Cohort profile of the Young-HUNT Study, Norway: A population-based study of adolescents
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The Young-HUNT Study is the adolescent part (13-19 years) of HUNT, the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway. Three cross-sectional surveys have been conducted: Young-HUNT1 (1995-97), Young-HUNT2 (2000-01) and Young-HUNT3 (2006-08). Major public health issues, including somatic and mental health, quality of life and health behaviours are covered. Young-HUNT was performed in schools visited by trained nurses. Data collection included self-reported questionnaires, structured interviews, clinical measurements and, in Young-HUNT3, buccal smears. The total response rates varied from 90% to 83% and the Young-HUNT database includes 17 820 teenagers. Some Young-HUNT1 participants constitute the baseline for two follow-up studies: a 4-year follow-up through adolescence to Young-HUNT2 and an 11-year follow-up into young adulthood to the adult HUNT3. Longitudinal data are also obtained by linkage of data from Young-HUNT to different national health registers. Linkage to family registers allows the possibility of studying genetic and environmental interactions through generations. Presently 20 PhD students are working with the data, 11 Young-HUNT based PhD theses have been completed and more than 50 scientific papers published.
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Non-responders were more likely to be older, male, or from vocational schools, suggesting socioeconomic differences.
“Non-responders were more likely to be older, male, or from vocational schools, suggesting socioeconomic differences [47], but these were already adjusted for in our models.”
From The prospective association of adolescent loneliness and low resilience with anxiety and depression in young adulthood: The HUNT study (2025) · cites this paper as [47]
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- Authors
- Holmen, T. L., Bratberg, G., Krokstad, S., Langhammer, A., Hveem, K., Midthjell, K., Heggland, J., & Holmen, J.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Holmen, Turid Lingaas
- Venue
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2013-02-04
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 536-544
- ISSN
- 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3685
- OpenAlex
- W2103502565
- Cited by
- 149
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 24.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Human Health and Disease
- Keywords
- adolescents, Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, adolescent health, physical health, mental health, quality of life, health behavior, school health survey, buccal smears, longitudinal follow-up, data linkage, family registers, gene-environment interaction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Chronic Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Status, Humans, Life Style, Male, Mental Health, Norway, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Factors, Young Adult
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