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Longitudinal and secular trends in total cholesterol levels and impact of lipid-lowering drug use among Norwegian women and men born in 1905–1977 in the population-based Tromsø Study 1979–2016
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-21)
Objectives: <br> Elevated blood cholesterol is a modifiable
risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol level
surveillance is necessary to study population disease
burden, consider priorities for prevention and intervention
and understand the effect of diet, lifestyle and treatment.
Previous studies show a cholesterol decline in recent
decades but lack data to follow individuals born ...
Blood pressure target achievement and antihypertensive medication use in women and men after first-ever myocardial infarction: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-03)
Background: <br>
Recurrent cardiovascular events after
myocardial infarction (MI) are frequent,
and gender
differences in blood pressure treatment have been
reported. Despite increased focus on secondary
prevention, recent reports indicate that treatment targets
are not achieved. There is a need for gender-specific
analyses of post-MI blood pressure treatment target
achievement and ...
Treatment target achievement after myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: cardiovascular risk factors, medication use and lifestyle – The Tromsø Study 2015-2016. Secondary prevention in myocardial infarction and stroke
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-29)
Aims - To investigate European guideline treatment target achievement in cardiovascular risk factors, medication use, and lifestyle, after myocardial infarction (MI) or ischaemic stroke, in women and men living in Norway.<p>
<p>Methods and results - In the population-based Tromsø Study 2015–16 (attendance 65%), 904 participants had previous validated MI and/or stroke. Cross-sectionally, we ...
Is the ongoing obesity epidemic partly explained by concurrent decline in cigarette smoking? Insights from a longitudinal population study. The Tromsø Study 1994–2016
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-23)
<p>The increase of obesity coincides with a substantial decrease in cigarette smoking. We assessed post-cessation weight change and its contribution to the obesity epidemic in a general population in Norway. A total of 14,453 participants (52.6% women), aged 25–54 years in 1994, who attended at least two of four surveys in the Tromsø Study between 1994 and 2016, were included in the analysis. Hereof ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015–2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-05)
<i>Objectives</i> - To describe the prevalence of general (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal (waist circumference women >88 cm, men >102 cm) obesity in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016), and the secular change from Tromsø 6 (2007–2008). Furthermore, to study longitudinal changes in body weight and waist circumference from Tromsø 6 to Tromsø 7.<p>
<p><i>Setting</i> - A population study in Tromsø, ...
Undiagnosed diabetes based on HbA 1c by socioeconomic status and healthcare consumption in the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-15)
Introduction - We aimed to investigate whether the proportion of undiagnosed diabetes varies by socioeconomic status and healthcare consumption, in a Norwegian population screened with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).<p>
<p>Research - design and methods In this cohort study, we studied age-standardized diabetes prevalence using data from men and women aged 40–89 years participating in four surveys ...
Achievements of primary prevention targets in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease: an 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-22)
Aims
To study change over 8 years in cardiovascular risk, achievement of national guideline-based treatment targets of lipids, blood pressure (BP) and smoking in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), medication use, and characteristics associated with target achievement among individuals with high CVD risk in a general population.<p>
<p>Methods and results
We followed 2524 women ...