Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Ekelund, Ulf"
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Association of accelerometer-derived step volume and intensity with hospitalizations and mortality in older adults: A prospective cohort study
Mañas, Asier; del Pozo-Cruz, Borja; Ekelund, Ulf; Reyna, José Losa; Gómez, Irene Rodríguez; Carreño, José Antonio Carnicero; Mañas, Leocadio Rodríguez; Ara, Ignacio; García-García, Francisco J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: To examine the associations of accelerometer-derived steps volume and intensity with hospitalizations and all-cause mortality in older adults. Methods: This prospective cohort study involved 768 community-dwelling ... -
Associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and the metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of more than 6000 children and adolescents
Renninger, Marius; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kriemler, Susi; Froberg, Karsten; Northstone, Kate; Sardinha, Luis; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the pediatric population. To prevent an early onset, knowledge about its association with modifiable lifestyle factors is needed. Objectives: To estimate the ... -
Associations between Device-measured Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health in the Transition to Early Adulthood
Mielke, Gregore I.; Menezes, Ana Maria B.; da Silva, Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro; Ekelund, Ulf; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio; Wehrmeister, Fernando César; Gonçalves, Helen; Brown, Wendy J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purposes: The aims of this study were to investigate the cross-sectional and prospective associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health in the transition to adulthood. Methods: ... -
Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population.
Bowen, Liza; Taylor, Amy E.; Sullivan, Ruth; Ebrahim, Shah; Kinra, Sanjay; Radha Krishna, K. V.; Kulkarni, Bharati; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Ekelund, Ulf; Wells, Jonathan; Kuper, Hannah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-24)Background: Obesity is a growing health problem in India and worldwide, due to changes in lifestyle. This study aimed to explore the independent associations between dietary and physical activity exposure variables and ... -
Associations between organized sports participation and objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and weight status in youth
Marques, Adilson; Ekelund, Ulf; Sardinha, Luis B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine whether participation in organized sports is related to achieving physical activity recommendations, body mass index (BMI), objectively measured PA intensity and time ... -
Associations of Intrauterine and Postnatal Weight and Length Gains With Adolescent Body Composition: Prospective Birth Cohort Study From Brazil
Wells, Jonathan; Dumith, Samuel C.; Ekelund, Ulf; Reichert, Felipe F.; Menezes, Ana MB; Victora, Cesar G.; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose: Early growth patterns have been associated with subsequent obesity risk. However, findings from middle-income populations suggest that early infant growth may benefit lean mass and height rather than adiposity. ... -
Associations of lipoprotein particle profile and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in schoolchildren: A prospective cohort study
Jones, Paul Remy; Rajalahti, Tarja; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Bathen, Tone Frost; Andreassen, Trygve; Kvalheim, Olav Martin; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Our understanding of the mechanisms through which physical activity might benefit lipoprotein metabolism is inadequate. Here we characterise the continuous associations between physical activity of different ... -
Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with body composition in Brazilian young adults
da Silva, Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro; da Silva, Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Ong, Ken K.; de Lucia Rolfe, Emanuella; Lima, Natália Peixoto; da Silva, Shana Ginar; de Franca, Giovanny V. Araújo; Horta, Bernardo Lessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The findings of studies on the association between physical activity and adiposity are not consistent, and most are cross-sectional and used only self-reported measures. The aims of this study were to evaluate: 1) independent ... -
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with heart rate variability in 6- to 9-year-old children: the PANIC study
Veijalainen, Aapo; Haapala, Eero A.; Väistö, Juuso; Leppänen, Marja H.; Lintu, Niina; Tompuri, Tuomo; Seppälä, Santeri; Ekelund, Ulf; Tarvainen, Mika P.; Westgate, Kate; Brage, Søren; Lakka, Timo A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: To study the associations of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with heart rate variability (HRV) in children. Methods: The participants were a population sample of ... -
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children
Haapala, Eero A.; Väistö, Juuso; Ihalainen, Johanna K.; González, Claudia Tomaselli; Leppänen, Marja H.; Veijalainen, Aapo; Sallinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Ekelund, Ulf; Schwab, Ursula; Brage, Soren; Atalay, Mustafa; Lakka, Timo A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We investigated the associations of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in 390 children (192 girls, 198 boys) aged 6–8 years. PA energy expenditure (PAEE), light ... -
Between- and within-day variability in physical activity and inactivity in 9-and 15-year-old European children
Nilsson, Andreas; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Froberg, Karsten; Riddoch, Chris J.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-03)To examine differences in levels of physical activity (PA), time spent at moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) and time spent sedentary between and within days in children from four European countries, 1954 9 - and ... -
The bidirectional associations between leisure time physical activity change and body mass index gain. The Tromsø Study 1974–2016
Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Ekelund, Ulf; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Løvsletten, Ola; Wilsgaard, Tom; Morseth, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives To examine whether leisure time physical activity changes predict subsequent body mass index (BMI) changes, and conversely, whether BMI changes predict subsequent leisure time physical activity changes. Methods: ... -
Body composition and mortality from middle to old age: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank
Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel Adriano; Ding, Ding; Dalene, Knut Eirik; del Pozo Cruz, Borja; Ekelund, Ulf; Tarp, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: How the association between adiposity and the risk of death changes with age, and which is the optimal level of adiposity to reduce mortality in older ages, is still not completely understood. We aimed to ... -
Body fat measurement in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes: a comparison of skinfold equations against dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Särnblad, Stefan; Magnuson, A.; Ekelund, Ulf; Åman, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-06)Aim: Skinfold measurement is an inexpensive and widely used technique for assessing the percentage of body fat (%BF). This study assessed the accuracy of prediction equations for %BF based on skinfold measurements compared ... -
Breakfast consumption and physical activity in adolescents: daily associations and hourly patterns
Corder, Kirsten; van Sluijs, Esther M. F.; Ridgway, Charlotte L.; Steele, Rebekah M.; Prynne, Celia J.; Stephen, Allison M.; Bamber, Diane J.; Dunn, Valerie J.; Goodyer, Ian M.; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11-27)BACKGROUND: The association between breakfast consumption and physical activity (PA) is inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate daily associations and hourly patterns of PA and breakfast consumption in ... -
Breaking-up sedentary time is associated with impairment in activities of daily living
Sardinha, Luis B.; Ekelund, Ulf; dos Santos, Leandro; Cyrino, Edilson S.; Silva, Analiza M.; Santos, Diana A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12)Identifying modifiable behaviors associated with prevention of activities of daily living (ADL) impairments is vital to implement preventive strategies for independent living in elderly. We aimed to examine the associations ... -
Built environment and physical activity: Domain- and activity-specific associations among Brazilian adolescents
da Sliva, Inacio C. M.; Hino, Adriano Akira; Lopes, Adalberto; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Goncalves, Helen; Menezes, Ana; Reis, Rodriogo S.; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-03)Background: Physical activity is likely to be determined as a complex interplay between personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Studying the built environment involves expanding the focus from the individual ... -
Calibration and cross-validation of a wrist-worn Actigraph in young preschoolers
Johansson, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf; Nero, H.; Marcus, C.; Hagströmer, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-06)Objective: To calibrate the Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer for wrist-worn placement in young preschoolers by developing intensity thresholds for sedentary, low- and high-intensity physical activity. Furthermore, to ... -
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Insulin Resistance in Children
Haapala, Eero A.; Wiklund, Petri; Lintu, Niina; Tompuri, Tuomo; Väistö, Juuso; Finni, Taija; Tarkka, Ina M.; Kemppainen, Titta; Barker, Alan R.; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Lakka, Timo A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Few studies have investigated the independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body fat percentage (BF%) with insulin resistance in children. We investigated the independent and combined ... -
Challenges for conducting blood collection and biochemical analysis in a large multicenter school-based study with adolescents: Lessons from ERICA in Brazil
Cureau, Felipe Vogt; Bloch, Katia Vergetti; Henz, Aline; Schaan, Camila W.; Klein, Carlos Henrique; de Oliveira, Cecilia Lacroix; Giannini, Denise Tavares; de Leon, Elisa Brosina; Abreu, Gabriela de Azevedo; Telo, Gabriela Heiden; Dias, Glauber Monteiro; de Carvalho, Kênia Mara Baiocchi; Barufaldi, Laura Augusta; Kuschnir, Maria Cristina Caetano; Szklo, Moyses; Montenegro Jr., Renan; da Sliva, Thiago Luiz Nogueira; Ekelund, Ulf; Schaan, Beatriz D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-18)The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) is a pioneering study that aimed to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome components in Brazilian adolescents. This study ...