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Nina Emaus

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Professor in Health Sciences 

 

 

  • Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Nina Alice Emaus, Elin Kristin Evensen, Tore Christoffersen, Elaine Dennison, Anne-Sofie Furberg et al.:
    Acquisition of peak bone mass in a Norwegian youth cohort : longitudinal findings from the Fit Futures study 2010–2022
    Archives of Osteoporosis 2024 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Saija Mikkilä, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Jonas Lars Johansson, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Roland Johannes Wilhelmus van den Tillaar, Nina Alice Emaus et al.:
    Cross-sectional associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and hip bone mineral density: the Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    JBMR Plus 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Karina Karlsen, Charlotte Konradsdatter Aronsen, Therese Daleng Bjørnnes, Trine Bruun Harberg, Anita Nytræ Halland, Thomas Holand et al.:
    Integration of e-learning approaches in a post-pandemic learning environment – Norwegian nursing students’ recommendations from an action research study
    Heliyon 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Saija Mikkilä, Jonas Johansson, Anna Hava Nordström, Peter Nordström, Nina Emaus, Bjørn Helge Handegård et al.:
    A 15-year follow-up study of hip bone mineral density and associations with leisure time physical activity. The Tromsø Study 2001-2016
    PLOS ONE 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Linkas, Luai A. Ahmed, Gabor Csifcsak, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    Are pro-inflammatory markers associated with psychological distress in a cross-sectional study of healthy adolescents 15–17 years of age? : the Fit Futures study
    BMC Psychology 2022 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Linkas, Luai A. Ahmed, Gabor Csifcsak, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    C-Reactive Protein and TGF-α Predict Psychological Distress at Two Years of Follow-Up in Healthy Adolescent Boys : the Fit Futures Study
    Frontiers in Psychology 2022 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Johansson, Nina Emaus, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Bente Morseth :
    Vertebral Fractures Assessed by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and All-Cause Mortality: The Tromsø Study, 2007-2020
    American Journal of Epidemiology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jonas Linkas, Luai Awad Ahmed, Gabor Csifcsak, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Gunn Pettersen et al.:
    Two-year changes in sleep duration are associated with changes in psychological distress in adolescent girls and boys: the fit futures study
    Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Helena Kames Kjeldgaard, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Martin O’Flaherty, Ellen Margrete Apalset, Cecilie Dahl, Nina Emaus et al.:
    Impact of Total Hip Replacements on the Incidence of Hip Fractures in Norway During 1999–2019. A Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) Study
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole-Andreas Nilsen, Nina Emaus, Tore Christoffersen, Anne Winther, Elin Evensen, Gyrd Thrane et al.:
    The influence of snuff and smoking on bone accretion in late adolescence : the Tromsø study, Fit Futures
    Archives of Osteoporosis 2021 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Kristin Holvik, Astrid Bergland, Agneta Ståhle, Nina Emaus, Bente Morseth et al.:
    Physical capability, physical activity, and their association with femoral bone mineral density in adults aged 40 years and older: The Tromsø study 2015–2016
    Osteoporosis International 2021 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Astrid Bergland, Kristin Holvik, Nina Emaus, Bjørn Heine Strand :
    Can bone mineral density loss in the non-weight bearing distal forearm predict mortality?
    Bone 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Yume Imahori, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Katy E. Morgan, Chris Frost, Alun D. Hughes, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    The association between anthropometric measures of adiposity and the progression of carotid atherosclerosis
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Geir F Lorem, Sarah Anne Cook, David A. Leon, Nina Emaus, Henrik Schirmer :
    Self-reported health as a predictor of mortality: A cohort study of its relation to other health measurements and observation time
    Scientific Reports 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nils Abel Aars, Sigurd Beldo, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Alexander Horsch, Bente Morseth, Nina Emaus et al.:
    Association between objectively measured physical activity and longitudinal changes in body composition in adolescents : the Tromsø study fit futures cohort
    BMJ Open 2020 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Ole-Andreas Nilsen, Luai A. Ahmed, Anne Winther, Tore Christoffersen, Gyrd Thrane, Elin Evensen et al.:
    Body weight and body mass index influence bone mineral density in late adolescence in a two -year follow -up study. The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures
    JBMR Plus 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Siri Marie Solbakken, Jeanette H. Magnus, Haakon E Meyer, Cecilie Dahl, Hein Stigum, Anne-Johanne Søgaard et al.:
    Urban–Rural Differences in Hip Fracture Mortality: A Nationwide NOREPOS Study
    JBMR Plus 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Dunia Alarkawi, Dana Bluic, T Tran, Luai A Ahmed, Nina Emaus, Åshild Bjørnerem et al.:
    Impact of osteoporotic fracture type and subsequent fracture on mortality: The Tromsø Study
    Osteoporosis International 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ellina Iordanova Schistad, Xiang Yi Kong, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Emmanuel Bäckryd, Guri Grimnes, Nina Emaus et al.:
    A population-based study of inflammatory mechanisms and pain sensitivity
    Pain 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Bjørn Heine Strand, Astrid Bergland, Lone Jørgensen, Henrik Schirmer, Nina Emaus, Rachel Cooper :
    Do More Recent Born Generations of Older Adults Have Stronger Grip? A Comparison of Three Cohorts of 66- to 84-Year-Olds in the Tromsø Study
    The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Anne-Johanne Søgaard, Jeanette H. Magnus, Åshild Bjørnerem, Kristin Holvik, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Nina Emaus et al.:
    Grip strength in men and women aged 50–79 years is associated with non-vertebral osteoporotic fracture during 15 years follow-up: The Tromsø Study 1994–1995
    Osteoporosis International 2019 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Nils Abel Aars, Bjarne Koster Jacobsen, Bente Morseth, Nina Emaus, Sameline Grimsgaard :
    Longitudinal changes in body composition and waist circumference by self-reported levels of physical activity in leisure among adolescents: the Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
    BMC sports science, medicine and rehabilitation 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Saija Mikkilä, Giovanna Calogiuri, Nina Emaus, Bente Morseth :
    A cross-sectional and 6-year follow-up study of associations between leisure time physical activity and vertebral fracture in adults
    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Yume Imahori, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Daniella Axelsson Leon, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Alun D. Hughes, Stein Harald Johnsen et al.:
    The contribution of obesity to carotid atherosclerotic plaque burden in a general population sample in Norway: The Tromsø Study
    Atherosclerosis 2018 DOI
  • Elin Evensen, Guri Skeie, Tom Wilsgaard, Tore Christoffersen, Elaine Dennison, Anne-Sofie Furberg et al.:
    How Is Adolescent Bone Mass and Density Influenced by Early Life Body Size and Growth? The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures—A Longitudinal Cohort Study From Norway
    JBMR Plus 30. March 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Maina Sofie Wergel Teigmo, TE Gundersen, Nina Emaus, Guri Grimnes :
    Distribution and determinants of retinol in Norwegian adolescents, and its relation to bone mineral density: the Troms? Study: Fit Futures
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2018 DOI
  • Elin Evensen, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Ane Sofie Kokkvoll, Jonathan Wells, Tom Wilsgaard et al.:
    Adolescent body composition and associations with body size and growth from birth to late adolescence. The Tromsø study: Fit Futures—A Norwegian longitudinal cohort study
    Pediatric Obesity 27. December 2018 DOI
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Astrid Bergland, Kristin Holvik, Agneta Ståhle, Nina Emaus, Bjørn Heine Strand :
    Osteoporosis and osteopenia in the distal forearm predict all-cause mortality independent of grip strength: 22-year follow-up in the population-based Tromsø Study
    Osteoporosis International 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anne Winther, Lone Jørgensen, Luai A. Ahmed, Tore Christoffersen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    Bone mineral density at the hip and its relation to fat mass and lean mass in adolescents: the Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anne Kristine Gulsvik, Marius Myrstad, Ida Wilson Landgraff, Nina Emaus, Anette Hylen Ranhoff :
    Lower bone mineral density in older female endurance skiers – a cross-sectional, observational study
    European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2018 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Tore Christoffersen, Nina Emaus, Elaine Dennison, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Luis Gracia-Marco, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    The association between childhood fractures and adolescence bone outcomes: a population-based study, the Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
    Osteoporosis International 16. November 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Leva Martinaityte, Rolf Jorde, Nina Emaus, Anne Elise Eggen, Ragnar Martin Joakimsen, Elena Kamycheva :
    Bone mineral density is associated with Vitamin D related rs6013897 and estrogen receptor polymorphism rs4870044: The Tromsø study
    PLOS ONE 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tord Markussen Hammer, Nina Alice Emaus, Elin Kristin Evensen, Jonas Lars Johansson, Bente Morseth, Tore Christoffersen :
    Associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and bone mineral density from adolescence to young adulthood. Fit Futures.
    2024
  • Grete Mehus, Anne Britt Klemetsen Hætta, Nina Emaus, Linda Okstad :
    The history of Sámi nursing education and the path toward regulations on a national guideline for Sámi nursing education in Norway
    AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 09. May 2023 FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Nina Emaus, Linda Okstad :
    Vi står sammen i kampen om flere sykepleiere til Finnmark
    Altaposten 05. January 2022 FULLTEKST
  • Jonas Linkas, Luai A. Ahmed, Gabor Csifcsak, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofe Furberg, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    Correction to: Are pro-infammatory markers associated with psychological distress in a cross-sectional study of healthy adolescents 15–17 years of age? The Fit Futures study (BMC Psychology, (2022), 10, 1, (65), 10.1186/s40359-022-00779-8)
    BMC Psychology 2022 DOI
  • Jonas Linkas, Luai A. Ahmed, Gabor Csifcsak, Nina Emaus, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Grimnes et al.:
    Corrigendum: C-Reactive Protein and TGF-α Predict Psychological Distress at Two Years of Follow-Up in Healthy Adolescent Boys: The Fit Futures Study (Front. Psychol., (2022), 13, 823420, 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.823420)
    Frontiers in Psychology 2022 DOI
  • Jonas Johansson, Nina Emaus, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Bente Morseth :
    Associations between vertebral fracture and mortality. The Tromsø Study 2007-2020
    2021
  • Linda Okstad, Anne Britt Klemmetsen Hætta, Grete Mehus, Nina Emaus :
    Samisk sykepleier­utdanning: Målet er å utdanne kulturelt trygge sykepleiere
    Tidsskriftet sykepleien 12. February 2021 DOI
  • Linda Okstad, Nina Emaus :
    Et felles løft for Finnmark
    Sør-Varanger Avis 12. November 2020 FULLTEKST
  • Linda Okstad, Nina Emaus :
    Krav til utdanningen i koronatiden- kan ikke gi fritak fra de restriksjoner som helsetjenesten pålegger oss
    Tidsskriftet sykepleien 01. April 2020 FULLTEKST
  • Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Ulf Ekelund, Jonas Johansson, Boye Welde, Sameline Grimsgaard, Nina Emaus et al.:
    Measures of adiposity and its association to physical activity: The Tromsø Study
    2019
  • Oddgeir Friborg, Nina Emaus, Jan H Rosenvinge, Unni Bilden, Jan Abel Olsen, Gunn Pettersen :
    Correction: Violence affects physical and mental health differently: The general population based Tromsø Study
    PLOS ONE 2019 DOI
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Bjørn Heine Strand, Nina Emaus, Astrid Bergland, Kristin Holvik :
    Midlife bone mineral density change in the distal forearm and subsequent mortality
    2019
  • Nils Abel Aars, Sigurd Beldo, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Alexander Horsch, Bente Morseth, Nina Emaus et al.:
    The association between objectively measured physical activity and longitudinal changes in body composition in adolescents; The Tromsø Study Fit Futures Cohort.
    2019
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Kristin Holvik, Astrid Bergland, Nina Emaus, Bjørn Heine Strand :
    Midlife Bone Mineral Density Change in the Distal Forearm and Subsequent Mortality: Findings from the Population Based Tromsø Study
    2019
  • Elin Evensen, Nina Emaus, Guri Skeie :
    Født sånn eller blitt sånn? Hvordan påvirker fødselsvekt, kroppsmasseindeks og vekst, kroppssammensetning og beinhelse i ungdomsårene?
    2018
  • Annette Vogt Hauger, Astrid Bergland, Kristin Holvik, Agneta Ståhle, Nina Emaus, Bjørn Heine Strand :
    Bone mineral density of the distal forearm as a predictor of all-cause mortality. The Tromsø Study
    2018
  • Bente Morseth, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Nina Emaus, Tom Wilsgaard, Lone Jørgensen :
    Correlates and predictors of leisure time physical activity. The Tromsø Study 1979-2008
    2017
  • Bente Morseth, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Nina Emaus, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Lone Jørgensen, Sameline Grimsgaard et al.:
    Secular trends in physical activity among adults and elderly. The Tromsø Study 1979-2016
    2017

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    Research interests

    Osteoporosis and fractures
    Lifestyle and health
    Muscle- and sekeletal diseases
    Health and inequalities
    Global health

    Teaching

    Epidemiology

    Public health

    Social determants for health

    Fracture risk as a major health problem


    Member of research group

    Folkehelse og rehabilitering   English content

    CV

    NAME: Nina Emaus, PhD
    POSITION: Professor
    BORN: 231157
    ADR: Østersveien 13, 9100 Kvaløysletta
    WORK ADR:  Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø (UIT), 9037 Tromsø 

    MAIN EDUCATION
    2001-2005: Research fellow, UiT, Institute of Community Medicine, Tromsø Osteoporosis Study (TROST). Thesis submitted October 2005, defended May 5th 2006. Dr. Science
    1995:  University of Bergen, MSc degree
    1993:  UIT, philosophy, BSc degree
    1979: Physiotherapy School of Oslo

    WORKING EXPERIENCE AFTER DISSERTATION
    2012 d.d.     Professor, Department of Health and Care Sciences, UIT
    2010 – 2012   Professor, Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UIT and Researcher, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Bergen (NOREPOS)
    2009 – 2010:  Researcher Northern Regional Health Authorities
    2008 – 2009:   Visiting researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Osteoporosis and Bone Biology Program, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
    2006 - 2008: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute ofCommunity Medicine, UIT and head of the clinical trial “NATTO” (Vitamin K2 and bone)