Bilde av Grimsgaard, Sameline
Bilde av Grimsgaard, Sameline
PrincipaI investigator of the Tromsø study and the RESTART-project Department of Community Medicine sameline.grimsgaard@uit.no +4777649285 91351858 +4791351 858 You can find me here

Sameline Grimsgaard


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 RESTART-project. 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).


  • Rebecca Anne Hetland, Tom Wilsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Inger Ariansen, Jonas Lars Johansson, Bjarne K. Jacobsen et al.:
    Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    BMJ Open 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jaakko Reinikainen, Kari Kuulasmaa, Viktor Oskarsson, Philippe Amouyel, Katia Biasch, Hermann Brenner et al.:
    Regional and temporal differences in the associations between cardiovascular disease and its classic risk factors: an analysis of 49 cohorts from 11 European countries
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2024 DOI
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sigve Nyvik Aas, Marita Borg Distefano, Ingvild Pettersen, Berit Gravrok, Laila Yvonne Nordvoll, Jon Fauskanger Bjåstad et al.:
    Patient and public involvement in health research in Norway: a survey among researchers and patient organisations
    Research Involvement and Engagement 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Lars Johansson, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Bjørn Heine Strand, Avan Aihie Sayer, Rachel Cooper :
    Comparing associations of handgrip strength and chair stand performance with all-cause mortality—implications for defining probable sarcopenia: the Tromsø Study 2015–2020
    BMC Medicine 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lola Neufcourt, Raphaele Castagne, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Dragana Vuckovic et al.:
    Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sweta Tiwari, Ester Cerin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ola Løvsletten, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socioeconomic differentials in mental health and cognitive function: The Tromsø Study
    Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Wenche Nystad, Vidar Hjellvik, Inger Kristin Larsen, Trude Eid Robsahm, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad et al.:
    National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2023 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jon Fauskanger Bjåstad, Sigve Nyvik Aas, Marita Borg Distefano, Gunnhild Berglen, Nikolai Raaby Haugen, Martha Therese Gjestsen et al.:
    Brukermedvirkning i forskning – for lite, for sent
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2024 DOI
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, André Henriksen :
    RESTART Project Q&A: Empowering healthy aging
    Open Access Government 2024 DOI
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Trygve Sigvart Deraas :
    Restart Tromsøundersøkelsen
    15. January 2024 DATA / PROSJEKT / FULLTEKST
  • Rylland Mats, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Trygve Sigvart Deraas, Mats Rylland :
    Quick fix-løsninger gir ingen varig effekt: Bedre form med UiT-forskere
    17. January 2024 FULLTEKST / PROSJEKT
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Trygve Sigvart Deraas :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen: Vil forske på eldre som ønskar å bli sprekare - NRK Tromsø og Finnmark
    15. January 2024 FULLTEKST / PROSJEKT
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Forskningsdagene 2024: Distrikstnyheter Nordnytt - NRK TV
    17. September 2024 FULLTEKST / PROSJEKT
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen - Lørdagsuniversitetet
    2024
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Elin Benedikte Skog :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen for Senioruniversitetet
    2024
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Forskningsdagene 2024 handler om helse - NRK
    17. September 2024 FULLTEKST / PROSJEKT
  • Siv Eli Vuolab, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Torill Miriam Enget Jensen, Ina Midttun, Guri Skeie, Ragnhild Holten Nergaard et al.:
    Lek og lær med de nye kosholdsrådene
    Forskningsdagene 2024, åpent arr på Tromsø museum 2024
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Kvinnehelse i Tromsøundersøkelsen
    2024 PROSJEKT
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Kvinner i Tromsøundersøkelsen
    2024
  • Ellen Kathrine Bludd, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hva er vitsen med å leve sunt?
    23. September 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Slik er helsa vår - Viten-TV
    13. September 2024 FULLTEKST
  • 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
  • Øyvind Erik Næss, Steinar Krokstad, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Kristin Larsen, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Wenche Nystad :
    Overvåkning av ikke-smittsomme sykdommer
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2023 FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Ola Løvsletten :
    Kan overvektsepidemien skyldes røykeslutt?
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Tromsø8 for Høyres kvinneforum
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Jonas Lars Johansson :
    Vi rigger oss for nytt «tokt»:​ Tromsøundersøkelsen planlegger sin 8. datainnsamling i​ 2025. ​
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Ola Løvsletten, Tormod Brenn :
    Kvinner og menn i Tromsø viser veien til et langt liv
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Trygve Sigvart Deraas, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, André Henriksen, Jonas Lars Johansson :
    RESTART skal styrke helsen til eldre voksne med høy sykdomsrisiko
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen 2023
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Marit Næss :
    Folkehelse bygger på forskningsdata
    Nordnorsk debatt - Nordlys 17. April 2023 DATA
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Befolkningsundersøkelsenes rolle i folkehelsearbeidet må styrkes.
    2023 FULLTEKST
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hvor skal slaget stå? Fremtidens største utfordringer for folkehelsen
    2023
  • Anne Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Tromsøundersøkelsen 50 år i 2024 - hva skjer?
    2023
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hva kan Tromsøundersøkelsen si om kvinners helse?
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Collaborating across disciplines. The Tromsø Study
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Upcoming data collections: KYH and Tromsø8
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hvordan rekruttere til forskning over flere tiår
    2022
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Hvordan leve et godt liv? Et folkehelseperspektiv
    26. September 2022 DATA
  • Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Brukermedvirkning i helseforskning, nasjonalt webinar
    22. February 2022 DATA / PROSJEKT

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