Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. 2024
    2. Published

      Universiteterne gør en forskel for sundhed

      Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Furu, Peter, Schiøler, Karin Linda, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Sørensen, Jane Brandt, Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowski & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 5 Feb 2024, In: Politiken. 1 p.

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    3. Published
    4. 2023
    5. Published

      Energy expenditure and intensity of ritual jumping-dancing in male Maasai

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Westgate, K., Griffiths, L., Sironga, J., Maro, V. P., Helge, Jørn Wulff, Larsen, Steen, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Ramaiya, K. L., Jensen, J. & Brage, S., 2023, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 35, 9, 10 p., e23907.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Hjort, Line, Mpagama, S. G. & Ramaiya, K. L., 2023, In: Diabetologia. 66, p. 777–779 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearch

    7. Published

      High anti-SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among unvaccinated mother-child pairs from a rural setting of north-eastern Tanzania during the second wave of COVID-19

      Msemo, O. A., Pérez-Alós, L., Minja, D. T. R., Hansen, Cecilie Bo, Gesase, S., Mtove, G., Mbwana, J., Larsen, V. M. L., Bøgestad, E. C. S., Grunnet, Louise Groth, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Burgner, D., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Garred, Peter & Hjort, Line, 2023, In: IJID Regions (Online). 6, p. 48-57 10 p.

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    8. Published

      Implementing Innovative Approaches to Improve Health Care Delivery Systems for Integrating Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Using Tuberculosis and Diabetes as a Model in Tanzania

      Mpagama, S. G., Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Heysell, S. K., Alimohamed, M. Z., Shayo, P. J., Kalolo, A., Chongolo, A. M., Gitige, C. G., Mmbaga, B. T., Ntinginya, N. E., Alffenaar, J. C., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Lillebaek, Troels, Christensen, Dirk Lund & Ramaiya, K. L., 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 17, 14 p.

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    9. Published

      Point-of-care glycated hemoglobin a1c testing for the identification of hyperglycemia severity among individuals with dual tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in Tanzania

      Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Alkabab, Y., Ntinginya, N. E., Affenaar, J., Heysell, S. K., Ramaiya, K. L., Lillebaek, Troels, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mpagama, S. G. & Mmbaga, B. T., 2023, In: International journal of mycobacteriology. 12, 4, p. 429-435 7 p.

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    10. Published

      Skeletal muscle fibre type and enzymatic activity in adult offspring following placental and peripheral malaria exposure in foetal life

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mutabingwa, T. K., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Vaag, Allan, Grunnet, Louise Groth, Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Nielsen, Jannie, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Ramaiya, K. L. & Myburgh, K. H., 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 8 p., 1122393.

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    11. Published

      Socioeconomic inequities in mortality and functional outcome after stroke in Zanzibar: A prospective cohort study

      Jørgensen, J. M. A., Nielsen, K. K., Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Sadiq, H. S., Kelly, Z. F., Walker, R. W. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2023, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 32, 5, 11 p., 107081.

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    12. Published

      Validation of the Fatty Liver Index for identifying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Kenyan population

      Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Boit, M. K., Kaduka, L. U., De Lucia-Rolfe, E., Baass, A., Paquette, M., Piché, M. E., Tchernof, A. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2023, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 28, 10, p. 830-838 9 p.

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    13. 2022
    14. Published

      Clinical-demographic markers for improving diabetes mellitus diagnosis in people with tuberculosis in Tanzania

      Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Alkabab, Y., Mbelele, P. M., Ntinginya, N. E., Ramaiya, K. L., Alimohamed, M. Z., Heysell, S. K., Mmbaga, B. T., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mpagama, S. G., Lillebaek, Troels & ADEPT Consortium, A. C., 2022, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 22, 1, 260.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Directly measured aerobic fitness in male Maasai of Tanzania

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jørgensen, S. W., Koch, L. S., Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Sironga, J., Ramaiya, K. L., Larsen, Steen, Brage, S., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Maro, V. P. & Helge, Jørn Wulff, 2022, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 34, 4, 12 p., e23674.

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    16. Published

      Experiences and perceptions of participants on the pathway towards clinical management of dual tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in Tanzania

      Chamba, N. G., Byashalira, K. C., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Ramaiya, K. L., Kapyolo, E. P., Shayo, P. J., Lillebaek, Troels, Ntinginya, N. E., Mmbaga, B. T., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mpagama, S. G. & Manongi, R. N., 2022, In: Global Health Action. 15, 1, 10 p.

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    17. Published

      Hepatic steatosis is associated with anthropometry, cardio-metabolic disease risk, sex, age and urbanisation, but not with ethnicity in adult Kenyans

      Kastberg, S. E., Lund, H. S., de Lucia-Rolfe, E., Kaduka, L. U., Boit, M. K., Corpeleijn, E., Friis, Henrik, Bernard, S., Paquette, M., Baas, A., Rasmussen, J. J. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2022, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 27, 1, p. 49-57 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Impact of early diagnosis of impaired glucose regulation in tuberculosis: Comparison of clinical outcomes in people with tuberculosis in Tanzania

      Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Alkabab, Y., Mbelele, P. M., Mpolya, E. A., Ntinginya, N. E., Shayo, P. J., Ramaiya, K. L., Lillebaek, Troels, Heysell, S. K., Mmbaga, B. T., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mpagama, S. G., Christensen, Dirk Lund & ADEPT Consortium, A. C., 2022, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 27, 9, p. 815-822 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Incidence and characteristics of stroke in Zanzibar-a hospital-based prospective study in a low-income island population

      Jorgensen, J. M. A., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Nielsen, K. K., Sadiq, H. S., Khan, M. Y., Jusabani, A. M. & Walker, R., 2022, In: Frontiers in Neurology. 13, 11 p., 931915.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Inflammatory markers as correlates of body composition and grip strength among adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

      Hegelund, M. H., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Abdissa, A., Yilma, D., Andersen, Å. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Wells, J. C., Friis, Henrik, Girma, T. & Olsen, Mette Frahm, 2022, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76, p. 973–978 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Influence of placental and peripheral malaria exposure in fetal life on cardiometabolic traits in adult offspring

      Grunnet, Louise Groth, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mutabingwa, T. K., Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Nielsen, Jannie, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Vaag, Allan, Ramaiya, K. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2022, In: BMJ open diabetes research & care. 10, 2, e002639.

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    22. Published

      Mapping the cord blood transcriptome of pregnancies affected by early maternal anemia to identify signatures of fetal programming

      Hatem, G., Hjort, Line, Asplund, O., Minja, D. T. R., Msemo, O. A., Møller, S. L., Lavstsen, Thomas, Grunnet, Louise Groth, Lusingu, J. P. A., Hansson, O., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Vaag, Allan, Artner, I., Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Groop, L., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Prasad, R. B., 2022, In: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 107, 5, p. 1303–1316 14 p.

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    23. Published

      Opportunistic non-communicable diseases in times of COVID-19

      Hegelund, M. H., Fjordside, L., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2022, In: APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica. 131, 11, p. 13-18 14 p.

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    24. Published

      Pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight-gain predict maternal hemoglobin levels and are jointly associated with neonatal outcomes in a Mexican birth cohort

      Cantoral, A., Ramírez-Silva, I., Lamadrid-Figueroa, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Grunnet, Louise Groth, Kragelund Nielsen, K., Granich-Armenta, A., Ávila-Jiménez, L. & Rivera, J. Á., 2022, In: Nutricion Hospitalaria. 39, 4, p. 852-862 11 p.

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    25. Published

      The circadian rhythm of calcium and bone homeostasis in Maasai

      Schou, A., Jørgensen, Niklas Rye, Maro, V. P., Kilonzo, K., Ramaiya, K., Sironga, J., Jensen, Andreas Kryger, Christensen, Dirk Lund & Schwarz, Peter, 2022, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 34, 8, 14 p., e23756.

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    26. Published

      The overlooked paradox of the coexistence of overweight/obesity and anemia during pregnancy

      Launbo, N., Davidsen, E., Granich-Armenta, A., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Sánchez, M., Ramirez-Silva, I., Avila-Jimenez, L., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Rivera-Dommarco, J. A., Cantoral, A., Nielsen, K. K. & Grunnet, Louise Groth, 2022, In: Nutrition. 99-100, 7 p., 111650.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Where can Tanzania health system integrate clinical management of patients with dual tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus? A cross-sectional survey at varying levels of health facilities

      Chamba, N. G., Byashalira, K. C., Shayo, P. M. J., Ramaiya, K. L., Manongi, R. N., Daud, P., Mmbaga, B. T., Ntinginya, N. E., Lillebaek, Troels, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Christensen, Dirk Lund & Mpagama, S. G., 2022, In: Public Health in Practice. 3, 7 p., 100242.

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    28. Published

      Índice de masa corporal y ganancia de peso durante el embarazo como predictores de niveles de hemoglobina materna y su asociación con desenlaces neonatales en una cohorte mexicana

      Cantoral, A., Ramírez-Silva, I., Lamadrid-Figueroa, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Grunnet, Louise Groth, Nielsen, K. K., Granich-Armenta, A., Ávila-Jiménez, L. & Dommarco, J. Á. R., 2022, In: Nutricion Hospitalaria. 39, 4, p. 852-862 11 p.

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    29. 2021
    30. Published

      Understanding factors associated with sarcopenic obesity in older African women from a low-income setting: a cross-sectional analysis

      Mendham, A. E., Goedecke, J. H., Micklesfield, L. K., Brooks, N. E., Faber, M., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, I. J., Lundin-Olsson, L., Myburgh, K. H., Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Lambert, E. V., Kalula, S. & Hunter, A. M., 14 Apr 2021, In: BMC Geriatrics. 21, 1, 247.

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    31. Published

      Antioxidant biomarkers and cardio-metabolic risk markers in an Aboriginal community in remote Australia: a cross-sectional study

      Knudsen, L., Lyons, J. G., O'Dea, K., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Brimblecombe, J. K., 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 15, p. 4937-4948 30 p.

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    32. Published

      Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment using risk-stratified exercise testing and dose-response relationships with disease outcomes

      Gonzales, T. I., Westgate, K., Strain, T., Hollidge, S., Jeon, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jensen, J., Wareham, N. J. & Brage, S., 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 15315.

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    33. Published

      Digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to cardiovascular diseases or their risk factors in menopausal women

      Fischer Pedersen, J. K., Klimek, M., Galbarczyk, A., Nenko, I., Sobocki, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jasienska, G., 2021, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 33, 3, e23505.

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    34. Published

      Food security, dietary intake and foodways of urban low-income older south african women: An exploratory study

      Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Faber, M., Mendham, A. E., Goedecke, J. H., Micklesfield, L. K., Brooks, N. E., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, I. J., Myburgh, K. H., Hunter, A. M. & Lambert, E. V., 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 8, 14 p., 3973.

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    35. Published

      HbA1c variability and the development of nephropathy in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus from Rwanda

      Bille, N., Byberg, S., Gishoma, C., Buch Kristensen, K. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 178, 108929.

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    36. Published

      Osteoporosis in older black South African women and relationships with body composition, dietary intake and physical activity

      Mendham, A., Brooks, N. E., Micklesfield, L. K., Faber, M., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, L. J., Lundin-Olsson, L., Myburgh, K. H., Kalula, S., Odunitan-Wayas, F., Lambert, E. V., Goedecke, J. H. & Hunter, A. M., 2021, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79, OCE2, p. E441-E441 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Plasma marker for systemic inflammation is increased in Mexican Tarahumara following ultra-distance running

      Skottrup, P. D., Kallemose, T., Espino, D., Infante-Ramirez, R., Brage, S., Terzic, D., Goetze, Jens P. , Kjærgaard, J. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 33, 3, e23501.

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    38. Published

      Protocol for establishing an Adaptive Diseases control Expert Programme in Tanzania (ADEPT) for integrating care of communicable and non-communicable diseases using tuberculosis and diabetes as a case study

      Mpagama, S. G., Ramaiya, K., Lillebaek, Troels, Mmbaga, B. T., Sumari-de Boer, M., Ntinginya, N. E., Alffenaar, J., Heysell, S. K., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 4, 8 p., e041521.

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    39. Published

      Sarcopenia in older black South African women and relationships with physical activity and protein intake

      Mendham, A. E., Brooks, N. E., Micklesfield, L. K., Faber, M., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, I. J., Lundin-Olsson, L., Myburgh, K. H., Kalula, S., Odunitan-Wayas, F. & Lambert, E. V., 2021, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79, OCE2, p. E150 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Sarcopenic Obesity in Africa: A Call for Diagnostic Methods and Appropriate Interventions

      Mendham, A. E., Lundin-Olsson, L., Goedecke, J. H., Micklesfield, L. K., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, I. J., Myburgh, K. H., Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Lambert, E., Kalula, S., Hunter, A. M. & Brooks, N. E., 2021, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 8, 5 p., 661170.

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    41. Published

      Waist circumference and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as markers of cardiometabolic risk in Kenyan adults

      Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Friis, Henrik, Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kaduka, L. U., Tetens, Inge & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: P L o S One. 16, 2, 10 p., e0247600.

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    42. 2020
    43. Published

      Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and associations with cardiometabolic risk in Inuit, Africans and Europeans: a cross-sectional study

      Rønn, P. F., Andersen, G. S., Lauritzen, T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Aadahl, Mette, Carstensen, Bendix, Grarup, Niels & Jørgensen, M. E., 14 Sep 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 9, 11 p., e038071.

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    44. Published

      HIV and metabolic syndrome in an Ethiopian population

      Møller, S. P., Amare, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Yilma, D., Abdissa, A., Friis, Henrik, Faurholt-Jepsen, D. & Olsen, Mette Frahm, 20 Jul 2020, In: Annals of Human Biology. 47, 5, p. 457-464 8 p.

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    45. Published

      Age-Appropriate Feeding Practices in Cambodia and the Possible Influence on the Growth of the Children: A Longitudinal Study

      Hondru, G., Laillou, A., Wieringa, F. T., Poirot, E., Berger, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Roos, Nanna, 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 1, 14 p., 12.

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    46. Published

      Changes in dietary preferences reported in pregnancy: associations with later pregnancy complications in a sample of 55,087 women

      Bierregaard, A. A., Christiansen, A. H., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Olsen, Sjurdur F., 2020, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79, OCE2, p. E156-E156 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      Circulating PCSK9 is associated with liver biomarkers and hepatic steatosis

      Paquette, M., Gauthier, D., Chamberland, A., Prat, A., De Lucia Rolfe, E., Rasmussen, J. J., Kaduka, L., Seidah, N. G., Bernard, S., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Baass, A., 2020, In: Clinical Biochemistry. 77, p. 20-25 6 p.

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    48. Published

      Health-care coverage and access to health care in the context of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in rural Mexico: a systematic literature review

      Carrillo-Balam, G., Cantoral, A., Rodríguez-Carmona, Y. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2020, In: Public Health. 181, p. 8-15 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      High Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Tanzania-Diagnosis Mainly Based on Fasting Blood Glucose from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

      Grunnet, Louise Groth, Hjort, L., Minja, D. T., Msemo, O. A., Møller, S. L., Prasad, R. B., Groop, L., Lusingu, J., Nielsen, B. B., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 9, 3109.

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    50. Published

      Misclassification of study population

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Taylor, J. L., 2020, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 159, 107656.

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    51. 2019
    52. Published

      FOETAL for NCD-FOetal Exposure and Epidemiological Transitions: the role of Anaemia in early Life for Non-Communicable Diseases in later life: a prospective preconception study in rural Tanzania

      Hjort, L., Lykke Møller, S., Minja, D., Msemo, O., Nielsen, B. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Nielsen, K., Larsen, L. G., Grunnet, Louise Groth, Groop, L., Prasad, R., Lusingu, J., Schmiegelow, Christentze & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 5, 14 p., e024861.

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    53. Published

      Physical activity energy expenditure and cardiometabolic health in three rural Kenyan populations

      Lee, J. C., Westgate, K., Boit, M. K., Mwaniki, D. L., Kiplamai, F. K., Friis, Henrik, Tetens, Inge , Christensen, Dirk Lund & Brage, S., 2019, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 31, 1, 9 p., e23199.

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    54. 2018
    55. Published

      Anthropometric measures and their association with risk factors for cardio-metabolic diseases in Kenyan adults

      Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Dufour, R., du Souich, P., Paquette, M., Kaduka, L. U. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2018, In: Annals of Human Biology. 45, 6-8, p. 486-495 10 p.

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    56. Published

      Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa

      Ekoru, K., Murphy, G. A. V., Young, E. H., Delisle, H., Jerome, C. S., Assah, F., Longo-Mbenza, B., Nzambi, J. P. D., On'Kin, J. B. K., Buntix, F., Muyer, M. C., Christensen, D. L., Wesseh, C. S., Sabir, A., Okafor, C., Gezawa, I. D., Puepet, F., Enang, O., Raimi, T., Ohwovoriole, E. & 24 others, Oladapo, O. O., Bovet, P., Mollentze, W., Unwin, N., Gray, W. K., Walker, R., Agoudavi, K., Siziya, S., Chifamba, J., Njelekela, M., Fourie, C. M., Kruger, S., Schutte, A. E., Walsh, C., Gareta, D., Kamali, A., Seeley, J., Norris, S. A., Crowther, N. J., Pillay, D., Kaleebu, P., Motala, A. A., Sandhu, M. S. & behalf of the African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR), B. O. T. A. P. F. C. D. R. (., 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity. 42, 3, p. 487-494 8 p.

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    57. Published

      Risk factors of pre-hypertension and hypertension among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in northeastern Tanzania: a community based cross-sectional study

      Msemo, O. A., Schmiegelow, Christentze, Nielsen, B. B., Kousholt, H., Grunnet, Louise Groth, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Lusingu, J. P. A., Møller, S. L., Kavishe, R. A., Minja, D. T. R. & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2018, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 23, 11, p. 1176-1187 12 p.

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    58. 2017
    59. Published

      Transient cardiac dysfunction but elevated cardiac and kidney biomarkers 24 h following an ultra-distance running event in Mexican Tarahumara

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Espino, D., Infante-Ramirez, R., Cervantes-Borunda, M. S., Hernandez-Torres, R. P., Rivera-Cisneros, A. E., Castillo, D., Westgate, K., Terzic, D., Brage, S., Hassager, Christian, Goetze, Jens P. & Kjærgaard, J., 11 Dec 2017, In: Extreme Physiology & Medicine. 6, p. 1-10 10 p., 3.

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    60. Published

      Association between Plasma Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome in a Predominantly Rural-Based Sub-Saharan African Population

      Paquette, M., Luna Saavedra, Y. G., Chamberland, A., Prat, A., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Kaduka, L., Seidah, N. G., Dufour, R. & Baass, A., 1 Oct 2017, In: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 15, 8, p. 423-429 7 p.

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    61. Published

      The obesity-associated risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality is not lower in Inuit compared to Europeans: A cohort study of Greenlandic Inuit, Nunavik Inuit and Danes

      Falberg Rønn, P., Lucas, M., Laouan Sidi, E. A., Tvermosegaard, M., Andersen, G. S., Lauritzen, T., Toft, Ulla Marie Nørgaard, Carstensen, Bendix, Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jørgensen, M. E., Oct 2017, In: Atherosclerosis. 265, p. 207-214 8 p.

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    62. Published

      Tuberculosis-Related Diabetes: Is It Reversible after Complete Treatment?

      Aftab, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Ambreen, A., Jamil, M., Garred, Peter, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Nielsen, S. D. & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Oct 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 4, p. 1099-1102 4 p.

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    63. Published

      Comparative study of HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose vs the oral glucose tolerance test for diagnosis of diabetes in people with tuberculosis

      Aftab, H., Ambreen, A., Jamil, M., Garred, Peter, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Nielsen, S. D., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jun 2017, In: Diabetic Medicine. 34, 6, p. 800-803 4 p.

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    64. Published

      Ethnic differences in anthropometric measures and abdominal fat distribution: a cross-sectional pooled study in Inuit, Africans and Europeans

      Rønn, P. F., Andersen, G. S., Lauritzen, T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Aadahl, Mette, Carstensen, Bendix & Jørgensen, M. E., Jun 2017, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 71, 6, p. 536-543 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    65. Published

      Globale forskelle i årsager til og diagnostik af kardiometaboliske sygdomme

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, 15 May 2017, 4 p. Ugeskriftet.

      Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearchpeer-review

    66. 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

    67. 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

    68. 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

    69. 2016
    70. 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

    71. 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

    72. 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

    73. 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

    74. 2015
    75. 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

    76. 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

    77. 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

    78. 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

    79. 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

    80. 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

    81. 2014
    82. 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

    83. 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

    84. 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

    85. 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

    86. 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

    87. 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

    88. 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

    89. 2013
    90. 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

    91. 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

    92. 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

    93. 2012
    94. 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

    95. 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

    96. Published

      Høj puls og masser af fedt

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Helge, Jørn Wulff, 15 Jun 2012, In: Weekendavisen. 24, p. 11 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

    97. Published

      Metabolic profile in two physically active Inuit groups consuming either a western or a traditional Inuit diet

      Munch-Andersen, T., Olsen, D. B., Søndergaard, H., Daugaard, J. R., Bysted, A., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Saltin, B. & Helge, Jørn Wulff, Mar 2012, In: International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 71, 8 p., 17342.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    98. Published
    99. Published

      Abdominal obesity has the highest impact on metabolic profile in an overweight African population

      Handlos, L. N., Witte, D. R., Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Friis, Henrik, Hansen, A. W., Borch-Johnsen, K., Tetens, Inge & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2012, In: Annals of Human Biology. 39, 6, p. 530-533 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    100. Published

      Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in Luo, Kamba, and Maasai of rural Kenya

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Boit, M. K., Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Tetens, Inge , Kiplamai, F. K., Cheruiyot, S. C., Friis, Henrik, Borch-Johnsen, K., Wareham, N. J. & Brage, S., 2012, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 24, 6, p. 723-729 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    101. Published

      The role of anthropometric and other predictors for diabetes among urban Tanzanians with tuberculosis

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2012, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 16, 12, p. 1680-1685 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    102. Published

      The role of diabetes co-morbidity for tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study from Mwanza, Tanzania

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Kidola, J., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Martinussen, Torben, Krarup, H. B., Witte, D. R., Andersen, Å. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2012, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 12, 165, p. 1-8 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    103. Published

      The role of diabetes on the clinical manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Krarup, H. B., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2012, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17, 7, p. 877-883 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    104. 2011
    105. Published

      Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Pipper, C. B., Krarup, H., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 8, p. e24215 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    106. Published

      Dietary patterns, food and macronutrient intakes among adults in three ethnic groups in rural Kenya

      Hansen, A. W., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Larsson, M. W., Eis, J., Christensen, T., Friis, Henrik, Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Boit, M. K., Borch-Johnsen, K. & Tetens, Inge , 2011, In: Public Health Nutrition. 14, 9, p. 1671-1679 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    107. Published

      Glucose intolerance in the West African Diaspora: a skeletal muscle fibre type distribution hypothesis

      Nielsen, Jannie & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2011, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 202, 4, p. 605-16

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    108. Published

      Physiological adaption to maternal malaria and other adverse exposure: low birth weight, functional capacity, and possible metabolic disease in adult life

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Kapur, A. & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2011, In: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 115 Suppl 1, p. S16-9

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    109. Published

      Sex differences in blood glucose and anthropometry in adolescents in rural Tanzania

      Nielsen, Jannie, Ramaiya, K., Mutabingwa, T. K., Vaag, A., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2011.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

    110. 2010
    111. Published

      Traditional and Modern Running Culture among the Kalenjin of Kenya: A Historical and Anthropological Perspective

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Damkjær, S., 16 Oct 2010, The Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement: A Biocultural Perspective. Sands, R. R. & Sands, L. R. (eds.). Plymouth, UK: Lexington Books, p. 187-212 26 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

    112. Published

      Moving to an A1C-based diagnosis of diabetes has a different impact on prevalence in different ethnic groups

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Witte, D. R., Kaduka, L., Jørgensen, M. E., Borch-Johnsen, K., Mohan, V., Shaw, J. E., Tabák, A. G. & Vistisen, D., 2010, In: Diabetes Care. 33, 3, p. 580-2 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    113. 2009
    114. Published

      Fedt & etnicitet

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jørgensen, M. E., 16 Jan 2009, In: Weekendavisen. 03, p. 12 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    115. Published

      Da mennesket blev løber

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2009, In: Scient. 3, p. 20-22 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    116. Published

      Herodotos and Hemerodromoi: Pheidippides' Run from Athens to Sparta in 490 BC from Historical and Physiological Perspectives

      Nielsen, Thomas Heine, Schwartz, Adam & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2009, In: Hermes - Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie. 137.2, p. 148-69 21 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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