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
The “Fit but Fat” Paradigm Addressed Using Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity Data
TL;DR: Physical activity has a protective effect on biomarkers in normal, overweight, and obese individuals, and overweight (not obese) active individuals have a similar cardiovascular profile than normal weight inactive individuals.
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The Cooper Clinic Mortality Risk Index: clinical score sheet for men.
TL;DR: A score sheet for predicting all-cause mortality risk in men, The Cooper Clinic Mortality Risk Index, was derived and validated and may help healthcare practitioners identify high-risk patients who might benefit from lifestyle modification, pharmacologic therapy, or other interventions.
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Aging and Exercise: A Health Perspective
TL;DR: The data support a positive relationship between physical activity and health and function in older individuals, and show that with regular physical activity, health and physical fitness are maintained or even increased over time in Older individuals.
Evaluating Health Promotion: A Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Design
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld,Kirby L. Jackson,Steven N. Blair,Keith E. Davis,Jerry Dell Gimarc,Zora Travis Salisbury,Dorothy Maysey,Joan G. McGee +7 more
TL;DR: A quasi-experimental research design is used to evaluate Carolina Healthstyle, a health promotion project for South Carolina state employees and matched pair analysis and randomized block designs to compare inter vention and comparison agencies.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of prostate cancer: Findings from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study
Wonwoo Byun,Xuemei Sui,James R. Hébert,Timothy S. Church,I-Min Lee,Charles E. Matthews,Steven N. Blair +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and risk of incident prostate cancer (PrCA) using Cox proportional hazards regression models, adjusted for potential confounders.
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