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| Glen E DuncanSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Genetic and environmental influences on residential location in the USGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Raitt Hall, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Health Place 18:515-9. 2012..Thus, minimal variance in walkability was explained by shared genetic effects in younger and older twins, and confirms the importance of environmental factors in walkability of residential locations...
Exercise, fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndromeGlen E Duncan
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Curr Diab Rep 6:29-35. 2006....- Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002Glen E Duncan
Nutritional Sciences Program, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:523-8. 2006..To determine the current prevalence of self-reported diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents... - Unique environmental effects on physical activity participation: a twin studyGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
PLoS ONE 3:e2019. 2008..We hypothesized that the heritability of physical activity participation would be attenuated using the CDC/ACSM recommended minimum threshold of 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week... - Epidemiology of physical activity in American Indians in the Education and Research Towards Health cohortGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:488-94. 2009..The health benefits of an active lifestyle are well established. However, Americans in general and American Indians specifically are not sufficiently active to achieve these health benefits... - Cardiovascular fitness among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-2002Glen E Duncan
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:1324-8. 2005..To present information on cardiovascular fitness (estimated maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max] and cardiovascular fitness levels based on sex- and age-specific cut-points of estimated VO2max) among U.S. adults... - Effects of exercise on emerging and traditional cardiovascular risk factorsGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Prev Med 39:894-902. 2004..insulin and aerobic fitness) are improved with exercise; however, few studies have addressed the potential for training to modify emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors such as homocysteine and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein... - Prevalence and trends of a metabolic syndrome phenotype among u.s. Adolescents, 1999-2000Glen E Duncan
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Diabetes Care 27:2438-43. 2004..To determine the prevalence of a metabolic syndrome phenotype among U.S. adolescents using the most recent national data and to examine trends in metabolic syndrome prevalence... - Dichloroacetate therapy attenuates the blood lactate response to submaximal exercise in patients with defects in mitochondrial energy metabolismG E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:1733-8. 2004..Thus, although DCA does not alter MAX responses, acute and chronic DCA attenuate the Bla response to moderate exercise in patients with abnormal mitochondrial energetics... - Accuracy of a novel multi-sensor board for measuring physical activity and energy expenditureGlen E Duncan
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Eur J Appl Physiol 111:2025-32. 2011..97). In general, the MSB provides accurate measures of activity type in laboratory and field settings and energy expenditure during treadmill walking and running although the device underestimates energy expenditure in the field... - The "fit but fat" concept revisited: population-based estimates using NHANESGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:47. 2010..Thus, engaging obese adults in physical activity that is sufficient to improve cardiovascular fitness may help to reduce not only body weight, but the excess health burden in this population... - Aerobic exercise improves cognition for older adults with glucose intolerance, a risk factor for Alzheimer's diseaseLaura D Baker
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
J Alzheimers Dis 22:569-79. 2010..Although replication in a larger sample is needed, our findings potentially have important therapeutic implications for a growing number of adults at increased risk of cognitive decline... - BALANCE (Bioengineering Approaches for Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition Continuous Engagement): developing new technology for monitoring energy balance in real timeDeonna C Hughes
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Diabetes Sci Technol 4:429-34. 2010..This innovative tool captures peoples' movement through space and time under free-living conditions and could potentially have many health-related applications in the future... - Prescribing exercise at varied levels of intensity and frequency: a randomized trialGlen E Duncan
Department of Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:2362-9. 2005..More exercise or the combination of HardI plus HiF exercise may provide additional benefits, including larger fitness changes and improved lipid profiles... - Modest levels of physical activity are associated with a lower incidence of diabetes in a population with a high rate of obesity: the strong heart family studyAmanda M Fretts
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Diabetes Care 35:1743-5. 2012..To examine the association of objectively measured participation in low levels of physical activity with incident type 2 diabetes... - Population-based reference standards for cardiovascular fitness among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-2002Leslee F Sanders
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:701-7. 2006..To provide reference standards for cardiovascular fitness levels, using population-based estimates of estimated maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) from a diverse sample of U.S. adults... - Environmental assessment at worksites after a multilevel intervention to promote activity and changes in eating: the PACE projectShirley A A Beresford
Department of Epidemiology, Box 357236, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7236, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:S22-8. 2010..To evaluate changes in the worksite environment in response to a multilevel intervention over a 2-year period... - Associations of processed meat and unprocessed red meat intake with incident diabetes: the Strong Heart Family StudyAmanda M Fretts
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 95:752-8. 2012..Whether processed meat is associated with the risk of diabetes in AIs, a rural population with a high intake of processed meat (eg, canned meats in general, referred to as "spam") and a high rate of diabetes, is unknown... - Effects of aerobic exercise on mild cognitive impairment: a controlled trialLaura D Baker
Departments of Psychiatry and BehavioralScience, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Arch Neurol 67:71-9. 2010..To examine the effects of aerobic exercise on cognition and other biomarkers associated with Alzheimer disease pathology for older adults with mild cognitive impairment, and assess the role of sex as a predictor of response... 
Worksite study promoting activity and changes in eating (PACE): design and baseline resultsShirley A A Beresford
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 357236, Seattle, WA 98195 7236, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:4S-15S. 2007..The design and evaluation plan of the group-randomized trial and the recruitment of worksites are described. Preliminary results regarding the dietary and physical activity behaviors associated with BMI are discussed...- Food access and cost in American Indian communities in Washington StateMeghan O'Connell
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:1375-9. 2011..These results demonstrate that American Indians living on federal reservations in Washington State may have limited access to foods that make up a nutritious diet at minimal cost... - Exercise training, without weight loss, increases insulin sensitivity and postheparin plasma lipase activity in previously sedentary adultsGlen E Duncan
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0226, USA
Diabetes Care 26:557-62. 2003..To determine the effects of exercise, without weight loss, on insulin sensitivity (S(I)), postheparin plasma lipase activity (PHPL), intravenous fat clearance rate (K(2)), and fasting lipids in sedentary adults... - Differential metabolic effects of saturated versus polyunsaturated fats in ketogenic dietsBrian S Fuehrlein
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:1641-5. 2004..Thus, a POLY KD may be superior to a classical SAT KD for chronic administration... - Comparison of perceived health to physiological measures of health in Black and White womenGlen E Duncan
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0226, USA
Prev Med 36:624-8. 2003..Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are prevalent among minority women. This study compared perceived and physiological measures of health in 35 non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and 155 non-Hispanic White (NHW) sedentary women... - QUICKI is not a useful and accurate index of insulin sensitivity following exercise trainingGlen E Duncan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:950-1. 2002
Research Grants
- Kinetics of Human Homocysteine MetabolismGlen Duncan; Fiscal Year: 2004..g., exercise training and pharmacotherapy) on diabetes prevention and therapy. ..
- Ubiquitous computing for the measurement of physical activityGlen Duncan; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- BALANCE: Bioengineering Approaches for Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition ContinuouGlen Duncan; Fiscal Year: 2007....