• 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 

      Wiestad, Tor Helge; Raastad, Truls; Nordin, Karin; Igelström, Helena; Henriksson, Anna; Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Berntsen, Sveinung (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 

      Grydeland, May; Bratteteig, Mari; Rüegg, Corina Silvia; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Thorsen, Lene; Larsen, Elna Hamilton; Brügmann-Pieper, Sabine Kristin; Torsvik, Ingrid Kristin; Götte, Miriam; Lähteenmäki, Päivi Maria; Kriemler, Susi; Fridh, Martin Kaj; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ruud, Ellen (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 and fat-free mass during growth and in later life 

      Westerterp, Klaas R.; Yamada, Yosuke; Sagayama, Hiroyuki; Ainslie, Philip N.; Andersen, Lene F.; Anderson, Liam J.; Arab, Lenore; Baddou, Issaad; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Blaak, Ellen E.; Blanc, Stéphane; Bovet, Pascal; Buchowski, Maciej S.; Butte, Nancy F.; Close, Graeme L.; Cooper, Jamie A.; Das, Sai Krupa; Cooper, Richard; Dugas, Lara R.; Ekelund, Ulf; Entringer, Sonja; Forrester, Terrence; Fudge, Barry W.; Gurven, Michael; Hambly, Catherine; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Hoos, Marije B.; Hu, Sumei; Joonas, Noorjehan; Joosen, Annemiek M.; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Kempen, Kitty P.; Kimura, Misaka; Kraus, William E.; Kushner, Robert F.; Lambert, Estelle V.; Leonard, William R.; Lessan, Nader; Martin, Corby K.; Medin, Anine Christine; Meijer, Erwin P.; Morehen, James C.; Morton, James P.; Neuhouser, Marian L.; Nicklas, Theresa A.; Ojiambo, Robert M.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; Plange-Rhule, Jacob; Plasqui, Guy; Prentice, Ross L.; Rabinovich, Roberto A.; Racette, Susan B.; Raichlen, David A.; Ravussin, Eric; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Roberts, Susan B.; Schuit, Albertine J.; Stice, Eric; Urlacher, Samuel S.; Valenti, Giulio; Wilson, George; Wood, Brian M.; Yanovski, Jack; Yoshida, Tsukasa; Zhang, Xueying; Murphy-Alford, Alexia J.; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Luke, Amy; Pontzer, Herman; Rood, Jennifer C.; Schoeller, Dale A.; Wong, William W.; Speakman, John R.; Bonomi, Alberto G.; Bouten, Carlijn V. C.; Camps, Stefan G. J. A.; Goris, Annelies H.; Sjödin, Anders M.; van Etten, Ludo M.; van Mil, Edgar A.; Wells, Jonathan C. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Physical activity may be a way to increase and maintain fat-free mass (FFM) in later life, similar to the prevention of fractures by increasing peak bone mass. Objectives: A study is presented of the association ...
    • Physical activity and mortality across levels of adiposity: A prospective cohort study from the UK biobank 

      Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel A.; Ding, Ding; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Ekelund, Ulf; Tarp, Jakob (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 sedentary time are positively associated with academic performance: A 3-year longitudinal study 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Møller, Niels Christian; Andersen, Lars Bo; Bugge, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: To analyze the longitudinal association between academic performance and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), and sedentary (SED) in a 3-year longitudinal study. A ...
    • Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 related mortality in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study 

      Lee, Seung Won; Lee, Jinhee; Moon, Sung Yong; Jin, Hyun Young; Yang, Jee Myung; Ogino, Shuji; Song, Mingyang; Hong, Sung Hwi; Ghayda, Ramy Abou; Kronbichler, Andreas; Koyanagi, Ai; Jacob, Louis; Dragioti, Elena; Smith, Lee; Giovannucci, Edward; Lee, Dong Hoon; Lee, Keum Hwa; Shin, Youn Ho; Kim, So Young; Kim, Min Seo; Won, Hong-Hee; Ekelund, Ulf; Shin, Jae Il; Yon, Dong Keon; Lee, I.-Min (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Purpose To determine the potential associations between physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe illness from COVID-19 and COVID-19 related death using a nationwide cohort from South Korea. Methods Data ...
    • Physical activity attenuates but does not eliminate coronary heart disease risk amongst adults with risk factors: EPIC-CVD case-cohort study 

      Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C.; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Lassale, Camille; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Andersson, Jonas; Huerta, José María; Ekelund, Ulf; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Dahm, Christina C.; Tjønneland, Anne; Kyrø, Cecilie; Steindorf, Karen; Schulze, Matthias B.; Katzke, Verena; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Agnoli, Claudia; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Wennberg, Patrik; Tong, Tammy Y. N. (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 

      Werneck, André O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Andersen, Lars Bo; Northstone, Kate; Sardinha, Luís B. (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 behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention 

      van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Ekelund, Ulf; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio; Guthold, Regina; Ha, Amy; Lubans, David; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Ding, Ding; Katzmarzyk, Peter T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation. However, in physical activity research, ...
    • Physical activity in 9–15 year-old pediatric cancer survivors compared to a nationwide sample 

      Götte, Miriam; Basteck, Simon; Beller, Ronja; Gauß, Gabriele; Schmidt, Steffen; Burchartz, Alexander; Kolb, Simon; Grydeland, May; Reinhardt, Dirk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Sufficient physical activity (PA) has the potential to mitigate late effects of cancer, but objective data of PA levels in adolescents are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in PA ...
    • Physical activity in Norwegian teenagers and young adults with haemophilia A compared to general population peers 

      Matlary, Ruth Elise Dybvik; Grydeland, May; Glosli, Heidi; Rüegg, Corina Silvia; Holme, Pål André (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 

      Risum, Kristine; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Selvaag, Anne Marit G; Molberg, Øyvind; Dagfinrud, Hanne; Sanner, Helga (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 ...
    • Physical Activity in the Prevention of Weight Gain: The Impact of Measurement and Interpretation of Associations 

      Jones, Paul Remy; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Purpose of Review: To what extent do different methods of physical activity measurement and statistical analysis influence the reported associations between physical activity and weight gain? Recent Findings: The obesity ...
    • Physical activity intensity, bout-duration, and cardiometabolic risk markers in children and adolescents 

      Tarp, Jakob; Child, Abbey; White, Tom; Westgate, Kate; Bugge, Anna; Grøntved, Anders; Wedderkopp, Niels; Andersen, Lars Bo; Cardon, Greet; Davey, Rachel; Janz, Kathleen F; Kriemler, Susi; Northstone, Kate; Page, Angie S.; Puder, Jardena J; Reilly, John J; Sardinha, Luis B; van Sluijs, Esther M F; Ekelund, Ulf; Wijndaele, Katrien; Brage, Søren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objectives: To determine the role of physical activity intensity and bout-duration in modulating associations between physical activity and cardiometabolic risk markers. Methods: A cross-sectional study using the International ...
    • Physical activity levels in adults and elderly from triaxial and uniaxial accelerometry: The Tromsø Study 

      Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Ekelund, Ulf; Pedersen, Sigurd; Brage, Søren; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Johansson, Jonas; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Nordström, Anna; Horsch, Alexander; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Morseth, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction: Surveillance of physical activity at the population level increases the knowledge on levels and trends of physical activity, which may support public health initiatives to promote physical activity. Physical ...
    • Physical activity pattern and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with schizophrenia compared with a population-based sample 

      Andersen, Eivind; Holmen, Tom Langerud; Egeland, Jens; Martinsen, Egil Wilhelm; Bigseth, Therese Torgersen; Bang-Kittilsen, Gry; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Engh, John Abel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective: Thorough description of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and sedentary time in people with schizophrenia is lacking, and previous studies comparing PA and cardiorespiratory fitness levels with healthy ...
    • Physical activity preferences of 10‐year‐old children and identified activities with positive and negative associations to cardiorespiratory fitness 

      Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Andersen, John Roger; Bartholomew, J.B.; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aim: This study investigated children's physical activity (PA) preferences, as these can aid the design of school‐based interventions. Methods: Data were collected in 2014 as a part of the Active Smarter Kids study and ...
    • Physical activity promoting teaching practices and children’s physical activity within physical education lessons underpinned by motor learning theory (SAMPLE-PE) 

      Crotti, Matteo; Rudd, James Robert; Roberts, Simon; O’Callaghan, Laura; Utesch, Till; Foweather, Lawrence; Davies, Katie Fitton (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose: Movement competence is a key outcome for primary physical education (PE) curricula. As movement development in children emerges through physical activity (PA), it is important to determine the extent of PA promotion ...
    • Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: A prospective study of 346 627 UK Biobank participants 

      Ding, Ding; Van Buskirk, Joe; Nguyen, Binh; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Elbarbary, Mona; Veronese, Nicola; Clare, Philip J.; Lee, I-Min; Ekelund, Ulf; Fontana, Luigi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: To examine independent and interactive associations of physical activity and diet with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and physical activity, diet and adiposity-related (PDAR) cancer mortality. Methods: ...
    • Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement: A cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents 

      Vedøy, Ingeborg Barth; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Skulberg, Knut Ragnvald; Thurston, Miranda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The purpose of this study was to describe associations between physical activity (PA), mental health and academic achievement in a Norwegian adolescent cohort. Methods: In total, 1001 adolescents were invited ...