Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Karlstad, Øystein"

Now showing items 1-6 of 6

  • Contribution of an extensive medication-based comorbidity index (Rx-Risk) in explaining the excess mortality after hip fracture in older Norwegians: a NOREPOS cohort study 
    Holvik, Kristin; Hjellvik, Vidar; Karlstad, Øystein; Gunnes, Nina; Hoff, Mari; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Meyer, Haakon Eduard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Objectives: Patients with hip fracture are typically characterised by extensive comorbidities and excess mortality. Methods that account for a wide range of comorbidities are needed when attempting to identify causal ...
  • Disease-specific health spending by age, sex, and type of care in Norway: a national health registry study 
    Kinge, Jonas M.; Dieleman, Joseph L.; Karlstad, Øystein; Knudsen, Ann K.; Klitkou, Søren T.; Hay, Simon I.; Vos, Theo; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Vollset, Stein E. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background Norway is a high-income nation with universal tax-financed health care and among the highest per person health spending in the world. This study estimates Norwegian health expenditures by health ...
  • Epidemiology of asthma drug use in children, adolescents and young adults in Norway 
    Karlstad, Øystein (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2011)
    Background Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases among children, adolescents and young adults. The use of drugs to treat asthma has not been widely investigated in the Norwegian population and there has been a ...
  • National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project 
    Nystad, Wenche; Hjellvik, Vidar; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Sund, Erik Reidar; Krokstad, Steinar; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Grimsgaard, Anne Sameline; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Lergenmuller, Simon; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Holvik, Kristin; Helgeland, Jon; Karlstad, Øystein; Ariansen, Inger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    To estimate occurrence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the life-course in the Norwegian population, national health registries are a vital source of information since they fully represent the entire non-institutionalised ...
  • Pharmacological treatment of obesity in adults in Norway 2004–2022 
    Lopez-Doriga Ruiz, Paz; Karlstad, Øystein; Nøkleby, Kjersti; Slåtsve, Kristina Barbara; Gulseth, Hanne Løvdal; Meyer, Haakon E.; Sveen, Kari Anne; Qvigstad, Elisabeth; Furu, Kari (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Aims To describe trends in the use of anti-obesity drugs in Norway during the period 2004–2022. Materials and Methods We assessed the annual utilization of any available drug indicated for obesity recorded in the ...
  • Vitamin A and D intake in pregnancy, infant supplementation, and asthma development: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort 
    Parr, Christine Louise; Magnus, Maria Christine; Karlstad, Øystein; Holvik, Kristin; Lund-Blix, Nicolai Andre; Haugen, Margaretha; Page, Christian; Nafstad, Per; Ueland, Per Magne; London, Stephanie J.; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Nystad, Wenche (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background Western diets may provide excess vitamin A, which is potentially toxic and could adversely affect respiratory health and counteract benefits from vitamin D. Objective The aim of this study was to examine ...