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Rolf Jorde is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a strong emphasis on pathology and forensic medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, nutrition and dietetics, physiology, and genetics.

The body of work by Rolf Jorde spans several main topics that include Vitamin D research studies, Vitamin C and antioxidants research, diet and metabolism studies, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, bone health and osteoporosis research, eating disorders and behaviors, and stress responses and cortisol.

Among the recent papers associated with or related to Jorde's research are:

  • Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes, 2023, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Vitamin D Supplementation for Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: To D or Not to D?, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Psoriasis Severity in Patients With Lower-Range Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels, 2023, JAMA Dermatology
  • Trends in Known and Undiagnosed Diabetes, HbA1c Levels, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Diabetes Treatment Target Achievement in Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys: The Population-Based Tromsø Study 1994-2016, 2021, BMJ Open
  • No Improvement of Sleep from Vitamin D Supplementation: Insights from a Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Sleep Medicine X

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jorde include:

  • Tom Wilsgaard
  • Tetsuya Kawahara
  • Bess Dawson-Hughes
  • Guri Grimnes
  • Anastassios G. Pittas

Publications authored or coauthored by Jorde have appeared repeatedly in several academic venues, notably:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine X
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Jorde's research contributions largely relate to the effects and mechanisms of vitamin supplementation, metabolic disease markers, dermatological conditions such as psoriasis, and population-level studies on cardiometabolic risk factors. Their work investigates biochemical and physiological processes that impact disease prevention and management.

Best Publications

  • Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?

    Kevin D. Cashman;Kirsten G. Dowling;Zuzana Skrabakova;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross

  • Effects of vitamin D supplementation on symptoms of depression in overweight and obese subjects: randomized double blind trial

    R. Jorde;M. Sneve;Y. Figenschau;Y. Figenschau;J. Svartberg

  • No significant effect on bone mineral density by high doses of vitamin D3 given to overweight subjects for one year.

    Rolf Jorde;Monica Sneve;Peter A Torjesen;Yngve Figenschau

  • Vitamin D and mortality: meta-analysis of individual participant data from a large consortium of cohort studies from Europe and the United States

    Ben Schöttker;Rolf Jorde;Rolf Jorde;Anne Peasey;Barbara Thorand

  • Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: A mendelian randomisation study

    Karani S Vimaleswaran;Karani S Vimaleswaran;Alana Cavadino;Diane J Berry;Rolf Jorde

  • Tracking of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels During 14 Years in a Population-based Study and During 12 Months in an Intervention Study

    Rolf Jorde;Monica Sneve;Moira Hutchinson;Nina Emaus

  • Vitamin D and metabolic health with special reference to the effect of vitamin D on serum lipids

    Rolf Jorde;Guri Grimnes

  • Association of endogenous testosterone with blood pressure and left ventricular mass in men. The Tromso Study

    J Svartberg;D von Muhlen;H Schirmer;E Barrett-Connor

  • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Incorporating Individual Patient Data

    Louise A. Beveridge;Allan D. Struthers;Faisel Khan;Rolf Jorde

  • Rationale and plan for vitamin D food fortification: A review and guidance paper

    Stefan Pilz;Winfried März;Winfried März;Kevin D Cashman;Mairead Kiely

  • The associations of age, lifestyle factors and chronic disease with testosterone in men: the Tromsø Study

    Johan Svartberg;Monica Midtby;Kaare H Bønaa;Johan Sundsfjord

  • Serum TSH is positively associated with BMI.

    A Nyrnes;R Jorde;J Sundsfjord

  • Supplementation with cholecalciferol does not improve glycaemic control in diabetic subjects with normal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels.

    Rolf Jorde;Yngve Figenschau;Yngve Figenschau

  • Parathyroid hormone and left ventricular hypertrophy.

    F.N Saleh;H Schirmer;J Sundsfjord;R Jorde

  • No improvement in cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese subjects after supplementation with vitamin D3 for 1 year.

    R. Jorde;M. Sneve;P. Torjesen;Y. Figenschau;Y. Figenschau

  • Neuropsychological function and symptoms in subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism and the effect of thyroxine treatment.

    Rolf Jorde;Knut Waterloo;Hilde Storhaug;Audhild Nyrnes

  • Vitamin D and mortality: Individual participant data meta-analysis of standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D in 26916 individuals from a European consortium

    Martin Gaksch;Rolf Jorde;Guri Grimnes;Ragnar Martin Joakimsen

  • Waist circumference and testosterone levels in community dwelling men. The Tromsø study.

    Johan Svartberg;Denise von Mühlen;Johan Sundsfjord;Rolf Jorde

  • Non-skeletal health effects of vitamin D supplementation: A systematic review on findings from meta-analyses summarizing trial data.

    Lars Rejnmark;Lise Sofie Bislev;Kevin D. Cashman;Gudny Eiríksdottir

  • Serum parathyroid hormone level is associated with body mass index. The 5th Tromsø study.

    Elena Kamycheva;Johan Sundsfjord;Rolf Jorde

Frequent Co-Authors

Inger Njølstad
Inger Njølstad University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Tom Wilsgaard
Tom Wilsgaard University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Stefan Pilz
Stefan Pilz Medical University of Graz
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Lars Rejnmark
Lars Rejnmark Aarhus University
Winfried März
Winfried März Medical University of Graz
Gudny Eiriksdottir
Gudny Eiriksdottir Icelandic Heart Association
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Christopher T. Sempos
Christopher T. Sempos National Institutes of Health
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

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