The Oslo Health Study (HUBRO and youth part of study)
The population-based Oslo Health Study was conducted in 2000-2001 in joint collaboration with the Oslo City Council, the University of Oslo and the National Health Screening Service, Oslo - now Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The latter is responsible for processing and handling of the data.
The main objectives of the study were to get an overview of the health status of the population in Oslo, and to initiate research in order to further investigate the aetiology of major health problems. HUBRO invited both adolescents (15-16 years) and adults up to 75-76 years.
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Eighteen-year-old boys, who were physically active when they were 15, have less psychological distress than those who were inactive at 15. The same difference is not seen among girls. This was the finding of a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and the Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Read more [09.10.2008]
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In the Oslo Health Study 2000-2001 (HUBRO) severe vitamin D deficiency was found among adults born in Pakistan. The levels among people born in Norway were normal. Vitamin D deficiency is often associated with low bone mineral density, so we expected that these Pakistan-born people would have more osteoporosis than ethnic Norwegians. But this was not the case - they had similar bone mineral density in the forearm.
Read more [08.10.2008]
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In 2002, the large population based Oslo Immigrant Health Study was conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the University of Oslo. 3726 persons from five major immigrant groups participated.
More... [11.07.2005]