k nearest neighbours (KNN) imputation to FFQ data...
The ability of the SCORE high-risk model to predict 10-year cardiovascular disease mortality in NorwayAnja S Lindman
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 14:501-7. 2007..To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) project high-risk function in Norway...
Test-retest reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and estimated effects on disease risk in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC)Christine L Parr
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1122 Blindern, N 0317 Oslo, Norway
Nutr J 5:4. 2006..The present study was a methodological sub-study to assess the test-retest reproducibility of the NOWAC food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and to study how measurement errors in the data can affect estimates of disease risk...
The Norwegian School Fruit Programme: evaluating paid vs. no-cost subscriptionsElling Bere
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Box 1046 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Prev Med 41:463-70. 2005..This study reports the effect of providing Norwegian school children with free fruit or vegetables every school day and the effect of an existing fee-based School Fruit Programme...
First year growth among very low birth weight infantsAne C Westerberg
Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Acta Paediatr 99:556-62. 2010..The aim of this study was to describe first-year growth among very low birth weight infants and the effect of growth restriction at hospital discharge on first year growth...
Plasma levels of enterolactone and percentage mammographic density among postmenopausal womenAnne Stuedal
Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:2154-9. 2005..Enterolactone has been shown to have weak estrogenic and antiestrogenic properties. We decided to examine the association between plasma levels of enterolactone and mammographic density, a biomarker for breast cancer risk...
Enhanced feeding in very-low-birth-weight infants may cause electrolyte disturbances and septicemia--a randomized, controlled trialSissel J Moltu
Oslo University Hospital HF, Ulleval, Oslo, Norway
Clin Nutr 32:207-12. 2013..The aim of this study was to compare two different feeding strategies on postnatal growth and clinical outcome during neonatal hospitalization...
Pelvic girdle pain: potential risk factors in pregnancy in relation to disability and pain intensity three months postpartumHilde Stendal Robinson
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, PO Box 1153, Blindern, N 0318 Oslo, Norway
Man Ther 15:522-8. 2010..These results are of clinical importance because they seem to have the potential to identify women with a poor prognosis...
A prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of cancer in the proximal and distal colonIda Laake
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:1511-22. 2010..Moreover, whether weight change influences risk is not yet clarified. We investigated these issues in a large, Norwegian, population-based cohort study...
Fear-avoidance beliefs and distress in relation to disability in acute and chronic low back painMargreth Grotle
Section for Health Science, University of Oslo, P O Box 1153 Blindern, N 0316 Oslo, Norway
Pain 112:343-52. 2004..The results replicate previous reports on the association between pain experience, fear-avoidance beliefs, distress, and disability in chronic LBP, and extend the findings to patients at an early stage of acute LBP...
Coagulation factor VII, R353Q polymorphism, and serum choline-containing phospholipids in males at high risk for coronary heart diseaseAnja S Lindman
Center for Clinical Research, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Thromb Res 113:57-65. 2004..The R353Q polymorphism of the FVII gene has been shown to modify plasma levels of FVII, and has in some studies also been associated with reduced risk for MI...
Supplementation with fish oil affects the association between very long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum non-esterified fatty acids and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1Paula Berstad
Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1046 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
Clin Sci (Lond) 105:13-20. 2003..A moderate dietary increase in fish oil intake may, however, have an effect on decreasing inflammatory markers...
Comparing hospital mortality--how to count does matter for patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke and hip fractureDoris T Kristoffersen
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Quality Measurement Unit, PO Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130, Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 12:364. 2012....
Frailty modeling of age-incidence curves of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma among individuals younger than 40 yearsMorten Valberg
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Stat Med 31:3731-47. 2012..The new model is suitable for modeling incidence rates of rare diseases influenced by an accelerated biological mechanism...
Attention among very low birth weight infants following early supplementation with docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acidAne C Westerberg
Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
Acta Paediatr 100:47-52. 2011....
Effects of long-term exercise and diet intervention on plasma adipokine concentrationsMerethe H Rokling Andersen
Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Am J Clin Nutr 86:1293-301. 2007..Alterations in leptin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 concentrations were previously reported from this study...
The SCORE risk model applied to recent population surveys in Norway compared to observed mortality in the general populationAnja S Lindman
Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 13:731-7. 2006....
Physical activity, heart rate, metabolic profile, and estradiol in premenopausal womenAina Emaus
Department of Oncology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:1022-30. 2008..To study whether physical inactive women with a tendency to develop metabolic syndrome have high levels of 17beta-estradiol (E2) of importance for breast cancer risk...
Breast-feeding at 12 months of age and dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infantsBritt Lande
Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, Norway
Public Health Nutr 7:495-503. 2004..To analyse factors associated with breast-feeding and use of sweetened drinks at 12 months, and to compare dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants...
A comparison of the effects of cheese and butter on serum lipids, haemostatic variables and homocysteineAnne S Biong
Institute of Basic Medical Scienes, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Br J Nutr 92:791-7. 2004..The results indicate that, at equal fat content, cheese may be less cholesterol increasing than butter...
