Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Nystad, Wenche"
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Association between regular exercise and excessive newborn birth weight
Owe, Katrine M.; Nystad, Wenche; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-10)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between regular exercise before and during pregnancy and excessive newborn birth weight. METHODS: Using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, 36,869 singleton ... -
Cancer risk in Norwegian world class athletes
Robsahm, Trude Eid; Hestvik, Unn Elisabeth; Veierød, Marit B.; Fagerlie, Arne; Nystad, Wenche; Engebretsen, Lars; Tretli, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06-11)Background: Physical activity appears to be inversely related to cancer risk, although the evidence is convincing for colon cancer only. As physical activity levels are difficult to measure in the general population, ... -
Correlates of regular exercise during pregnancy: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Owe, Katrine M.; Nystad, Wenche; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-07-08)The aims of this study were to describe the level of exercise during pregnancy and to assess factors associated with regular exercise. Using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian ... -
Early life growth and associations with lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness at 11-years of age
Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Halvorsen, Thomas; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Magnus, Maria Christine; Nystad, Wenche; Stensrud, Trine; Størdal, Ketil; Vollsæter, Maria; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Low birthweight and being born small-for-gestational age (SGA) are linked to asthma and impaired lung function. Particularly, poor intrauterine growth followed by rapid catch-up growth during childhood may predispose for ... -
Early life risk factors for childhood obesity - Does physical activity modify the associations?: The MoBa cohort study
Bernhardsen, Guro Pauck; Stensrud, Trine; Nystad, Wenche; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Kolle, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: High maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), high birth weight, and rapid infant weight gain are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity. We examined whether moderate‐to‐vigorous physical ... -
Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: A prospective cohort study
Dalene, Knut Eirik; Tarp, Jakob; Selmer, Randi Marie; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Nystad, Wenche; Coenen, Pieter; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Studies suggest that high occupational physical activity increases mortality risk. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal or can be explained by a complex network of socioeconomic and ... -
Recreational physical activity and the risk of preeclampsia: a prospective cohort of Norwegian women
Magnus, Per; Trogstad, Lill; Owe, Katrine M.; Olsen, Sjurdur F.; Nystad, Wenche (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-08-13)Previous case-control studies suggest that recreational physical activity protects against preeclampsia. Using a prospective design, the authors estimated the risk of preeclampsia for pregnant women according to level of ... -
Temporal trends in physical activity levels across more than a decade – a national physical activity surveillance system among Norwegian children and adolescents
Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Kolle, Elin; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Bratteteig, Mari; Dalhaug, Emilie Mass; Andersen, Lars Bo; Nystad, Wenche; Ekelund, Ulf; Dalene, Knut Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: There is a scarcity of device measured data on temporal changes in physical activity (PA) in large population-based samples. The purpose of this study is to describe gender and age-group specific temporal trends ...