• Associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and the metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of more than 6000 children and adolescents 

      Renninger, Marius; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kriemler, Susi; Froberg, Karsten; Northstone, Kate; Sardinha, Luis; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the pediatric population. To prevent an early onset, knowledge about its association with modifiable lifestyle factors is needed. Objectives: To estimate the ...
    • 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 ...
    • Symptoms of depression in young adulthood is associated with unfavorable clinical- and behavioral cardiovascular disease risk factors 

      Klakk, Heidi; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Andersen, Lars Bo; Froberg, Karsten; Møller, Niels Christian; Grøntved, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Depression in young adults is a growing concern to public health. This study aims to investigate if depression status in young adults is related to clinical and behavioral cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. ...
    • The acute effects of short bouts of exercise on inhibitory control in adolescents 

      Gejl, Anne Kær; Bugge, Anna; Ernst, Martin Thomsen; Tarp, Jakob; Hillman, Charles H.; Have, Mona; Froberg, Karsten; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: The main objective of the study was to investigate the effect of short bouts of aerobic exercise with various exercise intensities on inhibitory control using a flanker task in adolescents. Methods: The study used ...
    • The Copenhagen Consensus Conference 2016: Children, youth, and physical activity in schools and during leisure time 

      Bangsbo, Jens; Krustrup, Peter; Duda, Joan; Hillman, Charles; Andersen, Lars Bo; Weiss, Maureen; Williams, Craig A; Lintunen, Taru; Green, Ken; Hansen, Peter Riis; Naylor, Patti-Jean; Ericsson, Ingegerd; Nielsen, Glen; Froberg, Karsten; Bugge, Anna; Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper; Schipperijn, Jasper; Dagkas, Symeon; Agergaard, Sine; Von Seelen, Jesper; Østergaard, Charlotte; Skovgaard, Thomas; Busch, Henrik; Elbe, Anne-Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      From 4 to 7 April 2016, 24 researchers from 8 countries and from a variety of academic disciplines gathered in Snekkersten, Denmark, to reach evidence-based consensus about physical activity in children and youth, that is, ...
    • Tracking of total sedentary time and sedentary patterns in youth: a pooled analysis using the International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) 

      van Ekris, Evi; Wijndaele, Katrien; Altenburg, Teatske M.; Atkin, Andrew J.; Twisk, Jos; Andersen, Lars Bo; Janz, Kathleen F.; Froberg, Karsten; Northstone, Kate; Page, Angie S.; Sardinha, Luis B.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Chinapaw, Mai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background To gain more understanding of the potential health effects of sedentary time, knowledge is required about the accumulation and longitudinal development of young people’s sedentary time. This study examined ...