Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. Published

      Prevalence of glucose intolerance and associated risk factors in rural and urban populations of different ethnic groups in Kenya

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Friis, Henrik, Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Tetens, I., Boit, M. K., Omondi, B., Kaduka, L. & Borch-Johnsen, K., 2009, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 84, 3, p. 303-10 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. 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

    4. Published

      Misclassification of study population

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Type 2 diabetes in Kenya: the role of rural-urban migration

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Omondi, B. O., Tetens, Inge & Borch-Johnsen, K., 2006, In: Diabetic Medicine. 23, Supplement s4, p. 55 1 p., A120.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    6. 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

    7. Published

      Maraton: Et løb for kvinder

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, Apr 2002, In: Idraetsliv. 4, p. 26-27 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    8. 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

    9. Published

      Sundhed og livsstil i Mexicos Sierra Madre bjerge

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2000, In: Ungdom & Idræt. 22

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    10. Published

      Traditionel og moderne løbekultur hos kalenjin-folket i Kenya: et historisk og antropologisk perspektiv

      Christensen, Dirk Lund & Damkjær, S., 2002, Idræt og lokalhistorie: pejlinger og perspektiver. Skovgaard, T. & Wøllekær, J. (eds.). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag, Vol. 18. p. 117-137 21 p. (Idrætshistorisk årbog 2002, Vol. 18).

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

    11. Published

      Da mennesket blev løber

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    12. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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      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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      High glucose intolerance among TB/HIV patients in Tanzania

      Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Praygod, G., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Range, N., Borch-Johnsen, K., Andersen, A. & Friis, Henrik, 2009, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 55, Suppl. 1, p. 242 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. 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

    29. 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

    30. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. 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

    32. 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

    33. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Skiing across the Greenland icecap: divergent effects on limb muscle adaptations and substrate oxidation.

      Helge, Jørn Wulff, Lundby, C., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Langfort, J., Messonnier, L., Zacho, M., Andersen, J. & Saltin, B., 2003, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 206, Pt 6, p. 1075-83 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. 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

    38. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. 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

    40. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Trainability of Kenyan village boys compared with Kenyan town boys

      Larsen, H. B., Søndergaard, H., Nolan, T., Asp, S., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Saltin, B., 2000, In: Journal of Physiology. 528, p. 42P-43P 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    44. Published

      Body dimensions, exercise capacity and physical activity level of adolescent Nandi boys in western Kenya.

      Larsen, H. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Nolan, T. & Søndergaard, H., 2004, In: Annals of Human Biology. 31, 2, p. 159-73 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Myter og mystik om kenyanske løbere

      Larsen, H. B., Bak, T. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 1992, In: Puls. 3, p. 2-4 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    46. 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

    47. 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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    48. 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.

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    49. 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.

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    50. Published

      Effects of glucose, glucose plus branched-chain amino acids, or placebo on bike performance over 100 km

      Madsen, K., MacLean, D. A., Kiens, Bente & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Dec 1996, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 81, 6, p. 2644-2650 7 p.

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