<b>Background: </b>The understanding of changes in temporal processes related to human carcinogenesis is limited. One approach for prospective functional genomic studies is to compile trajectories of differential expression of genes, based on measurements from many case-control pairs. We propose a new statistical method that does not assume any parametric shape for the gene trajectories. <br><b>Methods:</b> ...

<p><i>Objective - </i>The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in rural populations of Norway, as well as to explore potential ethnic disparities with respect to dysglycaemia in Sami and non-Sami populations. <p><i>Design - </i>Cross-sectional population-based study. <p><i>Methods - </i>The SAMINOR1 study was performed in 20032004. The study took ...

<p>Festskriftet Psykomotorisk fysioterapi – en praksis i bevegelse ble skrevet i anledning Gudrun Øvreberg sin 80 års dag. Vi ønsket å hylle og takke henne for det hun har betydd og delt av sin kunnskap i klinikk, undervisning og formidling av psykomotorisk fysioterapi. Samtidig var det en anledning til å skrive og formidle nye fagtekster, og en mulighet til å synliggjøre og videreutvikle det særegne ...

<b>Background:</b> We studied the fit of the Global Lung Function Initiative all-age reference values to Norwegians, compared them with currently used references (European Community for Steel and Coal (ECSC) and Zapletal) and estimated the prevalence of obstructive lung disease.<br> <b>Methods:</b> Spirometry data collected in 30,239 subjects (51.7% females) aged 12-90 years in three population-based ...

Albuminuria is a well known risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality, but focus on renal tubular dysfunction as a potential risk factor is growing also. The association between the urinary activity of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and cardiovascular risk has been assessed mostly in cross-sectional studies. We studied the cross-sectional associations between urinary NAG and cardiovascular ...

<b>Introduction</b><br> Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and organochlorines (OCs) are ubiquitous and persistent in the environment and proposed endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). They can be transferred across the placenta during pregnancy, and studies suggest that the prenatal period may be particularly sensitive for influences on fetal growth and development. Several studies have ...

<b>Background: </b>The aim was to describe secular trends in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and work related physical activity (WPA) from 1979 to 2008. Additionally, we explored potential cross-sectional and longitudinal correlates of LTPA and WPA.<br> <b>Methods:</b> Data are collected from 34,898 individuals (49.7% men) aged >20 years who participated in at least one Tromsø Study survey ...

The mechanisms by which childhood socioeconomic status (CSES) affects adult mental health, general health, and well-being are not clear. Moreover, the analytical assumptions employed when assessing mediation in social and psychiatric epidemiology are rarely explained. The aim of this paper was to explain the intermediate confounding assumption, and to quantify differential recall bias in the association ...

<b>Background: </b>Overweight individuals desire a lower weight than they actually have. Little is known on the extent to which this discrepancy is reduced over time due to adaptation or resignation. The aim of this study is to describe cross-sectional relationships and longitudinal changes in desired body weight and differences between actual and desired body weight according to gender, age and ...

<p><i>Background - </i>The Indigenous population in Norway, the Sami, have a statutory right to speak and be spoken to in the Sami language when receiving health services. There is, however, limited knowledge about how clinicians deal with this in clinical practice. This study explores how clinicians deal with language-appropriate care with Sami-speaking patients in specialist mental health ...