Search Results - "ROBBINS, JOHN A."

Sleep-disordered breathing and mortality: a prospective cohort study by Punjabi, Naresh M, Caffo, Brian S, Goodwin, James L, Gottlieb, Daniel J, Newman, Anne B, O'Connor, George T, Rapoport, David M, Redline, Susan, Resnick, Helaine E, Robbins, John A, Shahar, Eyal, Unruh, Mark L, Samet, Jonathan M

“…Sleep-disordered breathing is a common condition associated with adverse health outcomes including hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The overall…”
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Osteoporosis Screening in Postmenopausal Women 50 to 64 Years Old: Comparison of US Preventive Services Task Force Strategy and Two Traditional Strategies in the Women's Health Initiative by Crandall, Carolyn J, Larson, Joseph, Gourlay, Margaret L, Donaldson, Meghan G, LaCroix, Andrea, Cauley, Jane A, Wactawski‐Wende, Jean, Gass, Margery L, Robbins, John A, Watts, Nelson B, Ensrud, Kristine E

“…ABSTRACT The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends osteoporosis screening for women younger than 65 years whose 10‐year predicted risk of major…”
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Dietary inflammatory index and cardiovascular disease risk in Hispanic women from the Women's Health Initiative by Zuercher, Monica D, Harvey, Danielle J, Santiago-Torres, Margarita, Au, Lauren E, Shivappa, Nitin, Shadyab, Aladdin H, Allison, Matthew, Snetselaar, Linda, Liu, Buyun, Robbins, John A, Hébert, James R, Garcia, Lorena

“…To evaluate the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII ) and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Hispanic women from the Women's Health…”
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Sleep Disturbances and Glucose Metabolism in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Strand, Linn Beate, Carnethon, Mercedes, Biggs, Mary Lou, Djoussé, Luc, Kaplan, Robert C, Siscovick, David S, Robbins, John A, Redline, Susan, Patel, Sanjay R, Janszky, Imre, Mukamal, Kenneth J

“…We examined the associations of symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which was defined as loud snoring, stopping breathing for a while during sleep,…”
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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Physical Function in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars by Houston, Denise K., Tooze, Janet A., Davis, Cralen C., Chaves, Paulo H. M., Hirsch, Calvin H., Robbins, John A., Arnold, Alice M., Newman, Anne B., Kritchevsky, Stephen B.

“…Objectives To examine the association between 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and physical function in adults of advanced age. Design Cross‐sectional and…”
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Adjusted Mortality After Hip Fracture: From the Cardiovascular Health Study by Robbins, John A., Biggs, Mary L., Cauley, Jane

“…OBJECTIVES: To estimate the risk of death associated with hip fracture (HFx), stratifying by sex and time since fracture. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study…”
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Barriers to Health Care Access Among the Elderly and Who Perceives Them by Fitzpatrick, Annette L, Powe, Neil R, Cooper, Lawton S, Ives, Diane G, Robbins, John A

“…We evaluated self-perceived access to health care in a cohort of Medicare beneficiaries. We identified patterns of use and barriers to health care from…”
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Sleep Apnea and Markers of Vascular Endothelial Function in a Large Community Sample of Older Adults by Nieto, F. Javier, Herrington, David M, Redline, Susan, Benjamin, Emelia J, Robbins, John A

“…Clinical studies have suggested that sleep apnea is associated with impaired brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, a surrogate of endothelial dysfunction. We…”
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The Association of Tryptophan and Its Metabolites With Incident Hip Fractures, Mortality, and Prevalent Frailty in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Carbone, Laura, Bůžková, Petra, Fink, Howard A, Robbins, John A, Barzilay, Joshua I, Elam, Rachel E, Isales, Carlos

“…Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and sufficient protein intake is important for skeletal health. We utilized stored serum from the…”
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Sleep-disordered Breathing by Shahar, Eyal, Redline, Susan, Young, Terry, Boland, Lori L, Baldwin, Carol M, Nieto, F. Javier, O'Connor, George T, Rapoport, David M, Robbins, John A

“…Disordered breathing during sleep is more common among postmenopausal women than among their premenopausal counterparts, possibly because of declining levels…”
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Do Additional Clinical Risk Factors Improve the Performance of Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) Among Postmenopausal Women? Findings From the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study and Clinical Trials by Crandall, Carolyn J, Larson, Joseph, Cauley, Jane A, Schousboe, John T, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Robbins, John A, Watts, Nelson B, Ensrud, Kristine E

“…ABSTRACT The ability of the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) to discriminate between women who do and do not experience major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs)…”
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Higher albumin:creatinine ratio and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate are potential risk factors for decline of physical performance in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study by Bůžková, Petra, Barzilay, Joshua I, Fink, Howard A, Robbins, John A, Cauley, Jane A, Ix, Joachim H, Mukamal, Kenneth J

“…IntroductionMildly reduced renal function and elevated urine protein levels are each prospectively associated with hip fracture risk in older adults. Here we…”
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Biomarkers of Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Asthma Severity in Adults by Ho, Gwendolyn, MD, Tang, Hao, PhD, Robbins, John A., MD, Tong, Elisa K., MD

“…Background Tobacco biomarkers including serum cotinine and urinary 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) have been used in research settings…”
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Mineral Metabolism Markers and the Long-Term Risk of Hip Fracture: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Robinson-Cohen, Cassianne, Katz, Ronit, Hoofnagle, Andrew N, Cauley, Jane A, Furberg, Curt D, Robbins, John A, Chen, Zhao, Siscovick, David S, de Boer, Ian H, Kestenbaum, Bryan

“…Context: Disturbances in mineral metabolism are associated with lower bone mineral density and fracture; however, previous human studies have assessed…”
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After the initial fracture in postmenopausal women, where do subsequent fractures occur? by Crandall, Carolyn J., Hunt, Rebecca P., LaCroix, Andrea Z., Robbins, John A., Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Johnson, Karen C., Sattari, Maryam, Stone, Katie L., Weitlauf, Julie C., Gure, Tanya R., Cauley, Jane A.

“…The locations of subsequent fractures after initial fracture in postmenopausal women are poorly characterized. We conducted a prospective analysis of…”
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Carbon cycling in Lake Erie during cultural eutrophication over the last century inferred from the stable carbon isotope composition of sediments by Lu, Yuehan, Meyers, Philip A., Eadie, Brian J., Robbins, John A.

“…A ~106-cm sediment core from the eastern basin of Lake Erie was examined to investigate biogeochemical processes in this large lake during its cultural…”
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A genome-wide association study meta-analysis of clinical fracture in 10,012 African American women by Taylor, Kira C, Evans, Daniel S, Edwards, Digna R Velez, Edwards, Todd L, Sofer, Tamar, Li, Guo, Liu, Youfang, Franceschini, Nora, Jackson, Rebecca D, Giri, Ayush, Donneyong, Macarius, Psaty, Bruce, Rotter, Jerome I, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Jordan, Joanne M, Robbins, John A, Lewis, Beth, Stefanick, Marcia L, Liu, Yongmei, Garcia, Melissa, Harris, Tamara, Cauley, Jane A, North, Kari E

“…Osteoporosis is a major public health problem associated with excess disability and mortality. It is estimated that 50-70% of the variation in osteoporotic…”
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Underuse and Overuse of Osteoporosis Screening in a Regional Health System: a Retrospective Cohort Study by Amarnath, Anna Lee D., Franks, Peter, Robbins, John A., Xing, Guibo, Fenton, Joshua J.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…”
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Risk of Subsequent Fractures in Postmenopausal Women After Nontraumatic vs Traumatic Fractures by Crandall, Carolyn J, Larson, Joseph C, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Robbins, John A, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Johnson, Karen C, Sattari, Maryam, Stone, Katie L, Weitlauf, Julie C, Gure, Tanya R, Cauley, Jane A

“…The burden of fractures among postmenopausal women is high. Although nontraumatic fractures are strong risk factors for future fracture, current clinical…”
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Bone Turnover Markers Are Not Associated With Hip Fracture Risk: A Case‐Control Study in the Women's Health Initiative by Crandall, Carolyn J, Vasan, Sowmya, LaCroix, Andrea, LeBoff, Meryl S, Cauley, Jane A, Robbins, John A, Jackson, Rebecca D, Bauer, Douglas C

“…ABSTRACT Current guidelines recommend that serum C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) and serum procollagen type 1 aminoterminal propeptide (PINP),…”
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