Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Washindi: Løberne fra Kenya

      Christensen, Dirk Lund, 20 Jan 2000, Frydenlund Academic. 246 p.

      Research output: Book/ReportBookCommunication

    4. 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

    5. Published

      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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

    9. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. 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

    11. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. Published

      Sundhed og livsstil i Mexicos Sierra Madre bjerge

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 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

    29. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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

    31. 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

    32. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. 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

    34. Published

      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/ReportBookCommunication

    35. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 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

    37. 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

    38. Published

      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/ReportBookCommunication

    39. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. 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

    41. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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

    45. 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

    46. 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

    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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 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

    49. 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

    50. 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

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