Healthier than the rest?: physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults in the county of Sogn & Fjordane, Norway
Doctoral thesis
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Sammendrag
Physical activity (PA) is important to maintain good health and prevent noncommunicable
diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, low levels of PA are
observed worldwide. Monitoring of CVD risk factors, objectively measured PA levels, and their
correlates is important for surveillance and assessment of the effectiveness of interventions or
public health initiatives aimed at increasing PA. Such data in the Norwegian population are
needed, and because local cultural discrepancies may occur, regional data are important. Of
particular interest is Sogn & Fjordane, a rural Norwegian county that was included in the
National Health Screening Service (NHSS) in the mid-1970s due to its positive characteristics
with respect to CVD morbidity, mortality, life expectancy and health behaviors.
The overall aims of this thesis were to increase our knowledge regarding the levels and
trends in PA and CVD risk factors in adults in Sogn & Fjordane, to explore correlates of PA in
this population, and where appropriate, to make comparisons with the rest of Norway. Paper I: Solbraa AK, Mamen A, Ylvisåker E, Resaland GK, Steene-Johannessen J, Holme IM,
Anderssen SA. Level of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular Paper II: Solbraa AK, Holme IM, Graff-Iversen S, Resaland GK, Aadland E, Anderssen SA.
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40-42-year-old rural Norwegian
population from 1975 – 2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys. BMC Public Health.
2014;14:569. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-569. Paper III: Solbraa AK, Ekelund U, Holme IM, Graff-Iversen S, Steene-Johannessen J, Aadland E,
Anderssen SA. Long-term correlates of objectively measured physical activity and
sedentary time in Norwegian men and women. (On request, revised and resubmitted to
J Phys Act Health). Paper IV: Solbraa AK, Anderssen SA, Holme IM, Kolle E, Hansen BH, Ashe MC. The built
environment correlates of objectively measured physical activity in Norwegian adults: a
cross-sectional study. (Under review).
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Avhandling (doktorgrad) - Norges idrettshøgskole, 2015