Bilde av Njølstad, Inger
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Bilde av Njølstad, Inger
Professor MD, PhD Department of Community Medicine inger.njolstad@uit.no +4777645351 97168973 You can find me here

Inger Njølstad



  • Birgitte Gladsø Tøndel, Joakim Knutsen Sejrup, Vania Maris Morelli, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen et al.:
    Joint effect of ischemic stroke and obesity on the risk of venous thromboembolism: the Tromsø Study
    Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sondre Haakonson Arntsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Inger Njølstad, Anne Helen Hansen :
    Associations between body height and cardiovascular risk factors in women and men: a population-based longitudinal study based on The Tromsø Study 1979–2016
    BMJ Open 17. October 2024 DATA / 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
  • Vasiliki Lagou, Longda Jiang, Anna Ulrich, Liudmila Zudina, Karla Sofia Gutiérrez González, Zhanna Balkhiyarova et al.:
    GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification
    Nature Genetics 2023 ARKIV / 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
  • 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
  • Sondre Haakonson Arntsen, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Anne Helen Hansen :
    Time trends in body height according to educational level. A descriptive study from the Tromsø Study 1979-2016
    PLOS ONE 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Patrick McElduff, Allan Linneberg, Veikko Salomaa et al.:
    Alcohol intake and total mortality in 142 960 individuals from the MORGAM Project: a population-based study
    Addiction 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristina Fladseth, Tom Wilsgaard, Haakon Lindekleiv, Andreas Kristensen, Jan Torbjørn Mannsverk, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Outcomes after coronary angiography for unstable angina compared to stable angina, myocardial infarction and an asymptomatic general population
    International journal of cardiology: Heart and Vasculature (IJCHA) 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Joakim Knutsen Sejrup, Birgitte Gladsø Tøndel, Vania Maris Morelli, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen et al.:
    Joint effect of myocardial infarction and obesity on the risk of venous thromboembolism: The Tromsø Study
    Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 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
  • 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
  • Ekaterina Sharashova, Eva Gerdts, Jocasta Ball, Hilde Espnes, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Simon Kildal et al.:
    Sex-specific time trends in incident atrial fibrillation and the contribution of risk factors: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 14. October 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hilde Espnes, Jocasta Ball, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen et al.:
    Sex-specific associations between blood pressure and risk of atrial fibrillation subtypes in the tromsø study
    Journal of Clinical Medicine 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
  • Christoph Sinning, Nataliya Makarova, Henry Völzke, Renate B. Schnabel, Francisco Ojeda, Marcus Dörr et al.:
    Association of glycated hemoglobin A1c levels with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population: results from the BiomarCaRE (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe) consortium
    Cardiovascular Diabetology 15. November 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Bente Morseth, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Allan Linneberg, Lars Johansson, Kari Kuulasmaa, Veikko Salomaa et al.:
    Age-specific atrial fibrillation incidence, attributable risk factors and risk of stroke and mortality: results from the MORGAM Consortium
    Open heart 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
  • 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
  • Benedict Schrage, Nicole Rübsamen, Francisco Ojeda, Barbara Thorand, Annette Peters, Wolfgang Koenig et al.:
    Association of iron deficiency with incident cardiovascular diseases and mortality in the general population
    ESC Heart Failure 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
  • Kristina Fladseth, Haakon Lindekleiv, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Andrea Øhrn, Andreas Kristensen, Jan Torbjørn Mannsverk et al.:
    Low pain tolerance is associated with coronary angiography, coronary artery disease, and mortality: The Tromsø study
    Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) 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
  • Maria Carlsson, Tom Wilsgaard, Stein Harald Johnsen, Liv-Hege Johnsen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Long-term survival, causes of death, and trends in 5-year mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage: The Tromsø study
    Stroke 2021 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
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies 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
  • Petja Lyn Langholz, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Rolf Jorde, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock :
    Trends in known and undiagnosed diabetes, HbA1c levels, cardiometabolic risk factors and diabetes treatment target achievement in repeated cross-sectional surveys: The population-based Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    BMJ Open 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
  • 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
  • Joakim Knutsen Sejrup, Vania Maris Morelli, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Tom Wilsgaard et al.:
    Myocardial infarction, prothrombotic genotypes, and venous thrombosis risk: The Tromsø Study
    Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kaare Harald Bønaa, Inger Njølstad, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Sameline Grimsgaard, Olav Helge Førde, Dag Steinar Thelle :
    Norsk hjerteforskning i verdensklasse: 50 år siden Tromsø-undersøkelsen startet En hel generasjon norske forskere har basert sine studier på Tromsø-undersøkelsen.
    dagensmedisin.no 2024 DATA
  • Marie Wasmuth Lundblad, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Inger Njølstad :
    Social inequalities in health in the Arctic region: from observing to serving
    Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2023 DOI
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Grethe Albrektsen :
    Risiko for hjerteinfarkt er forskjellig hos kvinner og menn – men hvorfor? Analyser av data fra Tromsøundersøkelsen gir nye svar på hvordan risikoen for hjerteinfarkt hos kvinner og menn arter seg.
    uit.no 08. March 2022 DATA
  • Sondre Haakonson Arntsen, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Tom Wilsgård, Inger Njølstad, Anne Helen Hansen :
    Secular trends in body height according to educational level -A descriptive study from The Tromsø Study 1979-2016
    2022
  • Hilde Espnes, Jocasta Ball, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen et al.:
    Risk factors and prognosis for heart failure in atrial fibrillation subtypes in women and men
    2022
  • Inger Njølstad, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Torkjel M Sandanger, Tom Wilsgaard :
    Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient
    2021
  • Inger Njølstad :
    Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient - factors for health and risk of disease through the life course
    2021
  • Inger Njølstad :
    Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient
    2021
  • Inger Njølstad :
    WP 3.From conception to next generation and into old age - social and behavioral pathways
    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
  • Inger Njølstad, Anna Wangensteen :
    Sosial ulikhet i bruk av helsetjenester: utviklingen går delvis i feil retning
    07. August 2021
  • Inger Njølstad :
    NORGE2030 - et blikk inn i framtida: Helse og velferd.
    2021
  • Inger Njølstad :
    Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient - Sunne valg for alle. Innsikt for bedre folkehelse
    2021
  • 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, Petja Lyn Langholz, Tom Wilsgaard, Rolf Jorde, Inger Njølstad :
    Trends in diabetes and treatment target achievement. The Tromsø-Study 1994–2016
    2021 OMTALE
  • 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, 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
  • 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
  • Emre Sari, Mikko Moilanen, Clare Bambra, Sameline Grimsgaard, Inger Njølstad :
    Neighbourhood Health Behavior Effects on Body-Mass Index
    2021
  • Ekaterina Sharashova, Tom Wilsgaard, Jocasta Ball, Eva Gerdts, Annika Rosengren, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Sex-specific temporal trends in the incidence of atrial fibrillation in a large Norwegian population-based study 1986–2014
    European Heart Journal 25. November 2020 DOI

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    Research interests

    Cardiovascular epidemiology

    Diabetes epidemiology (Type 2 diabetes)