Amund Gulsvik

Association of TRPV4 gene polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2009)

Zhu, Guohua, ICGN Investigators,, Gulsvik, Amund, Bakke, Per, Ghatta, Srinivas, Anderson, Wayne, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airway epithelial damage, bronchoconstriction, parenchymal destruction and mucus hypersecretion. Upon activation by a broad range of...

Early life environment and snoring in adulthood (2008)

Franklin, Karl A, Janson, Christer, Gíslason, Thórarinn, Gulsvik, Amund, Gunnbjörnsdottir, Maria, Laerum, Birger N, ...

Abstract Background To our knowledge, no studies of the possible association of early life environment with snoring in adulthood have been published. We aimed to investigate whether early life...

Early life environment and snoring in adulthood. (2008)

Franklin, Karl A, Janson, Christer, Gislason, Thorarinn, Gulsvik, Amund, Gunnbjörnsdottir, Maria, Laerum, Birger N, ...

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Young maternal age at delivery is associated with asthma in adult offspring (2007)

Laerum, Birger N, Svanes, Cecilie, Wentzel-Larsen, Tore, Gulsvik, Amund, Torén, Kjell, Norrman, Eva, ...

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Contribution of Follow-up of Nonresponders to Prevalence and Risk Estimates: A Norwegian Respiratory Health Survey (2003)

Brøgger, Jan, Bakke, Per, Eide, Geir E., Gulsvik, Amund

Achieving a high response rate is often expensive and time consuming. Does an extensive survey effort change prevalence estimates and exposure-disease relations? In 1998–1999, the authors conducted...

Comparison of Telephone and Postal Survey Modes on Respiratory Symptoms and Risk Factors (2002)

Brøgger, Jan, Bakke, Per, Eide, Geir E., Gulsvik, Amund

Little is known about the comparability of postal and telephone survey modes in epidemiology. A cross-sectional, population-based study (n = 25,000) of lung disease was performed in...

Relation of Occupational Exposure to Respiratory Symptoms and Asthma in a General Population Sample: Self-reported versus Interview-based Exposure Data (2001)

Bakke, Per Sigvald, Hanoa, Rolf, Gulsvik, Amund

The objective of this study was to examine how the consistency of self-reported exposure to dust or gas, asbestos, and quartz varied between subjects with and those without respiratory symptoms and...

Serum Respiratory Virus Antibodies: Predictor of Reduced One-Second Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) in Norwegian Adults (1996)

OMENAAS, ERNST, BAKKE, PER, EIDE, GEIR EGIL, HAUKENES, GUNNAR, GULSVIK, AMUND

Background The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether the presence of serum respiratory virus antibodies was associated with reduced one-second forced expiratory volume...

Respiratory Virus Antibodies in Adults of a Norwegian Community: Prevalences and Risk Factors (1995)

OMENAAS, ERNST, BAKKE, PER, HAUKENES, QUNNAR, HANOA, ROLF, GULSVIK, AMUND

Background. The aims were to examine prevalences as well as demographic and environmental predictors of respiratory virus antibodies in serum. Methods. In a cross-sectional study of 18–73 year old...

Educational Level and Obstructive Lung Disease Given Smoking Habits and Occupational Airborne Exposure: A Norwegian Community Study (1995)

Bakke, Per S., Hanoa, Rolf, Gulsvik, Amund

The relation of educational level to obstructive lung disease, spirometric airflow limitation, and respiratory symptoms was examined in a two-phase cross-sectional study of a Norwegian general...

A Genome-Wide Association Study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Identification of Two Major Susceptibility Loci

Pillai, Sreekumar G., Ge, Dongliang, Zhu, Guohua, Kong, Xiangyang, Shianna, Kevin V., Need, Anna C., ...

There is considerable variability in the susceptibility of smokers to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The only known genetic risk factor is severe deficiency of α1-antitrypsin,...