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 Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Ideal Cardiovascular Health in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study.
Leanna M. Ross,Jacob L. Barber,Alexander C. McLain,R. Glenn Weaver,Xuemei Sui,Steven N. Blair,Mark A. Sarzynski +6 more
TL;DR: Higher CRF is associated with better CVH profiles, and improving CRF over time is independently associated with greater improvements in CVH.
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Letter by McAuley et al Regarding Article, “Impact of Body Mass Index and the Metabolic Syndrome on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death in Middle-Aged Men”
TL;DR: To the Editor: The authors read with interest in the article by Arnlov et al that middle-aged men defined as overweight and obese by Body Mass Index, but without metabolic abnormalities, were at increased risk for death.
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changes in cVD risk factors in the activity counseling trial
TL;DR: The ACT physical activity interventions produced substantial improvements among men and women with elevated CVD risk factors, and improvements in lipids from the ACT interventions could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in people with already high levels of lipids.
Revisiting fitness and fatness as predictors of mortality.
TL;DR: Fitness ameliorated, but did not eliminate, the excess mortality associated with obesity, and the association between obesity and mortality is eliminated when fitness is taken into account.
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Cardiometabolic results from an armband-based weight loss trial
John C. Sieverdes,Xuemei Sui,Gregory A. Hand,Vaughn W. Barry,Sarah Wilcox,Rebecca A. Meriwether,James W. Hardin,Amanda C. McClain,Steven N. Blair +8 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that using an armband program is an effective strategy to decrease fasting blood glucose, and indicates that devices, such as the Armband, can be a successful way to disseminate programs that can improve health risk factors.