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Race and Sex Differences in Age-Related Hearing Loss: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by Helzner, Elizabeth P., Cauley, Jane A., Pratt, Sheila R., Wisniewski, Steven R., Zmuda, Joseph M., Talbott, Evelyn O., de Rekeneire, Nathalie, Harris, Tamara B., Rubin, Susan M., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Tylavsky, Frances A., Newman, Anne B.

“…Objectives: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for hearing loss in a sample of 2,052 older adults (aged 73–84; 46.9% male, 37.3% black) enrolled…”
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Association Between Bone Mineral Density and the Use of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs and Aspirin: Impact of Cyclooxygenase Selectivity by Carbone, Laura D, Tylavsky, Frances A, Cauley, Jane A, Harris, Tamara B, Lang, Thomas F, Bauer, Douglas C, Barrow, Karen D, Kritchevsky, Stephen B

“…BMD was examined in users of NSAIDs (by COX selectivity) and aspirin in the Health ABC cohort (n = 2853). Significantly higher BMD was found in users of…”
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The Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Risk of Cognitive Decline by Yaffe, Kristine, Kanaya, Alka, Lindquist, Karla, Simonsick, Eleanor M, Harris, Tamara, Shorr, Ronald I, Tylavsky, Frances A, Newman, Anne B

“…CONTEXT Several studies have reported an association between the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Despite an increasing awareness that…”
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Strength, But Not Muscle Mass, Is Associated With Mortality in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Cohort by Newman, Anne B., Kupelian, Varant, Visser, Marjolein, Simonsick, Eleanor M., Goodpaster, Bret H., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Tylavsky, Frances A., Rubin, Susan M., Harris, Tamara B.

“…Background. Although muscle strength and mass are highly correlated, the relationship between direct measures of low muscle mass (sarcopenia) and strength in…”
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Sarcopenia: Alternative Definitions and Associations with Lower Extremity Function by Newman, Anne B., Kupelian, Varant, Visser, Marjolein, Simonsick, Eleanor, Goodpaster, Bret, Nevitt, Michael, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Tylavsky, Frances A., Rubin, Susan M., Harris, Tamara B.

“…Objectives: To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between them and lower extrem‐ity function and other health related factors…”
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0982 SHORT SLEEP DURATION AND OBJECTIVE BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS IN VERY YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN URBAN CHILDREN: A CANDLE STUDY DATA ANALYSIS by Archbold, KH, Tylavsky, FA, Blair, CB

“…Abstract Introduction: Racial and socioeconomic disparities are known to negatively affect sleep duration in school-aged children and adults. Little is known…”
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Prognostic Value of Usual Gait Speed in Well-Functioning Older People-Results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by Cesari, Matteo, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Penninx, Brenda W. H. J., Nicklas, Barbara J., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Newman, Anne B., Tylavsky, Frances A., Brach, Jennifer S., Satterfield, Suzanne, Bauer, Douglas C., Visser, Marjolein, Rubin, Susan M., Harris, Tamara B., Pahor, Marco

“…Objectives: To define clinically relevant cutpoints for usual gait speed and to investigate their predictive value for health‐related events in older persons…”
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Weight change and the conservation of lean mass in old age : the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by NEWMAN, Anne B, LEE, Jung Sun, VISSER, Marjolein, GOODPASTER, Bret H, KRITCHEVSKY, Stephen B, TYLAVSKY, Frances A, NEVITT, Michael, HARRIS, Tamara B

“…Weight loss may contribute to the loss of lean mass with age. The objective was to evaluate the relation between weight loss or weight gain and changes in lean…”
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Are calcium intakes and physical activity patterns during adolescence related to radial bone mass of white college-age females? by Tylavsky, F A, Anderson, J J, Talmage, R V, Taft, T N

“…The determinants of bone mass, i.e., size and density, in young adult women after cessation of growth in length of the bones are not well understood. Usual…”
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Low subcutaneous thigh fat is a risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, independently of high abdominal fat. The Health ABC Study by SNIJDER, M. B, VISSER, M, SEIDELL, J. C, DEKKER, J. M, GOODPASTER, B. H, HARRIS, T. B, KRITCHEVSKY, S. B, DE REKENEIRE, N, KANAYA, A. M, NEWMAN, A. B, TYLAVSKY, F. A

“…We investigated whether low subcutaneous thigh fat is an independent risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, and whether these associations…”
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Lower serum albumin concentration and change in muscle mass: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by Visser, Marjolein, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Newman, Anne B, Goodpaster, Bret H, Tylavsky, Frances A, Nevitt, Michael C, Harris, Tamara B

“…BACKGROUND: Low albumin concentrations in older persons increase the risk of poor health outcomes, including functional decline. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the…”
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Dietary fat and cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults: The Health ABC Study by Houston, D.K, Ding, J, Lee, J.S, Garcia, M, Kanaya, A.M, Tylavsky, F.A, Newman, A.B, Visser, M, Kritchevsky, S.B

“…Abstract Background and aims Although dietary fats and cholesterol have previously been associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in middle-aged…”
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QDR 4500A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer underestimates fat mass in comparison with criterion methods in adults by Schoeller, D.A, Tylavsky, F.A, Baer, D.J, Chumlea, W.C, Earthman, C.P, Fuerst, T, Harris, T.B, Heymsfield, S.B, Horlick, M, Lohman, T.G

“…Background: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has become one of the most frequently used methods for estimating human body composition. Although the DXA…”
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Is a Fall Just a Fall: Correlates of Falling in Healthy Older Persons. The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by De Rekeneire, Nathalie, Visser, Marjolein, Peila, Rita, Nevitt, Michael C., Cauley, Jane A., Tylavsky, Frances A., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Harris, Tamara B.

“…OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with falling in well‐functioning older people. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional analyses of report of falls over the past 12…”
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Cross-Sectional Associations Between Trunk Muscle Composition, Back Pain, and Physical Function in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by Hicks, Gregory E., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Harris, Tamara B., Newman, Anne B., Weiner, Debra K., Nevitt, Michael A., Tylavsky, Frances A.

“…Background. Associations between trunk muscle composition and physical function have not been examined previously in older adults. We hypothesized that lower…”
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Strategies to improve vitamin D status in northern European children: exploring the merits of vitamin D fortification and supplementation by Tylavsky, Frances A, Cheng, Sulin, Lyytikäinen, Arja, Viljakainen, Heli, Lamberg-Allardt, Christel

“…Adequacy of vitamin D in children in Europe has been the focus of a number of investigations. The results of measuring serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D show…”
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Trunk Muscle Composition as a Predictor of Reduced Functional Capacity in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study: The Moderating Role of Back Pain by Hicks, Gregory E., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Harris, Tamara B., Newman, Anne B., Weiner, Debra K., Nevitt, Michael A., Tylavsky, Frances A.

“…Background. Cross-sectionally, lower trunk muscle attenuation (higher fat infiltration) has been associated with poorer physical function in older adults. We…”
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Diabetes Is Associated Independently of Body Composition With BMD and Bone Volume in Older White and Black Men and Women: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study by Strotmeyer, Elsa S, Cauley, Jane A, Schwartz, Ann V, Nevitt, Michael C, Resnick, Helaine E, Zmuda, Joseph M, Bauer, Douglas C, Tylavsky, Frances A, de Rekeneire, Nathalie, Harris, Tamara B, Newman, Anne B

“…The association between type 2 diabetes, BMD, and bone volume was examined to determine the effect of lean and fat mass and fasting insulin in the Health,…”
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Fruit and vegetable intakes are an independent predictor of bone size in early pubertal children by Tylavsky, F.A, Holliday, K, Danish, R, Womack, C, Norwood, J, Carbone, L

“…Background: Adequate intakes of fruit and vegetables are recommended for optimum health in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine…”
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Diabetes and Bone Loss at the Hip in Older Black and White Adults by Schwartz, Ann V, Sellmeyer, Deborah E, Strotmeyer, Elsa S, Tylavsky, Frances A, Feingold, Kenneth R, Resnick, Helaine E, Shorr, Ronald I, Nevitt, Michael C, Black, Dennis M, Cauley, Jane A, Cummings, Steven R, Harris, Tamara B

“…Type 2 diabetes may be associated with elevated fracture risk, but the impact on bone loss is unknown. Analysis of 4‐year change in hip BMD data from a cohort…”
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