Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. 2014
    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. 2013
    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 2012
    9. 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

    10. Published
    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    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

      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

    18. 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

    19. 2011
    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 2010
    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 2009
    29. Published

      Da mennesket blev løber

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    30. 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

    31. 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

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