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C-reactive protein and myocardial infarction by Sakkinen, Pamela, Abbott, Robert D., Curb, J.David, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Yano, Katsuhiko, Tracy, Russell P.

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease. Whether predictions differ across risk factor strata and for short and long-term…”
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Dietary magnesium intake and the future risk of coronary heart disease (The Honolulu Heart Program) by Abbott, Robert D, Ando, Fujiko, Masaki, Kamal H, Tung, Ko-Hui, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Petrovitch, Helen, Yano, Katsuhiko, Curb, J.David

“…Magnesium (Mg) deficiency is believed to have adverse cardiovascular consequences that are broad and complex, although an association between dietary Mg intake…”
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Age-related changes in risk factor effects on the incidence of thromboembolic and hemorrhagic stroke by Abbott, Robert D., Curb, J.David, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Masaki, Kamal H., Popper, Jordan S., Ross, G.Webster, Petrovitch, Helen

“…We examined the changes in risk factor effects on the incidence of thromboembolic and hemorrhagic stroke as they may occur with age. Findings were based on…”
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Low-density lipoprotein particle size, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as risk factors for coronary heart disease in older Japanese-American men by Austin, Melissa A, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, McKnight, Barbara, McNeely, Marguerite J, Edwards, Karen L, Curb, J.David, Sharp, Dan S

“…Decreased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) risk among middle-aged Caucasian populations, and has…”
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Age-Related Changes in Risk Factor Effects on the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease by Abbott, Robert D, Curb, J.David, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Masaki, Kamal H, Yano, Katsuhiko, Schatz, Irwin J, Ross, G.Webster, Petrovitch, Helen

“…PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to examine the potential for risk factor effects on the incidence of CHD to change over a broad range of ages from…”
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Ankle/brachial blood pressure in men >70 years of age and the risk of coronary heart disease by Abbott, Robert D, Petrovitch, Helen, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Yano, Katsuhiko, Schatz, Irwin J, Popper, Jordan S, Masaki, Kamal H, Ross, G.Webster, Curb, J.David

“…Low ankle/brachial blood pressure index (ABI) is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis in the elderly, although its association with coronary heart disease…”
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal changes in total and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels over a 20-year period in elderly men: The Honolulu heart program by Abbott, Robert D., Sharp, Dan S., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Curb, J.David, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Hakim, Amy A., Yano, Katsuhiko

“…PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to describe levels of total cholesterol and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in a group of elderly men and…”
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High uric acid: A metabolic marker of coronary heart disease among alcohol abstainers? by Iribarren, Carlos, Sharp, Dan S., Curb, J.David, Yano, Katsuhiko

“…The association between serum uric acid level and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) over 21 years was investigated among 6411 middle-aged Japanese-American…”
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Outcomes ascertainment and adjudication methods in the women's health initiative by Curb, J.David, Mctiernan, Anne, Heckbert, Susan R, Kooperberg, Charles, Stanford, Janet, Nevitt, Michael, Johnson, Karen C, Proulx-Burns, Lori, Pastore, Lisa, Criqui, Michael, Daugherty, Sandra

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Obesity, alcohol consumption, smoking, and mortality by Chyou, Po-Huang, Burchfiel, Cecil M., Yano, Katsuhiko, Sharp, Dan S., Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Curb, J.David, Nomura, Abraham M.Y.

“…PURPOSE: The goals of this study were to assess prospectively the impact of obesity, alcohol use, and smoking on total mortality and to test the etiologic…”
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Plasma Fibrinogen and Its Correlates in Elderly Japanese Men Living in Japan and Hawaii by Yano, Katsuhiko, Kodama, Kazunori, Shimizu, Yukiko, Chyou, Po-Huang, Sharp, Dan S, Tracy, Russell P, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Curb, J.David, Kusumi, Shizuyo

“…Plasma fibrinogen levels were determined using comparable methods for 329 Japanese men in Hiroshima Japan, and 3571 Japanese-American men in Honolulu Hawaii,…”
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The Negative Correlation Between Plasma Adiponectin and Blood Pressure Depends on Obesity: A Family-based Association Study In SAPPHIRe by Li, Hung-Yuan, Chiu, Yen-Feng, Hwu, Chii-Min, Sheu, Wayne Huey-Herng, Hung, Yi-Jen, Fujimoto, Wilfred, Quertermous, Thomas, Curb, J.David, Tai, Tong-Yuan, Chuang, Lee-Ming

“…Background The association between plasma adiponectin level and blood pressure remains inconclusive. Because obese subjects may have different mechanisms to…”
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Ankle–brachial blood pressure in elderly men and the risk of stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program by Abbott, Robert D, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Petrovitch, Helen, Yano, Katsuhiko, Schatz, Irwin J, Popper, Jordan S, Masaki, Kamal H, Ross, G.Webster, Curb, J.David

“…Although low ankle/brachial blood pressure index (ABI) is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis in the elderly, it has not been identified as a risk factor…”
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Risk factor clustering in the insulin resistance syndrome and its relationship to cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal white, black, hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander women by Howard, Barbara V., Criqui, Michael H., Curb, J.David, Rodabough, Rebecca, Safford, Monika M., Santoro, Nanette, Wilson, Alan C., Wylie-Rosett, Judith

“…The aim of this study was to examine how major components of the insulin resistance (IR) syndrome relate to each other and to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in…”
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A coordinating center in a clinical trial: the Hypertension Detection and Followup Program by Curb, J D, Ford, C, Hawkins, C M, Smith, E O, Zimbaldi, N, Carter, B, Cooper, C

“…Multicenter clinical trials are often larger and more complex than other methods of clinical inquiry. They tend to involve a number of research or clinical…”
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Coffee Consumption in Hypertensive Men in Older Middle-Age and the Risk of Stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program by Hakim, Amy A., Ross, G.Webster, Curb, J.David, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Sharp, Dan S., Yano, Katsuhiko, Abbott, Robert D.

“…Objective: To examine the association between coffee consumption and the development of stroke in men at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods: Coffee…”
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Influence of Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, and Stroke on Cognitive Impairment in Late Life by Petrovitch, Helen, White, Lon, Masaki, Kamal H, Ross, G.Webster, Abbott, Robert D, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Lu, Guiqing, Burchfiel, Cecil M, Blanchette, Patricia L, Curb, J.David

“…Relations between cognitive test scores in later life and prior myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), and stroke were…”
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Pulmonary Function Measures as Predictors and Correlates of Cognitive Functioning in Later Life by Chyou, Po-Huang, White, Lon R., Yano, Katsuhiko, Sharp, Dan S., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Chen, Randi, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Curb, J.David

“…The relation between pulmonary function and cognitive functioning was investigated in a cohort of 3,036 Japanese-American men living in Hawaii. Pulmonary…”
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Ankle–brachial blood pressure in elderly men and the risk of stroke by Abbott, Robert D, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Petrovitch, Helen, Yano, Katsuhiko, Schatz, Irwin J, Popper, Jordan S, Masaki, Kamal H, Ross, G.Webster, Curb, J.David

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Accuracy of the fasting plasma glucose to diagnose glucose intolerance varies by ethnic ancestry by Chang, HealaniK, Grandinetti, Andrew, Chen, Randi, Ge, Lan, Melish, John, Rodriguez, BeatrizL, Curb, J.David

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