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Patrik Wennberg

Associate professor, MD, PhD. Research focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Teaching in family medicine.

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E-mail
patrik.wennberg@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 94 50

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Affiliation
Associate professor, consultant (attending) physician at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Units: Family Medicine
Location
1A, målpunkt B41, plan 4, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, by1a, B41, NUS, 901 85 Umeå

Associate professor, MD, PhD. My research activities are focused on health and disease aspects of lifestyle with emphasis on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. 

Early adulthood exercise capacity, but not muscle strength, associates with subclinical atherosclerosis 40 years later in Swedish men
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 30, (5) : 407-415
Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony; Bergman, Frida; Grönlund, Christer; et al.
Cost-effectiveness of digital tools for behavior change interventions among people with chronic diseases: systematic review
Interactive Journal of Medical Research, JMIR Publications 2023, Vol. 12
Kyaw, Tun Lin; Ng, Nawi; Theocharaki, Margarita; et al.
Reduced progression of carotid intima media thickness by personalised pictorial presentation of subclinical atherosclerosis in VIPVIZA: A randomised controlled trial
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
Nyman, Emma; Grönlund, Christer; Vanoli, Davide; et al.
Associations between everyday physical activity and morale in older adults
Geriatric Nursing, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 48 : 37-42
Almevall, Albin Dahlin; Wennberg, Patrik; Zingmark, Karin; et al.
Health effects of reduced occupational sedentary behaviour in type 2 diabetes using a mobile health intervention: a study protocol for a 12-month randomized controlled trial—the ROSEBUD study
Trials, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 23, (1)
Brännholm Syrjälä, Maria; Bennet, L.; Dempsey, P.C.; et al.
Genetically Determined Reproductive Aging and Coronary Heart Disease: A Bidirectional 2-sample Mendelian Randomization
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Endocrine Society 2022, Vol. 107, (7) : E2952-E2961
Dam, Veerle; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; Burgess, Stephen; et al.
Physical activity attenuates but does not eliminate coronary heart disease risk amongst adults with risk factors: EPIC-CVD case-cohort study
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol. 29, (12) : 1618-1629
Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C.; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Lassale, Camille; et al.
Sitt mindre – all rörelse räknas: [Recommendations on physical activity and sedentary behaviour]
Läkartidningen, Vol. 119
Jansson, Eva; Wennberg, Patrik; Anderssen, Sigmund; et al.
Using Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models to Estimate Exposure Lag-Response Associations between Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI 2022, Vol. 19, (5)
Kriit, Hedi Katre; Andersson, Eva M.; Carlsen, Hanne K.; et al.
Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Are Risk Factors of Sudden Cardiac Death Due to First-Ever Myocardial Infarction
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI 2022, Vol. 23, (18)
Landfors, Fredrik; Vikström, Simon; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries
Nature, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 611, (7934) : 115-123
Mishra, Aniket; Malik, Rainer; Hachiya, Tsuyoshi; et al.
Oral glucose tolerance testing as a complement to fasting plasma glucose in screening for type 2 diabetes: population-based cross-sectional analyses of 146 000 health examinations in Västerbotten, Sweden
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 12, (6)
Rosén, Anna; Otten, Julia; Stomby, Andreas; et al.
Interaction of leisure-time physical activity with body mass index on the risk of obesity-related cancers: A pooled study
International Journal of Cancer, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 151, (6) : 859-868
Sun, Ming; Bjørge, Tone; Teleka, Stanley; et al.
Concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire adapted for adults aged ≥ 80 years (IPAQ-E 80 +) - tested with accelerometer data from the SilverMONICA study
Gait & Posture, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 92 : 135-143
Öhlin, Jerry; Toots, Annika; Dahlin Almevall, Albin; et al.
Physical activity in late middle- to older-aged people and dementia, cognitive, and physical function two decades later
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, S. Karger 2022, Vol. 51 : 135-141
Öhlin, Jerry; Toots, Annika; Littbrand, Håkan; et al.
No association between moist oral snuff (snus) use and oral cancer: pooled analysis of nine prospective observational studies
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 49, (8) : 833-840
Araghi, Marzieh; Galanti, Maria Rosaria; Lundberg, Michael; et al.
The beneficial effect over 3 years by pictorial information to patients and their physician about subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk: Results from the VIPVIZA randomized clinical trial
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 7
Bengtsson, Anna; Norberg, Margareta; Ng, Nawi; et al.
Lysophospholipids as Predictive Markers of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)
Metabolites, MDPI 2021, Vol. 11, (1)
Chorell, Elin; Olsson, Tommy; Jansson, Jan-Håkan; et al.
Clinical profile of rural community hospital inpatients in Sweden: a register study
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 39, (1) : 92-100
Hedman, Mante; Boman, Kurt; Brännström, Margareta; et al.
Sustainable Behavior Change for Health Supported by Person-Tailored, Adaptive, Risk-Aware Digital Coaching in a Social Context: Study Protocol for the STAR-C Research Programme
Frontiers In Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 9
Ng, Nawi; Eriksson, Malin; Guerrero, Esteban; et al.
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and black carbon in relation to natural and cause-specific mortality: A multicohort study in Sweden
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (9)
Nilsson Sommar, Johan; Andersson, Eva M.; Andersson, Niklas; et al.
Reducing occupational sitting time in adults with type 2 diabetes: Qualitative experiences of an office-adapted mHealth intervention
Diabetic Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 38, (6)
Syrjälä, Maria B.; Fhärm, Eva; Dempsey, Paddy C.; et al.
Increased risk of a first-ever myocardial infarction for women with mild impairment of renal glomerular function
Atherosclerosis, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 331 : E208-E208
Söderström, Elisabet; Blind, Ravna; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Mild impairment of renal function (shrunken pore syndrome) is associated with increased risk of a future first-ever myocardial infarction in women
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 81, (6) : 438-445
Söderström, Elisabet; Blind, Ravna; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Impact of achievement and change in achievement of lifestyle recommendations in middle-age on risk of the most common potentially preventable cancers
Preventive Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 153
Usher-Smith, Juliet A.; Häggström, Christel; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
IL-6 as a Mediator of the Association Between Traditional Risk Factors and Future Myocardial Infarction: A Nested Case-Control Study
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021, Vol. 41, (4) : 1570-1579
Zegeye, Mulugeta M.; Andersson, Jonas S. O.; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
GDF-15 is associated with sudden cardiac death due to incident myocardial infarction
Resuscitation, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 152 : 165-169
Andersson, Jonas; Fall, Tove; Delicano, Rachel; et al.
Walking Time Is associated With Hippocampal Volume in Overweight and Obese Office Workers
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 14
Bergman, Frida; Matsson-Frost, Tove; Jonasson, Lars S.; et al.
Swedish snus use is associated with mortality: a pooled analysis of eight prospective studies
International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 49, (6) : 2041-2050
Byhamre, Marja Lisa; Araghi, Marzieh; Alfredsson, Lars; et al.
Umeå University's proposed "Rural Stream": An effective alternative to the longitudinal integrated clerkship model for small rural communities?
Education for Health, Wolters Kluwer 2020, Vol. 33, (1) : 3-7
Carson, Dean; Wennberg, Patrik; Hultin, Magnus; et al.
Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Clades, Ukraine, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2020, Vol. 26, (3) : 481-490
Merker, Matthias; Nikolaevskaya, Elena; Kohl, Thomas A.; et al.
Dairy Products and Cancer Risk in a Northern Sweden Population
Nutrition and Cancer, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 72, (3) : 409-420
Nilsson, Lena Maria; Winkvist, Anna; Esberg, Anders; et al.
Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of coronary heart disease: a pan-European cohort study
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 112, (3) : 631-643
Sieri, Sabina; Agnoli, Claudia; Grioni, Sara; et al.
Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS)
British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 54, (8) : 435-437
Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Koster, Annemarie; Hamer, Mark; et al.
Distinct effects of acute exercise and breaks in sitting on working memory and executive function in older adults: a three-arm, randomised cross-over trial to evaluate the effects of exercise with and without breaks in sitting on cognition
British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 54, (13) : 776-781
Wheeler, Michael; Green, Daniel; Ellis, Kathryn; et al.
Association of menopausal characteristics and risk of coronary heart disease: A pan-European case-cohort analysis
International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 48, (4) : 1275-1285
Dam, Veerle; Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; et al.
Design of a program for complementary education of International Medical Graduates in Sweden: to include Swedish or not
AMEE 2019 : an International Association for Medical Education: abstract book, AMEE 2019 : 1390-1390
Hultin, Magnus; Semb, Olof; Tano, Krister; et al.
Dairy Product Intake and Cardiometabolic Diseases in Northern Sweden: A 33-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Nutrients, MDPI 2019, Vol. 11, (284)
Johansson, Ingegerd; Esberg, Anders; Nilsson, Lena Maria; et al.
Physical activity and risk of first-time venous thromboembolism
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 26, (11) : 1181-1187
Johansson, Magdalena; Johansson, Lars; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Multi-ancestry study of blood lipid levels identifies four loci interacting with physical activity
Nature Communications, London: Nature Publishing Group 2019, Vol. 10
Kilpelainen, Tuomas O.; Bentley, Amy R.; Noordam, Raymond; et al.
Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution, Black Carbon, and Their Source Components in Relation to Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke
Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, Durham: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2019, Vol. 127, (10)
Ljungman, Petter L S; Andersson, Niklas; Stockfelt, Leo; et al.
Visualization of asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease for optimum cardiovascular prevention (VIPVIZA): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 393, (10167) : 133-142
Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Lundgren, Anna; et al.
Patient-doctor engagement in cardiovascular prevention: Authors' reply
The Lancet, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 2019, Vol. 394, (10199) : E27-E27
Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Rationale for a Swedish cohort consortium
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Taylor & Francis Group 2019, Vol. 124, (1) : 21-28
Sundström, Johan; Björkelund, Cecilia; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; et al.
Low Plasma Titer Of Autoantibodies Against Degraded Apob100 Is Independently Associated With Myocardial Infarction
Atherosclerosis, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 287 : E221-E221
Teixeira Damasceno, N. R.; Landfors, Fredrik; De Lira Teixeira, L.; et al.
Att skapa läkare i glesbygd
Allmänmedicin : tidskrift för Svensk förening för allmänmedicin, Stockholm: Svensk förening för allmänmedicin (SFAM) 2018, (3) : 26-27
Andersson, Jenny; Wennberg, Patrik; Hultin, Magnus; et al.
Treadmill workstations in office workers who are overweight or obese: a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet Public Health, The Lancet Publishing Group 2018, Vol. 3, (11)
Bergman, Frida; Wahlström, Viktoria; Stomby, Andreas; et al.
Increasing Physical Activity In Office Workers - An RCT Of Treadmill Workstations
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018, Vol. 50, (5) : 47-47
Bergman, Frida; Wahlström, Viktoria; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
Comparison of trends in cardiovascular risk factors between two regions with and without a community and primary care prevention programme
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 39 : 76-76
Eliasson, Mats; Eriksson, Marie; Lundqvist, R.; et al.
Comparison of trends in cardiovascular risk factors between two regions with and without a community and primary care prevention programme
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, London: Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 25, (6) : 1765-1772
Eliasson, Mats; Eriksson, Marie; Lundqvist, Robert; et al.
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Pedagogical activities include teaching in family medicine at Umeå university medical school as well as a the medical education programme for doctors with medical degrees from foreign countries.