Browsing by Author "Melhus, Marita"

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    • Use of Health care in the main area of Sami habitation in Norway : catching up with national expenditure rates 

      Gaski, Margrete; Melhus, Marita; Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      For many years political and professional concerns have centred on the health service access of Norway’s modern Indigenous Sami people. Thirty years ago, a study determined that a low rate of health expenditure on Sami patients had lead to inferior health services for the Sami people, with their average consultation rate 6 times lower than the Norwegian national average. Since 1980, there have been ...

    • Validity of self-reported myocardial infarction and stroke in regions with Sami and Norwegian populations – The SAMINOR 1 survey and the CVDNOR project 

      Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Braaten, Tonje; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-02)
      <b>Objective:</b> Updated knowledge on the validity of selfreported myocardial infarction (SMI) and self-reported stroke (SRS) is needed in Norway. Our objective was to compare questionnaire data and hospital discharge data from regions with Sami and Norwegian populations to assess the validity of these outcomes by ethnicity, sex, age and education.<br> <b>Design:</b> Validation study using ...

    • Validity of self-reported myocardial infarction and stroke in regions with Sami and Norwegian populations: The SAMINOR 1 Survey and the CVDNOR project 

      Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Tell, Grethe S.; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Braaten, Tonje; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-30)
      Objective: Updated knowledge on the validity of self- reported myocardial infarction (SMI) and self-reported stroke (SRS) is needed in Norway. Our objective was to compare questionnaire data and hospital discharge data from regions with Sami and Norwegian populations to assess the validity of these outcomes by ethnicity, sex, age and education. <br> Design: Validation study using cross-sectional ...

    • Vekt og overvekt i SAMINOR 

      Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Melhus, Marita; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2022-03-16)
      De fleste voksne i Norge (75 % av menn og 60 % av kvinner) er nå overvektige eller har fedme; de har kroppsmasseindeks (KMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. Artikkelen gjør rede for gjennomsnittlig KMI og midjeomkrets og forekomsten av fedme – både generell fedme (KMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) og magefedme (midjeomkrets > 88 cm for kvinner og 102 cm for menn) – i SAMINOR-undersøkelsene som ble gjennomført i 2003–2004 og 2012–2014. ...

    • Vitamin D status in a multi-ethnic population of northern Norway: The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey 

      Petrenya, Natalia; Lamberg-Allardt, Christel; Melhus, Marita; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Brustad, Magritt (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-15)
      <i>Objective</i> - To investigate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25(OH)D) concentration in a multi-ethnic population of northern Norway and determine predictors of S-25(OH)D, including Sami ethnicity.<p> <p><i>Design</i> - Cross-sectional data from the second survey of the Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations (the SAMINOR 2 Clinical ...

    • Weight underestimation linked to anxiety and depression in a cross-sectional study of overweight individuals in a Sami and non-Sami Norwegian population: the SAMINOR Study 

      Kvaløy, Kirsti; Melhus, Marita; Silviken, Anne; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-12)
      <i>Objectives</i>: Underestimation of overweight/obesity may prevent weight loss attempts, resulting in further weight gain and maintenance of overweight. Mental health benefits may nevertheless surpass negative consequences. Our main objective was to study the association between underestimation of overweight/obesity and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Sami and non-Sami populations.<p> < ...