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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 conference › Poster › 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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 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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Sundhed og livsstil i Mexicos Sierra Madre bjerge
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2000, In: Ungdom & Idræt. 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Letter › 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 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 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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Communication
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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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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 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
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Washindi: Løberne fra Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 20 Jan 2000, Frydenlund Academic. 246 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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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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