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
Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on lung cancer mortality.
Xuemei Sui,Duck-chul Lee,Charles E. Matthews,Swann Arp Adams,James R. Hébert,Timothy S. Church,Chong-Do Lee,Steven N. Blair +7 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that CRF is inversely associated with lung cancer mortality in men, and continued study of CRF in relation to lung cancer, particularly among smokers, may further the understanding of disease etiology and reveal additional strategies for reducing its burden.
Decline in physical fitness from childhood to adulthood associated with increased obesity and insulin resistance in adults.
Terence Dwyer,Costan G. Magnussen,Michael D. Schmidt,Obioha C Ukoumunne,Anne-Louise Ponsonby,Anne-Louise Ponsonby,Olli T. Raitakari,Paul Zimmet,Steven N. Blair,Russell Thomson,Verity Cleland,Alison Venn +11 more
TL;DR: A decline in fitness from childhood to adulthood, and by inference a decline in physical activity, is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in adulthood, which may have potential for reducing the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults.
Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study.
Marco Pahor,Steven N. Blair,Mark A. Espeland,Roger A. Fielding,Thomas M. Gill,Jack M. Guralnik,Evan C. Hadley,Abby C. King,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Cinzia Maraldi,Michael E. Miller,Anne B. Newman,Walter J. Rejeski,Sergei Romashkan,Stephanie A. Studenski +14 more
TL;DR: A structured PA intervention improved the SPPB score and other measures of physical performance and may also offer benefit on more distal health outcomes, such as mobility disability.
The impact of previous athleticism on exercise habits, physical fitness, and coronary heart disease risk factors in middle-aged men.
TL;DR: It is concluded that prior athleticism has little apparent impact on health and health behaviors, thus suggesting that contemporaneous exercise has more impact on clinical variables.