Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Anderssen, Sigmund A."
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Fat-free mass mediates the association between birth weight and aerobic fitness in youth
Ridgway, C. L.; Brage, Søren; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-06)Objective: To investigate whether birth weight acts as a biological determinant of later aerobic fitness, and whether fat free mass may mediate this association. Methods: The European Youth Heart Study (EYHS) is a ... -
Harmonising data on the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young people: Methods and lessons learnt from the international Children's Accelerometry database (ICAD)
Atkin, Andrew J.; Biddle, Stuart J. H.; Broyles, Stephanie T.; Chinapaw, Mai; Ekelund, Ulf; Esliger, Dale W.; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Kriemler, Susi; Puder, Jardena J.; Sherar, Lauren B.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Cardon, G.; Davey, R.; Hallal, P.; Janz, K. F.; Møller, N.; Molloy, L.; Page, A.; Pate, R.; Reilly, J.; Salmon, J.; Sardinha, L. B.; Timperio, A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Large, heterogeneous datasets are required to enhance understanding of the multi-level influences on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour. One route to achieving this is through the pooling and ... -
Increased physical activity improves aerobic fitness but not functional walking capacity in, severely obese subjects participating in a lifestyle intervention
Aadland, Eivind; Jepsen, Randi; Andersen, John Roger; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-27)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between change in physical activity level and change in directly measured maximal aerobic fitness in severely obese subjects participating in a 1-year lifestyle intervention, and ... -
Intervention effects on physical activity and insulin levels in men of Pakistani origin living in Oslo: a randomised controlled trial
Andersen, Eivind; Høstmark, Arne Torbjørn; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-25)High prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is seen in some immigrant groups in Western countries, particularly in those from the Indian subcontinent. Our aims were to increase the physical activity (PA) level in a group of ... -
Is physical activity a potential preventive factor for vascular dementia? A systematic review
Aarsland, Dag; Sardahaee, Farzaneh S.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Ballard, Clive (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)Background: Physical exercise has several beneficial effects, including reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease. Although several studies of potential risk factors for vascular dementia (VaD) exist, including physical activity, ... -
Long-term correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in norwegian men and women.
Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen; Ekelund, Ulf; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Aadland, Eivind; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Sex, age, body mass index (BMI), perceived health and health behavior are correlates known to affect physical activity and sedentary time. However, studies have often been cross-sectional, and less is known ... -
Obese children playing towards an active lifestyle
Berntsen, Sveinung; Mowinckel, Petter; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Carlsen, Karin C. Lødrup; Kolsgaard, Magnhild L. Pollestad; Joner, Geir; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)Aim. To determine whether five months of guided active play in overweight or obese children and adolescents under multi-disciplinary management for weight reduction leads to increased physical activity levels in leisure ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children’s accelerometry database (ICAD).
Cooper, Ashley R.; Goodman, Anna; Page, Angie S.; Sherar, Lauren B.; Esliger, Dale W.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Cardon, Greet; Davey, Rachel; Froberg, Karsten; Hallal, Pedro; Janz, Kathleen F.; Kordas, Katarzyna; Kreimler, Susi; Pate, Russell; Puder, Jardena; Reilly, John J.; Salmon, Jo; Sardinha, Luis B.; Timperio, Anna M.; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-17)Background: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range ... -
Objectively measured physical activity in home guard soldiers during military service and civilian life
Aandstad, Anders; Hageberg, Rune; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)Soldiers are encouraged to be physically active, and thereby maintain or increase their fitness level to meet job-related physical demands. However, studies on objectively measured physical activity (PA) in soldiers are ... -
Objectively Measured Time Spent Sedentary Is Associated With Insulin Resistance Independent of Overall and Central Body Fat in 9- to 10-Year-Old Portuguese Children
Sardinha, Luis B.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Quitério, Ana L.; Ornelas, Rui; Froberg, Karsten; Riddoch, Chris J.; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-10)OBJECTIVE—We examined the independent relationships between objectively measured physical activity and insulin resistance in Portuguese children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—This is a school-based, cross-sectional study ... -
Overweight and waist circumference among Norwegian 11-year-olds and associations with reported parental overweight and waist circumference : the HEIA study
Bjelland, Mona; Lien, Nanna; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Grydeland, May; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Andersen, Lene F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate anthropometric characteristics in 11-year-old Norwegian by gender and parental education, and to study associations between adolescents’ overweight and waist circumference ... -
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40- to 42-year-old rural Norwegian population from 1975–2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys
Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-07)Background: Geographical differences in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been observed among Norwegian counties. Better long-term health status and higher physical activity (PA) levels have been documented in the county ... -
Physical activity and overweight in children and adolescents using intensified insulin treatment
Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Margeirsdottir, Hanna D.; Brunborg, Cathrine; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Andersen, Lene F.; Dahl-Jørgensen, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-20)Aim: To describe physical activity and inactivity and parameters associated with overweight in a population-based study of children and adolescents on intensive insulin treatment. Methods: Physical activity and inactivity ... -
Physical activity versus sedentary behavior: Associations with lipoprotein particle subclass concentrations in healthy adults
Aadland, Eivind; Andersen, John Roger; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Kvalheim, Olav Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-27)Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SED) may have independent effects on health and disease. This might be due to PA and SED having distinct effects on lipoprotein metabolism. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
Physical fitness in relation to transport to school in adolescents: the Danish youth and sports study
Andersen, Lars Bo; Lawlor, Debbie A.; Cooper, Ashley R.; Froberg, Karsten; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-05-19)In many Western countries, there are concerns about declining levels of physical activity in school-aged children. Active transport is one way to increase physical activity in children, but few studies have evaluated whether ... -
Post-intervention effects on screen behaviours and mediating effect of parental regulation: The HEalth In Adolescents study – a multi-component school-based randomized controlled trial
van Stralen, Maartje M.; Bjelland, Mona; Grydeland, May; Lien, Nanna; Klepp, Knut Inge; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Ommundsen, Yngvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-23)Background: To improve effectiveness of future screen behaviour interventions, one needs to know whether an intervention works via the proposed mediating mechanisms and whether the intervention is equally effective among ... -
Recommended aerobic fitness level for metabolic health in children and adolescents: a study of diagnostic accuracy
Adegboye, Amanda R. A.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Froberg, Karsten; Sardinha, Luis B.; Heitmann, Berit L.; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kolle, Elin; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective To define the optimal cut-off for low aerobic fitness and to evaluate its accuracy to predict clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Design Study of diagnostic ... -
Reduction in BMI z-score and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents. The Oslo Adiposity Intervention Study - a hospital/public health nurse combined treatment
Kolsgaard, Magnhild L Pollestad; Joner, Geir; Brunborg, Cathrine; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Tonstad, Serena; Andersen, Lene F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-27)Background: Weight loss and increased physical fitness are established approaches to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the reduction in BMI z-score associated with improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors ... -
Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005
Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-14)Background: Due to the negative health consequences of childhood obesity monitoring trends in body mass and adiposity is essential. The purpose of this study was to describe secular trends in the prevalence of overweight ... -
Sedentary time and physical activity surveillance through accelerometer pooling in four european countries
Loyen, Anne; Clarke-Cornwell, Alexandra M.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Hagströmer, Maria; Sardinha, Luis B.; Sundquist, Kristina; Ekelund, Ulf; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Baptista, Fatima; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Wijndaele, Katrien; Brage, Søren; Lakerveld, Jeroen; Brug, Johannes; van der Ploeg, Hidde P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-10)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to pool, harmonise and re-analyse national accelerometer data from adults in four European countries in order to describe population levels of sedentary time and physical inactivity. ...