Ahmed Ali Madar

Faglige interesser
Min forskning for tiden har fokus på Vitamin D-forskning, muskel - skjelett lidelser, innvandrerhelse og utjevning av sosial ulikhet i helse.
Jeg er også opptatt på globale perspektiver på mor og barnehelse, betydningen av kosthold og forekomst av diabetes type 2.
Undervisning
Diverse PBL
Bakgrunn
Ahmed Madar har sin udanning fra Universitetet i Oslo.
Ahmed har siden 2003 arbeidet med epidemilogisk forskning med hovedvekt forebygging av vitamin D mangel blant risiko grupper, og tok sin doktorgrad innen dette temaet ved Universitetet i Oslo.
Fra 1998 til 2002 hadde Ahmed internasjonale arbeid i diverse FN- organer i forskjellige land.
Samarbeid
- Norsk kvinners sanitetsforening
- Folkehelseinstituttet
- Norges idrettshøgskolen
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Publikasjoner
- Heen, Espen Kolstad & Madar, Ahmed Ali (2020). Bottled Water from National Manufacturers in Somaliland: Water Quality and Health Implications. ScienceOpen. ISSN 2199-1006. . doi: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPRWQPU.v1
- 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. s 1- 12 . doi: 10.1177/1403494819896878 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- Madar, Ahmed Ali; Heen, Espen Kolstad; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Carlsen, Monica Hauger & Meyer, Haakon E (2020). Iodine intake in Norwegian women and men: The population-based Tromsø Study 2015–2016. Nutrients. ISSN 2072-6643. 12(11), s 1- 13 . doi: 10.3390/nu12113246 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- Madar, Ahmed Ali; Strand, Bjørn Heine & Meyer, Haakon E (2020). Self-reported health and associated factors among the immigrant populations in Norway. Journal of Public Health (Berlin). ISSN 2198-1833. . doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01266-3
- Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Turilli, Maria L.C.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Sen, Abhijit; Skodje, Gry Irene; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Torheim, Liv Elin; Wilsgaard, Tom; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Bennett, James E.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Taddei, Cristina; Bixby, Honor; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Danaei, Goodarz; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Kengne, Andre P; Khang, Young-Ho; Laxmaiah, Avula; Malekzadeh, Reza; Miranda, Jaime; Moon, Jin Soo; Popovic, Stevo; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Soric, Maroje; Starc, Gregor; Htet, Aung Soe; Htay, Thein Thein & Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan (2020). Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants. The Lancet. ISSN 0140-6736. 396(10261), s 1511- 1524 . doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31859-6 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Jackson, Rod T.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meyer, Haakon E; Sen, Abhijit; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom; Farzadfar, Farshad; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Martinez, Andrea Rodriguez; Asghari, Golaleh; Dhana, Klodian; Gulayin, Pablo; Kakarmath, Sujay; Santero, Marilina; Voortman, Trudy; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Bennett, James E.; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Cifkova, Renata; Giampaoli, Simona; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Khang, Young-Ho; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Laxmaiah, Avula; Margozzini, Paula; Mathur, Prashant; Htay, Thein Thein; Htet, Aung Soe; Hassan Ahmed, Soheir; Kolle, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf & Steene-Johannessen, Jostein (2020). Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol. Nature. ISSN 0028-0836. 582, s 73- 77 . doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2338-1 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 16(13), s 1- 12 . doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132353 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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. . doi: 10.15761/hpc.1000114 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- 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 Vis sammendrag
- 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 & 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
- Diaz, Esperanza; Nørredam, Marie; Aradhya, Siddartha; Benfield, T.L.; Krasnik, Allan; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Juárez, Sol P.; Rostila, Mikael & Rostila, Ilmari (2020). Situational Brief: Migration and Covid-19 in Scandinavian Countries.. Lancet ERA - International Health.
- 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. Vis sammendrag