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A comparison between BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio for identifying cardio-metabolic risk in children and adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-22)BACKGROUND: There is controversial evidence on the associations between anthropometric measures with clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in pediatric ages. We aimed to examine the associations between body ... -
Associations of proatrial natriuretic peptide with components of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents and young adults from the general population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)BACKGROUND: In middle-aged and elderly populations, circulating natriuretic peptide concentrations are negatively associated with several components of the metabolic syndrome. Whether these negative associations are also ... -
Cardiorespiratory Reference Data in Older Adults: The Generation 100 Study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is regarded a clinical vital sign, and accurate reference values for all age groups are essential. Little data exist on CRF and cardiorespiratory function in older adults. The aim ... -
Current status of body composition assessment in sport: review and position statement on behalf of the ad hoc Research Working Group on Body Composition Health and Performance, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Quantifying human body composition has played an important role in monitoring all athlete performance and training regimens, but especially so in gravitational, weight class and aesthetic sports wherein the tissue composition ... -
Cystatin B, cathepsin L and D related to surrogate markers for cardiovascular disease in children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: This study investigated potential associations between novel biomarkers for cardiovascular disease and other surrogate markers for health. Methods: Community sample of 170 (92 boys and 78 girls) children aged ... -
Increased physical activity improves aerobic fitness but not functional walking capacity in, severely obese subjects participating in a lifestyle intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-27)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between change in physical activity level and change in directly measured maximal aerobic fitness in severely obese subjects participating in a 1-year lifestyle intervention, and ... -
Performance in youth track and field is associated with birth quartile: A register-based study among athletes in Norway from 10 years to senior level
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Earlier studies have demonstrated that the oldest in a competition class are more likely to succeed than the youngest, a phenomenon called relative age effect (RAE). Track and field give us an opportunity to ... -
The relationship between the relative age effect and performance among athletes in World Handball Championships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study examines the relative age effect (RAE) and its impact on the performance of elite male (n = 3,358) and female (n = 3,273) handball players in the U-19 (n = 2,188), U-21 (n = 2,031), and senior (n = 2,412) ...