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| Elsa StrotmeyerSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels and 6-year change in peripheral nerve function and neurological signsKira Leishear
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 67:537-43. 2012..The aim of this study is to determine whether changes in B12 or Hcy levels are associated with longitudinal changes in peripheral nerve function and clinical neurological signs and symptoms...- Long-term retention of older adults in the Cardiovascular Health Study: implications for studies of the oldest oldElsa S Strotmeyer
Center for Aging and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Room 515, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:696-701. 2010..To describe retention according to age and visit type (clinic, home, telephone) and to determine characteristics associated with visit types for a longitudinal epidemiological study in older adults... - Sensory and motor peripheral nerve function and lower-extremity quadriceps strength: the health, aging and body composition studyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:2004-10. 2009..To determine whether sensory and motor nerve function is associated cross-sectionally with quadriceps or ankle dorsiflexion strength in an older community-based population... - The relationship of reduced peripheral nerve function and diabetes with physical performance in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) studyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1767-72. 2008..Poor peripheral nerve function is prevalent in diabetes and older populations, and it has great potential to contribute to poor physical performance... 
Diabetes mellitus, bone mineral density, and fracture riskElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 14:429-35. 2007..To review recent research on type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, bone mineral density, and fractures and to identify high-priority research areas...- Reduced peripheral nerve function is related to lower hip BMD and calcaneal QUS in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition StudyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Bone Miner Res 21:1803-10. 2006..Poor peripheral nerve function may directly affect bone... - Middle-aged premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes have lower bone mineral density and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound than nondiabetic womenElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 North Bellefield Ave, Room 519, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Diabetes Care 29:306-11. 2006..To determine whether middle-aged premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes had more self-reported fractures and lower bone mineral density (BMD) compared with nondiabetic women... - Greater adipose tissue infiltration in skeletal muscle among older men of African ancestryIva Miljkovic
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Aging and Population Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 North Bellefield Avenue, Room 542, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:2735-42. 2009..Skeletal muscle fat has been identified as an important depot that increases with aging and may contribute to the development of diabetes... - Nontraumatic fracture risk with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in older white and black adults: the health, aging, and body composition studyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1612-7. 2005..Fracture prevention needs to target specific risk factors found in older adults with DM... - Diabetes is associated independently of body composition with BMD and bone volume in older white and black men and women: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition StudyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Bone Miner Res 19:1084-91. 2004..01) and higher hip BMD for each race-gender group (p < or = 0.01). Type 2 diabetes was associated with a 4-5% higher total hip BMD in all race-gender groups of elderly adults, independent of body composition and fasting insulin levels... - Diabetes and bone healthElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Diabetes Self Manag 25:11-2, 14. 2008 - Risk factor associations with clinical distal symmetrical polyneuropathy and various neuropathy screening instruments and protocols in type 1 diabetesG Pambianco
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 3512 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 91:e15-20. 2011..To determine whether DSP and neuropathy-assessment instruments used by non-physicians have similar risk factors... - The assessment of clinical distal symmetric polyneuropathy in type 1 diabetes: a comparison of methodologies from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications CohortG Pambianco
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 92:280-7. 2011..The MNSI also had the highest negative predictive value (83%) and Youden's Index (37%) and currently presents the single best combination of sensitivity and specificity of DSP in type 1 diabetes... - Long-term function in an older cohort--the cardiovascular health study all stars studyAnne B Newman
Department ofEpidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:432-40. 2009..To evaluate shared and unique risk factors for maintaining physical and cognitive function into the ninth decade and beyond... - Diabetes mellitus and gait dysfunction: possible explanatory factorsJennifer S Brach
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 88:1365-74. 2008..Limited information regarding potential explanatory factors for this association exists. This study examined the association between diabetes and gait characteristics in older adults and explored potential explanatory factors... - Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Not Associated With BMD, Osteoporosis, or Fracture in Older Adults: Results From the Health, Aging and Body Composition StudyJason L Sanders
Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Bone Miner Res 24:1531-6. 2009..TL is not associated with BMD, osteoporosis, or fracture in older men or women in this sample... - Correlates of trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density of the radius and tibia in older men: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men StudyKamil E Barbour
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Bone Miner Res 25:1017-28. 2010..An ascertainment of potential risk factors associated with trabecular and cortical vBMD may lead to better understanding and preventive efforts for osteoporosis in men... - Universal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance for adults at hospital admission: an economic model and analysisBruce Y Lee
Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:598-606. 2010..Although some have recommended universal surveillance for MRSA at hospital admission to identify and to isolate MRSA-colonized patients, there is a need for formal economic studies to determine the cost-effectiveness of such a strategy... - Decreased muscle strength and quality in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the health, aging, and body composition studySeok Won Park
Department of Internal Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Pochon, Korea
Diabetes 55:1813-8. 2006..In conclusion, diabetes is associated with lower skeletal muscle strength and quality. These characteristics may contribute to the development of physical disability in older adults with diabetes... - Menstrual cycle differences between women with type 1 diabetes and women without diabetesElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1016-21. 2003..Future studies may determine whether addressing menstrual disturbances improves quality of life and health for these women... - Infant diet and type 1 diabetes in ChinaElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 65:283-92. 2004..Results suggest that infant milk and solid food intake are associated with type 1 diabetes in China. Prospective studies may determine how these dietary factors impact disease etiology, particularly for at-risk-populations... - Regional adiposity and risk for coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes: does having greater amounts of gluteal-femoral adiposity lower the risk?Christina M Shay
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 89:288-95. 2010..Evidence suggests that the degree of gluteal-femoral adiposity may be inversely associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) risk; however, this association has not been evaluated in type 1 diabetes (T1D)... - Thiazolidinedione use and bone loss in older diabetic adultsAnn V Schwartz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Lobby 4, Suite 5700, San Francisco, California 94107 1762, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3349-54. 2006..Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma by thiazolidinediones (TZDs) results in lower bone mass in mice... - Thiazolidinediones and the risk of nontraumatic fractures in patients with diabetes: in replyElsa S Strotmeyer
Arch Intern Med 166:1043. 2006 - Risk of fracture in women with type 2 diabetes: the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyDenise E Bonds
M P H, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3404-10. 2006..Some but not all studies have shown higher rates of fracture in individuals with type 2 diabetes... - Correlates of use of antifracture therapy in older women with low bone mineral densityKathryn M Ryder
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:636-41. 2006..Guidelines exist for treatment of low bone mineral density (BMD). Little is known about patient characteristics associated with use of treatment... - Knee extension strength cutpoints for maintaining mobilityTodd M Manini
Institute on Aging, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:451-7. 2007..To identify levels of knee extensor strength that are associated with high and low risk of incident severe mobility limitation (SML) in initially well-functioning older adults... - Accelerated loss of skeletal muscle strength in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the health, aging, and body composition studySeok Won Park
Department of Internal Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Pochon, Korea
Diabetes Care 30:1507-12. 2007..The aim of the study was to investigate longitudinal changes of muscle mass and strength in community-dwelling older adults with and without type 2 diabetes... - Diabetes and bone loss at the hip in older black and white adultsAnn V Schwartz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
J Bone Miner Res 20:596-603. 2005.... - Diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and incident depressive symptoms among 70- to 79-year-old persons: the health, aging, and body composition studyCinzia Maraldi
Institute on Aging, University of Florida, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:1137-44. 2007..The causal mechanisms and temporal sequence of this association have not been clearly delineated. This study investigated the prospective relationship between DM and depressive symptoms... - Insulin-like growth factor-(IGF)-axis, inflammation, and glucose intolerance among older adultsSwapnil N Rajpathak
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 11375, USA
Growth Horm IGF Res 18:166-73. 2008..We did not confirm prior associations of low IGF-I with glucose intolerance in this cohort of older individuals... - Diabetes, hyperglycemia, and inflammation in older individuals: the health, aging and body composition studyNathalie de Rekeneire
Laboratory of Epidemiology, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892 9205, USA
Diabetes Care 29:1902-8. 2006..The objective of this study was to assess the association of inflammation with hyperglycemia (impaired fasting glucose [IFG]/impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]) and diabetes in older individuals... - Diabetes-related complications, glycemic control, and falls in older adultsAnn V Schwartz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94107 1762, USA
Diabetes Care 31:391-6. 2008..We determined whether diabetes-related complications or treatments are associated with risk of falls in older diabetic adults... 
Erythropoietin and polyneuropathy in older personsFulvio Lauretani
Tuscany Regional Health Agency, Florence, Italy
Mech Ageing Dev 129:299-303. 2008..Recent studies demonstrated that erythropoietin (EPO) have a number of non-erythropoietic effects including neuroprotection and vascular protection...- Diabetic neuropathy in older adultsAaron I Vinik
Strelitz Diabetes Institutes, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 855 West Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA
Clin Geriatr Med 24:407-35, v. 2008..Ultimately agents that address large fiber dysfunction will be essential to reduce the gross impairment of quality of life and activities of daily living that neuropathy visits older people who have diabetes...
Research Grants
- Peripheral Nerve Function Decline in an Aged CohortElsa Strotmeyer; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Peripheral Nerve Function Decline in an Aged CohortElsa Strotmeyer; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Peripheral Nerve Function Decline in an Aged CohortElsa S Strotmeyer; Fiscal Year: 2010....