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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HbA1c variability and the development of nephropathy in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus from Rwanda
Bille, N., Byberg, S., Gishoma, C., Buch Kristensen, K. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 178, 108929.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, , Jan 2014, In: Diabetologia. 57, 1, p. 30-9 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Health-care coverage and access to health care in the context of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in rural Mexico: a systematic literature review
Carrillo-Balam, G., Cantoral, A., Rodríguez-Carmona, Y. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2020, In: Public Health. 181, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Hemoglobin levels and blood pressure are associated in rural black Africans
Rasmussen, J. B. J., Mwaniki, D. L., Kaduka, L. U., Boit, M. K., Borch-Johnsen, K., Friis, Henrik & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2016, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 28, 1, p. 145-148 4 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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Herodotos and Hemerodromoi: Pheidippides' Run from Athens to Sparta in 490 BC from Historical and Physiological Perspectives
Nielsen, Thomas Heine, Schwartz, Adam & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2009, In: Hermes - Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie. 137.2, p. 148-69 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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High prevalence of diabetes and anthropometric heterogeneity among tuberculosis patients in Pakistan
Aftab, H., Ambreen, A., Jamil, M., Garred, Peter, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Nielsen, S. D., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Apr 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 4, p. 465–473 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article › Communication
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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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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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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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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 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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Insulin resistance and secretion in different ethnic populations of Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Friis, Henrik, Tetens, Inge , Kaduka, L., Omondi, B. O. & Borch-Johnsen, K., 2008, In: Diabetologia. 51, Suppl. 1, p. S178 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Kostintagelsen hos kalenjin-løberne i Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, van Hall, Gerrit & Hambraeus, L., 1997, In: Puls. 8, 3, p. 2-4 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Løb for overlevelse
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 30 Oct 1997, In: Ungdom & Idræt. 32, p. 6-7 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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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Maraton: Et løb for kvinder
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Apr 2002, In: Idraetsliv. 4, p. 26-27 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mineral content of traditional leafy vegetables from western Kenya
Orech, F. O., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Larsen, T., Friis, Henrik, Aagaard-Hansen, J. & Estambale, B. A., 2007, In: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 58, 8, p. 595-602 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Misclassification of study population
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Taylor, J. L., 2020, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 159, 107656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Myten om de kenyanske løbere
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 1996, Krop, Idræt & Kultur. Elbæk, N., Fallesen, A. & Larsen, N. (eds.). Mellemfolkeligt samvirke, p. 12-19 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Communication
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Neutralisering af smerter i og fra nakke- og skulderregionen via dynamisk arbejde
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Hilt, K. E., 2001Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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Normalization of elevated cardiac, kidney, and hemolysis plasma markers within 48 h in Mexican Tarahumara runners following a 78 km race at moderate altitude
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Espino, D., Infante-Ramírez, R., Brage, S., Terzic, D., Goetze, Jens P. & Kjaergaard, J., Nov 2014, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 26, 6, p. 836-43 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity and regional fat distribution in Kenyan populations: impact of ethnicity and urbanization
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Eis, J., Hansen, A. W., Larsson, M. W., Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Tetens, Inge , Boit, M. K., Kaduka, L., Borch-Johnsen, K. & Friis, Henrik, 2008, In: Annals of Human Biology. 35, 2, p. 232-249 18 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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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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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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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
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, 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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