MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

Greater male variability in daily energy expenditure develops through puberty.

Halsey LG, Careau V, Ainslie PN, Alemán-Mateo H, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bandini L, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Brage S, Buchowski MS, Butte N, Camps SG, Casper R, Close GL, Colbert LH, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Dabare P, Das SK, Davies PSW, Deb S, Nyström CD, Dietz W, Dugas LR, Eaton S, Ekelund U, Hamdouchi AE, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Gillingham M, Goris AH, Gurven M, Haisma H, Hambly C, Hoffman D, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen A, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kriengsinyos W, Kuriyan R, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Lanerolle P, Larsson CL, Lessan N, Löf M, Martin C, Matsiko E, Meijer GA, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Must A, Neuheuser M, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich R, Racette SB, Raichen DA, Ravussin E, Redman L, Reilly JJ, Reynolds R, Roberts S, Rood JC, Samaranayake D, Sardinha LB, Scuitt AJ, Silva AM, Sinha S, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Stunkard A, Urlacher SS, Valencia ME, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Verbunt JA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood B, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford A, Loechl C, Luke A, Pontzer H, Rood J, Sagayama H, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Yamada Y, Speakman JR, IAEA DLW Database Consortium IAEA DLW Database Consortium

Biology letters. Sep 2023

(DOI : 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0152)

Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.

Speakman JR, de Jong JMA, Sinha S, Westerterp KR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Bedu-Addo K, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bovet P, Brage S, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Das SK, Davies PSW, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Gillingham M, Ghosh S, Goris AH, Gurven M, Halsey LG, Hambly C, Haisma HH, Hoffman D, Hu S, Joosen AM, Kaplan JL, Katzmarzyk P, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Leonard WR, Löf M, Martin CK, Matsiko E, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Roberts SB, Rudolph MC, Sardinha LB, Schuit AJ, Silva AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wood BM, Yanovski JA, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Kurpad A, Luke AH, Pontzer H, Rodeheffer MS, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Wong WW

Nature metabolism. Apr 2023

(DOI : 10.1038/s42255-023-00782-2)

Influence of Guideline Operationalization on Youth Activity Prevalence in the International Children's Accelerometry Database.

Gammon C, Atkin AJ, Corder K, Ekelund U, Hansen BH, Sherar LB, Andersen LB, Anderssen S, Davey R, Hallal PC, Jago R, Kriemler S, Kristensen PL, Kwon S, Northstone K, Pate R, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Feb 2022

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002884)

Cross-sectional and prospective associations of sleep duration and bedtimes with adiposity and obesity risk in 15 810 youth from 11 international cohorts.

Collings PJ, Grøntved A, Jago R, Kriemler S, Northstone K, Puder JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, Steene-Johannessen J, van Sluijs EMF, Sherar LB, Esliger DW, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Pediatric Obesity. Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.1111/ijpo.12873)

Children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis.

Brazendale K, Beets MW, Armstrong B, Weaver RG, Hunt ET, Pate RR, Brusseau TA, Bohnert AM, Olds T, Tassitano RM, Tenorio MCM, Garcia J, Andersen LB, Davey R, Hallal PC, Jago R, Kolle E, Kriemler S, Kristensen PL, Kwon S, Puder JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-021-01095-x)

Birth weight, cardiometabolic risk factors and effect modification of physical activity in children and adolescents: pooled data from 12 international studies.

Bernhardsen GP, Stensrud T, Hansen BH, Steene-Johannesen J, Kolle E, Nystad W, Anderssen SA, Hallal PC, Janz KF, Kriemler S, Andersen LB, Northstone K, Resaland GK, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Ried-Larsen M, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

International Journal of Obesity. Oct 2019

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-020-0612-9)

Tracking of total sedentary time and sedentary patterns in youth: a pooled analysis using the International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD).

van Ekris E, Wijndaele K, Altenburg TM, Atkin AJ, Twisk J, Andersen LB, Janz KF, Froberg K, Northstone K, Page AS, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Chinapaw M, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Oct 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-020-00960-5)

Substituting prolonged sedentary time and cardiovascular risk in children and youth: a meta-analysis within the International Children's Accelerometry database (ICAD).

Wijndaele K, White T, Andersen LB, Bugge A, Kolle E, Northstone K, Wedderkopp N, Ried-Larsen M, Kriemler S, Page AS, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Sharp SJ, Brage S, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Jul 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-019-0858-6)

Physical activity attenuates metabolic risk of adolescents with overweight or obesity: the ICAD multi-country study.

Werneck AO, Silva DR, Oyeyemi AL, Fernandes RA, Steene-Johannesen J, Andersen LB, Northstone K, Sardinha LB, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

International Journal of Obesity. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-020-0521-y)

A closer look at the relationship among accelerometer-based physical activity metrics: ICAD pooled data.

Kwon S, Andersen LB, Grøntved A, Kolle E, Cardon G, Davey R, Kriemler S, Northstone K, Page AS, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Janz KF, International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Nov 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-019-0801-x)

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 BH, Anderssen SA, Andersen LB, Hildebrand M, Kolle E, Steene-Johannessen J, Kriemler S, Page AS, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Wedderkopp N, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.). Apr 2018

(DOI : 10.1007/s40279-018-0909-1)

Physical activity intensity, bout-duration, and cardiometabolic risk markers in children and adolescents.

Tarp J, Child A, White T, Westgate K, Bugge A, Grøntved A, Wedderkopp N, Andersen LB, Cardon G, Davey R, Janz KF, Kriemler S, Northstone K, Page AS, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Ekelund U, Wijndaele K, Brage S, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

International journal of obesity (2005). Feb 2018

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-018-0152-8)

Does adiposity mediate the relationship between physical activity and biological risk factors in youth?: a cross-sectional study from the International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD).

Tarp J, Bugge A, Andersen LB, Sardinha LB, Ekelund U, Brage S, Møller NC

International Journal of Obesity. Apr 2017

(DOI : 10.1038/ijo.2017.241)

Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Associations with Metabolic Health Across Weight Statuses in Children and Adolescents.

Kuzik N, Carson V, Andersen LB, Sardinha LB, Grøntved A, Hansen BH, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Mar 2017

(DOI : 10.1002/oby.21952)

Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Surveillance Through Accelerometer Pooling in Four European Countries.

Loyen A, Clarke-Cornwell AM, Anderssen SA, Hagströmer M, Sardinha LB, Sundquist K, Ekelund U, Steene-Johannessen J, Baptista F, Hansen BH, Wijndaele K, Brage S, Lakerveld J, Brug J, van der Ploeg HP

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.). Dec 2016

(DOI : 10.1007/s40279-016-0658-y)

Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study.

Júdice PB, Silva AM, Berria J, Petroski EL, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Nov 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0481-3)

Weather and children's physical activity; how and why do relationships vary between countries?

Harrison F, Goodman A, van Sluijs EMF, Andersen LB, Cardon G, Davey R, Janz KF, Kriemler S, Molloy L, Page AS, Pate R, Puder JJ, Sardinha LB, Timperio A, Wedderkopp N, Jones AP, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Oct 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0526-7)

Age-related patterns of vigorous-intensity physical activity in youth: The International Children's Accelerometry Database.

Corder K, Sharp SJ, Atkin AJ, Andersen LB, Cardon G, Page A, Davey R, Grøntved A, Hallal PC, Janz KF, Kordas K, Kriemler S, Puder JJ, Sardinha LB, Ekelund U, Van Sluijs EM, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Preventive medicine reports. May 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.05.006)

Cross-sectional and prospective impact of reallocating sedentary time to physical activity on children's body composition.

Sardinha LB, Marques A, Minderico C, Ekelund U

Pediatric Obesity. Jan 2016

(DOI : 10.1111/ijpo.12153)

Longitudinal Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Academic Achievement.

Sardinha LB, Marques A, Minderico C, Palmeira A, Martins S, Santos DA, Ekelund U

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Nov 2015

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000830)

Breaking-up sedentary time is associated with impairment in activities of daily living.

Sardinha LB, Ekelund U, dos Santos L, Cyrino ES, Silva AM, Santos DA

Experimental gerontology. Oct 2015

(DOI : 10.1016/j.exger.2015.10.010)

Fitness but not weight status is associated with projected physical independence in older adults.

Sardinha LB, Cyrino ES, Santos LD, Ekelund U, Santos DA

Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). Sep 2015

(DOI : 10.1007/s11357-016-9911-4)

A Comparison between BMI, Waist Circumference, and Waist-To-Height Ratio for Identifying Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents.

Sardinha LB, Santos DA, Silva AM, Grøntved A, Andersen LB, Ekelund U

PLoS ONE. Aug 2015

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0149351)

Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children's accelerometry database (ICAD).

Cooper AR, Goodman A, Page AS, Sherar LB, Esliger DW, Van Sluijs EM, Andersen LB, Anderssen S, Cardon G, Davey R, Froberg K, Hallal P, Janz KF, Kordas K, Kreimler S, Pate RR, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, Timperio A, Ekelund U

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Jun 2015

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-015-0274-5)

Breaking-up sedentary time is associated with impairment in activities of daily living.

Sardinha LB, Ekelund U, dos Santos L, Cyrino ES, Silva AM, Santos DA

Experimental gerontology. Jun 2015

(DOI : 10.1016/j.exger.2015.09.011)

Cardiorespiratory fitness is related to metabolic risk independent of physical activity in boys but not girls from Southern Brazil.

Silva D, Werneck AO, Collings P, Tomeleri CM, Fernandes RA, Ronque E, Venturini D, Barbosa DS, Coelho-E-Silva MJ, Sardinha LB, Cyrino ES

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. Apr 2015

(DOI : 10.1002/ajhb.22826)

Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents.

Sherar LB, Griffin TP, Ekelund U, Cooper AR, Esliger DW, Van Sluijs EM, Bo Andersen L, Cardon G, Davey R, Froberg K, Hallal PC, Janz KF, Kordas K, Kriemler S, Pate RR, Puder JJ, Sardinha LB, Timperio AF, Page AS

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Mar 2015

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2015-205763)

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time with adiposity in children.

Marques A, Minderico C, Martins S, Palmeira A, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

International Journal of Obesity. Feb 2015

(DOI : 10.1038/ijo.2015.168)

Correlates of sports practice, occupational and leisure-time physical activity in Brazilian adolescents.

Silva DR, Fernandes RA, Ohara D, Collings PJ, Souza MF, Tomeleri CM, Ronque ER, Sardinha LB, Cyrino ES

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. Jan 2015

(DOI : 10.1002/ajhb.22760)

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.

Hildebrand M, Kolle E, Hansen BH, Collings PJ, Wijndaele K, Kordas K, Cooper AR, Sherar LB, Andersen LB, Sardinha LB, Kriemler S, Hallal P, van Sluijs E, Ekelund U

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dec 2014

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.114.103648)

A new approach to define and diagnose cardiometabolic disorder in children.

Andersen LB, Lauersen JB, Brønd JC, Anderssen SA, Sardinha LB, Steene-Johannessen J, McMurray RG, Barros MV, Kriemler S, Møller NC, Bugge A, Kristensen PL, Ried-Larsen M, Grøntved A, Ekelund U

Journal of diabetes research. Nov 2014

(DOI : 10.1155/2015/539835)

Associations between organized sports participation and objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and weight status in youth.

Marques A, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

Journal of science and medicine in sport. Oct 2014

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.02.007)

Equating accelerometer estimates among youth: The Rosetta Stone 2.

Brazendale K, Beets MW, Bornstein DB, Moore JB, Pate RR, Weaver RG, Falck RS, Chandler JL, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Cardon G, Cooper A, Davey R, Froberg K, Hallal PC, Janz KF, Kordas K, Kriemler S, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, Timperio A, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Journal of science and medicine in sport. Oct 2014

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.02.006)

Association between physical activity, sedentary time, and healthy fitness in youth.

Marques A, Santos R, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Jul 2014

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000426)

Accuracy of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for assessing energy expenditure in free-living adults during a double-blind crossover caffeine trial using doubly labeled water as the reference method.

Silva AM, Santos DA, Matias CN, Júdice PB, Magalhães JP, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. May 2013

(DOI : 10.1038/ejcn.2014.51)

Sedentary time in children: influence of accelerometer processing on health relations.

Atkin AJ, Ekelund U, Møller NC, Froberg K, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Brage S

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Jan 2013

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318282190e)

Validity of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for the measurement of free-living energy expenditure in very active individuals.

Santos DA, Silva AM, Matias CN, Magalhães JP, Fields DA, Minderico CS, Ekelund U, Sardinha LB

Journal of science and medicine in sport. Dec 2012

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.09.006)

Fat-free mass mediates the association between birth weight and aerobic fitness in youth.

Ridgway CL, Brage S, Anderssen S, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Ekelund U

International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Nov 2010

(DOI : 10.3109/17477166.2010.526225)

Do physical activity and aerobic fitness moderate the association between birth weight and metabolic risk in youth?: the European Youth Heart Study.

Ridgway CL, Brage S, Anderssen SA, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Ekelund U

Diabetes care. Oct 2010

(DOI : 10.2337/dc10-1178)

Does birth weight influence physical activity in youth? A combined analysis of four studies using objectively measured physical activity.

Ridgway CL, Brage S, Sharp SJ, Corder K, Westgate K, Van Sluijs EM, Goodyer IM, Hallal PC, Anderssen SA, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Ekelund U

PLoS ONE. Aug 2010

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0016125)

Absence of association between the INSIG2 gene polymorphism (rs7566605) and obesity in the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS).

Vimaleswaran KS, Franks PW, Brage S, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U, Loos RJ

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Feb 2009

(DOI : 10.1038/oby.2008.650)

Correlates of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study).

Nilsson A, Andersen LB, Ommundsen Y, Froberg K, Sardinha LB, Piehl-Aulin K, Ekelund U

BMC Public Health. Jan 2009

(DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-9-322)

Prevalence and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in a population-based sample of European youth.

Ekelund U, Anderssen S, Andersen LB, Riddoch CJ, Sardinha LB, Luan J, Froberg K, Brage S

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dec 2008

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26649)

PPARGC1A sequence variation and cardiovascular risk-factor levels: a study of the main genetic effects and gene x environment interactions in children from the European Youth Heart Study.

Brito EC, Vimaleswaran KS, Brage S, Andersen LB, Sardinha LB, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U, Loos RJ, Franks PW

Diabetologia. Nov 2008

(DOI : 10.1007/s00125-009-1269-z)

Objectively measured physical activity and bone strength in 9-year-old boys and girls.

Sardinha LB, Baptista F, Ekelund U

Pediatrics. Sep 2008

(DOI : 10.1542/peds.2007-2573)

Between- and within-day variability in physical activity and inactivity in 9- and 15-year-old European children.

Nilsson A, Anderssen SA, Andersen LB, Froberg K, Riddoch C, Sardinha LB, Ekelund U

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Feb 2008

(DOI : 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00762.x)

Comparison of equations for predicting energy expenditure from accelerometer counts in children.

Nilsson A, Brage S, Riddoch C, Anderssen SA, Sardinha LB, Wedderkopp N, Andersen LB, Ekelund U

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Jan 2008

(DOI : 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00694.x)

Objectively measured time spent sedentary is associated with insulin resistance independent of overall and central body fat in 9- to 10-year-old Portuguese children.

Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Quitério AL, Ornelas R, Froberg K, Riddoch CJ, Ekelund U

Diabetes care. Dec 2007

(DOI : 10.2337/dc07-1286)

Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor for clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex.

Anderssen SA, Cooper AR, Riddoch C, Sardinha LB, Harro M, Brage S, Andersen LB

European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology. Aug 2007

(DOI : 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328011efc1)

Independent associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic risk factors in children: the European youth heart study.

Ekelund U, Anderssen SA, Froberg K, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Brage S

Diabetologia. May 2007

(DOI : 10.1007/s00125-007-0762-5)

Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study).

Andersen LB, Harro M, Sardinha LB, Froberg K, Ekelund U, Brage S, Anderssen SA

Lancet (London, England). Jul 2006

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69075-2)