Level of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a rural adult population in Sogn og Fjordane

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-188

  Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen ^a,b   Mamen, Asgeir ^a   Resaland, Geir Kåre ^a   Steene Johannessen, Jostein ^a   Ylvisåker, Einar ^a   Holme, Ingar Morten ^b   Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred ^a,b  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

EID: 80053081257     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5324/nje.v20i2.1339     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Blair SN, Cheng Y, Holder JS. Is physical activity or physical fitness more important in defining health benefits? Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001; 33 (6 Suppl): 379-99.
2. Aadahl M, Kjær M, Jørgensen T. Associations between overall physical activity level and cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population. Eur J Epidemiol 2007; 22 (6): 369-78.
3. Ekblom-Bak E, Hellenius ML, Ekblom O, et al. Independent associations of physical activity and cardiovascular fitness with cardiovascular risk in adults. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2010; 17 (2): 175-80.
4. World Health Organization. Global health risks. Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks. 2009. Genova. World Health Organization.
5. Blair SN, Kampert JB, Kohl HW, III, et al. Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness and other precursors on cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men and women. JAMA 1996; 276 (3): 205-10.
6. Haskell WL, Lee IM, Pate RR, et al. Physical activity and public health. Updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation 2007; 116 (9): 1081-93.
7. Becker W, Alexander J, Andersen S, et al. [Nordic nutrition recommendations]. Ugeskr Laeger 2006; 168 (1): 76-7.
8. Sosial- og Helsedirektoratet. Fysisk aktivitet og helse. Anbefalinger [Physical Activity and Health. Recommendations]. Rapport 2. 2000. Oslo. Sosial- og helsedirektoratet.
9. Leitzmann MF, Park Y, Blair A, et al. Physical activity recommendations and decreased risk of mortality. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167 (22): 2453-60.
10. Warren JM, Ekelund U, Besson H, et al. Assessment of physical activity - a review of methodologies with reference to epidemiological research: a report of the exercise physiology section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2010; 17 (2): 127-39.
11. Aires N, Selmer R, Thelle D. The validity of self-reported leisure time physical activity, and its relationship to serum cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index. A population based study of 332,182 men and women aged 40-42 years. Eur J Epidemiol 2003; 18 (6): 479-85.
12. Sallis JF, Saelens BE. Assessment of physical activity by self-report: status, limitations, and future directions. Res Q Exerc Sport 2000; 71 (2 Suppl): 1-14.
13. Helsedirektoratet. Fysisk aktivitet blant voksne og eldre i Norge - Resultater fra en kartlegging i 2008 og 2009 [Physical Activity among Adults and Elderly in Norway]. IS-1754. 2009. Oslo. Helsedirektoratet.
14. Løchen ML, Rasmussen K. The Tromsø study: physical fitness, self reported physical activity, and their relationship to other coronary risk factors. J Epidemiol Community Health 1992; 46 (2): 103-7.
15. Haakstad LAH, Bø K. Fitness and physical activity in Norwegian adults. Adv Physiother 2007; 9: 89-96.
16. Graff-Iversen S, Skurtveit S, Nybø A, et al. [Trends when it comes to occupational physical activity among Norwegians aged 40-42 years during the period 1974-94]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2001; 121 (22): 2584-8.
17. Anderssen SA, Andersen LB. Fysisk aktivitetsnivå i Norge 2003: Data basert på spørreskjemaet International Physical Activity Questionnaire [Level of Physical Activity in Norway 2003]. IS-1254. 2004. Oslo. Sosialog Helsedirektoratet.
18. Søgaard AJ, Bø K, Klungland M, et al. En oversikt over norske studier - hvor mye beveger vi oss i fritiden? [A review of Norwegian studies - how much do we exercise during our leisure time?]. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 2000; 120 (28): 3439-46.
19. Helsedirektoratet. Omnibus. 2008.
20. Shephard RJ. Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires. Br J Sports Med 2003; 37 (3): 197-206.
21. Freedson PS, Miller K. Objective monitoring of physical activity using motion sensors and heart rate. Res Q Exerc Sport 2000; 71 (2 Suppl): 21-9.
22. Hagströmer M, Oja P, Sjöström M. Physical activity and inactivity in an adult population assessed by accelerometry. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 39 (9): 1502-8.
23. Troiano RP, Berrigan D, Dodd KW, et al. Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2008; 40 (1): 181-8.
24. Bauman A, Bull F, Chey T, et al. The International Prevalence Study on Physical Activity: results from 20 countries. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2009; 6 (1): 21.
25. Hagströmer M, Troiano RP, Sjöström M, et al. Levels and patterns of objectively assessed physical activity - a comparison between Sweden and the United States. Am J Epidemiol 2010; 171 (10): 1055-64.
26. Norgeshelsa. Forventet levealder [Life expentancy]. http://www.norgeshelsa.no/norgeshelsa. Downloaded: 16-9-2010.
27. Bjartveit K, Wøien G. Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Norway - Results from surveys in 18 counties. 1997. Oslo. National Health Screening Service.
28. Norgeshelsa. Dødsårsak [Cause of death]. http://norgeshelsa.no/norgeshelsa. Downloaded: 16-9-2010.
29. Helsedirektoratet. Fysisk form blant voksne og eldre i Norge - Resultater fra en kartlegging i 2009-2010 [Physical Fitness among Adults and Elderly in Norway]. IS-1816.2010. Oslo. Helsedirektoratet.
30. Friedewald WT, Levy RI, Fredrickson DS. Estimation of the concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in plasma, without use of the preparative ultracentrifuge. Clin Chem 1972; 18 (6): 499-502.
31. Balke B. [Optimum physical working capacity, its measurement and change as a result of the working fatigue.]. Arbeitsphysiologie 1954; 15 (4): 311-23.
32. Holme I, Waaler HT. Five-year mortality in the city of Bergen, Norway, according to age, sex and blood pressure. Acta Med Scand 1976; 200 (3): 229-39.
33. McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL. Exercise Physiology. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
34. Tverdal A. [Height, weight and body mass index of men and women aged 40-42 years]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1996; 116 (18): 2152-6.
35. Drøyvold WB, Nilsen TI, Krüger ø, et al. Change in height, weight and body mass index: Longitudinal data from the HUNT Study in Norway. Int J Obes 2006; 30 (6): 935-9.
36. Wilsgaard T, Arnesen E. Body mass index and coronary heart disease risk score: the Tromsø study, 1979 to 2001. Ann Epidemiol 2007; 17 (2): 100-5.
37. World Health Organization. Physical Status: The use and interpretation of anthropometry. Technical Report Series No. 854. 1995. Geneva, Switzerland.
38. Wøien G, øyen O, Graff-Iversen S. 22 years of cardiovascular surveys in Norwegian counties. Is the development in risk factors satisfactory? Nor J Epidemiol 1997; 7 (2): 255-66.
39. Bjartveit K, Stensvold I, Lund-Larsen PG, et al. [Cardiovascular screenings in Norwegian counties. Background and implementation. Status of risk pattern during the period 1986-90 among persons aged 40-42 years in 14 counties]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1991; 111 (17): 2063-72.
40. Jenum AK, Graff-Iversen S, Selmer R, et al. [Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes through three decades]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2007; 127 (19): 2532-6.
41. Corder K, Brage S, Ekelund U. Accelerometers and pedometers: methodology and clinical application. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2007; 10 (5): 597-603.