• Alcohol and suicide in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia 

      Sumarokov, Yury; Brenn, Tormod; Kudryavtsev, Alexander Valerievich; Sidorenkov, Oleg; Nilssen, Odd (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-23)
      Background. High suicide rates in the Russian North are coupled with high alcohol consumption in the described populations. Objective. To investigate the potential role of alcohol consumption on suicides in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002 2012 and to compare this information with corresponding data from the neighboring Arkhangelsk Oblast (AO). Design. Retrospective population-based ...
    • Helseundersøkelsen i Arkhangelsk 2000 

      Nilssen, Odd (Others; Andre, 2003)
      Institutt for samfunnsmedisin ved Universitetet i Tromsø har siden slutten av 1980-tallet hatt samarbeide med klinikere og forskere fra Universitetet i Arkhangelsk. Dette samarbeidet har resultert i utveksling av helsepersonell og studenter, flere utviklings- og forskningsprosjekter har blitt igangsatt og avsluttet, og en rekke felles møter og konferanser om situasjonen for folkehelsen i Russland ...
    • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Northwest Russia: the Arkhangelsk study 

      Sidorenkov, Oleg; Nilssen, Odd; Brenn, Tormod; Martiushov, Sergey; Arkhipovsky, Vadim L.; Grjibovski, Andrej (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010-01-19)
      Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of risk factors associated with morbidity from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated mortality. Russia has one of the highest CVD mortality rates in the world. However, the prevalence of MetS in Russia remains largely unknown. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of MetS and its components in an urban ...
    • Socio-demographic Characteristics of Suicides in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia. 

      Sumarokov, Yury; Brenn, Tormod; Kudryavtsev, Alexander Valerievich; Nilssen, Odd (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2015-03-28)
    • Variations in suicide method and in suicide occurrence by season and day of the week in Russia and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia: a retrospective population-based mortality study 

      Sumarokov, Yury A.; Brenn, Tormod; Kudryavtsev, Alexander Valerievich; Nilssen, Odd (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-23)
      Background: Suicide is an important world health issue, especially in territories inhabited by indigenous people. This investigated differences in suicide rates, suicide methods, and suicide occurrence by month and day of the week among the indigenous and non-indigenous populations of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) and to compare the findings from the NAO with national Russian statistics. <p>Methods: ...