Dirk Lund Christensen

Dirk Lund Christensen

Associate Professor

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    1. 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

    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. Published

      Sundhed og livsstil i Mexicos Sierra Madre bjerge

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. 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

    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

      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

    18. 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

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 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

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