• 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 cognition in children in relation to academic performance 

      Waage, Helle Nybø (Master thesis, 2014)
      Background: The schools are demanding higher performance from their students and physical education is a subject that is easy to cut from the curriculum. As physical education steadily has declined since the 70s, the ...
    • Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life 

      Westerterp, Klaas R.; Yamada, Yosuke; Sagayama, Hiroyuki; Ainslie, Philip N.; Andersen, Lene F.; Anderson, Liam J.; Arab, Lenore; Baddou, Issaad; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Blaak, Ellen E.; Blanc, Stéphane; Bovet, Pascal; Buchowski, Maciej S.; Butte, Nancy F.; Close, Graeme L.; Cooper, Jamie A.; Das, Sai Krupa; Cooper, Richard; Dugas, Lara R.; Ekelund, Ulf; Entringer, Sonja; Forrester, Terrence; Fudge, Barry W.; Gurven, Michael; Hambly, Catherine; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Hoos, Marije B.; Hu, Sumei; Joonas, Noorjehan; Joosen, Annemiek M.; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Kempen, Kitty P.; Kimura, Misaka; Kraus, William E.; Kushner, Robert F.; Lambert, Estelle V.; Leonard, William R.; Lessan, Nader; Martin, Corby K.; Medin, Anine Christine; Meijer, Erwin P.; Morehen, James C.; Morton, James P.; Neuhouser, Marian L.; Nicklas, Theresa A.; Ojiambo, Robert M.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; Plange-Rhule, Jacob; Plasqui, Guy; Prentice, Ross L.; Rabinovich, Roberto A.; Racette, Susan B.; Raichlen, David A.; Ravussin, Eric; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Roberts, Susan B.; Schuit, Albertine J.; Stice, Eric; Urlacher, Samuel S.; Valenti, Giulio; Wilson, George; Wood, Brian M.; Yanovski, Jack; Yoshida, Tsukasa; Zhang, Xueying; Murphy-Alford, Alexia J.; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Luke, Amy; Pontzer, Herman; Rood, Jennifer C.; Schoeller, Dale A.; Wong, William W.; Speakman, John R.; Bonomi, Alberto G.; Bouten, Carlijn V. C.; Camps, Stefan G. J. A.; Goris, Annelies H.; Sjödin, Anders M.; van Etten, Ludo M.; van Mil, Edgar A.; Wells, Jonathan C. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Physical activity may be a way to increase and maintain fat-free mass (FFM) in later life, similar to the prevention of fractures by increasing peak bone mass. Objectives: A study is presented of the association ...
    • Physical activity and improvement of glycemia in prediabetes by different diagnostic criteria 

      Færch, Kristine; Witte, Rinse Daniel; Brunner, Eric John; Kivimäki, Mika; Tabak, Adam; Jørgensen, Marit Eika; Ekelund, Ulf; Vistisen, Dorte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-26)
      Context: The effects of physical activity (PA) on improvement of glycemia may differ between prediabetic individuals defined by oral glucose tolerance test vs glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Objective: We studied the association ...
    • Physical activity and mortality across levels of adiposity: A prospective cohort study from the UK biobank 

      Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel A.; Ding, Ding; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Ekelund, Ulf; Tarp, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective: To examine the combined and stratified associations of physical activity and adiposity measures, modelled as body mass index (BMI), abdominal adiposity (waist circumference), and body fat percentage (BF) with ...
    • Physical activity and motivation in young adults with a physical disability: a multidimensional study based on a cross-sectional survey and an intervention-study 

      Sæbu, Martin (Doctoral thesis, 2011)
      Twenty years of experience at a rehabilitation centre has left me with an impression that young adults with a physical disability generally were not very engaged in physical activity, and a question whether this was a ...
    • Physical activity and motor competence present a positive reciprocal longitudinal relationship across childhood and early adolescence 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Larsen, Lisbeth Runge; Bugge, Anna; Møller, Niels Christian; Andersen, Lars Bo; Stodden, David F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06)
      Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of cardiorespiratory endurance across 7 years. Methods: ...
    • 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 and safety from crime among adults: a systematic review 

      Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; Payne, Valerie L. C.; Hino, Adriano Akira; Varela, Andrea Ramirez; Reis, Rodrigo S.; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: The aim of this study was to review the evidence to date on the association between physical activity and safety from crime. Methods: Articles with adult populations of 500+ participants investigating the ...
    • Physical activity and sedentary time are positively associated with academic performance: A 3-year longitudinal study 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Møller, Niels Christian; Andersen, Lars Bo; Bugge, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: To analyze the longitudinal association between academic performance and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), and sedentary (SED) in a 3-year longitudinal study. A ...
    • Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Associations with Metabolic Health Across Weight Statuses in Children and Adolescents 

      Kuzik, Nicholas; Carson, Valerie; Andersen, Lars Bo; Sardinha, Luís B.; Grøntved, Anders; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic health across weight statuses and the associations of physical activity and sedentary time within and across metabolic health-weight status groups. ...
    • Physical activity and sedentary time in relation to academic achievement in children 

      Haapala, Eero A.; Väistö, Juuso; Lintu, Niina; Westgate, Kate; Ekelund, Ulf; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Brage, Søren; Lakka, Timo A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)
      tObjectives: To investigate the independent and combined associations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) with reading and arithmetic skills.Design: Cross-section ...
    • Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 related mortality in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study 

      Lee, Seung Won; Lee, Jinhee; Moon, Sung Yong; Jin, Hyun Young; Yang, Jee Myung; Ogino, Shuji; Song, Mingyang; Hong, Sung Hwi; Ghayda, Ramy Abou; Kronbichler, Andreas; Koyanagi, Ai; Jacob, Louis; Dragioti, Elena; Smith, Lee; Giovannucci, Edward; Lee, Dong Hoon; Lee, Keum Hwa; Shin, Youn Ho; Kim, So Young; Kim, Min Seo; Won, Hong-Hee; Ekelund, Ulf; Shin, Jae Il; Yon, Dong Keon; Lee, I.-Min (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Purpose To determine the potential associations between physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe illness from COVID-19 and COVID-19 related death using a nationwide cohort from South Korea. Methods Data ...
    • Physical activity and weight gain during pregnancy 

      Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen (Doctoral thesis, 2010)
      A low level of daily PA and regular recreational exercise was shown in the present study of pregnant women in Oslo. There was a decline in exercise intensity, duration and frequency from before pregnancy and throughout ...
    • Physical activity attenuates but does not eliminate coronary heart disease risk amongst adults with risk factors: EPIC-CVD case-cohort study 

      Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C.; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Lassale, Camille; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Andersson, Jonas; Huerta, José María; Ekelund, Ulf; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Dahm, Christina C.; Tjønneland, Anne; Kyrø, Cecilie; Steindorf, Karen; Schulze, Matthias B.; Katzke, Verena; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Agnoli, Claudia; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Wennberg, Patrik; Tong, Tammy Y. N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the association between physical activity and the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals with and without CHD risk factors. Methods and results: EPIC-CVD is a case-cohort ...
    • Physical activity attenuates metabolic risk of adolescents with overweight or obesity: The ICAD multi-country study 

      Werneck, André O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Andersen, Lars Bo; Northstone, Kate; Sardinha, Luís B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) at an early age are well established, there is no robust evidence of the role of PA as well as its intensities in attenuating the association between weight status ...
    • Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention 

      van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Ekelund, Ulf; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio; Guthold, Regina; Ha, Amy; Lubans, David; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Ding, Ding; Katzmarzyk, Peter T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation. However, in physical activity research, ...
    • Physical activity in 9–15 year-old pediatric cancer survivors compared to a nationwide sample 

      Götte, Miriam; Basteck, Simon; Beller, Ronja; Gauß, Gabriele; Schmidt, Steffen; Burchartz, Alexander; Kolb, Simon; Grydeland, May; Reinhardt, Dirk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Sufficient physical activity (PA) has the potential to mitigate late effects of cancer, but objective data of PA levels in adolescents are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in PA ...
    • Physical activity in adults and older people: levels of objectively measured physical activity in a population-based sample of Norwegian adults and older people (20-85 years) 

      Hansen, Bjørge Herman (Doctoral thesis, 2013)
      Evidence from epidemiological research and clinical interventions clearly states that physical activity is essential to improve health as well as quality of life. The health gains of increasing physical activity are ...
    • Physical activity in female inpatient with longstanding eating disorders 

      Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid (Doctoral thesis, 2010)
      There are more clinical opinions than empirical knowledge regarding physical activity of patients seeking treatment for longstanding eating disorders. The aim of this dissertation was therefore to examine different aspects ...