• The multivariate physical activity signature associated with metabolic health in children and youth: An International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) analysis 

      Aadland, Eivind; Kvalheim, Olav Martin; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Kriemler, Susi; Ried-Larsen, Mathias; Wedderkopp, Niels; Sardinha, Luis B.; Møller, Niels Christian; Hallal, Pedro C.; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Northstone, Kate; Andersen, Lars Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      There is solid evidence for an association between physical activity and metabolic health outcomes in children and youth, but for methodological reasons most studies describe the intensity spectrum using only a few summary ...
    • National Trends in Cycling in Light of the Norwegian Bike Traffic Index 

      Nordengen, Solveig; Andersen, Lars Bo; Riiser, Amund; Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      National and international strategies and recommendations are intended to increase physical activity in the general population. Active transportation is included in interdisciplinary strategies to meet these recommendations. ...
    • Physical activity and motor competence present a positive reciprocal longitudinal relationship across childhood and early adolescence 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Larsen, Lisbeth Runge; Bugge, Anna; Møller, Niels Christian; Andersen, Lars Bo; Stodden, David F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of cardiorespiratory endurance across 7 years. Methods: ...
    • 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 Sedentary Time Associations with Metabolic Health Across Weight Statuses in Children and Adolescents 

      Kuzik, Nicholas; Carson, Valerie; Andersen, Lars Bo; Sardinha, Luís B.; Grøntved, Anders; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic health across weight statuses and the associations of physical activity and sedentary time within and across metabolic health-weight status groups. ...
    • 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 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 spectrum discriminant analysis—A method to compare detailed patterns between groups 

      Fridolfsson, Jonatan; Arvidsson, Daniel; Andersen, Lars Bo; Thorsson, Ola; Wollmer, Per; Rosengren, Björn; Karlsson, Magnus K.; Dencker, Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Investigating physical activity (PA) patterns as a detailed intensity spectrum instead of crude intensity categories have improved the ability to analyze the relationship between measured PA and health variables. The aim ...
    • Physical fitness is longitudinally associated with academic performance during childhood and adolescence, and waist circumference mediated the relationship 

      Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Larsen, Lisbeth Runge; Bugge, Anna; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: The current investigation aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between physical fitness and academic performance over 3 years in adolescents. A secondary aim was to determine to what extent waist ...
    • Public employees in South-Western Norway using an e-bike or a regular bike for commuting – A cross-sectional comparison on sociodemographic factors, commuting frequency and commuting distance 

      Jahre, Anette B.; Bere, Elling Tufte; Nordengen, Solveig; Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen; Andersen, Lars Bo; Riiser, Amund; Bjørnarå, Helga Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Large-scale analyses on the travel behavior of e-bikes are scarce, and current knowledge regarding who the e-bike owners are is inconsistent. Also, commuters represent a relevant user group with an unexploited potential. ...
    • Re-examination of accelerometer data processing and calibration for the assessment of physical activity intensity 

      Arvidsson, Daniel; Fridolfsson, Jonatan; Börjesson, Mats; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekblom, Örjan; Dencker, Magnus; Brønd, Jan Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This review re‐examines the use of accelerometer and oxygen uptake data for the assessment of activity intensity. Accelerometers capture mechanical work, while oxygen uptake captures the energy cost of this work. Frequency ...
    • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol 

      Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Jackson, Rod T.; Ahmed, Soheir H; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meyer, Haakon E; Sen, Abhijit; Tell, Grete S.; Vatten, Lars Johan; Wilsgaard, Tom; Farzadfar, Farshad; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Martinez, Andrea Rodriguez; Asghari, Golaleh; Dhana, Klodian; Gulayin, Pablo; Kakarmath, Sujay; Santero, Marilina; Voortman, Trudy; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan; Bennett, James E.; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Cifkova, Renata; Giampaoli, Simona; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Khang, Young-Ho; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Laxmaiah, Avula; Margozzini, Paula; Mathur, Prashant (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...
    • Reproducibility of domain-specific physical activity over two seasons in children 

      Aadland, Eivind; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Resaland, Geir Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Knowledge of the reproducibility of domain-specific accelerometer-determined physical activity (PA) estimates are a prerequisite to conduct high-quality epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Reproducibility of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time over two seasons in children; Comparing a day-by-day and a week-by-week approach 

      Aadland, Eivind; Andersen, Lars Bo; Skrede, Turid; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Resaland, Geir Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Introduction Knowledge of reproducibility of accelerometer-determined physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) estimates are a prerequisite to conduct high-quality epidemiological studies. Yet, estimates of ...
    • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults 

      Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Zhou, Bin; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Bennett, James E.; Taddei, Cristina; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Tarp, Jakob; Ariansen, Inger; Biehl, Anna Månsson; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Meyer, Haakon E; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Tell, Grethe S.; Janszky, Imre; Krokstad, Steinar; Laugsand, Lars Erik; Sen, Abhijit; Vatten, Lars Johan; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Khang, Young-Ho; Soric, Maroje; Gregg, Edward W.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Savin, Stefan; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Solomon, Bethlehem D.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Riley, Leanne M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Bovet, Pascal; Chirita-Emandi, Adela; Hambleton, Ian R; Hayes, Alison J; Ikeda, Nayu; Kengne, Andre P; Laxmaiah, Avula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
    • Secular trends in physical fitness in Danish adolescents 

      Andersen, Lars Bo; Froberg, Karsten; Lund Kristensen, P.; Møller, Niels Christian; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-10-04)
      It is important to monitor changes over time in aerobic fitness and obesity in order to target interventions when health deteriorates. We analyzed data from three population studies of adolescents carried out in 1983, 1997 ...
    • Sedentary behavior and light physical activity are associated with brachial and central blood pressure in hypertensive patients 

      Gerage, Aline M.; Benedetti, Tania RB.; Farah, Breno Q.; Santana, Fabio Da S.; Ohara, David; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ritti-Dias, Raphael M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background Physical activity is recommended as a part of a comprehensive lifestyle approach in the treatment of hypertension, but there is a lack of data about the relationship between different intensities of physical ...
    • Simple Method for the Objective Activity Type Assessment with Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents 

      Brønd, Jan Christian; Grøntved, Anders; Andersen, Lars Bo; Arvidsson, Daniel; Olesen, Line Grønholt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The objective and accurate assessment of children’s sedentary and physical behavior is important for investigating their relation to health. The purpose of this study is to validate a simple and robust method ...
    • Strength training as superior, dose-dependent and safe prevention of acute and overuse sports injuries: A systematic review, qualitative analysis and meta-analysis 

      Lauersen, Jeppe Bo; Andersen, Thor Einar; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective: This review aims to analyse strength training-based sports injury prevention randomised controlled trials (RCT) and present best evidence recommendations for athletes and future research. A priori PROSPERO ...
    • Substituting prolonged sedentary time and cardiovascular risk in children and youth: a meta-analysis within the International Children’s Accelerometry database (ICAD) 

      Wijndaele, Katrien; White, Thomas; Andersen, Lars Bo; Bugge, Anna; Kolle, Elin; Northstone, Kate; Wedderkopp, Niels; Ried-Larsen, Mathias; Kriemler, Susi; Page, Angie S.; Puder, Jardena J.; Reilly, John J.; Sardinha, Luis B.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Sharp, Stephen J.; Brage, Søren; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background Evidence on the association between sitting for extended periods (i.e. prolonged sedentary time (PST)) and cardio-metabolic health is inconsistent in children. We aimed to estimate the differences in cardio-metabolic ...