Browsing Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet by Author "Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar"
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Determinants of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in northwest Russia : a 10-year follow-up study
Sidorenkov, Oleg; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2012)Abstract PURPOSE: To study conventional and novel risk factors associated with high cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in Russia. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of 3704 adults was performed in Arkhangelsk. The baseline examination was conducted in 1999-2000. The average follow-up was 10.2 years. Information on lifestyle and marital, educational, and psychosocial status was ... -
Explaining reduction of pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes in Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 2005-2010
Kudryavtsev, Alexander Valerievich; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Lund, Johan; Grjibovski, Andrej; Ytterstad, Børge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-09-24)Objective. To explain a reduction in pedestrianmotor vehicle crashes in Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 20052010.<p> <p>Study design. Retrospective ecological study. <p>Methods. For 20052010, police data on pedestrianmotor vehicle crashes, traffic violations, and total motor vehicles (MVs) were combined with data on changes in national road traffic legislation and municipal road infrastructure. Negative ... -
Know Your Heart: Rationale, design and conduct of a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular structure, function and risk factors in 4500 men and women aged 35-69 years from two Russian cities, 2015-18
Cook, Sarah; Malyutina, S; Kudryavtsev, Alexander; Averina, Maria; Bobrova, Natalia; Boytsov, S; Brage, S; Clark, TG; Diez Benavente, S; Eggen, Anne Elise; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Hughes, A; Johansen, Heidi; Kholmatova, Kamila; Kichigina, A; Kontsevaya, Anna; Kornev, M; Leong, D; Magnus, Per; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; McKee, M; Morgan, K; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Plakhov, I; Quint, JK; Rapala, A; Ryabikov, A; Saburova, Lyudmila; Schirmer, Henrik; Shapkina, M; Shiekh, Suhail; Shkolnikov, VM; Stylidis, Michael; Voevoda, Mikhail; Westgate, Kate; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-04)Russia has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world. The International Project on Cardiovascular Disease in Russia (IPCDR) was set up to understand the reasons for this. A substantial component of this study was the Know Your Heart Study devoted to characterising the nature and causes of cardiovascular disease in Russia by conducting large cross-sectional surveys in two Russian ... -
Long-term trends in blood pressure and hypertension in Russia: an analysis of data from 14 health surveys conducted in 1975–2017
Churilova, Elena; Shkolnikov, Vladimir M.; Shalnova, Svetlana A.; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Malyutina, Sofia; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Laatikainen, Tiina; Leon, David A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-07)Background - Hypertension is recognized as an important contributor to high cardiovascular mortality in Russia. A comprehensive analysis of data from Russian studies that measured blood pressure in population-based samples has not been previously undertaken. This study aims to identify trends and patterns in mean blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension in Russia over the most recent ... -
Metabolic syndrome in Russian adults : associated factors and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and all causes
Sidorenkov, Oleg; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Grjibovski, Andrej (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010) -
Premature cardiovascular mortality and alcohol consumption before death in Arkhangelsk, Russia : an analysis of a consecutive series of forensic autopsies
Sidorenkov, Oleg; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Nieboer, Evert; Grjibovski, Andrej (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2011)High CVD mortality among the middle-aged is a major cause of low life expectancy in Russia, especially among men. Hazardous alcohol consumption is suspected to be a powerful factor. All men (1099) and women (519) who died between 01.01.08 and 31.08.09 from cardiovascular disease at ages of 30-70 years in the city of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia, were included. CVD mortality was stratified by age, ... -
Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase: Determinants and diagnostic Characteristicsin relation to interventionon risk drinkers
Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1992) -
Suicides in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and associated socio-demographic characteristics
Sumarokov, Yury; Brenn, Tormod; Kudryavtsev, Alexander Valerievich; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Time trends in smoking in Russia in the light of recent tobacco control measures: synthesis of evidence from multiple sources
Shkolnikov, Vladimir M.; Churilova, Elena; Jdanov, Dmitrii; Shalnova, Svetlana A; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Cook, Sarah Anne; Malyutina, Sofia; McKee, Martin; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-23)<i>Background</i> - The study aims at identifying long-term trends and patterns of current smoking by age, gender, and education in Russia, including the most recent period from 2008 during which tobacco control policies were implemented, and to estimate the impact on mortality of any reductions in prevalence. We present an in-depth analysis based on an unprecedentedly large array of survey ...