Ahmed Ali Madar

• Itkonen, Suvi T; Andersen, Rikke; Björk, Anne K.; Konde, Åsa Brugård; Eneroth, Hanna; Erkkola, Maijaliisa; Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meyer, Haakon E; Tetens, Inge; Torfadóttir, Jóhanna E.; Thórisdóttir, Birna & Lamberg-Allardt, Christel J. E. (2020). Vitamin D status and current policies to achieve adequate vitamin D intake in the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.  ISSN 1403-4948. . doi: 10.1177/1403494819896878
• Ahmed, Hassan Soheir; Marjerrison, Niki; Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg; Stigum, Hein; Htet, Aung Soe; Bjertness, Espen; Meyer, Haakon E & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2019). Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Somalis Living in Norway and Somaliland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  ISSN 1660-4601.  16(13), s 1- 12 . doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132353
• Ahmed, Soheir H.; Meyer, Haakon E; Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg; Marjerrison, Niki; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Htet, Aung Soe; Bjertness, Espen & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2019). The prevalence of selected risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Hargeisa, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.  ISSN 1471-2458.  19(1) . doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7101-x Full text in Research Archive.
• Addawe, Mohammed-nur-Ahmed; Mburu, Christina Brux & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2018). Barriers to cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study among Somali women in Oslo Norway. Health and Primary Care (HPC).  ISSN 2515-107X.  2(1), s 1- 5 . doi: 10.15761/HPC.1000128
• Chen, Sairah Lai Fa; Dahl, Cecilie; Meyer, Haakon E & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2018). Estimation of Salt Intake Assessed by 24-Hour Urinary Sodium Excretion among Somali Adults in Oslo, Norway. Nutrients.  ISSN 2072-6643.  10(7) . doi: 10.3390/nu10070900 Full text in Research Archive.
• Hassan Ahmed, Soheir; Meyer, Haakon E; Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2018). Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland: A Comparative Study. Journal of Obesity.  ISSN 2090-0708.  2018 . doi: 10.1155/2018/4539171 Full text in Research Archive.
• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Heen, Espen K & Meyer, Haakon E (2018). Iodine Status among Somali Immigrants in Norway. Nutrients.  ISSN 2072-6643.  10(3) . doi: 10.3390/nu10030305 Full text in Research Archive.
• Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Brekke, Mette; Meyer, Haakon E; Eggemoen, Åse Ruth; Mdala, Ibrahimu & Lagerløv, Per (2017). Effect of Vitamin D on Thyroid Autoimmunity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial Among Ethnic Minorities. Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES).  ISSN 2472-1972.  1(5), s 470- 479 . doi: /10.1210/js.2017-00037
• Larsen, Tine Mejdell; Mburu, Christina Brux; Kongelf, Anine; Tingberg, Tonje; Sannoh, Fatmata & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2017). Red Cross volunteers’ experience with a mobile community event- based surveillance (CEBS) system in Sierra Leone during-and after the Ebola outbreak- A qualitative study. Health and Primary Care (HPC).  ISSN 2515-107X. Full text in Research Archive.
• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Gundersen, Thomas E; Haug, Anne M & Meyer, Haakon E (2017). Vitamin D supplementation and vitamin D status in children of immigrant background in Norway. Public Health Nutrition.  ISSN 1368-9800.  20(16), s 2887- 2892 . doi: 10.1017/S136898001700180X Full text in Research Archive.
• Meyer, Haakon E; Skram, Kristina; Berge, Ingvill Almås; Madar, Ahmed Ali & Bjørndalen, Hilde (2017). Nutritional rickets in Norway: a nationwide register-based cohort study. BMJ Open.  ISSN 2044-6055.  7(5) . doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015289 Full text in Research Archive.
• Løvlie, Astrid Louise & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2016). Postpartum Depression Among Somali Women in Norway. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.  ISSN 1557-1912.  s 1- 7 . doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0487-y
• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Stene, Lars Christian; Meyer, Haakon E; Brekke, Mette; Lagerløv, Per & Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg (2016). Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on iron status: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among ethnic minorities living in Norway. Nutrition Journal.  ISSN 1475-2891.  15 . doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0192-7 Full text in Research Archive.
• Avagyan, Diana; Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Gundersen, Thomas & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2015). Vitamin D status in pre-school children in rural Nepal. Public Health Nutrition.  ISSN 1368-9800.  s 1- 7 . doi: 10.1017/S136898001500083X
• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Stene, Lars Christian; Brekke, Mette; Lagerløv, Per; Meyer, Haakon E & Macdonald, Helen M. (2015). Effect of vitamin D3-supplementation on bone markers (serumP1NP and CTX): A randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled trial among healthy immigrants living in Norway. Bone Reports.  ISSN 2352-1872.  2, s 82- 88 . doi: 10.1016/j.bonr.2015.05.004
• Avagyan, Diana; Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Gundersen, Thomas Erik & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2014). Vitamin D status in pre-school children in rural Nepal. Public Health Nutrition.  ISSN 1368-9800.  19(3), s 470- 476 . doi: 10.1017/S136898001500083X
• Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Brekke, Mette; Meyer, Haakon E; Natvig, Bård; Mdala, Ibrahimu & Lagerløv, Per (2014). Effect of vitamin D on musculoskeletal pain and headache: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among adult ethnic minorities in Norway. Pain.  ISSN 0304-3959.  155(12), s 2591- 2598 . doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.024
• Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Lagerløv, Per; Brekke, Mette; Raastad, Truls; Stene, Lars Christian & Meyer, Haakon E. (2014). Does Vitamin D Improve Muscle Strength in Adults? A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial Among Ethnic Minorities in Norway. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.  ISSN 0021-972X.  99(1), s 194- 202 . doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2647
• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Stene, Lars Christian; Brekke, Mette; Meyer, Haakon E & Lagerløv, Per (2014). Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fructosamine, serum lipids, and body mass index: a randomized, doubleblinded, placebo-controlled trial among healthy immigrants living in Norway. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.  ISSN 2052-4897.  2 . doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2014-000026 Full text in Research Archive.
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meyer, Haakon E; Lofthus, Cathrine Marie & Stene, Lars Christian (2012). Changes in the vitamin D endocrine system and bone turnover after oral vitamin D3 supplementation in healthy adults: results of a randomised trial. BMC Endocrine Disorders.  ISSN 1472-6823.  12 . doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-12-7 Show summary

  Background: There is uncertainty as to which intake of vitamin D is needed to suppress PTH and maintain normal bone metabolism throughout winter at northern latitudes. We aimed to investigate whether four weeks’ daily supplementation with 10 μg vitamin D3 from fish oil produced a greater change in serum vitamin D metabolites, parathyroid hormone, and bone turnover in healthy adults compared with solid multivitamin tablets. Furthermore, it was studied whether age, gender, ethnic background, body mass index, or serum concentrations at baseline predicted the magnitude of change in these parameters. Methods: Healthy adults aged 19–48 years living in Oslo, Norway (59°N) were randomised to receive a daily dose of 10 μg vitamin D3 given as fish oil capsules or multivitamin tablets during four weeks in late winter. Serum samples from baseline and after 28 days were analysed for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s-25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (s-1,25(OH)2D), intact parathyroid hormone (s-iPTH), and osteoclast-specific tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (s-TRACP). Fifty-five eligible participants completed the intervention (74% of those randomised). Results: S-25(OH)D increased by mean 34.1 (SD 13.1) nmol/l, p < 0.001; s-iPTH decreased by mean 1.2 (SD 2.5) pmol/l, p = 0.001; s-1,25(OH)2D increased by mean 13 (SD 48) pmol/l, p = 0.057; and s-TRACP increased by mean 0.38 (SD 0.33) U/l, p < 0.001. For all these parameters, there was no difference between fish oil and multivitamin formulation. Baseline concentrations were the only independent predictors of changes in biochemical parameters. Conclusions: Four weeks of daily supplementation with 10 μg vitamin D3 decreased mean s-iPTH and increased s-TRACP concentration, and this did not differ by mode of administration. Our results suggest an increased bone resorption following vitamin D supplementation in young individuals, despite a decrease in parathyroid hormone levels. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01482689

• Madar, Ahmed Ali; Klepp, Knut Inge & Meyer, Haakon E (2011). The effect of tailor-made information on vitamin D status of immigrant mothers in Norway: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Maternal and Child Nutrition.  ISSN 1740-8695.  7(1), s 92- 99 . doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00238.x
• Madar, AA; Klepp, KI & Meyer, Haakon E (2009). Effect of free vitamin D-2 drops on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in infants with immigrant origin: a cluster randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  ISSN 0954-3007.  63(4), s 478- 484 . doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602982
• Madar, Ahmed A; Stene, Lars Christian & Meyer, Haakon E (2009). Vitamin D status among immigrant mothers from Pakistan, Turkey and Somalia and their infants attending child health clinics in Norway. British Journal of Nutrition.  ISSN 0007-1145.  101(7), s 1052- 1058 . doi: 10.1017/S0007114508055712
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed A; Meyer, Haakon E; Lofthus, Cathrine M & Stene, Lars Christian (2007). A randomised comparison of increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration after 4 weeks of daily oral intake of 10 mu g cholecalciferol from multivitamin tablets or fish oil capsules in healthy young adults. British Journal of Nutrition.  ISSN 0007-1145.  98(3), s 620- 625 . doi: 10.1017/S000711450773074X

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• Chol, Ri Hak; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Slettedal, J.K; Bjertness, Kjersti B.; Sundby, Johanne & Bjertness, Espen (2019). Drivers of health transition in the DPRK. The Lancet Planetary Health.  ISSN 2542-5196.  3(3), s 118- 119 . doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(19)30013-0.
• Holst, Christine; Sukums, Felix; Ngowi, Helena; Radovanović, Danica; Mwakapeje, Elibariki; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Isabwe, Ghislain Maurice Norbert; Noll, Josef; Winkler, Andrea Sylvia & Ngowi, Bernard James (2019). Free access to digital health information in Iringa, Tanzania: Development, provision and testing the effect of digital health messages to rural communities.
• Holvik, Kristin; Meyer, Haakon E; Madar, Ahmed Ali & Brustad, Magritt (2019). Ikke nødvendig med høydosetilskudd av vitamin D. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  139(7), s 602- 604 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0749
• Abel, Marianne Hope; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Dahl, Lisbeth; Torheim, Liv Elin; Madar, Ahmed Ali & Meltzer, Helle Margrete (2017). Jodsituasjonen i Norge -Et akutt behov for tiltak. Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring.  ISSN 1503-5034.  (3), s 24- 29
• Torheim, Liv Elin; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Dahl, Lisbeth; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Madar, Ahmed Ali & Abel, Marianne Hope (2017). - Gode grunner til å ha melk og sjømat i kostholdet. Forskning.no.  ISSN 1891-635X.
• Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Brekke, Mette; Meyer, Haakon E; Natvig, Bård; Mdala, Ibrahimu & Lagerløv, Per (2015). Effect of vitamin D on musculoskeletal pain and headache: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among adult ethnic minorities in Norway..
• Bjertness, Espen & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2014). North Korea: A challenge for global solidarity. The Lancet.  ISSN 0140-6736.  383(9926), s 1381- 1382 . doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60677-2
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Stene, Lars Christian; Lofthus, Cathrine Marie & Meyer, Haakon E (2010). Changes in the vitamin D endocrine system and bone turnover (serum tracp) after four weeks of daily vitamin D3 supplementation in healthy adults: Are there ethnic differences?. Osteoporosis International.  ISSN 0937-941X.  21, s 99- 99 . doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1247-9
• Knutsen, Kirsten Irene Valebjørg; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meyer, Haakon E; Brekke, Mette; Raastad, Truls; Stene, Lars Christian & Lagerløv, Per (2010). Effekt av vitamin D-tilskudd på muskelstyrke, muskelskjelettsmerter og hodepine hos immigranter i Norge. En randomisert, dobbelt blindet, kontrollert studie. Frie foredrag, forskningsdagen. Tildelt AFUs forskningpris.
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, AA; Meyer, HE; Lofthus, CM & Stene, Lars Christian (2007). Effect of four weeks of vitamin D3 supplementation during late winter on markers of the vitamin D endocrine system and bone turnover. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.  ISSN 0884-0431.  22
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meyer, Haakon E; Lofthus, Cathrine Marie & Stene, Lars Christian (2007). Effect of Four Weeks of Vitamin D3 Supplementation During Late Winter on Markers of the Vitamin D Endocrine System and Bone Turnover. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.  ISSN 0884-0431.  22, s S430
• Holvik, Kristin; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Meyer, Haakon E; Lofthus, Cathrine Marie & Stene, Lars Christian (2006). A Randomized Comparison of Increase in Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D after Oral Intake of 10 µg Vitamin D3 from Multivitamin Tablets or Fish Oil Capsules in Healthy Young Adults. Show summary

  Many types of vitamin supplements are available on the market, but little is known about whether vitamin D3 obtained from fat-containing capsules differs in bioavailability from that of solid tablets. We performed a randomized trial in order to compare two common vitamin D supplements. Our objective was to test whether four weeks of daily supplementation with 10 µg vitamin D3 given as a fish oil capsule produces a larger increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels compared with the same dose of vitamin D3 given as a multivitamin tablet. A total of 55 healthy subjects aged 19-48 yr (mean 28.5 yr) completed the study during late winter 2005. After completing a self-administered questionnaire about diet and sun exposure and having a non-fasting venous blood sample drawn, participants were randomized to receive either multivitamin tablets of type Vitaplex ABCD, or fish oil capsules. A second blood sample was drawn after 28 days of supplementation. The vitamin D3 content of both supplements was assessed by an independent laboratory; mean (SD) 9.79 (1.51) µg and 9.99 (0.23) µg, respectively. Statistical analysis was performed using linear regression analysis with change in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D as the dependent variable and intervention supplement as the independent variable, adjusted for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D at baseline. In the total sample, mean (95% CI) serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was 44.3 (38.0, 50.7) nmol/l at baseline, and it increased by 34.1 (30.5, 37.6) nmol/l during the intervention. The increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was not significantly different between the two groups (p=0.33). We conclude that fish oil capsules and multivitamin tablets containing 10 µg vitamin D3 produced a similar increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels over a 4-week period.

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