Biography
Dr Dempsey is a multidisciplinary medical research scientist, with groundings in human physiology, exercise science and medicine/public health. He is currently a National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Research Fellow based at the Baker-Deakin Department of Lifestyle and Diabetes – a collaborative partnership between the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Deakin University – hosted by the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (Deakin University). He also continues close collaborations with the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute (Physical Activity, Behavioural Epidemiology and Metabolic/Vascular Physiology laboratories), the Physical Activity Epidemiology Programme (University of Cambridge), the Leicester Lifestyle & Health Research Group within the Leicester Diabetes Centre (University of Leicester), and the Centre for Urban Transitions (Swinburne University of Technology).
Dr Dempsey uses epidemiological, mechanistic/clinical and interventional research methods to enhance research discovery and translation. His research interests are currently focused on the role of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and diet (including their interacting effects) in the prevention and management of chronic diseases – particularly type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He interrogates these questions using large epidemiological datasets (e.g. UK Biobank, EPIC, Fenland, AusDiab), meta-research, and through human intervention/clinical trials. His research on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and diabetes has appeared in a variety of high-impact medical, physiological, and public health journals; has influenced international physical activity/exercise clinical guidelines for those with diabetes and hypertension; and has received international media attention. He has also been directly involved in physical activity and sedentary behaviour guideline development/writing for the American Diabetes Association, Exercise & Sports Science Australia, and the World Health Organisation.
Publications
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Social Media
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Read more on Paddy's profileKnowledge areas
• Behavioural epidemiology
• Physical activity/sedentary behaviour and Type 2 diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease
• Biological mechanisms of physical activity and sedentary behaviour
• Real-world physical activity and sedentary behaviour change interventions
• Public health
Publications
Tessa Strain, Paddy Dempsey, Katrien Wijndaele, Stephen Sharp, Nicola Kerrison, Tomas Gonzales, Chunxiao Li, Eleanor Wheeler, Claudia Langenberg, Søren Brage, Nick Wareham
(2023), Vol. 46, pp. 1145-1155, Diabetes Care, Arlington, Va., C1-1
Reducing Sitting Time in Type 1 Diabetes: Considerations and Implications
A Alobaid, P Dempsey, M Francois, M Zulyniak, M Hopkins, M Campbell
(2023), Vol. 47, pp. 300-304, Canadian Journal of Diabetes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Leandro Garcia, Matthew Pearce, Ali Abbas, Alexander Mok, Tessa Strain, Sara Ali, Alessio Crippa, Paddy Dempsey, Rajna Golubic, Paul Kelly, Yvonne Laird, Eoin McNamara, Samuel Moore, Thiago de Sa, Andrea Smith, Katrien Wijndaele, James Woodcock, Soren Brage
(2023), pp. 1-15, British Journal of Sports Medicine, London, Eng., C1
Moderate-intensity stepping in older adults: insights from treadmill walking and daily living
T Yates, J Henson, P McBride, B Maylor, L Herring, J Sargeant, M Davies, P Dempsey, A Rowlands, C Edwardson
(2023), Vol. 20, pp. 1-7, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, London, Eng., C1-1
Philip McBride, Joseph Henson, Charlotte Edwardson, Benjamin Maylor, Paddy Dempsey, Alex Rowlands, Melanie Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Thomas Yates
(2023), Vol. 55, pp. 1601-1609, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
A Rowlands, P Dempsey, B Maylor, C Razieh, F Zaccardi, M Davies, K Khunti, T Yates
(2023), pp. 1-9, Journal of Sports Sciences, London, Eng., C1-1
Physiology of sedentary behavior
A Pinto, A Bergouignan, P Dempsey, H Roschel, N Owen, B Gualano, D Dunstan
(2023), Vol. 103, pp. 2561-2622, Physiological Reviews, Bethesda, MD, C1
M Campbell, A Alobaid, M Hopkins, P Dempsey, S Pearson, N Kietsiriroje, R Churm, R Ajjan
(2023), pp. 1-10, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, London, Eng., C1
Self-reported walking pace and 10-year cause-specific mortality: A UK biobank investigation
J Goldney, P Dempsey, J Henson, A Rowlands, A Bhattacharjee, Y Chudasama, C Razieh, J Laukkanen, M Davies, K Khunti, T Yates, F Zaccardi
(2023), pp. 1-7, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Dempsey, T Strain, E Winkler, K Westgate, K Rennie, N Wareham, S Brage, K Wijndaele
(2022), Vol. 11, Journal of the American Heart Association, England, C1-1
Investigation of a UK biobank cohort reveals causal associations of self-reported walking pace with telomere length
P Dempsey, C Musicha, A Rowlands, M Davies, K Khunti, C Razieh, I Timmins, F Zaccardi, V Codd, C Nelson, T Yates, N Samani
(2022), Vol. 5, Communications Biology, England, C1-1
P Dempsey, E Aadland, T Strain, O Kvalheim, K Westgate, T Lindsay, K Khaw, N Wareham, S Brage, K Wijndaele
(2022), Vol. 156, Preventive Medicine, United States, C1-1
Joint associations between objectively measured physical activity volume and intensity with body fatness: the Fenland study
T Lindsay, K Wijndaele, K Westgate, P Dempsey, T Strain, E De Lucia Rolfe, N Forouhi, S Griffin, N Wareham, S Brage
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 169-177, International Journal of Obesity, England, C1-1
A Rowlands, B Maylor, N Dawkins, P Dempsey, C Edwardson, A Soczawa-Stronczyk, M Bocian, M Patterson, T Yates
(2022), Vol. 40, pp. 2182-2190, Journal of Sports Sciences, England, C1-1
B Maylor, C Edwardson, P Dempsey, M Patterson, T Plekhanova, T Yates, A Rowlands
(2022), Vol. 22, Sensors, Switzerland, C1-1
Physical activity volume, intensity, and incident cardiovascular disease
Paddy Dempsey, Alex Rowlands, Tessa Strain, Francesco Zaccardi, Nathan Dawkins, Cameron Razieh, Melanie Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Charlotte Edwardson, Katrien Wijndaele, Soren Brage, Tom Yates
(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 4789-4800, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, England, C1-1
Device-measured physical activity, adiposity and mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis of eight prospective cohort studies
J Tarp, M Fagerland, K Dalene, J Johannessen, B Hansen, B Jefferis, P Whincup, K Diaz, S Hooker, V Howard, A Chernofsky, M Larson, N Spartano, R Vasan, I Dohrn, M Hagströmer, C Edwardson, T Yates, E Shiroma, P Dempsey, K Wijndaele, S Anderssen, I Lee, U Ekelund
(2022), Vol. 56, pp. 725-732, British journal of sports medicine, England, C1-1
Bidirectional associations of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with physical function among older English adults: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort study
D Yerrakalva, S Hajna, K Wijndaele, P Dempsey, K Westgate, N Wareham, S Griffin, S Brage
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1507-1517, European Journal of Ageing, Germany, C1-1
Self-reported walking pace, polygenic risk scores and risk of coronary artery disease in UK biobank
F Zaccardi, I Timmins, J Goldney, F Dudbridge, P Dempsey, M Davies, K Khunti, T Yates
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 2630-2637, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, Netherlands, C1-1
T Plekhanova, A Rowlands, R Evans, C Edwardson, N Bishop, C Bolton, J Chalmers, M Davies, E Daynes, P Dempsey, A Docherty, O Elneima, N Greening, S Greenwood, A Hall, V Harris, E Harrison, J Henson, L Ho, A Horsley, L Houchen-Wolloff, K Khunti, O Leavy, N Lone, M Marks, B Maylor, H McAuley, C Nolan, K Poinasamy, J Quint, B Raman, M Richardson, J Sargeant, R Saunders, M Sereno, A Shikotra, A Singapuri, M Steiner, D Stensel, L Wain, J Whitney, D Wootton, C Brightling, W Man, S Singh, T Yates
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 94-, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
Jairo Migueles, Eivind Aadland, Lars Andersen, Jan Brond, Sebastien Chastin, Bjorge Hansen, Kenn Konstabel, Olav Kvalheim, Duncan McGregor, Alex Rowlands, Severine Sabia, Vincent van Hees, Rosemary Walmsley, Francisco Ortega
(2022), Vol. 56, pp. 376-384, British Journal of Sports Medicine, London, Eng., C1-1
Descriptive Epidemiology of Interruptions to Free-Living Sitting Time in Middle-Age and Older Adults
J Blankenship, E Winkler, G Healy, P Dempsey, J Bellettiere, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2021), Vol. 53, pp. 2503-2511, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, C1
A Morris, K Mackintosh, N Owen, P Dempsey, D Dunstan, M McNarry
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 1-15, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Frequency of Interruptions to Sitting Time: Benefits for Postprandial Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes
A Homer, F Taylor, P Dempsey, M Wheeler, P Sethi, M Townsend, M Grace, D Green, N Cohen, R Larsen, B Kingwell, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2021), Vol. 44, pp. 1254-1263, Diabetes care, Arlington, Va., C1
A Homer, F Taylor, P Dempsey, M Wheeler, P Sethi, M Grace, D Green, N Cohen, R Larsen, B Kingwell, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 2969-2978, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Interrupting Prolonged Sitting and Endothelial Function in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
F Taylor, D Dunstan, E Fletcher, M Townsend, R Larsen, K Rickards, N Maniar, M Buman, P Dempsey, A Joham, N Cohen, N Owen, L Moran, D Green
(2021), Vol. 53, pp. 479-486, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Acute effects of interrupting prolonged sitting on vascular function in type 2 diabetes
F Taylor, D Dunstan, A Homer, P Dempsey, B Kingwell, R Climie, N Owen, N Cohen, R Larsen, M Grace, N Eikelis, M Wheeler, M Townsend, N Maniar, D Green
(2021), Vol. 320, pp. H393-H403, American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1
N Hadgraft, E Winkler, R Climie, M Grace, L Romero, N Owen, D Dunstan, G Healy, P Dempsey
(2021), Vol. 55, pp. 144-154, British Journal of Sports Medicine, England, C1
Striking the right balance: Evidence to inform combined physical activity and sedentary behavior recommendations
S Chastin, D McGregor, S Biddle, G Cardon, J Chaput, P Dall, P Dempsey, L DiPietro, U Ekelund, P Katzmarzyk, M Leitzmann, E Stamatakis, H van der Ploeg
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 631-637, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, United States, C1-1
P Dempsey, C Friedenreich, M Leitzmann, M Buman, E Lambert, J Willumsen, F Bull
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 76-85, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Champaign, Ill., C1
M Syrjälä, E Fharm, P Dempsey, M Nordendahl, P Wennberg
(2021), Vol. 38, Diabetic Medicine, England, C1-1
E Stamatakis, B Huang, C Maher, C Thøgersen-Ntoumani, A Stathi, P Dempsey, N Johnson, A Holtermann, J Chau, C Sherrington, A Daley, M Hamer, M Murphy, C Tudor-Locke, M Gibala
(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 1-10, Sports Medicine, Berlin, Germany, C1
Association Between Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity and Severity of COVID-19 in UK Biobank
Alex Rowlands, Paddy Dempsey, Clare Gillies, David Kloecker, Cameron Razieh, Yogini Chudasama, Nazrul Islam, Francesco Zaccardi, Claire Lawson, Tom Norris, Melanie Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Tom Yates
(2021), Vol. 5, pp. 997-1007, Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality and Outcomes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Morris, K Mackintosh, D Dunstan, N Owen, P Dempsey, T Pennington, M McNarry
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
M Wheeler, D Green, E Cerin, K Ellis, I Heinonen, J Lewis, L Naylor, N Cohen, R Larsen, P Dempsey, B Kingwell, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, London, Eng., C1
Sedentary behavior and chronic disease: Mechanisms and future directions
P Dempsey, C Matthews, S Dashti, A Doherty, A Bergouignan, E Van Roekel, D Dunstan, N Wareham, T Yates, K Wijndaele, B Lynch
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 52-61, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Champaign, Ill., C1
C Chang, B Russell, P Dempsey, H Christie, M Campbell, M Francois
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 759-767, Canadian Journal of Diabetes, Canada, C1
Joint associations of accelero-meter measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: A harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older individuals
U Ekelund, J Tarp, M Fagerland, J Johannessen, B Hansen, B Jefferis, P Whincup, K Diaz, S Hooker, V Howard, A Chernofsky, M Larson, N Spartano, R Vasan, I Dohrn, M Hagströmer, C Edwardson, T Yates, E Shiroma, P Dempsey, K Wijndaele, S Anderssen, I Lee
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 1499-1506, British Journal of Sports Medicine, England, C1-1
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
F Bull, S Al-Ansari, S Biddle, K Borodulin, M Buman, G Cardon, C Carty, J Chaput, S Chastin, R Chou, P Dempsey, L Dipietro, U Ekelund, J Firth, C Friedenreich, L Garcia, M Gichu, R Jago, P Katzmarzyk, E Lambert, M Leitzmann, K Milton, F Ortega, C Ranasinghe, E Stamatakis, A Tiedemann, R Troiano, H Van Der Ploeg, V Wari, J Willumsen
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 1451-1462, British Journal of Sports Medicine, London, Eng., C1
New global guidelines on sedentary behaviour and health for adults: broadening the behavioural targets
P Dempsey, S Biddle, M Buman, S Chastin, U Ekelund, C Friedenreich, P Katzmarzyk, M Leitzmann, E Stamatakis, H van der Ploeg, J Willumsen, F Bull
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1-1
Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group
L DiPietro, S Al-Ansari, S Biddle, K Borodulin, F Bull, M Buman, G Cardon, C Carty, J Chaput, S Chastin, R Chou, P Dempsey, U Ekelund, J Firth, C Friedenreich, L Garcia, M Gichu, R Jago, P Katzmarzyk, E Lambert, M Leitzmann, K Milton, F Ortega, C Ranasinghe, E Stamatakis, A Tiedemann, R Troiano, H van der Ploeg, J Willumsen
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1-1
Wearable-device-measured physical activity and future health risk
T Strain, K Wijndaele, P Dempsey, S Sharp, M Pearce, J Jeon, T Lindsay, N Wareham, S Brage
(2020), Vol. 26, pp. 1385-1391, Nature Medicine, United States, C1-1
Impact of follow-up time and analytical approaches to account for reverse causality on the association between physical activity and health outcomes in UK Biobank
T Strain, K Wijndaele, S Sharp, P Dempsey, N Wareham, S Brage
(2020), Vol. 49, pp. 162-172, International Journal of Epidemiology, England, C1-1
R Larsen, H Ali, P Dempsey, M Grace, F Dillon, B Kingwell, N Cohen, N Owen, D Green, D Dunstan
(2019), Vol. 27, pp. 1428-1433, Obesity, London, England, C1
M Wheeler, D Dunstan, K Ellis, E Cerin, S Phillips, G Lambert, L Naylor, P Dempsey, B Kingwell, D Green
(2019), Vol. 73, pp. 859-867, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
P Varsamis, M Formosa, R Larsen, M Reddy-Luthmoodoo, G Jennings, N Cohen, M Grace, J Hawley, B Devlin, N Owen, D Dunstan, P Dempsey, B Kingwell
(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 1536-1543, Clinical Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Prompts to increase physical activity at points-of-choice between stairs and escalators: What about escalator climbers?
J Bellettiere, B Nguyen, S Liles, V Berardi, M Adams, P Dempsey, Y Benporat, J Kerr, A LaCroix, M Hovell
(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 656-662, Translational Behavioral Medicine, England, C1-1
E Fletcher, J Salmon, S McNaughton, L Orellana, G Wadley, C Bruce, P Dempsey, K Lacy, D Dunstan
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 280-285, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cardiometabolic impact of changing sitting, standing, and stepping in the workplace
E Winkler, S Chastin, E Eakin, N Owen, A Lamontagne, M Moodie, P Dempsey, B Kingwell, D Dunstan, G Healy
(2018), Vol. 50, pp. 516-524, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
P Dempsey, N Hadgraft, E Winkler, B Clark, M Buman, P Gardiner, N Owen, B Lynch, D Dunstan
(2018), Vol. 15, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
Sitting less and moving more implications for hypertension
P Dempsey, R Larsen, D Dunstan, N Owen, B Kingwell
(2018), Vol. 72, pp. 1037-1046, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
R Climie, M Grace, R Larsen, P Dempsey, J Oberoi, N Cohen, N Owen, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 909-916, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Dempsey, R Larsen, E Winkler, N Owen, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2018), Vol. 20, pp. 1526-1530, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Chichester, Eng., C1
Prolonged uninterrupted sitting increases fatigue in type 2 diabetes
P Dempsey, D Dunstan, R Larsen, G Lambert, B Kingwell, N Owen
(2018), Vol. 135, pp. 128-133, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Amsterdam , The Netherlands, C1
Sedentary behavior research network (SBRN) - terminology consensus project process and outcome
M Tremblay, S Aubert, J Barnes, T Saunders, V Carson, A Latimer-Cheung, S Chastin, T Altenburg, M Chinapaw, L Arundell, T Hinkley, B Smith, SBRN Terminology Consensus Project Participants
(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 1-17, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1
M Grace, P Dempsey, P Sethi, P Mundra, N Mellett, J Weir, N Owen, D Dunstan, P Meikle, B Kingwell
(2017), Vol. 102, pp. 1991-1999, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Oxford, Eng., C1
Adding exercise or subtracting sitting time for glycaemic control: where do we stand?
P Dempsey, M Grace, D Dunstan
(2017), Vol. 60, pp. 390-394, Diabetologia, Germany, C1
P Dempsey, J Blankenship, R Larsen, J Sacre, P Sethi, N Straznicky, N Cohen, E Cerin, G Lambert, N Owen, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2017), Vol. 60, pp. 499-507, Diabetologia, Germany, C1
M Wheeler, P Dempsey, M Grace, K Ellis, P Gardiner, D Green, D Dunstan
(2017), Vol. 3, pp. 291-300, Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Acute effects of breaking up prolonged sitting on fatigue and cognition: A pilot study
P Wennberg, C Boraxbekk, M Wheeler, B Howard, P Dempsey, G Lambert, N Eikelis, R Larsen, P Sethi, J Occleston, J Hernestål-Boman, K Ellis, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2016), Vol. 6, BMJ Open, England, C1
P Dempsey, R Larsen, P Sethi, J Sacre, N Straznicky, N Cohen, E Cerin, G Lambert, N Owen, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2016), Vol. 39, pp. 964-972, Diabetes Care, Arlington, Va., C1
P Dempsey, J Sacre, R Larsen, N Straznicky, P Sethi, N Cohen, E Cerin, G Lambert, N Owen, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2016), Vol. 34, pp. 2376-2382, Journal of Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Physical activity/exercise and diabetes: A position statement of the American Diabetes Association
S Colberg, R Sigal, J Yardley, M Riddell, D Dunstan, P Dempsey, E Horton, K Castorino, D Tate
(2016), Vol. 39, pp. 2065-2079, Diabetes Care, Arlington, Va., C1
P Dempsey, N Owen, T Yates, B Kingwell, D Dunstan
(2016), Vol. 16, Current Diabetes Reports, United States, C1
Associations of television viewing time with adults' well-being and vitality
P Dempsey, B Howard, B Lynch, N Owen, D Dunstan
(2014), Vol. 69, pp. 69-74, Preventive medicine, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Managing sedentary behavior to reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
P Dempsey, N Owen, S Biddle, D Dunstan
(2014), Vol. 14, Current Diabetes Reports, United States, C1
Body armour: the effect of load, exercise and distraction on landing forces
P Dempsey, P Handcock, N Rehrer
(2014), Vol. 32, pp. 301-306, Journal of Sports Sciences, England, C1-1
Impact of police body armour and equipment on mobility
P Dempsey, P Handcock, N Rehrer
(2013), Vol. 44, pp. 957-961, Applied Ergonomics, England, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Moving More and Sitting Less: Evidence to Inform the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Dr Paddy Dempsey
NHMRC ECF - Early Career Fellowship
- 2023: $156,240
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report