Bjørn Heine Strand
Research professor
Contact
Mob: +47 990 05 286
Department
Responsibilities
Ageing, helathy ageing, dementia, health inequalities, physical capability, cognitive function, epidemiology, biostatistics, life-course epidemiology, social epidemiology.
Projects and publications
- Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Lukáš Rubín, Ryan McGrath, Bethany Gower, Terry Boyle, Marilyn G. Klug, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Henry T. Blake, Francisco B. Ortega, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Costan G. Magnussen, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yang Liu, Kaare Christensen, Darryl P. Leong, Ingirid Geirsdatter Heald Kjær, Bjørn Heine Strand, Anne Therese Tveter, Mette Aadahl, Edimansyah Abdin, Julian Alcazar, Aqeel Alenazi, Bader Alqahtani, Cledir De A. Amaral, Thatiana L.M. Amaral, Alex Andrade Fernandes, Peter Axelsson, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Karin Bammann, Aline R. Barbosa, Ameline Bardo, Inosha Bimali, Peter Bjerregaard, Martin Bobak, Colin A. Boreham, Klaus Bös, João Carlos Bouzas Marins, Joshua Burns, Nadezda Capkova, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Liang-Kung Chen, Siu Ming Choi, Rebecca K.J. Choong, Susana C. Confortin, Cyrus Cooper, Jorge E. Correa-Bautista, Amandine Cournil, Grace Cruz, (2025). International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions. Journal of Sport and Health Science s. 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014
- Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby L. Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk, (2025). A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study. BMC Geriatrics doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-05745-8
- Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer Ruth Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2025). Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway. BMC Neurology doi: 10.1186/s12883-025-04044-4
- Linda Gjøra, Bjørn Heine Strand, Knut Engedal, Linda Ernstsen, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Anne Pernille Mæhle Thingstad, Geir Selbæk, (2024). Rettelse: Demens og mild kognitiv svikt hos eldre personer i Trøndelag. Tidsskr nor legeforen doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0298
- Ragnhild Holmberg Aunsmo, Bjørn Heine Strand, Kaarin J. Anstey, Sverre Bergh, Mika Kivimäki, Sebastian Köhler, Steinar Krokstad, Gill Livingston, Fiona E. Matthews, Geir Selbæk, (2024). Associations between depression and anxiety in midlife and dementia more than 30 years later: The HUNT Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia doi: 10.1002/dad2.70036
- Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter Kyrdalen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, Pernille Thingstad, Heidi Ormstad, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Gro Gujord Tangen, (2024). Prevalence and future estimates of frailty and pre-frailty in a population-based sample of people 70 years and older in Norway: the HUNT study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research doi: 10.1007/s40520-024-02839-y
- Mats Kirkeby Fjeld, Anders Pedersen Årnes, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Ludwig Alexander Horsch, Audun Stubhaug, Bjørn Heine Strand, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Dagfinn André Matre, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Olöf Anna Steingrimsdottir, (2024). The physical activity paradox; exploring the relationship with pain outcomes. The Tromsø Study 2015-2016. Pain s. 315-327. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003344
- Linda Gjøra, Bjørn Heine Strand, Sverre Bergh, Ingunn Bosnes, Aud Johannessen, Gill Livingston, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Geir Selbæk, (2024). Prevalence and Determinants of Diagnosed Dementia: A Registry Linkage Study Linking Diagnosis of Dementia in the Population-Based HUNT Study to Registry Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care and Hospitals in Norway. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease s. 363-375. doi: 10.3233/JAD-240037
- Trine Holt Edwin, Asta Håberg, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Bo Lars Engdahl, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer Ruth Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Teferi Mekonnen Yitayew, Yaakov Stern, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2024). Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life The HUNT4 70+ Study. Neurology doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209353
- Bjørn Heine Strand, Asta Håberg, Harpa Sif Eyjólfsdóttir, Almar Kok, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Oliver Huxhold, Gøril Kvamme Løset, Carin Lennartsson, Henrik Schirmer, Katharina Herlofson, Marijke Veenstra, (2024). Spousal bereavement and its effects on later life physical and cognitive capability: the Tromsø study. GeroScience s. 6055-6069. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01150-y
- Tanja Louise Ibsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Sverre Bergh, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Richard Oude Voshaar, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Anne Pernille Mæhle Thingstad, Debby L. Gerritsen, Geir Selbæk, (2024). A longitudinal cohort study on the use of health and care services by older adults living at home with/without dementia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study. BMC Health Services Research doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10846-y
- Yehani Wedatilake, C. Myrstad, S. E. Tom, B. H. Strand, S. Bergh, G. Selbæk, (2024). Female Reproductive Factors and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The HUNT Study. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (JPAD) s. 1063-1072. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2024.46
- Aslaug Angelsen, Sigrid Nakrem, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bjørn Heine Strand, Linn B Strand, (2024). Health-promoting behaviors in older adulthood and intrinsic capacity 10 years later: the HUNT study. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-17840-3
- Christian Myrstad, Bo Lars Engdahl, Sergi Gonzales Costafreda, Steinar Krokstad, Frank Lin, Gill Livingston, Bjørn Heine Strand, Beate Øhre, Geir Selbæk, (2023). Hearing impairment and risk of dementia in The HUNT Study (HUNT4 70+): a Norwegian cohort study. EClinicalMedicine s. 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102319
- Odd-Einar Svinøy, Gunvor Hilde, Astrid Bergland, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Reference values for Jamar+ digital dynamometer hand grip strength in healthy adults and in adults with non-communicable diseases or osteoarthritis: the Norwegian Tromsø study 2015-2016. European Journal of Ageing doi: 10.1007/s10433-023-00791-w
- Jonas Lars Johansson, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Bjørn Heine Strand, Avan Aihie Sayer, Rachel Cooper, (2023). 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 s. 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03172-3
- Anthony Medford, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Trends in ages at death of Norwegian centenarians: the 1870–1904 birth cohorts. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1177/14034948231206529
- Knut Hestad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Knut Engedal, (2023). Apolipoprotein E (APOE) allelet er av vesentlig betydning for hukommelse og demensutvikling hos de eldste. Nevropsykologi : Medlemsblad for Norsk Nevropsykologisk Forening s. 4-11.
- Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Bjørn Heine Strand, Astanand Jugessur, Bo Lars Engdahl, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer Ruth Harris, Jordan Weiss, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Teferi Mekonnen Yitayew, Trine Holt Edwin, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, (2023). Trajectories of occupational physical activity and risk of later-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia: the HUNT4 70+ study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100721
- Marit Kolberg, Ingvild Paur, Yi-Qian Sun, Linda Gjøra, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Anne Pernille Mæhle Thingstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, Tone Natland Fagerhaug, Lene Thoresen, (2023). Prevalence of malnutrition among older adults in a population-based study - The HUNT Study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN s. 711-717. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.08.016
- Ragnhild Holmberg Aunsmo, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Thomas Hansen, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Time trends in loneliness from 1984 to 2019 among 27,032 older adults in Norway: A HUNT study. Preventive Medicine doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107659
- Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bjørn Heine Strand, Catherine E Bowen, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Bo Lars Engdahl, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer Ruth Harris, Jordan Weiss, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Yaakov Stern, Asta Håberg, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, (2023). Retirement age and disability status as pathways to later-life cognitive impairment: Evidence from the Norwegian HUNT Study linked with Norwegian population registers. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry s. 1-10. doi: 10.1002/gps.5967
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Torunn Holm Totland, Anette Hjartåker, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Fish intake and pre-frailty in Norwegian older adults - a prospective cohort study: the Tromsø Study 1994–2016. BMC Geriatrics doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04081-z
- Anthony Ravussin, Anna Hayman Robertson, Asia-Sophia Fumika Michaela Wolf, Kristine Blix, Ingrid Fadum Kjønstad, Guri Solum, Berit Feiring, Bjørn Heine Strand, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen, Ludvig Andre Munthe, Per Minor Magnus, Lill Trogstad, Siri Mjaaland, (2023). Determinants of humoral and cellular immune responses to three doses of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in older adults: a longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity s. e188-e199. doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00055-7
- Linda Gjøra, Bjørn Heine Strand, Knut Engedal, Linda Ernstsen, Christian Myrstad, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Pernille Thingstad, Geir Selbæk, (2023). Demens og mild kognitiv svikt hos eldre personer i Trøndelag. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet) s. 856-861. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0815
- Anders Årnes, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Audun Stubhaug, Mats Kirkeby Fjeld, Aslak Johansen, Bente Morseth, Bjørn Heine Strand, Tom Wilsgaard, Ólöf Anna Steingrímsdóttir, (2023). Longitudinal relationships between habitual physical activity and pain tolerance in the general population. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285041
- Milan Chang, Mona Michelet, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Trends in the use of home care services among Norwegians 70+ and projections towards 2050: The HUNT study 1995–2017. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences s. 752-765. doi: 10.1111/scs.13158
- Ellen Melbye Langballe, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Subjective age and the association with intrinsic capacity, functional ability, and health among older adults in Norway. European Journal of Ageing s. 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10433-023-00753-2
- Selma Selbæk-Tungevåg, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, Christian Myrstad, Gill Livingston, Stian Lydersen, Sverre Bergh, Linda Ernstsen, (2023). Insomnia and risk of dementia in a large population-based study with 11-year follow-up: The HUNT study. Journal of Sleep Research doi: 10.1111/jsr.13820
- Kjerstin Næss Melsæter, Gro Gujord Tangen, Håvard Skjellegrind, Beatrix Vereijken, Bjørn Heine Strand, Pernille Thingstad, (2022). Physical performance in older age by sex and educational level: the HUNT Study. BMC Geriatrics doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03528-z
- Oda Leknessund, Vania Maris Morelli, Bjørn Heine Strand, John Bjarne Hansen, Sigrid Kufaas Brækkan, (2022). Hand grip strength and risk of incident venous thromboembolism: The Tromsø study. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) doi: 10.1002/rth2.12833
- Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Catherine E Bowen, Asta Håberg, Astanand Jugessur, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jordan Weiss, Jennifer Ruth Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Yaakov Stern, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2022). Marital Histories and Associations With Later-Life Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk in the HUNT4 70+ Study in Norway. Journal of Aging and Health s. 543-555. doi: 10.1177/08982643221131926
- Mats Kirkeby Fjeld, Anders Årnes, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Alexander Horsch, Audun Stubhaug, Bjørn Heine Strand, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Ólöf Anna Steingrímsdóttir, (2022). Consistent pattern between physical activity measures and chronic pain levels: the Tromsø Study 2015 to 2016. Pain s. 838-847. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002773
- Geir Selbæk, Josephine Stuebs, Knut Engedal, Vladimir Hachinski, Knut Hestad, Cathrine Selnes Treviño, Håvard Skjellegrind, Yehani Wedatilake, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2022). Blood pressure trajectories over 35 years and dementia risk: A retrospective study: The HUNT study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience s. 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.931715
- Ellen Melbye Langballe, Gro Gujord Tangen, Bo Lars Engdahl, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2022). Increased mortality risk for adults aged 25–44 years with long-term disability: A prospective cohort study with a 35-year follow-up of 30,080 individuals from 1984–2019 in the population-based HUNT study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100482
- Bente Johnsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Ieva Martinaityte, Geir F Lorem, Henrik Schirmer, (2022). Leisure Time Physical Activities’ Association With Cognition and Dementia: A 19 Years’ Life Course Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.906678
- Linda Enroth, Domantas Jasilionis, Laszlo Nemeth, Bjørn Heine Strand, Insani Tanjung, Louise Sundberg, Stefan Fors, Marja Jylhä, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, (2022). Changes in socioeconomic differentials in old age life expectancy in four Nordic countries: the impact of educational expansion and education-specific mortality. European Journal of Ageing s. 161-173. doi: 10.1007/s10433-022-00698-y
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2022). Protein Intake and the Risk of Pre-Frailty and Frailty in Norwegian Older Adults. The Tromsø Study 1994–2016. Journal of Frailty & Aging (JFA) s. 256-266. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2022.16
- Angela Susan Labberton, Anna Aasen Godøy, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Bjørn Heine Strand, Kjetil Elias Telle, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Karin Maria Nygård, Thor Indseth, (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalisations among immigrants in Norway-significance of occupation, household crowding, education, household income and medical risk: a nationwide register study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health s. 772-781. doi: 10.1177/14034948221075029
- Bente Johnsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Ieva Martinaityte, Ellisiv Bøgeberg Mathiesen, Henrik Schirmer, (2021). Improved Cognitive Function in the Tromsø Study in Norway From 2001 to 2016. Neurology: Clinical Practice s. e856-e866 . doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001115
- Bjørn Heine Strand, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Sverre Bergh, Brynjar Fowels Landmark, Sigrid Wangensteen, Geir Selbæk, Øyvind Kirkevold, (2021). Cohort profile: Norwegian survey of health and ageing (NORSE). BMC Public Health s. 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12294-3
- Ebba Gløersen Müller, Trine Holt Edwin, Bjørn Heine Strand, Caroline Stokke, Mona Elisabeth Rootwelt-Revheim, Anne Brita Knapskog, (2021). Is Amyloid Burden Measured by <sup>18</sup>F-Flutemetamol PET Associated with Progression in Clinical Alzheimer's Disease?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease s. 197-205. doi: 10.3233/jad-215046
- Monica Isabel Benedikte Olsen, Marianne Berg Halvorsen, Erik Søndenaa, Bjørn Heine Strand, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Anders Årnes, Henriette Michalsen, Frode Kibsgaard Larsen, Wenche Gamst, Erik Bautz-Holter, Audny Anke, (2021). Factors associated with non-completion of and scores on physical capability tests in health surveys: The North Health in Intellectual Disability Study. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities s. 231-242. doi: 10.1111/jar.12942
- Rachel Cooper, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Alexander Kudryavtsev, Sofia Malyutina, Andrew Ryabikov, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Jonas Johansson, Sarah Anne Cook, David Adrew Leon, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Between-study differences in grip strength: a comparison of Norwegian and Russian adults aged 40–69 years. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle s. 2091-2100. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12816
- Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Preferred life expectancy and the association with hypothetical adverse life scenarios among Norwegians aged 60+. Age and Ageing s. 2012-2018. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab113
- Knut Hestad, Knut Engedal, Peter Otto Horndalsveen, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Cognition in Patients With Memory Difficulties and Dementia Relative to APOE e4 Status. Frontiers in Psychology s. 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.686036
- Jonas Johansson, Bente Morseth, David Scott, Bjørn Heine Strand, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, (2021). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modifies the relationship between sedentary time and sarcopenia: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle s. 955-963. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12718
- Knut Hestad, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Blood pressure in dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and subjective cognitive decline related to time of death. Brain and Behavior s. 1-7. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2166
- Siri Høivik Storeng, Simon Nygaard Øverland, Vegard Skirbekk, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1177/14034948211011796
- Mona Michelet, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, Anne Lund, Knut Engedal, Anja Bieber, Manuel Gonçalves‐Pereira, Louise Hopper, Kate Irving, Hannah Jelley, Maria J. Marques, Martin Orrell, Daniel M. Portolani, Britt-Marie Sjölund, Anders Sköldunger, Astrid Stephan, Frans Verhey, Marjolein de Vugt, Claire Wolfs, Bob Woods, Orazio Zanetti, Sverre Bergh, (2021). Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study. Aging & Mental Health s. 725-734. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1910792
- Annette Vogt Hauger, Kristin Holvik, Astrid Bergland, Agneta Ståhle, Nina Emaus, Bente Morseth, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). 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 s. 2083-2094. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-05949-9
- Karen Sverdrup, Geir Selbæk, Sverre Bergh, Bjørn Heine Strand, Pernille Thingstad, Håvard Skjellegrind, Kjerstin Næss Skjerve, Gro Gujord Tangen, (2021). Physical performance across the cognitive spectrum and between dementia subtypes in a population-based sample of older adults: The HUNT study. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print) doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104400
- Jose Rubio Valverde, Johan Mackenbach, Matthias Bopp, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, Patrick Deboosere, Ramune Kalediene, Katalin Kovacs, Mall Leinsalu, Pekka Martikainen, Enrique Regidor, Bjørn Heine Strand, Wilma Nusselder, (2021). Determinants of educational inequalities in disability-free life expectancy between ages 35 and 80 in Europe. SSM - Population Health s. 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100740
- Odd-Einar Svinøy, Gunvor Hilde, Astrid Bergland, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2021). Timed Up and Go: Reference Values for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without Arthritis and Non-Communicable Diseases: The Tromsø Study. Clinical Interventions in Aging s. 335-343. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S294512
- Trine Holt Edwin, Bjørn Heine Strand, Karin Ester Torun Persson, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk, Anne Brita Knapskog, (2021). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and comorbidity: Associations with dementia progression rate in a memory clinic cohort. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry s. 960-969. doi: 10.1002/gps.5500
- Linda Gjøra, Bjørn Heine Strand, Sverre Bergh, Tom Borza, Anne Brækhus, Knut Arne Engedal, Aud Johannessen, Marte Kvello-Alme, Steinar Krokstad, Gill Livingston, Fiona E Matthews, Christian Myrstad, Håvard Skjellegrind, Pernille Thingstad, Eivind Aakhus, Stina Aam, Geir Selbæk, (2021). Current and Future Prevalence Estimates of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Its Subtypes in a Population-Based Sample of People 70 Years and Older in Norway: The HUNT Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease s. 1213-1226. doi: 10.3233/JAD-201275
- Cassia Bree Trewin, Kirsti Vik Hjerkind, Anna Johansson, Bjørn Heine Strand, Cecilie E. Kiserud, Giske Ursin, (2020). Socioeconomic inequalities in stage-specific breast cancer incidence: a nationwide registry study of 1.1 million young women in Norway, 2000–2015. Acta Oncologica s. 1284-1290 . doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1753888
- Ahmed Ali Madar, Bjørn Heine Strand, Haakon E Meyer, (2020). Self-reported health and associated factors among the immigrant populations in Norway. Journal of Public Health (Berlin) doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01266-3
- Trine Holt Edwin, Kristi Henjum, Lars Nilsson, Leiv Watne, Karin Ester Torun Persson, Rannveig Sakshaug Eldholm, Ingvild Saltvedt, Nathalie Bodd Halaas, Geir Selbæk, Knut Engedal, Bjørn Heine Strand, Anne Brita Knapskog, (2020). A high cerebrospinal fluid soluble TREM2 level is associated with slow clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia doi: 10.1002/dad2.12128
- Marit Mjørud, Geir Selbæk, Espen Bjertness, Trine Holt Edwin, Knut Engedal, Anne Brita Knapskog, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2020). Time from dementia diagnosis to nursing-home admission and death among persons with dementia: A multistate survival analysis. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243513
- Jeanette Engeland, Bjørn Heine Strand, Siw Tone Innstrand, Ellen Melbye Langballe, (2020). Participation in employment and day care for adults with intellectual disabilities: Equal access for all?. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities s. 752-762. doi: 10.1111/jar.12850
- Trine Holt Edwin, Bjørn Heine Strand, Karin Ester Torun Persson, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk, Anne Brita Knapskog, (2020). Trajectories and risk factors of dementia progression: a memory clinic cohort followed up to 3 years from diagnosis. International Psychogeriatrics s. 779-789. doi: 10.1017/S1041610220003270
- Jonas Johansson, Bjørn Heine Strand, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, (2020). Differences in sarcopenia prevalence between upper-body and lower-body based EWGSOP2 muscle strength criteria: the Tromsø study 2015–2016. BMC Geriatrics doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01860-w
- Knut Hestad, Knut Engedal, Peter Otto Horndalsveen, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2020). Blood Pressure in Different Dementia Disorders, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Subjective Cognitive Decline. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00257
- Tanja Louise Ibsen, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2024). Hvordan har koronapandemien påvirket eldre?.
- Thor Indseth, Atle Fretheim, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati, Abdi Gele, Jan-Paul Brekke, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Anna Aasen Godøy, Lema Hussaini, Naima Said Sheikh, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson Rø, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Mona Bjørbæk, Hodon Duahle, Solveig Engebretsen, Helena Niemi Eide, Julie Salvesen Fevåg, Martin Flatø, Mohamed Gawad, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Kjersti Helene Hernæs, Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Prabhjot Kour, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Angela Susan Labberton, Anja Elsrud Schou Lindman, Fredrik Methi, Charlott Nordström, Samera Azeem Qureshi, Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste Spilker, Bjørn Heine Strand, Selam Andegiorgis Tsige, Kristin Hestmann Vinjerui, Line Vold, Kjetil Elias Telle, (2021). Koronapandemien og innvandrerbefolkningene, vurderinger og erfaringer .
- Thor Indseth, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Mona Bjørbæk, Jan-Paul Brekke, Hodon Duahle, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Helena Niemi Eide, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati, Julie Salvesen Fevåg, Martin Flatø, Atle Fretheim, Mohamed Gawad, Abdi Ali Gele, Anna Aasen Godøy, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Kjersti Helene Hernæs, Lema Hussaini, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Angela Susan Labberton, Anja Elsrud Schou Lindman, Naima Said Sheikh, Charlott Elise Gyllenhammar Nordstrøm, Samera Azeem Qureshi, Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste Spilker, Bjørn Heine Strand, Kjetil Elias Telle, Selam Andegiorgis Tsige, Kristin Hestmann Vinjerui, (2021). Covid-19 blant innvandrere i Norge, vurdering av tiltak og erfaringer fra felt, delrapport 1.
- Thor Indseth, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Bjørn Heine Strand, Kjetil Elias Telle, Angela Susan Labberton, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Karin Maria Nygård, Anna Aasen Godøy, (2021). Covid-19 blant personer født utenfor Norge, justert for yrke, trangboddhet, medisinsk risikogruppe, utdanning og inntekt.
- Linda Gjøra, Grete Kjelvik, Bjørn Heine Strand, Marte Kvello-Alme, Geir Selbæk, (2020). Forekomst av demens i Norge.
- Karen Sverdrup, Astrid Ustad, Gro Gujord Tangen, Atle Kongsvold, Beatrix Vereijken, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, Linda Ernstsen, Paul Jarle Mork, (2024). DEVICE-MEASURED PHYSICAL AVTIVITY IN A POPULATION-BASED COHORT OF OLDER ADULTS. THE HUNT STUDY..
- Karen Sverdrup, Paul Jarle Mork, Linda Ernstsen, Gro Gujord Tangen, Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, Gill Livingston, Eling de Bruin, Beatrix Vereijken, (2024). DEVICE-MEASURED DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA: CROSS-SECTIONAL RESULTS FROM THE HUNT STUDY. Innovation in Aging doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.2271
- Oda Leknessund, Vania Maris Morelli, Bjørn Heine Strand, John Bjarne Hansen, Sigrid Kufaas Brækkan, (2024). Corrigendum to ‘Hand grip strength and risk of incident venous thromboembolism: The Tromsø study’: [Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2022 Nov 4;6/7 e12833] (Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2022) 6(7), (S2475037922024669), (10.1002/rth2.12833)). Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102621
- Bjørn Anders Kroken, Daniel Bergum, Kristin Sandal Berg, Marina Espinasse, Ole Kristian Fossum, Andrew Garratt, Pål Klepstad, Reidar Kvåle, Bjørn Heine Strand, Hans Kristian Flaatten, Shirin K Frisvold, (2024). Frailty and health-related life quality in long-term follow up of intensive care patients above 65 years old: Protocol for a Norwegian prospective, observational multicenter study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica s. 1595-1600. doi: 10.1111/aas.14532
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Torunn Holm Totland, Anette Hjartåker, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Fish intake and pre-frailty in Norwegian older adults. A prospective cohort study: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Proteininntak og skrøpelighet hos eldre deltagere i Tromsøundersøkelsen (1994–2016).
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Torunn Holm Totland, Anette Hjartåker, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Fiskeinntak of pre-skrøpelighet hos eldre deltagere i Tromsøundersøkelsen: et prospektivt studie (1994-2016).
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Torunn Holm Totland, Anette Hjartåker, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Fish intake and pre-frailty in Norwegian older adults. A prospective cohort: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Torunn Holm Totland, Anette Hjartåker, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2023). Fish intake and pre-frailty in Norwegian older adults. A prospective cohort: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Hva har forskning om Covid-pandemien lært oss om bruk av helse og omsorgstjenester til eldre? .
- Geir Selbæk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). The use of health care services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for home dwelling older adults with and without dementia in Norway. A HUNT-study .
- Ellen Melbye Langballe, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2023). Correction: Subjective age and the association with intrinsic capacity, functional ability, and health among older adults in Norway (European Journal of Ageing, (2023), 20, 1, (4), 10.1007/s10433-023-00753-2). European Journal of Ageing doi: 10.1007/s10433-023-00757-y
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2022). Protein intake and the risk of pre-frailty/frailty in Norwegian older adults. The Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2022). Protein intake and the risk of pre-frailty/frailty in Norwegian older adults. The Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2022). Protein intake and the risk of pre-frailty/frailty in Norwegian older adults. The Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Dina Moxness Konglevoll, Anette Hjartåker, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bjørn Heine Strand, Magne Thoresen, Lene Frost Andersen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, (2022). Protein intake and the risk of pre-frailty/frailty in Norwegian older adults. The Tromsø Study 1994-2016.
- Tanja Louise Ibsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, (2022). The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on older adults’ health, including people with cognitive impairment and dementia, A HUNT study.
- Christian Myrstad, Bo Lars Engdahl, Gill Livingston, Sergi Costafrede, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, (2022). Mid-life Hearing Impairment As Risk Factor For Dementia In People Aged ≥ 70 Years. A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study: The HUNT Study, Norway . European Geriatric Medicine s. 1233-1233. doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00585-2
- Bo Lars Engdahl, Gill Livingston, Sergi Costafrede, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, (2022). Mid-life Hearing Impairment As Risk Factor For Dementia In People Aged ≥ 70 Years. A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study: The HUNT Study, Norway. European Geriatric Medicine
- Kjerstin Næss Melsæter, Gro Gujord Tangen, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Beatrix Vereijken, Bjørn Heine Strand, Pernille Thingstad, (2022). Norske referanseverdier for Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): HUNT4 70+ .
- Kjerstin Næss Melsæter, Gro Gujord Tangen, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Beatrix Vereijken, Bjørn Heine Strand, Pernille Thingstad, (2022). Physical function and mobility in older adults - The HUNT4 70+ Study.
- Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bjørn Heine Strand, Asta Håberg, Geir Selbæk, Bernt Magne Bratsberg, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, (2022). Sex-specific associations of occupational physical demands and dementia risk: the HUNT Study.
- Astri Syse, Bjørn Heine Strand, (2022). Hva betyr økt levealder for den framtidige (potensielle) arbeidsstyrken?. Søkelys på arbeidslivet doi: 10.18261/spa.39.2.4
- Bo Lars Engdahl, Gill Livingston, Sergi Costafrede, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, (2022). Mid-life Hearing Impairment As Risk Factor For Dementia In People Aged ≥ 70 Years. A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study: The HUNT Study, Norway. European Geriatric Medicine doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00585-2
- Linda Enroth, Domantas Jasilionis, Laszlo Németh, Bjørn Heine Strand, Insani Tanjung, Louise Sundberg, Stefan Fors, Marja Jylhä, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, (2022). Correction to: Changes in socioeconomic differentials in old age life expectancy in four Nordic countries: the impact of educational expansion and education-specific mortality (European Journal of Ageing, (2022), 19, 2, (161-173), 10.1007/s10433-022-00698-y). European Journal of Ageing doi: 10.1007/s10433-022-00711-4
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Bjørn Heine Strand, Erlend Hem, (2022). Iboende kapasitet. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet) doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0241
- Bjørn Heine Strand, Erik Reidar Sund, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Siri Høivik Storeng, Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Steinar Krokstad, (2021). Gode nyheter fra FHI: Vi lever ikke bare lenger. Vi får også flere år med god helse.. Aftenposten Viten
- Bo Lars Engdahl, Gill Livingston, Sergi Costafrede, Bjørn Heine Strand, Geir Selbæk, (2021). Mid-life Hearing Impairment As Risk Factor For Dementia In People Aged ≥ 70 Years. A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study: The HUNT Study, Norway. European Geriatric Medicine doi: 10.1007/s41999-022-00671-z
- Bjørn Heine Strand, Rachel Cooper, (2021). Monitoring changes in motor function in the years before death. The BMJ doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1882
- Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter Kyrdalen, Ingerid Laukli, Geir Dunseth, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Bjørn Heine Strand, Heidi Ormstad, (2021). Fastlegens rolle ved skrøpelighet hos hjemmeboende eldre personer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet) s. 1-6. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0582
- Jonas Johansson, Bente Morseth, David Scott, Bjørn Heine Strand, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, (2021). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modifies the relationship between sedentary time and sarcopenia: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016.