Browsing by Author "Langholz, Petja Lyn"
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The frailty phenotype as a predictor of all-cause mortality in community-living individuals aged 65 years and older: The Tromsø Study 2001-2015.
Langholz, Petja Lyn (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)Background: In the light of an aging population, risk factors for adverse outcomes in the elderly constitute an important field of research. Frailty is an age-related syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors due to declines in several physiologic systems. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of frailty and to investigate its ability to predict all- cause mortality in a Norwegian ... -
Old-age mortality and social class in northern Norway in the first half of the twentieth century
Langholz, Petja Lyn; Sommerseth, Hilde Leikny (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-13)The number of studies on social inequality in mortality in Norway before 1960 is limited and they often focus on early life outcomes. Little is known about socioeconomic differences in old-age mortality before the emergence of the welfare state. Linked census and church records from the Historical Population Register of Norway were used to study a sample of 10,457 men and women born 1841–1870 ... -
Trends in known and undiagnosed diabetes, HbA1c levels, cardiometabolic risk factors and diabetes treatment target achievement in repeated cross-sectional surveys: The population-based Tromsø Study 1994-2016
Langholz, Petja Lyn; Wilsgaard, Tom; Njølstad, Inger; Jorde, Rolf; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-23)Objectives - The aim of this study was to investigate time trends in known and undiagnosed diabetes, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and other cardiometabolic risk factors in the general population as well as treatment target achievement among those with diabetes.<p> <p>Design and setting - Repeated cross-sectional surveys in the population-based Tromsø Study.<p> <p>Methods - We used ...