Lorem, Geir Fagerjord
Lillevoll, Kjersti
Løchen, Maja-Lisa
Wilsgaard, Tom
Thimm, Jens C.
Wang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson
Schirmer, Henrik
Funding for this research was provided by:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Article History
Received: 17 June 2025
Accepted: 8 October 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors maintain that all procedures contributing to this work complied with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional committees on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. We received approval from the Norwegian Data Inspectorate and the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics for Northern Norway (REC-North #199331). The Tromsø Study adheres to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the publication committee of the Tromsø Study approved this specific project. In adherence to best practices for cohort reporting, this study follows the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.