Diet, physical activity and venous thromboembolism

• Main Author: Hansen-Krone, Ida Johanne
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750; The Tromsø Study; Tromsøundersøkelsen; Enga; Tromsø; Watkins
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5918

Papers 1, 2 and 3 of this thesis are not available in Munin: 1. Hansen-Krone IJ, Brækkan SK, Enga KF, Wilsgaard T, Hansen JB.: 'Alcohol consumption, types of alcoholic beverages and risk of venous thromboembolism – the Tromsø Study', Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2011), vol. 106(2):272-8. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/TH11-01-0043 2. Hansen-Krone IJ, Enga KF, Njølstad I, Hansen JB, Braekkan SK.: 'Heart healthy diet and risk of myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism. The Tromsø Study', Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2012), vol. 108(3):554-60. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/TH11-11-0818 3. Hansen-Krone IJ, Enga KF, Süddduth-Klinger JM, Mathiesen EB, Njølstad I, Wilsgaard T, Watkins S, Brækkan SK, Hansen JB.: 'Fish consumption, fish oil supplements and future risk of venous thromboembolism. The Tromsø Study' (manuscript) Summary There is substantial evidence for the influence of life-style factors on the incidence of arterial thromboembolic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However, limited knowledge exists on the relation between life-style factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE, a collective term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common disease with serious short- and long-term complications including death. The aims of this thesis were to investigate whether life-style factors such as alcohol (type, amount, and drinking pattern), dietary pattern, fish consumption, and physical activity would influence the risk of VTE. We performed a population-based cohort study with participants from the Tromsø IV study. In the Tromsø IV study conducted in 1994-95, all inhabitants in the municipality of Tromsø aged 25 years or older were invited to participate and more than 27 000 attended (77% of the eligible population). Information was collected through questionnaires, blood samples and physical examinations. Incident VTE events were registered from inclusion (1994-95) until the end of follow-up, December 31 2010. Total alcohol consumption was not associated ...