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Bilde av Grimsgaard, Anne Sameline
Department of Community Medicine sameline.grimsgaard@uit.no +4777649285 91351858 +47 913 51 858 Here you can find me

Anne Sameline Grimsgaard


PrincipaI investigator of the Tromsø study, the Healthy Choices and the Social gradient project and the RESTART-projects

Job description

Sameline Grimsgaard (MD, MPH, Ph.D) is professor of epidemiology with experience from research leadership, population studies and clinical research. She is currently principal investigator of the Tromsø Study and the research projects "Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient and "RESTART". Her research activity focuses on risk factors for cardiovascular disease, overweight/obesity and physical activity. Sameline Grimsgaard has a 20% position as a research advisor at the University Hospital of Northern Norway (UNN).


  • Trishna Desai, Robert Clarke, Stephanie Ross, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Sarah Lewington :
    Trends in prevalence, treatment and control of hypertension in 38,825 adults over 36 years in Tromsø prospective study
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mari Mikkelsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Patrik Hansson :
    Associations between postprandial triglyceride concentrations and sex, age, and body mass index: cross-sectional analyses from the Tromsø study 2015–2016
    Frontiers in Nutrition 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Simona Costanzo, Patrick McElduff, Allen Linneberg, Veikko Salomaa et al.:
    Drinking alcohol in moderation is associated with lower rate of all-cause mortality in individuals with higher rather than lower educational level: findings from the MORGAM project
    European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE) 2023 DOI
  • Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Dag Steinar Thelle, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016
    Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sigve Nyvik Aas, Marita Borg Distefano, Ingvild Pettersen, Berit Gravrok, Laila Yvonne Nordvoll, Jon Fauskanger Bjaastad et al.:
    Patient and public involvement in health research in Norway: a survey among researchers and patient organisations
    Research Involvement and Engagement 2023 DOI
  • Victoria Rosberg, Julie KK Vishram-Nielsen, Anna M. Dyrvig Kristensen, Manan Pareek, Thomas S.G. Sehested, Peter M Nilsson et al.:
    Simple cardiovascular risk stratification by replacing total serum cholesterol with anthropometric measures: The MORGAM prospective cohort project
    Preventive Medicine Reports 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, Frode Svartdal, Sameline Grimsgaard, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Polar Vantage and Oura Physical Activity and Sleep Trackers: Validation and Comparison Study
    JMIR Formative Research 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, Heidi Johansen, kristin maren Kanstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne Elise Eggen :
    The seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø7) 2015–2016: study design, data collection, attendance, and prevalence of risk factors and disease in a multipurpose population-based health survey
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sweta Tiwari, Ester Cerin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ola Løvsletten, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socio-economic differentials in cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Tromsø Study
    SSM - Population Health 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, Erlend Johannessen, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Dataset of Consumer-Based Activity Trackers as a Tool for Physical Activity Monitoring in Epidemiological Studies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Data in Brief 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, Miroslav Muzny, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Dataset of fitness trackers and smartwatches to measuring physical activity in research
    BMC Research Notes 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Linn Nilsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, Monica Hauger Carlsen, Marie Wasmuth Lundblad :
    Intake of Vegetables, Fruits and Berries and Compliance to “Five-a-Day” in a General Norwegian Population—The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Nutrients 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Trygve Sigvart Deraas, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, André Henriksen, Bente Morseth, Anne-Sofie Sand, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Complex lifestyle intervention among inactive older adults with elevated cardiovascular disease risk and obesity: a mixed-method, single-arm feasibility study for RESTART—a randomized controlled trial
    BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Marie Wasmuth Lundblad et al.:
    Treatment target achievement after myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: cardiovascular risk factors, medication use and lifestyle – The Tromsø Study 2015-2016. Secondary prevention in myocardial infarction and stroke
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Johansson, Bente Morseth, David Scott, Bjørn Heine Strand, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modifies the relationship between sedentary time and sarcopenia: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 01. June 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Torunn Varmdal, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Audhild Nyrnes, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Data from national health registers as endpoints for the Tromsø Study: Correctness and completeness of stroke diagnoses
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 14. June 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Torunn Varmdal, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Audhild Nyrnes, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Validating Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses in National Health Registers for Use as Endpoint in Research: The Tromsø Study
    Clinical Epidemiology 03. August 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Julie K.K. Vishram-Nielsen, Anna M. Dyrvig Kristensen, Manan Pareek, Stéphane Laurent, Peter M. Nilsson, Allan Linneberg et al.:
    Predictive Importance of Blood Pressure Characteristics With Increasing Age in Healthy Men and Women
    Hypertension 2021 DOI
  • Marie Wasmuth Lundblad, Bjarne Koster Jacobsen, Jonas Johansson, Emanuella de Lucia Rolfe, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Journal of Obesity 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marie Wasmuth Lundblad, Bjarne Koster Jacobsen, Jonas Johansson, Sameline Grimsgaard, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Anthropometric measures are satisfactory substitutes for the DXA‐derived visceral adipose tissue in the association with cardiometabolic risk—The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Obesity Science & Practice 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Aksel Paulsen, Ashwini Sethupathy, Øyvind Hesselberg, Sameline Grimsgaard, Knut Hagen :
    Pragmatiske studier – hva er det?
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marie Wasmuth Lundblad, Jonas Johansson, Bjarne Koster Jacobsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Lene Frost Andersen, Tom Wilsgaard et al.:
    Secular and longitudinal trends in body composition: The Tromsø Study, 2001 to 2016
    Obesity 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Trygve Sigvart Deraas, André Henriksen, Torsten Martiny-Huenger, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Changes in adiposity, physical activity, cardiometabolic risk factors, diet, physical capacity and well-being in inactive women and men aged 57-74 years with obesity and cardiovascular risk – A 6-month complex lifestyle intervention with 6-month follow-up
    PLOS ONE 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Emre SARI, Mikko Moilanen, Clare Bambra, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad :
    Association between neighborhood health behaviors and body-mass index in Northern Norway: Evidence from the Tromsø Study
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, Erlend Johannessen, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Consumer-Based Activity Trackers as a Tool for Physical Activity Monitoring in Epidemiological Studies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Usability Study
    JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ji Chen, Cassandra N. Spracklen, Gaëlle Marenne, Arushi Varshney, Laura J. Corbin, Jian’an Luan et al.:
    The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits
    Nature Genetics 2021 DOI
  • Linn Nilsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Guri Skeie, Sameline Grimsgaard, Marie Wasmuth Lundblad :
    The Educational Gradient in Intake of Energy and Macronutrients in the General Adult and Elderly Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Nutrients 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Tonje Braaten, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Kvinnenes utdanningsrevolusjon. UiTs befolkningsundersøkelser viser at kvinner har tatt stadig mer høyere utdanning- og går nå forbi menn.
    UiT Forskerhjørnet 08. March 2023 DATA
  • Jonas Lars Johansson, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    RESTART vil styrke helsen blant eldre voksne med høy sykdomsrisiko
    2023
  • Jonas Johansson, Sameline Grimsgaard, Silje Dyregrov :
    Fire myter om trening og eldre
    16. September 2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Upcoming data collections: KYH and Tromsø8
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hvordan rekruttere til forskning over flere tiår
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    The healthy Choices Autumn seminar: User involvement in population research – Participation, dialogue and practice
    2022 DATA
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Brukermedvirkning i helseforskning, nasjonalt webinar
    22. February 2022 DATA / PROSJEKT
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hvordan leve et godt liv? Et folkehelseperspektiv
    26. September 2022 DATA
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Collaborating across disciplines. The Tromsø Study
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hva kan Tromsøundersøkelsen si om kvinners helse?
    2022
  • Sweta Tiwari, Ester Cerin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ola Løvsletten, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and psycho-socioeconomic determinants according to various living areas with lifestyle factors as mediators. The Tromsø Study
    Dr.med. - Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology. Suppl. 04. November 2021
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Marie Wasmuth Lundblad et al.:
    A snapshot of long-term treatment target achievement after myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke: Cardiovascular risk factors, medication use, and lifestyle The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    2021 FULLTEKST
  • Emre Sari, Mikko Moilanen, Clare Bambra, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad :
    Neighbourhood Health Behavior Effects on Body-Mass Index
    2021
  • Mari Mikkelsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, Patrik Hansson :
    Postprandial triglyceride concentrations and association with sex, age, and body mass index: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    2021
  • Mari Mikkelsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, Patrik Hansson :
    Postprandial triglyceride concentrations and association with sex, age, and body mass index
    2021
  • Inger Njølstad, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Torkjel M Sandanger, Tom Wilsgaard :
    Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient
    2021
  • Ola Løvsletten, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Has the prevalence of obesity increased? Distribution of waist circumference and body mass index in the Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    2021
  • Emre Sari, Mikko Moilanen, Clare Bambra, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad :
    Neighbourhood Health Behavior Effects on Body-Mass Index: Evidence from The Tromsø Study
    2021
  • Ola Løvsletten, Inger Njølstad, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Anne Elise Eggen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Is the ongoing obesity epidemic partly explained by concurrent decline in cigarette smoking? Insights from a longitudinal population study. the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    2021
  • Jonas Johansson, Bente Morseth, David Scott, Bjørn Heine Strand, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modifies the relationship between sedentary time and sarcopenia: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    2021
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen
    2020
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    The Tromsø Study for Machine Learning workshop
    2020
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Kunnskapsbasert utvikling i arktis Webinar ifb med nordområdemeldingen
    17. June 2020 SAMMENDRAG

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