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Single muscle fibre contractile properties differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-17)What is the central question of this study? Do the contractile properties of single muscle fibres differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects? •What is the main finding and its importance? Peak ... -
Six-Year Change in Youth Physical Activity and Effect on Fasting Insulin and HOMA-IR
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-09)Background There is a shortage of longitudinal data analyzing associations between physical activity and indicators of insulin resistance among children and adolescents after accounting for adiposity change. To guide ... -
Sport and exercise as contributors to the health of nations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-07)Self-reported rates of participation in sport vary by country. In the UK, about 40% of men and women aged 16 years or older participate in at least one sport every week. Although few data exist to assess trends for ... -
Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12)Data on the injury and illness risk among young elite athletes are of utmost importance, because injuries and illnesses can counter the beneficial effects of sports participation at a young age, if children or adolescents ... -
Sports Injuries at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics: Use of Diagnostic Imaging Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: To describe the occurrence of imaging-depicted sports-related stress injuries, fractures, and muscle and tendon disorders during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Materials and Methods: Data ... -
Sports injuries surveillance during the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze all sports injuries incurred in competitions and/or training during the 2007 World Athletics Championships and to prove the feasibility of the injury surveillance system ... -
Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-06)Background: In order to inform interventions to prevent sedentariness, more longitudinal studies are needed focusing on stability and change over time in multiple sedentary behaviours. This paper investigates patterns ... -
Structure and function of human muscle fibres and muscle proteome in physically active older men
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Contradictory results have been reported on the impact of ageing on structure and functions of skeletal muscle fibres, likely to be due to a complex interplay between ageing and other phenomena such as disuse and diseases. ... -
Subcutaneous fat patterning in athletes: selection of appropriate sites and standardisation of a novel ultrasound measurement technique: ad hoc working group on body composition, health and performance, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background. Precise and accurate field methods for body composition analyses in athletes are needed urgently. Aim: Standardisation of a novel ultrasound (US) technique for accurate and reliable measurement of subcutaneous ... -
Targeting physical activity in a low socioeconomic status population: observations from the Norwegian "Romsas in Motion" study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-16)Objective: To summarise the main results of a community-based study on physical activity promotion — "Romsås in Motion". Methods: The study assessed changes in physical activity, body mass and psychosocial mediators ... -
The association between radiographic knee osteoarthritis and knee symptoms, function and quality of life 10–15 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-07-20)Background: There are conflicting results in the literature regarding the association between radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and symptoms and function in subjects with previous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ... -
The Nordic Football Injury Audit: Higher injury rates for professional football clubs with third-generation artificial turf at their home venue
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-12)Background Previously, no difference in acute injury rate has been found when playing football on artificial turf (AT) compared with natural grass (NG). Aim To compare acute injury rates in professional football played ... -
Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-22)Background: More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical activity ... -
Training effects on skeletal muscle calcium handling in human chronic heart failure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)Purpose: Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) typically complain about skeletal muscle fatigue. In rat experiments, reduced intracellular calcium release seems to be related to fatigue development in normal skeletal ... -
Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04)Background: Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, ... -
Unit-specific calibration of Actigraph accelerometers in a mechanical setup - Is it worth the effort? The effect on random output variation caused by technical inter-instrument variability in the laboratory and in the field
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04-11)Conclusion: The application of unit-specific calibration factors to data collected during free living conditions had no apparent effect on inter-instrument variability. In all probability, the effect of technical calibration ... -
Validity of the test-table-test for Nordic skiing for classification of paralympics sit-ski sports participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-03)STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To assess the interrater reliability and validity of the test-table-test (TTT) with which paralympic sports participants involved in Nordic sit-ski sports may be ... -
Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe: Harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The objective of the study was to assess the ... -
VEGF expression in patellar tendinopathy: a preliminary study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-05-06)Vascular function and angiogenesis are regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF). The purpose of this preliminary study was to address the following questions: Is VEGF expression in the patellar tendon more ... -
Waist circumference is related to low-grade inflammation in youth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objectives. To examine markers of infl ammation in 9- and 15-year-olds with high waist circumference and compare these with controls, and to examine the relationships between infl ammatory markers and cardiovascular disease ...