Dorthe Stensvold
Background and activities
Professor in the field of exercise medicine, with a special focus on aging and health. I am the principal investigator for the Generation 100 study (ntnu.edu/cerg/generation100), which is an ongoing research project that examines the long-term effects of exercise training on health and longevity in older adults.
Education:
- Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- PhD in Clinical Medicine, NTNU, Trondheim
Teaching activities:
- Master’s degree in Physical activity and health, NTNU
- Master of Clinical Health Sciences, NTNU
- Medical School, NTNU
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2022) Five years of exercise intervention at different intensities and development of white matter hyperintensities in community dwelling older adults, a Generation 100 sub-study. Aging. vol. 14 (2).
- (2022) Longitudinal study of the effect of a 5-year exercise intervention on structural brain complexity in older adults. A Generation 100 substudy. NeuroImage. vol. 256.
- (2021) The Long-term Effect of Different Exercise Intensities on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Older Men and Women Using the Per Protocol Approach: The Generation 100 Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (MCP:IQ&O). vol. 5 (5).
- (2021) Effect of 5 years of exercise training on the cardiovascular risk profile of older adults: the Generation 100 randomized trial. European Heart Journal.
- (2021) Blood Volume, Hemoglobin Mass, and Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Adults: The Generation 100 Study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. vol. 3.
- (2021) Association Between Personal Activity Intelligence and Mortality: Population-Based China Kadoorie Biobank Study. Mayo Clinic proceedings.
- (2021) Effect of 5 years of exercise intervention at different intensities on brain structure in older adults from the general population: A generation 100 substudy. Clinical Interventions in Aging. vol. 16.
- (2021) Cardiometabolic risk factors associated with educational level in older people: comparison between Norway and Brazil. Journal of Public Health. vol. 43 (4).
- (2021) 5 Years of Exercise Intervention Did Not Benefit Cognition Compared to the Physical Activity Guidelines in Older Adults, but Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Did. A Generation 100 Substudy. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
- (2021) Genome wide association study of response to interval and continuous exercise training: the Predict-HIIT study. Journal of Biomedical Science. vol. 28 (1).
- (2021) Effects of 5 Years Aerobic Exercise on Cognition in Older Adults: The Generation 100 Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sports Medicine.
- (2020) Peak oxygen pulse responses during maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing: Reference standards from FRIEND (Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise: an International Database). International Journal of Cardiology.
- (2020) Identification of novel genetic variants associated with cardiorespiratory fitness. Progress in cardiovascular diseases.
- (2020) Temporal changes in personal activity intelligence and mortality: Data from the aerobics center longitudinal study. Progress in cardiovascular diseases. vol. 64.
- (2020) Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-The Generation 100 study: Randomised controlled trial. The BMJ. vol. 371.
- (2019) Development of Global Reference Standards for Directly Measured Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Report From the Fitness Registry and Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND). Mayo Clinic proceedings. vol. 95 (2).
- (2019) Temporal changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of dementia incidence and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health. vol. 4 (11).
- (2019) Predictors of dropout in exercise trials in older adults: The generation 100 study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. vol. 51 (1).
- (2019) A multi-center comparison of vO2peak trainability between interval training and moderate intensity continuous training. Frontiers in Physiology. vol. 10:19.
- (2018) Do weather changes influence physical activity level among older adults? – The Generation 100 study. PLOS ONE. vol. 13 (7).