Tom Wilsgaard

Lifestyle Impact on Lifetime Bone Loss in Women and Men: The Tromso Study (2009)

Wilsgaard, Tom, Emaus, Nina, Ahmed, Luai Awad, Grimnes, Guri, Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin, Omsland, Tone Kristin, ...

A physically active, nonsmoking lifestyle with weight maintenance positively influences bone health. The authors estimated the effect of lifestyles on peak bone mass and lifetime bone loss in the...

Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies (2008)

Johnsen, Synnøve L, Wilsgaard, Tom, Rasmussen, Svein, Hanson, Mark A, Godfrey, Keith M, Kiserud, Torvid

Abstract Background Conventionally, the pregnancy duration is accepted to be 280–282 days. Fetuses determined by ultrasound biometry to be small in early pregnancy, have an increased risk of...

Fetal size in the second trimester is associated with the duration of pregnancy, small fetuses having longer pregnancies (2008)

Wilsgaard, Tom

Background: Conventionally, the pregnancy duration is accepted to be 280–282 days. Fetuses determined by ultrasound biometry to be small in early pregnancy, have an increased risk of premature...

Determining Lifestyle Correlates of Body Mass Index using Multilevel Analyses: The Tromso Study, 1979-2001 (2005)

Wilsgaard, Tom, Jacobsen, Bjarne K., Arnesen, Egil

Increases in overweight and obesity have been observed globally in both developed and developing countries. The authors assessed the relation between lifestyle factors and body mass index (BMI)...

Determining Lifestyle Correlates of Body Mass Index using Multilevel Analyses: The Tromso Study, 1979-2001 (2005)

Wilsgaard, Tom, Jacobsen, Bjarne K., Arnesen, Egil

Increases in overweight and obesity have been observed globally in both developed and developing countries. The authors assessed the relation between lifestyle factors and body mass index (BMI)...

Determining Lifestyle Correlates of Body Mass Index using Multilevel Analyses: The Tromso Study, 1979-2001 (2005)

Wilsgaard, Tom, Jacobsen, Bjarne K., Arnesen, Egil

Increases in overweight and obesity have been observed globally in both developed and developing countries. The authors assessed the relation between lifestyle factors and body mass index (BMI)...

Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Metabolic Profile, and Breast Cancer Risk (2004)

Furberg, Anne-Sofie, Veierød, Marit Bragelien, Wilsgaard, Tom, Bernstein, Leslie, Thune, Inger

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (obesity, glucose intolerance, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], high serum triglycerides, hypertension) is high and increasing...

Tracking of Cardiovascular Risk Factors : The Tromso Study, 1979-1995 (2001)

Wilsgaard, Tom, Jacobsen, Bjarne K., Schirmer, Henrik, Thune, Inger, Løchen, Maja-Lisa, Njølstad, Inger, ...

Tracking of cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and serum lipids) has not been studied much in a general, adult population. No known study has compared tracking of...