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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- 2024
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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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Do WHO criteria for gestational diabetes fit a rural population in Tanzania? – A follow-up study assessing mother and child health six years after a pregnancy diagnosed with gestational diabetes
Eriksen, C. B., Minja, D. T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Damm, Peter, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Grunnet, Louise Groth & Hjort, Line, 2024, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 211, 8 p., 111657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2023
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Letter › Research
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.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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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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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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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
- 2022
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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