Knut Eirik Dalene
Researcher
Contact
Mob: +47 922 29 507
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Department
Responsibilities
Physical activity og health related physical fitness. Non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Projects and publications
- Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Tessa Strain, Ding Ding, Knut Eirik Dalene, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2025). Associations of adiposity and device-measured physical activity with cancer incidence: UK Biobank prospective cohort study. Journal of Sport and Health Science doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101018
- Bart Cillekens, Pieter Coenen, Maaike A. Huysmans, Andreas Holtermann, Richard P. Troiano, Paul Jarle Mork, Steinar Krokstad, Els Clays, Dirk De Bacquerg, Mette Aadahl, Line Lund Kårhus, Anette Sjøl, Lars Bo Andersen, Jussi Kauhanen, Ari Voutilainen, Richard Pulsford, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Uri Goldbourt, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand, Annika Rosengren, Lena Björck, Kyle Sprow, Kristin Franzon, Miguel Rodriguez-Barranco, Leila Luján-Barroso, Lars Alfredsson, Martin Bahls, Till Ittermann, Miriam Wanner, Matthias Bopp, Jacob Louis Marott, Peter Schnohr, Børge G. Nordestgaarda, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Johan Clausen, Magnus T. Jensen, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Niklas Krause, Jos Twisk, Willem van Mechelen, Allard J. van der Beek, (2024). Should workers be physically active after work? Associations of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality across occupational physical activity levels—An individual participant data meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science s. 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100987
- Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, (2024). Physical activity, sedentary time and health – a narrative review with new insights. Danish Medical Journal doi: 10.61409/A06240433
- Pieter Coenen, Maaike A. Huysmans, Andreas Holtermann, Richard P. Troiano, Paul Jarle Mork, Steinar Krokstad, Els Clays, Bart Cillekens, Dirk De Bacquer, Mette Aadahl, Line Lund Kårhus, Anette Sjøl, Lars Bo Andersen, Jussi Kauhanen, Ari Voutilainen, Richard M. Pulsford, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Uri Goldbourt, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand, Annika Rosengren, Lena Björck, Kyle Sprow, Kristin Franzon, Miguel Rodriguez-Barranco, Leila Luján-Barroso, Anders Knutsson, Lars Alfredsson, Martin Bahls, Till Ittermann, Alexander Kluttig, Lamiaa Hassan, Miriam Wanner, Matthias Bopp, Jacob Louis Marott, Peter Schnohr, Børge Grønne Nordestgaard, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Johan Clausen, Magnus Thorsten Jensen, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Niklas Krause, Jos Twisk, Willem van Mechelen, Allard J. van der Beek, (2024). Associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality: an individual participant data meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine s. 1527-1538. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108117
- Jakob Tarp, Knut Eirik Dalene, Morten Fagerland, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Maria Hagströmer, Ing-Mari Dohrn, Paddy C. Dempsey, Katrien Wijndaele, Søren Karl Brage, Anna Hava Nordström, Peter Nordström, Keith M. Diaz, Virginia J. Howard, Steven P. Hooker, Bente Morseth, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Thomas Yates, Charlotte L. Edwardson, I-Min Lee, Ulf Ekelund, (2024). Physical Activity Volume, Intensity, and Mortality: Harmonized Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine s. 887-896. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.022
- Anders Husøy, Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Lars Bo Andersen, Ulf Ekelund, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, (2024). Longitudinal changes in device-measured physical activity from childhood to young adulthood: the PANCS follow-up study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01578-7
- Wenche Nystad, Vidar Hjellvik, Inger Kristin Larsen, Trude Eid Robsahm, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Sameline Grimsgaard, Arnulf Langhammer, Jørgen Gustav Bramness, Torbjørn Wisløff, Simon Lergenmuller, Knut Eirik Dalene, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Kristin Holvik, Jon Helgeland, Øystein Karlstad, Inger Ariansen, (2023). National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1177/14034948231214580
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, (2023). Assessment of physical activity behaviours: methods, levels, and time trends.
- Jakob Tarp, Mengyun Luo, Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, Borja Del Pozo Cruz, Mathias Ried-Larsen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Ulf Ekelund, Ding Ding, (2023). Leisure-time physical activity and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes: Cross-country comparison of cohort studies. Journal of Sport and Health Science s. 212-221. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.10.004
- Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Ding Ding, Borja Del Pozo Cruz, Knut Eirik Dalene, Carlos Ayán, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2023). Joint associations of device-measured physical activity and abdominal obesity with incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine s. 196-203. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107252
- Ulf Ekelund, Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jakob Tarp, (2023). Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review. Journal of Sport and Health Science s. 24-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.09.006
- Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Knut Eirik Dalene, Anne Elise Eggen, Ulf Ekelund, Marius Steiro Fimland, Kim Arne Heitmann, Andreas Holtermann, Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Bente Morseth, Tom Wilsgaard, (2023). Occupational physical activity and risk of mortality in women and men: the Tromsø Study 1986–2021. British Journal of Sports Medicine s. 81-88. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107282
- Frederik Pagh Bredahl Kristensen, Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, Borja Del Pozo Cruz, Mathias Ried-Larsen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Ding Ding, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2023). Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Microvascular Complications in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A UK Biobank Study. Diabetes Care s. 1816-1824. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0937
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Simon Lergenmuller, Erik Reidar Sund, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Trude Eid Robsahm, Yngvar Nilssen, Wenche Nystad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Inger Ariansen, (2023). Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway: the NCDNOR project. Scientific Reports doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41660-x
- Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Ding Ding, Knut Eirik Dalene, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2023). Body composition and mortality from middle to old age: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank. International Journal of Obesity s. 709-716. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01314-4
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Ulf Ekelund, May Grydeland, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Jakob Tarp, (2022). Device-measured sedentary time in Norwegian children and adolescents in the era of ubiquitous internet access: secular changes between 2005, 2011 and 2018. International Journal of Epidemiology s. 1556-1567. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac063
- Jakob Tarp, Morten Wang Fagerland, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Barbara Jefferis, Peter H. Whincup, Keith M. Diaz, Steven P. Hooker, Virginia J. Howard, Ariel Chernofsky, Martin G. Larson, Nicole Spartano, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Ing-Mari Dohrn, Maria Hagströmer, Charlotte Edwardson, Thomas Yates, Eric Shiroma, Paddy C. Dempsey, Katrien Wijndaele, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, I-Min Lee, Ulf Ekelund, (2021). Device-measured physical activity, adiposity and mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis of eight prospective cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine s. 725-732. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104827
- Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Elin Kolle, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Mari Bratteteig, Emilie Frederikke Mass Dalhaug, Lars Bo Andersen, Wenche Nystad, Ulf Ekelund, Knut Eirik Dalene, (2021). Temporal trends in physical activity levels across more than a decade – a national physical activity surveillance system among Norwegian children and adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01120-z
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Jakob Tarp, Randi Marie Selmer, Inger Kristine Holtermann Ariansen, Wenche Nystad, Pieter Coenen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, (2021). Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health s. e386-e395. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00032-3
- Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra, Ding Ding, Knut Eirik Dalene, Borja Del Pozo-Cruz, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2021). Stair climbing and mortality: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle s. 298-307. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12679
- Jakob Tarp, Anders Grøntved, Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ding Ding, Ulf Ekelund, (2021). Fitness, fatness, and mortality in men and women from the UK biobank: Prospective cohort study. Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019605
- Anders Husøy, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2020). Effect modification by cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between physical activity and cardiometabolic health in youth: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1847919
- Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra, Ding Ding, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Jakob Tarp, (2020). Physical activity and mortality across levels of adiposity: A prospective cohort study from the UK biobank. Mayo Clinic proceedings s. 105-119. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.049
- Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Elin Kolle, Kate Northstone, Niels Christian Møller, Anders Grøntved, Niels Wedderkopp, Susi Kriemler, Angie S. Page, Jardena J. Puder, John J. Reilly, Luís B. Sardinha, Esther M.F. van Sluijs, Lars Bo Andersen, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Wolfgang Ahrens, Claudia Flexeder, Marie Standl, Holger Shculz, Luis A. Moreno, Stefaan De Henauw, Nathalie Michels, Greet Cardon, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan Ruiz, Susana Aznar, Mikael Fogelholm, Andrew Decelis, Line Grønholt Olesen, Mads F. Hjorth, Rute Santos, Susana Vale, Lars Breum Christiansen, Russell Jago, Laura Basterfield, Christopher G. Owen, Claire M. Nightingale, Gabriele Eiben, Angela Polito, Fabio Lauria, Jeremy Vanhelst, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, Kenn Konstabel, Dénes Molnár, Ole Sprengeler, Yannis Manios, Jaanus Harro, Anthony Kafatos, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund, (2020). Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe – harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-00930-x
- Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Morten Fagerland, Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Jakob Tarp, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, (2020). Step by step: Association of device‐measured daily steps with all‐cause mortality - A prospective cohort Study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports s. 1705-1711. doi: 10.1111/sms.13726
- Guro Pauck Bernhardsen, Trine Stensrud, Wenche Nystad, Knut Eirik Dalene, Elin Kolle, Ulf Ekelund, (2019). Early life risk factors for childhood obesity—Does physical activity modify the associations? The MoBa cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports s. 1636-1646. doi: 10.1111/sms.13504
- Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, (2018). Monitoring population levels of physical activity and sedentary time in Norway across the lifespan. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports doi: 10.1111/sms.13314
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Lars Bo Andersen, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elin Kolle, (2018). Cross-sectional and prospective associations between sleep, screen time, active school travel, sports/exercise participation and physical activity in children and adolescents. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5610-7
- Ulf Ekelund, Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, (2017). Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity and associations with body weight gain: does body weight determine a decline in moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity?. International Journal of Obesity s. 1769-1774. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.186
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Lars Bo Andersen, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elin Kolle, (2017). Secular and longitudinal physical activity changes in population-based samples of children and adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports s. 161-171. doi: 10.1111/sms.12876
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Lars Bo Andersen, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elin Kolle, (2017). Cross-sectional and prospective associations between physical activity, body mass index and waist circumference in children and adolescents. Obesity Science & Practice s. 249-257. doi: 10.1002/osp4.114
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund, Anne-Karine Halvorsen Thoren, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elin Kolle, (2016). Permanent play facility provision is associated with children's time spent sedentary and in light physical activity during school hours: A cross-sectional study. Preventive Medicine Reports s. 429-434. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.08.011
- Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Elisabeth Teinung, Elin Kolle, Amund Riiser, Knut Sindre Mølmen, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Håvard Myklebust, Bente Morseth, Ulf Ekelund, Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, (2024). Fysisk form blant voksne og eldre i Norge 2022-2023 (Kan3).
- Bart Cillekens, Pieter Coenen, Maaike A. Huysmans, Andreas Holtermann, Richard P. Troiano, Paul Jarle Mork, Steinar Krokstad, Els Clays, Dirk De Bacquer, Mette Aadahl, Line Lund Kårhus, Anette Sjøl, Lars Bo Andersen, Jussi Kauhanen, Ari Voutilainen, Richard Pulsford, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Uri Goldbourt, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand, Annika Rosengren, Lena Björck, Kyle Sprow, Kristin Franzon, Miguel Rodriguez-Barranco, Leila Luján-Barroso, Lars Alfredsson, Martin Bahls, Till Ittermann, Miriam Wanner, Matthias Bopp, Jacob Louis Marott, Peter Schnohr, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ulf Ekelund, Johan Clausen, Magnus T. Jensen, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Niklas Krause, Jos Twisk, Willem van Mechelen, Allard J. van der Beek, (2025). Corrigendum to “Should workers be physically active after work? Associations of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality across occupational physical activity levels—An individual participant data meta-analysis” (J Sport Health Sci 14 [2025] 100987) (Journal of Sport and Health Science (2025) 14, (S2095254624001431), (10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100987)). Journal of Sport and Health Science doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101037
- Siri Høivik Storeng, Erik Reidar Sund, Knut Eirik Dalene, Simon Lergenmuller, Inger Ariansen, Steinar Krokstad, (2024). Socioeconomic inequalities in allostatic load in a large Norwegian cohort study, the NCDNOR project.
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Simon Lergenmuller, Vidar Hjellvik, Hein Stigum, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Wenche Nystad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Ulf Ekelund, Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Inger Ariansen, (2024). Noncommunicable disease risk factor groups, socioeconomic position and longevity in Norway: a prospective cohort study of 576 299 men and women – the NCDNOR project.
- Simon Lergenmuller, Trude Eid Robsahm, Yngvar Nilssen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Wenche Nystad, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Hein Stigum, Vidar Hjellvik, Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Inger Ariansen, Inger Kristin Larsen, (2024). Patterns, prevalence, and risk of noncommunicable disease comorbidities and death in cancer patients: A comprehensive nationwide Norwegian registry study – the NCDNOR Project.
- Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Vidar Hjellvik, Inger Ariansen, Jørgen Gustav Bramness, Knut Eirik Dalene, Steinar Krokstad, Arnulf Langhammer, Inger Kristin Larsen, Simon Lergenmuller, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Øyvind Erik Næss, (2024). NCD multimorbidity in Norway 2010-2020 – a NCDNOR study.
- Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Vidar Hjellvik, Inger Ariansen, Jørgen Gustav Bramness, Knut Eirik Dalene, Steinar Krokstad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Øyvind Erik Næss, Paz Lopez-Doriga Ruiz, Martin Steen Tesli, Wenche Nystad, (2024). Social disparities in multimorbidity of noncommunicable diseases in Norway 2010-2020 – an emerging challenge in a single-disease-focused healthcare system. Data from the NCDNOR project.
- Simon Lergenmuller, Trude Eid Robsahm, Yngvar Nilssen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Wenche Nystad, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Hein Stigum, Vidar Hjellvik, Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Inger Ariansen, Inger Kristin Larsen, (2024). Prevalence, Patterns, and Risk of Comorbidities and Death in Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Norwegian Registry Study – the NCDNOR Project.
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Simon Lergenmuller, Erik Reidar Sund, Steinar Krokstad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Wenche Nystad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Ulf Ekelund, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Hein Stigum, Vidar Hjellvik, Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Inger Ariansen, (2024). Latent risk factor profiles in the Norwegian adult population over time and their association with premature NCD mortality – the NCDNOR project..
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Simon Lergenmuller, Erik Reidar Sund, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Trude Eid Robsahm, Yngvar Nilssen, Wenche Nystad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Inger Ariansen, (2023). Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway – the NCDNOR project.
- Lars Jøran Kjerpeseth, Vidar Hjellvik, Inger Ariansen, Jørgen Gustav Bramness, Knut Eirik Dalene, Steinar Krokstad, Inger Kristin Larsen, Haakon Eduard Meyer, Øyvind Erik Næss, Paz Lopez-Doriga Ruiz, Wenche Nystad, (2023). NCD multimorbidity in Norway 2010-2020 – a NCDNOR study.
- Knut Eirik Dalene, Jakob Tarp, Ulf Ekelund, (2021). The role of occupational physical activity on longevity – Authors' reply. The Lancet Public Health s. E545-E545. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00155-9
- Ulf Ekelund, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jakob Tarp, I-Min Lee, (2020). Physical activity and mortality: what is the dose response and how big is the effect?. British Journal of Sports Medicine s. 1125-1126. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101765
- Jakob Tarp, Knut Eirik Dalene, Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, (2020). Double counting individuals in meta‐analysis artificially inflates precision. Comment on “Device‐measured light‐intensity physical activity and mortality: A meta‐analysis”. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports s. 1083-1084. doi: 10.1111/sms.13693
- Knut Eirik Dalene, (2020). Physical activity and mortality - new data and new paradoxes?.
- Jakob Tarp, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Ulf Ekelund, (2019). Comment on: "Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Childhood and Adolescence Affects Future Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies". Sports Medicine s. 159-161. doi: 10.1007/s40279-018-01035-z
- Bjørge Hermann Hansen, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Elin Kolle, Ulf Ekelund, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, (2016). Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Replacing Sedentary Time with Active Behaviors on the Body Mass Index. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000485698.85376.e6