Dirk Lund Christensen
Associate Professor
Global Health Section
Postboks 2099, Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B, Building: 09-1-03
1014 København K
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Washindi: Løberne fra Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 20 Jan 2000, Frydenlund Academic. 246 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Vitamin and mineral intake of twelve adolescent male Kalenjin runners in western Kenya.
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jakobsen, J. & Friis, Henrik, 2005, In: East African Medical Journal. 82, 12, p. 637-42 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article › Communication
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Communication
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Review › Research › peer-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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Sundhed og livsstil i Mexicos Sierra Madre bjerge
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2000, In: Ungdom & Idræt. 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Running and traditional movement culture among the Kalenjin of Kenya: from pre-colonial times to the present
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 15 Feb 2001, Centre for African Studies: Museum Tusculanum.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Præstationsevnen ved indtagelse af glukose og forgrenede aminosyrer i forhold til glukose eller placebo under langvarigt arbejde
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 10 Jul 1993, Institute of Sport Science: Museum Tusculanum.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. S16-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ethnicity and obesity: why are some people more vulnerable?
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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).
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Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania
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