Vegar Rangul

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Public Health and Nursing Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

vegar.rangul@ntnu.no +47 74075189 +47 92687858

Ph.D. in Public Health and General Practice, behavioral epidemiology. Academic work and field of interest: Is a specialist in physical activity epidemiology and has extensive experience with the use of large epidemiological data sets to resolve issues tie into the health effects of physical activity and its interaction with general health behavior and cardiovascular disease risk in particular. Have expertise in behavioral epidemiology, measurement of physical activity and epidemiological population studies.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

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2017

Følling, Ingrid Sørdal; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Midthjell, Kristian; Rangul, Vegar; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2017) Individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes invited to a lifestyle program: characteristics of participants versus non-participants (the HUNT Study) and 24-month follow-up of participants (the VEND-RISK Study). BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. vol. 5:e000368.
Grunseit, Anne C.; Chau, Josephine Y.; Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Bauman, Adrian. (2017) Patterns of sitting and mortality in the Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. vol. 14:8.
Krokstad, Steinar; Ding, Ding; Grundseit, Anne; Sund, Erik; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Rangul, Vegar; Bauman, Adrian. (2017) Multiple lifestyle behaviours and mortality, findings from a large population-based Norwegian cohort study - The HUNT Study. BMC Public Health. vol. 17 (58).
Perreault, Karine; Bauman, Adrian; Johnson, Nathan; Rangul, Vegar; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Stamatakis, E. (2017) Does physical activity moderate the association between alcohol drinking and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular diseases mortality? A pooled analysis of eight British population cohorts. British Journal of Sports Medicine. vol. 51 (8).
Rangul, Vegar; Sund, Erik; Bauman, Adrian. (2017) Physical Activity And Sitting Time In Relation To Colorectal Cancer Risk. The HUNT-study, Norway. American College of Sports Medicine, 64th Annual Meeting, 8th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine . American College of Sports Medicine; Denver. 2017-05-30 - 2017-06-04.
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Midthjell, Kristian; Krokstad, Steinar; Rangul, Vegar; Bauman, Adrian. (2017) Prolonged sitting may increase diabetes risk in physically inactive individuals: an 11 year follow-up of the HUNT Study, Norway. Diabetologia. vol. 60.

2016

Holmen, Jostein; Espnes, Geir Arild; Håpnes, Odd; Rangul, Vegar; Svebak, Sven; Sørensen, Torgeir; Theorell, Töres. (2016) Jakten på helsefremmende faktorer i epidemiologisk forskning: Eksempler fra Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT). Norsk Epidemiologi. vol. 26 (1-2).
Holmen, Jostein; Nguyen, Camilla; Håpnes, Odd; Rangul, Vegar; Espnes, Geir Arild. (2016) Kultur og helse i HUNT – En metodeevaluering. Norsk Epidemiologi. vol. 26 (1-2).
Krokstad, Steinar; Langhammer, Arnulf; Stuifbergen, Maria C; Rangul, Vegar; Hveem, Kristian; Ursin, Lars. (2016) Er helseforskning overvåkning?. Trønder-avisa.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) Comentary on the research article; The association between leisure time physical activity in adolescence and poor mental health in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study. Commentary on research article in the Global Physical Activity Network (GlobalPANet) knowledge base ; 2016-02-01 - 2016-02-01.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) Fysisk aktivitet og folkehelse. Dagkonferanse om sammenhengen mellom friluftsliv og folkehelse . Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune og FNF Nord-Trøndelag; Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter. 2016-01-21 - 2016-01-21.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag, Ung-HUNT. Helsa til ungdommen i Nord-Trøndelag - hva finner vi i Ung-HUNT?. Årsmøteseminar, Barne- og ungdomsfysioterapi. Fysioterapiforbundet . Fysioterapiforbundet; Trondheim. 2016-03-04 - 2016-03-04.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) ”Sammenhengen mellom fysisk aktivitet og beinmineraltetthet” - Norge ligger i verdenstoppen vedrørende årsaker som gjelder benbrudd. Hvilken betydning har fysisk aktivitet for benskjørhet og brudd?. Temamøte . Levanger og omegn osteoporoseforening, NOF; Levanger. 2016-05-19 - 2016-05-19.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) Trøndelag skiller seg ut i norsk sammenheng på idrettsprestasjoner både individuelt og i lag. Ser vi igjen gode resultater på idrettsfronten i bedre helse og andre positive bidrag til samfunnet? Hva skjer fremover på idrettsfronten i Trøndelag? Og hva skjer videre med verdenskjente HUNT (Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag)? Bidrag fra Guri Hetland (Trøndelag2023), Tom Tvedt (Idrettspresident), Vegar Rangul (NTNU/HUNT). SAMSPILLKONFERANSEN 2016 – FRA TO TIL ÉN . Næringsforeningen i Trondheimsregionen; Trondheim. 2016-10-07 - 2016-10-07.
Rangul, Vegar. (2016) Utviklingstrekk for fysisk aktivitet og ungdomsidretten i Norge og mulige veivalg. Hvilke veivalg er aktuelle/mulige for idretten i Møre og Romsdal. Idrettens møteplass og idrettskretsting i Møre og Romsdal . Møre og Romsdal Idrettskrets; Molde. 2016-04-08 - 2016-04-09.
van den Tillaar, Roland; Rangul, Vegar; Lagestad, Pål. (2016) Effekten av økt fysisk aktivitet i skolen : betydningen av økt fysisk aktivitet i kroppsøving når det gjelder tviklingen av det maksimale oksygenopptaket blant ungdomsskoleelever. Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk & kritikk. vol. 2 (1).

2015

Ernstsen, Linda; Rangul, Vegar; Nauman, Javaid; Nes, Bjarne; Dalen, Håvard; Krokstad, Steinar; Lavie, Carl; Blair, Steven N.; Wisløff, Ulrik. (2015) Protective Effect of Regular Physical Activity on Depression after Myocardial Infarction: the HUNT Study. American Journal of Medicine. vol. 129 (1).
Krokstad, Steinar; Rangul, Vegar. (2015) Hverdagsaktivitet og aktiv transport. Folkehelsekonferansen i Nord-Trøndelag 2015 . Folkehelsealliansen Nord-Trøndelag; HINT, Røstad, Levanger. 2015-10-02.
Lagestad, Pål; Tillaar, Roland V; Floan, Oddbjørn; Rangul, Vegar. (2015) Utviklingen av det maksimale oksygenopptak (VO2peak) blant ungdomsskoleelever – En kroppsøvingsintervensjon. FOU i praksis ; 2015-04-09 - 2015-04-10.
Rangul, Vegar. (2015) Utviklingstrekk for ungdomsidretten i Norge og Nord-Trøndelag Hvilke veivalg er aktuelle/mulige for nordtrønderidretten. Nordtrønderidrettens møteplass . Nord-Trøndelag Idrettskrets; Steinkjer. 2015-10-30 - 2015-11-01.

2013

Rangul, Vegar. (2013) Adolescent physical activity patterns and subsequent health risk in a public health perspective: The HUNT Study. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. 2013. ISBN 978-82-471-4487-9.

2012

Cuypers, Koenraad; De Ridder, Karin; Rangul, Vegar; Gundersen, Kjell Terje. (2012) Patterns of Passive and Active Cultural Activities among 13- 18 Year Old Norwegian High School Students. Journal of Public Health Frontier. vol. 1 (4).
Rangul, Vegar; Bauman, Adrian; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Midthjell, Kristian. (2012) Is physical activity maintenance from adolescence to young adulthood associated with reduced CVD risk factors, improved mental health and satisfaction with life: the HUNT Study, Norway. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. vol. 9 (144).
Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Midthjell, Kristian; Bauman, Adrian. (2012) Is increased or maintained physical activity pattern from adolescence to adulthood associated with reduced CVD risks; the HUNT Study, Norway. American Collwgw of Sports Medicine, 59th Annual Meeting and 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine . American College of Sports Medicine; San Francisco. 2012-05-29 - 2012-06-02.
Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Midthjell, Kristian; Bauman, Adrian. (2012) Is maintained pattern of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood associated with reduced CVD-risk? HUNT-Study, Norway. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. vol. 44 (supp. 2).

2011

Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Bauman, Adrian; Bratberg, Grete Helen; Kurtze, Nanna; Midthjell, Kristian. (2011) Factors Predicting Changes in Physical Activity Through Adolescence: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway. Journal of Adolescent Health. vol. 48 (6).

2010

Kurtze, Nanna; Rangul, Vegar; Hustvedt, Bo-Egil; Holmen, Jostein. (2010) Comparison of physical activity questionnaires in a large population based study (The HUNT Study, Norway) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short form. ?.

2009

Rangul, Vegar. (2009) Predicting Changes in Physical Activity through Adolescence; The Young- HUNT Study, Norway. American College of Sports Medicine, 56th Annual Meeting ; Seattle, Washingto, USA. 2009-05-30 - 2009-05-30.