Homocysteinstudien i Hordaland

Numerous studies have established that an elevated plasma concentration of the amino acid homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovaseular disease [1—3].In

Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and later risk of cardiovascular disease: Women ’ s experiences and motivation for lifestyle changes explored in focus group interviews. BMC

The research question guiding the study was if lifestyle factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, leisure time physical activity, and BMI) worked as risk factors for self-reported

In the Hordaland Homocysteine Study, smoking and heavy coffee drinking were associated with elevated tHcy concentrations, even after adjust- ment for other factors that influence

ABSTRACT Elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for occlusive cardiovascular disease (CVD). This concept is based on the observations of premature vascular dis-

Some prospective studies showed a strong association between tHcy and cardiovascular disease (9–13), some found weaker associations (14–17), and others, including the Mul- tiple

To examine the associations of smoking status and plasma cotinine levels, a marker of nicotine exposure, with risk of incident AF in the Hordaland Health

Figure 2 Dose–response associations between plasma trimethyllysine and risk of total and cardiovascular mortality in the Hordaland Health Study-cohort (A and C) and Western