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Ulf Ekelund
Researcher at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Publications - 661
Citations - 88198
Ulf Ekelund is an academic researcher from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 115, co-authored 611 publications receiving 70618 citations. Previous affiliations of Ulf Ekelund include Norwegian Institute of Public Health & Lund University.
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PACE-UP (Pedometer and consultation evaluation - UP) – a pedometer-based walking intervention with and without practice nurse support in primary care patients aged 45–75 years: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Tess Harris,Sally Kerry,Christina R. Victor,Sunil M. Shah,Steve Iliffe,Michael Ussher,Ulf Ekelund,Ulf Ekelund,Julia Fox-Rushby,Peter H. Whincup,Lee David,Debbie Brewin,Judith Ibison,Stephen DeWilde,Elizabeth S Limb,Nana Anokye,Cheryl Furness,Emma Howard,Rebecca Dale,Derek G Cook +19 more
TL;DR: The PACE-UP trial will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a pedometer-based walking intervention delivered by post or practice nurse to less active primary care patients aged 45–75 years old.
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Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"
Joel D. Barnes,Timothy K. Behrens,Mark E. Benden,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Dale S. Bond,P Brassard,Helen Brown,Lucas J. Carr,Carson,J-P Chaput,Hayley Christian,Rachel C. Colley,Mary Duggan,David W. Dunstan,Ulf Ekelund,Dale W. Esliger,Z Ferraro,Yoni Freedhoff,Karla I. Galaviz,Paula Gardiner,Gary S. Goldfield,William L. Haskell,Gary Liguori,Genevieve N. Healy,Katya M. Herman,Erica Hinckson,Richard Larouche,Allana G. LeBlanc,J Levine,Hotaka Maeda,M McCall,W McCubbin,A. McGuire,Onywera,Neville Owen,Mark D. Peterson,Stephanie A. Prince,Ernesto Ramirez,Nicola D. Ridgers,Ash C. Routen,Alex V. Rowlands,Travis J. Saunders,John M. Schuna,Lauren B. Sherar,Donna Spruijt-Metz,B Taylor,Mark S. Tremblay,Jared M. Tucker,Katrien Wijndaele,J Wilson,Sarah J. Woodruff +50 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T at Presentation Combined With History and ECG for Ruling Out Major Adverse Cardiac Events
Arash Mokhtari,Bertil Lindahl,J. Gustav Smith,Martin J. Holzmann,Ardavan Khoshnood,Ulf Ekelund +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the diagnostic accuracy of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) level less than 5 ng/L or less than or equal to 14 ng/L at emergency department (ED) presentation, combined with the emergency physician's assessment of history and ECG, was evaluated.
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Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Differ According to Education Level in Young Adults
Marko T. Kantomaa,Marjaana Tikanmäki,Marjaana Tikanmäki,Anna Kankaanpää,Marja Vääräsmäki,Marja Vääräsmäki,Marika Sipola-Leppänen,Marika Sipola-Leppänen,Ulf Ekelund,Ulf Ekelund,Harto Hakonen,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Eero Kajantie,Eero Kajantie,Tuija Tammelin +14 more
TL;DR: The results indicate different challenges related to unhealthy behaviours in young adults with low and high education: high education is associated with a lack of light-intensity physical activity and high sedentary time especially during weekdays, whereas low education isassociated with a Lack of MVPA.
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Association between birth weight and objectively measured sedentary time is mediated by central adiposity: data in 10,793 youth from the International Children’s Accelerometry Database
Maria Hildebrand,Elin Kolle,Bjørge H. Hansen,Paul J. Collings,Katrien Wijndaele,Katarzyna Kordas,Ashley R Cooper,Lauren B. Sherar,Lars Bo Andersen,Luís B. Sardinha,Susi Kriemler,Pedro C. Hallal,Esther M. F. van Sluijs,Ulf Ekelund +13 more
TL;DR: The association between birth weight and sedentary time appears partially mediated by central adiposity, suggesting that bothBirth weight and abdominal adiposity may be correlates of sedentaryTime in youth.