Search Results - "Curb, David"

FOXO3A genotype is strongly associated with human longevity by Willcox, Bradley J, Donlon, Timothy A, He, Qimei, Chen, Randi, Grove, John S, Yano, Katsuhiko, Masaki, Kamal H, Willcox, D. Craig, Rodriguez, Beatriz, Curb, J. David

“…Human longevity is a complex phenotype with a significant familial component, yet little is known about its genetic antecedents. Increasing evidence from…”
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Protein Intake and Incident Frailty in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study by Beasley, Jeannette M., LaCroix, Andrea Z., Neuhouser, Marian L., Huang, Ying, Tinker, Lesley, Woods, Nancy, Michael, Yvonne, Curb, J. David, Prentice, Ross L.

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between protein intake and incident frailty. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Subset of the Women's Health…”
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Antioxidants in Cardiovascular Health and Disease: Key Lessons from Epidemiologic Studies by Willcox, Bradley J., MD, Curb, J. David, MD, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., MD, PhD

“…The free radical theory of aging posits that oxidative stress is among the major mechanisms in aging and age-related disease, including cardiovascular disease…”
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Lack of Association Between 25(OH)D Levels and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Older Women by Robinson, Jennifer G, Manson, JoAnn E, Larson, Joseph, Liu, Simin, Song, Yiqing, Howard, Barbara V, Phillips, Lawrence, Shikany, James M, Allison, Matthew, Curb, J. David, Johnson, Karen C, Watts, Nelson

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine whether lower serum levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin (OH) D [25(OH)D] are associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes…”
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Midlife C-reactive protein and risk of cognitive decline: A 31-year follow-up by Laurin, Danielle, David Curb, J, Masaki, Kamal H, White, Lon R, Launer, Lenore J

“…Abstract There is evidence for a relationship between raised inflammatory markers, including high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), measured late in…”
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Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation and the Risk of Incident Diabetes in the Women's Health Initiative by de Boer, Ian H, Tinker, Lesley F, Connelly, Stephanie, Curb, J. David, Howard, Barbara V, Kestenbaum, Bryan, Larson, Joseph C, Manson, JoAnn E, Margolis, Karen L, Siscovick, David S, Weiss, Noel S

“…OBJECTIVE:--Experimental and epidemiologic studies suggest that calcium and vitamin D may reduce the risk of developing diabetes. We examined the effect of…”
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Geriatric Syndromes and Incident Disability in Older Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study by Rosso, Andrea L., Eaton, Charles B., Wallace, Robert, Gold, Rachel, Stefanick, Marcia L., Ockene, Judith K., Curb, J. David, Michael, Yvonne L.

“…Objectives To determine how the number of geriatric syndromes is associated with incident disability in community‐based populations of older adults. Design…”
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Lipid and Lipoprotein Biomarkers and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Postmenopausal Women by BERGER, Jeffrey S, MCGINN, Aileen P, ROSENBAUM, Daniel M, WASSERTHEIL-SMOLLER, Sylvia, HOWARD, Barbara V, KULLER, Lewis, MANSON, Joann E, OTVOS, Jim, DAVID CURB, J, EATON, Charles B, KAPLAN, Robert C, LYNCH, John K

“…Few studies simultaneously investigated lipids and lipoprotein biomarkers as predictors of ischemic stroke. The value of these biomarkers as independent…”
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women by CHACKO, Sara A, YIQING SONG, PLODKOWSKI, Rayrnond A, SIMIN LIU, MANSON, Joann E, VAN HORN, Linda, EATON, Charles, MARTIN, Lisa W, MCTIERNAN, Anne, CURB, J. David, WYLIE-ROSETT, Judith, PHILLIPS, Lawrence S

“…Low concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] may be associated with cardiometabolic disorders; however, little is known about their relation to…”
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Low Dietary Vitamin D Predicts 34-Year Incident Stroke The Honolulu Heart Program by KOJIMA, Gotaro, BELL, Christina, ABBOTT, Robert D, LAUNER, Lenore, CHEN, Randi, MOTONAGA, Heather, WEBSTER ROSS, G, DAVID CURB, J, MASAKI, Kamal

“…Vitamin D deficiency has been reported to contribute to the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially stroke. We examined the relationship between dietary…”
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Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Blood Pressure: The Womenʼs Health Initiative Randomized Trial by Margolis, Karen L, Ray, Roberta M, Van Horn, Linda, Manson, JoAnn E, Allison, Matthew A, Black, Henry R, Beresford, Shirley A.A, Connelly, Stephanie A, Curb, J David, Grimm, Richard H, Kotchen, Theodore A, Kuller, Lewis H, Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia, Thomson, Cynthia A, Torner, James C

“…Experimental and epidemiological studies suggest that calcium and vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure. We examined the effect of calcium plus…”
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Early inflammation and dementia: A 25-year follow-up of the Honolulu-Asia aging study by Schmidt, Reinhold, Schmidt, Helena, Curb, J. David, Masaki, Kamal, White, Lon R., Launer, Lenore J.

“…Inflammatory responses are associated with cardiovascular disease and may be associated with dementing disease. We evaluated the long‐term prospective…”
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Shorter Telomeres Associate with a Reduced Risk of Melanoma Development by HONGMEI NAN, MENGMENG DU, QURESHI, Abrar A, HUNTER, David J, JIALI HAN, DE VIVO, Immaculata, MANSON, Joann E, SIMIN LIU, MCTIERNAN, Anne, DAVID CURB, J, LESSIN, Lawrence S, BONNER, Matthew R, QUN GUO

“…Epidemiologic studies have linked shortened telomeres with the development of many cancers. However, recent studies have suggested that longer telomeres may…”
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Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study by Schatz, Irwin J, Masaki, Kamal, Yano, Katsuhiko, Chen, Randi, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Curb, J David

“…A generally held belief is that cholesterol concentrations should be kept low to lessen the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, studies of the relation…”
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Aortic stiffness and calcification in men in a population-based international study by Sekikawa, Akira, Shin, Chol, Curb, J. David, Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Masaki, Kamal, El-Saed, Aiman, Seto, Todd B, Mackey, Rachel H, Choo, Jina, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Miura, Katsuyuki, Edmundowicz, Daniel, Kuller, Lewis H, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim

“…Highlights ► Aortic stiffness is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease. ► We examined the association of aortic stiffness with aortic…”
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Bowel movement frequency in late-life and incidental Lewy bodies by Abbott, Robert D., Ross, G. Webster, Petrovitch, Helen, Tanner, Caroline M., Davis, Daron G., Masaki, Kamal H., Launer, Lenore J., Curb, J. David, White, Lon R.

“…It is not known if constipation is associated with the preclinical phase of Parkinson's disease (PD), often characterized by the presence of incidental Lewy…”
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Effects of self-reported age at nonsurgical menopause on time to first fracture and bone mineral density in the Womenʼs Health Initiative Observational Study by Sullivan, Shannon D, Lehman, Amy, Thomas, Fridtjof, Johnson, Karen C, Jackson, Rebecca, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Ko, Marcia, Chen, Zhao, Curb, J David, Howard, Barbara V

“…OBJECTIVE:Menopause is a risk factor for fracture; thus, menopause age may affect bone mass and fracture rates. We compared bone mineral density (BMD) and…”
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Prior hormone therapy and breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial of estrogen plus progestin by Anderson, Garnet L., Chlebowski, Rowan T., Rossouw, Jacques E., Rodabough, Rebecca J., McTiernan, Anne, Margolis, Karen L., Aggerwal, Anita, Curb, J. David, Hendrix, Susan L., Hubbell, F. Allan, Khandekar, Jamardan, Lane, Dorothy S., Lasser, Norman, Lopez, Ana Maria, Potter, JoNell, Ritenbaugh, Cheryl

“…To assess the extent to which prior hormone therapy modifies the breast cancer risk found with estrogen plus progestin (E + P) in the Women's Health Initiative…”
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Antiepileptic drug use, falls, fractures, and BMD in postmenopausal women: Findings from the women's health initiative (WHI) by Carbone, Laura D, Johnson, Karen C, Robbins, John, Larson, Joseph C, Curb, J David, Watson, Kathleen, Gass, Margery, LaCroix, Andrea Z

“…Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used increasingly in clinical practice to treat a number of conditions. However, the relationship between the use of these…”
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Body Size Phenotypes and Inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study by Wildman, Rachel P., Kaplan, Robert, Manson, JoAnn E., Rajkovic, Aleksandar, Connelly, Stephanie A., Mackey, Rachel H., Tinker, Lesley F., Curb, J. David, Eaton, Charles B., Wassertheil‐Smoller, Sylvia

“…Individuals with “metabolically benign” obesity (obesity unaccompanied by hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes) are not at elevated 10‐year risk of…”
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