Objective: To investigate the association between cigarette smoking and the risk of developing pancreatic cancer and if the risk differed for male- and female smokers. Methods: For our statistical analysis, using data from the Norwegian Counties Study, Cox proportional hazards model was used to obtain age-adjusted and multivariate hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals for obtaining risk ...

In Norway the psychological well-being among adolescents has been extensively studied through the Ungdata project, digitalized Low Transaction Costs (dLTC) Surveys offered free of charge to all Norwegian municipalities with the primary aim of providing an overview of the local youth environment and a basis for local policy development and implementation. The studies have shown that there are systematic ...

Background: Ischemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. It is a chronic disease found to be socioeconomically patterned, and declining rates over the past few decades seems to benefit the most advantaged socioeconomic group, creating a greater difference between the most disadvantaged social group and the most advantageous group. Early life exposures have been ...

One way to overcome the preventable, non-communicable diseases which is a challenge to public health is to facilitate a healthy diet with a sufficient nutritional value. In the Nordic regions great efforts have been made to focus on the health impacts of the dietary pattern, issuing guidelines for dietary composition and recommended intake of nutrients. These recommendations, The Nordic Nutrition ...

Background: Malaria is Primarily a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan Plasmodium. Protozoa Plasmodium is unicellular eukaryote parasites. These parasites are mostly transmitted to people through the bites of an infected Anopheles mosquito, called “malaria vectors.” Studies have shown that Malaria occurs mostly in the tropical and the subtropical regions of the world. The prevalent of ...

Background: Obesity remains a serious but preventable challenge of our time, and it has been linked to many comorbidities. This study uses body mass index (BMI) as a measure of obesity to investigate the relationship between low and high BMI and total cancer incidence, as well as some common specific cancers. These relationships were explored in relatively young subjects who may lose more life years ...

Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the GPs preferences in practice location, whether actions have been taken to improve the recruitment and retention of GPs in small municipalities, and if there are any specific characteristics of the GPs that are associated with their preference in practice location. A literature review of relevant material and a statistical analysis of ...

Background: Studies have shown the health benefits of adequate fruit and vegetable consumption with regards to prevention of chronic diseases. Results from the national dietary surveys in Norway show that consumption of fruits and vegetables have been on the increase but the proportion that meets the recommended daily intake is low. The aim of this study was to examine the change and the predictors ...

Bakgrunn: Fedme er definert som en av de største helsetruslene i vår tid. Fedme kan skape alvorlige problemer for helse, trivsel og livskvalitet, og risikoen for ulike helseproblem øker med stigende grad av fedme. Det er sett en økning i bruk av fedmekirurgi som behandling for sykelig overvekt. Flere studier viser at fedmekirurgi kan være en effektiv i behandlingen av flere fedmerelaterte problemer, ...

Min masteroppgave studerer om ikke-faglige medier er en pålitelig kilde for informasjon og valg av behandlingsalternativ(er) for meslinger. Det er et interessant tema fordi ny forekomst av meslinger indikerer at vaksinedekningen ikke er tilfredsstillende, på tross av at det eksisterer en effektiv og veldokumentert MMR-vaksine. Fremgangsmåten for å besvare problemstillingen er gjort med utgangspunkt ...