• Measurements of body fat is associated with markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and lipid levels in both overweight and in lean, healthy subjects 

      Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima; Holven, Kirsten B.; Telle-Hansen, Vibeke H.; Narverud, Ingunn; Iversen, Per Ole; Hjermstad, Marianne J.; Dahlman, Ingrid; Ulven, Stine M.; Bye, Asta (e - SPEN: the European e-journal of clinical nutrition and metabolism;7(6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background & aims: Low-grade inflammation is associated with fat mass in overweight. Whether this association exists in lean persons is unknown. Aims were to investigate associations between anthropometric measures of ...
    • Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients 

      Bye, Asta; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Baracos, Vickie E.; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bremnes, Roy M.; Fløtten, Øystein; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Cancer wasting is characterized by muscle loss and may contribute to fatigue and poor quality of life (QoL). Our aim was to investigate associations between skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle ...