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dc.contributor.authorSolbraa, Ane Kristiansen
dc.contributor.authorMamen, Asgeir
dc.contributor.authorResaland, Geir Kåre
dc.contributor.authorSteene- Johannessen, Jostein
dc.contributor.authorYlvisåker, Einar
dc.contributor.authorHolme, Ingar Morten
dc.contributor.authorAnderssen, Sigmund Alfred
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-16T13:40:51Z
dc.date.available2012-03-16T13:40:51Z
dc.date.copyrightCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationNorsk Epidemologi. 2011, 20(2), 179-188no_NO
dc.identifier.issn0803-2491
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/149387
dc.description.abstractBackground: Physical activity (PA) and high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Sogn og Fjordane County has the reputation of being the most healthy county in Norway. The level of PA and/or CRF may partly explain this health status. However, only one study with regional objectively measured PA data and one study with regional data on CRF currently exist. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe levels of PA, CRF and CVD risk factors in an adult population in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. Methods: In total, 314 (♀:178 ♂:136) 40-42-year-olds and 308 (♀:175 ♂:133) 53-55-yearolds participated in this cross-sectional study. PA was measured objectively by accelerometry, while CRF was measured directly. Results: There were no sex differences in total PA level. For the 40-42-year-olds, women spent 6.0 min/day [95% CI: –11.7 to –0.3] less participating in moderate PA compared to men. For the 53-55-year-olds, women were inactive for 36.0 min/day [95% CI: –55.2 to –16.8] less and they participated in light activity for 26.4 min/day [95% CI: 7.7 to 45.2] more than men. In total, 30.0% [95% CI: 24.8 to 35.2] of the 40-42-year-olds and 30.2% [95% CI: 25.0 to 35.4] of the 53-55-year-olds met the Norwegian recommendations for PA. CRF was 49.0 ml·kg–1·min–1 for men and 41.6 ml·kg–1·min–1 for women for the 40-42-year-olds. For 53-55-year-olds CRF was 41.2 ml·kg–1·min–1 for men and 33.9 ml·kg–1·min–1 for women. Conclusions: These results suggest that the level of PA and CRF are higher compared to other available data. This might explain the advantageous health status in Sogn og Fjordane.no_NO
dc.language.isoengno_NO
dc.publisherNorsk forening for epidemiologino_NO
dc.titleLevel of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a rural adult population in Sogn og Fjordaneno_NO
dc.typeJournal articleno_NO
dc.typePeer reviewedno_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Sports medicine: 850no_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800no_NO
dc.source.pagenumber179-188no_NO
dc.source.volume20no_NO
dc.source.journalNorsk epidemiologino_NO
dc.source.issue2no_NO


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