Anne Elise Eggen


Professor pharmacoepidemiology

Job description

Head Scientific planning of the seventh Tromsø Study


  • Audun Stubhaug, Johan Andre Liseth Hansen, Sara Hallberg, Anders Gustavsson, Anne Elise Eggen, Christopher Sivert Nielsen :
    The costs of chronic pain - Long‐term estimates
    European Journal of Pain 2024 DOI
  • Chi Quynh Vo, Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth, Torbjørn Wisløff, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne Elise Eggen :
    Comparing the sociodemographic characteristics of participants and non-participants in the population-based Tromsø Study
    BMC Public Health 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Joëlle E. Vergroesen, Alexander K. Schuster, Kelsey V. Stuart, Nigus G. Asefa, Audrey Cougnard-Grégoire, Cécile Delcourt et al.:
    Association of Systemic Medication Use with Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure: The European Eye Epidemiology Consortium
    Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Andrea Casolo, Anne Elise Eggen, Kim Arne Heitmann, Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Females display lower risk of myocardial infarction from higher estimated cardiorespiratory fitness than males. The Tromsø Study 1994-2014
    Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (MCP:IQ&O) 2023 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Knut Eirik Dalene, Anne Elise Eggen, Ulf Ekelund, Marius Steiro Fimland, Kim Arne Heitmann et al.:
    Occupational physical activity and risk of mortality in women and men: the Tromsø Study 1986–2021
    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Einar Stikbakke, Tom Wilsgaard, Hege Sagstuen Haugnes, Mona Irene Pedersen, Tore Knutsen, Martin Støyten et al.:
    Expression of miR-24-1-5p in Tumor Tissue Influences Prostate Cancer Recurrence: The PROCA-life Study
    Cancers 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
  • Mari Johannessen Walquist, Kristian Svendsen, Beate Hennie Garcia, Trine Strand Bergmo, Anne Elise Eggen, Kjell H. Halvorsen et al.:
    Self-reported medication information needs among medication users in a general population aged 40 years and above – the Tromsø study
    BMC Public Health 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Pedersen, Raul Primicerio, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Anne Elise Eggen, Beate Hennie Garcia, Henrik Schirmer et al.:
    Medication adherence among persons with coronary heart disease and associations with blood pressure and low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol
    European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sarah Cook, Marit Dahl Solbu, Anne Elise Eggen, Olena Iakunchykova, Maria Averina, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    Comparing prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors between population-based surveys in Russia and Norway
    BMC Nephrology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sergi Trias-Llimós, Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Alexander V Kudryavtsev, Sofia Malyutina, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov et al.:
    Socioeconomic inequalities in physiological risk biomarkers and the role of lifestyles among Russians aged 35-69 years
    International Journal for Equity in Health 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Chi Quynh Vo, Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth, Torbjørn Wisløff, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne Elise Eggen :
    Validity of self-reported educational level in the Tromsø Study
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amalie Nilsen Hagen, Inger Kristine Holtermann Ariansen, Tove Aminda Hanssen, Knut Tore Lappegård, Anne Elise Eggen, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Achievements of primary prevention targets in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease: an 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø study
    European Heart Journal Open (EHJ Open) 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sigbjørn Svalestuen, Kristian Svendsen, Anne Elise Eggen, Lars Småbrekke :
    Association of area-level education with the regional growth trajectories of rates of antibacterial dispensing to patients under 3 years in Norway: a longitudinal retrospective study
    BMJ Open 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Benjamin Matthew Clarsen, Magne Nylenna, Søren Toksvig Klitkou, Stein Emil Vollset, Carl Michael Baravelli, Anette Kocbach Bølling et al.:
    Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
    The Lancet Public Health 2022 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
  • Einar Stikbakke, Henrik Schirmer, Tore Knutsen, Martin Støyten, Tom Wilsgaard, Edward L. Giovannucci et al.:
    Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, prostate cancer risk, treatment, and survival. The PROCA-life study
    Cancer Medicine 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Pedersen, Beate Hennie Garcia, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Anne Elise Eggen, Henrik Schirmer, Marit Waaseth :
    Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease in Tromsø 7
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ola Løvsletten, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Kaare Harald Bønaa 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
    Preventive Medicine 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Pedersen, Kieu Nhi Lise Truong, Beate Hennie Garcia, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Kristian Svendsen, Anne Elise Eggen et al.:
    Self-reported medication use among coronary heart disease patients showed high validity compared with dispensing data.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amalie Nilsen, Tove Aminda Hanssen, Knut Tore Lappegård, Anne Elise Eggen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Randi Marie Selmer et al.:
    Change in cardiovascular risk assessment tool and updated Norwegian guidelines for cardiovascular disease in primary prevention increase the population proportion at risk: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016
    Open heart 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Paz Lopez-Doriga Ruiz, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Inger Njølstad, Guri Grimnes, Lars Christian Mørch Stene et al.:
    Undiagnosed diabetes based on HbA 1c by socioeconomic status and healthcare consumption in the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Olena Iakunchykova, Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Sofia Malyutina, Alexander V Kudryavtsev, Sarah Cook et al.:
    What factors explain the much higher diabetes prevalence in Russia compared with Norway? Major sex differences in the contribution of adiposity
    BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jannike Heyerdahl-Larsen Ausland, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bente Margaret Oftedal, Ólöf Anna Steingrímsdóttir, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    Tinnitus and associations with chronic pain: The population-based Tromsø Study (2015-2016)
    PLOS ONE 02. March 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, S Malyutina, M Shapkina, Alexander V Kudryavtsev et al.:
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Population Studies in Russia and Norway: Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness and Management.
    The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Anne Elise Eggen, Terje Steigen, Tom Wilsgaard, Andreas Kristensen, Anne Skogsholm et al.:
    Incidence and risk factors for major bleeding among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Findings from the Norwegian Coronary Stent Trial (NORSTENT)
    PLOS ONE 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ola Løvsletten, Bjarne Koster Jacobsen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015–2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromsø Study
    BMJ Open 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Olena Iakunchykova, Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Hugh Watkins, Sofia Malyutina, Yulia Ragino et al.:
    Why does Russia have such high cardiovascular mortality rates? Comparisons of blood-based biomarkers with Norway implicate non-ischaemic cardiac damage.
    Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Trygve Lofterød, Hanne Frydenberg, Vidar Gordon Flote, Anne Elise Eggen, Anne McTiernan, Elin Synnøve Mortensen et al.:
    Exploring the effects of lifestyle on breast cancer risk, age at diagnosis, and survival: the EBBA-Life study
    Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Bjørn Grinde, Henrik Schirmer, Anne Elise Eggen, Ludwig Aigner, Bo Lars Engdahl :
    A possible effect of montelukast on neurological aging examined by the use of register data
    International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jakob Petersen, Sofia Malyutina, Andrey Ryabikov, Anna Kontsevaya, Alexander V Kudryavtsev, Anne Elise Eggen et al.:
    Uncontrolled and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension: a cross-sectional study of Russian and Norwegian 40–69 year olds
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sarah Anne Cook, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Katie Bates, Olena Iakunchykova, Anna Kontsevaya et al.:
    Pharmacological management of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure and lipids) following diagnosis of myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes: Comparison between population-based studies in Russia and Norway
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Haakon E Meyer, Lars Johansson, Anne Elise Eggen, Heidi Johansen, Kristin Holvik :
    Sodium and Potassium Intake Assessed by Spot and 24-h Urine in the Population-Based Tromsø Study 2015–2016
    Nutrients 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amalie Nilsen, Tove Aminda Hanssen, Knut Tore Lappegård, Anne Elise Eggen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Secular and longitudinal trends in cardiovascular risk in a general population using a national risk model: The Tromsø Study
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2019 DOI
  • Einar Stikbakke, Elin Richardsen, Tore Knutsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Edward L. Giovannucci, Anne McTiernan et al.:
    Inflammatory serum markers and risk and severity of prostate cancer: The PROCA‐life study
    International Journal of Cancer 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Knut Hagen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Kristian Bernhard Nilsen :
    Does insomnia modify the association between C-reactive protein and migraine? The Tromsø Study 2015-2016.
    Cephalalgia 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ann Kristin Knudsen, Peter Allebeck, Mette Christophersen Tollånes, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Kim Moesgaard Iburg, John J. McGrath et al.:
    Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017
    The Lancet Public Health 2019 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Andrea Sofie Henriette Milde Øhrn, Henrik Schirmer, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Anne Elise Eggen, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Electrocardiographic unrecognized myocardial infarction does not improve prediction of cardiovascular events beyond traditional risk factors. The Tromsø Study
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2018 DOI
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Amalie Nilsen, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Blood pressure target achievement and antihypertensive medication use in women and men after first-ever myocardial infarction: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    Open heart 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Chi Quynh Vo, Tom Wilsgaard, Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Ellisiv Bøgeberg Mathiesen, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth, Anne Elise Eggen et al.:
    Longitudinal cholesterol trends across educational groups: the influence of lipid-lowering drugs in the population-based Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    2023
  • Chi Quynh Vo, Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth, Torbjørn Wisløff, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne Elise Eggen :
    Validity of self-reported educational level in the Tromsø Study
    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
  • 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
  • Elisabeth Pedersen, Beate Hennie Garcia, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Anne Elise Eggen, Henrik Schirmer, Marit Waaseth :
    Correction to: Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease in Tromsø 7 (BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, (2021), 21, 1, (44), 10.1186/s12872-021-01866-1)
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2021 DOI
  • 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
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Sarah Anne Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Petja Lyn Langholz et al.:
    Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease needs improvement in men and women, with and without diabetes: The Tromsø Study 2015-16
    2019 FULLTEKST
  • Inger Njølstad, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Anne Elise Eggen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    Is the ongoing overweight and obesity epidemic partly explained by concurrent decline in cigarette smoking The Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    2019
  • Inger Njølstad, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Anne Elise Eggen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock et al.:
    Is the ongoing overweight/obesity epidemic partly explained by concurrent decline in smoking?
    2019
  • Elisabeth Pedersen, Beate Hennie Garcia, Anne Elise Eggen, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Henrik Schirmer, Marit Waaseth :
    Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease - a cross-sectional study
    2019
  • Jeffrey D. Stanaway, Ashkan Afshin, Emmanuela Gakidou, Stephen S. Lim, Degu Abate, Kalkidan Hassen Abate et al.:
    Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))
    The Lancet 2019 DOI

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    Research interests

    The field of pharmacoepidemiology and the studies of drug use patterns with present focus on use of drugs in the prevention of chronic diseases:

    -Medicine use patterns and effects of cardiovascular drugs

    -Use of analgesics

    -Treatment of menopausal problems

    Validation studies