Research Interests
atherosclerosis/thrombosis
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epidemiology
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genetics/genome
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molecular biology/molecular me
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osteoporosis
Recent Publications
Mitchell GF, Verwoert GC, Tarasov KV, Isaacs A, Smith AV, Liu Y, Andrews JS, Howard TD, Herrington DM, Ding J, et al.
Common genetic variation in the 3'-BCL11B gene desert is associated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and excess cardiovascular disease risk: the AortaGen Consortium. Circ Cardiovasc Genet.
2012;
5(1):81-90.
Yaffe K, Weston A, Graff-Radford NR, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Younkin SG, Younkin LH, Kuller L, Ayonayon HN, Ding J, et al.
Association of plasma beta-amyloid level and cognitive reserve with subsequent cognitive decline. JAMA.
2011;
305(3):261-266.
Chughtai H, Morgan TM, Hamilton CA, Charoenpanichkit C, Ding J, Brinkley TE, Hundley WG.
Intraperitoneal fat is associated with thickening of the thoracic aorta in individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events [abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol.
2011;
57(14 Suppl 1):E1597.
Liu C, Leng I, Kritchevsky S, Ding J, Earnest C, Ferrucci L, Goodpaster B, Guralnik J, Hsu F, Lenchik L, et al.
The impact of sarcopenia on the response to a physical activity intervention in older adults [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2011;
59(Suppl 1):S63.
Helzner EP, Patel AS, Pratt S, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Cauley JA, Talbott E, Kenyon E, Harris TB, Satterfield S, Ding J, et al.
Hearing sensitivity in older adults: associations with cardiovascular risk factors in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2011;
59(6):972-979.
Miao C, Chen S, Ding J, Liu K, Li D, Macedo R, Lai S, Vogel-Claussen J, Brown ER, Lima JAC, et al.
The association of pericardial fat with coronary artery plaque index at MR imaging: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Radiology.
2011;
261(1):109-115.
Koster A, Ding J, Stenholm S, Caserotti P, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, You T, Lee JS, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB, et al.
Does the amount of fat mass predict age-related loss of lean mass, muscle strength, and muscle quality in older adults?. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
2011;
66(8):888-895.
McAuley PA, Hsu F-C, Loman KK [sic] [Lohman KK], Carr JJ, Budoff MJ, Szklo M, Sharrett AR, Ding J.
Liver attenuation, pericardial adipose tissue, obesity, and insulin resistance: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Obesity (Silver Spring).
2011;
19(9):1855-1860.
Kizer JR, Arnold AM, Jenny NS, Cushman M, Strotmeyer ES, Ives DG, Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Chaves PHM, Hirsch CH, et al.
Longitudinal changes in adiponectin and inflammatory markers and relation to survival in the oldest old: the Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
2011;
66(10):1100-1107.
Liu C-T, Garnaas MK, Tin A, Kottgen A, Franceschini N, Peralta CA, de Boer IH, Lu X, Ding J, Liu Y, et al.
Genetic association for renal traits among participants of African ancestry reveals new loci for renal function. PLoS Genet.
2011;
7(9):e1002264.
Launer LJ, Miller ME, Williamson JD, Lazar RM, Gerstein H, Ding J, Lovato LC, Lovato J, Coker L, Maldjian J, et al.
Effects of intensive glucose lowering on brain structure and function in people with type 2 diabetes (ACCORD MIND): a randomised open-label substudy. Lancet Neurol.
2011;
10(11):969-977.
N'Diaye A, Chen GK, Palmer CD, Ge B, Tayo B, Mathias RA, Ding J, Nalls MA, Kritchevsky SB, Lohman K, Liu Y, et al.
Identification, replication, and fine-mapping of loci associated with adult height in individuals of African ancestry. PLoS Genet.
2011;
7(10):e1002298.
Chughtai H, Morgan TM, Hamilton CA, Charoenpanichkit C, Ding J, Brinkley TE, Hundley WG.
Visceral fat is associated with an adverse increase in the thickness of the wall of the ascending thoracic aorta [abstract]. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson.
2010;
12(Suppl 1):P126.
Brinkley TE, Jerosch-Herold M, Folsom AR, Carr JJ, Hundley WG, Allison MA, Bluemke DA, Burke GL, Szklo M, Ding J.
Greater pericardial fat is associated with higher resting myocardial blood flow in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Diabetes.
2010;
59(Suppl 1):A125.
Newman AB, Arnold AM, Sachs MC, Ives DG, Cushman M, Strotmeyer ES, Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Chaves PHM, Fried LP, et al.
Long-term function in an older cohort--the Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars Study. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2009;
57(3):432-440.
Ding J, Hsu F-C, Harris TB, Liu Y, Kritchevsky SB, Szklo M, Ouyang P, Espeland MA, Lohman KK, Carr JJ, et al.
The association of pericardial fat with incident coronary heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Clin Nutr.
2009;
90(3):499-504.
Chughtai HL, Morgan TM, Ding JZ, Brinkley TE, Rocco M, Hamilton CA, Hundley WG.
Renal sinus fat influences the number of medications needed to regulate blood pressure in patients with hypertension [abstract]. Circulation.
2009;
120(18 Suppl 2):S1017.
Miao C, Chen S, Macedo R, Carr JJ, Brown E, Lai S, Liu K, Li D, Vogel-Clausen J, Ding J, et al.
The association of pericardial fat with coronary artery plaque by MRI: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) [abstract]. Circulation.
2009;
120(18 Suppl 2):S464.
Brinkley TE, Ding J, Carr JJ, Nicklas BJ.
Caloric restriction with and without aerobic exercise decreases pericardial fat in overweight and obese postmenopausal women [abstract]. Obesity (Silver Spring).
2009;
17(Suppl 2):S263.
Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Ding J, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB.
Dietary protein intake is associated with lean mass change in older, community-dwelling adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Am J Clin Nutr.
2008;
87(1):150-155.
Ding J, Kritchevsky S, Hsu F-C, Harris T, Burke G, Szklo M, Criqui M, Allison M, Schreiner P, Carr J, et al.
Nonsubcutaneous adiposity and relation to metabolic abnormalities: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Circulation.
2008;
117(11):e238.
Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Hsu F-C, Harris TB, Burke GL, Detrano RC, Szklo M, Criqui MH, Allison M, Carr JJ, et al.
Association between non-subcutaneous adiposity and calcified coronary plaque: a substudy of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Clin Nutr.
2008;
88(3):645-650.
Lingle KC, Lohman K, Goff DC Jr, Little WC, Carr J, Bluemke DA, Szklo M, Ding J.
Pericardial fat and left ventricular end diastolic volume, a subclinical marker of heart failure with normal ejection fraction: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Circulation.
2008;
118(18 Suppl 2):S725.
Brinkley TE, Carr JJ, Hundley WG, Hsu FC, Bluemke DA, Polak JF, Ding JZ.
Increased pericardial fat is associated with carotid artery stiffness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) [abstract]. Circulation.
2008;
118(18 Suppl 2):S1153.
Inzitari M, Arnold A, Patel K, Karlamangla A, Ding J, Psaty B, Williamson J, Fried L, Kuller L, Newman A.
Vascular disease burden and risk of death in older community-dwellers [abstract]. Gerontologist.
2008;
48(Special Issue 3):698.
Jenny N, French B, Arnold A, Cushman M, Rifkin D, Kritchevsky S, Chaves P, Strotmeyer E, Ding J, Sarnak M, et al.
Inflammation: measures of C-reactive protein (CRP) over time and healthy aging [abstract]. Gerontologist.
2008;
48(Special Issue 3):463.
Kritchevsky S, Arnold A, Ding J, Robbins J, Chaves P, Cushman M, Jenny N, Buzkova P, Newman A.
Serum lipids and function in older adults: the CHS All Stars Study [abstract]. Gerontologist.
2008;
48(Special Issue 3):463.
Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Taaffe DR, Nicklas BJ, Visser M, Lee JS, Nevitt M, Tylavsky FA, Rubin SM, et al.
Effects of birth cohort and age on body composition in a sample of community-based elderly. Am J Clin Nutr.
2007;
85(2):405-410.
Houston DK, Ding J, Tooze J, Lee J, Garcia M, Kanaya A, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB.
Dietary fats and incident coronary heart disease in older adults: the Health ABC Study [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2007;
55(Suppl 1):S177.
Kritchevsky SB, Lenchik L, Leng X, Ding J, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L, Pahor M, Earnest C, Hsu F, Goodpaster G.
Body composition and physical function in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2007;
55(4 Suppl):S67.
Kritchevsky SB, Leng I, Miller ME, Ding JZ, Kitzman D.
DXA derived body composition measures are consistently associated with physical performance across 4 older populations [abstract]. FASEB J.
2007;
21(6):A1068.
Wassel Fyr CL, Kanaya AM, Cummings SR, Reich D, Hsueh W-C, Reiner AP, Harris TB, Moffett S, Li R, Ding J, et al.
Genetic admixture, adipocytokines, and adiposity in black Americans: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study. Hum Genet.
2007;
121(5):615-624.
Fried LF, Boudreau R, Lee JS, Chertow G, Kurella-Tamura M, Shlipak MG, Ding J, Sellmayer D, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB, et al.
Kidney function as a predictor of loss of lean mass in older adults: Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2007;
55(10):1578-1584.
Yende S, Angus DC, Ding J, Newman AB, Kellum JA, Li R, Ferrell RE, Zmuda J, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, et al.
4G/5G plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
2007;
176(11):1129-1137.
Ding J, Kritchevsky S, Hsu F-C, Harris T, Burke G, Detrano R, Szklo M, Criqui M, Brown E, Carr JJ, et al.
Non-subcutaneous adiposity and relation to calcified coronary plaque: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Obesity.
2007;
15(9 Suppl):A11.
Sharrett AR, Ding J, Criqui MH, Saad MF, Liu K, Polak JF, Folsom AR, Tsai MY, Burke GL, Szklo M.
Smoking, diabetes, and blood cholesterol differ in their associations with subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis.
2006;
186(2):441-447.
Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, Burke GL, Detrano R, Szklo M, Carr JJ.
Pericardial fat is more strongly associated with calcified coronary plaque than body mass index or waist circumference [abstract]. Circulation.
2006;
114(18 Suppl):854.
De Rekeneire N, Peila R, Ding J, Colbert LH, Visser M, Shorr RI, Kritchevsky SB, Kuller LH, Strotmeyer ES, Schwartz AV, et al.
Diabetes, hyperglycemia, and inflammation in older individuals. Diabetes Care.
2006;
29(8):1902-1908.
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