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
C-reactive protein levels in African Americans: a diet and lifestyle randomized community trial.
James R. Hébert,Michael D. Wirth,Lisa Davis,Briana Davis,Brook E. Harmon,Brook E. Harmon,Thomas G. Hurley,Ruby Drayton,E. Angela Murphy,Nitin Shivappa,Sara Wilcox,Swann Arp Adams,Heather M. Brandt,Christine E. Blake,Cheryl A. Armstead,Susan E. Steck,Steven N. Blair +16 more
TL;DR: In overweight/obese, but otherwise "healthy," African-American church members with very high baseline CRP levels, this intervention produced significant reductions in CRP at 3 and 12 months, and in waist-to-hip ratio, which is an important anthropometric predictor of overall risk of inflammation and downstream health effects.
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Effects of Exercise on Mobility in Obese and Nonobese Older Adults (vol 18, pg 1168, 2010)
Todd M. Manini,Anne B. Newman,Roger A. Fielding,Steven N. Blair,Michael G. Perri,Stephen D. Anton,Bret C. Goodpaster,Jeffrey A. Katula,Walter J. Rejeski,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Fang-Chi Hsu,Marco Pahor,Abby C. King,Life Res Grp +13 more
- 01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: A moderate intensity PA intervention improves physical function in older adults, but the positive benefits are attenuated with obesity.
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Associations of resting heart rate with concentrations of lipoprotein subfractions in sedentary men.
P T Williams,William L. Haskell,Karen Vranizan,Steven N. Blair,Ronald M. Krauss,H R Superko,John J. Albers,B. Frey-Hewitt,P.D. Wood +8 more
TL;DR: The correlations for resting heart rate vs triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, HDL3 mass, VLDL mass, and LDL mass of Sof 0-7 subfraction remain significant when adjusted for adiposity, age, smoking habits, diet, and physical fitness as measured by maximum aerobic power or submaximal heart rate during a graded exercise test.