Ansattbilde: Vegar Rangul

Vegar Rangul

Førsteamanuensis
Fakultet for sykepleie og helsevitenskap
Studiested
Levanger
Kontor
Levanger, E Pav7, 01008

Bakgrunn og aktiviteter

Har doktorgrad i samfunnsmedisin, atferdsepidemiologi. Mitt forskningsfelt er fysisk aktivitets epidemiologi og har lang erfaring med bruk av store epidemiologiske datasett for å løse problemer knyttet til helseeffekter av fysisk aktivitet og dets interaksjon med generell helseatferd og spesielt risiko for hjerte- og karsykdommer. Har kompetanse innen atferds epidemiologi, måling av fysisk aktivitet og epidemiologiske befolkningsstudier.

Vitenskaplig og faglig arbeid

Et utvalg av nyere tidsskriftspublikasjoner, faglig formidlingsaktivitet med mere finnes på Cristin:
2025
Device-Measured Sleep Characteristics, Daily Step Count, and Cardiometabolic Health Markers: Findings From the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) Consortium 2025 Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - Wenxin Bian, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Raaj Kishore Biswas, Joanna M. Blodgett, Andrew J. Atkin, Hsiu-Wen Chan, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Kristin Suorsa, Esmée A. Bakker, Richard M. Pulsford, Gregore I. Mielke, Peter J. Johansson, Pasan Hettiarachchi, Nicholas A. Koemel, Dick H.J. Thijssen, Sari Stenholm, Gita D. Mishra, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Vegar Rangul, Lauren B. Sherar, Ulf Ekelund, Alun D. Hughes, I-Min Lee, Peter A. Cistulli, Andreas Holtermann, Annemarie Koster, Mark Hamer, Emmanuel Stamatakis
Adolescent loneliness as a predictor of adult obesity: a longitudinal analysis from the HUNT study, Norway. 2025 BMC Public Health - Vegar Rangul, Marte Brennsæter, Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes, Kirsti Kvaløy, Julie Friis
2024
Device-Measured 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Blood Pressure: A 6-Part Compositional Individual Participant Data Analysis in the ProPASS Consortium 2024 Circulation - Joanna M. Blodgett, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Andrew J Atkin, Richard M. Pulsford, Vegar Rangul, Sebastian Chastin, Hsiu-Wen Chan, Kristin Suorsa, Esmée A. Bakker, Nidi Gupta, Pasan Hettiarachchi, Peter J. Johansson, Lauren B Sherar, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Nicholas Koemel, Gita D Mishra, Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels, Sari Stenholm, Alun D Hughes, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ulf Ekelund, I-Min Lee, Andreas Holtermann, Annemarie Koster, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mark Hamer
Cohort Profile Update: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway 2024 International Journal of Epidemiology - Vegar Rangul, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Arnulf Langhammer, Jo Magne Ingul, Kristine Pape, Jørn Søberg Fenstad, Kirsti Kvaløy
The effect of a music-based caregiving intervention on pain intensity in nursing home patients with dementia: a cluster-randomized controlled study 2024 Pain - Martin Elstad Myrenget, Tone Rustøen, Audun X. Myskja, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Vegar Rangul, Odd Sigfast Håpnes, Petter Christian Borchgrevink, Stephen Butler, Geir Selbæk, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska Husebø, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre Sandvik
Relationship of device-measured physical activity type and posture with cardiometabolic health markers: pooled dose–response associations from the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep Consortium 2024 Diabetologia - Matthew N. Ahmadi, Joanna M. Blodgett, Andrew J Atkin, Hsiu-Wen Chan, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Kristin Suorsa, Esmée A. Bakker, Richard M. Pulsford, Gregore I Mielke, Peter Johansson, Pasan Hettiarachchi, Dick H.J. Thijssen, Sari Stenholm, Gita D Mishra, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Vegar Rangul, Lauren B Sherar, Ulf Ekelund, Alun D Hughes, I-Min Lee, Andreas Holtermann, Annemarie Koster, Mark Hamer, Emmanuel Stamatakis
2023
Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium 2023 European Heart Journal - Joanna M. Blodgett, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Andrew J. Atkin, Sebastian Chastin, Hsiu-Wen Chan, Kristin Suorsa, Esmée A. Bakker, Pasan Hettiarcachchi, Peter J. Johansson, Lauren B. Sherar, Vegar Rangul, Richard M. Pulsford, Gita Mishra, Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels, Sari Stenholm, Alun D. Hughes, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ulf Ekelund, I-Min Lee, Andreas Holtermann, Annemarie Koster, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mark Hamer, Nidhi Gupta, Coen Stehouwer, Hans H. C. M. Savelberg, Bastiaan de Galan, Karla van de Kallen, Dick H.J. Thijssen
Patterns of physical activity over 34 years in a large sample of adults: The HUNT study, Norway 2023 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Tina Løkke Vie, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Vegar Rangul, John Roger Andersen, Eivind Meland, Hans Johan Breidablik
Postpartum Lifestyle Behaviors among Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Data from the HUNT Study 2023 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) - Ingrid Hafskjold, Vegar Rangul, Hanne Ringvoll, Marit Kolberg, Eirin Beate Haug, Rune Blomhoff, Hege Henriksen, Julie Horn
Feasibility of a Postpartum Web- and Phone-Based Lifestyle Program for Women with a History of Preeclampsia or Gestational Diabetes: A Pilot Intervention Study 2023 Women's Health Reports - Julie Horn, Marit Kolberg, Vegar Rangul, Elisabeth Balstad Magnussen, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Hege Berg Henriksen, Rune Blomhoff, Ellen Seely, Janet Rich-Edwards
Postpartum lifestyle behaviour among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from the HUNT study 2023 BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health - Hanne Ringvoll, Marit Kolberg, Vegar Rangul, Ingrid Hafskjold, Eirin Beate Haug, Rune Blomhoff, Hege Henriksen, Julie Horn
Lower levels of physical activity volume are beneficial, and it’s never too late to start: Results from the HUNT Study, Norway 2023 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Hans Johan Breidablik, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Vegar Rangul, John Roger Andersen, Eivind Meland, Øystein Hetlevik, Tina Løkke Vie
Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity and Cancer Incidence Among Nonexercising Adults: The UK Biobank Accelerometry Study 2023 JAMA Oncology - Emmanuel Stamatakis, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Christine M. Friedenreich, Joanna M. Blodgett, Annemarie Koster, Andreas Holtermann, Andrew Atkin, Vegar Rangul, Lauren B Esliger, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ulf Ekelund, I-Min Lee, Mark Hamer
The impact of selected methodological factors on data collection outcomes in observational studies of device-measured physical behaviour in adults: A systematic review 2023 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Richard M. Pulsford, Laura Brocklebank, Sally A.M. Fenton, E Bakker, Gregore I. Mielke, Li-Tang Tsai, Andrew J. Atkin, Danielle Harvey, Joanna Blodgett, Matthew Ahmadi, Le Wei, Alex Rowlands, Aiden Doherty, Vegar Rangul, Annemarie Koster, Lauren B Sherar, Andreas Holtermann, Mark Hamer, Emmanuel Stamatakis
2022
Cohort Profile Update: The HUNT Study, Norway 2022 International Journal of Epidemiology - Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Arnulf Langhammer, Tommy Aune Rehn, Grete Kjelvik, Trond Viggo Grøntvedt, Elin Pettersen Sørgjerd, Jørn Fenstad, Jon Heggland, Oddgeir Holmen, Maria C Stuifbergen, Sigrid Anna Aalberg Vikjord, Ben Michael Brumpton, Håvard Skjellegrind, Pernille Thingstad, Erik Sund, Geir Selbæk, Paul Jarle Mork, Vegar Rangul, Kristian Hveem, Marit Næss, Steinar Krokstad
HUNT for better public health 2022 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Steinar Krokstad, Erik Sund, Kirsti Kvaløy, Vegar Rangul, Marit Næss
Divergent decennial trends in mental health according to age reveal poorer mental health for young people: Repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT Study, Norway 2022 BMJ Open - Steinar Krokstad, Daniel Albert Weiss, Morten Austheim Krokstad, Vegar Rangul, Kirsti Kvaløy, Jo Magne Ingul, Ottar Bjerkeset, Jean Twenge, Erik Sund
A Physical Behaviour Partnership From Heaven: The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep Consortium and the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour 2022 Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (JMPB) - Emanuel Stamatakis, Clark Bronwyn, Matthew Ahmadi, Joanna Blodgett, Malcolm H. Granat, Alan Donnelly, Andrew J. Atkin, Li-Tang Tsai, Gregore I. Mielke, Richard M. Pulsford, Nidi Gupta, Patrick Crawley, Matthew Stevens, Peter Johansson, Laura Brocklebank, Lauren B. Sherar, Vegar Rangul, Andreas Holtermann, Mark Hamer, Annemarie Koster
2020
Thigh-worn accelerometry for measuring movement and posture across the 24-hour cycle: a scoping review and expert statement 2020 BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine - Matthew L. Stevens, Nidhi Gupta, Elif Inan Eroglu, Patrick Joseph Crowley, Barbaros Ergolu, Adrian Bauman, Malcolm Granat, Leon M. Straker, Peter Palm, Sari Stenholm, Mette Aadahl, Paul Jarle Mork, Sebastian Chastin, Vegar Rangul, Mark Hamer, Annemarie Koster, Andreas Holtermann, Emanuel Stamatakis
2017
Multiple lifestyle behaviours and mortality, findings from a large population-based Norwegian cohort study - The HUNT Study 2017 BMC Public Health - Steinar Krokstad, Ding Ding, Anne Grundseit, Erik Sund, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Vegar Rangul, Adrian Bauman
2015
Protective Effect of Regular Physical Activity on Depression after Myocardial Infarction: the HUNT Study 2015 American Journal of Medicine - Linda Ernstsen, Vegar Rangul, Javaid Nauman, Bjarne Nes, Håvard Dalen, Steinar Krokstad, Carl Lavie, Steven N. Blair, Ulrik Wisløff
2011
Factors Predicting Changes in Physical Activity Through Adolescence: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway 2011 Journal of Adolescent Health - Vegar Rangul, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Adrian Bauman, Grete Helen Bratberg, Nanna Kurtze, Kristian Midthjell
2024
Reply to Kajiwara et al. 2024 Pain - Martin Elstad Myrenget, Tone Rustøen, Audun Myskja, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Vegar Rangul, Odd Sigfast Håpnes, Petter Christian Borchgrevink, Stephen Butler, Geir Selbæk, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska Husebø, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre Sandvik
Opplevelsen av koronapandemien i Trøndelag og endringer i helse og levevaner (2019-2023). Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 14 fra HUNT4 og HUNT Covid 2024 - Thomas Hugaas Molden, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Signe Opdahl, Jon Olav Sliper, Vegar Rangul, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Håvard Rudi Karlsen, Hanne Smevik, Sigrid Husøy, Steinar Krokstad, Erik Reidar Sund
2023
Hverdagsliv og funksjon hos hjemmeboende eldre i Trøndelag i 2019: Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 12 fra HUNT4 2023 - Pål Fossland Moa, Signe Opdahl, Jon Olav Sliper, Vegar Rangul, Steinar Krokstad, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Thomas Hugaas Molden, Håvard Rudi Karlsen, Heidi Jensberg, Kyrre Kvistad, Erik Reidar Sund
Overvekt og fedme i Trøndelag 2019: Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 11 fra HUNT4 2023 - Kyrre Kvistad, Maria Brandkvist, Gunnhild Åberge Vie, Pål Fossland Moa, Signe Opdahl, Jon Olav Sliper, Vegar Rangul, Steinar Krokstad, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Thomas Hugaas Molden, Håvard Rudi Karlsen, Heidi Jensberg, Erik Reidar Sund
2021
Psykisk helse i Trøndelag 2019. Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 6 fra HUNT4 2021 - Steinar Krokstad, Dina von Heimburg, Vegar Rangul, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Signe Opdahl, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Erik Sund
Sosiale relasjoner i Trøndelag 2019 Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 7 fra HUNT4 2021 - Vegar Rangul, Steinar Krokstad, Dina von Heimburg, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Signe Opdahl, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Erik Sund
Nærmiljø i Trøndelag 2019: trivsel, opplevd trygghet, tilgjengelighet til tjenester og nærmiljøressurser, og støy. Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 5 fra HUNT4 2021 - Dina von Heimburg, Vegar Rangul, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Signe Opdahl, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Steinar Krokstad, Erik Sund
Flersykelighet og egenrapporterte sykdommer i Trøndelag 2019 Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 8 fra HUNT4 2021 - Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Vegar Rangul, Steinar Krokstad, Dina von Heimburg, Erik Sund
Flersykelighet og egenrapporterte sykdommer i Trøndelag 2019. Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 8 fra HUNT4 2021 - Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Signe Opdahl, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Vegar Rangul, Steinar Krokstad, Dina von Heimburg, Erik Sund
2020
Kulturtilbud for inkludering av eldre med innvandrerbakgrunn. Forprosjekt. 2020 - Mariann Sandsund, Trude Mariane Midtgård, Vegar Rangul, Tommy Haugan
Levevaner i Trøndelag 2019. Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 2 fra HUNT4 2020 - Erik Sund, Signe Opdahl, Vegar Rangul, Dina von Heimburg, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Kyrre Kvistad, Steinar Krokstad
Samfunnsdeltakelse i Trøndelag 2019 Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 4 fra HUNT4 2020 - Signe Opdahl, Vegar Rangul, Dina von Heimburg, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Kyrre Kvistad, Pål Fossland Moa, Steinar Krokstad, Erik Sund
Helse og kronisk sykdom i Trøndelag 2019 Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 2 fra HUNT4 2020 - Erik Sund, Signe Opdahl, Vegar Rangul, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Kyrre Kvistad
Levevaner i Trøndelag 2019 Helsestatistikk-rapport nummer 3 fra HUNT4 2020 - Erik R Sund, Signe Opdahl, Vegar Rangul, Dina von Heimburg, Bente Christine Gravaas, Sveinung Øystein Eiksund, Jon Olav Sliper, Kyrre Kvistad, Steinar Krokstad
2019
Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS) 2019 British Journal of Sports Medicine - Emmanuel Stamatakis, Annemarie Koster, Mark Hamer, Vegar Rangul, I-Min Lee, Adrian Bauman, Andrew J Atkin, Mette Aadahl, Charles E. Matthews, Paul Jarle Mork, Lisa Askie, Peter Cistulli, Malcolm Granat, Peter Palm, Patrick Crowley, Matthew L Stevens, Nidhi Gupta, Anna Pulakka, Sari Stenholm, Daniel Arvidsson, Gita D. Mishra, Patrik Wennberg, Sebastien Chastin, Ulf Ekelund, Andreas Holtermann
The HUNT Study since the 1980s - an expanding success   2019 NOFE konferansen 2019 - Steinar Krokstad, Arnulf Langhammer, Marit Næss, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Vegar Rangul, Kristian Hveem, Erik Sund
2018
The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour 2018 - Adrian Bauman, Christina B. Petersen, Kim Blond, Vegar Rangul, Louise L. Hardy
2017
2016
Kongevei for fortid og framtid 2016 - Odd Håpnes, Vegar Rangul, Sverre Gustav Kr~ger, Steinar Krokstad
Er helseforskning overvåkning? 2016 - Steinar Krokstad, Arnulf Langhammer, Maria C Stuifbergen, Vegar Rangul, Kristian Hveem, Lars Ursin