• The Educational Gradient in Intake of Energy and Macronutrients in the General Adult and Elderly Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016 

      Nilsen, Linn; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Skeie, Guri; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Lundblad, Marie Wasmuth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-28)
      Worldwide, there are socioeconomic inequalities in health and diet. We studied the relationship between education and nutrient intake in 11,302 women and men aged 40–96 years who participated in the seventh survey of the population-based Tromsø Study (2015–2016), Norway (attendance 65%). Diet was assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire. We examined the association between education ...
    • The educational gradient in intake of energy, macro- and micronutrients in the Tromsø Study 2015-2016 

      Nilsen, Linn (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-27)
      <p>Background: Socioeconomic status is associated with inequalities in health. Unhealthy diet is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, and socioeconomic inequalities exists also in diet. <p>Aim: To investigate the relationship between educational level and the intake of total energy, macro- and micronutrients. <p>Participants: 11,302 individuals (40-96 years) from Tromsø, Norway. <p>Methods: ...
    • Hypothetical interventions and risk of atrial fibrillation by sex and education: application of the parametric g-formula in the Tromsø Study 

      Nilsen, Linn; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Danaei, Goodarz; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-19)
      Aims - To use the parametric g-formula to estimate the long-term risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) by sex and education under hypothetical interventions on six modifiable risk factors.<p> <p>Methods and results - We estimated the risk reduction under hypothetical risk reduction strategies for smoking, physical activity, alcohol intake, body mass index, systolic, and diastolic blood pressure in 14 ...
    • Intake of Vegetables, Fruits and Berries and Compliance to “Five-a-Day” in a General Norwegian Population—The Tromsø Study 2015–2016 

      Nilsen, Linn; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Carlsen, Monica Hauger; Lundblad, Marie Wasmuth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-18)
      Vegetables, fruits and berries are associated with reduced disease risk, and recommended intake is “five-a-day”. We studied the intake of vegetables, fruits and berries and compliance with “five-a-day” in 11,425 adults (40–96 years) who completed a food frequency questionnaire in the seventh wave of the Tromsø Study (2015–2016). Intake and proportion above/below recommended intake (250 g/day of ...