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    • Community pharmacies offer a potential high-yield and convenient arena for total cholesterol and CVD risk screening. 

      Svendsen, Karianne; Jacobs Jr., David R.; Røyseth, Ida Tonning; Garstad, Kjersti W.; Byfuglien, Marte Gjeitung; Granlund, Linda; Mørch-Reiersen, Lisa T.; Telle-Hansen, Vibeke; Retterstøl, Kjetil (European Journal of Public Health;Volume 29, Issue 1, 1 February 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-18)
      Background: Moderately elevated blood total cholesterol (TC), blood glucose (BG) and blood pressure (BP) are rarely symptomatic and as such many individuals remain untreated. We studied the yield of an in-pharmacy screening ...

    • Duration of Lactation and Maternal Risk of MetabolicSyndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Tørris, Christine; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin (Nutrients;Volume 12, Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-05)
      Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death of women across all ages, and targeting modifiable risk factors, such as those comprised in metabolic syndrome (MetS) (e.g., waist circumference, lipid profile, blood ...

    • Evaluating the Use of the Heart Age Tool in Community Pharmacies: A 4-week Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Svendsen, Karianne; Jacobs Jr., David R.; Mørch-Reiersen, Lisa Therese; Garstad, Kjersti W.; Henriksen, Hege Berg; Telle-Hansen, Vibeke; Retterstøl, Kjetil (European Journal of Public Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-24)
      Background: Joint British Societies have developed a tool that utilizes information on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors to estimate an individual's 'heart age'. We studied if using heart age as an add-on to ...

    • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study 

      Roth, Gregory A.; Mensah, George A.; Johnson, Catherine O.; Kisa, Adnan; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Fuster, Valentin; Kisa, Sezer; Wang, Fang; Thrift, Amanda G.; Cardiovascular Diseases Group, GBD Global Burden of; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Mokdad, Ali H.; Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology;Volume 76, Issue 25, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-22)
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews the magnitude of total CVD burden, ...

    • The mediating effect of body mass index on the relationship between smoking and hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis. A population-based cohort study (the HUNT study). 

      Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Hellevik, Alf Inge; Småstuen, Milada C; Langhammer, Arnulf; Furnes, Ove; Flugsrud, Gunnar B; Nordsletten, Lars; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (PLoS ONE;12 (12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-28)
      To investigate the total effect of smoking on total hip or knee replacement (THR/TKR) due to primary osteoarthritis (OA) and to quantify the indirect effect of smoking through body mass index (BMI). Participants from the ...