Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents
Abstract Aim We studied the cross‐sectional association between self‐reported physical activity and body composition in adolescents. Methods The Norwegian Fit Futures Cohort Study was conducted in the Tromsø and Balsfjord municipalities during 2010–2011. All 1,117 students in their first year of upp...
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crwiley:10.1111/apa.14660 2024-09-09T19:31:53+00:00 Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents Aars, Nils Abel Jacobsen, Bjarne K. Furberg, Anne‐Sofie Grimsgaard, Sameline 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14660 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fapa.14660 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apa.14660 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/apa.14660 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Paediatrica volume 108, issue 6, page 1122-1127 ISSN 0803-5253 1651-2227 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14660 2024-07-04T04:28:29Z Abstract Aim We studied the cross‐sectional association between self‐reported physical activity and body composition in adolescents. Methods The Norwegian Fit Futures Cohort Study was conducted in the Tromsø and Balsfjord municipalities during 2010–2011. All 1,117 students in their first year of upper secondary high school were invited to attend an examination at the Clinical Research Unit at the University Hospital of Northern Norway and 93% agreed. After exclusions, we analysed 945 participants (51% boys) with a mean age of 16.1 years (range 15.5–17.5 years) with valid measurements. The associations between self‐reported weekly hours of physical activity during leisure time and four measures of body composition were explored using linear regression. Results Self‐reported physical activity was significantly associated with the fat mass index (p < 0.03) and lean mass index (p < 0.001) in both genders. The lean mass index increased with higher levels of activity and the fat mass index decreased. Physical activity was not associated with body mass index for either gender, but there was an inverse association with waist circumference in girls (p = 0.04). Conclusion Physical activity was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents and showed contrasting associations with the fat mass and lean mass indexes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balsfjord Northern Norway Tromsø Wiley Online Library Balsfjord ENVELOPE(19.227,19.227,69.240,69.240) Norway Tromsø Acta Paediatrica 108 6 1122 1127 |
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Abstract Aim We studied the cross‐sectional association between self‐reported physical activity and body composition in adolescents. Methods The Norwegian Fit Futures Cohort Study was conducted in the Tromsø and Balsfjord municipalities during 2010–2011. All 1,117 students in their first year of upper secondary high school were invited to attend an examination at the Clinical Research Unit at the University Hospital of Northern Norway and 93% agreed. After exclusions, we analysed 945 participants (51% boys) with a mean age of 16.1 years (range 15.5–17.5 years) with valid measurements. The associations between self‐reported weekly hours of physical activity during leisure time and four measures of body composition were explored using linear regression. Results Self‐reported physical activity was significantly associated with the fat mass index (p < 0.03) and lean mass index (p < 0.001) in both genders. The lean mass index increased with higher levels of activity and the fat mass index decreased. Physical activity was not associated with body mass index for either gender, but there was an inverse association with waist circumference in girls (p = 0.04). Conclusion Physical activity was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents and showed contrasting associations with the fat mass and lean mass indexes. |
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Aars, Nils Abel Jacobsen, Bjarne K. Furberg, Anne‐Sofie Grimsgaard, Sameline Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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Aars, Nils Abel Jacobsen, Bjarne K. Furberg, Anne‐Sofie Grimsgaard, Sameline |
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Aars, Nils Abel |
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Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents |
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self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in norwegian adolescents |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14660 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fapa.14660 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apa.14660 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/apa.14660 |
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