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
In Fitness and Health? A Prospective Study of Changes in Marital Status and Fitness in Men and Women
TL;DR: The authors conclude that the transitions to being married (from single to married or from divorced to remarried) are associated with a modest reduction, while divorce is associated with an increase in fitness levels in men.
Intraindividual variation of objectively measured physical activity in children.
Calum Mattocks,Sam D Leary,Andy R Ness,Kevin Deere,Joanne Saunders,Joanne Kirkby,Steven N. Blair,Kate Tilling,Chris Riddoch +8 more
TL;DR: There was substantial intraindividual variation in the objectively measured physical activity of 11- to 12-yr-olds and studies using single a measurement occasion where physical activity is the exposure should take this into account to adjust for regression dilution.
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Fatness, and Submaximal Systolic Blood Pressure Among Young Adult Women.
Vivek K. Prasad,Clemens Drenowatz,Gregory A. Hand,Carl J. Lavie,Xuemei Sui,Madison M. DeMello,Steven N. Blair +6 more
TL;DR: CRF, BF%, and BMI seem to have critical roles in determining SSBP with CRF and BF% being more potent at lower intensity exercise, whereas BMI was more strongly associated at higher intensity exercise.
Visceral fat and liver fat are independent predictors of metabolic risk factors in men.
TL;DR: The observations reinforce the importance of visceral obesity in the pathogenesis of dyslipidemia in men, and they suggest that visceral AT and liver fat carry independent health risk.