Blar i forfatter Artikler, rapporter og annet (medisinsk biologi) "Kvamme, Jan-Magnus"

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    • Body mass index and mortality in elderly men and women: the Tromso and HUNT studies 

      Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Holmen, Jostein; Wilsgaard, Tom; Florholmen, Jon; Midthjell, Kristian; Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The impact of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and waist circumference (WC) on mortality in elderly individuals is controversial and previous research has largely focused on obesity. With special attention to the lower BMI categories, associations between BMI and both total and cause-specific mortality were explored in 7604 men and 9107 women aged ≥65 years who participated in the Tromsø Study (1994–1995) ...

    • Risk of malnutrition and health-related quality of life in community-living elderly men and women : the Tromsø study. 

      Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Olsen, Jan Abel; Florholmen, Jon; Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Purpose To explore the association between risk of malnutrition as well as current body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly men and women from the general population. Methods In a cross-sectional population survey including 1,632 men and 1,654 women aged 65 to 87 years from the municipality of Tromsø, Norway, we assessed HRQoL by using the EuroQol (EQ-5D) ...

    • Risk of malnutrition is associated with mental health symptoms in community living elderly men and women: The Tromsø Study 

      Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Grønli, Ole Kristian; Florholmen, Jon; Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Little research has been done on the relationship between malnutrition and mental health in community living elderly individuals. In the present study, we aimed to assess the associations between mental health (particularly anxiety and depression) and both the risk of malnutrition and body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) in a large sample of elderly men and women from Tromsø, Norway. In a cross-sectional ...