Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina
892 Papers
6.9K Citations
Steven N. Blair is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 879 publications. Previous affiliations of Steven N. Blair include Stanford University & University of Western Australia.
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Papers
Body Mass Index and Kidney Stones: A Cohort Study of Japanese Men.
Eiichi Yoshimura,Susumu S. Sawada,I-Min Lee,I-Min Lee,Yuko Gando,Masamitsu Kamada,Munehiro Matsushita,Ryoko Kawakami,Ryosuke Ando,Takashi Okamoto,Koji Tsukamoto,Motohiko Miyachi,Steven N. Blair +12 more
TL;DR: Increased BMI is a risk factor for kidney stones in Japanese men, according to the results of a nationwide survey of workers at a gas company, which was conducted between April 2004 and March 2005.
Reliability of Long-term Recall of Participation in Physical Activity by Middle-aged Men and Women
Steven N. Blair,Marsha Dowda,Russell R. Pate,Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld,Henry G. Howe,Gwynne M. Parker,Aaron Blair,Fred Fridinger +7 more
TL;DR: Questionnaire assessment of long-term physical activity recall appeared to be reliable, length of recall interval up to 10 years was not an important factor, and recall of vigorous activity was more accurate than for less intensive activities.
Prevention Conference VI: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Writing Group III: risk assessment in persons with diabetes.
Rita F. Redberg,Philip Greenland,Valentin Fuster,Kalevi Pyörälä,Steven N. Blair,Aaron R. Folsom,Anne B. Newman,Daniel H. O'Leary,Trever J. Orchard,Bruce M. Psaty,J. Sanford Schwartz,Rodman D. Starke,Peter W.F. Wilson +12 more
TL;DR: Current data and recommendations for risk assessment of CVD in persons with diabetes are discussed and noninvasive testing for risk stratification among patients with diabetes would do little to change clinical management of risk factors.
Effect of different doses of aerobic exercise training on total bilirubin levels.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that high doses of exercise training are necessary to significantly increase bilirubin levels in previously sedentary postmenopausal women and especially those with impaired glucose metabolism.
Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes, Alone and in Combination, as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Men
Timothy S. Church,Angela M. Thompson,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Xuemei Sui,Neil M. Johannsen,Conrad P. Earnest,Steven N. Blair +6 more
TL;DR: The presence of diabetes was associated with a threefold higher CVD mortality risk, and metabolic syndrome status did not modify this risk, which supports the fact that physicians should be aggressive in using CVD risk–reducing therapies in all diabetic patients regardless of metabolic Syndrome status.