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    • Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity in pregnancy?: The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study 

      Da Silva, Shana Ginar; Evenson, Kelly R.; Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; Mendes, Márcio A; Domingues, Marlos Rodrigues; Da Silveira, Mariângela Freitas; Wehrmeister, Fernando César; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro Curi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective methods to measure physical activity (PA) have become available and widely used given the high degree of precision to evaluate PA. However, few studies have used accelerometers to measure PA during pregnancy, ...
    • Criterion validity of two physical activity and one sedentary time questionnaire against accelerometry in a large cohort of adults and older adults 

      Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Johansson, Jonas; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Søren, Brage; Horsch, Alexander; Ekelund, Ulf; Morseth, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives: We compared the ability of physical activity and sitting time questionnaires (PAQ) for ranking individuals versus continuous volume calculations (physical activity level (PAL), metabolic equivalents of task ...
    • Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of active travel, organised sport and physical education with accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young people: The International Children’s Accelerometry Database 

      Ikeda, Erika; Guagliano, Justin M.; Atkin, Andrew J.; Sherar, Lauren B.; Ekelund, Ulf; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Northstone, Kate; van Sluijs, Esther (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Physical activity (PA) declines during childhood. Important sources of PA are active travel, organised sport and physical education (PE), but it is unclear how these domain-specific PA sources contribute to ...
    • Cross-sectional and prospective associations between aerobic fitness and lipoprotein particle profile in a cohort of Norwegian schoolchildren 

      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, 2021)
      Background and aims: The associations between aerobic fitness and traditional measures of lipid metabolism in children are uncertain. We investigated whether higher levels of aerobic fitness benefit lipoprotein metabolism ...
    • Cross-sectional and prospective associations between sleep, screen time, active school travel, sports/exercise participation and physical activity in children and adolescents 

      Dalene, Knut Eirik; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andersen, Lars Bo; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ekelund, Ulf; Hansen, Bjørge Herman; Kolle, Elin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: The aim of this study was to investigate how sleep, screen time, active school travel and sport and/or exercise participation associates with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in nationally ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 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 ...
    • The effect of a school-based intervention on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength: The School in Motion cluster randomized trial 

      Kolle, Elin; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Berntsen, Sveinung; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Grydeland, May (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Physical activity (PA) declines throughout adolescence, therefore PA promotion during this period is important. We analyzed the effect of two school-based PA interventions on daily PA levels, cardiorespiratory ...
    • Effect of pedometer-based walking interventions on long-term health outcomes: Prospective 4-year follow-up of two randomised controlled trials using routine primary care data 

      Harris, Tess; Limb, Elizabeth S.; Hosking, Fay J.; Carey, Iain; DeWilde, Steve; Furness, Cheryl; Wahlich, Charlotte; Ahmad, Shaleen; Kerry, Sally; Whincup, Peter; Victor, Christina; Ussher, Michael; Iliffe, Steve; Ekelund, Ulf; Fox-Rushby, Julia; Ibison, Judith; Cook, Derek G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Data are lacking from physical activity (PA) trials with long-term follow-up of both objectively measured PA levels and robust health outcomes. Two primary care 12-week pedometer-based walking interventions in ...
    • Effects of 2-year dietary and physical activity intervention on cognition in children: A nonrandomized controlled trial 

      Naveed, Sehrish; Sallinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Skog, Hannamari; Jalkanen, Henna; Brage, Søren Karl; Ekelund, Ulf; Pentikäinen, Heikki; Savonen, Kai; Lakka, Timo A.; Haapala, Eero A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Objective: We investigated the effects of a combined dietary and PA intervention on cognition in children and whether changes in diet quality, PA, sedentary behavior (SB), and sedentary time (ST) are associated ...