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Andersson, H., Caspers, A., Godhe, M., Helge, T., Eriksen, J., Fransson, D., . . . Ekblom Bak, E. (2025). Walking football for Health - physiological response to playing and characteristics of the players.. Paper presented at ;9(1):68-75. Science and medicine in football, 9(1), 68-75
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2025 (English)In: Science and medicine in football, ISSN 2473-3938, E-ISSN 2473-4446, Vol. 9, no 1, p. 68-75Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Walking Football (WF) is one type of recreational football increasing in popularity, targeting older adults. Further knowledge on the intensity and physical workload of WF, characteristics of the players, the social context, and reasons for playing WF is needed. Thus, the aim of the study was to characterize the individuals that regularly play WF and their experience of WF, and the physiological characteristics of the sport. Sixty-three players from three clubs taking part in organised WF in Sweden were included. The players participated in up to four WF-games and underwent performance tests and answered a questionnaire. The participants mean age was 70.9 years, ranging from 63 to 85 years with 71% (n = 27) of the men and 68% (n = 13) of the women having a BMI > 25. Fifty-one percent (n = 27) of the players had hypertension, and 73% (n = 39) regularly used prescription drugs due to illness. During WF, the players covered on average 2,409 m (2,509 m for men and 2,205 m for women, p = .001). Expressed in percentage of their age-estimated maximal heart rate, mean heart rate represented 80 ± 9 and 80 ± 8% of max for men, and 78 ± 9 and 79 ± 9% of max for women in the first and second halves, respectively, hence WF can be considered a moderate intensity activity for older adults. The main reason for WF participation was to socialize. WF includes a considerable number of accelerations and decelerations, making it more energetically and mechanically demanding than walking.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2025
Keywords
Fitness, ageing, exercise, physiology, team sport
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences Physiology and Anatomy
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7780 (URN)10.1080/24733938.2023.2249426 (DOI)001069571400001 ()37632297 (PubMedID)
Conference
;9(1):68-75
Available from: 2023-09-13 Created: 2023-09-13 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Baldanzi, G., Sayols-Baixeras, S., Ekblom Bak, E., Ekblom, Ö., Dekkers, K. F., Hammar, U., . . . Fall, T. (2024). Accelerometer-based physical activity is associated with the gut microbiota in 8416 individuals in SCAPIS.. EBioMedicine, 100, Article ID 104989.
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2024 (English)In: EBioMedicine, E-ISSN 2352-3964, Vol. 100, article id 104989Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Previous population-based studies investigating the relationship between physical activity and the gut microbiota have relied on self-reported activity, prone to reporting bias. Here, we investigated the associations of accelerometer-based sedentary (SED), moderate-intensity (MPA), and vigorous-intensity (VPA) physical activity with the gut microbiota using cross-sectional data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study.

METHODS: In 8416 participants aged 50-65, time in SED, MPA, and VPA were estimated with hip-worn accelerometer. Gut microbiota was profiled using shotgun metagenomics of faecal samples. We applied multivariable regression models, adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and technical covariates, and accounted for multiple testing.

FINDINGS: Overall, associations between time in SED and microbiota species abundance were in opposite direction to those for MPA or VPA. For example, MPA was associated with lower, while SED with higher abundance of Escherichia coli. MPA and VPA were associated with higher abundance of the butyrate-producers Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Roseburia spp. We observed discrepancies between specific VPA and MPA associations, such as a positive association between MPA and Prevotella copri, while no association was detected for VPA. Additionally, SED, MPA and VPA were associated with the functional potential of the microbiome. For instance, MPA was associated with higher capacity for acetate synthesis and SED with lower carbohydrate degradation capacity.

INTERPRETATION: Our findings suggest that sedentary and physical activity are associated with a similar set of gut microbiota species but in opposite directions. Furthermore, the intensity of physical activity may have specific effects on certain gut microbiota species.

FUNDING: European Research Council, Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Swedish Research Council, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Keywords
Accelerometery, Epidemiology, Exercise, Gastrointestinal microbiome, Sedentary behaviour
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8120 (URN)10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104989 (DOI)001180180700001 ()38301483 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2024-02-22 Created: 2024-02-22 Last updated: 2024-04-09
Bolam, K., Bojsen-Møller, E., Wallin, P., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M., Rundqvist, H. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Association between change in cardiorespiratory fitness and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in 57 652 Swedish men.. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(7), 366-372
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2024 (English)In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 58, no 7, p. 366-372Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adulthood and prostate cancer incidence and mortality.

METHODS: In this prospective study, men who completed an occupational health profile assessment including at least two valid submaximal CRF tests, performed on a cycle ergometer, were included in the study. Data on prostate cancer incidence and mortality were derived from national registers. HRs and CIs were calculated using Cox proportional hazard regression with inverse probability treatment weights of time-varying covariates.

RESULTS: During a mean follow-up time of 6.7 years (SD 4.9), 592 (1%) of the 57 652 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 46 (0.08%) died with prostate cancer as the primary cause of death. An increase in absolute CRF (as % of L/min) was associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer incidence (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.96 to 0.99) but not mortality, in the fully adjusted model. When participants were grouped as having increased (+3%), stable (±3%) or decreased (-3%) CRF, those with increased fitness also had a reduced risk of prostate cancer incidence compared with those with decreased fitness (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.86), in the fully adjusted model.

CONCLUSION: In this study of employed Swedish men, change in CRF was inversely associated with risk of prostate cancer incidence, but not mortality. Change in CRF appears to be important for reducing the risk of prostate cancer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024
Keywords
Physical fitness
National Category
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease Urology and Nephrology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8093 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2023-107007 (DOI)001153344900001 ()38290798 (PubMedID)
Projects
HPI-gruppen
Available from: 2024-02-02 Created: 2024-02-02 Last updated: 2025-02-10
Onerup, A., Mehlig, K., Af Geijerstam, A., Ekblom Bak, E., Kuhn, H.-G., Lissner, L., . . . Åberg, M. (2024). Associations between BMI in youth and site-specific cancer in men: A cohort study with register linkage.. Obesity, 32(2), 376-389
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2024 (English)In: Obesity, ISSN 1930-7381, E-ISSN 1930-739X, Vol. 32, no 2, p. 376-389Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: This study examined BMI in young men and incident site-specific cancer to estimate population attributable fractions due to BMI based on projected obesity prevalence.

METHODS: A population-based cohort study with measured height and weight at age 18. Cox regression models assessed linear associations for BMI and included age, year, and site of conscription as well as parental level of education as covariates.

RESULTS: Primary analyses were performed in 1,489,115 men, of whom 78,217 subsequently developed cancer during a mean follow-up of 31 years. BMI was linearly associated with risk of developing all 18 site-specific cancers assessed (malignant melanoma; leukemia; myeloma; Hodgkin lymphoma; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; and cancer in the lungs, head and neck, central nervous system, thyroid, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver and gallbladder, colon, rectum, kidney, and bladder), in some instances evident at BMI levels usually defined as normal (20-25 kg/m2 ). Higher BMI was associated with lower risk of prostate cancer. The highest hazard ratios and population attributable fractions were seen for some gastrointestinal cancers.

CONCLUSIONS: This study reports linear associations between BMI at age 18 and subsequent site-specific cancers, calling for rapid action to stem the obesity epidemic and to prepare the health care system for steep increases in cancer cases.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024
National Category
Cancer and Oncology Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7948 (URN)10.1002/oby.23942 (DOI)37927128 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2023-11-20 Created: 2023-11-20 Last updated: 2024-01-29
Arvidsson, D., Rodrigues Silva, V. R., Ekblom, Ö., Ekblom Bak, E., Fryk, E., Jansson, P.-A. & Börjesson, M. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness and the association with galectin-1 in middle-aged individuals.. PLOS ONE, 19(4), Article ID e0301412.
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2024 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 19, no 4, article id e0301412Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Galectin-1 plays a functional role in human metabolism and the levels are altered in obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study investigates the association of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with galectin-1 and the interconnection with body fatness. Cross-sectional data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) pilot was analyzed, including a sample of 774 middle-aged individuals. A submaximal cycle ergometer test was used to estimate CRF as an indirect measure of the physical activity (PA) level. Serum-galectin-1 concentration was determined from venous blood collected after an overnight fast. Body mass index (BMI) was used as an indirect measure of body fatness. CRF was significantly associated with galectin-1, when controlled for age and sex (regression coefficient (regr coeff) = -0.29, p<0.001). The strength of the association was attenuated when BMI was added to the regression model (regr coeff = -0.09, p = 0.07), while the association between BMI and galectin-1 remained strong (regr coeff = 0.40, p<0.001). CRF was associated with BMI (regr coeff = -0.50, p<0.001). The indirect association between CRF and galectin-1 through BMI (-0.50 x 0.40) contributed to 69% of total association (mediation analysis). In group comparisons, individuals with low CRF-high BMI had the highest mean galectin-1 level (25 ng/ml), while individuals with high CRF-low BMI had the lowest level (21 ng/ml). Intermediate levels of galectin-1 were found in the low CRF-low BMI and high CRF-high BMI groups (both 22 ng/ml). The galectin-1 level in the low CRF-high BMI group was significantly different from the other three groups (P<0.001). In conclusion, galectin-1 is associated with CRF as an indirect measure of the PA level through interconnection with body fatness. The size of the association is of clinical relevance.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8182 (URN)10.1371/journal.pone.0301412 (DOI)001198071500071 ()38578722 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2024-04-12 Created: 2024-04-12 Last updated: 2024-05-21
Wiklund, C. A., Ekblom, Ö., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness in midlife and subsequent incident depression, long-term sickness absence, and disability pension due to depression in 330,247 men and women.. Preventive Medicine, 181, Article ID 107916.
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2024 (English)In: Preventive Medicine, ISSN 0091-7435, E-ISSN 1096-0260, Vol. 181, article id 107916Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: Specific information for whom and when cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with depression risk is lacking. We aimed to study the association between adulthood CRF and incident depression, long-term sickness absence, and disability pension due to depression, as well as examine moderation of sex, age, education, and occupation on associations.

METHODS: A large prospective cohort study follows participants over time with Swedish occupational health screenings data. The study includes 330,247 individuals (aged 16-79 years, 46% women) without a depression diagnosis at baseline. CRF was estimated from a submaximal cycle test.

RESULTS: CRF was associated beneficially from low to higher levels with incident depression and long-term sickness absence due to depression. Further, CRF at high levels (≥46 ml/min/kg) was associated with a decreased risk of receiving disability pension due to depression. The associations remained after adjustment for age and sex, but not lifestyle-related factors and co-morbidity. Participants with moderate and high CRF had 16% and 21%, respectively, lower risk for incident depression, and participants with high CRF had 11% lower risk for long-term sickness absence due to depression. Associations between higher CRF and the outcomes were mainly evident in men, younger participants, and individuals with low education.

CONCLUSION: In a large sample of adults without a depression diagnosis at baseline, higher CRF was shown to be beneficially related to the risk of incident depression and, to some extent, long-term sickness absence due to depression. If causal, targeted interventions focusing on increasing CRF in these sub-groups should be prioritized.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024
Keywords
Cardiorespiratory fitness, Depression, Disability pension, Long-term sick leave, Physical activity, brain health, E-PABS, EPABS, hjärnhälsa
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8140 (URN)10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107916 (DOI)38403033 (PubMedID)
Funder
Knowledge Foundation
Note

Forskningsfinansiärer för projektet och studien är KK-stiftelsen, AbbVie, BioArctic, Health Profile Institute och Monark Exercise.

Available from: 2024-03-06 Created: 2024-03-06 Last updated: 2024-06-07
Wiklund, C., Lindwall, M., Ekblom, Ö., Nyberg, J., Åberg, M. I., Paulsson, S. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Cerebrovascular Disease.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6), 849-858
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2024 (English)In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, ISSN 0749-3797, E-ISSN 1873-2607, Vol. 67, no 6, p. 849-858Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

INTRODUCTION: High cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been associated with a lower risk of depression, anxiety, and cerebrovascular disease. The aim was to explore CRF changes over-time associated with these outcomes.

METHODS: This large-scale prospective cohort study, using data from Swedish population-wide registries and databases (during 1972-2020), included men (n=131,431), with measures of estimated CRF (estCRF) in late adolescence (maximal cycle test) and adulthood (submaximal cycle test) (mean years between 24.6, SD 8.8). The study explored how change in estCRF was associated with incident depression, anxiety, and cerebrovascular disease using Cox proportional hazards models. Analyses were performed in 2023.

RESULTS: Higher estCRF in late adolescence and adulthood were associated with a lower risk of incident depression, anxiety, and cerebrovascular disease later in life. For all three outcomes, an increase in estCRF (mL/min/kg and z-score) between the two-time points was associated with a lower risk. Further, decreasing from moderate or high estCRF in adolescence to low estCRF in adulthood, compared to staying at a moderate or high level, was associated with a higher risk of depression and anxiety (HR: 1.24 95% CI 1.07-1.45 and 1.25 95% CI 1.06-1.49, respectively). Conversely, increasing from moderate to high estCRF was associated with a lower risk of incident anxiety (HR: 0.84 95% CI 0.71-0.99).

CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that there is a longitudinal association between negative change in estCRF and increased risk of depression, anxiety, and cerebrovascular disease later in life. Decreasing levels of estCRF could be a helpful indicator when identifying these disorders at a population level.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024
Keywords
E-PABS, EPABS, hjärnhälsa, brain health
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8315 (URN)10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.012 (DOI)39032520 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85200825869 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-08-23 Created: 2024-08-23 Last updated: 2025-02-10
Bojsen-Møller, E., Bolam, K., Väisänen, D., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M., Rundqvist, H., . . . Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Risk of Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Incidence in Men.. Cancer Medicine, 13(23), Article ID e70430.
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2024 (English)In: Cancer Medicine, E-ISSN 2045-7634, Vol. 13, no 23, article id e70430Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the associations between changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and the risk of colorectal and prostate cancer in men.

METHODS: Data from men who completed a health assessment both in military conscription in youth and an occupational health profile assessment (HPA) later in life were used. CRF was assessed as estimated V̇O2max, using a cycle ergometer fitness test at both time points. We linked the assessment data to national register data on colorectal and prostate cancer incidence, and hazard ratios and confidence intervals were estimated using Cox proportional hazard regression.

RESULTS: 139,764 men with a mean age of 18 (SD 0.6) at conscription and 43 (SD 8.9) at HPA were included. The average time between the two assessments was 25.9 (SD 9.0) years and mean follow-up time following HPA test was 10.0 (SD 5.6) years for prostate and colorectal cancer. Annual percentage change in relative and absolute V̇O2max from conscription to HPA was inversely associated with the risk of colorectal cancer incidence, hazard ratio of 0.83 (95% CI [0.72-0.94]) and 0.88 (95% CI [0.79-0.99]), respectively. These associations were driven by data from individuals in the lowest and moderate level fitness tertials at conscription. Change in CRF was not associated with prostate cancer incidence risk.

CONCLUSIONS: Changes in, not only level of, CRF from youth to adulthood are related to colorectal cancer incidence risk and therefore, improving CRF should be considered as an important colorectal cancer risk reduction strategy.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024
Keywords
cancer risk factors, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, registries
National Category
Cancer and Oncology Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8412 (URN)10.1002/cam4.70430 (DOI)001369858400001 ()39618343 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85211117963 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Swedish Cancer Society
Available from: 2024-12-03 Created: 2024-12-03 Last updated: 2024-12-18
Fridolfsson, J., Ekblom Bak, E., Ekblom, Ö., Bergström, G., Arvidsson, D. & Börjesson, M. (2024). Fitness-related physical activity intensity explains most of the association between accelerometer data and cardiometabolic health in persons 50-64 years old.. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(21), 1244-1250
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2024 (English)In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 58, no 21, p. 1244-1250Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the physical activity (PA) intensity associated with cardiometabolic health when considering the mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF).

METHODS: A subsample of males and females aged 50-64 years from the cross-sectional Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study was investigated. PA was measured by accelerometry and CRF by a submaximal cycle test. Cardiometabolic risk factors, including waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides and glycated haemoglobin, were combined to a composite score. A mediation model by partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to analyse the role of CRF in the association between PA and the composite score.

RESULTS: The cohort included 4185 persons (51.9% female) with a mean age of 57.2 years. CRF mediated 82% of the association between PA and the composite score. The analysis of PA patterns revealed that moderate intensity PA explained most of the variation in the composite score, while vigorous intensity PA explained most of the variation in CRF. When including both PA and CRF as predictors of the composite score, the importance of vigorous intensity increased.

CONCLUSION: The highly interconnected role of CRF in the association between PA and cardiometabolic health suggests limited direct effects of PA on cardiometabolic health beyond its impact on CRF. The findings highlight the importance of sufficient PA intensity for the association with CRF, which in turn is linked to better cardiometabolic health.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024
Keywords
Cardiovascular Diseases, Epidemiology, Physical activity, Public health, brain health, epabs, e-pabs, hjärnhälsa
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8307 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2023-107451 (DOI)001270955900001 ()38997147 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85198915486 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-08-13 Created: 2024-08-13 Last updated: 2024-11-20
Arvidsson, D., Fridolfsson, J., Ekblom Bak, E., Ekblom, Ö., Bergström, G. & Börjesson, M. (2024). Fundament for a methodological standard to process hip accelerometer data to a measure of physical activity intensity in middle-aged individuals.. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34(1), Article ID e14541.
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2024 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, ISSN 0905-7188, E-ISSN 1600-0838, Vol. 34, no 1, article id e14541Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of a methodological standard to process accelerometer data to measures of physical activity, which impairs data quality and comparability. This study investigated the effect of different combinations of settings of multiple processing components, on the measure of physical activity and the association with measures of cardiometabolic health in an unselected population of middle-aged individuals.

METHODS: Free-living hip accelerometer data, aerobic fitness, body mass index, HDL:total cholesterol ratio, blood glucose, and systolic blood pressure were achieved from 4391 participants 50-64 years old included in The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) baseline measurement (cross-sectional). Lab data were also included for calibration of accelerometers to provide comparable measure of physical activity intensity and time spent in different intensity categories, as well as to enhance understanding. The accelerometer data processing components were hardware recalibration, frequency filtering, number of accelerometer axes, epoch length, wear time criterium, time composition (min/24 h vs. % of wear time). Partial least regression and ordinary least regression were used for the association analyses.

RESULTS: The setting of frequency filter had the strongest effect on the physical activity intensity measure and time distribution in different intensity categories followed by epoch length and number of accelerometer axes. Wear time criterium and recalibration of accelerometer data were less important. The setting of frequency filter and epoch length also showed consistent important effect on the associations with the different measures of cardiometabolic health, while the effect of recalibration, number of accelerometer axes, wear time criterium and expression of time composition was less consistent and less important. There was a large range in explained variance of the measures of cardiometabolic health depending on the combination of processing settings, for example, 12.1%-20.8% for aerobic fitness and 5.8%-14.0% for body mass index.

CONCLUSIONS: There was a large variation in the physical activity intensity measure and the association with different measures of cardiometabolic health depending on the combination of settings of accelerometer data processing components. The results provide a fundament for a standard to process hip accelerometer data to assess the physical activity in middle-aged populations.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024
Keywords
accelerometer, cardiometabolic health, method, physical activity
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7967 (URN)10.1111/sms.14541 (DOI)001107489300001 ()37985378 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2023-11-30 Created: 2023-11-30 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Projects
Sitting and cardiorespiratory fitness in the Swedish working population – secular trends and association with health, cardiovascular disease and longevity over 30 years. [2018-00384_Forte]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIHE-PABS - a centre of Excellence in Physical Activity, healthy Brain functions and Sustainability [20210002 01 H]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH; Publications
Heiland, E. G., Lindh, F., Regan, C., Ekblom, Ö., Kjellenberg, K., Larsen, F. J., . . . Helgadóttir, B. (2024). A randomised crossover trial of nitrate and breakfast on prefrontal cognitive and haemodynamic response functions.. NPJ science of food, 8(1), Article ID 64. Hoy, S., Norman, Å., Larsson, H. & de la Haye, K. (2024). Agents of change? Exploring relations among school staff connected to daily physical activity promotion in a Swedish secondary school from a social network perspective. In: : . Paper presented at AIESEP - The International Organization for Physical Education in Higher Education - International Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland, May 13-17th 2024. Wiklund, C. A., Ekblom, M. M., Wang, R. & Ekblom, Ö. (2024). Associations Between Physical Activity and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders in Adolescence: Evidence From the Longitudinal Swedish Twin Register.. Journal of Adolescent Health, Article ID S1054-139X(24)00513-5. Projektet Fysisk aktivetet för hälsosamma hjärnfunktioner bland skolungdomar, ., Helgadóttir, B. & Kjellenberg, K. (2024). Balansen mellan skärmtid, rörelse och hjärnhälsa hos unga. Stockholm: Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIHFarias, L., Hellenius, M.-L., Nyberg, G. & Andermo, S. (2024). Building a healthy generation together: parents' experiences and perceived meanings of a family-based program delivered in ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Sweden.. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23(1), Article ID 180. Wiklund, C. A., Ekblom, Ö., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness in midlife and subsequent incident depression, long-term sickness absence, and disability pension due to depression in 330,247 men and women.. Preventive Medicine, 181, Article ID 107916. Wiklund, C., Lindwall, M., Ekblom, Ö., Nyberg, J., Åberg, M. I., Paulsson, S. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Cerebrovascular Disease.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6), 849-858Lönn, A., Ekblom, Ö., Kallings, L., Börjesson, M. & Ekström, M. (2024). Decrease in accelerometer assessed physical activity during the first-year post-myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study.. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 58(1), Article ID 2397442. Blackwood, S. J., Tischer, D., van de Ven, M. P., Pontén, M., Edman, S., Horwath, O., . . . Katz, A. (2024). Elevated heart rate and decreased muscle endothelial nitric oxide synthase in early development of insulin resistance.. American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism, 327(2), E172-E182Fridolfsson, J., Ekblom Bak, E., Ekblom, Ö., Bergström, G., Arvidsson, D. & Börjesson, M. (2024). Fitness-related physical activity intensity explains most of the association between accelerometer data and cardiometabolic health in persons 50-64 years old.. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(21), 1244-1250
Cardiorespiratory fitness in early-life and adulthood and brain health later in life; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH; Publications
Wiklund, C. A., Ekblom, Ö., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness in midlife and subsequent incident depression, long-term sickness absence, and disability pension due to depression in 330,247 men and women.. Preventive Medicine, 181, Article ID 107916. Wiklund, C., Lindwall, M., Ekblom, Ö., Nyberg, J., Åberg, M. I., Paulsson, S. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Cerebrovascular Disease.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6), 849-858
The ActToPrevent study [21 1837 Pj 01 H]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH; Publications
Bolam, K., Bojsen-Møller, E., Wallin, P., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M., Rundqvist, H. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Association between change in cardiorespiratory fitness and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in 57 652 Swedish men.. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(7), 366-372Bojsen-Møller, E., Bolam, K., Väisänen, D., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M., Rundqvist, H., . . . Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Risk of Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Incidence in Men.. Cancer Medicine, 13(23), Article ID e70430. Bolam, K., Rundqvist, H., Howden, E. J. & Ekblom Bak, E. (2024). The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and breast, colon, and lung cancer incidence and mortality in 166 124 Swedish women. In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol 20, suppl 3, meeting abstract 17: . Paper presented at COSA's 51st Annual Scientific Meeting: Bridging gaps, building progress, breaking down disparities. 13–15 November 2024 (pp. 60-61). John Wiley & Sons, 20Ekblom Bak, E., Bojsen-Møller, E., Wallin, P., Paulsson, S., Lindwall, M., Rundqvist, H. & Bolam, K. (2023). Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cancer Incidence and Cancer-Specific Mortality of Colon, Lung, and Prostate Cancer Among Swedish Men.. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), Article ID e2321102.
Exploring neighbourhood effects on aging: An opportunity for enhancing brain health across the lifespan [KK 20220202]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH; Publications
Larsson, L. E., Wang, R., Cederholm, T., Wiggenraad, F., Rydén, M., Hagman, G., . . . Thunborg, C. (2023). Association of Sarcopenia and Its Defining Components with the Degree of Cognitive Impairment in a Memory Clinic Population.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 96(2), 777-788
The WORK TOGETHER program: Using a systems approach to update an occupational health service and reduce the health gap [2023-01126]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH; Publications
Ekblom Bak, E., Lindwall, M., Eriksson, L., Stenling, A., Svartengren, M., Lundmark, R., . . . Väisänen, D. (2024). In or out of reach? Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting.. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 50(8), 641-652
Den äldre orienteraren – Hälsa och Livsstil; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIHThe PAradox project: Physical overload in individuals with physically demanding jobs - what does it look like and what can be done about it? [STY-2024/0005]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH
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