Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics

Miyawaki CE. Association of filial responsibility, ethnicity, and acculturation among Japanese American family caregivers of older adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2015 Apr 16. pii: 0733464815581484 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Desikan RS, Schork AJ, Wang Y, Thompson WK, Dehghan A, Ridker PM, Chasman DI, McEvoy LK, Holland D, Chen CH, Karow DS, Brewer JB, Hess CP, Williams J, Sims R, O'Donovan MC, Choi SH, Bis JC, Ikram MA, Gudnason V, DeStefano AL, van der Lee SJ, Psaty BM, van Duijn CM, Launer L, Seshadri S, Pericak-Vance MA, Mayeux R, Haines JL, Farrer LA, Hardy J, Ulstein ID, Aarsland D, Fladby T, White LR, Sando SB, Rongve A, Witoelar A, Djurovic S, Hyman BT, Snaedal J, Steinberg S, Stefansson H, Stefansson K, Schellenberg GD, Andreassen OA, Dale AM. Polygenic overlap between c-reactive protein, plasma lipids and Alzheimer's disease. Circulation. 2015 Apr 10. pii: CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015489. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Macheret F, Bartz TM, Djousse L, Ix JH, Mukamal KJ, Zieman SJ, Siscovick DS, Tracy RP, Heckbert SR, Psaty BM, Kizer JR. Higher circulating adiponectin levels are associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation in older adults. Heart. 2015 Apr 8. pii: heartjnl-2014-307015. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307015 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Joffe H, LaCroix AZ, Cohen L. Concern about the use of venlafaxine to treat vasomotor symptoms-reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(4):658-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7997.  PubMed

Rosenberg DE, Cook A, Gell NM, Lozano P, Grothaus L, Arterburn D. Relationships between sitting time and health indicators, costs, and utilization in older adults. Prev Med Rep. 2015 2:247-9. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Chahal H, Heckbert SR, Barr RG, Bluemke DA, Jain A, Habibi M, Alonso A, Kronmal R, Jacobs DR Jr, Lima JA, Watson KE, Liu K, Smith LJ, Greenland P. Ability of reduced lung function to predict development of atrial fibrillation in persons aged 45 to 84 years (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis-Lung Study). Am J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 24. pii: S0002-9149(15)00973-X. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.03.018 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Jun G, Ibrahim-Verbaas CA, Vronskaya M, Lambert JC, Chung J, Naj AC, Kunkle BW, Wang LS, Bis JC, Bellenguez C, Lunetta KL, Harsol D, Destefano AL, Grenier-Boley B, Beecham GW, Smith AV, Escott-Price V, Chouraki V, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Gerrish A, Ikram A, Fievet N, Martin ER, Sims R, Schmidt H, Kamatani Y, Valladares O, Ruiz A, Zelenika D, Foroud TM, Choi SH, Boland A, Kukull WA, van der Lee SJ, Pasquier F, Beekly D, Fitzpatrick AL, Hanon O, Barber R, Gudnason V, Campio D, Bennett DA, Amin N, Berr C, Buxbaum JD, Lopez OL, Deramecourt V, Cantwell LB, Tarraga L, Dufouil C, Crane PK, Eriksdottir G, Hannequin D, Evans D, Mosley TH, Letenneur L, Goate AM, De Jager P, Jakobsdottier J, Dartigues JF, Kamboh MI, de Bruijn RFAG, Tzourio C, Larson EB, Rotter JI, Montine TJ, Nalls MA, Reiman E, Jonsson PV, St Geroge-Hyslop P, Voada M, Wendland JR, Schmidt R, Winslow AR, Younkin SG, Hofman A, Wilhelmsen KC, IGAP Consortium, Haines JL, Psaty BM, Lathrop M, Homans P, Seshadri S, Pericak-Vance MA, Amouyel P, Williams J, van Duijn CM, Schellenberg GD, Farrer LA. A novel Alzheimer disease locus located near the gene encoding tau protein. Mol Psychiatry. 2015 Mar 17. doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.23 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Sriprasert I, Beydoun H, Barnabei V, Nassir R, LaCroix AZ, Archer DF. Incidence of endometrial spotting or bleeding during continuous-combined estrogen-progestin therapy in postmenopausal women with and without hypertension.  Menopause. 2015 Mar 9 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Rundell SD, Sherman KJ, Heagerty PJ, Mock CN, Jarvik JG. The clinical course of pain and function in older adults with a new primary care visit for back pain. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Mar 6. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13241 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Paul KJ, Walker RL, Dublin S. Anticholinergic medications and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in elderly adults: a population-based case-control study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Mar;63(3):476-85. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13327. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PubMed

Freeman EW, Ensrud KE, Larson JC, Guthrie KA, Carpenter JS, Joffe H, Newton KM, Sternfeld B, LaCroix AZ. Placebo improvement in pharmacologic treatment of menopausal hot flashes: time course, duration, and predictors. Psychosom Med. 2015 Feb-Mar;77(2):167-75. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000143. PubMed

Gray SL, Anderson ML, Dublin S, Hanlon JT, Hubbard R, Walker R, Yu O, Crane PK, Larson EB. Cumulative use of strong anticholinergics and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(3):401-7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7663. Epub 2015 Jan 26. PubMed

Jones SM, LaCroix AZ, Li W, Zaslavsky O, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Weitlauf J, Brenes GA, Nassir R, Ockene JK, Caire-Juvera G, Danhauer SC. Depression and quality of life before and after breast cancer diagnosis in older women from the Women's Health Initiative.  J Cancer Surviv. 2015 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Miyawaki CE. A review of ethnicity, culture, and acculturation among Asian caregivers of older adults (2000-2012). SageOpen. 2015. February 17. DOI: 10.1177/2158244014566365. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Walsh TJ, Shores MM, Fox AE, Forsberg CW, Kinsey CE, Heckbert SR, Zeliadt S, Thompson ML, Smith NL, Matsumoto AM. Recent trends in testosterone testing, low testosterone levels, and testosterone treatment among Veterans. Andrology. 2015 Feb 13. doi: 10.1111/andr.12014. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Jones SM, Amtmann D, Gell NM. A psychometric examination of multimorbidity and mental health in older adults.  Aging Ment Health. 2015 Feb 12:1-9 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Hussein AA, Bartz TM, Gottdiener JS, Sotoodehnia N, Heckbert SR, Lloyd-Jones D, Kizer JR, Christenson R, Wazni O, deFilippi C. Serial measures of cardiac troponin-T levels by a highly sensitive assay and incident atrial fibrillation in a prospective cohort of ambulatory older adults. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jan 17. pii: S1547-5271(15)00070-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.01.020. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Bellettiere J, Carlson JA, Rosenberg D, Singhania A, Natarajan L, Berardi V, LaCroix AZ, Sears DD, Moran K, Crist K, Kerr J. Gender and age differences in hourly and daily patterns of sedentary time in older adults living in retirement communities.  PLoS One. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0136161. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136161. eCollection 2015.  PubMed

Greenwood-Hickman MA, Rosenberg DE, Phelan EA, Fitzpatrick AL. Participation in older adult physical activity programs and risk for falls requiring medical care, Washington State, 2005-2011. Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Jun 11;12:E90. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140574.  PubMed

Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Carlson J, Kerr J, Belza B. Built environment attributes related to GPS measured active trips in mid-life and older adults with mobility disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2015 Apr;8(2):290-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.12.002. Epub 2014 Dec 23. PubMed