• Daily energy expenditure through the human life course 

      Pontzer, Herman; Yamada, Yosuke; Sagayama, Hiroyuki; Ainslie, Philip N.; Andersen, Lene Frost; Anderson, Liam J.; Arab, Lenore; Baddou, Issaad; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Blaak, Ellen E.; Blanc, Stéphane; Bonomi, Alberto; Bouten, Carlijn V.C.; Bovet, Pascal; Buchowski, Maciej S.; Butte, Nancy F.; Camps, Stefan G.J.A.; Close, Graeme L.; Cooper, Jamie A.; Cooper, Richard; Das, Sai Krupa; Dugas, Lara R.; Ekelund, Ulf; Entringer, Sonja; Forrester, Terrence; Fudge, Barry W.; Goris, Annelies; Gurven, Michael; Hambly, Catherine; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Hoos, Marjije B.; Hu, Sumei; Joonas, Noorjehan; Joosen, Annemiek M.; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Kempen, Kitty P.; Kimura, Misaka; Kraus, William E.; Kushner, Robert F.; Lambert, Estelle V.; Leonard, William R.; Lessan, Nader; Martin, Corby K.; Medin, Anine Christine; Meijer, Erwin P.; Morehen, James C.; Morton, James P.; Neuhouser, Marian L.; Nicklas, Theresa A.; Ojiambo, Robert M.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; Plange-Rhule, Jacob; Plasqui, Guy; Prentice, Ross L.; Rabinovich, Roberto A.; Racette, Susan B.; Raichlen, David A.; Ravussin, Eric; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Roberts, Susan B.; Schuit, Albertine J.; Sjödin, Anders; Stice, Eric; Urlacher, Samuel S.; Valenti, Giulio; Van Etten, Ludo M.; Van Mil, Edgar A.; Wells, Jonathan C.K.; Wilson, George; Wood, Brian M.; Yanovski, Jack; Yoshida, Tsukasa; Zhang, Xueying; Murphy-Alford, Alexia J.; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Luke, Amy; Rood, Jennifer C.; Schoeller, Dale A.; Westerterp, Klaas R.; Wong, William W.; Speakman, John R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Total daily energy expenditure (“total expenditure”) reflects daily energy needs and is a critical variable in human health and physiology, but its trajectory over the life course is poorly studied. We analyzed a large, ...
    • Daily steps and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Lee, I-Min; Rees-Punia, Erika; Dallmeier, Dhayana; Klenk, Jochen; Carnethon, Mercedes R.; Evenson, Kelly R.; Galuska, Deborah A.; Jefferis, Barbara J.; Kraus, William E.; Matthews, Charles E.; Omura, John D.; Patel, Alpa V.; Pieper, Carl F.; Whincup, Peter H.; Dooley, Erin E.; Fulton, Janet E.; Paluch, Amanda E.; Bajpai, Shivangi; Bassett, David R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Although 10 000 steps per day is widely promoted to have health benefits, there is little evidence to support this recommendation. We aimed to determine the association between number of steps per day and ...
    • Determinants of Change in Children's Sedentary Time 

      Atkin, Andrew J.; Corder, Kirsten; Ekelund, Ulf; Wijndaele, Katrien; Griffin, Simon J.; van Sluijs, Esther M. F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-28)
      Background: Understanding the determinants of sedentary time during childhood contributes to the development of effective intervention programmes. Purpose: To examine family and home-environmental determinants of 1-year ...
    • Determinants of three-year change in children’s objectively measured sedentary time 

      Atkin, Andrew J.; Foley, Louise; Corder, Kirsten; Ekelund, Ulf; van Sluijs, Esther M. F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-12)
      Background: Sedentary behaviours (SB) are highly prevalent in young people and may be adversely associated with physical and mental health. Understanding of the modifiable determinants of SB is necessary to inform the ...
    • Development and evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parent Study Physical Activity Questionnaire (APCAPS-PAQ): a cross-sectional study 

      Matsuzaki, Mika; Sullivan, Ruth; Ekelund, Ulf; Krishna, K.V. Radha; Kulkarni, Bharati; Collier, Tim; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Kinra, Sanjay; Kuper, Hannah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-19)
      Background: There is limited availability of context-specific physical activity questionnaires in low and middle income countries. The aim of this study was to develop and examine the validity of a new Indian physical ...
    • Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium 

      Blodgett, Joanna M.; Ahmadi, Matthew N.; Atkin, Andrew J.; Chastin, Sebastian; Chan, Hsiu-Wen; Suorsa, Kristin; Bakker, Esmée A.; Hettiarcachchi, Pasan; Johansson, Peter J.; Sherar, Lauren B.; Rangul, Vegar; Pulsford, Richard M.; Mishra, Gita; Eijsvogels, Thijs M. H.; Stenholm, Sari; Hughes, Alun D.; Teixeira-Pinto, Armando M.; Ekelund, Ulf; Lee, I-Min; Hamer, Mark (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Aims: Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour (SB), and inadequate sleep are key behavioural risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. Each behaviour is mainly considered in isolation, despite clear behavioural ...
    • Device-measured physical activity, adiposity and mortality: A harmonised meta-analysis of eight prospective cohort studies 

      Tarp, Jakob; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Whincup, Peter H.; Diaz, Keith M.; Hooker, Steven P.; Howard, Virginia J.; Chernofsky, Ariel; Larson, Martin G.; Vasan, Ramachandran S.; Dohrn, Ing-Mari; Hagströmer, Maria; Edwardson, Charlotte; Yates, Thomas; Dempsey, Paddy C.; Wijndaele, Katrien; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Jefferis, Barbara J.; Spartano, Nicole L.; Shiroma, Eric J.; Lee, I.-Min (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: The joint associations of total and intensity-specific physical activity with obesity in relation to all-cause mortality risk are unclear. Methods: We included 34 492 adults (72% women, median age 62.1 years, ...
    • Device-measured sedentary time in Norwegian children and adolescents in the era of ubiquitous internet access: Secular changes between 2005, 2011 and 2018 

      Dalene, Knut Eirik; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ekelund, Ulf; Grydeland, May; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Tarp, Jakob; Hansen, Bjørge Herman (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Access to screen-based media has been revolutionized during the past two decades. How this has affected sedentary time (ST) accumulation in children is poorly understood. Methods: This study, based on the ...
    • Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development 

      Mishra, Anu; Zhou, Bin; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Singleton, Rosie K.; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Sheffer, Kate E.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Bennett, James E.; Lhoste, Victor; Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bentham, James; Phelps, Nowell H.; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ezzati, Majid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million ...
    • Do declines in occupational physical activity contribute to population gains in body mass index? Tromsø Study 1974–2016 

      Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Ekelund, Ulf; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Aars, Nils Abel; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Løvsletten, Ola; Wilsgaard, Tom; Morseth, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective: To examine whether occupational physical activity changes predict future body mass index (BMI) changes. Methods: This longitudinal cohort study included adult participants attending ≥3 consecutive Tromsø Study ...
    • Do physical activity and aerobic fitness moderate the association between birth weight and metabolic risk in youth?: the European youth heart study 

      Ridgway, Charlotte L.; Brage, Søren; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10-04)
      OBJECTIVE: Lower birth weight has been associated with a greater risk of metabolic diseases. The aim of this study was examine whether physical activity and aerobic fitness may modify associations between birth weigh and ...
    • Does birth weight influence physical activity in youth? a combined analysis of four studies using objectively measured physical activity 

      Ridgway, Charlotte L.; Brage, Søren; Sharp, Stephen J.; Corder, Kirsten; Westgate, Kate; van Sluijs, Esther M. F.; Goodyer, Ian M.; Hallal, Pedro C.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01-12)
      Animal models suggest growth restriction in utero leads to lower levels of motor activity. Furthermore, individuals with very low birth weight report lower levels of physical activity as adults. The aim of this study was ...
    • Does objectively measured physical activity modify the association between early weight gain and fat mass in young adulthood? 

      Kolle, Elin; Horta, Bernardo L.; Wells, Jonathan; Brage, Soren; Barros, Fernando C.; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Substantial evidence suggests that weight gain in early life is associated with increased adiposity and other metabolic disorders later in life. It is, however, unknown whether physical activity (PA) may modify ...
    • Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Brown, Wendy J.; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Owen, Neville; Powell, Kenneth E.; Bauman, Adrian; Lee, I-Min (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09)
      Background: High amounts of sedentary behaviour have been associated with increased risks of several chronic conditions and mortality. However, it is unclear whether physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the ...
    • Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Tarp, Jakob; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Jefferis, Barbara; Fagerland, Morten; Whincup, Peter; Diaz, Keith M.; Hooker, Steven P.; Chernofsky, Ariel; Larson, Martin G.; Spartano, Nicole; Vasan, Ramachandran S.; Dohrn, Ing-Mari; Hagströmer, Maria; Edwardson, Charlotte; Yates, Thomas; Shiroma, Eric; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Lee, I-Min (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: To examine the dose-response associations between accelerometer assessed total physical activity, different intensities of physical activity, and sedentary time and all cause mortality. Design: Systematic ...
    • Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel Adriano; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Tarp, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-01-01)
      Physical activity is consistently associated with reduced mortality, decreased risk for non-communicable diseases, and improved mental health in observational studies. Randomized controlled trials and observational Mendelian ...
    • Early life determinants of physical activity and sedentary time: current knowledge and future research 

      Øglund, Guro Pauck; Stensrud, Trine; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Previous findings of the association between low birth weight and subsequent health outcomes have led to the “developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis”. Furthermore, modifiable and partly modifiable early ...
    • Early life risk factors for childhood obesity - Does physical activity modify the associations?: The MoBa cohort study 

      Bernhardsen, Guro Pauck; Stensrud, Trine; Nystad, Wenche; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Kolle, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objectives: High maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), high birth weight, and rapid infant weight gain are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity. We examined whether moderate‐to‐vigorous physical ...
    • Effect modification by cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between physical activity and cardiometabolic health in youth: A systematic review 

      Husøy, Anders; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Tarp, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are inversely associated with markers of cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents, but the interplay between these variables in relation to the cardiometabolic risk ...
    • Effect of a primary care walking intervention with and without nurse support on physical activity levels in 45- to 75-year-olds: The pedometer and consultation evaluation (PACE-UP) cluster randomised clinical trial 

      Harris, Tess; Kerry, Sally M.; Limb, Elizabeth S.; Victor, Christina R.; Iliffe, Steve; Ussher, Michael; Whincup, Peter H.; Ekelund, Ulf; Fox-Rushby, Julia; Furness, Cheryl; Anokye, Nana; Ibison, Judith; DeWilde, Steve; David, Lee; Howard, Emma; Dale, Rebecca; Smith, Jamie; Cook, Derek G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-03)
      Pedometers can increase walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels, but their effectiveness with or without support has not been rigorously evaluated. We assessed the effectiveness of a pedometer-based ...