• Cross-sectional associations of objectively measured physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometry in european adults 

      Wientzek, A; Tormo Diaz, MJ; Castano, JMH; Amiano, P; Arriola, L; Overvad, K; Østergaard, JN; Charles, MA; Fagherazzi, G; Palli, D; Bendinelli, B; Skeie, Guri; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Wendel-Vos, W; De Hollander, E; May, AM; Den Ouden, ME; Trichopoulou, A; Valanou, E; Soderberg, S; Franks, PW; Brage, S; Vigl, M; Boeing, H; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-26)
      Objective: To quantify the independent associations between objectively measured physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and anthropometry in European men and women.<p> <p>Methods: 2,056 volunteers from 12 centers across Europe were fitted with a heart rate and movement sensor at 2 visits 4 months apart for a total of 8 days. CRF (ml/kg/min) was estimated from an 8 minute ramped ...
    • Know Your Heart: Rationale, design and conduct of a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular structure, function and risk factors in 4500 men and women aged 35-69 years from two Russian cities, 2015-18 

      Cook, Sarah; Malyutina, S; Kudryavtsev, Alexander; Averina, Maria; Bobrova, Natalia; Boytsov, S; Brage, S; Clark, TG; Diez Benavente, S; Eggen, Anne Elise; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Hughes, A; Johansen, Heidi; Kholmatova, Kamila; Kichigina, A; Kontsevaya, Anna; Kornev, M; Leong, D; Magnus, Per; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; McKee, M; Morgan, K; Nilssen, Odd-Ragnar; Plakhov, I; Quint, JK; Rapala, A; Ryabikov, A; Saburova, Lyudmila; Schirmer, Henrik; Shapkina, M; Shiekh, Suhail; Shkolnikov, VM; Stylidis, Michael; Voevoda, Mikhail; Westgate, Kate; Leon, David Adrew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-04)
      Russia has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world. The International Project on Cardiovascular Disease in Russia (IPCDR) was set up to understand the reasons for this. A substantial component of this study was the Know Your Heart Study devoted to characterising the nature and causes of cardiovascular disease in Russia by conducting large cross-sectional surveys in two Russian ...
    • Validity of electronically administered Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) in ten European countries 

      Golubic, R; May, AM; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Overvad, K; Charles, MA; Diaz, MJT; Amiano, P; Palli, D; Valanou, E; Vigl, M; Franks, PW; Wareham, N; Ekelund, U; Brage, S (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)