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    • Adolescent Diet Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Middle‐Aged Women 

      Dahm, Christina C.; Chomistek, Andrea K.; Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Eliassen, A. Heather; Sesso, Howard D.; Overvad, Kim; Willett, Walter C.; Rimm, Eric B.; Chiuve, Stephanie E. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)
      Background: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) focuses on treatment of risk factors, including hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We investigated whether a healthy diet in ...
    • Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women and men: prospective study 

      Varraso, Raphaëlle; Chiuve, Stephanie E; Fung, Teresa T; Barr, R Graham; Hu, Frank B; Willett, Walter C; Camargo, Carlos A (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)
      Objective: To investigate the association between the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010)—a measure of diet quality—and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design: Prospective cohort study. ...
    • Bachelors, Divorcees, and Widowers: Does Marriage Protect Men from Type 2 Diabetes? 

      Cornelis, Marilyn C.; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Glymour, M. Maria; Chang, Shun-Chiao; Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric J.; Liang, Liming; Koenen, Karestan C.; Rimm, Eric B.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Kubzansky, Laura D. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      While research has suggested that being married may confer a health advantage, few studies to date have investigated the role of marital status in the development of type 2 diabetes. We examined whether men who are not ...
    • Birth weight and later life adherence to unhealthy lifestyles in predicting type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study 

      Li, Yanping; Ley, Sylvia H; Tobias, Deirdre K; Chiuve, Stephanie E; VanderWeele, Tyler J; Rich-Edwards, Janet W; Curhan, Gary C; Willett, Walter C; Manson, JoAnn E; Hu, Frank B; Qi, Lu (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)
      Objectives To prospectively assess the joint association of birth weight and established lifestyle risk factors in adulthood with incident type 2 diabetes and to quantitatively decompose the attributing effects to birth ...
    • Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men 

      Joosten, Michel M.; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Hu, Frank B.; Hendriks, Henk F. J.; Rimm, Eric B. (American Diabetes Association, 2011)
      OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the association of 4-year changes in alcohol consumption with a subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We prospectively examined 38,031 ...
    • Diet-Quality Scores and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men 

      de Koning, Lawrence; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Fung, Teresa Toiyee; Willett, Walter C.; Rimm, Eric B.; Hu, Frank B. (American Diabetes Association, 2011)
      Objective: To 1) compare associations of diet-quality scores, which were inversely associated with cardiovascular disease, with incident type 2 diabetes and 2) test for differences in absolute-risk reduction across various ...
    • Dietary and Plasma Magnesium and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women 

      Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Sun, Qi; Curhan, Gary Craig; Taylor, Eric N.; Spiegelman, Donna Lynn; Willett, Walter C.; Manson, JoAnn Elisabeth; Rexrode, Kathryn Marian; Albert, Christine Marie (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)
      Background: Magnesium is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac death, possibly through antiarrhythmic mechanisms. Magnesium influences endothelial function, inflammation, blood pressure, and diabetes, but a direct ...
    • Dietary linoleic acid and risk of coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies 

      Farvid, Maryam; Ding, Ming; Pan, An; Sun, Qi; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Steffen, Lyn M.; Willett, Walter C.; Hu, Frank B. (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2014)
      Background—Previous studies on intake of linoleic acid (LA), the predominant n-6 fatty acid, and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk have generated inconsistent results. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
    • Habitual intake of anthocyanins and flavanones and risk of cardiovascular disease in men12 

      Cassidy, Aedín; Bertoia, Monica; Chiuve, Stephanie; Flint, Alan; Forman, John; Rimm, Eric B (American Society for Nutrition, 2016)
      Background: Although increased fruit intake reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, which fruits are most beneficial and what key constituents are responsible are unclear. Habitual intakes of flavonoids, specifically ...
    • Healthy Lifestyle and Leukocyte Telomere Length in U.S. Women 

      Sun, Qi; Shi, Ling; Prescott, Jennifer; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Hu, Frank B.; De Vivo, Immaculata; Stampfer, Meir; Franks, Paul W.; Manson, JoAnn Elisabeth; Rexrode, Kathryn Marian (Public Library of Science, 2012)
      Context: Whether a healthy lifestyle may be associated with longer telomere length is largely unknown. Objectives: To examine healthy lifestyle practices, which are primary prevention measures against major age-related ...
    • Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventricular Fibrillation Before Primary Angioplasty in Patients With First ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Study in Denmark 

      Jabbari, Reza; Engstrøm, Thomas; Glinge, Charlotte; Risgaard, Bjarke; Jabbari, Javad; Winkel, Bo Gregers; Terkelsen, Christian Juhl; Tilsted, Hans‐Henrik; Jensen, Lisette Okkels; Hougaard, Mikkel; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Pedersen, Frants; Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup; Haunsø, Stig; Albert, Christine M.; Tfelt‐Hansen, Jacob (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)
      Background: We aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for ventricular fibrillation (VF) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) among patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction ...
    • Lifestyle‐Based Prediction Model for the Prevention of CVD: The Healthy Heart Score 

      Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Cook, Nancy R.; Shay, Christina M.; Rexrode, Kathryn M.; Albert, Christine M.; Manson, JoAnn E.; Willett, Walter C.; Rimm, Eric B. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)
      Background: Clinical practice focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) through the modification and pharmacological treatment of elevated risk factors. Prediction models based on established ...
    • Lipoprotein(a) for Risk Assessment in Patients With Established Coronary Artery Disease 

      O, Michelle L.; Morrow, David Andrew; Tsimikas, Sotirios; Sloan, Sarah; Ren, Angela F.; Hoffman, Elaine; Desai, Nihar R.; Solomon, Scott David; Domanski, Michael; Arai, Kiyohito; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Cannon, Christopher Paul; Sacks, Frank Martin; Sabatine, Marc Steven (Elsevier BV, 2014)
      OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic utility of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND: Data regarding an association between Lp(a) and ...
    • Low-Density Lipoproteins Containing Apolipoprotein C-III and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease 

      Mendivil, C. O.; Rimm, Eric Bruce; Furtado, Jeremy Daniel; Chiuve, Stephanie Elizabeth; Sacks, Frank Martin (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2011)
      BACKGROUND: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that contains apolipoprotein (apo) C-III makes up only 10% to 20% of plasma LDL but has a markedly altered metabolism and proatherogenic effects on vascular cells. METHODS AND ...
    • Nutrient Patterns and Their Food Sources in an International Study Setting: Report from the EPIC Study 

      Moskal, Aurelie; Pisa, Pedro T.; Ferrari, Pietro; Byrnes, Graham; Freisling, Heinz; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Cadeau, Claire; Nailler, Laura; Wendt, Andrea; Kühn, Tilman; Boeing, Heiner; Buijsse, Brian; Tjønneland, Anne; Halkjær, Jytte; Dahm, Christina C.; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Quirós, Jose R.; Buckland, Genevieve; Molina-Montes, Esther; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta Castaño, José M.; Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Lentjes, Marleen A.; Key, Timothy J.; Romaguera, Dora; Vergnaud, Anne-Claire; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Bamia, Christina; Orfanos, Philippos; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; de Magistris, Maria Santucci; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Ocké, Marga C.; Beulens, Joline W. J.; Ericson, Ulrika; Drake, Isabel; Nilsson, Lena M.; Winkvist, Anna; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Hjartåker, Anette; Riboli, Elio; Slimani, Nadia (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: Compared to food patterns, nutrient patterns have been rarely used particularly at international level. We studied, in the context of a multi-center study with heterogeneous data, the methodological challenges ...
    • Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies 

      Satija, Ambika; Bhupathiraju, Shilpa N.; Rimm, Eric B.; Spiegelman, Donna; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Borgi, Lea; Willett, Walter C.; Manson, JoAnn E.; Sun, Qi; Hu, Frank B. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Plant-based diets have been recommended to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, not all plant foods are necessarily beneficial. We examined the association of an overall plant-based diet and ...
    • Plasma Pentraxin 3 Levels Do Not Predict Coronary Events but Reflect Metabolic Disorders in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in the CARE Trial 

      Miyazaki, Tetsuro; Chiuve, Stephanie; Sacks, Frank M.; Ridker, Paul M.; Libby, Peter; Aikawa, Masanori (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Chronic inflammation closely associates with obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis. Evidence indicates that the immunomodulator pentraxin 3 (PTX3) may serve as a biomarker of these cardiometabolic ...
    • Post Diagnosis Diet Quality and Colorectal Cancer Survival in Women 

      Fung, Teresa T.; Kashambwa, Rutendo; Sato, Kaori; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Fuchs, Charles S.; Wu, Kana; Giovannucci, Edward; Ogino, Shuji; Hu, Frank B.; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: Dietary factors are known to influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, however, their association with CRC survival is unclear. Therefore, we prospectively examined the association between diet quality scores, ...
    • Validation of a risk prediction tool for coronary heart disease in middle-aged women 

      De Vito, Katerina M.; Baer, Heather J.; Dart, Hank; Chiuve, Stephanie E.; Rimm, Eric B.; Colditz, Graham A. (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Health risk appraisal tools may be useful for identifying individuals who would benefit from lifestyle changes and increased surveillance. We evaluated the validity of the Your Disease Risk tool (YDR) for ...