Publications by authors named "J Kongerud"
Article Synopsis
- - This study evaluated how inhalable occupational exposure affected work ability scores (WAS) in a group of workers over a 5-year period, using self-reported data and a job-exposure matrix from 2013.
- - Results showed that exposure to various substances like vapors, gas, and dust was linked to lower WAS in 2018, with specific irritants and agricultural agents identified as harmful.
- - The findings suggest that reducing exposure to these inhalable substances is important for maintaining or improving work ability among workers.
Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the incidence of asthma and assess the association between job exposure matrix (N-JEM) assigned occupational exposure, self-reported occupational exposure to vapour, gas, dust and fumes (VGDF), mould, damages from moisture and cold, and new-onset asthma. We also aimed to assess the corresponding population attributable fraction (PAF) for ever exposure to VGDF.
Design: Longitudinal population-based respiratory health study.
Objectives: This study aims to assess risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection by combined design; first comparing positive cases to negative controls as determined by PCR testing and then comparing these two groups to an additional prepandemic population control group.
Design And Setting: Test-negative design (TND), multicentre case-control study with additional population controls in South-Eastern Norway.
Participants: Adults who underwent SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing between February and December 2020.
Background: For interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs), reference values based on sex, age, height and ethnicity are needed. In Norway, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) reference values remain widely used, in spite of recommendations to implement the more recent Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) reference values.
Objective: To assess the effects of changing from ECSC to GLI reference values for spirometry, DLCO and static lung volumes, using a clinical cohort of adults with a broad range in age and lung function.
Objectives: This study aimed to characterise participants lost to follow-up and identify possible factors associated with non-participation in a prospective population-based study of respiratory health in Norway. We also aimed to analyse the impact of potentially biased risk estimates associated with a high proportion of non-responders.
Design: Prospective 5-year follow-up study.