Esther Zimmermann
University of Copenhagen
25 Papers
237 Citations
Esther Zimmermann is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 25 publications. Previous affiliations of Esther Zimmermann include Copenhagen University Hospital & Technical University of Denmark.
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Being an only or last-born child increases later risk of obesity.
Line Klingen Haugaard,Teresa A. Ajslev,Esther Zimmermann,Lars Ängquist,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen +4 more
TL;DR: Being an only or last-born child is associated with obesity and these associations may provide leads to targeted prevention of obesity in children.
Predictors of changes in physical activity in a prospective cohort study of the Danish adult population.
TL;DR: Variables of an unhealthy lifestyle tend to cluster in some individuals, and physical inactivity interventions may therefore be more successful if they also address smoking, self-belief, and obesity.
C-reactive protein levels in relation to various features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among obese patients.
Esther Zimmermann,Esther Zimmermann,Rodolphe Anty,Rodolphe Anty,Joan Tordjman,An Verrijken,Philippe Gual,Philippe Gual,Albert Tran,Albert Tran,Antonio Iannelli,Antonio Iannelli,Jean Gugenheim,Jean Gugenheim,Pierre Bedossa,Pierre Bedossa,Sven Francque,Yannick Le Marchand-Brustel,Yannick Le Marchand-Brustel,Karine Clément,Luc Van Gaal,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Tine Jess +22 more
TL;DR: This study indicates that it is the accumulation of fat -both in the adipose tissue and in liver steatosis- that leads to increased hs-CRP levels among obese patients.
Lack of association of fatness-related FTO gene variants with energy expenditure or physical activity.
Tina Landsvig Berentzen,Sofia I. Iqbal Kring,Claus Holst,Esther Zimmermann,Tine Jess,T. Hansen,Oluf Pedersen,Søren Toubro,Arne Astrup,T. I. A. Sørensen +9 more
TL;DR: Homozygous carriers of the A-allele of the FTO do not have lower REE, GIT, VO(2)max, or LTPA but higher FM, irrespective of LBM, REe, Git, VO (2) max, and LTPA.
Influences of the common FTO rs9939609 variant on inflammatory markers throughout a broad range of body mass index.
Esther Zimmermann,Kristin Skogstrand,David M. Hougaard,Arne Astrup,Torben Hansen,Oluf Pedersen,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Tine Jess +7 more
TL;DR: No fatness-independent effects of the FTO rs9939609 A-allele on a series of inflammatory markers were observed in this cohort of healthy middle-aged men representing a broad range of fatness.