• Alcohol consumption, types of alcoholic beverages and risk of Venous Thromboembolism : the Tromsø Study 

      Hansen-Krone, Ida Johanne; Brækkan, Sigrid K.; Enga, Kristin F.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Hansen, John-Bjarne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-11-01)
      Moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to protect against cardiovascular diseases. The association between alcohol consumption, especially types of alcoholic beverages, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is less well described. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of alcohol consumption and different alcoholic beverages on risk of VTE. Information on alcohol consumption were ...
    • Diet, physical activity and venous thromboembolism 

      Hansen-Krone, Ida Johanne (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-01-17)
      Summary There is substantial evidence for the influence of life-style factors on the incidence of arterial thromboembolic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However, limited knowledge exists on the relation between life-style factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE, a collective term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common disease with serious short- and ...
    • Lifestyle and venous thromboembolism : a review 

      Enga, Kristin; Hansen-Krone, Ida Johanne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-09-15)
      Abstract Introduction: The relationship between arterial cardiovascular disease (CVD) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is debated. The knowledge about lifestyle as a risk factor for CVD is substantial, while there are few conclusions are reached on the association between lifestyle and VTE. The aim of this review was to assess whether known cardiovascular lifestyle risk factors also are associated ...