MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

The association of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with β-cell dysfunction, insulin resistance, and diabetes among adults in north-western Tanzania: A cross-sectional study.

Kitilya B, Peck R, Changalucha J, Jeremiah K, Kavishe BB, Friis H, Filteau S, Krogh-Madsen R, Brage S, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Olsen MF, Praygod G

Frontiers in endocrinology. Feb 2022

(DOI : 10.3389/fendo.2022.885988)

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Levels and correlates of physical activity and capacity among HIV-infected compared to HIV-uninfected individuals.

Kitilya B, Praygod G, Peck R, Changalucha J, Jeremiah K, Kavishe BB, Friis H, Filteau S, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Krogh-Madsen R, Brage S, Olsen MF

PLoS ONE. Jun 2021

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0262298)

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Physical activity level among children recovering from severe acute malnutrition.

Babirekere-Iriso E, Rytter MJH, Namusoke H, Mupere E, Michaelsen KF, Stark KD, Lauritzen L, Briend A, Friis H, Brage S, Faurholt-Jepsen D

Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. Dec 2017

(DOI : 10.1111/tmi.13022)

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Correlates of Physical Activity among Young Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition.

Yaméogo CW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Shepherd S, Filteau S, Traoré AS, Christensen VB, Michaelsen KF, Brage S, Friis H, Faurholt-Jepsen D

The Journal of pediatrics. Apr 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.073)

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Cardiovascular risk factors in rural Kenyans are associated with differential age gradients, but not modified by sex or ethnicity.

Christensen DL, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Birkegaard L, Mwaniki DL, Boit MK, Kilonzo B, Brage S, Friis H, Tetens I, Borch-Johnsen K, Vistisen D

Annals of human biology. Jun 2015

(DOI : 10.3109/03014460.2015.1013987)

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Physical activity and capacity at initiation of antiretroviral treatment in HIV patients in Ethiopia.

Olsen MF, Kæstel P, Tesfaye M, Abdissa A, Yilma D, Girma T, Mølgaard C, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Christensen DL, Brage S, Andersen ÅB, Friis H

Epidemiology and infection. Jul 2014

(DOI : 10.1017/S0950268814001502)

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Children treated for severe acute malnutrition experience a rapid increase in physical activity a few days after admission.

Faurholt-Jepsen D, Hansen KB, van Hees VT, Christensen LB, Girma T, Friis H, Brage S

The Journal of pediatrics. Oct 2013

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.02.014)

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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 M, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Range N, Praygod G, Jeremiah K, Aabye MG, Changalucha J, Krarup H, Christensen DL, Andersen ÅB, Brage S, Friis H

Epidemiology and infection. Sep 2013

(DOI : 10.1017/S0950268813002070)

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in Luo, Kamba, and Maasai of rural Kenya.

Christensen DL, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Boit MK, Mwaniki DL, Kilonzo B, Tetens I, Kiplamai FK, Cheruiyot SC, Friis H, Borch-Johnsen K, Wareham NJ, Brage S

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. Jan 2012

(DOI : 10.1002/ajhb.22303)

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