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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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Infographic: Physical activity, sitting time and mortality

Ulf Ekelund
- 05 Jan 2018 - 
TL;DR: This work has shown that sitting time constitutes the majority of awake time in the adult population, and Sedentary behaviours have been proposed to be associated with many chronic conditions independent of physical activity.
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Tai Chi for Chronic Illness Management: Synthesizing Current Evidence from Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Liye Zou, +15 more
- 01 Feb 2021 - 
TL;DR: Moderate evidence suggests that Tai Chi intervention improved physical functions and disease-specific outcomes compared with non-active controls and cardiorespiratory fitness compared with active controls among adults with diverse chronic illnesses.
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Assessing physical activity among children with activity monitors using different time sampling intervals and placements

Andreas Nilsson, +2 more
- 01 May 2001 - 
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Prevalence of crowding, boarding and staffing levels in Swedish emergency departments - a National Cross Sectional Study.

Jens Wretborn, +3 more
- 18 Jun 2020 - 
TL;DR: ED crowding based on occupancy rate was prevalent on a national level in Sweden and comparable with international data, and staff workload, boarding and patient to staff ratios were generally lower than previously described.
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The independent and joint associations of physical activity and body mass index with myocardial infarction: The Tromsø Study

Marius Renninger, +10 more
- 01 Nov 2018 - 
TL;DR: The findings suggest that LTPA and BMI are independently associated with risk of MI, and LTPA seems to attenuate but not eliminate the risk ofMI associated with excess bodyweight.