• Diabetes mellitus i SAMINOR-kommunene 

      Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild; Naseribafrouei, Ali; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Melhus, Marita (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2022-03-16)
      Diabetes mellitus (sukkersyke) er en kronisk stoffskiftesykdom karakterisert ved for høyt sukkerinnhold i blodet. Insulin er nødvendig for at kroppens celler skal kunne ta opp og forbrenne sukker fra blodet. Ved diabetes type 2 virker ikke insulinet som kroppen produserer godt nok. Dermed blir mye av sukkeret værende i blodet. Diagnosen blir derfor stilt ved å måle blodsukkeret. Økende alder, ...
    • Estimated 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway - The SAMINOR Study 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent Martin; Melhus, Marita; Svartberg, Johan; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-24)
      <i>Background</i>: The aim of the study was to estimate and compare the 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of rural districts in Northern Norway.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Longitudinal study based on linkage of two cross-sectional surveys, the SAMINOR 1 Survey (2003–2004) and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey (2012–2014). Ten municipalities in rural ...
    • Estimated 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway- The SAMINOR Study 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent Martin; Melhus, Marita; Svartberg, Johan; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-24)
      <b>Background</b><br> The aim of the study was to estimate and compare the 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of rural districts in Northern Norway. <br><b>Methods</b><br> Longitudinal study based on linkage of two cross-sectional surveys, the SAMINOR 1 Survey (2003–2004) and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey (2012–2014). Ten municipalities in rural ...
    • Ethnic difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in regions with Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway – The SAMINOR1 study 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-08)
      <p><i>Objective - </i>The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in rural populations of Norway, as well as to explore potential ethnic disparities with respect to dysglycaemia in Sami and non-Sami populations. <p><i>Design - </i>Cross-sectional population-based study. <p><i>Methods - </i>The SAMINOR1 study was performed in 20032004. The study took ...
    • The prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-05-07)
      The thesis is based upon data from two cross-sectional population-based surveys, the SAMINOR 1 Survey (2003-2004) and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey (2012-2014). The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of the 24 municipalities from North- and Mid-Norway was estimated in the SAMINOR 1 Survey. No statistically significant difference in the prevalence of ...
    • The prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway - The SAMINOR 1 Survey (2003-2004) and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey (2012-2014) 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Svartberg, Johan; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-14)
      <p><i>Introduction</i>: This study aimed to compare the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) between Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway participating in the SAMINOR 1 Survey and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey, and to track DM prevalence over time.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: SAMINOR 1 (2003–2004) and SAMINOR 2 (2012–2014) are cross-sectional, population-based studies that each recruited ...
    • Prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami men and women in Northern Norway – The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey 

      Naseribafrouei, Ali; Eliassen, Bent-Martin; Melhus, Marita; Svartberg, Johan; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-26)
      The aim of this study was to determine and compare the prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Sami and non-Sami men and women of rural districts in Northern Norway. The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey is a cross-sectional population-based study performed in 2012–2014 in 10 municipalities of Northern Norway. A total of 12,455 Sami and non-Sami inhabitants aged 40–79 years were ...