Selected Publications - 2006

Curb JD, Ceria-Ulep CD, Rodriguez BL, Grove J, Guralnik J, Willcox BJ, Donlon TA, Masaki KH, Chen R. Performance-based measures of physical function for high-function populations. JAGS 2006;54(5):737‑42.

Rodriguez BL, Fujimoto WY, Mayer-Davis EJ, Imperatore G, Williams DE, Bell RA, Wadwa RP, Palla SL, Liu LL, Kershnar A, Daniels SR, Linder B for the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in U.S. children and adolescents with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2006;29(8):1891-1896.

Rodriguez BL. Dietary studies in the multi-ethnic Hawaiian population. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2006;106(2):209-210.

Ross GW, Abbott RD, Petrovitch H, Tanner CM, Davis DG, Nelson J, Markesbery WR, Hardman J, Masaki K, Launer L, White LR. Association of olfactory dysfunction with incidental lewy bodies. Movement Disorders 2006;21(12):2062-2067.

Tseng CW, Buenconsejo-Lum L, Manlucu L, Hixon A. Physicians’ willingness and barriers to considering cost when prescribing. Hawaii Med J 2006;65(11):831‑836.

Tseng CW, Brook RH, Keeler E, Steers WN, Waitzfelder BE, Mangione CM. Effect of generic-only drug benefits on seniors’ medication use and financial burden. Am J Manag Care 2006;12(9):525-532.

Willcox BJ, He Q, Chen R, Yano K, Masaki KH, Grove JS, Donlon TA, Willcox DC, Curb JD. Midlife risk factors and healthy survival in men. JAMA 2006;296:2343-2350.

Willcox BJ, Willcox DC, He Q, Curb JD, Suzuki M. Siblings of Okinawan centenarians exhibit lifelong mortality advantages. J Gerontol A Biol Med Sci 2006;61(4):345-354.

Willcox BJ. Centenarians and other exceptional survivors as models for aging research. AGE 2006;28:309-311 (editorial).

Bielinski SJ, Tang W, Pankow JS, Miller MB, Mosley TH, Boerwinkle E, Olshen RA, Curb JD, Jaquish CE, Rao DC, Weder A, Arnett DK. Genome‑wide linkage scans for loci affecting total cholesterol, HDL-C, and triglycerides: The Family Blood Pressure Program. Hum Genet 2006 Oct;120(3):371-380. Epub 2006 Jul 26.

Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Kashon MI, Ross GW, Sanderson WT, Petrovitch H. Occupational and other risk factors for hand-grip strength: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Occup Environ Med 2006;63:820-827.

Duru OK, Mangione CM, Steers NW, Herman WH, Karter AJ, Kountz D, Marrero DG, Safford MM, Waitzfelder B, Gerzoff RB, Huh S, Brown AF. The association between clinical care strategies and the attenuation of racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes care: The Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study. Med Care 2006;44:1121-1128.

Freitag MH, Peila R, Masaki K, Petrovitch H, Ross GW, White LR, Launer LJ. Midlife pulse pressure and incidence of dementia, the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Stroke 2006;37:33-37.

Geerlings MI, Strozyk D, Masaki K, Remaly AT, Petrovitch H, Ross GW, White LR, Launer LJ. Endogenous sex hormones, cognitive decline, and future dementia in old men. Ann Neurol 2006;60:346-355.

Irie F, Strozyk D, Peila R, Korf ES, Remaley AT, Masaki K, White LR, Launer LJ. Brain lesions on MRI and endogenous sex hormones in elderly men. Neurobiol Aging 2006;27(8):1137-1144.

Ito H, Yano K, Chen R, He Q, Curb JD. The prevalence and prognosis of a Brugada-type electrocardiogram in a population of middle-aged Japanese-American men with follow-up of three decades. Am J Med Sci 2006 Jan;331(1):25-29.

Johnson SL, Tierney EF, Onyemere KU, Tseng CW,  Safford MM, Karter AJ, Ferrara A, Duru OK, Brown AF, Narayan KMV, Thompson T, Herman WH. Who is tested for diabetic kidney disease and who initiates treatment? The Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study. Diabetes Care 2006;29:1733‑1738.

Kershnar AK, Daniels SR, Imperatore G, Palla SL, Petitti DB, Pettitt DJ, Marcovina S, Dolan LM, Hamman RF, Liese AD, Pihoker C, Rodriguez BL. Lipid abnormalities are prevalent in youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. J Pediatr 2006;149(3):314‑319.

Lawrence JM, Standiford DA, Loots B, Klingensmith GJ, Williams DE, Ruggiero A, Liese AD, Bell RA, Waitzfelder BE, McKeown RE. Prevalence and correlates of depressed mood among youth with diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Pediatrics 2006;117:1348-1358.

Lin MW, Hwu CM, Huang YH, Sheu WH, Shih KC, Chiang FT, Olshen R, Chen YD, Curb JD, Rodriguez BL, Ho LT, the SAPPHIRe Study Group. Directly measured insulin resistance and the assessment of clustered cardiovascular risks in hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2006 Nov;19(11):1118-1124.

Madison JR, Spies C, Schatz IJ, Masaki K, Chen R, Yano K, Curb JD. Proteinuria and risk for stroke and coronary heart disease during 27 years of follow-up: The Honolulu Heart Program. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:884-889.

Mangione CM, Gerzoff RB, Williamson DF, Steers WN, Kerr EA, Brown AF, Waitzfelder BE, Marrero DG, Dudley RA, Kim C, Herman W, Thompson TJ, Safford MM, Selby JV. The association between quality of care and the intensity of diabetes disease management programs. Ann Intern Med 2006;145:107-116.

Mayer-Davis EJ, Nichols M, Liese AD, Bell RA, Dabelea DM, Johansen JM,  Pihoker C, Rodriguez BL, Thomas J, Williams D and the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. Dietary intake among youth with diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. J Am Diet Assoc 2006;106:689-697.

Miura K, Nakagawa H, Ueshima H, Okayama A,  Saitoh S, Curb JD, Rodriguez BL, Sakata K, Okuda N, Yoshita K, Stamler J for the INTERMAP and INTERLIPID Research Groups. Dietary factors related to higher plasma fibrinogen levels of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii compared with Japanese in Japan. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006;26:1674-1679.  

Peila R, White LR, Masaki K, Petrovitch H, Launer LJ. Reducing the risk of dementia, efficacy of long-term treatment of hypertension. Stroke 2006;37:1165-1170.

Peila R, White LR, Masaki K, Petrovitch H, Launer LJ. Treating hypertension could lower dementia risk. Nurse Pract 2006;31(8):56.

Saczynski JS, Pfeifer LA, Masaki K, Korf ES, Laurin D, White L, Launer LJ. The effect of social engagement on incident dementia: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol 2006;163(5):433-440.

The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study group. The burden of diabetes among US youth: Prevalence estimates from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Pediatrics 2006;118:1510-1518.

Tokuhara KG, Valcour VG, Masaki KH, Blanchette PL. Utility of the informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE) for dementia in a Japanese-American population. Hawaii Medical Journal 2006;65:72-75.

Willcox DC, Willcox BJ, Hsueh WC, Suzuki M. Genetic determinants of exceptional human longevity: Insights from the Okinawa Centenarian Study. AGE 2006;28:313-332.

Willcox DC, Willcox BJ, Todoriki H, Curb JD, Suzuki M. Caloric restriction and human longevity: What can we learn from the Okinawans? Biogerontology 2006;7:173-177.

Yanagita M, Willcox BJ, Masaki KH, Chen R, He Q, Rodriguez BL, Ueshima H, Curb JD. Disability and depression: Investigating a complex relation using physical performance measures. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2006;14:1060-1068.