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Risk factors for congestive heart failure in US men and women: NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up studyJ He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:996-1002. 2001..We studied risk factors for CHF and their corresponding attributable risk in the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up Study...
Legume consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women: NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up StudyL A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:2573-8. 2001..Consumption of legumes, which are high in bean protein and water-soluble fiber, may be associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD)...
risk factors for coronary artery calcium among patients with chronic kidney disease (from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study)Jiang He
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:1735-41. 2012..Additional studies are warranted to examine the causal effect of these risk factors on CAC in patients with CKD...
Detection and follow-up of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and risk factors in the Southern Cone of Latin America: the pulmonary risk in South America (PRISA) studyAdolfo L Rubinstein
Centro de Excelencia en Salud Cardiovascular para el Cono Sur, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria, Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires, C1414CPV, Argentina
BMC Pulm Med 11:34. 2011....
The future impact of population growth and aging on coronary heart disease in China: projections from the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model-ChinaAndrew Moran
Division of General Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA
BMC Public Health 8:394. 2008..China will experience an overall growth and aging of its adult population in coming decades. We used a computer model to forecast the future impact of these demographic changes on coronary heart disease (CHD) in China...
Principal-component-based multivariate regression for genetic association studies of metabolic syndrome componentsHao Mei
Epidemiology Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
BMC Genet 11:100. 2010..Gene pleiotropy may therefore cause a loss of power in association studies focused only on a single trait, whether based on single or multiple markers...
Association of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction with metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and diabetes in adults from Inner Mongolia, ChinaAngela M Thompson
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
BMC Endocr Disord 11:16. 2011..abstract:..
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight among adults in ChinaDongfeng Gu
Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Lancet 365:1398-405. 2005..Little information exists on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in China. We aimed to provide up-to-date estimates of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight in the general adult population in China...
Major causes of death among men and women in ChinaJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
N Engl J Med 353:1124-34. 2005..We studied the major causes of death and modifiable risk factors in a nationally representative cohort of 169,871 men and women 40 years of age and older in China...
Insulin resistance and risk of chronic kidney disease in nondiabetic US adultsJing Chen
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:469-77. 2003..Further studies into the causality between insulin resistance and CKD are warranted...
Premature deaths attributable to blood pressure in China: a prospective cohort studyJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Lancet 374:1765-72. 2009..Hypertension is a major global-health challenge because of its high prevalence and concomitant risks of cardiovascular disease. We estimated premature deaths attributable to increased blood pressure in China...
Effect of soybean protein on blood pressure: a randomized, controlled trialJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112 2699, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:1-9. 2005..Epidemiologic studies suggest that vegetable protein intake is inversely related to blood pressure...
Salt intake, hypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease: an important public health challengeJiang He
Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Int J Epidemiol 31:327-31; discussion 331-2. 2002
Cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction among Chinese men without clinical vascular diseaseJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:803-9. 2007..8 million cases) among Chinese men are attributable to cigarette smoking. This 2000-2001 study of Chinese men documented an independent and dose-response relation between cigarette smoking and risk of erectile dysfunction...
Factors associated with hypertension control in the general population of the United StatesJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:1051-8. 2002..Uncontrolled hypertension is the most common and important risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease. We studied factors associated with hypertension control in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...
Dietary sodium intake and incidence of congestive heart failure in overweight US men and women: first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up StudyJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, Mail Box SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:1619-24. 2002..We studied the relationship between dietary sodium intake and incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) in the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up Study participants...
Effect of dietary fiber intake on blood pressure: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
J Hypertens 22:73-80. 2004..To examine the effect of dietary fiber intake on blood pressure (BP)...
Serum total and lipoprotein cholesterol levels and awareness, treatment, and control of hypercholesterolemia in ChinaJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Circulation 110:405-11. 2004..Cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death in China. We examined the levels of serum total and lipoprotein cholesterol and status of awareness, treatment, and control of hypercholesterolemia in China...
Gender difference in blood pressure responses to dietary sodium intervention in the GenSalt studyJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens 27:48-54. 2009..To examine factors related to blood pressure (BP) responses to dietary sodium and potassium interventions...
Effect of dietary protein supplementation on blood pressure: a randomized, controlled trialJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Circulation 124:589-95. 2011..Observational studies have reported an inverse association between dietary protein intake and blood pressure (BP). We compared the effect of soy protein, milk protein, and carbohydrate supplementation on BP among healthy adults...
International collaborative study of cardiovascular disease in Asia: design, rationale, and preliminary resultsJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112 2073, USA
Ethn Dis 14:260-8. 2004....
Genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and blood pressure responses to potassium intakeJiang He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens 29:1719-30. 2011..We examined the association between genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and BP responses to potassium intervention...
Cigarette smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in China: the international collaborative study of cardiovascular disease in AsiaDongfeng Gu
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1972-6. 2004..We estimated the prevalence of cigarette smoking and the extent of environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS) in the general population in China...
Serum antioxidant vitamins and blood pressure in the United States populationJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Hypertension 40:810-6. 2002..These findings indicate that antioxidant vitamins may be important in the underlying cause and prevention of hypertension. Further studies in this important area are warranted...
Risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in Chinese adultsKathleen H Reilly
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:998-1004. 2008..This study indicated that cigarette smoking, low educational level, physical inactivity, and underweight are important modifiable risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality in China...
Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity in ChinaKristi Reynolds
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:10-8. 2007..To examine the prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity in China...
Cigarette smoking and risk of stroke in the chinese adult populationTanika N Kelly
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Stroke 39:1688-93. 2008..We studied the relationship between cigarette smoking and stroke incidence and mortality in the Chinese adult population...
Association between the metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Chinese adultsJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 45, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA, and the Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1100-6. 2007..The metabolic syndrome is a common risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Western populations. We examined the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and risk of CKD in Chinese adults...
Genetic variants in the apelin system and blood pressure responses to dietary sodium interventions: a family-based association studyQi Zhao
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens 28:756-63. 2010..We examined the association between genetic variants in the apelin system and blood pressure (BP) responses to low-sodium and high-sodium interventions in the GenSalt Study...
Association between genetic variants of the ADD1 and GNB3 genes and blood pressure response to the cold pressor test in a Chinese Han population: the GenSalt StudyLaiyuan Wang
Department of Evidence Based Medicine and Division of Population Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Hypertens Res 35:805-10. 2012..These data suggest that genetic variants of the ADD1 and GNB3 genes may have important roles in BP response to the CPT. Future studies aimed at replicating these novel findings are warranted...
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in chinaDongfeng Gu
Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Hypertension 40:920-7. 2002..These results underscore the urgent need to develop national strategies to improve prevention, detection, and treatment of hypertension in China...
Prevalence and risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Chinese adult population: the InterASIA StudyDongsheng Hu
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 84:288-95. 2009..To estimate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and identify the potential risk factors of T2DM in Chinese adults...
A population-based, prospective study of blood pressure and risk for end-stage renal disease in ChinaKristi Reynolds
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:1928-35. 2007..These results document the importance of high BP as a modifiable risk factor for ESRD in China. Strategies to prevent ESRD should incorporate the prevention, treatment, and control of BP...
Blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese men and womenDongfeng Gu
Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, and Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
Am J Hypertens 21:265-72. 2008..We examined the relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a nationally representative cohort of 169,871 men and women > or = 40 years of age in China...
Hypertension subtype and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese adultsTanika N Kelly
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Circulation 118:1558-66. 2008..We examined the relationship between hypertension subtype and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in Chinese adults...
Association between blood pressure responses to the cold pressor test and dietary sodium intervention in a Chinese populationJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1443 Tulane Ave SL45, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:1740-6. 2008..We examined the association between BP responses to the CPT and to dietary sodium and potassium interventions...
Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease among Chinese menLydia A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 2715, USA
Int J Cardiol 135:78-85. 2009..Observational studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary heart disease (CHD); yet, evidence for this comes almost entirely from Western populations...
Prevalence of decreased kidney function in Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 yearsJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Kidney Int 68:2837-45. 2005..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health burden in Western countries but little is known about its impact in developing countries. We estimated the prevalence and absolute burden of CKD in the general adult population in China...
Body mass index and risk of stroke among Chinese men and womenLydia A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2715, USA
Ann Neurol 67:11-20. 2010..The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and stroke incidence and mortality remains controversial, particularly in Asian populations...
Biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction and risk of hypertension among Inner Mongolians in ChinaYonghong Zhang
Department of Epidemiology, Soochow University School of Radiation Medicine and Public Health, Suzhou, China
J Hypertens 28:35-40. 2010....
Incidence and predictors of hypertension over 8 years among Chinese men and womenDongfeng Gu
The Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
J Hypertens 25:517-23. 2007..To determine the 8-year incidence of hypertension and its risk factors among Chinese adults...
Geographic variations in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in ChinaKristi Reynolds
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens 21:1273-81. 2003..The previously reported urban-rural difference in the prevalence of hypertension was not noted, perhaps due to a rapid increase in the prevalence of hypertension in rural China...
Mortality attributable to smoking in ChinaDongfeng Gu
Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
N Engl J Med 360:150-9. 2009..Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases and has been increasingly prevalent in economically developing regions of the world. We aimed to estimate the number of deaths attributable to smoking in China...
Body weight and mortality among men and women in ChinaDongfeng Gu
Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, and Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control and Research, Beijing, China
JAMA 295:776-83. 2006..The effect of underweight and obesity on mortality has not been well characterized in Asian populations...
Metabolic syndrome and salt sensitivity of blood pressure in non-diabetic people in China: a dietary intervention studyJing Chen
Department of Medicine and Tulane Hypertension and Renal Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
Lancet 373:829-35. 2009..We aimed to examine the association between metabolic syndrome and salt sensitivity of blood pressure...
Polymorphisms of ACE2 are associated with blood pressure response to cold pressor test: the GenSalt studyJianfeng Huang
Department of Evidence Based Medicine and Division of Population Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Am J Hypertens 25:937-42. 2012..Genetic factors may influence the variation of BP response to CPT among individuals. We explored the association of genetic variants in the apelin system genes (APLN, APLNR and ACE2) and BP response to CPT in a Chinese population...
Combined effects of smoking and systolic blood pressure on risk of coronary heart disease: a cohort study in Chinese womenDongling Sun
Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:713-8. 2010..To quantify the combined effects of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cigarette smoking on incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in women...
Common variants in epithelial sodium channel genes contribute to salt sensitivity of blood pressure: The GenSalt studyQi Zhao
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Genet 4:375-80. 2011..We aimed to examine the association between common variants in the ENaC genes and salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP)...
Increasing prevalence and low awareness, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus among Chinese adults: the InterASIA studyDongsheng Hu
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:250-7. 2008..To estimate the prevalence rates of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and diabetes mellitus (DM) and to evaluate the awareness, treatment, and control of DM in the Chinese adult population...
Body mass index and risk of ESRD in ChinaKristi Reynolds
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 50:754-64. 2007..The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Asians has not been well established...
The metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in U.S. adultsJing Chen
Tulane University Schools of Medicine and Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:167-74. 2004..62 (CI, 1.10 to 2.38), 2.45 (CI, 1.55 to 3.85), and 3.19 (CI, 1.96 to 5.19), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the metabolic syndrome might be an important factor in the cause of chronic kidney disease...
Association between inflammation and insulin resistance in U.S. nondiabetic adults: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL45, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Diabetes Care 27:2960-5. 2004..These findings indicate that elevated levels of inflammatory markers are positively and independently associated with insulin resistance. Further studies should examine the potential causal effect of inflammation on insulin resistance...
Prehypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese adultsDongfeng Gu
Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
J Hypertens 27:721-9. 2009..To examine the excess risks associated with prehypertension and absolute benefit of treatment...
Are waist circumference and body mass index independently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese adults?Rachel P Wildman
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 82:1195-202. 2005..In Western populations, waist circumference (WC) is more predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk than is body mass index (BMI). It is unclear whether the same is true in Asian populations...
Genome-wide linkage and positional association study of blood pressure response to dietary sodium intervention: the GenSalt StudyHao Mei
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:S81-90. 2012..00 × 10(-5) and P = 7.23 × 10(-5) for diastolic blood pressure and MAP responses, respectively. The authors concluded that genetic region 2p24.3-2p24.1 might harbor functional variants for the salt sensitivity of BP...
Effects of low-carbohydrate diets versus low-fat diets on metabolic risk factors: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trialsTian Hu
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:S44-54. 2012..Low-carbohydrate diets could be recommended to obese persons with abnormal metabolic risk factors for the purpose of weight loss. Studies demonstrating long-term effects of low-carbohydrate diets on cardiovascular events were warranted...
Association of obesity and biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in adults in Inner Mongolia, ChinaAngela M Thompson
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Int J Cardiol 150:247-52. 2011..We examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with plasma concentrations of biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction...
Alcohol consumption and risk for stroke among Chinese menLydia A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2715, USA
Ann Neurol 62:569-78. 2007..Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in China. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between alcohol consumption and risk for stroke among Chinese men...
Central rather than overall obesity is related to diabetes in the Chinese population: the InterASIA studyDongsheng Hu
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2809-16. 2007..The objective was to compare central and overall obesity measurements for identifying diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) level in the Chinese population...
Polymorphisms in the GNB3 and ADD1 genes and blood pressure in a Chinese populationShufeng Chen
Division of Population Genetics, Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 167 Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China
Hum Genet 128:137-43. 2010..In summary, these data support a role for the GNB3 gene in BP regulation in the Chinese population. Future studies aimed at replicating these novel findings are warranted...
Association of genetic variants in the apelin-APJ system and ACE2 with blood pressure responses to potassium supplementation: the GenSalt studyQi Zhao
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Hypertens 23:606-13. 2010..We examined the association of genetic variants in the apelin-APJ system and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) with BP responses to potassium supplementation...
Therapeutic lifestyle changes and drug treatment for high blood cholesterol in China and application of the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelinesPaul Muntner
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:1260-5. 2005..3 million (4.1% of adults). In conclusion, most adults in China with an elevated LDL cholesterol remain untreated...
Blood pressure and mortality among Chinese patients with cardiovascular diseaseJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Hypertens 26:859-65. 2008..To examine the association between blood pressure (BP) and mortality among patients with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China...
Dietary intake of folate and risk of stroke in US men and women: NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyLydia A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Stroke 33:1183-8. 2002..Increasing dietary intake of folate from food sources may be an important approach to the prevention of CVD in the US population...
Mortality from suicide and other external cause injuries in China: a prospective cohort studyCasey M Rebholz
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
BMC Public Health 11:56. 2011..However, the pattern and risk factors for suicide and other external cause injuries are not well understood. This study investigates mortality from suicide and other injuries and associated risk factors in China...
Relation of inflammation to peripheral arterial disease in the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2002Rachel P Wildman
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:1579-83. 2005..26 (95% CI 1.69 to 6.28) for current smokers versus 0.83 (95% CI 0.51 to 1.35) for never smokers (p interaction=0.006). In conclusion, in the general United States adult population, inflammation is independently associated with PAD...
The prevalence of nontraditional risk factors for coronary heart disease in patients with chronic kidney diseasePaul Muntner
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:9-17. 2004..6), and 1.93 (CI, 1.33 to 2.81), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Levels of apolipoprotein A1 are decreased and levels of homocysteine, lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, and C-reactive protein are increased among patients with chronic kidney disease...
Traditional and nontraditional risk factors predict coronary heart disease in chronic kidney disease: results from the atherosclerosis risk in communities studyPaul Muntner
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University SPHTM, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:529-38. 2005..CHD risk factors in the general population remain predictive among patients with CKD. Given the high risk for CHD among patients with CKD, control of these risk factors may have a substantial impact on their excess burden of CHD...
Blood pressure and clinical outcome among patients with acute stroke in Inner Mongolia, ChinaYonghong Zhang
Department of Epidemiology, Soochow University School of Radiation Medicine and Public Health, Suzhou, China
J Hypertens 26:1446-52. 2008..We studied the association between admission blood pressure and in-hospital death or disability among acute stroke patients in Inner Mongolia, China...
Heritability of blood pressure responses to cold pressor test in a Chinese populationHao Mei
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Hypertens 22:1096-100. 2009..Genetic determinants of blood pressure (BP) responses to the cold pressor test (CPT), a phenotype associated with risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease has not been well studied...
Correlation between blood pressure responses to dietary sodium and potassium intervention in a Chinese populationQi Zhao
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Hypertens 22:1281-6. 2009..We examined the correlation between BP responses to dietary low-sodium, high-sodium, and potassium supplementation interventions in a feeding study...
Agreement of blood pressure measurements between random-zero and standard mercury sphygmomanometersWenjie Yang
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Med Sci 336:373-8. 2008....
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factor clustering among the adult population of China: results from the International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia (InterAsia)Dongfeng Gu
Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medial College, Beijing, China
Circulation 112:658-65. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Clustering of CVD risk factors is common in China. Prevention, detection, and treatment of CVD risk factor clustering should be an important component of a national strategy to reduce the increasing burden of CVD in China...
Trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of cardiovascular disease risk factors among noninstitutionalized patients with a history of myocardial infarction and strokePaul Muntner
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:913-20. 2006..20). The number of US myocardial infarction and stroke survivors increased between 1988-1994 and 1999-2002, and substantial improvements occurred in the awareness, treatment, and control of high LDL cholesterol in this population...
Prevalence of diabetes among men and women in ChinaWenying Yang
China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
N Engl J Med 362:1090-101. 2010..Because of the rapid change in lifestyle in China, there is concern that diabetes may become epidemic. We conducted a national study from June 2007 through May 2008 to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among Chinese adults...
Secular trends in cardiovascular disease mortality, incidence, and case fatality rates in adults in the United StatesAhmet Ergin
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Med 117:219-27. 2004..These findings suggest that both primary and secondary prevention and treatment contributed to the decline in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States...
Relationship between cigarette smoking and novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the United StatesLydia A Bazzano
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Ann Intern Med 138:891-7. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that inflammation and hyperhomocysteinemia may be important mechanisms by which smoking promotes atherosclerotic disease...
Primary prevention of hypertension: clinical and public health advisory from The National High Blood Pressure Education ProgramPaul K Whelton
Department of Epidemiology and Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
JAMA 288:1882-8. 2002....
Renalase gene is a novel susceptibility gene for essential hypertension: a two-stage association study in northern Han Chinese populationQi Zhao
Department of Evidence Based Medicine and Division of Population Genetics, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
J Mol Med (Berl) 85:877-85. 2007..These findings may provide novel genetic susceptibility markers for EH and lead to a better understanding of EH pathophysiology. In addition, further replications in other populations and functional studies would be warranted...
A comparison of two proposed definitions for metabolic syndrome in the Chinese adult populationWenjie Yang
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Med Sci 334:184-9. 2007....
Relationship of serum antioxidant vitamins to serum creatinine in the US populationJing Chen
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 39:460-8. 2002..Our study provides useful information to support the hypothesis that antioxidant vitamins may have an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic renal failure...
Effect of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in obstructive sleep apneaLydia A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Hypertension 50:417-23. 2007..38 to -0.05). Net reductions in blood pressure were not statistically different between daytime and nighttime. These results indicate that CPAP decreases blood pressure among those with OSA and may help prevent hypertension...
[Prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension in Chinese adult population]Jian-feng Huang
Department of Population Genetics and Prevention, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 39:7-10. 2005..CONCLUSION: There existed a higher prevalence of systolic hypertension in China, to which enough attention should be paid...
Association of alpha1A adrenergic receptor gene variants on chromosome 8p21 with human stage 2 hypertensionDongfeng Gu
Division of Population Genetics and Prevention, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
J Hypertens 24:1049-56. 2006..2, with essential hypertension in a northern Han Chinese population...
Effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trialsSeamus P Whelton
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Ann Intern Med 136:493-503. 2002..An increase in aerobic physical activity should be considered an important component of lifestyle modification for prevention and treatment of high blood pressure...
Dietary potassium intake and risk of stroke in US men and women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I epidemiologic follow-up studyL A Bazzano
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Stroke 32:1473-80. 2001..However, the possibility that the association is due to residual confounding cannot be entirely ruled out in this observational study...
Mortality prediction with a single general self-rated health question. A meta-analysisKaren B DeSalvo
Section of General Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:267-75. 2006..We conducted a systematic review of the association between a single item assessing general self-rated health (GSRH) and mortality...
Effect of blood pressure on early decline in kidney function among hypertensive menSuma Vupputuri
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Hypertension 42:1144-9. 2003..These results indicate that better blood pressure control might prevent the onset of chronic kidney disease among hypertensives...
Blood lead and chronic kidney disease in the general United States population: results from NHANES IIIPaul Muntner
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Kidney Int 63:1044-50. 2003..High lead exposure is associated with hypertension and renal dysfunction but the effect of low-level environmental exposure is not as well studied...
Appropriate body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs for categorization of overweight and central adiposity among Chinese adultsRachel P Wildman
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1129-36. 2004..Recent data suggest that current overweight and central adiposity guidelines based on Western populations are not appropriate for Asian populations. The published data among Chinese are insufficient to address this issue...
Alcohol consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysisKristi Reynolds
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
JAMA 289:579-88. 2003..Observational studies suggest that heavy alcohol consumption may increase the risk of stroke while moderate consumption may decrease the risk...
Systematic review: glucose control and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetesTanika N Kelly
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:394-403. 2009..Results from clinical trials examining the effect of intensive glucose control on cardiovascular disease have been conflicting...
Trends in blood pressure among children and adolescentsPaul Muntner
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
JAMA 291:2107-13. 2004..The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents increased between 1988 and 2000. The change in blood pressure among children and adolescents over that time and the role of overweight is unknown...
Antihypertensive treatment and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events among persons without hypertension: a meta-analysisAngela M Thompson
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112 2715, USA
JAMA 305:913-22. 2011..Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk increases beginning at systolic blood pressure levels of 115 mm Hg. Use of antihypertensive medications among patients with a history of CVD or diabetes and without hypertension has been debated...
Long-term effects of weight loss and dietary sodium reduction on incidence of hypertensionJ He
Department of Epidemiology, the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2699, USA
Hypertension 35:544-9. 2000..25 to 1.69; P=0.37) in the sodium reduction group compared with their control groups. These results indicate that lifestyle modification such as weight loss may be effective in long-term primary prevention of hypertension...
Kidney damage in 'benign' essential hypertensionP K Whelton
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 6:177-83. 1997..In the interim, two new guidelines for management of hypertension in patients with existing renal disease provide helpful guidance for the clinician...
Effects of lifestyle modification on treatment and prevention of hypertensionJ He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 2699, USA
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 9:267-71. 2000..Lifestyle modification should be recommended for the prevention and treatment of hypertension in the general population...
Dietary sodium intake and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease in overweight adultsJ He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
JAMA 282:2027-34. 1999..Dietary sodium is positively associated with blood pressure, and ecological and animal studies both have suggested that high dietary sodium intake increases stroke mortality...
Potassium in preventing and treating high blood pressureP K Whelton
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Semin Nephrol 19:494-9. 1999..Increased potassium intake should be included as a recommendation for prevention and treatment of hypertension, especially in those who are unable to reduce their intake of sodium...
Elevated systolic blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular and renal disease: overview of evidence from observational epidemiologic studies and randomized controlled trialsJ He
Departmentof Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2699, USA
Am Heart J 138:211-9. 1999..These data indicate that systolic blood pressure is an independent and strong predictor for risk of cardiovascular and renal disease...
Elevated systolic blood pressure as a risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseaseJ He
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens Suppl 17:S7-13. 1999..To review published literature on the relationship between systolic blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular and renal disease...
Research Grants
- Clinical Center for Prospective Cohort Study of CRIJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2007..Non-Invasive Assessments of Cardiovascular Disease PHS 398 (Rev. 5/95) (Form Page 3) Page 3 CC Number pages consecutively at the bottom throughout the application. Do not use suffixes such as 3a, 3b. ..
- Sodium and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney DiseaseJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Sodium Sensitivity and Risk of HypertensionJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Sodium and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney DiseaseJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Family-Based Genome-wide Association Study for Salt-Sensitivity of Blood PressureJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2010..In addition, identifying genes related to salt-sensitivity of blood pressure should enable the discovery of new pharmaceutical treatment for hypertension. ..
- Clinical Center for Prospective Cohort Study of CRIJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Clinical Trial of Dietary Protein on Blood PressureJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2006..Results from the proposed study may provide the scientific evidence for protein supplementation recommendations for the prevention and treatment of hypertension in the general population. ..
- Sodium Sensitivity and Risk of HypertensionJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Genetic Epidemiology of Blood Pressure InterventionJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2007..In addition, identifying genes related to salt-sensitivity and potassium-sensitivity of BP should enable the discovery of new pharmaceutical treatment for hypertension. ..
- Genetic Epidemiology of Blood Pressure InterventionJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2006..This information is also useful for designing tailored lifestyle interventions for the treatment of hypertension among individual patients. ..
- Sodium Sensitivity and Risk of HypertensionJiang He; Fiscal Year: 2010....
