Anne B. Newman

Sleep-disordered Breathing and Frailty in the Cardiovascular Health Study Cohort (2009)

Endeshaw, Yohannes W., Unruh, Mark L., Kutner, Michael, Newman, Anne B., Bliwise, Donald L.

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with pathophysiology that may influence the development and progression of frailty. Using data collected in 1995–1996, the authors explored the...

Association Between Telomere Length, Specific Causes of Death, and Years of Healthy Life in Health, Aging, and Body Composition, a Population-Based Cohort Study (2009)

Njajou, Omer T., Hsueh, Wen-Chi, Blackburn, Elizabeth H., Newman, Anne B., Wu, Shih-Hsuan, Li, Rongling, ...

Although telomere length (TL) is known to play a critical role in cellular senescence, the relationship of TL to aging and longevity in humans is not well understood. In a large biracial...

Association Between Inflammatory Components and Physical Function in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study: A Principal Component Analysis Approach (2009)

Hsu, Fang-Chi, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Liu, Yongmei, Kanaya, Alka, Newman, Anne B., Perry, Sara E., ...

Background In older adults, studies demonstrate an inverse relationship between physical function and individual inflammatory biomarkers. Given that the inflammatory response is a complex system, a...

Changes in Cognitive Function in a Randomized Trial of Physical Activity: Results of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot Study (2009)

Williamson, Jeff D., Espeland, Mark, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Newman, Anne B., King, Abby C., Pahor, Marco, ...

Background Cognitive impairment is an important contributor to disability. Limited clinical trial evidence exists regarding the impact of physical exercise on cognitive function (CF). We report...

Activity Energy Expenditure and Mobility Limitation in Older Adults: Differential Associations by Sex (2009)

Manini, Todd M., Everhart, James E., Patel, Kushang V., Schoeller, Dale A., Cummings, Steve, Mackey, Dawn C., ...

In this study, the authors aimed to determine whether higher activity energy expenditure, assessed by using doubly labeled water, was associated with a reduced decline in mobility limitation among...

Number and Dosage of Central Nervous System Medications on Recurrent Falls in Community Elders: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (2009)

Hanlon, Joseph T., Boudreau, Robert M., Roumani, Yazan F., Newman, Anne B., Ruby, Christine M., Wright, Rollin M., ...

Background Few studies have examined the risk of multiple or high doses of combined central nervous system (CNS) medication use for recurrent falls in the elderly. The study objective was to evaluate...

Physical Activity as a Preventative Factor for Frailty: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (2009)

Peterson, Matthew J., Giuliani, Carol, Morey, Miriam C., Pieper, Carl F., Evenson, Kelly R., Mercer, Vicki, ...

Background It is unclear if physical activity (PA) can prevent or reverse frailty. We examined different doses and types of PA and their association with the onset and severity of frailty. Methods...

Metabolic Syndrome and Physical Decline in Older Persons: Results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (2009)

Nicklas, Barbara J., Newman, Anne B., Harris, Tamara B., Goodpaster, Bret H., Satterfield, Suzanne, ...

Background The metabolic syndrome includes dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension and is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and cerebrovascular disease...

Higher Inflammatory Marker Levels in Older Persons: Associations With 5-Year Change in Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength (2009)

Schaap, Laura A., Pluijm, Saskia M. F., Deeg, Dorly J. H., Harris, Tamara B., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Newman, Anne B., ...

Background There is growing evidence that higher levels of inflammatory markers are associated with physical decline in older persons, possibly through the catabolic effects of inflammatory markers...

Cystatin C and aging success (2008)

Sarnak, Mark J., Katz, Ronit, Fried, Linda F., Siscovick, David, Kestenbaum, Brian, Seliger, Stephen, ...

Background: To our knowledge, the effect of kidney function on successful aging has not been examined. Methods: We evaluated the relationship between cystatin C and aging success during a 6-year...

Alcohol Consumption and Lower Extremity Arterial Disease among Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study (2008)

Mukamal, Kenneth J., Kennedy, Margaret, Cushman, Mary, Kuller, Lewis H., Newman, Anne B., Polak, Joseph, ...

Few studies of the relation of alcohol intake to lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD) have included clinical events and objective measurements repeated longitudinally. As part of the...

Inflammatory Markers and Longitudinal Lung Function Decline in the Elderly (2008)

Jiang, Rui, Burke, Gregory L., Enright, Paul L., Newman, Anne B., Margolis, Helene G., Cushman, Mary, ...

Longitudinal studies examining associations of the inflammatory markers fibrinogen and C-reactive protein (CRP) with lung function decline are sparse. The authors examined whether elevated fibrinogen...

The effect of different public health interventions on longevity, morbidity, and years of healthy life (2007)

Diehr, Paula, Derleth, Ann, Cai, Liming, Newman, Anne B

Abstract Background Choosing cost-effective strategies for improving the health of the public is difficult because the relative effects of different types of interventions are not well understood....

Metabolic syndrome and the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults (2006)

Butler, Javed, Rodondi, Nicolas, Zhu, Yuwei, Figaro, Kathleen, Fazio, Sergio, Vaughan, Douglas E, ...

OBJECTIVES The Purpose of this study was to assess whether metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) predicts a higher risk for cardiovascular events in older adults. BACKGROUND The importance of MetSyn as a risk...

Metabolic syndrome and the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults (2006)

Rodondi, Nicolas, Zhu, Yuwei, Figaro, Kathleen, Fazio, Sergio, Vaughan, Douglas E, ...

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess whether metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) predicts a higher risk for cardiovascular events in older adults. BACKGROUND: The importance of MetSyn as a...

Different Public Health Interventions have Varying Effects (2006)

Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B., Cai, Liming, Derleth, Ann

Objective: To compare performance of one-time health interventions to those that change the probability of transitioning from one health state to another. Study Design and Setting: We used...

Different Public Health Interventions have Varying Effects (2006)

Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B., Cai, Liming, Derleth, Ann

Objective: To compare performance of one-time health interventions to those that change the probability of transitioning from one health state to another. Study Design and Setting: We used...

Different Public Health Interventions have Varying Effects (2006)

Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B., Cai, Liming, Derleth, Ann

Objective: To compare performance of one-time health interventions to those that change the probability of transitioning from one health state to another. Study Design and Setting: We used...

Different Public Health Interventions have Varying Effects (2006)

Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B., Cai, Liming, Derleth, Ann

Objective: To compare performance of one-time health interventions to those that change the probability of transitioning from one health state to another. Study Design and Setting: We used...

Cystatin C and Measures of Physical Function in Elderly Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition (HABC) Study (2006)

Odden, Michelle C., Chertow, Glenn M., Fried, Linda F., Newman, Anne B., Connelly, Stephanie, Angleman, Sara, ...

Most studies of the relation between kidney function and physical function have been conducted in persons with advanced kidney disease and have used creatinine-based measures of kidney function....

Lipoprotein peroxidation and mobility limitation: results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (2005)

Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Nicklas, Barbara J, Koh-Banerjee, Pauline, ...

BACKGROUND: Oxidative damage plays an important role in leading to major health-related events. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of a lipoprotein peroxidation marker, oxidized...

Too much or too little step width variability is associated with a fall history in older persons who walk at or near normal gait speed (2005)

Brach, Jennifer S, Berlin, Jaime E, VanSwearingen, Jessie M, Newman, Anne B, Studenski, Stephanie A

Abstract Background Decreased gait speed and increased stride time, stride length, double support time, and stance time variability have consistently been associated with falling whereas step width...

Obesity, regional body fat distribution, and the metabolic syndrome in older men and women (2005)

Krishnaswami, Shanthi, Harris, Tamara B, Katsiaras, Andreas, Kritchevsky, Steven B, Simonsick, Eleanor M, ...

BACKGROUND: The metabolic syndrome is a disorder that includes dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension and is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We...

Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue with Incident Myocardial Infarction in Older Men and Women: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (2004)

Nicklas, Barbara J., Cesari, Matteo, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Newman, Anne B., Kanaya, Alka M., ...

Assessment of body fat distribution, particularly visceral adipose tissue, may be important for accurate risk evaluation for cardiovascular disease in the elderly. This 1997–1998 US study examined...

Association of high coronary heart disease risk status with circulating oxidized LDL in the well-functioning elderly: findings from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study (2003)

Harris, Tamara B, Tracy, Russell P, Newman, Anne B, Rubin, Susan M, ...

OBJECTIVE: Although circulating oxidized LDL (oxLDL) is elevated in persons with coronary heart disease (CHD), whether oxLDL is elevated in persons with high CHD risk before any events is unknown....

Weight-modification trials in older adults: what should the outcome measure be? (2002)

Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B, Jackson, Sharon A, Kuller, Lewis, Powe, Neil

Abstract Background Overweight older adults are often counseled to lose weight, even though there is little evidence of excess mortality in that age group. Overweight and underweight may be more...

Relation of Sleep-disordered Breathing to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors : The Sleep Heart Health Study (2001)

Newman, Anne B., Nieto, F. Javier, Guidry, Ursula, Lind, Bonnie K., Redline, Susan, Shahar, Eyal, ...

Associations between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be mediated by higher cardiovascular risk factor levels in those with sleep-disordered breathing. The authors...

Stroke Risk in an Elderly Population with Atrial Fibrillation

Feinberg, William M, Kronmal, Richard A, Newman, Anne B, Kraut, Michael A, Bovill, Edwin G, Cooper, Lawton, ...

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of stroke, but the absolute rate of stroke varies widely depending on coexistent vascular disease. We assessed the stroke...

Stroke Risk in an Elderly Population with Atrial Fibrillation

Feinberg, William M, Kronmal, Richard A, Newman, Anne B, Kraut, Michael A, Bovill, Edwin G, Cooper, Lawton, ...

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of stroke, but the absolute rate of stroke varies widely depending on coexistent vascular disease. We assessed the stroke...

A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Protein Quantitative Trait Loci (pQTLs)

Melzer, David, Perry, John R. B., Hernandez, Dena, Corsi, Anna-Maria, Stevens, Kara, Rafferty, Ian, ...

There is considerable evidence that human genetic variation influences gene expression. Genome-wide studies have revealed that mRNA levels are associated with genetic variation in or close to the...

Racial variation in the relationship of anemia with mortality and mobility disability among older adults

Patel, Kushang V., Harris, Tamara B., Faulhaber, Marion, Angleman, Sara B., Connelly, Stephanie, Bauer, Douglas C., ...

Anemia is more common among older blacks than older whites. However, it is unclear whether anemia predicts adverse events similarly in both races. Data on 1018 black and 1583 white adults aged 71 to...

4G/5G Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Polymorphisms and Haplotypes Are Associated with Pneumonia

Yende, Sachin, Angus, Derek C., Ding, Jingzhong, Newman, Anne B., Kellum, John A., Li, Rongling, ...

Rationale: Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 inhibits urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator, required for host response to infection. Whether variation within the PAI-1 gene is associated...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Incident Acute Renal Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Mittalhenkle, Anuja, Stehman-Breen, Catherine O., Shlipak, Michael G., Fried, Linda F., Katz, Ronit, Young, Bessie A., ...

Background and objectives: Although the elderly are at increased risk for acute renal failure, few prospective studies have identified risk factors for acute renal failure in the elderly.

Sleep-disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease: An Outcome-based Definition of Hypopneas

Punjabi, Naresh M., Newman, Anne B., Young, Terry B., Resnick, Helaine E., Sanders, Mark H.

Rationale: Epidemiologic studies on the consequences of sleep-disordered breathing invariably use the apnea–hypopnea index as the primary measure of disease severity. Although hypopneas constitute...

Diabetes Mellitus and Gait Dysfunction: Possible Explanatory Factors

Brach, Jennifer S, Talkowski, Jaime B, Strotmeyer, Elsa S, Newman, Anne B

Background and Objective: Gait characteristics differ in individuals with diabetes compared with those without diabetes. Limited information regarding potential explanatory factors for this...

Impact of Health Perception, Balance Perception, Fall History, Balance Performance, and Gait Speed on Walking Activity in Older Adults

Talkowski, Jaime B, Brach, Jennifer S, Studenski, Stephanie, Newman, Anne B

Background and Purpose: Disagreement currently exists regarding the contributions of various factors to physical activity in older adults. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate...

Preinfection Systemic Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Hospitalization Due to Pneumonia

Yende, Sachin, Tuomanen, Elaine I., Wunderink, Richard, Kanaya, Alka, Newman, Anne B., Harris, Tamara, ...

Rationale: Elevated proinflammatory cytokines are associated with severity of pneumonia, but the role of preinfection cytokine levels in the predisposition to pneumonia in humans is less clear.

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

Punjabi, Naresh M., Caffo, Brian S., Goodwin, James L., Gottlieb, Daniel J., Newman, Anne B., O'Connor, George T., ...

In a cohort of 6,441 volunteers followed over an average of 8.2 years, Naresh Punjabi and colleagues find sleep-disordered breathing to be independently associated with mortality and identify...

Inflammatory Markers and Longitudinal Lung Function Decline in the Elderly

Jiang, Rui, Burke, Gregory L., Enright, Paul L., Newman, Anne B., Margolis, Helene G., Cushman, Mary, ...

Longitudinal studies examining associations of the inflammatory markers fibrinogen and C-reactive protein (CRP) with lung function decline are sparse. The authors examined whether elevated fibrinogen...

Effects of physical activity on strength and skeletal muscle fat infiltration in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Goodpaster, Bret H., Chomentowski, Peter, Ward, Bryan K., Rossi, Andrea, Glynn, Nancy W., Delmonico, Matthew J., ...

Considerable evidence suggests that the loss of strength and muscle mass appear to be inevitable consequences of aging. Moreover, aging is associated with an increase in body fat. This study examined...