The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Recent Publications by Welch Center Faculty

October 2009

Weir MR, Anderson CA. Optimal dietary strategies for reducing incident hypertension. Hypertension. 2009 Oct;54(4):698-9. (No abstract available.)

Folsom AR, Lutsey PL, Astor BC, Cushman M. C-reactive protein and venous thromboembolism. A prospective investigation in the ARIC cohort. Thromb Haemost. 2009 Oct;102(4):615-9. (abstract)

Astor BC, Levey AS, Stevens LA, Van Lente F, Selvin E, Coresh J. Method of glomerular filtration rate estimation affects prediction of mortality risk. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Oct;20(10):2214-22. (abstract)

Chu AY, Parekh RS, Astor BC, Coresh J, Berthier-Schaad Y, Smith MW, Shuldiner AR, Kao WH. Association of APOE polymorphism with chronic kidney disease in a nationally representative sample: a Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Genetic Study. BMC Med Genet. 2009 Oct 23;10(1):108. (abstract)

Haywood C Jr, Beach MC, Lanzkron S, Strouse JJ, Wilson R, Park H, Witkop C, Bass EB, Segal JB. A systematic review of barriers and interventions to improve appropriate use of therapies for sickle cell disease. J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Oct;101(10):1022-33. (abstract)

Boulware LE, Carson KA, Troll MU, Powe NR, Cooper LA. Perceived susceptibility to chronic kidney disease among high-risk patients seen in primary care practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Oct;24(10):1123-9. (abstract)

Mount DL, Feeney P, Fabricatore AN, Coday M, Bahnson J, Byington R, Phelan S, Wilmoth S, Knowler WC, Hramiak I, Osei K, Sweeney ME, Espeland MA; Look AHEAD [includes Brancati F and Clark J] and ACCORD Research Groups. Constructing common cohorts from trials with overlapping eligibility criteria: implications for comparing effect sizes between trials. Clin Trials. 2009 Oct;6(5):416-29.(abstract)

Espeland MA, Bray GA, Neiberg R, Rejeski WJ, Knowler WC, Lang W, Cheskin LJ, Williamson D, Lewis CB, Wing R; Look Ahead Study Group [includes Brancati F and Clark J]. Describing patterns of weight changes using principal components analysis: results from the Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) research group. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Oct;19(10):701-10. (abstract)

Shah AG, Lydecker A, Murray K, Tetri BN, Contos MJ, Sanyal AJ; Nash Clinical Research Network [includes Brancati F and Clark J]. Comparison of noninvasive markers of fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Oct;7(10):1104-12. (abstract)

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Coresh J, Sozio SM, Parekh RS, Melamed ML, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Peripheral vascular disease-related procedures in dialysis patients: predictors and prognosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Oct;4(10):1637-45. (abstract)

Dodson JL, Cohn SE, Cox C, Hmiel PS, Wood E, Mattoo TK, Warady BA, Furth SL. Urinary incontinence in the CKiD cohort and health related quality of life. J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4 Suppl):2007-14. (abstract)

Sule SD, Fadrowski JJ, Fivush BA, Neu AM, Furth SL. Persistent low albumin and temporary vascular access in pediatric patients with SLE on hemodialysis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Oct;24(10):1981-7. (abstract)

Jones MR, Navas-Acien A, Yuan J, Breysse PN. Secondhand tobacco smoke concentrations in motor vehicles: a pilot study. Tob Control. 2009 Oct;18(5):399-404. (abstract)

Frankel YM, Melendez JH, Wang NY, Price LB, Zenilman JM, Lazarus GS. Defining wound microbial flora: molecular microbiology opening new horizons. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Oct;145(10):1193-5. (No abstract available.)

Gary TL, Batts-Turner M, Yeh HC, Hill-Briggs F, Bone LR, Wang NY, Levine DM, Powe NR, Saudek CD, Hill MN, McGuire M, Brancati FL. The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 26;169(19):1788-94. (abstract)

September 2009

Weinberg JM, Appel LJ, Bakris G, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Kendrick CA, Wang X, Lash J, Lewis JA, Pogue V, Thornley-Brown D, Phillips RA; African American Study of Hypertension and Kidney Disease Collaborative Research Group. Risk of hyperkalemia in nondiabetic patients with chronic kidney disease receiving antihypertensive therapy. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Sep 28;169(17):1587-94. (abstract)

Riegel B, Moser DK, Anker SD, Appel LJ, Dunbar SB, Grady KL, Gurvitz MZ, Havranek EP, Lee CS, Lindenfeld J, Peterson PN, Pressler SJ, Schocken DD, Whellan DJ; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. State of the science: promoting self-care in persons with heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2009 Sep 22;120(12):1141-63. (No abstract available)

Johnson RK, Appel LJ, Brands M, Howard BV, Lefevre M, Lustig RH, Sacks F, Steffen LM, Wylie-Rosett J; [on behalf of the] American Heart Association Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism and the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. Dietary sugars intake and cardiovascular health: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2009 Sep 15;120(11):1011-20. (abstract)

Appel LJ. Another major role for dietary sodium reduction: improving blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension. Hypertension. 2009 Sep;54(3):444-6. (No abstract available)

McNeely MJ, McClelland RL, Bild DE, Jacobs DR Jr, Tracy RP, Cushman M, Goff DC Jr, Astor BC, Shea S, Siscovick DS. The association between A1C and subclinical cardiovascular disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care. 2009 Sep;32(9):1727-33. PMCID: PMC2732160. (abstract)

Pazin-Filho A, Peitz P, Pianta T, Carson KA, Russell SD, Boulware LE, Coresh J. Heart failure disease management program experience in 4,545 heart failure admissions to a community hospital. Am Heart J. 2009 Sep;158(3):459-66. (abstract)

Wu S, Rhee KJ, Albesiano E, Rabizadeh S, Wu X, Yen HR, Huso DL, Brancati FL, Wick E, McAllister F, Housseau F, Pardoll DM, Sears CL. A human colonic commensal promotes colon tumorigenesis via activation of T helper type 17 T cell responses. Nat Med. 2009 Sep;15(9):1016-22. (abstract)

Setse R, Grogan R, Pham L, Cooper LA, Strobino D, Powe NR, Nicholson W. Longitudinal study of depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life during pregnancy and after delivery: the Health Status in Pregnancy (HIP) study. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Sep;13(5):577-87. (abstract)

Sozio SM, Armstrong PA, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Powe NR, Parekh RS. Cerebrovascular disease incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in patients initiating dialysis: the choices for healthy outcomes in caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Sep;54(3):468-77. PMCID: PMC2744381. (abstract)

Lesage SR, Mosley TH, Wong TY, Szklo M, Knopman D, Catellier DJ, Cole SR, Klein R, Coresh J, Coker LH, Sharrett AR. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and cognitive decline: the ARIC 14-year follow-up study. Neurology. 2009 Sep 15;73(11):862-8. PMCID: PMC2744282. (abstract)

Finkelstein J, Cha E, Scharf SM. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4(3):337-49. PMCID: PMC2754086. (Full text)

Berenholtz SM, Pham JC, Garrett-Mayer E, Atchison CW, Kostuik JP, Cohen DB, Nundy S, Dorman T, Ness PM, Klag MJ, Pronovost PJ, Kebaish KM. Effect of epsilon aminocaproic acid on red-cell transfusion requirements in major spinal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Sep 1;34(19):2096-103. (abstract)

Cené CW, Roter D, Carson KA, Miller ER 3rd, Cooper LA. The effect of patient race and blood pressure control on patient-physician communication. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Sep;24(9):1057-64. PMCID: PMC2726885. (abstract)

Navas-Acien A, Umans JG, Howard BV, Goessler W, Francesconi KA, Crainiceanu CM, Silbergeld EK, Guallar E. Urine arsenic concentrations and species excretion patterns in American Indian communities over a 10-year period: the Strong Heart Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1428-33. (abstract)

Laclaustra M, Navas-Acien A, Stranges S, Ordovas JM, Guallar E. Serum selenium concentrations and diabetes in U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Sep;117(9):1409-13. (abstract)

August 2009

Lash JP, Go AS, Appel LJ, He J, Ojo A, Rahman M, Townsend RR, Xie D, Cifelli D, Cohan J, Fink JC, Fischer MJ, Gadegbeku C, Hamm LL, Kusek JW, Landis JR, Narva A, Robinson N, Teal V, Feldman HI; Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Group. Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: baseline characteristics and associations with kidney function. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Aug;4(8):1302-11. PMCID: PMC2723966. (abstract)

Ratanawongsa N, Haywood C Jr, Bediako SM, Lattimer L, Lanzkron S, Hill PM, Powe NR, Beach MC. Health care provider attitudes toward patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis due to sickle cell disease: development of a scale. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug;76(2):272-8. (abstract)

Charles RF, Powe NR, Jaar BG, Troll MU, Parekh RS, Boulware LE. Clinical testing patterns and cost implications of variation in the evaluation of CKD among US physicians. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Aug;54(2):227-37. PMCID: PMC2714476. (abstract)

Vitolins MZ, Anderson AM, Delahanty L, Raynor H, Miller GD, Mobley C, Reeves R, Yamamoto M, Champagne C, Wing RR, Mayer-Davis E; Look AHEAD Research Group [includes Brancati FL and Clark JM]. Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) trial: baseline evaluation of selected nutrients and food group intake. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Aug;109(8):1367-75. (abstract)

Bash LD, Coresh J, Köttgen A, Parekh RS, Fulop T, Wang Y, Astor BC. Defining incident chronic kidney disease in the research setting: The ARIC Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Aug 15;170(4):414-24. PMCID: PMC2727177. (abstract)

Menke A, Fernández-Real JM, Muntner P, Guallar E. The association of biomarkers of iron status with peripheral arterial disease in US adults. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2009 Aug 3;9:34. PMCID: PMC2733106. (full text)

Benjamin EJ, Rice KM, Arking DE, Pfeufer A, van Noord C, Smith AV, Schnabel RB, Bis JC, Boerwinkle E, Sinner MF, Dehghan A, Lubitz SA, D'Agostino RB Sr, Lumley T, Ehret GB, Heeringa J, Aspelund T, Newton-Cheh C, Larson MG, Marciante KD, Soliman EZ, Rivadeneira F, Wang TJ, Eiríksdottir G, Levy D, Psaty BM, Li M, Chamberlain AM, Hofman A, Vasan RS, Harris TB, Rotter JI, Kao WH, Agarwal SK, Stricker BH, Wang K, Launer LJ, Smith NL, Chakravarti A, Uitterlinden AG, Wolf PA, Sotoodehnia N, Köttgen A, van Duijn CM, Meitinger T, Mueller M, Perz S, Steinbeck G, Wichmann HE, Lunetta KL, Heckbert SR, Gudnason V, Alonso A, Kääb S, Ellinor PT, Witteman JC. Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry. Nat Genet. 2009 Aug;41(8):879-81. (abstract)

Selvin E, Köttgen A, Coresh J. Kidney function estimated from serum creatinine and cystatin C and peripheral arterial disease in NHANES 1999-2002. Eur Heart J. 2009 Aug;30(15):1918-25. PMCID: PMC2719699. (abstract)

Shiels MS, Rohrmann S, Menke A, Selvin E, Crespo CJ, Rifai N, Dobs A, Feinleib M, Guallar E, Platz EA. Association of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity with sex steroid hormone levels in US men. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Aug;20(6):877-86. (abstract)

Yi S, Selvin E, Rohrmann S, Basaria S, Menke A, Rifai N, Guallar E, Platz EA, Astor B. Endogenous sex steroid hormones and measures of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a nationally representative sample of men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Aug;71(2):246-52. (abstract)

July 2009

Meenan RT, Stevens VJ, Funk K, Bauck A, Jerome GJ, Lien LF, Appel L, Hollis JF, Brantley PJ, Svetkey LP. Development and implementation cost analysis of telephone- and Internet-based interventions for the maintenance of weight loss. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2009 Jul;25(3):400-10. (abstract)

Appel LJ; American Society of Hypertension Writing Group, Giles TD, Black HR, Izzo JL Jr, Materson BJ, Oparil S, Weber MA. ASH Position Paper: Dietary approaches to lower blood pressure. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Jul;11(7):358-68. (abstract)

Coresh J. CKD prognosis: beyond the traditional outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul;54(1):1-3. (No abstract available)

Stevens LA, Nolin TD, Richardson MM, Feldman HI, Lewis JB, Rodby R, Townsend R, Okparavero A, Zhang YL, Schmid CH, Levey AS; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration [includes Coresh J, Astor, B, Selvin E]. Comparison of drug dosing recommendations based on measured GFR and kidney function estimating equations. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul;54(1):33-42. (abstract)

Muntner P, Vupputuri S, Coresh J, Uribarri J, Fox CS. Metabolic abnormalities are present in adults with elevated serum cystatin C. Kidney Int. 2009 Jul;76(1):81-8. (abstract)

Howard DL, Strobino D, Sherman SG, Crum RM. Timing of incarceration during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exploring racial differences. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jul;13(4):457-66. (abstract)

Greenbaum LA, Warady BA, Furth SL. Current advances in chronic kidney disease in children: growth, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive risk factors. Semin Nephrol. 2009 Jul;29(4):425-34. (abstract)

Flores-Mateo G, Carrillo-Santisteve P, Elosua R, Guallar E, Marrugat J, Bleys J, Covas MI. Antioxidant enzyme activity and coronary heart disease: meta-analyses of observational studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jul 15;170(2):135-47. (abstract)

Plantinga LC, Miller ER 3rd, Stevens LA, Saran R, Messer K, Flowers N, Geiss L, Powe NR; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. Blood pressure control among persons without and with chronic kidney disease: US trends and risk factors 1999-2006. Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):47-56. (abstract)

June 2009

Washington HA, Baker RB, Olakanmi O, Savitt TL, Jacobs EA, Hoover E, Wynia MK; Writing Group on the History of African Americans and the Medical Profession, Blanchard J, Boulware LE, Braddock C, Corbie-Smith G, Crawley L, LaVeist TA, Maxey R, Mills C, Moseley KL, Williams DR. Segregation, civil rights, and health disparities: the legacy of African American physicians and organized medicine, 1910-1968. J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Jun;101(6):513-27. (abstract)

David K, Kowdley KV, Unalp A, Kanwal F, Brunt EM, Schwimmer JB; NASH CRN Research Group [includes, Brancati F and Clark J]. Quality of life in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: baseline data from the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network. Hepatology. 2009 Jun;49(6):1904-12. PMCID: PMC2692572. (abstract)

Baker RB, Washington HA, Olakanmi O, Savitt TL, Jacobs EA, Hoover E, Wynia MK; Writing Group on the History of African Americans and the Medical Profession, Blanchard J, Boulware LE, Braddock C, Corbie-Smith G, Crawley L, LaVeist TA, Maxey R, Mills C, Moseley KL, Williams DR. Creating a segregated medical profession: African American physicians and organized medicine, 1846-1910. J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Jun;101(6):501-12. (abstract)

Matlaga BR, Shore AD, Magnuson T, Clark JM, Johns R, Makary MA. Effect of gastric bypass surgery on kidney stone disease. J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2573-7. (abstract)

Woodward OM, Köttgen A, Coresh J, Boerwinkle E, Guggino WB, Köttgen M. Identification of a urate transporter, ABCG2, with a common functional polymorphism causing gout. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jun 23;106(25):10338-42. PMCID: PMC2700910. (abstract)

Vupputuri S, Fox CS, Coresh J, Woodward M, Muntner P. Differential estimation of CKD using creatinine- versus cystatin C-based estimating equations by category of body mass index. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jun;53(6):993-1001. (abstract)

Golden SH, Robinson KA, Saldanha I, Anton B, Ladenson PW. Clinical review: Prevalence and incidence of endocrine and metabolic disorders in the United States: a comprehensive review. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun;94(6):1853-78. (abstract)

Colangelo LA, Ouyang P, Liu K, Kopp P, Golden SH, Dobs AS, Szklo M, Vaidya D, Cushman M, Gapstur SM. Association of endogenous sex hormones with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in men: multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care. 2009 Jun;32(6):1049-51. PMCID: PMC2681025. (abstract)

Bressler J, Fornage M, Hanis CL, Kao WH, Lewis CE, McPherson R, Dent R, Mosley TH, Pennacchio LA, Boerwinkle E. The INSIG2 rs7566605 genetic variant does not play a major role in obesity in a sample of 24,722 individuals from four cohorts. BMC Med Genet. 2009 Jun 12;10(1):56. (abstract)

Miller ER 3rd, Juraschek SP, Appel LJ, Madala M, Anderson CA, Bleys J, Guallar E. The effect of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on urine protein excretion and kidney function: meta-analysis of clinical trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun;89(6):1937-45. (abstract)

Halushka MK, Selvin E, Lu J, Macgregor AM, Cornish TC. Use of human vascular tissue microarrays for measurement of advanced glycation endproducts. J Histochem Cytochem. 2009 Jun;57(6):559-66. PMCID: PMC2690436. (abstract)

May 2009

Cheng CY, Kao WH, Patterson N, Tandon A, Haiman CA, Harris TB, Xing C, John EM, Ambrosone CB, Brancati FL, Coresh J, Press MF, Parekh RS, Klag MJ, Meoni LA, Hsueh WC, Fejerman L, Pawlikowska L, Freedman ML, Jandorf LH, Bandera EV, Ciupak GL, Nalls MA, Akylbekova EL, Orwoll ES, Leak TS, Miljkovic I, Li R, Ursin G, Bernstein L, Ardlie K, Taylor HA, Boerwinckle E, Zmuda JM, Henderson BE, Wilson JG, Reich D. Admixture mapping of 15,280 African Americans identifies obesity susceptibility Loci on chromosomes 5 and X. PLoS Genet. 2009 May;5(5):e1000490. (full text)

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Finkelstein FO, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Association of peritoneal dialysis clinic size with clinical outcomes. Perit Dial Int. 2009 May-Jun;29(3):285-91. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2686121. (full text)

Levey AS, Stevens LA, Schmid CH, Zhang YL, Castro AF 3rd, Feldman HI, Kusek JW, Eggers P, Van Lente F, Greene T, Coresh J; CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration). A new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 5;150(9):604-12. (abstract)

Chen L, Appel LJ, Loria C, Lin PH, Champagne CM, Elmer PJ, Ard JD, Mitchell D, Batch BC, Svetkey LP, Caballero B. Reduction in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with weight loss: the PREMIER trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;89(5):1299-306. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2676995. (abstract)

Greene T, Daugirdas JT, Depner TA, Gotch F, Kuhlman M; Frequent Hemodialysis Network Study Group [includes Appel L.]; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institutes of Health. Solute clearances and fluid removal in the frequent hemodialysis network trials. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 May;53(5):835-44. (abstract)

Sperati CJ, Parekh RS, Berthier-Schaad Y, Jaar BG, Plantinga L, Fink N, Powe NR, Smith MW, Coresh J, Kao WH. Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK3, STAT4, and STAT6 with new cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 May;53(5):845-55. (abstract)

Maruthur NM, Bolen S, Brancati FL, Clark JM. Obesity and mammography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 May;24(5):665-77. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2669867. (full text)

Jamison RL, Shih MC, Humphries DE, Guarino PD, Kaufman JS, Goldfarb DS, Warren SR, Gaziano JM, Lavori P; Veterans Affairs Site Investigators [includes Klag M]. Effect of the MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms on survival in patients with advanced CKD and ESRD: a prospective study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 May;53(5):779-89. (abstract)

Franceschini N, North KE, Arnett D, Pankow JS, Chung JH, Baird L, Leppert MF, Eckfeldt JH, Boerwinkle E, Gu CC, Lewis CE, Myers RH, Turner ST, Weder A, Kao WH, Mosley TH, Chakravarti A, Kramer H, Zhang J, Hunt SC. The association of cell cycle checkpoint 2 variants and kidney function: findings of the Family Blood Pressure Program and the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study. Am J Hypertens. 2009 May;22(5):552-8. (abstract)

Selvin E, Zhu H, Brancati FL. Elevated A1C in adults without a history of diabetes in the U.S. Diabetes Care. 2009 May;32(5):828-33. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2671106. (abstract)

Kramer H, Reboussin D, Bertoni AG, Marcovina S, Lipkin E, Greenway FL 3rd, Brancati FL; Look Ahead Research Group [includes Clark JM]. Obesity and albuminuria among adults with type 2 diabetes: the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study. Diabetes Care. 2009 May;32(5):851-3. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2671132. (abstract)

Rosen RC, Wing RR, Schneider S, Wadden TA, Foster GD, West DS, Kitabchi AE, Brancati FL, Maschak-Carey BJ, Bahnson JL, Lewis CE, Gendrano Iii IN. Erectile Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Men: Relationship to Exercise Fitness and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Look AHEAD Trial. J Sex Med. 2009 May;6(5):1414-22. (abstract)

Young DR, Vollmer WM, King AC, Brown AJ, Stevens VJ, Elmer PJ, Craddick S, Sturtevant DL, Harsha DW, Appel LJ. Can individuals meet multiple physical activity and dietary behavior goals? Am J Health Behav. 2009 May-Jun;33(3):277-86. (abstract)

Ouyang P, Vaidya D, Dobs A, Golden SH, Szklo M, Heckbert SR, Kopp P, Gapstur SM. Sex hormone levels and subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2009 May;204(1):255-61. (abstract)

April 2009

Beasley JM, Ange BA, Anderson CA, Miller ER 3rd, Erlinger TP, Holbrook JT, Sacks FM, Appel LJ. Associations between macronutrient intake and self-reported appetite and fasting levels of appetite hormones: results from the Optimal Macronutrient Intake Trial to Prevent Heart Disease. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Apr 1;169(7):893-900. (abstract)

Jacobs DR Jr, Gross MD, Steffen L, Steffes MW, Yu X, Svetkey LP, Appel LJ, Vollmer WM, Bray GA, Moore T, Conlin PR, Sacks F. The effects of dietary patterns on urinary albumin excretion: results of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Apr;53(4):638-46. (abstract)

Paez KA, Allen JK, Beach MC, Carson KA, Cooper LA. Physician cultural competence and patient ratings of the patient-physician relationship. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Apr;24(4):495-8. (abstract)

Wadden TA, West DS, Neiberg RH, Wing RR, Ryan DH, Johnson KC, Foreyt JP, Hill JO, Trence DL, Vitolins MZ; Look AHEAD Research Group [includes Brancati FL and Clark JM]. One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Apr;17(4):713-22. (abstract)

Rivera JJ, Nasir K, Choi EK, Yoon YE, Chun EJ, Choi SI, Choi DJ, Brancati FL, Blumenthal RS, Chang HJ. Detection of occult coronary artery disease in asymptomatic individuals with diabetes mellitus using non-invasive cardiac angiography. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Apr;203(2):442-8. (abstract)

Bonham VL, Sellers SL, Gallagher TH, Frank D, Odunlami AO, Price EG, Cooper LA. Physicians' attitudes toward race, genetics, and clinical medicine. Genet Med. 2009 Apr;11(4):279-86. (abstract)

Ikram MA, Seshadri S, Bis JC, Fornage M, DeStefano AL, Aulchenko YS, Debette S, Lumley T, Folsom AR, van den Herik EG, Bos MJ, Beiser A, Cushman M, Launer LJ, Shahar E, Struchalin M, Du Y, Glazer NL, Rosamond WD, Rivadeneira F, Kelly-Hayes M, Lopez OL, Coresh J, Hofman A, DeCarli C, Heckbert SR, Koudstaal PJ, Yang Q, Smith NL, Kase CS, Rice K, Haritunians T, Roks G, de Kort PL, Taylor KD, de Lau LM, Oostra BA, Uitterlinden AG, Rotter JI, Boerwinkle E, Psaty BM, Mosley TH, van Duijn CM, Breteler MM, Longstreth WT Jr, Wolf PA. Genomewide association studies of stroke. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr 23;360(17):1718-28. (abstract)

Bash LD, Erlinger TP, Coresh J, Marsh-Manzi J, Folsom AR, Astor BC. Inflammation, hemostasis, and the risk of kidney function decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Apr;53(4):596-605. (abstract)

Allison DB, Newcomer JW, Dunn AL, Blumenthal JA, Fabricatore AN, Daumit GL, Cope MB, Riley WT, Vreeland B, Hibbeln JR, Alpert JE. Obesity among those with mental disorders: a National Institute of Mental Health meeting report. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Apr;36(4):341-50. (abstract)

Wong CS, Pierce CB, Cole SR, Warady BA, Mak RH, Benador NM, Kaskel F, Furth SL, Schwartz GJ; CKiD Investigators. Association of proteinuria with race, cause of chronic kidney disease, and glomerular filtration rate in the chronic kidney disease in children study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Apr;4(4):812-9. (abstract)

Blasco-Colmenares E, Perl TM, Guallar E, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Alejo D, Pastor-Barriuso R, Sharrett AR, Faraday N. Aspirin plus clopidogrel and risk of infection after coronary artery bypass surgery. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Apr 27;169(8):788-96. (abstract)

Pfeufer A, Sanna S, Arking DE, Müller M, Gateva V, Fuchsberger C, Ehret GB, Orrú M, Pattaro C, Köttgen A, Perz S, Usala G, Barbalic M, Li M, Pütz B, Scuteri A, Prineas RJ, Sinner MF, Gieger C, Najjar SS, Kao WH, Mühleisen TW, Dei M, Happle C, Möhlenkamp S, Crisponi L, Erbel R, Jöckel KH, Naitza S, Steinbeck G, Marroni F, Hicks AA, Lakatta E, Müller-Myhsok B, Pramstaller PP, Wichmann HE, Schlessinger D, Boerwinkle E, Meitinger T, Uda M, Coresh J, Kääb S, Abecasis GR, Chakravarti A. Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study. Nat Genet. 2009 Apr;41(4):407-14. (abstract)

Bleys J, Navas-Acien A, Laclaustra M, Pastor-Barriuso R, Menke A, Ordovas J, Stranges S, Guallar E. Serum selenium and peripheral arterial disease: results from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 2003-2004. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Apr 15;169(8):996-1003. (abstract)

Maruthur NM, Wang NY, Appel LJ. Lifestyle interventions reduce coronary heart disease risk: results from the PREMIER Trial. Circulation. 2009 Apr 21;119(15):2026-31. (abstract)

March 2009

Bhatnagar V, O'Connor DT, Brophy VH, Schork NJ, Richard E, Salem RM, Nievergelt CM, Bakris GL, Middleton JP, Norris KC, Wright J, Hiremath L, Contreras G, Appel LJ, Lipkowitz MS; AASK Study Investigators. G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 polymorphisms and blood pressure response to metoprolol among African Americans: sex-specificity and interactions. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Mar;22(3):332-8. (abstract)

Stevens LA, Schmid CH, Greene T, Li L, Beck GJ, Joffe MM, Froissart M, Kusek JW, Zhang YL, Coresh J, Levey AS. Factors other than glomerular filtration rate affect serum cystatin C levels. Kidney Int. 2009 Mar;75(6):652-60. (abstract)

Baptiste-Roberts K, Barone BB, Gary TL, Golden SH, Wilson LM, Bass EB, Nicholson WK. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review. Am J Med. 2009 Mar;122(3):207-214.e4. Review. (abstract)

Suwan-ampai P, Navas-Acien A, Strickland PT, Agnew J. Involuntary tobacco smoke exposure and urinary levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the United States, 1999 to 2002. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Mar;18(3):884-93. (abstract)

Powe NR, Boulware LE. Population-based screening for CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Mar;53(3 Suppl 3):S64-70. (abstract)

Powe NR, Plantinga L, Saran R. Public health surveillance of CKD: principles, steps, and challenges. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Mar;53(3 Suppl 3):S37-45. (abstract)

McClellan WM, Powe NR. Introduction to the Proceedings of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Expert Panel Workshop: developing a comprehensive public health strategy for preventing the development, progression, and complications of CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Mar;53(3 Suppl 3):S1-3. (No abstract)

Szczech LA, Harmon W, Hostetter TH, Klotman PE, Powe NR, Sedor JR, Smedberg P, Himmelfarb J. World Kidney Day 2009: problems and challenges in the emerging epidemic of kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Mar;20(3):453-5. (abstract)

February 2009

Beasley JM, Ange BA, Anderson CA, Miller Iii ER, Holbrook JT, Appel LJ. Characteristics associated with fasting appetite hormones (obestatin, ghrelin, and leptin). Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Feb;17(2):349-54. (abstract)

Hsu CC, Brancati FL, Astor BC, Kao WH, Steffes MW, Folsom AR, Coresh J. Blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and albuminuria in 10,113 participants in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. J Hypertens. 2009 Feb;27(2):397-409. (abstract)

Maruthur NM, Bolen SD, Brancati FL, Clark JM. The Association of Obesity and Cervical Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Feb;17(2):375-381. (abstract)

Polotsky VY, Patil SP, Savransky V, Laffan A, Fonti S, Frame LA, Steele KE, Schweizter MA, Clark JM, Torbenson MS, Schwartz AR. Obstructive sleep apnea, insulin resistance, and steatohepatitis in severe obesity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Feb 1;179(3):228-34. (abstract)

Cooper LA, Roter DL, Bone LR, Larson SM, Miller ER 3rd, Barr MS, Carson KA, Levine DM. A randomized controlled trial of interventions to enhance patient-physician partnership, patient adherence and high blood pressure control among ethnic minorities and poor persons: study protocol NCT00123045. Implement Sci. 2009 Feb 19;4(1):7. (abstract)

Nambi V, Hoogeveen RC, Chambless L, Hu Y, Bang H, Coresh J, Ni H, Boerwinkle E, Mosley T, Sharrett R, Folsom AR, Ballantyne CM. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein improve the stratification of ischemic stroke risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Stroke. 2009 Feb;40(2):376-81. (abstract)

Meyer TE, Shiffman D, Morrison AC, Rowland CM, Louie JZ, Bare LA, Ross DA, Arellano AR, Chasman DI, Ridker PM, Pankow JS, Coresh J, Malloy MJ, Kane JP, Ellis SG, Devlin JJ, Boerwinkle E. GOSR2 Lys67Arg is associated with hypertension in whites. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Feb;22(2):163-8. (abstract)

Casagrande SS, Whitt-Glover MC, Lancaster KJ, Odoms-Young AM, Gary TL. Built environment and health behaviors among African Americans: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Feb;36(2):174-81. (abstract)

Kao WH, Arking DE, Post W, Rea TD, Sotoodehnia N, Prineas RJ, Bishe B, Doan BQ, Boerwinkle E, Psaty BM, Tomaselli GF, Coresh J, Siscovick DS, Marbán E, Spooner PM, Burke GL, Chakravarti A. Genetic variations in nitric oxide synthase 1 adaptor protein are associated with sudden cardiac death in US white community-based populations. Circulation. 2009 Feb 24;119(7):940-51. (abstract)

Singh A, Ling G, Suhasini AN, Zhang P, Yamamoto M, Navas-Acien A, Cosgrove G, Tuder RM, Kensler TW, Watson WH, Biswal S. Nrf2-dependent sulfiredoxin-1 expression protects against cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress in lungs. Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Feb 1;46(3):376-86. (abstract)

Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Fink NE, Hebah N, Coresh J, Kliger AS, Powe NR. Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study. BMC Nephrol. 2009 Feb 6;10:3. (abstract)

January 2009

Cook NR, Obarzanek E, Cutler JA, Buring JE, Rexrode KM, Kumanyika SK, Appel LJ, Whelton PK; Trials of Hypertension Prevention Collaborative Research Group. Joint effects of sodium and potassium intake on subsequent cardiovascular disease: the Trials of Hypertension Prevention follow-up study. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jan 12;169(1):32-40. (abstract)

Williamson DA, Rejeski J, Lang W, Van Dorsten B, Fabricatore AN, Toledo K; Look AHEAD Research Group [includes Brancati FL and Clark JM]. Impact of a weight management program on health-related quality of life in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jan 26;169(2):163-71. (abstract)

Atta MG, Baptiste-Roberts K, Brancati FL, Gary TL. The natural course of microalbuminuria among African Americans with type 2 diabetes: a 3-year study. Am J Med. 2009 Jan;122(1):62-72. (abstract)

Yan Y, North KE, Ballantyne CM, Brancati FL, Chambless LE, Franceschini N, Heiss G, Kottgen A, Pankow JS, Selvin E, West SL, Boerwinkle E. Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) polymorphism and context-specific risk of type 2 diabetes in African American and Caucasian adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Diabetes. 2009 Jan;58(1):285-9. PMCID: PMC2606888 [Available on 2010/01/01] (abstract)

Bonekamp S, Kamel I, Solga S, Clark J. Can imaging modalities diagnose and stage hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis accurately? J Hepatol. 2009 Jan;50(1):17-35. (abstract)

Jorgensen TJ, Helzlsouer KJ, Clipp SC, Bolton JH, Crum RM, Visvanathan K. DNA repair gene variants associated with benign breast disease in high cancer risk women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jan;18(1):346-50. (abstract)

Fadrowski JJ, Hwang W, Neu AM, Fivush BA, Furth SL. Patterns of use of vascular catheters for hemodialysis in children in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jan;53(1):91-8. PMCID: PMC2630524 [Available on 2010/01/01] (abstract)

Schwartz GJ, Kwong T, Erway B, Warady B, Sokoll L, Hellerstein S, Dharnidharka V, Furth S, Muñoz A. Validation of creatinine assays utilizing HPLC and IDMS traceable standards in sera of children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Jan;24(1):113-9. (abstract)

Chen L, Gallicchio L, Boyd-Lindsley K, Tao XG, Robinson KA, Lam TK, Herman JG, Caulfield LE, Guallar E, Alberg AJ. Alcohol consumption and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic review. Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(1):1-15. (abstract)

Reich D, Nalls MA, Kao WH, Akylbekova EL, Tandon A, Patterson N, Mullikin J, Hsueh WC, Cheng CY, Coresh J, Boerwinkle E, Li M, Waliszewska A, Neubauer J, Li R, Leak TS, Ekunwe L, Files JC, Hardy CL, Zmuda JM, Taylor HA, Ziv E, Harris TB, Wilson JG. Reduced neutrophil count in people of African descent is due to a regulatory variant in the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene. PLoS Genet. 2009 Jan;5(1):e1000360. PMCID: PMC2628742 (Free full text)

Arking DE, Khera A, Xing C, Kao WH, Post W, Boerwinkle E, Chakravarti A. Multiple independent genetic factors at NOS1AP modulate the QT interval in a multi-ethnic population. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(1):e4333. PMCID: PMC2628730 (Free full text)

Gu D, Kelly TN, Wu X, Chen J, Samet JM, Huang JF, Zhu M, Chen JC, Chen CS, Duan X, Klag MJ, He J. Mortality attributable to smoking in China. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 8;360(2):150-9. (abstract)

Pogue V, Rahman M, Lipkowitz M, Toto R, Miller E, Faulkner M, Rostand S, Hiremath L, Sika M, Kendrick C, Hu B, Greene T, Appel L, Phillips RA; African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Collaborative Research Group. Disparate estimates of hypertension control from ambulatory and clinic blood pressure measurements in hypertensive kidney disease. Hypertension. 2009 Jan;53(1):20-7. (abstract)

Price EG, Powe NR, Kern DE, Golden SH, Wand GS, Cooper LA. Improving the diversity climate in academic medicine: faculty perceptions as a catalyst for institutional change. Acad Med. 2009 Jan;84(1):95-105. (abstract)

Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jan 26;169(2):108-14. (abstract)

Barone BB, Wang NY, Bacher AC, Stewart KJ. Decreased exercise blood pressure in older adults after exercise training: contributions of increased fitness and decreased fatness. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Jan;43(1):52-6. (abstract)

Baptiste-Roberts K, Salafia CM, Nicholson WK, Duggan A, Wang NY, Brancati FL. Gross placental measures and childhood growth. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009 Jan;22(1):13-23. (abstract)

Bolen SD, Bricker E, Samuels TA, Yeh HC, Marinopoulos SS, McGuire M, Abuid M, Brancati FL. Factors associated with intensification of oral diabetes medications in primary care provider-patient dyads: a cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2009 Jan;32(1):25-31. PMCID: PMC2606824 [Available on 2010/01/01] (abstract)

2008 Welch Center Faculty Publications

2007 Welch Center Faculty Publications

2006 Welch Center Faculty Publications

2005 Welch Center Faculty Publications

Greenbaum LA, Warady BA, Furth SL. Current advances in chronic kidney disease in children: growth, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive risk factors. Semin Nephrol. 2009 Jul;29(4):425-34.

Coresh J. CKD prognosis: beyond the traditional outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul;54(1):1-3.

Muntner P, Vupputuri S, Coresh J, Uribarri J, Fox CS. Metabolic abnormalities are present in adults with elevated serum cystatin C. Kidney Int. 2009 Jul;76(1):81-8.

Howard DL, Strobino D, Sherman SG, Crum RM. Timing of incarceration during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exploring racial differences. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jul;13(4):457-66.

Flores-Mateo G, Carrillo-Santisteve P, Elosua R, Guallar E, Marrugat J, Bleys J, Covas MI. Antioxidant enzyme activity and coronary heart disease: meta-analyses of observational studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jul 15;170(2):135-47.

Stevens LA, Nolin TD, Richardson MM, Feldman HI, Lewis JB, Rodby R, Townsend R, Okparavero A, Zhang YL, Schmid CH, Levey AS; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration [includes Coresh J, Astor B, and Selvin E]. Comparison of drug dosing recommendations based on measured GFR and kidney function estimating equations. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul;54(1):33-42.