• Active Smarter Kids (ASK): rationale and design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of daily physical activity on children's academic performance and risk factors for non-communicable diseases 

      Resaland, Geir Kåre; Moe, Vegard Fusche; Aadland, Eivind; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Glosvik, Øyvind; Andersen, John Roger; Kvalheim, Olav Martin; McKay, Heather A.; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-28)
      Background: Evidence is emerging from school-based studies that physical activity might favorably affect children’s academic performance. However, there is a need for high-quality studies to support this. Therefore, the ...
    • Changes in physical activity and sedentary patterns on cardiometabolic outcomes in the transition to adolescence: International Children's Accelerometry Database 2.0 

      Júdice, Pedro B.; Hetherington-Rauth, Megan; Northstone, Kate; Andersen, Lars Bo; Wedderkopp, Niels; Ekelund, Ulf; Sardinha, Luís B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective: To examine the associations of changes in physical activity and sedentary patterns with changes in cardiometabolic outcomes from childhood to adolescence. Study design: Youth from the International Children's ...
    • Cross-Sectional Associations of Reallocating Time Between Sedentary and Active Behaviours on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Young People : An International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Analysis 

      Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andersen, Lars Bo; Hildebrand, Maria; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kriemler, Susi; Page, Angie S.; Puder, Jardena J.; Reilly, John J.; Sardinha, Luis B.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Wedderkopp, Niels; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Introduction Sedentary time and time spent in various intensity-specific physical activity are co-dependent, and increasing time spent in one behaviour requires decreased time in another. Objective The aim of the present ...
    • 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 ...
    • Implementation conditions for diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review. 

      Horodyska, Karolina; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Hayes, Catherine B.; O'Shea, Miriam P.; Langøien, Lars Jørun; Roos, Gun; van den Berg, Matthijs; Hendriksen, Marieke; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Brug, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-17)
      Background: This umbrella review aimed at identifying evidence-based conditions important for successful implementation of interventions and policies promoting a healthy diet, physical activity (PA), and a reduction in ...
    • Is sitting time a strong predictor of weight gain? 

      Kolle, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12-09)
      The current review aimed to examine the evidence on prospective associations between sedentary behavior (i.e., sitting time) and weight gain. Prospective studies published between January 2010 and August 2012 were identified ...
    • Physical activity and sedentary time in relation to academic achievement in children 

      Haapala, Eero A.; Väistö, Juuso; Lintu, Niina; Westgate, Kate; Ekelund, Ulf; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Brage, Søren; Lakka, Timo A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)
      tObjectives: To investigate the independent and combined associations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) with reading and arithmetic skills.Design: Cross-section ...
    • Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention 

      van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Ekelund, Ulf; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio; Guthold, Regina; Ha, Amy; Lubans, David; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Ding, Ding; Katzmarzyk, Peter T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation. However, in physical activity research, ...
    • Physical activity, sedentary time and adiposity during the first two decades of life 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Hildebrand, Maria; Collings, Paul J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-19)
      High amounts of time spent sedentary and low levels of physical activity have been implicated in the process of excessive adiposity gains in youth. The aim of this review is to discuss the role of physical activity, sedentary ...
    • Physical activity: Associations with health and summary of guidelines 

      Borodulin, Katja; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The understanding of how physical activity and insufficient physical activity are associated with health outcomes has increased considerably over the past decades. Along with physical activity, the evidence on the associations ...
    • Predictive validity of a thigh-worn accelerometer METs algorithm in 5- to 12-year-old children 

      van Loo, Christiana M. T.; Okely, Anthony D.; Batterham, Marijka; Hinkley, Tina; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Reilly, John J.; Peoples, Gregory E.; Jones, Rachel; Janssen, Xanne; Cliff, Dylan P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06)
      Background: To validate the activPAL3 algorithm for predicting metabolic equivalents (TAMETs) and classifying MVPA in 5- to 12-year-old children. Methods: Fifty-seven children (9.2 ± 2.3y, 49.1% boys) completed 14 activities ...
    • Prenatal, birth and early life predictors of sedentary behavior in young people: a systematic review 

      Hildebrand, Maria; Øglund, Guro Pauck; Wells, Jonathan C.; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-07)
      Background: Our aim was to systematically summarize the evidence on whether prenatal, birth and early life factors up to 6 years of age predict sedentary behavior in young people (≤18 years). Methods: PRISMA guidelines ...
    • Screen-viewing and the home TV environment: The European Youth Heart Study 

      Jago, Russell; Page, Angie S.; Froberg, Karsten; Sardinha, Luis B.; Klasson-Heggebø, Lena; Andersen, Lars Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-03)
      Objective Examine if home environmental factors are associated with screen-viewing. Methods Data are for 2670, 3rd and 9th grade participants in Denmark, Portugal, Estonia and Norway collected between 1997 and 2000. ...
    • Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study 

      Judice, Pedro B.; Silva, Analiza M.; Berria, Juliane; Petroski, Edio L.; Ekelund, Ulf; Sardinha, Luis B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-04)
      Background: Strong evidence indicates that moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is positively associated with fitness in youth, independent of total sedentary-time. Sedentary-time appears negatively associated with ...
    • Sitting Time, Physical Activity, and Risk of Mortality in Adults 

      Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Gale, Joanne; Bauman, Adrian; Ekelund, Ulf; Hamer, Mark; Ding, Ding (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: It is unclear what level of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) offsets the health risks of sitting. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the joint and stratified associations ...
    • Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe: Harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents 

      Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Kolle, Elin; Northstone, Kate; Møller, Niels Christian; Grøntved, Anders; Wedderkopp, Niels; Kriemler, Susi; Page, Angie S.; Puder, Jardena J.; Reilly, John J.; Sardinha, Luís B.; van Sluijs, Esther M.F.; Andersen, Lars Bo; van der Ploeg, Hidde P.; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Flexeder, Claudia; Standl, Marie; Shculz, Holger; Moreno, Luis A.; De Henauw, Stefaan; Michels, Nathalie; Cardon, Greet; Ortega, Francisco B.; Ruiz, Jonatan; Aznar, Susana; Fogelholm, Mikael; Decelis, Andrew; Olesen, Line Grønholt; Hjorth, Mads F.; Santos, Rute; Vale, Susana; Christiansen, Lars Breum; Jago, Russell; Basterfield, Laura; Owen, Christopher G.; Nightingale, Claire M.; Eiben, Gabriele; Polito, Angela; Lauria, Fabio; Vanhelst, Jeremy; Hadjigeorgiou, Charalambos; Konstabel, Kenn; Molnár, Dénes; Sprengeler, Ole; Manios, Yannis; Harro, Jaanus; Kafatos, Anthony; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The objective of the study was to assess the ...