Dawn E Alley

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The changing relationship of obesity and disability, 1988-2004
    Dawn E Alley
    Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6218, USA
    JAMA 298:2020-7. 2007
  2. ncbi Inflammation and rate of cognitive change in high-functioning older adults
    Dawn E Alley
    Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:50-5. 2008
  3. ncbi The shape of things to come: obesity, aging, and disability
    Dawn E Alley
    Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    LDI Issue Brief 13:1-4. 2008
  4. ncbi Three-year change in inflammatory markers in elderly people and mortality: the Invecchiare in Chianti study
    Dawn E Alley
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1801-7. 2007
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status and C-reactive protein levels in the US population: NHANES IV
    Dawn E Alley
    Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 20:498-504. 2006
  6. ncbi Hispanic paradox in biological risk profiles
    Eileen M Crimmins
    Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 0191, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1305-10. 2007

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi The changing relationship of obesity and disability, 1988-2004
    Dawn E Alley
    Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6218, USA
    JAMA 298:2020-7. 2007
    ..However, whether these improvements have conferred decreased risk for disability is unknown. The obese population may be living longer with better-controlled risk factors but paradoxically experiencing more disability...
  2. ncbi Inflammation and rate of cognitive change in high-functioning older adults
    Dawn E Alley
    Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:50-5. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between serum levels of IL-6 and CRP and the rate of cognitive change across a range of cognitive domains in a sample of healthy older persons...
  3. ncbi The shape of things to come: obesity, aging, and disability
    Dawn E Alley
    Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    LDI Issue Brief 13:1-4. 2008
    ..This issue Brief summarizes two studies that examine the prevalence of obesity over time in the elderly and disabled, and the changing relationship of obesity and disability...
  4. ncbi Three-year change in inflammatory markers in elderly people and mortality: the Invecchiare in Chianti study
    Dawn E Alley
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1801-7. 2007
    ..To describe changes in interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) and to determine how changes are related to mortality in elderly people...
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status and C-reactive protein levels in the US population: NHANES IV
    Dawn E Alley
    Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 20:498-504. 2006
    ..Results suggest that differences in very high CRP may be due to factors beyond acute illness and may also reflect chronic health, behavioral and disease processes associated with low socioeconomic status...
  6. ncbi Hispanic paradox in biological risk profiles
    Eileen M Crimmins
    Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 0191, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1305-10. 2007
    ..We examined biological risk profiles by race, ethnicity, and nativity to evaluate evidence for a Hispanic paradox in measured health indicators...