Blar i Norges idrettshøgskole på emneord "physical activity"
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Occupational physical activity and risk of mortality in women and men: the Tromsø Study 1986–2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: Associations between occupational physical activity (OPA) and mortality risks are inconclusive. We aimed to examine associations between (1) OPA separately and (2) jointly with leisure time physical activity ... -
Organized sport participation is associated with higher levels of overall health-related physical activity in children (CHAMPS study-DK)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-11)Introduction: Many children fail to meet international guideline recommendations for health-related activity (≥60 minutes/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [MVPA]), and intervention studies to date have ... -
Perceived barriers to physical activity across Norwegian adult age groups, gender and stages of change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-11)This study investigated differences in the type of and number of perceived barriers to engagement in physical activity experienced by adult women and men in the same geographical area, the relationship between the experienced ... -
Perceived family functioning and friendship quality: cross-sectional associations with physical activity and sedentary behaviours
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-21)Background: This study examined the association of adolescent-reported family functioning and friendship quality with objectively-measured moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time, and self-reported ... -
Perceptions of patients with psychosis on living an active lifestyle
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aim of the study was to gain insights into how people living with psychosis at a psychiatric hospital describe what living an active lifestyle means for them. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to guide ... -
Permanent play facility provision is associated with children's time spent sedentary and in light physical activity during school hours: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12)Objective: To study the associations between: 1) number of permanent outdoor play facilities per pupil and 2) the size of the outdoor play area per pupil with sedentary time and physical activity (PA) during school hours ... -
The Phys-Can observational study: adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with a reduction whereas physical activity level before start of treatment is associated with maintenance of maximal oxygen uptake in patients with cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Adjuvant therapy may cause multiple sideeffects on long term health, including reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with breast cancer (1, 2). However, there is currently limited knowledge regarding ... -
Physical activity among adolescent cancer survivors: The PACCS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives: Physical activity (PA) may modify risks of late effects after cancer. We aimed to examine levels of PA and sedentary time (ST) in a large, international sample of adolescent childhood cancer survivors in relation ... -
Physical activity among preschoolers : Cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Sogn og Fjordane Preschool Physical Activity Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2020)Introduction: Physical activity (PA) during early childhood is of great importance for children’s health and development. As PA levels are known to decrease over time in school-aged children and adolescents, the preschool ... -
Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition study (EPIC)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-14)Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating physical inactivity compared with overall ... -
Physical activity and blood pressure in primary school children: A longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-11-12)High blood pressure (BP) is becoming increasingly common during childhood. Regular physical activity (PA) reduces BP in adults, but limited studies have reported inconsistent results among children. The aim of this study ... -
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40- to 42-year-old rural Norwegian population from 1975–2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys
(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 mortality across levels of adiposity: A prospective cohort study from the UK biobank
(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
(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 overweight in children and adolescents using intensified insulin treatment
(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 attenuates but does not eliminate coronary heart disease risk amongst adults with risk factors: EPIC-CVD case-cohort study
(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
(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 in Norwegian children and adolescents: With a special focus on physical activity trends, health implications, correlates and determinants of physical activity
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)Introduction: In order to accurately assess the physical activity levels of children and adolescents and how it changes over time, there is a continuing need for population-based studies quantifying physical activity using ... -
Physical activity in Norwegian teenagers and young adults with haemophilia A compared to general population peers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Limited evidence exists on objectively measured habitual physical activity (PA) of young people with haemophilia (PWH). Aims: To compare different outcomes of objective PA between young PWH A and controls ... -
Physical activity in patients with oligo- and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis diagnosed in the era of biologics: A controlled cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Knowledge about objectively measured levels of physical activity (PA) and PA participation (included facilitators and barriers for PA) in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) diagnosed in the era ...