Blar i HV - Institutt for rehabiliteringsvitenskap og helseteknologi på forfatter "Birkeland, Kåre I."
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Cardiovascular disease by diabetes status in five ethnic minority groups compared to ethnic Norwegians
Tran, Anh Thi; Straand, Jørund; Diep, Lien My; Meyer, Haakon; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Jenum, Anne Karen (BMC Public Health;11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-07-13)Background The population in Norway has become multi-ethnic due to migration from Asia and Africa over the recent decades. The aim of the present study was to explore differences in the self-reported prevalence of ... -
Ethnic differences in maternal dietary patterns are largely explained by socioeconomic score and integration score: a population-based study
Sommer, Christine; Sletner, Christine; Jenum, Anne Karen; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Andersen, Lene Frost; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Mosdøl, Annhild (Food & nutrition research;57, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-08)Background: The impact of socio-economic position and integration level on the observed ethnic differences in dietary habits has received little attention. Objectives: To identify and describe dietary patterns in a ... -
Ethnic differences in neonatal body composition in a multi-ethnic population and the impact of parental factors: a population-based cohort study
Sletner, Line; Nakstad, Britt; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Vangen, Siri; Vårdal, Mari H; Holme, Ingar Morten K; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Jenum, Anne Karen (PloS one;8(8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-29)Background Neonates from low and middle income countries (LAMIC) tend to have lower birth weight compared with Western European (WE) neonates. Parental height, BMI and maternal parity, age and educational level often ... -
Impact of ethnicity on gestational diabetes identified with the WHO and the modified International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria: a population-based cohort study
Jenum, Anne Karen; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Sletner, Line; Vangen, Siri; Torper, Johan; Nakstad, Britt; Voldner, Nanna; Rognerud-jensen, Odd H,; Stølevik, Sveinung Berntsen; Mosdøl, Annhild; Skrivarhaug, Torild; Vårdal, Mari H.; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.; Birkeland, Kåre I. (European Journal of Endocrinology;2011, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective The International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) recently proposed new criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We compared prevalence rates, risk factors, and the ... -
Metabolic Changes in Urine during and after Pregnancy in a Large, Multiethnic Population-Based Cohort Study of Gestational Diabetes
Sachse, Daniel; Sletner, Line; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Jenum, Anne Karen; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Rise, Frode; Piehler, Armin; Berg, Jens Petter (PLoS ONE;7 (12), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12-21)This study aims to identify novel markers for gestational diabetes (GDM) in the biochemical profile of maternal urine using NMR metabolomics. It also catalogs the general effects of pregnancy and delivery on the urine ... -
No increase in new users of blood glucose-lowering drugs in Norway 2006-2011: a nationwide prescription database study
Strøm, Hanne; Selmer, Randi; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Schirmer, Henrik; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Jenum, Anne Karen; Midthjell, Kristian (BMC Public Health;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-29)Background National estimates for the occurrence of diabetes are difficult to obtain, particularly time trends in incidence. The aim was to describe time trends in prevalent and incident use of blood glucose-lowering ... -
Pharmacological primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention among diabetic patients in a multiethnic general practice population: still room for improvements
Tran, Anh Thi; Straand, Jørund; Dalen, Ingvild; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Claudi, Tor; Cooper, John; Meyer, Haakon E; Jenum, Anne Karen (BMC health services research;13(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-20)Background Ethnic minority groups have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We assessed general practitioners’ (GPs’) performance with respect to the pharmacological ...