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Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson er spesialist i barnesykdommer og overlege ved Barne- og ungdomsklinikken, Haukeland universitetssjukehus, avdelingsdirektør ved Avdeling for helseregisterforskning og -utvikling i Folkehelseinstituttet og professor ved Universitetet i Bergen.
Articles by Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson
Correction: Supplementary drug treatment to reduce weight in adolescents with severe obesity
- Johannes Rolin,
- Rønnaug Astri Ødegård,
- Viktoria Vedeler Amundsen,
- Unni Mette Stamnes Köpp,
- Ane Kokkvoll,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
- Jøran Hjelmesæth
12.01.2023:
Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2022; 142: 1250–1. On page 1250 of issue no. 14/2022 of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, the following should be written in the English version of the article: Orlistat (Xenical) is not approved for the treatment of obesity in children aged 12 years or older...
Supplementary drug treatment to reduce weight in adolescents with severe obesity
- Johannes Rolin,
- Rønnaug Astri Ødegård,
- Viktoria Vedeler Amundsen,
- Unni Mette Stamnes Köpp,
- Ane Kokkvoll,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
- Jøran Hjelmesæth
05.10.2022:
In 2021, the Norwegian Medicines Agency approved the use of daily injection of liraglutide 3.0 mg (Saxenda) as a supplement to lifestyle treatment for weight control in children ≥ 12 years of age with obesity (isoBMI ≥ 30). We share the treatment experiences of six multidisciplinary obesity clinics...
Does a history of cardiovascular disease or cancer affect mortality after SARS-CoV-2 infection?
- Rune Kvåle,
- Kaare Harald Bønaa,
- Rachel Forster,
- Kirsten Gravningen,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
- Tor Åge Myklebust
29.12.2020:
Cardiovascular disease and cancer have been described as possible risk factors for serious illness and death as a result of COVID-19 (1, 2). In addition to comorbidities, previously published studies have shown that increasing age and male sex are also associated with a greater mortality risk (3–6)...
Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus lifestyle intervention for adolescents with morbid obesity
- Jøran Hjelmesæth,
- Jens Kristoffer Hertel,
- Ane Hjetland Holt,
- Beate Benestad,
- Lars Thomas Seeberg,
- Morten Lindberg,
- Erling Halvorsen,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
- Rune Sandbu,
- Samira Lekhal
09.11.2020:
Morbid obesity in adolescents is associated with an increased risk of comorbidities, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and morbid obesity in adulthood, as well as reduced life expectancy (1, 2). Effective treatment can therefore...
Is puberty starting earlier than before?
- Ninnie Oehme,
- Ingvild Særvold Bruserud,
- André Madsen,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson
31.08.2020:
Entering puberty early or late can have long-term effects on health. We do not know enough about what induces puberty and what factors contribute to its onset. Over the past three decades, studies from Europe and the United States have shown a tendency towards earlier puberty onset in girls, with a...
Lifestyle intervention for children and adolescents with severe obesity – results after one year
- Vilde Aabel Skodvin,
- Samira Lekhal,
- Kristin Garpestad Kommedal,
- Beate Benestad,
- Hanna Flækøy Skjåkødegård,
- Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen,
- Sara-Rebekka Færø Linde,
- Mathieu Roelants,
- Jens Kristoffer Hertel,
- Jøran Hjelmesæth,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson
11.06.2020:
Obesity in children and adolescents is a major health challenge. Psychosocial complications are common in children with severe obesity, and cardiometabolic and orthopaedic complications may also occur (1). Moreover, childhood obesity is strongly associated with adult obesity, thus also with an...
New curves for body mass index among children and adolescents
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
- Jøran Hjelmesæth,
- Robert Bjerknes,
- Mathieu Roelants
02.10.2017:
The Norwegian curves for body mass index published in 2009 included international cut-off values for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Here, we present an update of this curve which now includes a cut-off for severe obesity, and argue why it should be used. The body mass index (BMI...
New reference charts for weight-related body measurements in children
- Bente Brannsether,
- Mathieu Roelants,
- Robert Bjerknes,
- Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson
22.11.2016:
Body mass index (BMI) is used to diagnose overweight and obesity. Charts for sex- and age-adjusted body mass index, based on data from the Bergen Growth Study, have been published previously. We now present new charts for waist circumference, waist-height ratio, triceps skinfolds and subscapular...