Self-reported visual impairment, physical activity and all-cause mortality: The HUNT Study.

Aims: To examine the associations of self-reported visual impairment and physical activity (PA) with all-cause mortality.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 65,236 Norwegians aged ⩾20 years who had participated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT2, 1995-1997). Of these participants, 11,074 (17.

Gender-specific associations between leisure-time physical activity and symptoms of anxiety: the HUNT study.

Purpose: The underlying goal of the study was to examine gender-specific effects of leisure-time physical activity on the development of symptoms of anxiety.

Methods: The second wave of a prospective cohort survey (HUNT 2) was conducted during 1995-1997 in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, with a follow-up in 2006-2008 (HUNT 3). The sample consisted of 12,796 women and 11,195 men with an age range of 19-85 years.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among Norwegian female biathlon athletes.

The purpose was to examine musculoskeletal disorders in Norwegian female biathlon athletes (age ≥ 16), both juniors and seniors. The design was a retrospective cross-sectional study. In all, 148 athletes (79.

Menstrual cycle abnormalities in healthy women with low physical activity. The North-Trøndelag population-based health study.

Background: Menstrual dysfunctions are often found in athletic women. This study evaluated the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and menstrual function in healthy nonathletic women.

Methods: During 1984-1986, a population-based health survey (HUNT 1) was conducted in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, with follow-up (HUNT 2) in 1995-1997.

Diabetes severity and the role of leisure time physical exercise on cardiovascular mortality: the Nord-Trøndelag Health study (HUNT), Norway.

Background: Physical activity has been associated with lower cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes, but how diabetes severity influence this association has not been extensively studied.

Methods: We prospectively examined the joint association of diabetes severity, measured as medical treatment status and disease duration, and physical exercise with cardiovascular mortality. A total of 56,170 people were followed up for 24 years through the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry.

Chronic pain patients--effects on mental health and pain after a 57-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common health complaint in Norway and constitutes the largest proportion in terms of those who suffer long-term sickness and are in receipt of disability pensions. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between changes in pain and mental health among men and women with chronic musculoskeletal pain after a rehabilitation program. A total of 201 subjects (132 women and 63 men) with chronic pain (>6 months) and without any manifest organic diseases were referred to the 57-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.

Personality, physical activity, and symptoms of anxiety and depression: the HUNT study.

Purpose: To analyze the association between physical activity (PA), symptoms of depression and anxiety, and personality traits.

Methods: Cross-sectional study from a Norwegian population-based survey conducted in the period 2006-2008. The sample consisted of a total of 38,743 subjects aged ≥ 19 years, 56.

Braille use among Norwegian children from 1967 to 2007: trends in the underlying causes.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to estimate the occurrence, diagnoses and time trends among Norwegian children that have received education in braille from 1967 to 2007.

Methods: We used a retrospective population-based study design. The health care system is free for all inhabitants in Norway.

Physical activity and depressive symptoms among Norwegian adults aged 20-50.

Introduction: To analyze the association between physical activity (PA) and occurrence of depressive symptoms in The Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey (HUNT 1 1984-1986, HUNT 2 1995-1997).

Methods: In this prospective follow-up study, we studied men and women who were 21-40 years old in HUNT 1, and participated in HUNT 2. The sample consisted of 3,353 women and 3,308 men.

Occurrence of and mortality from childhood neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses in norway.

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, incidence of, and survival from childhood neuronal lipofuscinoses in Norway. All children with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses living in Norway are referred to the Tambartun National Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired. We based the data collection on the medical records at Tambartun.

[Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses].

Background: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) is a group of degenerative neurological diseases. The diseases are autosomally recessively inherited and are characterized by the accumulation of fluorescent ceroid and lipofuscin in neuronal cells in the brain and in extraneuronal cells. The aim of this review was to assess and to summarize research related to diagnostics and treatment of NCL.

Healthy postmenopausal women- physical activity and forearm bone mineral density: the Nord-Trøndelag health survey.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between Physical Activity (PA) and forearm bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy postmenopausal women. During 1984-1986, a population-based health survey (HUNT-1) was conducted in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The second follow-up survey (HUNT-2) was conducted during 1995-1997.

Gender, eating behavior, and personality characteristics in physically active students.

The aim of this paper was to examine associations between personality traits, eating disorder (ED) behavior, exercise, and gender. The participants (n=1482: 905 women and 577 men) were students from four universities in Norway. The subjects filled out a compound questionnaire including demographics, weekly hours of exercise, type of sport, Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP), and the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI).

The association between physical activity and forearm bone mineral density in healthy premenopausal women.

Purpose: To analyze the association between recreational and occupational physical activity and forearm bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy premenopausal women.

Methods: During 1984-1986, a population-based health survey (HUNT 1) was conducted among women and men aged >19 years in Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The second, follow-up survey (HUNT 2) was conducted during 1995-1997.

Eating disorder behavior in physically active Norwegian women.

Competitive female athletes may have higher risk of eating disorders (ED) than recreational athletes, in part because low body fat may be advantageous in sports. However, women who participate in sports or physical activities might also do this for weight reduction, altering body shape, and for other food related reasons. This study was conducted to evaluate the association between hours of leisure time physical activity (PA) and prevalence of ED, and whether the association between the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) scales and ED, as classified by the Survey of Eating Disorders (SED), was the same among women with high vs.