• Return-to-Play Practices Following Hamstring Injury: A Worldwide Survey of 131 Premier League Football Teams 

      Dunlop, Gordon; Ardern, Clare L.; Andersen, Thor Einar; Lewin, Colin; Dupont, Gregory; Ashworth, Ben; O'Driscoll, Gary; Rolls, Andrew; Brown, Susan; McCall, Alan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Purpose: Return-to-play (RTP) is an on-going challenge in professional football. Return-to-play related research is increasing. However, it is unknown to what extent the recommendations presented within research are being ...
    • Sagittal Plane Hip, Knee, and Ankle Biomechanics and the Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury :A Prospective Study 

      Leppänen, Mari; Pasanen, Kati; Krosshaug, Tron; Kannus, Pekka; Vasankari, Tommi; Kujala, Urho M; Bahr, Roald; Perttunen, Jarmo; Parkkari, Jari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Stiff landings with less knee flexion and high vertical ground-reaction forces have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The literature on the association ...
    • Six-Year Change in Youth Physical Activity and Effect on Fasting Insulin and HOMA-IR 

      Jago, Russell; Wedderkopp, Niels; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Møller, Niels C.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Cooper, Ashley R.; Froberg, Karsten (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 

      Khan, Karim M.; Thompson, Angela M.; Blair, Steven N.; Sallis, James F.; Powell, Kenneth E.; Bull, Fiona C.; Bauman, Adrian (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 

      Ruedl, Gerhard; Schobersberger, Wolfgang; Pocecco, Elena; Blank, Cornelia; Engebretsen, Lars; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Kopp, Martin; Burtscher, Martin (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 and illnesses in the 2009 FINA World Championships (Aquatics) 

      Mountjoy, Margo; Junge, Astrid; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Engebretsen, Lars; Dragen, Ioan; Gerrard, David; Kouidri, Mohamed; Luebs, Eide; Shapar, Farhad Moradi; Dvorak, Jiri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)
      Background: Analysis of injury and illness prevalence in elite sport provides the basis for the development of prevention programmes. Objectives: To analyse the frequency and characteristics of injuries and illnesses ...
    • The standing knee lift test is not a useful screening tool for time loss from low back pain in youth basketball and floorball players 

      Rossi, Marleena; Pasanen, Kati; Heinonen, Ari; Äyrämö, Sami; Leppänen, Mari; Myklebust, Grethe; Vasankari, Tommi; Kannus, Pekka; Parkkari, Jari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between pelvic kinematics during the standing knee lift (SKL) test and low back pain (LBP) in youth floorball and basketball players. Design: A prospective ...
    • The longitudinal relationship between motor competence and measures of fatness and fitness from childhood into adolescence 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Bugge, Anna; Ersbøll, Annette Kjær; Stodden, David F.; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objectives: To examine longitudinal (seven years) relationships among cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak), body fatness, and motor competence. Method: Data were collected as part of the Copenhagen School Child Intervention ...
    • The Nordic Football Injury Audit: Higher injury rates for professional football clubs with third-generation artificial turf at their home venue 

      Kristenson, Karolina; Bjørneboe, John; Waldén, Markus; Andersen, Thor Einar; Ekstrand, Jan; Hagglund, Martin (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 ...
    • The prevalence of urinary incontinence in pregnancy among a multi-ethnic population resident in Norway 

      Bø, Kari; Øglund, Guro Pauck; Sletner, Line; Jenum, Anne Karen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-25)
      OBJECTIVES: To investigate prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in a multi-ethnic population of pregnant women, and to analyse for possible associations of the known risk factors for UI in such a population. DESIGN: ...
    • Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition 

      Rimbach, Rebecca; Yamada, Yosuke; Sagayama, Hiroyuki; Ainslie, Philip N.; Andersen, Lene Frost; Anderson, Liam J.; Arab, Lenore; Baddou, Issaad; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Blaak, Ellen E.; Blanc, Stephane; Bonomi, Alberto G.; Bouten, Carlijn V. C.; Bovet, Pascal; Buchowski, Maciej S.; Butte, Nancy F.; Camps, Stefan G. J. A.; Close, Graeme L.; Ekelund, Ulf; Pontzer, Herman (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Low total energy expenditure (TEE, MJ/d) has been a hypothesized risk factor for weight gain, but repeatability of TEE, a critical variable in longitudinal studies of energy balance, is understudied. We examine repeated ...
    • Total volume versus bouts: prospective relationship of physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk in children 

      Chinapaw, Mai; Klakk, Heidi; Møller, Niels Christian; Andersen, Lars Bo; Altenburg, Teatske; Wedderkopp, Niels (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background/objectives: Examine the prospective relationship of total volume versus bouts of sedentary behaviour (SB) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with cardiometabolic risk in children. In addition, the ...
    • Tracking of clustered cardiovascular disease risk factors from childhood to adolescence 

      Bugge, Anna; El-Naaman, Bianca; McMurray, Robert G.; Froberg, Karsten; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-09)
      Clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has been found in children as young as 9 y of age. However, the stability of this clustering over the course of childhood has yet to be determined. The purpose of ...
    • Waist circumference is related to low-grade inflammation in youth 

      Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kolle, Elin; Reseland, Janne E.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Andersen, Lars Bo (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 ...
    • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants 

      Zhou, Bin; Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bixby, Honor; Danaei, Goodarz; Cowan, Melanie J.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Singh, Gitanjali; Hajifathalian, Kaveh; Bennett, James E.; Taddei, Cristina; Bilano, Ver; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Djalalinia, Shirin; Khatibzadeh, Shahab; Lugero, Charles; Peykari, Niloofar; Zhang, Wan Zhu; Lu, Yuan; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Riley, Leanne M.; Bovet, Pascal; Elliott, Paul; Gu, Dongfeng; Ikeda, Nayu; Jackson, Rod T.; Joffres, Michel; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Laatikainen, Tiina; Lam, Tai Hing; Laxmaiah, Avula; Liu, Jing; Miranda, J. Laime; Mondo, Charles K.; Neuhauser, Hannelore K.; Sundström, Johan; Smeeth, Liam; Soric, Maroje; Woodward, Mark; Ezzati, Majid; Abarca-Gómez, Leandra; Abdeen, Ziad A.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin; Adams, Robert; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Afsana, Kaosar; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.; Agyemang, Charles; Ahmadvand, Alireza; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Al Raddadi, Rajaa; Al Woyatan, Rihab; Ali, Mohamed M.; Alkerwi, Ala'a; Aly, Eman; Amuzu, Antoinette; Amouyel, Philippe; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ängquist, Lars; Anjana, Ranjit Mohan; Ansong, Daniel; Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer; Araujo, Joana; Ariansen, Inger Kristine; Aris, Tahir; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Aryal, Krishna; Arveiler, Dominique; Assah, Felix K.; Assunção, Maria Cecilia F.; Avdicova, Maria; Azevedo, Ana; Azizi, Fereidoun; Babu, Bontha V.; Bahijri, Suhad; Balakrishna, Nagalla; Bandosz, Piotr; Banegas, Jose R.; Barbagallo, Carlo M.; Barcelo, Alberto; Barkat, Amina; Barros, Aluisio J. D.; Barros, Mauro V.; Bata, Iqbal; Batieha, Anwar M.; Baur, Louise A.; Beaglehole, Robert; Ben Romdhane, Habiba; Benet, Mikhail; Benson, Lowell S.; Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio; Bernotiene, Gailute; Bettiol, Heloisa; Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor; Bharadwaj, Sumit; Bhargava, Santosh K.; Bi, Yufang; Bikbov, Mukharram; Bjerregaard, Peter; Bjertnes, Espen; Ekelund, Ulf; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Janszky, Imre; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Sen, Abhijit; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)
      Background: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...
    • Youth screen-time behaviour is associated with cardiovascular risk in young adulthood: The European Youth Heart Study 

      Grøntved, Anders; Ried-Larsen, Mathias; Møller, Niels C.; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Wedderkopp, Niels; Froberg, Karsten; Hu, Frank B.; Ekelund, Ulf; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-05)
      Aims: We prospectively examined the association of TV viewing, computer use, and total screen time in adolescence, and change in these behaviours, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in young adulthood. Methods ...