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| Yunsheng MaSummaryAffiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School Country: USA Publications
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Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Incidence of Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women in the U.S.: The Women's Health Initiative 1993-2009Yunsheng Ma
Corresponding author Yunsheng Ma
Diabetes Care 35:2226-34. 2012..Our findings show that the majority of diabetes cases are preventable, and risk reduction strategies can be effectively applied to all racial/ethnic groups...
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trialYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 24:275-85. 2005..Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum cholesterol...- Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income womenYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Matern Child Health J 9:393-402. 2005..To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum... - Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight populationY Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 60:519-28. 2006..To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population... - Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipidsYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 25:155-63. 2006..The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light of the current trend in lowering carbohydrate intake for weight loss... - Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive proteinYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:760-6. 2006..Data on longitudinal associations between dietary fiber intake and CRP are currently lacking... - Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypassYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Obes Surg 16:1227-31. 2006..Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time elapsed since surgery, baseline weight, and co-morbidities... - Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitusYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 22:1129-36. 2006..This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled in a dietary intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)... - A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plansYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1786-91. 2007..Dietary quality varied across popular weight-loss plans. Ornish, Weight Watchers high-carbohydrate, and New Glucose Revolution weight-loss plans have an increased capacity for cardiovascular disease prevention when assessed by the AHEI... - A randomized clinical trial comparing low-glycemic index versus ADA dietary education among individuals with type 2 diabetesYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:45-56. 2008..We compared the effects of a low glycemic index (GI) diet with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among individuals with type 2 diabetes... - Dietary quality 1 year after diagnosis of coronary heart diseaseYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:240-6; discussion 246-7. 2008..The purpose of this ancillary study is to determine the quality of diets in patients with documented coronary heart disease (CHD)... - Association between dietary fiber and markers of systemic inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:941-9. 2008.... - Number of 24-hour diet recalls needed to estimate energy intakeYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Ann Epidemiol 19:553-9. 2009..Twenty-four-hour diet recall interviews (24HRs) are used to assess diet and to validate other diet assessment instruments. Therefore it is important to know how many 24HRs are required to describe an individual's intake... - What are patients actually eating: the dietary practices of cardiovascular disease patientsYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Curr Opin Cardiol 25:518-21. 2010..To examine dietary quality for patients after a coronary heart disease (CHD) event using a selective review... 
Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women in the Women's Health InitiativeAnnie L Culver
Rochester Methodist Hospital, MayoClinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Arch Intern Med 172:144-52. 2012..This study investigates whether the incidence of new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with statin use among postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)...- Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weightYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:359-67. 2005..Results suggest that the type of carbohydrate may be related to body weight. However, further research is required to elucidate this association and its implications for weight management... - Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult populationYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Epidemiol 158:85-92. 2003..5, 95% confidence interval: 1.57, 12.90), as was greater frequency of eating breakfast or dinner away from home. Further investigation of these associations in prospective studies is warranted... - Elevated depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and diabetes in a large multiethnic national sample of postmenopausal womenYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Diabetes Care 34:2390-2. 2011..To examine elevated depressive symptoms and antidepressant use in relation to diabetes incidence in the Women's Health Initiative... - Association of depressive symptoms and lifestyle behaviors among Latinos at risk of type 2 diabetesSherry L Pagoto
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Universityof Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake AveNorth, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1246-50. 2009..Higher CES-D scores were associated with lower diet quality (P<0.05), but were not associated with BMI or physical activity. Depression and lower dietary quality can contribute to risk for type 2 diabetes among Latinos... - Association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and high-sensitivity C-reactive proteinJennifer A Griffith
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:401-6. 2008..This study examined the relation between quality of dietary carbohydrate intake, as measured by glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL), and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels... - Outcomes of a Latino community-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes: the Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention ProjectIra S Ockene
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Public Health 102:336-42. 2012..We tested the effectiveness of a community-based, literacy-sensitive, and culturally tailored lifestyle intervention on weight loss and diabetes risk reduction among low-income, Spanish-speaking Latinos at increased diabetes risk... - Underreporting of energy intake and associated factors in a Latino population at risk of developing type 2 diabetesBarbara C Olendzki
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, 55 Lake Ave N, Shaw Bldg, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1003-8. 2008..Energy intake underreporting is prevalent in this low-income, low-literacy Caribbean Latino population. Future studies are needed to develop dietary assessment measures that minimize underreporting in this population... - Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall databaseBarbara C Olendzki
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 22:1087-95. 2006..We also calculated daily GI and GL values from the 24HR... - Gender differences in predictors of body weight and body weight change in healthy adultsDavid E Chiriboga
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:137-45. 2008..Analysis of naturally occurring changes in body weight can provide valuable insights in improving our understanding of the influence of demographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on weight gain in middle-age adults... - Design and methods for testing a simple dietary message to improve weight loss and dietary qualityPhilip A Merriam
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:87. 2009..g., fiber intake, may make the message much easier to comprehend and adhere, such that respondents can achieve greater weight loss, better dietary quality and overall metabolic health... - The sunless study: a beach randomized trial of a skin cancer prevention intervention promoting sunless tanningSherry L Pagoto
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 01655, USA
Arch Dermatol 146:979-84. 2010..To examine the impact of a skin cancer prevention intervention that promoted sunless tanning as a substitute for sunbathing... - A simple dietary message to improve dietary quality: Results from a pilot investigationBarbara C Olendzki
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA
Nutrition 25:736-44. 2009..The present study compared the feasibility of two simple messages (a high-fiber diet or a low saturated fat diet) to a combination message (high fiber/low saturated fat) on their potential to affect dietary quality and metabolic health... - A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum womenLori Pbert
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:377-85. 2004.... - Methodology of a diabetes prevention translational research project utilizing a community-academic partnership for implementation in an underserved Latino communityPhilip A Merriam
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:20. 2009..Latinos comprise the largest racial/ethnic group in the United States and have 2-3 times the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus as Caucasians... - Seasonal and sex variation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in healthy adults: a longitudinal studyDavid E Chiriboga
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Clin Chem 55:313-21. 2009..Cross-sectional studies have reported seasonal variation in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). However, longitudinal data are lacking... - Association of post-traumatic stress disorder and obesity in a nationally representative sampleSherry L Pagoto
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:200-5. 2012..The present study provides support for a link between PTSD and obesity. Findings further existing literature by indicating that the association is consistent across sexes and is not statistically mediated by BED... - Association between adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obesity in the US populationSherry L Pagoto
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:539-44. 2009..Mediation analyses suggest that binge eating disorder (BED), but not depression, partially mediates the associations between ADHD and both overweight and obesity. Results suggest that adult ADHD is associated with overweight and obesity... - Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanismsIra S Ockene
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:863-70. 2004..Although the mechanism for this phenomenon is not clear, such variation could result in larger numbers of people being diagnosed as having hypercholesterolemia during the winter... - Design and methods for a randomized clinical trial treating comorbid obesity and major depressive disorderKristin L Schneider
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Psychiatry 8:77. 2008..Treating depression directly prior to behavioral weight loss treatment might bolster weight loss outcomes in this population, but this has not yet been tested in a randomized clinical trial... - A novel measure of dietary change in a prostate cancer dietary program incorporating mindfulness trainingJames F Carmody
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:1822-7. 2012.... - Translating the diabetes prevention program into a hospital-based weight loss programSherry L Pagoto
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, MA, USA
Health Psychol 27:S91-8. 2008..Using the diffusion of innovations model, we describe the adoption of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Intervention into a hospital-based program and report feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes... - Design and methods for a cluster randomized trial of the Sunless Study: a skin cancer prevention intervention promoting sunless tanning among beach visitorsSherry L Pagoto
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Public Health 9:50. 2009..Sunless tanning (self-tanners and spray tans), a method of achieving the suntanned look without UVR exposure, might be an effective supplement to prevention interventions... - Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performanceDebra P Bonollo
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Patient Educ Couns 48:265-74. 2002..Educational programs targeting OB, WIC, and PED providers' knowledge about effective smoking cessation counseling strategies and their confidence in being effective with patients are needed... - Association between Depression and C-Reactive ProteinYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
Cardiol Res Pract 2011:286509. 2010..Conclusion. Depression score was correlated to hs-CRP levels in women. Further studies are required to elucidate the biological mechanisms underlying these associations and their implications... - Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduatesCarolyn E Schwartz
QualityMetric Incorporated, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
J Palliat Med 8:975-86. 2005..There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum, but a relative paucity of tools focused on assessing key attitudinal changes due to curricula... - Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations?Milagros C Rosal
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, Worcester, 01655, USA
Behav Med 30:11-21. 2004..Both findings deserve further investigation... - Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levelsJean A King
Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, North Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 26:355-60. 2005.... - Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interviewCarolyn Schwartz
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Palliat Med 6:593-603. 2003..We conclude that this interview may improve access to hospice, and that generativity and essence are worthwhile themes for future research... - Randomized Trial of a Pharmacist-Delivered Intervention for Improving Lipid-Lowering Medication Adherence among Patients with Coronary Heart DiseaseYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Cholesterol 2010:383281. 2010..We conclude that a pharmacist-delivered intervention aimed only at improving patient adherence is unlikely to positively affect outcomes. Efforts must be oriented towards influencing physicians to increase statin prescription rates... - Initial investigation of behavioral activation therapy for co-morbid major depressive disorder and obesitySherry Pagoto
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Psychotherapy (Chic) 45:410-5. 2008..Results support the need for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of BA for both weight loss and depression. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)... - Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trialCarolyn E Schwartz
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01742, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:1611-8. 2002..This article describes a randomized trial to evaluate the short-term clinical utility of early ACP. We also assessed the feasibility of performing a larger prospective study to document long-term outcomes... - Sequence and seasonal effects of salivary cortisolJ A King
Behavioral Neuroscience Program of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Behav Med 26:67-73. 2000..The findings in this study suggest that repeated saliva sampling and seasonal variation in cortisol levels may independently affect adrenal response and, therefore, need to be accounted for in longitudinal studies... - Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organizationM C Rosal
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Prev Med 33:586-94. 2001.... - PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot studyY Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 60:1235-43. 2006..Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial for blood glucose control; however, long-term clinical utility of the low GI diet has not been fully investigated... - The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancerJ R Hebert
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 51:17-28. 1998..02-1.17) for each kg/m2 (equivalent to about 5.8 pounds for a woman 5'4" tall). For death, the results were similar, but relative weight was more strongly associated, increasing risk by 12% per kg/m2 (RR=1.12; 95% CI=1.03-1.22)... - Weight loss following a clinic-based weight loss program among adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsS L Pagoto
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Eat Weight Disord 15:e166-72. 2010.... - Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant womenJudith Ockene
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Am J Prev Med 23:150-9. 2002..Some women, however, do stop spontaneously when they learn of their pregnancy. No study has investigated spontaneous cessation of both behaviors in a low-income predominantly unmarried U.S. population... - Association of major depression and binge eating disorder with weight loss in a clinical settingSherry Pagoto
Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2557-9. 2007..The present study compared weight loss among patients with and without MDD and BED who participated in a hospital-based weight loss program modeled after the Diabetes Prevention Program... - Statin therapy and the risk for diabetes among adult women: do the benefits outweigh the risk?Yunsheng Ma
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 7:41-4. 2013..Until this changes, individualized attention to risk assessment, and strong prevention with lifestyle changes must prevail... - Validation of a new measure of concept of a good deathCarolyn E Schwartz
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Palliat Med 6:575-84. 2003..The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its importance and the high interest in the topic, there are few measures currently available for use in clinical research... - Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental healthCarolyn Schwartz
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Psychosom Med 65:778-85. 2003.... - Cholesterol depletion inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation by angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cells: role of cholesterol-rich microdomains and focal adhesions in angiotensin II signalingM Ushio-Fukai
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Biol Chem 276:48269-75. 2001.... - Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potentialR C Becker
Cardiovascular Thrombosis Research Center, Laboratory for Vascular Biology Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 34:1020-7. 1999..v.) unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes... - Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-upM C Rosal
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Worcester 01655, USA
Health Psychol 17:476-8. 1998..AO, p = .01). Factors predicting maintained abstinence included having 12 or more years of education, contemplating quitting smoking or being ready to begin action to quit at baseline, and having a higher self-efficacy score... - Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled waterJames R Hebert
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Nutrition Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:577-86. 2002.... - Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infectionLois C Howland
Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research, School of Nursing, Verginia Commonwealth University, Rechmond, VA, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 18:3-11. 2007..Nursing efforts to support these younger patients and their families sustaining major family disruption caused by NLEs may improve overall health outcomes in this vulnerable population...
Research Grants
- Dietary Glycemic Load, Body Weight, and Blood LipidsYunsheng Ma; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- A simple dietary message to improve dietary quality for metabolic syndromeYunsheng Ma; Fiscal Year: 2009..We hypothesize that a message promoting high fiber intake may be the simple message that has potential to produce broad impact. ..
- A simple dietary message to improve dietary quality for metabolic syndromeYunsheng Ma; Fiscal Year: 2010..We hypothesize that a message promoting high fiber intake may be the simple message that has potential to produce broad impact. ..