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Longitudinal and secular trends in total cholesterol levels and impact of lipid-lowering drug use among Norwegian women and men born in 1905–1977 in the population-based Tromsø Study 1979–2016
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-21)
Objectives: <br> Elevated blood cholesterol is a modifiable
risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol level
surveillance is necessary to study population disease
burden, consider priorities for prevention and intervention
and understand the effect of diet, lifestyle and treatment.
Previous studies show a cholesterol decline in recent
decades but lack data to follow individuals born ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015–2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-05)
<i>Objectives</i> - To describe the prevalence of general (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal (waist circumference women >88 cm, men >102 cm) obesity in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016), and the secular change from Tromsø 6 (2007–2008). Furthermore, to study longitudinal changes in body weight and waist circumference from Tromsø 6 to Tromsø 7.<p>
<p><i>Setting</i> - A population study in Tromsø, ...