Browsing by Author "Liang, J"
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Genetic Determinant for Amino Acid Metabolites and Changes in Body Weight and Insulin Resistance in Response to Weight-Loss Diets: The Preventing Overweight Using Novel Dietary Strategies (POUNDS LOST) Trial
Xu, M.; Qi, Q.; Liang, J; Bray, G. A.; Hu, Frank B.; Sacks, Frank Martin; Qi, Lu (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013)BACKGROUND: Circulating branched-chain amino acids and aromatic amino acids were recently related to insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus in prospective cohorts. We tested the effects of a genetic determinant of ... -
Hemoglobin A1c Levels and Aortic Arterial Stiffness: The Cardiometabolic Risk in Chinese (CRC) Study
Liang, Jun; Zhou, Na; Teng, Fei; Zou, Caiyan; Xue, Ying; Yang, Manqing; Song, Huaidong; Qi, Lu (Public Library of Science, 2012)Objective: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently published new clinical guidelines in which hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was recommended as a diagnostic test for diabetes. The present study was to investigate the ... -
Synergistic Effects of Serum Uric Acid and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors on Early Stage Atherosclerosis: The Cardiometabolic Risk in Chinese Study
Liang, Jun; Li, Yanping; Zhou, Na; Teng, Fei; Zhao, Jing; Zou, Caiyan; Qi, Lu (Public Library of Science, 2012)Objective: To comprehensively examine the associations of serum uric acid (SUA) with central and peripheral arterial stiffness in Chinese adults, and particularly assess the interactions between SUA and other cardiometabolic ...