Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. 2012
    2. Published

      Physical activity, Cardio-Respiratory Fitness, and Metabolic Traits in Rural Mexican Tarahumara

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Alcala-Sanchez, I., Leal-Berumen, I., Conchas-Ramirez, M. & Brage, S., Jul 2012, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 24, 4, p. 558-561 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Sleep duration and sleep quality are associated differently with alterations of glucose homeostasis

      Byberg, S., Hansen, A. S., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Vistisen, D., Aadahl, M., Linneberg, Allan René & Witte, D. R., Sep 2012, In: Diabetic Medicine. 29, 9, p. e354-e360 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 2013
    5. Published

      Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Grewal, H. M. S., Martinussen, Torben, Krarup, H., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2013, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18, 7, p. 822-829 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and albuminuria in rural Zambia: a hospital-based survey

      Rasmussen, J. B., Thomsen, J. A., Rossing, Peter, Parkinson, S., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Sep 2013, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18, 9, p. 1080-4 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Increased risk of type 2 diabetes with ascending social class in urban South Indians is explained by obesity: The Chennai urban rural epidemiology study (CURES-116).

      Skar, M., Villumsen, A. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Deepa, M., Ranjana, R. M., Pradeepa, R. & Mohan, V., Nov 2013, In: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 17, 6, p. 1084-1089 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 2014
    9. Published

      Insulin resistance and beta-cell function in different ethnic groups in Kenya: the role of abdominal fat distribution

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Færch, K., Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Tetens, Inge , Friis, Henrik & Borch-Johnsen, K., 2014, In: Acta Diabetologica. 51, 1, p. 53-60 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      The association between conventional risk factors and diabetes is weak among urban tanzanians

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., Praygod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Ritz, C., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jørgensen, M. E., Andersen, Å. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2014, In: Diabetes Care. 37, 1, p. e5-e6 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      The use of combined heart rate response and accelerometry to assess the level and predictors of physical activity in tuberculosis patients in Tanzania

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., Praygod, G., Jeremiah, K., Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Krarup, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Andersen, A. B., Brage, S. & Friis, Henrik, 2014, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 142, 6, p. 1334-1342 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      HbA1c, fasting and 2 h plasma glucose in current, ex- and never-smokers: a meta-analysis

      Soulimane, S., Simon, D., Herman, W. H., Lange, C., Lee, C. M. Y., Colagiuri, S., Shaw, J. E., Zimmet, P. Z., Magliano, D., Ferreira, S. R. G., Dong, Y., Zhang, L., Jorgensen, T., Tuomilehto, J., Mohan, V., Christensen, D. L., Kaduka, L., Dekker, J. M., Nijpels, G., Stehouwer, C. D. A. & 9 others, Lantieri, O., Fujimoto, W. Y., Leonetti, D. L., McNeely, M. J., Borch-Johnsen, K., Boyko, E. J., Vistisen, D., Balkau, B. & DETECT-2 Study Group, D. S. G., Jan 2014, In: Diabetologia. 57, 1, p. 30-9 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      The Maasai of Kenya: the consequences of an epidemiological transition

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, 1 Feb 2014, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 103, Suppl. 1, p. S3 1 p., 1.7.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Random blood glucose may be used to assess long-term glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rural African clinical setting

      Rasmussen, J. B., Nordin, L. S., Rasmussen, N. S., Thomsen, J. A., Street, L. A., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 8 Oct 2014, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19, 12, p. 1515-19 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Normalization of elevated cardiac, kidney, and hemolysis plasma markers within 48 h in Mexican Tarahumara runners following a 78 km race at moderate altitude

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Espino, D., Infante-Ramírez, R., Brage, S., Terzic, D., Goetze, Jens P. & Kjaergaard, J., Nov 2014, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 26, 6, p. 836-43 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. 2015
    17. Published

      Bengt Saltin 1935-2014

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Malina, R. M., 2015, In: Annals of Human Biology. 42, 3, p. 293-295 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    18. Published

      Calibration of bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition assessment in Ethiopian infants using air-displacement plethysmography

      Wibæk Christensen, R., Kæstel, P., Skov, R., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Girma, T., Wells, J. C. K., Friis, Henrik & Andersen, G. S., 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69, 10, p. 1199-1204 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Physical activity and capacity at initiation of antiretroviral treatment in HIV patients in Ethiopia

      Olsen, Mette Frahm, Kæstel, P., Tesfaye, M., Abdissa, A., Yilma, D., Girma, T., Mølgaard, Christian, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Brage, S., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2015, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 143, 5, p. 1048-1058 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Effects of an outdoor bicycle-based intervention in healthy rural Indian men with normal and low birth weight

      Madsen, C., Mogensen, P., Thomas, N., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mohan, V., Inbakumari, M., Nadig, S. V., Alex, R., Geetanjali, F. S., Westgate, K., Brage, S., Vaag, A. & Grunnet, Louise Groth, Feb 2015, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 6, 1, p. 27-37 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Geographic differences in the associations between impaired glucose regulation and cardiovascular risk factors among young adults

      Oya, J., Vistisen, D., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Mohan, V., Ramachandran, A., Chew, S. K. H., Shaw, J. E. & Jørgensen, M. E., Apr 2015, In: Diabetic Medicine. 32, 4, p. 497-504 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Physical activity energy expenditure vs cardiorespiratory fitness level in impaired glucose metabolism

      Lidegaard, L. P., Hansen, A. S., Johansen, N. B., Witte, D. R., Brage, S., Lauritzen, T., Jørgensen, M. E., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Færch, K., Dec 2015, In: Diabetologia. 58, 12, p. 2709-17 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. 2016
    24. Published

      Cardiovascular risk factors in rural Kenyans are associated with differential age gradients, but not modified by sex or ethnicity

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Birkegaard, L., Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Brage, S., Friis, Henrik, Tetens, Inge , Borch-Johnsen, K. & Vistisen, D., 2016, In: Annals of Human Biology. 43, 1, p. 42-49 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Hemoglobin levels and blood pressure are associated in rural black Africans

      Rasmussen, J. B. J., Mwaniki, D. L., Kaduka, L. U., Boit, M. K., Borch-Johnsen, K., Friis, Henrik & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2016, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 28, 1, p. 145-148 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Several Conventional Risk Markers Suggesting Presence of Albuminuria Are Weak Among Rural Africans With Hypertension

      Rasmussen, J. B. J., Nordin, L. S., Thomsen, J. A., Rossing, Peter, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 6 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 18, 1, p. 27–30 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Renin angiotensinogen system gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension among people of West African descent: a systematic review

      Reiter, L. M., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Gjesing, A. P., Aug 2016, In: Journal of Human Hypertension. 30, 8, p. 467–478 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    28. 2017
    29. Published

      Global differences in causes and diagnostics of cardio-metabolic diseases

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, 2017, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 179, 20, p. 880-883 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in Ethiopian adults with HIV

      Hegelund, M. H., Wells, J. C., Girma, T., Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Zerfu, D., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Friis, Henrik & Olsen, Mette Frahm, 2017, In: Journal of Nutritional Science. 6, 7 p., e62.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      High prevalence of diabetes and anthropometric heterogeneity among tuberculosis patients in Pakistan

      Aftab, H., Ambreen, A., Jamil, M., Garred, Peter, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Nielsen, S. D., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Apr 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 4, p. 465–473 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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