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2. Sex hormones, sex hormone binding globulin, and vertebral fractures in older men
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Cawthon, PM, Schousboe, JT, Harrison, SL, Ensrud, KE, Black, D, Cauley, JA, Cummings, SR, LeBlanc, ES, Laughlin, GA, Nielson, CM, Broughton, A, Kado, DM, Hoffman, AR, Jamal, SA, Barrett-Connor, E, Orwoll, ES, and MrOS, OFM
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Estradiol ,Osteoporosis ,Testosterone ,Vertebral fracture ,Sex hormone binding globulin - Published
- 2016
3. Association of breastfeeding with postmenopausal visceral adiposity among three racial/ethnic groups
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Armenta, RF, Kritz-Silverstein, D, Wingard, D, Laughlin, GA, Wooten, W, Barrett-Connor, E, and Araneta, MR
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Ethnic Groups ,and over ,Intra-Abdominal Fat ,Body Mass Index ,Endocrinology & Metabolism ,Risk Factors ,Ethnicity ,80 and over ,Humans ,Obesity ,Child ,Nutrition ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged ,Adiposity ,Pediatric ,Continental Population Groups ,Prevention ,Racial Groups ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,United States ,Radiography ,Postmenopause ,Breast Feeding ,Female ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
© 2014 The Obesity Society. Objective We examined the association between breastfeeding and postmenopausal visceral adiposity. Methods Participants were community-dwelling women aged 55-80 from the Caucasian Rancho Bernardo Study, the Filipino Women's Health Study, and the Health Assessment Study of African-American Women who had visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measurements by computed tomography between 2000 and 2002. Linear regression was used to determine the association between average breastfeeding duration per child and VAT. Results In Caucasian, Filipino, and African-American women, average number of live births was 3, 4, and 3; average breastfeeding duration was 4.3, 1.8, and 5.1 months, respectively. Filipino women had more live births, were more likely to breastfeed, and breastfed shorter durations. African-American women had lower VAT, despite higher subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), BMI, and waist girth. Women who breastfed >3 months on average had 8.8 cm3lower VAT than women who breastfed ≤3 months, independent of covariates. Women who initiated breastfeeding had lower BMI and waist girth than those who did not, but they did not differ by VAT unless they breastfed >3 months. Associations were independent of race/ethnicity. Conclusions Results suggest breastfeeding initiation is associated with reduced BMI and smaller waist girth, and breastfeeding >3 months is associated with lower postmenopausal VAT.
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- 2015
4. Ethnic-specific associations of sleep duration and daytime napping with prevalent type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women
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Shadyab, AH, Kritz-Silverstein, D, Laughlin, GA, Wooten, WJ, Barrett-Connor, E, and Araneta, MRG
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© 2014.Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate ethnic differences in the associations of nighttime sleep and daytime napping durations with prevalent type 2 diabetes. Methods: Samples of White (n = 908), Filipina (n = 330), and Black (n = 371) community-dwelling, postmenopausal women aged 50-86 years were evaluated with cross-sectional data obtained during 1992-1999 including self-reported duration of nighttime sleep and daytime napping, behaviors, medical history, and medication use. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was evaluated with a 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Results: Overall, 10.9% of White, 37.8% of Filipina, and 17.8% of Black women had type 2 diabetes. Average sleep durations were 7.3, 6.3, and 6.6 h and napping durations were 16.8, 31.7, and 25.9 min for White, Filipina, and Black women, respectively. Sleep duration showed a significant (p < 0.01) nonlinear association with type 2 diabetes in Filipina women, with increased odds of diabetes at both low and high sleep durations independent of age, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio, hypertension, and daytime napping duration. Daytime napping duration was associated with type 2 diabetes only among White women; those napping ≥ 30 min/day had 74% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 10%, 175%) higher odds of diabetes compared to non-nappers independent of covariates including nighttime sleep duration. Conclusions: Results suggest ethnic-specific associations of nighttime sleep and daytime napping durations with type 2 diabetes.
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- 2015
5. Urine creatinine-based estimates of fat-free mass in community-dwelling older persons: The Rancho Bernardo study
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Jassal, SK, Wassel, CL, Laughlin, GA, Barrett-Connor, E, Rifkin, DE, and Ix, JH
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© 2015 .Objectives: To determine whether a previously developed and externally validated equation using common variables (demographics and weight) that are important determinants of muscle mass to estimate 24-hour urine creatinine excretion rate (eCER) is associated with muscle mass and whether spot urine creatinine (UCr) provides similar estimates of muscle mass. Design: Observational cross-sectional cohort study. Setting: The Rancho Bernardo Study, San Diego, California. Subjects: A total of 1,371 Caucasian, middle class, community-dwelling older adults. Intervention: Morning spot UCr and fat-free mass (FFM) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry were measured. eCER was calculated: eCER (mg/day)=879.89+12.51 × weight (kilogram) - 6.19 × age+34.51 if black - 379.42 if female. Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression were used to determine strengths of association of eCER and spot UCr with FFM. Results: Mean age was 70years, and 58% were women. eCER was strongly correlated with FFM (. r=0.95, P
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- 2015
6. Steroid hormone measurements from different types of assays in relation to body mass index and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Reanalysis of eighteen prospective studies
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Key, TJ, Appleby, PN, Reeves, GK, Travis, RC, Brinton, LA, Dallal, CM, Helzlsouer, KJ, Hoffman-Bolton, J, Visvanathan, K, Dorgan, JF, Falk, RT, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Kaaks, R, Riboli, E, Rinaldi, S, Key, T, Manjer, J, Hallmans, G, Giles, GG, Le Marchand, L, Kolonel, LN, Henderson, BE, Tworoger, SS, Hankinson, SE, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Koenig, K, Krogh, V, Sieri, S, Muti, P, Ziegler, RG, Schairer, C, Fuhrman, BJ, Barrett-Connor, E, Laughlin, GA, Grant, EJ, Cologne, J, Ohishi, W, Hida, A, Cauley, JA, Fourkala, E-O, Rohan, TE, Strickler, HD, Gunter, MJ, Key, TJ, Appleby, PN, Reeves, GK, Travis, RC, Brinton, LA, Dallal, CM, Helzlsouer, KJ, Hoffman-Bolton, J, Visvanathan, K, Dorgan, JF, Falk, RT, Gapstur, SM, Gaudet, MM, Kaaks, R, Riboli, E, Rinaldi, S, Key, T, Manjer, J, Hallmans, G, Giles, GG, Le Marchand, L, Kolonel, LN, Henderson, BE, Tworoger, SS, Hankinson, SE, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A, Koenig, K, Krogh, V, Sieri, S, Muti, P, Ziegler, RG, Schairer, C, Fuhrman, BJ, Barrett-Connor, E, Laughlin, GA, Grant, EJ, Cologne, J, Ohishi, W, Hida, A, Cauley, JA, Fourkala, E-O, Rohan, TE, Strickler, HD, and Gunter, MJ
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Epidemiological studies have examined breast cancer risk in relation to sex hormone concentrations measured by different methods: "extraction" immunoassays (with prior purification by organic solvent extraction, with or without column chromatography), "direct" immunoassays (no prior extraction or column chromatography), and more recently with mass spectrometry-based assays. We describe the associations of estradiol, estrone and testosterone with both body mass index and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women according to assay method, using data from a collaborative pooled analysis of 18 prospective studies. In general, hormone concentrations were highest in studies that used direct assays and lowest in studies that used mass spectrometry-based assays. Estradiol and estrone were strongly positively associated with body mass index, regardless of the assay method; testosterone was positively associated with body mass index for direct assays, but less clearly for extraction assays, and there were few data for mass spectrometry assays. The correlations of estradiol with body mass index, estrone and testosterone were lower for direct assays than for extraction and mass spectrometry assays, suggesting that the estimates from the direct assays were less precise. For breast cancer risk, all three hormones were strongly positively associated with risk regardless of assay method (except for testosterone by mass spectrometry where there were few data), with no statistically significant differences in the trends, but differences may emerge as new data accumulate. Future epidemiological and clinical research studies should continue to use the most accurate assays that are feasible within the design characteristics of each study.
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- 2015
7. Alcohol use and cognitive aging in middle-aged men: The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging.
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Garduno AC, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Tu XM, Cummins KM, Franz CE, Elman JA, Lyons MJ, Reynolds CA, Neale MC, Gillespie NA, Xian H, McKenzie RE, Toomey R, Kremen WS, Panizzon MS, and McEvoy LK
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- Middle Aged, Humans, Male, Vietnam, Aging psychology, Alcohol Drinking psychology, Cognition, Cognitive Aging
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Objective: To determine associations of alcohol use with cognitive aging among middle-aged men., Method: 1,608 male twins (mean 57 years at baseline) participated in up to three visits over 12 years, from 2003-2007 to 2016-2019. Participants were classified into six groups based on current and past self-reported alcohol use: lifetime abstainers, former drinkers, very light (1-4 drinks in past 14 days), light (5-14 drinks), moderate (15-28 drinks), and at-risk drinkers (>28 drinks in past 14 days). Linear mixed-effects regressions modeled cognitive trajectories by alcohol group, with time-based models evaluating rate of decline as a function of baseline alcohol use, and age-based models evaluating age-related differences in performance by current alcohol use. Analyses used standardized cognitive domain factor scores and adjusted for sociodemographic and health-related factors., Results: Performance decreased over time in all domains. Relative to very light drinkers, former drinkers showed worse verbal fluency performance, by -0.21 SD (95% CI -0.35, -0.07), and at-risk drinkers showed faster working memory decline, by 0.14 SD (95% CI 0.02, -0.20) per decade. There was no evidence of protective associations of light/moderate drinking on rate of decline. In age-based models, light drinkers displayed better memory performance at advanced ages than very light drinkers (+0.14 SD ; 95% CI 0.02, 0.20 per 10-years older age); likely attributable to residual confounding or reverse association., Conclusions: Alcohol consumption showed minimal associations with cognitive aging among middle-aged men. Stronger associations of alcohol with cognitive aging may become apparent at older ages, when cognitive abilities decline more rapidly.
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- 2023
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8. Moderate Alcohol Use Is Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Risk in Middle-Aged Men Independent of Health, Behavior, Psychosocial, and Earlier Life Factors.
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McEvoy LK, Bergstrom J, Tu X, Garduno AC, Cummins KM, Franz CE, Lyons MJ, Reynolds CA, Kremen WS, Panizzon MS, and Laughlin GA
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- Alcohol Drinking adverse effects, Child, Ethanol, Health Behavior, Heart Disease Risk Factors, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
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We examined whether the often-reported protective association of alcohol with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk could arise from confounding. Our sample comprised 908 men (56−67 years), free of prevalent CVD. Participants were categorized into 6 groups: never drinkers, former drinkers, and very light (1−4 drinks in past 14 days), light (5−14 drinks), moderate (15−28 drinks), and at-risk (>28 drinks) drinkers. Generalized linear mixed effect models examined the associations of alcohol use with three established CVD risk scores: The Framingham Risk Score (FRS); the atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk score; and the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) Severity score, adjusting for group differences in demographics, body size, and health-related behaviors. In separate models we additionally adjusted for several groups of potentially explanatory factors including socioeconomic status, social support, physical and mental health status, childhood factors, and prior history of alcohol misuse. Results showed lower CVD risk among light and moderate alcohol drinkers, relative to very light drinkers, for all CVD risk scores, independent of demographics, body size, and health-related behaviors. Alcohol-CVD risk associations were robust to further adjustment for several groups of potential explanatory factors. Study limitations include the all-male sample with limited racial and ethnic diversity, and the inability to adjust for sugar consumption and for patterns of alcohol consumption. Although this observational study does not address causation, results show that middle-aged men who consume alcohol in moderation have lower CVD risk and better cardiometabolic health than men who consume little or no alcohol, independent of a variety of health, behavioral, psychosocial, and earlier life factors.
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- 2022
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9. Dual impairments in visual and hearing acuity and age-related cognitive decline in older adults from the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging.
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Parada H, Laughlin GA, Yang M, Nedjat-Haiem FR, and McEvoy LK
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- Aged, Female, Hearing, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Vision Disorders diagnosis, Vision Disorders epidemiology, Cognitive Dysfunction diagnosis, Cognitive Dysfunction epidemiology, Healthy Aging, Hearing Loss diagnosis, Hearing Loss epidemiology
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Background: We examined the associations between dual impairments in visual and hearing acuity and aging-related cognitive decline., Methods: This was a longitudinal study of adults who had visual and hearing acuity and cognitive function assessed in 1992-1996 and were followed for up to 24 years (mean = 7.3 years), with up to five additional cognitive assessments. Visual impairment was defined as vision worse than 20/40, hearing impairment as pure-tone average thresholds >25 dB. Associations were tested using linear mixed-effects regressions., Results: Of 1,383 participants, 293 had visual impairment, 990 had a hearing impairment and 251 had both deficits. In fully adjusted models, low visual acuity was associated with poorer Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; β = -0.29) and Trail-Making Test Part B (Trails B; β = 13.22) performance, and with faster declines in MMSE (β = -0.12) and Trails B (β = 1.84). The combination of low visual and low hearing acuity was associated with poorer MMSE (β = -0.44) and Trails B (β = 11.20) scores, and with faster declines in MMSE (β = -0.19), Trails B (β = 3.50), and Verbal Fluency Test (VFT; β = -0.14) performance. Associations were similar in men and women., Conclusion: Impairments in both vision and hearing are associated with a more rapid decline in cognitive function with aging., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2021
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10. Age and Sex Differences in the Associations of Pulse Pressure With White Matter and Subcortical Microstructure.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Hagler DJ Jr, Lee RR, Dale AM, and McEvoy LK
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Aging physiology, Blood Pressure physiology, Brain pathology, Independent Living statistics & numerical data, Vascular Stiffness physiology, White Matter pathology
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Midlife vascular disease increases risk for dementia and effects of vascular dysfunction on brain health differ between men and women. Elevated pulse pressure, a surrogate for arterial stiffness, contributes to cerebrovascular pathology and white matter damage that may advance cognitive aging; however, it remains unclear how associations between pulse pressure and neural integrity differ by sex and age. This study used restriction spectrum imaging to examine associations between pulse pressure and brain microstructure in community-dwelling women (N=88) and men (N=55), aged 56 to 97 (mean, 76.3) years. Restricted isotropic (presumed intracellular), hindered isotropic (presumed extracellular), neurite density, and free water diffusion were computed in white matter tracts and subcortical regions. After adjustment for age and sex, higher pulse pressure correlated with lower restricted isotropic diffusion in global white matter, with more pronounced associations in parahippocampal cingulum, as well as in thalamus and hippocampus. Subgroup analyses demonstrated stronger correlations between pulse pressure and restricted isotropic diffusion in association fibers for participants ≤75 years than for older participants, with stronger effects for women than men of this age group. Microstructure in parahippocampal cingulum and thalamus differed by pulse pressure level regardless of antihypertensive treatment. Increased pulse pressure may lead to widespread injury to white matter and subcortical structures, with greatest vulnerability for women in late middle to early older age. Restriction spectrum imaging could be useful for monitoring microstructural changes indicative of neuronal loss or shrinkage, demyelination, or inflammation that accompany age-related cerebrovascular dysfunction.
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- 2021
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11. Markers of Kidney Function and Longitudinal Cognitive Ability Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Richard EL, McEvoy LK, Oren E, Alcaraz JE, Laughlin GA, LaCroix AZ, and Salem RM
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- Aged, Albuminuria physiopathology, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Sex Factors, Uric Acid blood, Cognition physiology, Independent Living, Kidney Function Tests
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Background: Reduced kidney function has been associated with cognitive decline. Most studies have examined a single marker of kidney function and have limited duration of follow-up., Objective: This study evaluated associations between markers of kidney function (urine albumin, estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], and hyperuricemia) with cognitive performance over time., Methods: This is a longitudinal study of 1,634 community-dwelling adults (mean age = 71.7 years), with kidney function markers and cognitive ability measured at baseline (1992-1996) and at up to five additional time points with a maximum of 23.4 years (mean = 8.1 years) of follow-up. Associations between kidney function and cognitive performance were assessed using linear mixed effects models. Testing for interaction by sex was conducted., Results: Albuminuria (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio [ACR]≥30 mg/g) was associated with steeper annual declines in global cognitive function (MMSE, β= -0.12, p = 0.003), executive function (Trails B, β= 4.50, p < 0.0001) and episodic memory (Buschke total recall, β= -0.62, p = 0.02) scores in men. Results were similar when cognitive test scores were regressed on latent trajectory classes of ACR. In men, hyperuricemia (serum uric acid [SUA]≥6.8 mg/dl for men and SUA≥6.0 mg/dl for women) was associated with lower baseline MMSE (β= -0.70, p = 0.009) scores but not with MMSE change over time. No such associations were detected in women. There were no significant associations between eGFR and cognitive performance for either sex., Conclusion: In older men, albuminuria is an independent predictor of subsequent cognitive decline. More investigations are needed to explain the observed sex differences and the potential relationship between hyperuricemia and poorer global cognition.
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- 2021
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12. Dietary Potassium Intake and 20-Year All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Davitte J, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, and McEvoy LK
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- Aged, Cause of Death, Female, Geriatric Assessment methods, Health Status Disparities, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mortality, Nutritional Status, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Assessment methods, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Eating physiology, Potassium, Dietary metabolism, Stroke mortality
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We examined the association between dietary potassium intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among community-dwelling older adults. Potassium intake was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire administered to 1,363 older adults (mean age 71.0 ± 10.6 years). Cox proportional hazard regressions estimated hazard ratios for sex-specific quintiles of calorie-adjusted potassium in relation to all-cause and cause-specific (cardiovascular disease, CVD, and stroke) mortality, adjusting for numerous covariates. There were 855 deaths (63% mortality) during the 20-year follow-up. Relative to the third quintile, potassium intake in the lowest quintile only was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (fully-adjusted hazard ratio 1.33; 95% CI 1.06, 1.67). Potassium intake was not significantly associated with CVD or stroke mortality. These results suggest that low potassium intake is associated with increased risk of mortality independent of overall health status. Ensuring adequate potassium in the diet may be an important strategy for reducing risk of earlier mortality among older adults.
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- 2021
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13. Endogenous Testosterone Levels and the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Men: The MrOS Prospective Study.
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Collet TH, Ewing SK, Ensrud KE, Laughlin GA, Hoffman AR, Varosy PD, Stefanick ML, Stone KL, Orwoll E, and Bauer DC
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Context: Observational studies show discordant links between endogenous testosterone levels and cardiovascular diseases (CVD)., Objective: We assessed whether sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) are associated with CVD in community-dwelling elderly men., Design Setting and Participants: Prospective study of incident CVD among 552 men ≥ 65 years in the MrOS Sleep Study without prevalent CVD and no testosterone therapy at baseline., Outcomes: Fasting serum levels of total testosterone and estradiol were measured using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and SHBG by chemiluminescent substrate. The association of sex hormones and SHBG with incident coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular (stroke and transient ischemic attack) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) events were assessed by quartile and per SD increase in proportional hazards models., Results: After 7.4 years, 137 men (24.8%) had at least 1 CVD event: 90 CHD, 45 cerebrovascular and 26 PAD. The risk of incident CVD events was not associated with quartiles of baseline sex hormones or SHBG (all P ≥ 0.16). For +1 SD in total testosterone, the multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio was 1.04 (95% CI, 0.80-1.34) for CHD, 0.86 (0.60-1.25) for cerebrovascular, and 0.81 (0.52-1.26) for PAD events. When analyzed as continuous variables or comparing highest to low quartile, levels of bioavailable testosterone, total estradiol, testosterone/estradiol ratio and SHBG were not associated with CVD events., Conclusions: In community-dwelling elderly men, endogenous levels of testosterone, estradiol, and SHBG were not associated with increased risk of CHD, cerebrovascular, or PAD events. These results are limited by the small number of events and should be explored in future studies., (© Endocrine Society 2020.)
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- 2020
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14. Hearing Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older, Community-Dwelling Adults.
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Alattar AA, Bergstrom J, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Richard EL, Reas ET, Harris JP, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Independent Living, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Cognitive Dysfunction epidemiology, Cognitive Dysfunction etiology, Hearing Loss complications
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Background: Hearing impairment is prevalent among older adults and has been identified as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. We evaluated the association of hearing impairment with long-term cognitive decline among community-dwelling older adults., Methods: A population-based longitudinal study of adults not using hearing aids who had hearing acuity and cognitive function assessed in 1992-1996, and were followed for a maximum of 24 years with up to five additional cognitive assessments. Hearing acuity was categorized based on pure-tone average (PTA) thresholds: normal (PTA ≤ 25 dB), mild impairment (PTA > 25-40 dB), moderate/severe impairment (PTA > 40 dB)., Results: Of 1,164 participants (mean age 73.5 years, 64% women), 580 (49.8%) had mild hearing impairment and 196 (16.8%) had moderate/severe hearing impairment. In fully adjusted models, hearing impairment was associated with steeper decline on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (mild impairment β = -0.04, p = .01; moderate/severe impairment β = -0.08, p = .002) and Trails B (mild impairment β = 1.21, p = .003; moderate/severe impairment β = 2.16, p = .003). Associations did not differ by sex or apolipoprotein E (APOE) ϵ4 status and were not influenced by social engagement. The MMSE-hearing association was modified by education: mild hearing impairment was associated with steeper decline on the MMSE among participants without college education but not among those with college education. Moderate/severe hearing impairment was associated with steeper MMSE decline regardless of education level., Conclusions: Hearing impairment is associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age, and should be screened for routinely. Higher education may provide sufficient cognitive reserve to counter effects of mild, but not more severe, hearing impairment., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved.For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2020
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15. Association between soft drink consumption and osteoporotic fractures among postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative.
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Kremer PA, Laughlin GA, Shadyab AH, Crandall CJ, Masaki K, Orchard T, Snetselaar L, and LaCroix AZ
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- Aged, Carbonated Beverages adverse effects, Case-Control Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal epidemiology, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal etiology, Postmenopause, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Women's Health, Bone Density, Carbonated Beverages statistics & numerical data, Hip Fractures epidemiology, Osteoporotic Fractures epidemiology
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Objective: High consumption of soft drinks has been associated with lower bone mineral density among postmenopausal women. This study explores the association of soft drink consumption, osteoporosis, and incidental fractures in this population., Methods: Cross-sectional (at baseline) and cohort combined designs, over 11.9 years of median follow-up for 72,342 postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Multiple linear regression models were used to examine the cross-sectional associations between soft drink consumption and hip and lumbar spine bone mineral density. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the association of soft drink consumption with incident hip fractures., Results: There were no associations between soft drink consumption and hip or lumbar spine t scores. During 700,388 person-years of follow-up, 2,578 hip fractures occurred. Adjusted hazard ratios for incident hip fracture for the highest consumption category compared with no consumption were 1.26 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.56) for total soda and 1.32 (95% CI 1.00-1.75) for caffeine-free soda. There was no association between caffeinated soda and incident hip fracture (hazard ratio = 1.16; 95% CI 0.86-1.57). There was no apparent linear trend in the risk of hip fracture across categories of soda consumption in the fully adjusted models, suggesting a threshold effect. A sensitivity analysis using adjudicated hip fractures showed significant associations for all three soda exposures in the highest intake groups., Conclusions: Consuming more than two servings of soft drinks per day on average showed potential associations with higher risk of hip fracture among postmenopausal women.
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- 2019
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16. Pregnancy history and cognitive aging among older women: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Ilango SD, McEvoy LK, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Barrett-Connor E, and Kritz-Silverstein D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Maternal Age, Middle Aged, Parity physiology, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Young Adult, Cognitive Aging physiology, Healthy Aging physiology, Reproductive History
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Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the association of pregnancy history with trajectories of cognitive function in older women., Methods: Participants were 1,025 women (mean age = 73.1 ± 9.6 y) enrolled in the Rancho Bernardo Study who attended a clinic visit between 1988 and 1992, when pregnancy history (ever pregnant, number of pregnancies, ages at first and last pregnancy) was recorded and cognitive function was assessed with a battery of four tests repeated up to 7 times through 2016. Linear mixed-effects regression models were used to examine the association between pregnancy history and longitudinal change in cognitive function., Results: Overall, 77% of women had at least one pregnancy; number of pregnancies ranged from 1 to 14 (mean = 2.9 ± 1.7). Ages at first and last pregnancy ranged from 16 to 44 years (mean = 24.9 ± 4.7) and 16 to 49 years (mean = 30.7 ± 5.5), respectively. Of 16 associations tested (4 pregnancy exposures by 4 cognitive tests), one was statistically significant without correction for multiple comparisons. Women who reported ever being pregnant recalled 0.12 fewer words on the Buschke Selective Reminding Test for every year increase in age than women who had never been pregnant (P = 0.05). No other significant associations of pregnancy history with cognitive decline were observed., Conclusions: Our results show no clinically meaningful long-term influence of pregnancy history on age-related change in cognitive function. These reassuring findings suggest childbearing decisions and timing will not affect cognitive function in older age.
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17. Effects of APOE on cognitive aging in community-dwelling older adults.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alleles, Executive Function physiology, Female, Genotype, Heterozygote, Humans, Independent Living, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Apolipoproteins E genetics, Cognitive Aging physiology, Cognitive Dysfunction genetics
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Objective: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is an established risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease, with elevated risk for ε4-carriers and reduced risk for ε2-carriers. However, it is unclear whether APOE modifies risk for cognitive decline in normal aging. The objective of this study was to determine whether ε2 and ε4 are associated with rates of normal cognitive aging, and whether associations of ε4 with cognitive decline are modified by sex, education or health behaviors (exercise, alcohol consumption, smoking)., Method: A community-based sample of 1,393 older adults were genotyped for APOE and underwent cognitive assessment up to seven times over a maximum of period of 27 years., Results: ε2-carriers showed slower executive function decline with age relative to ε3 homozygotes or ε4-carriers, whereas ε4-carriers demonstrated more rapid executive function and verbal fluency decline. Accelerated executive function decline was particularly pronounced in ε4-carriers with lower education. After excluding individuals with cognitive impairment, faster executive function decline was still apparent in ε4-carriers, and the effect of ε4 on episodic memory interacted with alcohol consumption, such that only ε4-carriers who did not drink showed more rapid memory decline than ε4 noncarriers. The influence of ε4 on cognitive aging did not differ by sex, nor was it modified by smoking or exercise., Conclusions: These findings indicate that the ε2 and ε4 alleles have differential effects on cognitive aging, and that negative effects of ε4 may be partly mitigated by behavioral choices. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 2019
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18. Lifetime physical activity and late-life cognitive function: the Rancho Bernardo study.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Kritz-Silverstein D, Richard EL, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California epidemiology, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Executive Function, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Episodic, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cognitive Aging, Exercise
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Background: physical activity in older age has been associated with better cognitive function, but the role of earlier life physical activity is less well understood., Objective: determine associations between physical activity throughout the lifespan and cognitive function in older age., Design: cross-sectional study., Setting: the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging in southern California., Subjects: A total of 1,826 community-dwelling men and women (60-99 years) who attended a research visit in 1988-92., Methods: participants underwent cognitive testing at older age, and reported physical activity as a teenager, at age 30 years, 50 years and currently. For each time-point, participants were classified as regularly active (3+ times/week) or inactive., Results: regular physical activity was associated with better cognitive function, with physical activity at older ages showing the strongest associations. Physical activity in older age was associated with better global cognitive function, executive function and episodic memory, regardless of intensity. Intense physical activity in teenage years was associated with better late-life global cognitive function in women. Teenage physical activity interacted with older age physical activity on executive function; those active at both periods performed better than those active at only one period. Similar patterns of associations were observed after excluding individuals with poor health., Conclusions: regular physical activity in older age, regardless of intensity, is associated with better cognitive function. Physical activity in teenage years may enhance cognitive reserve to protect against age-related decline in executive function. Further research is needed to assess the effect of physical activity across the lifespan on healthy brain ageing., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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19. Sex-specific effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on bone mineral density and body composition: A pooled analysis of four clinical trials.
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Jankowski CM, Wolfe P, Schmiege SJ, Nair KS, Khosla S, Jensen M, von Muhlen D, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Bergstrom J, Bettencourt R, Weiss EP, Villareal DT, and Kohrt WM
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- Aged, Dehydroepiandrosterone metabolism, Female, Femur drug effects, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Humans, Lumbar Vertebrae drug effects, Male, Middle Aged, Pelvic Bones drug effects, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Body Composition drug effects, Bone Density drug effects, Dehydroepiandrosterone pharmacology, Sex Factors
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Objective: Studies of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) therapy in older adults suggest sex-specific effects on bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition, but the ability of a single study to reach this conclusion was limited. We evaluated the effects of DHEA on sex hormones, BMD, fat mass and fat-free mass in older women and men enrolled in four similar clinical trials., Design: Pooled analyses of data from four double-blinded, randomized controlled trials., Participants: Women (n = 295) and men (n = 290) aged 55 years or older who took DHEA or placebo tablet daily for 12 months., Measurements: Twelve-month changes in BMD, fat mass, fat-free mass and serum DHEA sulphate (DHEAS), (17)estradiol, testosterone and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)., Results: Women on DHEA had increases (mean ± SD; all P < 0.001 vs placebo) in DHEAS (231 ± 164 µg/dL), testosterone (18.6 ± 20.9 µg/dL), (17)estradiol (8.7 ± 11.0 pg/mL) and IGF-1 (25.1 ± 52.3 ng/mL), and men had increases in DHEAS (269.0 ± 177 µg/dL; P < 0.01), (17)estradiol (4.8 ± 12.2 pg/m; P < 0.01) and IGF-1 (6.3 ± 41.4 ng/mL; P < 0.05). Women on DHEA had increases in lumbar spine (1.0% ± 3.4%) and trochanter (0.5% ± 3.8%) BMD and maintained total hip BMD (0.0% ± 2.8%); men had no BMD benefit and a decrease in fat mass (-0.4 ± 2.6 kg; all P < 0.01 vs placebo)., Conclusions: Dehydroepiandrosterone therapy may be an effective approach for preserving bone and muscle mass in women. Key questions are (a) the extent to which longer duration DHEA can attenuate the loss of bone and muscle in women, and (b) whether DHEA has a more favourable benefit-to-risk profile for women than oestrogen therapy., (© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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20. Physical Activity and Trajectories of Cognitive Change in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Kritz-Silverstein D, and McEvoy LK
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- Adult, Aged, California, Cognition, Cognitive Dysfunction physiopathology, Executive Function, Female, Health Status, Humans, Independent Living psychology, Independent Living statistics & numerical data, Male, Memory, Episodic, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Verbal Behavior, Cognitive Dysfunction epidemiology, Exercise
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Background: Although physical activity has been associated with better cognitive function and reduced dementia risk, its association with cognitive decline in normal aging remains uncertain., Objective: To determine whether physical activity in youth and older age are associated with age-related cognitive change., Methods: Over a period of 27 years, 2,027 community-dwelling adults (mean age 73.5; 60% women) of the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging completed up to seven cognitive assessments, including tests of global cognitive function, executive function, verbal fluency, and episodic memory. At each visit, participants reported concurrent physical activity. At baseline (1988- 1992), participants additionally reported physical activity as a teenager and at age 30. For each age period, participants were classified as regularly active (3+ times/week) or inactive., Results: Associations between concurrent physical activity and better cognitive function were stronger with advancing age on all tests, even after accounting for education, health, and lifestyle factors, as well as survival differences (ps < 0.05). Baseline physical activity did not predict rates of cognitive decline (ps > 0.40). Individuals who were physically active at age 30 and older age maintained the highest global cognitive function with advancing age (p = 0.002)., Conclusion: Regular physical activity is associated with better cognitive function with advancing age. Physical activity in young adulthood may contribute to cognitive reserve, which together with physical activity in later years, may act to preserve cognitive function with age.
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21. The Effects of Metformin and Weight Loss on Biomarkers Associated With Breast Cancer Outcomes.
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Patterson RE, Marinac CR, Sears DD, Kerr J, Hartman SJ, Cadmus-Bertram L, Villaseñor A, Flatt SW, Godbole S, Li H, Laughlin GA, Oratowski-Coleman J, Parker BA, and Natarajan L
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- Breast Neoplasms mortality, California epidemiology, Female, Humans, Patient Outcome Assessment, Prognosis, Biomarkers, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms metabolism, Metformin administration & dosage, Weight Loss drug effects
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Background: This study investigated the effects of metformin and weight loss on biomarkers associated with breast cancer prognosis., Methods: Overweight/obese postmenopausal breast cancer survivors (n = 333) were randomly assigned to metformin vs placebo and to a weight loss intervention vs control (ie, usual care). The 2 × 2 factorial design allows a single randomized trial to investigate the effect of two factors and interactions between them. Outcomes were changes in fasting insulin, glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), estradiol, testosterone, and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG). The trial was powered for a main effects analysis of metformin vs placebo and weight loss vs control. All tests of statistical significance were two-sided., Results: A total of 313 women (94.0%) completed the six-month trial. High prescription adherence (ie, ≥80% of pills taken) ranged from 65.9% of participants in the metformin group to 81.3% of those in the placebo group (P < .002). Mean percent weight loss was statistically significantly higher in the weight loss group (-5.5%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = -6.3% to -4.8%) compared with the control group (-2.7%, 95% CI = -3.5% to -1.9%). Statistically significant group differences (ie, percent change in metformin group minus placebo group) were -7.9% (95% CI = -15.0% to -0.8%) for insulin, -10.0% (95% CI = -18.5% to -1.5%) for estradiol, -9.5% (95% CI = -15.2% to -3.8%) for testosterone, and 7.5% (95% CI = 2.4% to 12.6%) for SHBG. Statistically significant group differences (ie, percent change in weight loss group minus placebo group) were -12.5% (95% CI = -19.6% to -5.3%) for insulin and 5.3% (95% CI = 0.2% to 10.4%) for SHBG., Conclusions: As adjuvant therapy, weight loss and metformin were found to be a safe combination strategy that modestly lowered estrogen levels and advantageously affected other biomarkers thought to be on the pathway for reducing breast cancer recurrence and mortality.
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22. Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function among Older Community-Dwelling Adults.
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Richard EL, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Reas ET, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cognition, Diet, Food Preferences
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Diet may be an important modifiable risk factor for maintenance of cognitive health in later life. This study aimed at examining associations between common dietary indices and dietary patterns defined by factor analysis and cognitive function in older community-dwelling adults. Dietary information for 1499 participants from the Rancho Bernardo Study was collected in 1988⁻1992 and used to calculate the alternate Mediterranean diet score, Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI)-2010 score and factor scores derived from factor analysis of nutrients. Global cognitive function, executive function, verbal fluency and episodic memory were assessed at approximate four-year intervals from 1988⁻2016. Linear mixed models were used to examine associations between dietary patterns and cognitive trajectories. Estimates for the highest vs. lowest tertile in models adjusting for age, sex, education, energy intake, lifestyle variables and retest effect showed greater adherence to the Mediterranean score was associated with better baseline global cognitive function (β (95% CI) = 0.33 (0.11, 0.55)). The AHEI-2010 score was not significantly associated with cognitive performance. Higher loading on a plant polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)/vitamin E factor was associated with better baseline global cognitive function and executive function (β = 0.22 (0.02, 0.42) and β = -7.85 (-13.20, -2.47)). A sugar/low protein factor was associated with poorer baseline cognitive function across multiple domains. Dietary patterns were not associated with cognitive decline over time. Adherence to a healthy diet with foods high in PUFA and vitamin E and a low sugar to protein ratio, as typified by a Mediterranean diet, may be beneficial for cognitive health in late life.
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23. Glyphosate Levels in Older Adults-Reply.
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Mills PJ, McEvoy LK, and Laughlin GA
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- Aged, Humans, Glyphosate, Glycine analogs & derivatives, Herbicides
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24. Genetic Determinants of Circulating Estrogen Levels and Evidence of a Causal Effect of Estradiol on Bone Density in Men.
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Eriksson AL, Perry JRB, Coviello AD, Delgado GE, Ferrucci L, Hoffman AR, Huhtaniemi IT, Ikram MA, Karlsson MK, Kleber ME, Laughlin GA, Liu Y, Lorentzon M, Lunetta KL, Mellström D, Murabito JM, Murray A, Nethander M, Nielson CM, Prokopenko I, Pye SR, Raffel LJ, Rivadeneira F, Srikanth P, Stolk L, Teumer A, Travison TG, Uitterlinden AG, Vaidya D, Vanderschueren D, Zmuda JM, März W, Orwoll ES, Ouyang P, Vandenput L, Wu FCW, de Jong FH, Bhasin S, Kiel DP, and Ohlsson C
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- Bone Density physiology, Chromosomes, Human, X, Cohort Studies, Estradiol genetics, Estradiol physiology, Estrone blood, Estrone genetics, Female, Gene Expression Regulation physiology, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Gonadal Steroid Hormones blood, Humans, Insulin Resistance genetics, Insulin Resistance physiology, Lumbar Vertebrae physiology, Male, Mendelian Randomization Analysis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Testosterone blood, Aromatase genetics, Bone Density genetics, Estradiol blood
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Context: Serum estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1) levels exhibit substantial heritability., Objective: To investigate the genetic regulation of serum E2 and E1 in men., Design, Setting, and Participants: Genome-wide association study in 11,097 men of European origin from nine epidemiological cohorts., Main Outcome Measures: Genetic determinants of serum E2 and E1 levels., Results: Variants in/near CYP19A1 demonstrated the strongest evidence for association with E2, resolving to three independent signals. Two additional independent signals were found on the X chromosome; FAMily with sequence similarity 9, member B (FAM9B), rs5934505 (P = 3.4 × 10-8) and Xq27.3, rs5951794 (P = 3.1 × 10-10). E1 signals were found in CYP19A1 (rs2899472, P = 5.5 × 10-23), in Tripartite motif containing 4 (TRIM4; rs17277546, P = 5.8 × 10-14), and CYP11B1/B2 (rs10093796, P = 1.2 × 10-8). E2 signals in CYP19A1 and FAM9B were associated with bone mineral density (BMD). Mendelian randomization analysis suggested a causal effect of serum E2 on BMD in men. A 1 pg/mL genetically increased E2 was associated with a 0.048 standard deviation increase in lumbar spine BMD (P = 2.8 × 10-12). In men and women combined, CYP19A1 alleles associated with higher E2 levels were associated with lower degrees of insulin resistance., Conclusions: Our findings confirm that CYP19A1 is an important genetic regulator of E2 and E1 levels and strengthen the causal importance of E2 for bone health in men. We also report two independent loci on the X-chromosome for E2, and one locus each in TRIM4 and CYP11B1/B2, for E1.
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25. Associations Between Health and Driving in an Older Adult Cohort in Rancho Bernardo.
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Hill LL, Laughlin GA, Bettencourt R, and Barrett-Connor E
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- Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Automobile Driving, Health Status, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the associations between health and health care utilization with driving patterns in a cohort of older adults., Method: In 2012, a total of 1,826 surviving participants in the Rancho Bernardo cohort were sent a health and driving pattern survey; 1,277 were returned., Results: The majority of the respondents (1,151, 91%) were still driving. Older age, female sex, hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits and physical therapy visits, neurological disease, depression, limited vision, and limited hearing were associated with non-driving status. A total of 809 (71%) of drivers reported no citations or crashes in the last 5 years., Discussion: The vast majority of older drivers in this cohort continued to drive, and did so safely. Health care utilization, medications, medical conditions, and self-assessment of health were associated with non-driving status. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the temporal relationships between these factors.
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26. Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016.
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Mills PJ, Kania-Korwel I, Fagan J, McEvoy LK, Laughlin GA, and Barrett-Connor E
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- Aged, California, Crops, Agricultural, Female, Glycine urine, Humans, Isoxazoles, Male, Organophosphonates urine, Tetrazoles, Glyphosate, Glycine analogs & derivatives, Herbicides urine
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27. Adipokines and severity and progression of coronary artery calcium: Findings from the Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Larsen BA, Laughlin GA, Cummins K, Barrett-Connor E, and Wassel CL
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- Adiponectin blood, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers blood, California epidemiology, Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Interleukin-6 blood, Leptin blood, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Time Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha blood, Vascular Calcification diagnostic imaging, Vascular Calcification epidemiology, Adipokines blood, Coronary Artery Disease blood, Vascular Calcification blood
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Background and Aims: Adipokines are known to predict cardiovascular events, yet their association with coronary artery calcium (CAC), a surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerosis and risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is unclear. We aimed at assessing the association between adipokines and the severity and progression of CAC in healthy older adults, and at exploring potential modification by gender., Methods: 409 men and women from the Rancho Bernardo Study with no known CVD underwent a chest computed tomography scan to determine baseline CAC severity; 329 returned 4.5 years later for a repeat scan to evaluate CAC progression. Adipokines (IL-6, adiponectin, leptin, and TNF-α) were measured from baseline blood samples. Ordinal linear and logistic regression models were used to determine the association of each adipokine with baseline severity and future progression of CAC., Results: Adjusting for age and sex, IL-6 and leptin were associated with greater odds of increasing CAC severity (OR = 1.63, 95% CI 1.22-2.19; OR = 1.19, 95% CI 0.99-1.43, respectively, per SD). The association with IL-6 remained significant in models further adjusted for lifestyle, body size, CVD risk factors, and body fat distribution. Adiponectin was associated with CAC progression (OR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.51-0.92 in fully adjusted models). This was modified by sex, with protective effects seen for men (OR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.38-0.85), but not for women (OR = 0.93, 95% CI 0.67-1.32; p-for-interaction = 0.04)., Conclusions: IL-6 and leptin predicted greater CAC severity while adiponectin predicted lower odds of CAC progression. More research is needed to explore biological mechanisms, including differences by sex., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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28. Blood pressure trajectories in relation to cardiovascular mortality: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Tielemans SMAJ, Geleijnse JM, Laughlin GA, Boshuizen HC, Barrett-Connor E, and Kromhout D
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- Adult, Aged, Antihypertensive Agents therapeutic use, California epidemiology, Cause of Death, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Hypertension diagnosis, Hypertension drug therapy, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Blood Pressure drug effects, Hypertension mortality, Hypertension physiopathology
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The added value of blood pressure (BP) trajectories for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) is currently unknown. We investigated the association of systolic BP (SBP) trajectories with CVD and all-cause mortality and compared these associations with those of average SBP, taking antihypertensive medication into account. Data from 762 participants of the Rancho Bernardo Study were used. SBP from five examinations (maximum) from 1984 to 2002 was used; mortality data were obtained from 2002 to 2013. SBP trajectories were derived using group-based trajectory modelling. Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to investigate associations of trajectories and average SBP with CVD and all-cause mortality, adjusted for age, sex, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes and antihypertensive medication. Mean baseline age was 65.7 years, and 67% were women. Four trajectories were identified, in which mean SBP increased by 5-12 mm Hg during 10 years. The highest trajectories were associated with two to three times greater CVD mortality and 1.5 times greater all-cause mortality risk, compared with the lowest trajectory. Each 20 mmHg increment in average SBP was associated with 1.4 times greater CVD mortality risk and 1.2 times all-cause mortality risk. Associations were not modified by antihypertensive medication (P-interaction>0.10). SBP trajectories were not superior to average SBP in predicting CVD and all-cause mortality. In the general middle-aged and older population of the Rancho Bernardo study, SBP trajectories provided no added value to average SBP in predicting CVD and all-cause mortality. Long-term average SBP levels and trajectories were significant predictors of CVD and all-cause mortality, irrespective of prescribed antihypertensive medication (which in the 1980s-1990s mainly were diuretics and β-blockers).
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29. Effects of Sex and Education on Cognitive Change Over a 27-Year Period in Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Bergstrom J, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cognitive Aging physiology, Educational Status, Executive Function physiology, Sex Characteristics
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Objective: This study investigated how cognitive function changes with age and whether rates of decline vary by sex or education in a large, homogenous longitudinal cohort characterized by high participation rates, long duration of follow-up, and minimal loss to follow-up., Design/setting/participants: Between 1988 and 2016, 2,225 community-dwelling participants of the Rancho Bernardo Study, aged 31 to 99 years at their initial cognitive assessment, completed neuropsychological testing approximately every 4 years, over a maximum 27-year follow-up., Measurements: Linear mixed effects regression models defined sex-specific cognitive trajectories, adjusting for education and retest effects., Results: Significant decline across all cognitive domains began around age 65 years and accelerated after age 80 years. Patterns of decline were generally similar between sexes, although men declined more rapidly than women on the global function test. Higher education was associated with slower decline on the tests of executive and global functions. After excluding 517 participants with evidence of cognitive impairment, accelerating decline with age remained for all tests, and women declined more rapidly than men on the executive function test., Conclusions: Accelerating decline with advancing age occurs across multiple cognitive domains in community-dwelling older adults, with few differences in rates of decline between men and women. Higher education may provide some protection against executive and global function decline with age. These findings better characterize normal cognitive aging, a critical prerequisite for identifying individuals at risk for cognitive impairment, and lay the groundwork for future studies of health and behavioral factors that affect age-related decline in this cohort., (Copyright © 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. The Association of the C-Reactive Protein Inflammatory Biomarker with Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Women's Health Initiative.
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Nelson SH, Brasky TM, Patterson RE, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Edwards BJ, Lane D, Rohan TE, Ho GYF, Manson JE, and LaCroix AZ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cancer Survivors statistics & numerical data, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Middle Aged, Overweight blood, Overweight mortality, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Women's Health, Biomarkers, Tumor blood, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms blood, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, C-Reactive Protein analysis
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Purpose: To examine associations of prediagnosis high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) with breast cancer incidence and postdiagnosis survival and to assess whether associations are modified by body mass index (BMI). Methods: A prospective analysis of the Women's Health Initiative was conducted among 17,841 cancer-free postmenopausal women with baseline hsCRP measurements. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine associations between hsCRP concentrations and (i) breast cancer risk ( n cases = 1,114) and (ii) all-cause mortality after breast cancer diagnosis. HRs are per 1 SD in log hsCRP. Results: hsCRP was not associated with breast cancer risk overall [HR = 1.05; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.98-1.12]; however, an interaction between BMI and hsCRP was observed ( P
interaction = 0.02). A 1 SD increase in log hsCRP was associated with 17% increased breast cancer risk (HR = 1.17; 95% CI, 1.03-1.33) among lean women (BMI < 25), whereas no association was observed among overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25) women. Prediagnosis hsCRP was not associated with overall mortality (HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.88-1.21) after breast cancer diagnosis; however, an increased mortality risk was apparent among leaner women with higher hsCRP levels (HR, 1.39, 95% CI, 1.03-1.88). Conclusions: Prediagnosis hsCRP levels are not associated with postmenopausal breast cancer incidence or survival overall; however, increased risks are suggested among leaner women. The observed effect modification is in the opposite direction of a previous case-control study finding and warrants further investigation. Impact: Associations of higher CRP levels with incident breast cancer and survival after breast cancer may depend on BMI. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(7); 1100-6. ©2017 AACR ., (©2017 American Association for Cancer Research.)- Published
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31. Low Testosterone, but Not Estradiol, Is Associated With Incident Falls in Older Men: The International MrOS Study.
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Vandenput L, Mellström D, Laughlin GA, Cawthon PM, Cauley JA, Hoffman AR, Karlsson MK, Rosengren BE, Ljunggren Ö, Nethander M, Eriksson AL, Lorentzon M, Leung J, Kwok T, Orwoll ES, and Ohlsson C
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- Aged, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Thinness complications, Accidental Falls, Estradiol blood, Osteoporotic Fractures blood, Testosterone blood
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Fracture risk is determined by bone strength and the risk of falls. The relationship between serum sex steroids and bone strength parameters in men is well known, whereas the predictive value of sex steroids for falls is less studied. The aim of this study was to assess the associations between serum testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) and the likelihood of falls. Older men (aged ≥65 years) from the United States (n = 1919), Sweden (n = 2495), and Hong Kong (n = 1469) participating in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study had baseline T and E2 analyzed by mass spectrometry. Bioavailable (Bio) levels were calculated using mass action equations. Incident falls were ascertained every 4 months during a mean follow-up of 5.7 years. Associations between sex steroids and falls were estimated by generalized estimating equations. Fall rate was highest in the US and lowest in Hong Kong (US 0.50, Sweden 0.31, Hong Kong 0.12 fall reports/person/year). In the combined cohort of 5883 men, total T (odds ratio [OR] per SD increase = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.86-0.91) and BioT (OR = 0.86, 95% CI 0.83-0.88) were associated with incident falls in models adjusted for age and prevalent falls. These associations were only slightly attenuated after simultaneous adjustment for physical performance variables (total T: OR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.91-0.96; BioT: OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.89-0.94). E2, BioE2, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) were not significantly associated with falls. Analyses in the individual cohorts showed that both total T and BioT were associated with falls in MrOS US and Sweden. No association was found in MrOS Hong Kong, and this may be attributable to environmental factors rather than ethnic differences because total T and BioT predicted falls in MrOS US Asians. In conclusion, low total T and BioT levels, but not E2 or SHBG, are associated with increased falls in older men. © 2017 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research., (© 2017 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.)
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32. The Limited Clinical Utility of Testosterone, Estradiol, and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Measurements in the Prediction of Fracture Risk and Bone Loss in Older Men.
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Orwoll ES, Lapidus J, Wang PY, Vandenput L, Hoffman A, Fink HA, Laughlin GA, Nethander M, Ljunggren Ö, Kindmark A, Lorentzon M, Karlsson MK, Mellström D, Kwok A, Khosla S, Kwok T, and Ohlsson C
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- Aged, Bone Resorption blood, Cohort Studies, Fractures, Bone blood, Hip Fractures blood, Hip Fractures diagnosis, Hip Fractures epidemiology, Humans, Male, ROC Curve, Risk Factors, Bone Resorption diagnosis, Estradiol blood, Fractures, Bone diagnosis, Fractures, Bone epidemiology, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin metabolism, Testosterone blood
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Measurement of serum testosterone (T) levels is recommended in the evaluation of osteoporosis in older men and estradiol (E2) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels are associated with the rate of bone loss and fractures, but the clinical utility of sex steroid and SHBG measurements for the evaluation of osteoporosis in men has not been examined. To evaluate whether measurements of T, E2, and/or SHBG are useful for the prediction of fracture risk or the rate of bone loss in older men, we analyzed longitudinal data from 5487 community-based men participating in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study in the United States, Sweden, and Hong Kong. Serum T, E2, and SHBG levels were assessed at baseline; incident fractures were self-reported at 4-month intervals with radiographic verification (US), or ascertained via national health records (Sweden, Hong Kong). Rate of bone loss was assessed by serial measures of hip bone mineral density (BMD). We used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) to assess improvement in prediction. Mean age at baseline was 72 to 75 years and the prevalence of low T levels (<300 ng/dL) was 7.6% to 21.3% in the three cohorts. There were 619 incident major osteoporotic and 266 hip fractures during follow-up of approximately 10 years. Based on ROC curves, there were no improvements in fracture risk discrimination for any biochemical measure when added to models, including the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) with BMD. Although minor improvements in NRI were observed for the dichotomous parameters low bioavailable E2 (BioE2) (<11.4 pg/mL) and high SHBG (>59.1 nM), neither sex steroids nor SHBG provided clinically useful improvement in fracture risk discrimination. Similarly, they did not contribute to the prediction of BMD change. In conclusion, there is limited clinical utility of serum E2, T, and SHBG measures for the evaluation of osteoporosis risk in elderly men. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research., (© 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.)
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33. Alcohol Intake and Cognitively Healthy Longevity in Community-Dwelling Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Richard EL, Kritz-Silverstein D, Laughlin GA, Fung TT, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Cognition physiology, Independent Living, Longevity
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To better understand the association of alcohol intake with cognitively healthy longevity (CHL), we explored the association between amount and frequency of alcohol intake and CHL among 1,344 older community-dwelling adults. Alcohol intake was assessed by questionnaire in 1984-1987. Cognitive function was assessed in approximate four-year intervals between 1988 and 2009. Multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for multiple lifestyle and health factors, was used to examine the association between alcohol consumption and CHL (living to age 85 without cognitive impairment), survival to age 85 with cognitive impairment (MMSE score >1.5 standard deviations below expectation for age, sex, and education), or death before age 85. Most participants (88%) reported some current alcohol intake; 49% reported a moderate amount of alcohol intake, and 48% reported drinking near-daily. Relative to nondrinkers, moderate and heavy drinkers (up to 3 drinks/day for women and for men 65 years and older, up to 4 drinks/day for men under 65 years) had significantly higher adjusted odds of survival to age 85 without cognitive impairment (p's < 0.05). Near-daily drinkers had 2-3 fold higher adjusted odds of CHL versus living to at least age 85 with cognitive impairment (odds ratio (OR) = 2.06; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21, 3.49) or death before 85 (OR = 3.24; 95% CI: 1.92, 5.46). Although excessive drinking has negative health consequences, these results suggest that regular, moderate drinking may play a role in cognitively healthy longevity.
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34. Vitamin D Insufficiency and Cognitive Function Trajectories in Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Bergstrom J, Reas ET, Jassal SK, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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Background: Evidence of a role for vitamin D (VitD) in cognitive aging is mixed and based primarily on extreme VitD deficiency. We evaluated the association of VitD insufficiency with cognitive function in older, community-dwelling adults living in a temperate climate with year-round sunshine., Methods: A population-based longitudinal study of 1,058 adults (median age 75; 62% women) who had cognitive function assessed and serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitaminD (25OHD) measured in 1997-99 and were followed for up to three additional cognitive function assessments over a 12-year period., Results: Overall, 14% (n = 145) of participants had VitD insufficiency defined as 25OHD <30 ng/ml. Adjusting for age, sex, education, and season, VitD insufficiency was associated with poorer baseline performance on the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) (p = 0.013), Trails Making Test B (Trails B) (p = 0.015), Category Fluency (p = 0.006), and Long Term Retrieval (p = 0.019); differences were equivalent to 5 years of age. For those with VitD insufficiency, the odds of mildly impaired performance at baseline were 38% higher for MMSE (p = 0.08), 78% higher for Trails B (p = 0.017), and 2-fold higher for Category Fluency and Long Term Retrieval (both p = 0.001). VitD insufficiency was not related to the rate of cognitive decline on any test or the risk of developing impaired performance during follow-up., Conclusion: In this population with little VitD deficiency, even moderately low VitD was associated with poorer performance on multiple domains of cognitive function. Low VitD did not predict 12-year cognitive decline. Clinical trials are essential to establish a causal link between VitD and cognitive well-being.
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35. Sex and Age Differences in the Association of Blood Pressure and Hypertension with Cognitive Function in the Elderly: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Kritz-Silverstein D, Laughlin GA, McEvoy LK, and Barrett-Connor E
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Pressure Determination, California, Cognition Disorders epidemiology, Cognition Disorders physiopathology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Hypertension physiopathology, Hypertension psychology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Neuropsychological Tests, Sex Factors, Blood Pressure physiology, Cognition physiology, Hypertension epidemiology
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Objectives: This study examines sex and age differences in associations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), pulse pressure and hypertension with cognitive function in a community-dwelling population., Design: Cross-sectional study., Setting: Research clinic visit in 1988-91., Participants: Participants were 693 men and 1022 women aged 50-97 Measurements: Blood pressure was measured and 12 cognitive function tests were administered., Results: Average age was 73.8±9.9 in men and 73.2±9.3 in women; 62.6% of men and 63.4% of women were hypertensive (SBP≥140 mmHg, DBP≥90 mmHg, or antihypertensive medication use). Each 5-unit increment in SBP, DBP, or pulse pressure and categorical hypertension was associated with significantly increased odds of poor verbal fluency performance in men and poor Trails B performance in women, with strongest associations for hypertension (OR=1.97, CI:1.01,3.85 in men; OR=1.51, CI:1.01,2.26 in women). After age stratification, associations remained statistically significant in younger (<80 years ) but not older (≥80 years) participants., Conclusion: Blood pressure as a continuous or categorical variable was associated with poor performance on cognitive function tests, but domains varied by sex and associations were found only in those younger than 80 years. The absent associations in those aged 80 years and older could support the hypothesis that increased blood flow is required to maintain cerebral perfusion with advancing age, or could reflect a survivor effect.
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36. SHBG, Sex Steroids, and Kyphosis in Older Men: The MrOS Study.
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Woods GN, Huang MH, Cawthon PM, Laughlin GA, Schousboe JT, McDaniels-Davidson C, Cauley JA, Orwoll E, Barrett-Connor E, and Kado DM
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- Aged, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Gonadal Steroid Hormones blood, Kyphosis blood, Osteoporotic Fractures blood, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin metabolism
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Accentuated kyphosis is associated with adverse health outcomes, including falls and fractures. Low bone density is a risk factor for hyperkyphosis, and each vertebral fracture adds roughly 4° to forward spine curvature. Sex steroids, in particular low bioavailable estradiol and high sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), are associated with bone loss and high SHBG is associated with vertebral fractures in older men. We, therefore, hypothesized that low bioavailable estradiol and high SHBG would be associated with worse kyphosis. To test this hypothesis, we examined the cross-sectional associations between individual bioavailable sex hormones and SHBG with radiographically assessed kyphosis. Participants included 1500 men aged 65 and older from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study, in whom baseline measures of kyphosis and sex hormones were available. Modified Cobb angle of kyphosis, calculated from T4 through T12, was assessed from supine lateral spine radiographs. Serum total estradiol and total testosterone were measured by mass spectrometry, and bioavailable sex steroids were calculated from mass action equations. After adjustment for age and other confounding variables, no association was found between bioavailable estradiol or testosterone and Cobb angle, either when kyphosis was analyzed as a continuous variable or dichotomized into highest versus lower three quartiles. In linear regression models adjusted for age and clinic site, there was a significant association between SHBG and kyphosis (parameter estimate = 0.76 per SD increase, p = 0.01). In the fully adjusted model, this association was weakened and of only borderline statistical significance (parameter estimate = 0.61 per SD, p = 0.05). Logistic models demonstrated similar findings. Although associated with bone loss, we did not demonstrate that low bioavailable estradiol translates into worse kyphosis in older men. High SHBG is associated with bone loss and vertebral fractures. Our results suggest that high SHBG may also be a risk factor for hyperkyphosis. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research., (© 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.)
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37. Moderate, Regular Alcohol Consumption is Associated with Higher Cognitive Function in Older Community-Dwelling Adults.
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Reas ET, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor E, and McEvoy LK
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Background: Evidence suggests that moderate alcohol consumption may protect against cognitive decline and dementia. However, uncertainty remains over the patterns of drinking that are most beneficial., Objective: To examine associations between amount and frequency of alcohol consumption with multiple domains of cognitive function in a well-characterized cohort of older community-dwelling adults in southern California., Design: Observational, cross-sectional cohort study., Setting: A research visit between 1988-1992 in Rancho Bernardo, California., Participants: 1624 participants of the Rancho Bernardo Study (mean age ± SD = 73.2 ± 9.3 years). Measurements: Participants completed a neuropsychological test battery, self-administered questionnaires on alcohol consumption and lifestyle, and a clinical health evaluation. We classified participants according to average amount of alcohol intake into never, former, moderate, heavy and excessive drinkers, and according to frequency of alcohol intake, into non-drinkers, rare, infrequent, frequent and daily drinkers. We examined the association between alcohol intake and cognitive function, controlling for age, sex, education, exercise, smoking, waist-hip ratio, hypertension and self-assessed health., Results: Amount and frequency of alcohol intake were significantly associated with cognitive function, even after controlling for potentially related health and lifestyle variables. Global and executive function showed positive linear associations with amount and frequency of alcohol intake, whereas visual memory showed an inverted U-shaped association with alcohol intake, with better performance for moderate and infrequent drinkers than for non-drinkers, excessive drinkers or daily drinkers., Conclusions: In several cognitive domains, moderate, regular alcohol intake was associated with better cognitive function relative to not drinking or drinking less frequently. This suggests that beneficial cognitive effects of alcohol intake may be achieved with low levels of drinking that are unlikely to be associated with adverse effects in an aging population.
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38. The association between bone turnover markers and kyphosis in community-dwelling older adults.
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McDaniels-Davidson CR, Kritz-Silverstein D, Huang MH, Laughlin GA, Johnson S, Haapalahti J, Schneider DL, Barrett-Connor E, and Kado DM
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Purpose: Hyperkyphosis, accentuated curvature of the thoracic spine, is often attributed to osteoporosis, yet its underlying pathophysiology is not well understood. Bone turnover markers (BTM) reflect the dynamic process of bone formation and resorption. This study examined the association between serum BTM levels and kyphosis in community-dwelling older adults., Methods: Between 2003 and 2006, 760 men and women in the Rancho Bernardo Study age 60 and older had blood drawn and kyphosis measured. Fasting serum was assayed for N-telopeptide (NTX) and procollagen type 1 n-terminal propeptide (P1NP), markers of bone resorption and formation, respectively. Participants requiring two or more 1.7 cm blocks under their head to achieve a neutral supine position were classified as having accentuated kyphosis. Analyses were stratified by sex and use of estrogen therapy (ET). Odds of accentuated kyphosis were calculated for each standard deviation increase in log-transformed BTM., Results: Mean age was 75 years. Overall, 51% of 341 non-ET using women, 41% of 111 ET-using women, and 75% of 308 men had accentuated kyphosis. In adjusted models, higher P1NP and NTX were associated with decreased odds of accentuated kyphosis in non-ET using women (P1NP: OR = 0.78 [95% CI, 0.58-0.92]; NTX: OR = 0.68 [95% CI, 0.54-0.86]), but not in men or ET-using women ( p > 0.05)., Conclusions: The selective association of higher bone turnover with reduced odds of accentuated kyphosis in non-ET using women suggests that elevated BTM were associated with a lower likelihood of hyperkyphosis only in the low estrogen/high BTM environment characteristic of postmenopausal women who are not using ET., Competing Interests: Dr. Sarah Johnson is a Senior Research Scientist at SPD Development Company Limited, the entity that performed the NTX assays.
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39. Sex hormones, sex hormone binding globulin, and vertebral fractures in older men.
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Cawthon PM, Schousboe JT, Harrison SL, Ensrud KE, Black D, Cauley JA, Cummings SR, LeBlanc ES, Laughlin GA, Nielson CM, Broughton A, Kado DM, Hoffman AR, Jamal SA, Barrett-Connor E, and Orwoll ES
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- Aged, Humans, Incidence, Likelihood Functions, Male, Prevalence, Spinal Fractures diagnostic imaging, Gonadal Steroid Hormones blood, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin metabolism, Spinal Fractures blood, Spinal Fractures epidemiology
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The association between sex hormones and sex hormone binding globin (SHBG) with vertebral fractures in men is not well studied. In these analyses, we determined whether sex hormones and SHBG were associated with greater likelihood of vertebral fractures in a prospective cohort study of community dwelling older men. We included data from participants in MrOS who had been randomly selected for hormone measurement (N=1463, including 1054 with follow-up data 4.6years later). Major outcomes included prevalent vertebral fracture (semi-quantitative grade≥2, N=140, 9.6%) and new or worsening vertebral fracture (change in SQ grade≥1, N=55, 5.2%). Odds ratios per SD decrease in sex hormones and per SD increase in SHBG were estimated with logistic regression adjusted for potentially confounding factors, including age, bone mineral density, and other sex hormones. Higher SHBG was associated with a greater likelihood of prevalent vertebral fractures (OR: 1.38 per SD increase, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.72). Total estradiol analyzed as a continuous variable was not associated with prevalent vertebral fractures (OR per SD decrease: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.68 to 1.10). Men with total estradiol values ≤17pg/ml had a borderline higher likelihood of prevalent fracture than men with higher values (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 0.99, 2.16). There was no association between total testosterone and prevalent fracture. In longitudinal analyses, SHBG (OR: 1.42 per SD increase, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.95) was associated with new or worsening vertebral fracture, but there was no association with total estradiol or total testosterone. In conclusion, higher SHBG (but not testosterone or estradiol) is an independent risk factor for vertebral fractures in older men., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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40. Relation of Depressive Symptoms With Coronary Artery Calcium Determined by Electron-Beam Computed Tomography (from the Rancho Bernardo Study).
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Bellettiere J, Kritz-Silverstein D, Laughlin GA, LaCroix AZ, McEvoy LK, and Barrett-Connor E
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- Aged, Calcinosis complications, California epidemiology, Coronary Artery Disease complications, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression epidemiology, Depression psychology, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Male, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Calcinosis diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Vessels diagnostic imaging, Depression etiology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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Studies linking depressive symptoms and coronary artery calcium (CAC), a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, have yielded mixed results. No longitudinal studies of depressive symptoms and CAC have included older adults of both genders. This study examined the association of depressive symptoms with CAC and CAC progression in older men and women. Participants were 417 community-dwelling older adults (mean age = 67 ± 7) with no history of heart disease who attended a 1997 to 1999 research clinic visit when depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). CAC was measured using electron-beam computed tomography in 2000 to 2002 and again in 2005 to 2007. Median BDI was 3, range = 0 to 37; 39% of men and 10% of women had severe CAC (Agatston score ≥ 400) in 2000 to 2002. Ordinal logistic regression analyses examining the odds of greater compared with lesser CAC severity by BDI quartiles showed an unexpected negative association whereby women with the lowest depressive symptoms had 2.4 times the odds of increasing CAC severity compared with women in the second BDI quartile (95% CI 1.1 to 5.4). A nonlinear, U-shaped association was observed in men with those in the first and fourth BDI quartiles having 2.6 and 3.0 times higher odds of increasing CAC severity than subjects in the second quartile (95% CI 1.2 to 5.6 and 1.3 to 6.9, respectively) after adjustment for coronary heart disease risk factors. No significant associations were observed for CAC progression although similar nonlinear patterns were observed in men. In conclusion, our results suggest that depressive symptoms have a gender-specific, cross-sectional association with CAC but no statistically significant associations with CAC progression., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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41. Associations of Abdominal Muscle Area with 4-Year Change in Coronary Artery Calcium Differ by Ethnicity Among Post-Menopausal Women.
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Wassel CL, Laughlin GA, Saad SD, Araneta MR, Wooten W, Barrett-Connor E, and Allison MA
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- Abdominal Fat pathology, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cohort Studies, Coronary Artery Disease pathology, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Philippines ethnology, Postmenopause, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vascular Calcification pathology, Abdominal Muscles pathology, Black or African American, Asian, Coronary Artery Disease ethnology, Vascular Calcification ethnology, White People
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Objective: To examine the association of abdominal muscle area with coronary artery calcium (CAC) presence, extent, and progression in a multi-ethnic cohort of older, community-dwelling post-menopausal women., Design and Setting: Cross-sectional and longitudinal population-based cohort., Participants: The sample comprised 179 non-Hispanic White women, 116 Filipina women and 144 African American women, all without known CVD, who underwent chest and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans twice about four years apart for abdominal muscle and fat, as well as CAC., Main Outcome Measures: CAC presence, extent and progression., Results: There was a significant interaction of ethnicity with baseline oblique muscle area (p-for-interaction .01), and marginally significant interactions with baseline total and paraspinal muscle for change in CAC (p-for-interactions both .09). Among Filipina women, each standard deviation (SD) greater total muscle area was associated with a 26% (95% CI (-43%, -4%), P=.02) reduced rate of change in CAC; higher paraspinal and oblique muscle area were associated with a 24% (-38%, -6%, P=.01) and a 37% (-53%, -16%, P=.0002) reduced rate of change in CAC, respectively. These associations were not significant in African American or non-Hispanic White women. There were no significant associations of abdominal muscle with CAC presence or extent, nor were there significant ethnicity by muscle interactions in these models., Conclusions: Among Filipina women, greater abdominal muscle mass is associated with a decreased rate of CAC progression. Higher muscle mass may be important for this group in reducing CVD outcomes.
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42. Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health.
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Patterson RE, Laughlin GA, LaCroix AZ, Hartman SJ, Natarajan L, Senger CM, Martínez ME, Villaseñor A, Sears DD, Marinac CR, and Gallo LC
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Health Behavior, Humans, Life Style, Obesity etiology, Obesity physiopathology, Observational Studies as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Risk Factors, Fasting adverse effects, Fasting metabolism
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43. Steroid hormone measurements from different types of assays in relation to body mass index and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Reanalysis of eighteen prospective studies.
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Key TJ, Appleby PN, Reeves GK, Travis RC, Brinton LA, Helzlsouer KJ, Dorgan JF, Gapstur SM, Gaudet MM, Kaaks R, Riboli E, Rinaldi S, Manjer J, Hallmans G, Giles GG, Le Marchand L, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Tworoger SS, Hankinson SE, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Koenig K, Krogh V, Sieri S, Muti P, Ziegler RG, Schairer C, Fuhrman BJ, Barrett-Connor E, Laughlin GA, Grant EJ, Cologne J, Ohishi W, Hida A, Cauley JA, Fourkala EO, Menon U, Rohan TE, Strickler HD, and Gunter MJ
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- Female, Humans, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms etiology, Estradiol blood, Estrone blood, Postmenopause blood, Testosterone blood
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Epidemiological studies have examined breast cancer risk in relation to sex hormone concentrations measured by different methods: "extraction" immunoassays (with prior purification by organic solvent extraction, with or without column chromatography), "direct" immunoassays (no prior extraction or column chromatography), and more recently with mass spectrometry-based assays. We describe the associations of estradiol, estrone and testosterone with both body mass index and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women according to assay method, using data from a collaborative pooled analysis of 18 prospective studies. In general, hormone concentrations were highest in studies that used direct assays and lowest in studies that used mass spectrometry-based assays. Estradiol and estrone were strongly positively associated with body mass index, regardless of the assay method; testosterone was positively associated with body mass index for direct assays, but less clearly for extraction assays, and there were few data for mass spectrometry assays. The correlations of estradiol with body mass index, estrone and testosterone were lower for direct assays than for extraction and mass spectrometry assays, suggesting that the estimates from the direct assays were less precise. For breast cancer risk, all three hormones were strongly positively associated with risk regardless of assay method (except for testosterone by mass spectrometry where there were few data), with no statistically significant differences in the trends, but differences may emerge as new data accumulate. Future epidemiological and clinical research studies should continue to use the most accurate assays that are feasible within the design characteristics of each study., (Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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44. Sex differences in the association of fasting and postchallenge glucose levels with grip strength among older adults: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Kalyani RR, Kim C, Ferrucci L, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Kong S, Nan B, and Barrett-Connor E
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Objective: Persons with diabetes have accelerated muscle loss. The association of fasting and postchallenge glucose levels per se to grip strength, a clinical marker of poor physical function, and potential sex differences in this relationship has not been previously described., Design: Longitudinal cohort., Setting: USA., Participants: Participants were community-dwelling older adults (mean age 71.3 years) without self-reported diabetes and/or use of diabetes medication with glucose measured at baseline (1992-1996)., Measurements: Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) was measured in 1019 women and 636 men. Two-hour glucose (2HG) levels after a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test were also available (women, n=870; men, n=559). Dominant hand grip strength was assessed using a hand-held dynamometer at 3.0±1.6 visits over a median 7.0 years. Mixed linear models examined the association of baseline glucose levels with grip strength, accounting for repeated visits, and adjusting for covariates., Results: Sex-specific FPG quartiles were associated with unadjusted differences in grip strength among women (p=0.03) but not men (p=0.50). However, in men, adjusting for age, education, height, weight, peripheral neuropathy, physical activity, and comorbidities, each SD (SD=17 mg/dL) higher FPG was associated with persistently lower grip strength (-0.44±0.22 kg, p=0.049); 2HG (SD=50 mg/dL) was unrelated to grip strength (-0.39±0.25 kg, p=0.13). In women, neither FPG (SD=16 mg/dL) nor 2HG (SD=45 mg/dL) was associated with grip strength (0.02±0.12 kg, p=0.90; and -0.20±0.14 kg, p=0.14; respectively) after adjustment. The rate of change in grip strength did not differ across FPG or 2HG quartiles in either sex., Conclusions: In age-adjusted analyses, elevated fasting glucose levels are associated with persistently lower grip strength in older men, but not women. Future studies are needed to elucidate reasons for these sex differences and may provide further insight into accelerated loss of muscle function as a complication of diabetes in older adults.
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45. Pericardial fat is associated with all-cause mortality but not incident CVD: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
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Larsen BA, Laughlin GA, Saad SD, Barrett-Connor E, Allison MA, and Wassel CL
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- Adiposity, Aged, California epidemiology, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Adipose Tissue diagnostic imaging, Cardiovascular Diseases diagnostic imaging, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Pericardium diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Objective: Pericardial and intra-thoracic fat are associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors. However, it is unclear if these fat depots predict incident CVD events and/or all-cause mortality. We examined prospective associations between areas of pericardial and intra-thoracic fat and incident CVD and mortality over a 12-year follow-up in a subset of participants without baseline clinical CVD from the Rancho Bernardo Study (RBS)., Methods: Participants were 343 community-dwelling older adults (mean baseline age = 67) who completed a clinic visit in 2001-02, including a computed tomography scan of the chest. Incident CVD and mortality were recorded through January 2013., Results: Over a 12.6-year median follow-up, there were 60 incident CVD events and 49 deaths. Pericardial fat was associated with all-cause mortality, such that each standard deviation increment predicted a 34% higher chance of death after adjusting for demographics, lifestyle factors, comorbidities, and visceral fat (95% CI = 1.01-1.78). When categorized by tertile, those in the middle tertile of pericardial fat showed no increased risk of mortality, while those in the highest tertile had 2.6 times the risk (95% CI = 1.10-5.97) compared to the lowest tertile. There was a marginal association between intra-thoracic fat and mortality (p = 0.06). Neither pericardial nor intra-thoracic fat was significantly associated with incident CVD. There were no significant interactions by sex., Conclusions: Higher pericardial, but not intra-thoracic, fat was associated with earlier all-cause mortality in older adults over a 12-year follow-up. This association was primarily driven by a higher mortality rate in those in the highest tertile of pericardial fat., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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46. Urine creatinine-based estimates of fat-free mass in community-dwelling older persons: the Rancho Bernardo study.
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Jassal SK, Wassel CL, Laughlin GA, Barrett-Connor E, Rifkin DE, and Ix JH
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- Age Factors, Aged, Body Weight, California, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Sex Factors, Creatinine urine, Geriatric Assessment methods, Muscle, Skeletal
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Objectives: To determine whether a previously developed and externally validated equation using common variables (demographics and weight) that are important determinants of muscle mass to estimate 24-hour urine creatinine excretion rate (eCER) is associated with muscle mass and whether spot urine creatinine (UCr) provides similar estimates of muscle mass., Design: Observational cross-sectional cohort study., Setting: The Rancho Bernardo Study, San Diego, California., Subjects: A total of 1,371 Caucasian, middle class, community-dwelling older adults., Intervention: Morning spot UCr and fat-free mass (FFM) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry were measured. eCER was calculated: eCER (mg/day) = 879.89 + 12.51 × weight (kilogram) - 6.19 × age + 34.51 if black - 379.42 if female. Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression were used to determine strengths of association of eCER and spot UCr with FFM., Results: Mean age was 70 years, and 58% were women. eCER was strongly correlated with FFM (r = 0.95, P < .001), a correlation that was superior to that of spot UCr (r = 0.40, P < .001)., Conclusions: An equation incorporating age, weight, sex, and race to estimate eCER is highly correlated with FFM in community-dwelling older persons and provides a more precise estimate than spot UCr. A simple screening tool for sarcopenia in older persons may allow interventions to maintain or improve muscle mass. Future studies should evaluate whether eCER predicts sarcopenia-related frailty and mortality in older persons., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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47. Ethnic-specific associations of sleep duration and daytime napping with prevalent type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women.
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Shadyab AH, Kritz-Silverstein D, Laughlin GA, Wooten WJ, Barrett-Connor E, and Araneta MR
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- Black or African American statistics & numerical data, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ethnology, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence complications, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence epidemiology, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence ethnology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Philippines ethnology, Prevalence, Sleep Deprivation complications, Sleep Deprivation epidemiology, Sleep Deprivation ethnology, White People statistics & numerical data, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Sleep physiology
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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate ethnic differences in the associations of nighttime sleep and daytime napping durations with prevalent type 2 diabetes., Methods: Samples of White (n = 908), Filipina (n = 330), and Black (n = 371) community-dwelling, postmenopausal women aged 50-86 years were evaluated with cross-sectional data obtained during 1992-1999 including self-reported duration of nighttime sleep and daytime napping, behaviors, medical history, and medication use. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was evaluated with a 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test., Results: Overall, 10.9% of White, 37.8% of Filipina, and 17.8% of Black women had type 2 diabetes. Average sleep durations were 7.3, 6.3, and 6.6 h and napping durations were 16.8, 31.7, and 25.9 min for White, Filipina, and Black women, respectively. Sleep duration showed a significant (p < 0.01) nonlinear association with type 2 diabetes in Filipina women, with increased odds of diabetes at both low and high sleep durations independent of age, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio, hypertension, and daytime napping duration. Daytime napping duration was associated with type 2 diabetes only among White women; those napping ≥ 30 min/day had 74% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 10%, 175%) higher odds of diabetes compared to non-nappers independent of covariates including nighttime sleep duration., Conclusions: Results suggest ethnic-specific associations of nighttime sleep and daytime napping durations with type 2 diabetes., (Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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48. Association of breastfeeding with postmenopausal visceral adiposity among three racial/ethnic groups.
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Armenta RF, Kritz-Silverstein D, Wingard D, Laughlin GA, Wooten W, Barrett-Connor E, and Araneta MR
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Obesity diagnostic imaging, Prognosis, Radiography, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Adiposity physiology, Breast Feeding ethnology, Ethnicity, Intra-Abdominal Fat diagnostic imaging, Obesity ethnology, Postmenopause ethnology, Racial Groups
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Objective: We examined the association between breastfeeding and postmenopausal visceral adiposity., Methods: Participants were community-dwelling women aged 55-80 from the Caucasian Rancho Bernardo Study, the Filipino Women's Health Study, and the Health Assessment Study of African-American Women who had visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measurements by computed tomography between 2000 and 2002. Linear regression was used to determine the association between average breastfeeding duration per child and VAT., Results: In Caucasian, Filipino, and African-American women, average number of live births was 3, 4, and 3; average breastfeeding duration was 4.3, 1.8, and 5.1 months, respectively. Filipino women had more live births, were more likely to breastfeed, and breastfed shorter durations. African-American women had lower VAT, despite higher subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), BMI, and waist girth. Women who breastfed >3 months on average had 8.8 cm(3) lower VAT than women who breastfed ≤3 months, independent of covariates. Women who initiated breastfeeding had lower BMI and waist girth than those who did not, but they did not differ by VAT unless they breastfed >3 months. Associations were independent of race/ethnicity., Conclusions: Results suggest breastfeeding initiation is associated with reduced BMI and smaller waist girth, and breastfeeding >3 months is associated with lower postmenopausal VAT., (© 2014 The Obesity Society.)
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49. The association between abdominal muscle and type II diabetes across weight categories in diverse post-menopausal women.
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Larsen BA, Allison MA, Laughlin GA, Araneta MR, Barrett-Connor E, Wooten WJ, Saad SD, and Wassel CL
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- Abdominal Muscles physiopathology, Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 physiopathology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Obesity physiopathology, Overweight physiopathology, Prevalence, Abdominal Muscles metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 metabolism, Obesity metabolism, Overweight metabolism, Postmenopause metabolism
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Context: Despite the key role of muscle in glucose regulation, little is known about the association between muscle area and prevalence of metabolic disorders, or the role low muscle may play in normal weight metabolic obesity., Objective: The objective was to assess the independent associations between both abdominal muscle and fat depositions (measured by computed tomography) and the prevalence of type II diabetes, and to explore the modifying role of weight category., Design: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the 2001-2002 visit for the Rancho Bernardo Study, Filipino Women's Health Study, and Health Assessment Study of African American Women., Setting and Participants: Participants were 392 community-dwelling older women (mean age = 64) free of clinical cardiovascular disease., Main Outcome Measure: The main outcome was prevalence of type II diabetes, defined as use of anti-diabetes medication, fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL, and/or OGTT ≥ 200 mg/dL., Results: Adjusting for demographics, hypertension, estrogen use, lipids, smoking, physical activity, visceral fat area, and height, a greater muscle-to-total abdominal area ratio (MAR) was associated with lower odds of diabetes [OR = 0.63 per standard deviation, 95% CI (0.43-0.92), p = .02]. Higher visceral fat was associated with greater odds of diabetes in fully adjusted models including total muscle area [OR = 1.48, 95% CI (1.09, 2.01), p = .01]. Associations between MAR and diabetes were stronger for normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9; OR = 0.32) than overweight/obese women (BMI ≥ 25, OR = 0.71, p-for-interaction = 0.046). Associations with visceral fat did not differ by BMI (p-for-interaction = 0.71)., Conclusions: In older women, abdominal muscle area is inversely associated with type II diabetes independent of visceral adiposity, particularly for normal weight women.
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