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
Comparison of physical activity levels in physicians and medical students with the general adult population of the United States.
TL;DR: Physicians and medical students engage in more physical activity than the general US adult population, and regional differences in the general population's physical activity also persisted in physicians andmedical students.
Association of TV Viewing and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults With Hypertension: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study.
Ítalo Ribeiro Lemes,Xuemei Sui,Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch,Steven N. Blair,Rômulo Araújo Fernandes,Jamile Sanches Codogno,Henrique Luiz Monteiro +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that higher TV viewing time is associated with higher risk for all-cause mortality among older adults with hypertension, independently of physical activity, and other potential confounders.
A Cost Analysis of a Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults
Erik J. Groessl,Robert M. Kaplan,Steven N. Blair,W. Jack Rejeski,Jeffrey A. Katula,Abby C. King,Roger A. Fielding,Nancy W. Glynn,Marco Pahor +8 more
TL;DR: The costs of a physical activity (PA) and an educational comparison intervention for older adults at risk for mobility disability are examined and the cost/disability avoided is estimated to be $28,206.
Long-Term Trends in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
Susumu S. Sawada,I.-Min Lee,I.-Min Lee,Hisashi Naito,Jun Noguchi,Koji Tsukamoto,Takashi Muto,Yasuki Higaki,Hiroaki Tanaka,Steven N. Blair +9 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that the long-term trend in fitness is a strong predictor of the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Japanese men.
The relation of body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness, and all-cause mortality in women.
TL;DR: BMI, as a predictor of all-cause mortality risk in women, may be misleading unless CRF is also considered, and low CRF in women was an important predictor ofAll- Cause mortality.