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
Dietary patterns and the risk of mortality: impact of cardiorespiratory fitness.
TL;DR: The association between diet and overall mortality was, in large part, confounded by fitness.
Accelerometer measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in white and black adults: The REGARDS study.
Steven P. Hooker,Brent Hutto,Wenfei Zhu,Steven N. Blair,Natalie Colabianchi,John E. Vena,David Rhodes,Virginia J. Howard +7 more
TL;DR: The vast majority of white and black midlife and older adults in this study engaged sparingly in moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity, accumulated tremendous amounts of sedentary behavior, and seldom engaged in continuous bouts of health-enhancing physical activity.
AHA/ACC Guidelines for Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: 2001 Update A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
Sidney C. Smith,Steven N. Blair,Robert O. Bonow,Lawrence M. Brass,Manuel D. Cerqueira,Kathleen Dracup,Valentin Fuster,Antonio M. Gotto,Scott M. Grundy,Nancy Houston Miller,Alice K. Jacobs,Daniel Jones,Ronald M. Krauss,Lori Mosca,Ira S. Ockene,Richard C. Pasternak,Thomas A. Pearson,Marc A. Pfeffer,Rodman D. Starke,Kathryn A. Taubert +19 more
TL;DR: Since the original publication (in 1995) of the AHA consensus statement on secondary prevention, important evidence from clinical trials has emerged that further supports the merits of aggressive risk reduction therapies for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Dose effect of cardiorespiratory exercise on metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women
Conrad P. Earnest,Neil M. Johannsen,Damon L. Swift,Carl J. Lavie,Steven N. Blair,Timothy S. Church +5 more
TL;DR: Low-to-moderate intensity cardiorespiratory exercise appears to improve components of the MS in postmenopausal women at levels at or greater than NIH recommendations and that zMS improves at half the NIH recommendations.