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Association between paradoxical HDL cholesterol decrease and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients initiated on statin treatment in a primary care setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-30)Background and Objectives: Statin-induced changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are unrelated. Many patients initiated on statins experience a paradoxical ... -
Challenges for conducting blood collection and biochemical analysis in a large multicenter school-based study with adolescents: Lessons from ERICA in Brazil
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-18)The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) is a pioneering study that aimed to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome components in Brazilian adolescents. This study ... -
Clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors and the continuous cardiometabolic risk score in children from Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: The present study aimed to verify the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and its relationship with the continuous cardiometabolic risk score (cMetS). Methods: Cross-sectional ... -
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 ... -
Cytokines and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-04)The aim was to evaluate the possible role of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), low fitness, and fatness in the early development of clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) ... -
Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09)Background: High amounts of sedentary behaviour have been associated with increased risks of several chronic conditions and mortality. However, it is unclear whether physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the ... -
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes competed, selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation on the elite level, aside from winning ... -
Joint associations of device-measured physical activity and abdominal obesity with incident cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To examine the joint associations between physical activity and abdominal obesity with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Methods: We included 70 830 UK Biobank participants (mean age±SD=61.6 ± ... -
Long-term leisure-time physical activity and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: Dose-response associations in a prospective cohort study of 210 327 Taiwanese adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: We aimed to investigate the dose–response associations of long-term leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) obtained from repeated measures with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality outcomes in ... -
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 ... -
Recommended aerobic fitness level for metabolic health in children and adolescents: a study of diagnostic accuracy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective To define the optimal cut-off for low aerobic fitness and to evaluate its accuracy to predict clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Design Study of diagnostic ... -
Reduction in BMI z-score and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents. The Oslo Adiposity Intervention Study - a hospital/public health nurse combined treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-27)Background: Weight loss and increased physical fitness are established approaches to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the reduction in BMI z-score associated with improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors ... -
Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world and countries are using ... -
Tracking of cardiometabolic risk in a Brazilian schoolchildren cohort: A 3-year longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors is a sign of detrimental health. Tracking is a term used to describe a variable longitudinal stability across time. High tracking provides the chance to determine which ... -
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 ... -
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: A pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, ...