Dietary magnesium and C-reactive protein levels

DE King, AG Mainous III, ME Geesey… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Current dietary guidelines recommend adequate intake of magnesium (310–420mg
daily) in order to maintain health and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Recent …

Relation of dietary fat and fiber to elevation of C-reactive protein

DE King, BM Egan, ME Geesey - The American journal of cardiology, 2003 - Elsevier
We examined the relation of dietary fiber, fat, and other dietary factors to levels of highly
sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) in 4,900 adult participants in the 1999 to 2000 National …

Changes in age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United States, 1988 to 2000

…, AG Mainous, VA Diaz, ME Geesey - The Annals of Family …, 2005 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE The prevalence of diabetes in the United States is increasing. There is also concern
that diabetes may be occurring at a greater frequency in youth and in young adults. We …

Turning back the clock: adopting a healthy lifestyle in middle age

DE King, AG Mainous III, ME Geesey - The American journal of medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of adopting a healthy lifestyle (5 or more fruits and
vegetables daily, regular exercise, BMI 18.5-29.9 kg/m 2 , no current smoking) in a middle-…

Elevation of C‐reactive protein in people with prehypertension

…, AG Mainous III, ME Geesey - The Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of C‐reactive protein (CRP)
and blood pressure (BP) across the range of BP categories including prehypertension. The …

Acculturation and healthy lifestyle among Latinos with diabetes

AG Mainous, VA Diaz, ME Geesey - The Annals of Family …, 2008 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Latinos have a high prevalence of diabetes and disproportionately experience
diabetic complications. We sought to examine the association of acculturation on healthy …

Psychosocial factors and progression from prehypertension to hypertension or coronary heart disease

…, DE King, AG Mainous, ME Geesey - The Annals of Family …, 2007 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE This study explored the influence of trait anger and long-term psychological stress
on progression to hypertension and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in persons with …

Adapting the CHEMTAX method for assessing phytoplankton taxonomic composition in southeastern US estuaries

AJ Lewitus, DL White, RG Tymowski, ME Geesey… - Estuaries, 2005 - Springer
CHEMTAX is a matrix factorization program used to derive taxonomic structure of phytoplankton
from photosynthetic pigment vitios. The program was originally developed from and …

Serum biomarkers for cardiovascular inflammation in subclinical hypothyroidism

WJ Hueston, DE King, ME Geesey - Clinical endocrinology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cardiovascular disease has been reported to be more common in patients with
elevated levels of TSH and with normal thyroxine levels, termed subclinical hypothyroidism (…

Development of a measure to assess patient trust in medical researchers

AG Mainous, DW Smith, ME Geesey… - The Annals of Family …, 2006 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Many researchers find it difficult to recruit individuals, particularly minorities, for
participation in studies. Mistrust of research and researchers may act as a barrier to …