Alka Kanaya, MD

Professor In Residence

I have focused my clinical research in the field of type 2 diabetes and obesity and have developed a three-pronged research program that is unified under this theme. The first arm consists of using existing cohort studies to test novel biomarkers that predict diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The second arm is to create a South Asian cohort to study these risk factors in a very high risk group. The final arm is to test behavioral interventions to prevent the onset of diabetes.

The first arm of my research program focuses on understanding novel biomarkers secreted from adipose tissue that may be responsible for the metabolic sequelae associated with obesity. I assayed adiponectin from over 3,000 frozen serum specimens from a longitudinal cohort and have performed a series of analyses finding that abdominal visceral adiposity when directly measured by CT scan is significantly associated with type 2 diabetes and adipocytokines, proteins produced by adipose tissue, explain this association. We have found strong links between visceral adiposity and adipocytokines predicting risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality.

The second arm of my research program has been to establish a population-based cohort of South Asian adults. South Asians have very high prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease and have been poorly studied. With a K23 grant from the NHLBI, I recruited 150 South Asians in a pilot cohort study which was modelled on the existing Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). In this project, called the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA study), we have examined the relationship between metabolic factors and atherosclerosis measured by carotid ultrasound and coronary artery calcium. We found that compared to the four ethnic groups in MESA (Whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Chinese Americans), South Asians had higher diabetes prevalence[58] despite having favorable lifestyle risk factors. I received additional funding to study endothelial function in this cohort through the American Heart Association and we finished our second clinical examination visits in January 2010. I have been awarded a new R01 grant to expand and prospectively follow this South Asian cohort at two clinical sites to chart the natural history of diabetes and atherosclerosis and test novel risk factors. I have submitted another R01 grant to create a new multi-dimensional tool to measure cultural beliefs and adaptations among South Asian Americans. This project will involve both qualitative and quantitative methods and will help us understand cultural risk factors for cardiovascular disease in this high risk ethnic group.

The third arm includes testing behavioral interventions to prevent diabetes in high risk individuals. We have conducted a translational randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention provided by the Berkeley Public Health Department to decrease diabetes risk factors in low-income ethnic minority groups. I have also completed a pilot randomized controlled trial to test the feasibility of Restorative yoga in overweight adults with the metabolic syndrome. We found that Restorative yoga was feasible with trends toward improvements in waist circumference and blood pressure in the yoga group compared to the control group. I have been awarded an R01 grant to test this intervention vs. a stretching control group in a multicenter randomized controlled trial called PRYSMS which is currently underway.

The three arms of my research agenda complement each other and provide fertile ground to develop and test new hypotheses with the ultimate goal of better caring for patients at high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
M.D., 1995 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Websites
Publications
  1. Hayes-Larson E, Zhou Y, Wu Y, Mobley TM, Gee GC, Brookmeyer R, Whitmer RA, Gilsanz P, Kanaya AM, Mayeda ER. Heterogeneity in the effect of type 2 diabetes on dementia incidence in a diverse cohort of Asian American and non-Latino White older adults. American journal of epidemiology 2024. PMID: 38949483


  2. Scarpaci MM, Park JW, Dionne L, Needham BL, Sims M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Fava JL, Eaton CB, Howe CJ, Dulin AJ. A data harmonization project of three large prospective cardiovascular health-focused cohorts. American journal of epidemiology 2024. PMID: 39117574


  3. Meyer OL, Farias ST, Whitmer RA, Kanaya AM, Harvey D, Hinton L, Tiet QQ, Vuong Q, Gavett B, Park VT. Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program (VIP): Objectives, study design, and cohort description. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2024. PMID: 39040573


  4. Seetharaman S, Allen IE, Gadgil M, Srinivasan S, Topor LS, Kanaya AM. Predictors of weight and waist gain in US South Asians: Findings from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Obesity Pillars 2024. PMID: 39139780


  5. Sawicki CM, Ren Y, Kanaya AM, Kandula N, Gadgil M, Liang L, Haslam DE, Bhupathiraju SN. Metabolite profiles of plant-based diets and cardiometabolic risk in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. The Journal of nutrition 2024. PMID: 38901635


  6. Flowers E, Stroebel B, Gong X, Lewis K, Aouizerat BE, Gadgil M, Kanaya AM, Zhang L. Longitudinal Associations Between MicroRNAs and Weight in the Diabetes Prevention Program. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2024. PMID: 38895330


  7. Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson A, Cole SA, Coresh J, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Pettee Gabriel K, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS. Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38884994


  8. Kubo A, Acker J, Aghaee S, Kushi LH, Quesenberry CP, Greenspan LC, Srinivasan S, Kanaya AM, Deardorff J. Pubertal Timing Across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Subgroups. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38739393


  9. Upenieks L, Kent BV, Nagaswami M, Gu Y, Kanaya AM, Shields AE. Do Religion and Spirituality Buffer the Effect of Childhood Trauma on Depressive Symptoms? Examination of a South Asian Cohort from the USA. Journal of religion and health 2024. PMID: 38600425


  10. Seetharaman S, Allen I, Gadgil M, Sriniva S, Topor L, Kanaya A. Predictors of weight and waist gain in US South Asians: Findings from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Research square 2024. PMID: 38585953


  11. Jain V, Rifai MA, Kanaya AM, Shah NS, Talegawkar SA, Virani SS, Michos ED, Blumenthal RS, Patel J. Association of cardiovascular health with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis progression among five racial and ethnic groups: The MASALA and MESA studies. Atherosclerosis 2024. PMID: 38583288


  12. Short RT, Lin F, Nair S, Terry JG, Carr JJ, Kandula NR, Lloyd-Jones D, Kanaya AM. Comparing coronary artery cross-sectional area among asymptomatic South Asian, White, and Black participants: the MASALA and CARDIA studies. BMC cardiovascular disorders 2024. PMID: 38486153


  13. Kim JS, Sun Y, Balte P, Cushman M, Boyle R, Tracy RP, Styer LM, Bell TD, Anderson MR, Allen NB, Schreiner PJ, Bowler RP, Schwartz DA, Lee JS, Xanthakis V, Doyle MF, Regan EA, Make BJ, Kanaya AM, Wenzel SE, Coresh J, Isasi CR, Raffield LM, Elkind MSV, Howard VJ, Ortega VE, Woodruff P, Cole SA, Henderson JM, Mantis NJ, Parker MM, Demmer RT, Oelsner EC. Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Spike 1 Antibody Response Among Vaccinated US Adults: the C4R Study. Nature communications 2024. PMID: 38374032


  14. Visaria A, Kanaya A, Setoguchi S, Gadgil M, Satagopan J. Inverse association between total bilirubin and type 2 diabetes in U.S. South Asian males but not females. PloS one 2024. PMID: 38324554


  15. Shah NS, Huang X, Petito LC, Bancks MP, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar S, Farhan S, Carnethon MR, Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB, Kandula NR, Khan SS. Social and psychosocial determinants of racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular health: The MASALA and MESA studies. American journal of preventive cardiology 2024. PMID: 38322182


  16. Gadgil MD, Cheng J, Herrington DM, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Adipose tissue-derived metabolite risk scores and risk for type 2 diabetes in South Asians. International journal of obesity (2005) 2024. PMID: 38245659


  17. Kahn SE, Anderson CAM, Buse JB, Selvin E, Angell SY, Aroda VR, Cheng AYY, Danne T, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Fitzpatrick SL, Gadgil MD, Gastaldelli A, Gloyn AL, Green JB, Jastreboff AM, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kovesdy CP, Laiteerapong N, Nadeau KJ, Pettus J, Pop-Busui R, Posey JE, Powe CE, Rebholz CM, Rickels MR, Sattar N, Shaw JE, Sims EK, Utzschneider KM, Vella A, Zhang C. Reflecting on a Year at the Helm of Diabetes Care. Diabetes care 2024. PMID: 38117988


  18. Davidson JC, Kent BV, Cozier YC, Kanaya AM, Warner ET, Eliassen AH, Williams DR, Shields AE. "Does Religious Service Attendance Modify the Relationship between Everyday Discrimination and Risk of Obesity? Results from the Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health". Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2023. PMID: 37921946


  19. Park JW, Dulin AJ, Scarpaci MM, Dionne LA, Needham BL, Sims M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Loucks EB, Fava JL, Eaton CB, Howe CJ. Examining the Relationship Between Multilevel Resilience Resources and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence Overall and by Psychosocial Risks Among Participants in JHS, MESA, and MASALA. American journal of epidemiology 2023. PMID: 37442807


  20. Asam K, Lewis KA, Kober K, Gong X, Kanaya AM, Aouizerat BE, Flowers E. Multi-Tiered Assessment of Gene Expression Provides Evidence for Mechanisms That Underlie Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy 2023. PMID: 37929060


  21. Stroope S, Kent BV, Schachter AB, Kanaya AM, Shields AE. Why Is Religious Attendance Linked to More Anxiety in U.S. South Asians? The Mediating Role of Congregational Neglect. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2023. PMID: 37721667


  22. Premyodhin N, Fan W, Arora M, Budoff MJ, Kanaya AM, Kandula N, Palaniappan L, Rana JS, Younus M, Wong ND. Association of diabetes with coronary artery calcium in South Asian adults and other race/ethnic groups: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and the mediators of atherosclerosis in South Asians living in America study. Diabetes & vascular disease research 2023. PMID: 37795703


  23. Hussain BM, Deierlein AL, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar SA, O'Connor JA, Gadgil MD, Lin Y, Parekh N. Concordance between Dash Diet and Hypertension: Results from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Nutrients 2023. PMID: 37630801


  24. Kariuki D, Aouizerat BE, Asam K, Kanaya AM, Zhang L, Florez JC, Flowers E. MicroRNA Biomarkers Target Genes and Pathways Associated with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2023. PMID: 37543292


  25. Kent BV, Upenieks L, Kanaya AM, Warner ET, Cozier YC, Daviglus ML, Eliassen H, Jang DY, Shields AE. Religion/Spirituality and Prevalent Hypertension among Ethnic Cohorts in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2023. PMID: 37265144


  26. Gadgil MD, Wood AC, Karaman I, Graça G, Tzoulaki I, Zhong VW, Greenland P, Kanaya AM, Herrington DM. Metabolomic Profile of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. The Journal of nutrition 2023. PMID: 37271414


  27. Rai SK, Gortmaker SL, Hu FB, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Sun Q, Bhupathiraju SN. A South Asian Mediterranean-style diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and lower diabetes risk: The MASALA cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2023. PMID: 37203330


  28. Shah NS, Talegawkar SA, Jin Y, Hussain BM, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Cardiovascular Health by Life's Essential 8 and Associations With Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian American Adults in the MASALA Study. The American journal of cardiology 2023. PMID: 37262988


  29. Meyer OL, Park VT, Kanaya AM, Farias ST, Hinton L, Tiet QQ, Vuong Q, Nguyen S, Harvey D, Whitmer RA. Inclusion of Vietnamese Americans: Opportunities to understand dementia disparities. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2023. PMID: 37251911


  30. Flowers E, Aouizerat BE, Kanaya AM, Florez JC, Gong X, Zhang L. MicroRNAs Associated with Incident Diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2022. PMID: 36477577


  31. Ta Park VM, Grill JD, Tsoh J, Meyer OL, Ameli N, Helman S, Tzuang M, Nam B, Hinton L, Kanaya A, Gallagher-Thompson D, Vuong Q, Bang J, Shin HW, Gansky SA. Asian Americans' and Pacific Islanders' preferences in recruitment strategies and messaging for participation in the CARE registry: A discrete choice experiment. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023. PMID: 37171018


  32. Kwan TW, Wong SS, Hong Y, Kanaya AM, Khan SS, Hayman LL, Shah SH, Welty FK, Deedwania PC, Khaliq A, Palaniappan LP, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Lifestyle and Cardiome. Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults: Implications, Management, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023. PMID: 37154053


  33. Agarwala A, Satish P, Rifai MA, Mehta A, Cainzos-Achirica M, Shah NS, Kanaya AM, Sharma GV, Dixon DL, Blumenthal RS, Natarajan P, Nasir K, Virani SS, Patel J. Identification and Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asian Populations in the U.S. JACC. Advances 2023. PMID: 38089916


  34. Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Desai MM. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2023. PMID: 36940078


  35. Kandula NR, Islam N, Needham BL, Ahmed N, Thorpe L, Kershaw KN, Chen E, Zakai NA, Kanaya AM. A Multilevel Framework to Investigate Cardiovascular Health Disparities among South Asian Immigrants in the United States. Annals of epidemiology 2023. PMID: 36898570


  36. Basra SP, Khan SS, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Shah NS. Body mass index in young adulthood and mid-life cardiovascular risk factors in South Asian American adults: The MASALA study. Indian heart journal 2023. PMID: 36863612


  37. Chen DC, Lees JS, Lu K, Scherzer R, Rutherford E, Mark PB, Kanaya AM, Shlipak MG, Estrella MM. Differential Associations of Cystatin C Versus Creatinine-Based Kidney Function With Risks of Cardiovascular Event and Mortality Among South Asian Individuals in the UK Biobank. Journal of the American Heart Association 2023. PMID: 36695320


  38. Kahn SE, Anderson CAM, Buse JB, Selvin E, Angell SY, Aroda VR, Castle JR, Cheng AYY, Danne T, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Florez JC, Gadgil MD, Gastaldelli A, Green JB, Jastreboff AM, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kovesdy CP, Laiteerapong N, Nadeau KJ, Pop-Busui R, Powe CE, Rebholz CM, Rickels MR, Sattar N, Shaw JE, Sims EK, Utzschneider KM, Vella A, Zhang C. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" at Diabetes Care. Diabetes care 2023. PMID: 36548704


  39. Shah H, Garacci E, Behuria S, Cainzos-Achirica M, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Shah NS. Cardiovascular risk-enhancing factors and coronary artery calcium in South Asian American adults: The MASALA study. American journal of preventive cardiology 2022. PMID: 36636125


  40. Park JW, Howe CJ, Dionne LA, Scarpaci MM, Needham BL, Sims M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Fava JL, Loucks EB, Eaton CB, Dulin AJ. Social support, psychosocial risks, and cardiovascular health: Using harmonized data from the Jackson Heart Study, Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study, and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. SSM - population health 2022. PMID: 36387018


  41. Iliodromiti S, McLaren J, Ghouri N, Miller MR, Dahlqvist Leinhard O, Linge J, Ballantyne S, Platt J, Foster J, Hanvey S, Gujral UP, Kanaya A, Sattar N, Lumsden MA, Gill JMR. Liver, visceral and subcutaneous fat in men and women of South Asian and white European descent: a systematic review and meta-analysis of new and published data. Diabetologia 2022. PMID: 36224274


  42. Dulin AJ, Park JW, Scarpaci MM, Dionne LA, Sims M, Needham BL, Fava JL, Eaton CB, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Loucks EB, Howe CJ. Examining relationships between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and ideal cardiovascular health and whether psychosocial stressors modify observed relationships among JHS, MESA, and MASALA participants. BMC public health 2022. PMID: 36221065


  43. Bhupathiraju SN, Sawicki CM, Goon S, Gujral UP, Hu FB, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. A healthy plant-based diet is favorably associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among participants of South Asian ancestry. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2022. PMID: 35731596


  44. Gadgil MD, Kanaya AM, Sands C, Chekmeneva E, Lewis MR, Kandula NR, Herrington DM. Diet Patterns Are Associated With Circulating Metabolites and Lipid Profiles of South Asians in the United States. The Journal of nutrition 2022. PMID: 36040341


  45. Gadgil MD, Kanaya AM, Sands C, Chekmeneva E, Lewis MR, Kandula NR, Herrington DM. Diet Patterns Are Associated with Circulating Metabolites and Lipid Profiles of South Asians in the United States. The Journal of nutrition 2022. PMID: 36774102


  46. Oelsner EC, Krishnaswamy A, Balte PP, Allen NB, Ali T, Anugu P, Andrews H, Arora K, Asaro A, Barr RG, Bertoni AG, Bon J, Boyle R, Chang AA, Chen G, Coady S, Cole SA, Coresh J, Cornell E, Correa A, Couper D, Cushman M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Folsom AR, Fretts AM, Gabriel KP, Gallo L, Gutierrez J, Han MLK, Henderson JM, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jacobs DR, Judd SE, Mukaz DK, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan R, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton A, Lee JS, Lewis CE, Levine DA, Levitan EB, Levy B, Make B, Malloy K, Manly JJ, Mendoza-Puccini C, Meyer KA, Min YI, Moll M, Moore WC, Mauger D, Ortega VE, Palta P, Parker MM, Phipatanakul W, Post WS, Postow L, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Ring K, Roger VL, Rotter JI, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Schembri M, Schwartz DA, Seshadri S, Shikany JM, Sims M, Hinckley Stukovsky KD, Talavera GA, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Watson K, Wenzel SE, Winters K, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, C R Investigators FT. Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R) Study: Study Design. 2022. PMID: 35279711


  47. Bhatia HS, Lin F, Thomas IC, Denenberg J, Kandula NR, Budoff MJ, Criqui MH, Kanaya AM. Coronary artery calcium incidence and changes using direct plaque measurements: The MASALA study. 2022. PMID: 35618504


  48. Ahmed N, De Silva D, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Psychological Symptoms as Mediators in the Association between Discrimination and Health among South Asian Americans. Journal of Asian health 2022. PMID: 36304714


  49. Chevli PA, Mehta A, Allison M, Ding J, Nasir K, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Talegawkar SA, Kanaya AM, Shapiro MD, Mongraw-Chaffin M. Relationship of American Heart Association's Life Simple 7, Ectopic Fat and Insulin Resistance in 5 racial/ethnic groups. 2022. PMID: 35188972


  50. Satish P, Vela E, Bilal U, Cleries M, Kanaya AM, Kandula N, Virani SS, Islam N, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Comin-Colet J, Nasir K, Mauri J, Cainzos-Achirica M. Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in five Asian groups in Catalonia: a disaggregated, population-based analysis of 121 000 first-generation Asian immigrants. European journal of preventive cardiology 2021. PMID: 33969397


  51. Ta Park VM, Meyer OL, Tsoh JY, Kanaya AM, Tzuang M, Nam B, Vuong Q, Bang J, Hinton L, Gallagher-Thompson D, Grill JD. The Collaborative Approach for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Research and Education (CARE): A recruitment registry for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiver-related research. 2022. PMID: 35420258


  52. Flowers E, Kanaya AM, Zhang L, Aouizerat BE. The Role of Racial and Ethnic Factors in MicroRNA Expression and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. 2022. PMID: 35368704


  53. Vijay A, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Khan SS, Shah NS. Relation of Menopause With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in South Asian American Women (from the MASALA Study). 2022. PMID: 35303974


  54. Gadgil MD, Sarkar M, Sands C, Lewis MR, Herrington DM, Kanaya AM. Associations of NAFLD with circulating ceramides and impaired glycemia. 2022. PMID: 35292328


  55. Kanaya AM, Hsing AW, Panapasa SV, Kandula NR, G Araneta MR, Shimbo D, Wang P, Gomez SL, Lee J, Narayan KMV, Mala Mau MKL, Bose S, Daviglus ML, Hu FB, Islam N, Jackson CL, Kataoka-Yahiro M, Kauwe JSK, Liu S, Ma GX, Nguyen T, Palaniappan L, Setiawan VW, Trinh-Shevrin C, Tsoh JY, Vaidya D, Vickrey B, Wang TJ, Wong ND, Coady S, Hong Y. Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in Health and Prevention Research for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Report From the 2021 National Institutes of Health Workshop. 2022. PMID: 34978851


  56. Reddy NK, Kaushal V, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Gujral UP, Shah NS. Cardiovascular risk factor profiles in North and South Indian and Pakistani Americans: The MASALA Study. 2021. PMID: 34688649


  57. Marron MM, Allison M, Kanaya AM, Larsen B, Wood AC, Herrington D, Greenland P, Miljkovic I. Associations Between Lipoprotein Subfractions and Area and Density of Abdominal Muscle and Intermuscular Adipose Tissue: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. 2021. PMID: 34646150


  58. Flowers E, Allen IE, Kanaya AM, Aouizerat BE. Circulating MicroRNAs predict glycemic improvement and response to a behavioral intervention. Biomarker research 2021. PMID: 34425916


  59. Haque W, Grandhi GR, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Nasir K, Al Rifai M, Uddin SMI, Fedeli U, Sattar N, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ, Cainzos-Achirica M. Implications of the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Primary Prevention Guidelines and potential value of the coronary artery calcium score among South Asians in the US: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living Atherosclerosis 2021. PMID: 34481175


  60. Shah NS, Siddique J, Huffman MD, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Cardiovascular health and subclinical atherosclerosis in second generation South Asian Americans: The MASALA study. 2021. PMID: 34627581


  61. Ta Park V, Grill JD, Zhu J, Nguyen K, Nam B, Tsoh J, Kanaya A, Vuong Q, Bang J, Nguyen NCY, Cho IH, Gallagher-Thompson D, Hinton L, Meyer OL. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' perspectives on participating in the CARE recruitment research registry for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiving research. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2021. PMID: 34295961


  62. Rodriguez LA, Kanaya AM, Shiboski SC, Fernandez A, Herrington D, Ding J, Bradshaw PT. Does NAFLD mediate the relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes risk? evidence from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Annals of epidemiology 2021. PMID: 34293421


  63. Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. The South Asian Enigma: Solving a Puzzle of Global Importance. Circulation 2021. PMID: 34247493


  64. Shah NS, Agarwal A, Huffman MD, Gupta DK, Yancy CW, Shah SJ, Kanaya AM, Ning H, Lloyd-Jones DM, Kandula NR, Khan SS. Distribution and Correlates of Incident Heart Failure Risk in South Asian Americans: The MASALA Study. Journal of cardiac failure 2021. PMID: 34048916


  65. Bancks MP, Bertoni AG, Carnethon M, Chen H, Cotch MF, Gujral UP, Herrington D, Kanaya AM, Szklo M, Vaidya D, Kandula NR. Association of Diabetes Subgroups With Race/Ethnicity, Risk Factor Burden and Complications: The MASALA and MESA Studies. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2021. PMID: 33502458


  66. Guadamuz JS, Kapoor K, Lazo M, Eleazar A, Yahya T, Kanaya AM, Cainzos-Achirica M, Bilal U. Understanding Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health: Cardiovascular Disease in Hispanics/Latinos and South Asians in the United States. Current atherosclerosis reports 2021. PMID: 33772650


  67. Shah NS, Huffman MD, Schneider JA, Khan SS, Siddique J, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Association of Social Network Characteristics With Cardiovascular Health and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian Adults in the United States: The MASALA Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association 2021. PMID: 33759541


  68. Oelsner EC, Allen NB, Ali T, Anugu P, Andrews H, Asaro A, Balte PP, Barr RG, Bertoni AG, Bon J, Boyle R, Chang AA, Chen G, Cole SA, Coresh J, Cornell E, Correa A, Couper D, Cushman M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Folsom AR, Fretts AM, Gabriel KP, Gallo L, Gutierrez J, Han MK, Henderson JM, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Jacobs DR, Judd SE, Mukaz DK, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan R, Krishnaswamy A, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton A, Lee JS, Lewis CE, Levine DA, Levitan EB, Levy B, Make B, Malloy K, Manly JJ, Meyer KA, Min YI, Moll M, Moore WC, Mauger D, Ortega VE, Palta P, Parker MM, Phipatanakul W, Post W, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Ring K, Roger VL, Rotter JI, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Schembri M, Schwartz DA, Seshadri S, Shikany JM, Sims M, Hinckley Stukovsky KD, Talavera GA, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Watson K, Wenzel SE, Winters K, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, C4R Investigators. Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R) Study: Study Design. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021. PMID: 33758891


  69. Ng BK, Hinton BJ, Fan B, Kanaya AM, Shepherd JA. Correction: Clinical anthropometrics and body composition from 3D whole-body surface scans. European journal of clinical nutrition 2021. PMID: 33239749


  70. Warner ET, Kent BV, Zhang Y, Argentieri MA, Rowatt WC, Pargament K, Koenig HG, Underwood L, Cole SA, Daviglus ML, Kanaya AM, Palmer JR, Huang T, Blais MA, Shields AE. "The Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH): Psychometric Evaluation and Initial Validation of the SSSH Baseline Spirituality Survey". Religions 2021. PMID: 34484812


  71. Patel J, Mehta A, Rifai MA, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, McEvoy JW, Pandey A, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Virani SS, Abbate A, Hundley G, Sperling L, Joshi PH. Hypertension guidelines and coronary artery calcification among South Asians: Results from MASALA and MESA. American journal of preventive cardiology 2021. PMID: 34327495


  72. Flowers E, Ramírez-Mares JD, Velazquez-Villafaña M, Rangel-Salazar R, Sucher A, Kanaya AM, Aouizerat BE, Lazo de la Vega Monroy ML. Circulating microRNAs associated with prediabetes and geographic location in Latinos. 2021. PMID: 35169383


  73. Yi SS, Kanaya AM, Wen M, Russo R, Kandula N. Associations of Neighborhood Factors and Activity Behaviors: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020. PMID: 32418001


  74. Rodriguez LA, Shiboski SC, Bradshaw PT, Fernandez A, Herrington D, Ding J, Bradley RD, Kanaya AM. Predicting Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease for Adults Using Practical Clinical Measures: Evidence from the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33501527


  75. Ngo LH, Austin Argentieri M, Dillon ST, Kent BV, Kanaya AM, Shields AE, Libermann TA. Plasma protein expression profiles, cardiovascular disease, and religious struggles among South Asians in the MASALA study. Scientific Reports 2021. PMID: 33441605


  76. Isehunwa OO, Warner ET, Spiegelman D, Zhang Y, Palmer JR, Kanaya AM, Cole SA, Tworoger SS, Shields LO, Gu Y, Kent BV, De Vivo I, Shields AE. Depression, religiosity, and telomere length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH). International journal of mental health and addiction 2021. PMID: 35747346


  77. Gadgil MD, Kanaya AM, Sands C, Lewis MR, Kandula NR, Herrington DM. Circulating metabolites and lipids are associated with glycaemic measures in South Asians. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association 2020. PMID: 33617033


  78. Kent BV, Davidson JC, Zhang Y, Pargament KI, VanderWeele TJ, Koenig H, Underwood LG, Krause N, Kanaya AM, Tworoger SS, Schachter AB, Cole S, O'Leary M, Cozier Y, Daviglus M, Giachello AL, Zacher T, Palmer JR, Shields AE. Religion and Spirituality among American Indian, South Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latina, and White Women in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health. Journal for the scientific study of religion 2020. PMID: 34012171


  79. Murphy B, Talegawkar SA, O'Connor J, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Allison MA, Parekh N. Association between dairy product intake and body composition among South Asian adults from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. The British journal of nutrition 2020. PMID: 33308330


  80. Al Rifai M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Cainzos-Achirica M, Patel J, Budoff M, Criqui MH, Blaha MJ, Virani SS. Distribution of calcium volume, density, number, and type of coronary vessel with calcified plaque in South Asians in the US and other race/ethnic groups: The MASALA and MESA studies. Atherosclerosis 2020. PMID: 33333344


  81. Gadgil MD, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Acculturation is Associated with Dietary Patterns in South Asians in America. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020. PMID: 32358772


  82. Gujral UP, Kanaya AM. Epidemiology of diabetes among South Asians in the United States: lessons from the MASALA study. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2020. PMID: 33216378


  83. Saeed S, Kanaya AM, Bennet L, Nilsson PM. Cardiovascular risk assessment in South and Middle-East Asians living in the Western countries. Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2020. PMID: 33235604


  84. Warner ET, Zhang Y, Gu Y, Taporoski TP, Pereira A, DeVivo I, Spence ND, Cozier Y, Palmer JR, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Cole SA, Tworoger S, Shields A. Physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence and leukocyte telomere length: A pooled analysis of the study on psychosocial stress, spirituality, and health. PloS one 2020. PMID: 33125425


  85. Martinez-Amezcua P, Haque W, Khera R, Kanaya AM, Sattar N, Lam CSP, Harikrishnan S, Shah SJ, Kandula NR, Jose PO, Narayan KMV, Agyemang C, Misra A, Jenum AK, Bilal U, Nasir K, Cainzos-Achirica M. The Upcoming Epidemic of Heart Failure in South Asia. Circulation. Heart failure 2020. PMID: 32962410


  86. Rodriguez LA, Bradshaw PT, Shiboski SC, Fernandez A, Vittinghoff E, Herrington D, Ding J, Kanaya AM. Examining if the relationship between BMI and incident type 2 diabetes among middle-older aged adults varies by race/ethnicity: evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association 2020. PMID: 32750175


  87. Makshood M, Joshi PH, Kanaya AM, Ayers C, Budoff M, Tsai MY, Blaha M, Michos ED, Post WS. Lipoprotein (a) and aortic valve calcium in South Asians compared to other race/ethnic groups. Atherosclerosis 2020. PMID: 33002750


  88. Talegawkar SA, Lancki N, Jin Y, Siddique J, Gadgil M, Kanaya AM, Schneider JA, Van Horn L, De Koning L, Kandula NR. Social network characteristics are correlated with dietary patterns among middle aged and older South Asians living in the United States (U.S.). BMC nutrition 2020. PMID: 32944264


  89. Chevli PA, Hari KJ, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar SA, Needham BL, Herrington D. Association of Alcohol Consumption and Ideal Cardiovascular Health among South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research 2020. PMID: 32735738


  90. Gujral UP, Narayan KMV, Kandula NR, Liu K, Kanaya AM. Incidence of diabetes and prediabetes and predictors of glycemic change among South Asians in the USA: the MASALA study. BMJ open diabetes research & care 2020. PMID: 32646924


  91. Hernandez L, Leutwyler H, Cataldo J, Kanaya A, Swislocki A, Chesla C. The Lived Experience of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes-Related Distress. Journal of gerontological nursing 2020. PMID: 32083700


  92. Al-Sofiani ME, Langan S, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Needham BL, Kim C, Vaidya D, Golden SH, Gudzune KA, Lee CJ. The relationship of acculturation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. South Asians: Findings from the MASALA study. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2020. PMID: 32113027


  93. Thanawala MS, Siddique J, Schneider JA, Kanaya AM, Cooper AJ, Dave SS, Lancki N, Kandula NR. Association of Social Networks and Physical Activity in South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Cohort Study. Journal of physical activity & health 2019. PMID: 31810059


  94. Stroope S, Kent BV, Zhang Y, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Shields AE. Self-Rated Religiosity/Spirituality and Four Health Outcomes Among US South Asians: Findings From the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health. The Journal of nervous and mental disease 2020. PMID: 31977829


  95. Odden MC, Rawlings AM, Khodadadi A, Fern X, Shlipak MG, Bibbins-Domingo K, Covinsky K, Kanaya AM, Lee A, Haan MN, Newman AB, Psaty BM, Peralta CA. Heterogeneous Exposure Associations in Observational Cohort Studies: The Example of Blood Pressure in Older Adults. American journal of epidemiology 2019. PMID: 31595960


  96. Gill G, Lancki N, Randhawa M, Mann SK, Arechiga A, Smith RD, Soret S, Kanaya AM, Kandula N. Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study. Journal of obesity 2020. PMID: 31998534


  97. Cheng YJ, Kanaya AM, Araneta MRG, Saydah SH, Kahn HS, Gregg EW, Fujimoto WY, Imperatore G. Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016. JAMA 2019. PMID: 31860047


  98. La Merrill MA, Johnson CL, Smith MT, Kandula NR, Macherone A, Pennell KD, Kanaya AM. Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Their Relationship to Hepatic Fat and Insulin Insensitivity among Asian Indian Immigrants in the United States. Environmental science & technology 2019. PMID: 31746186


  99. Deol R, Lee KA, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Obstructive sleep apnea risk and subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asians living in the United States. Sleep health 2019. PMID: 31699634


  100. Kent BV, Stroope S, Kanaya AM, Zhang Y, Kandula NR, Shields AE. Private religion/spirituality, self-rated health, and mental health among US South Asians. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2019. PMID: 31650305


  101. Hernandez L, Leutwyler H, Cataldo J, Kanaya A, Swislocki A, Chesla C. Symptom Experience of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Distress. Nursing research 2019. PMID: 31465305


  102. Stroope S, Kent BV, Zhang Y, Spiegelman D, Kandula NR, Schachter AB, Kanaya A, Shields AE. 'Mental health and self-rated health among U.S. South Asians: the role of religious group involvement'. Ethnicity & health 2019. PMID: 31466458


  103. Kandula N, Ahmed M, Dodani S, Gupta L, Hore P, Kanaya A, Khowaja A, Mathur A, Mehta D, Misra R, Paracha M, Bharmal N, Aghhi M, Leng J, Gany F. Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2017. PMID: 28493115


  104. Chevli PA, Aladin AI, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Malaver D, Herrington DM. Alcohol consumption and subclinical atherosclerosis among South Asians: Findings from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD 2019. PMID: 31753783


  105. Makshood M, Post WS, Kanaya AM. Lipids in South Asians: Epidemiology and Management. Current cardiovascular risk reports 2019. PMID: 33833849


  106. Gujral UP, Prabhakaran D, Pradeepa R, Kandula NR, Kondal D, Deepa M, Zakai NA, Anjana RM, Rautela G, Mohan V, Narayan KMV, Tandon N, Kanaya AM. Isolated HbA1c identifies a different subgroup of individuals with type 2 diabetes compared to fasting or post-challenge glucose in Asian Indians: The CARRS and MASALA studies. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2019. PMID: 31150721


  107. Kanaya AM, Chang A, Schembri M, Puri-Taneja A, Srivastava S, Dave SS, Vijayakumar EN, Qamar Z, Naik HD, Siddiqui F, Kandula NR. Recruitment and retention of US South Asians for an epidemiologic cohort: Experience from the MASALA study. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 2019. PMID: 31660232


  108. Cainzos-Achirica M, Fedeli U, Sattar N, Agyemang C, Jenum AK, McEvoy JW, Murphy JD, Brotons C, Elosua R, Bilal U, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Martinez-Amezcua P, Comin-Colet J, Pinto X. Epidemiology, risk factors, and opportunities for prevention of cardiovascular disease in individuals of South Asian ethnicity living in Europe. Atherosclerosis 2019. PMID: 31128454


  109. Jin Y, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar SA. Vegetarian diet is inversely associated with prevalence of depression in middle-older aged South Asians in the United States. Ethnicity & health 2019. PMID: 31021177


  110. Hirode G, Vittinghoff E, Bharmal NH, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. The association of religious affiliation with cholesterol levels among South Asians: the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study. BMC cardiovascular disorders 2019. PMID: 30925868


  111. Cainzos-Achirica M, Vela E, Cleries M, Bilal U, Mauri J, Pueyo MJ, Rosas A, Enjuanes C, Blaha MJ, Kanaya AM, Comin-Colet J. Cardiovascular risk factors and disease among non-European immigrants living in Catalonia. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2019. PMID: 30819763


  112. Flowers E, Lin F, Kandula NR, Allison M, Carr JJ, Ding J, Shah R, Liu K, Herrington D, Kanaya AM. Body Composition and Diabetes Risk in South Asians: Findings From the MASALA and MESA Studies. Diabetes care 2019. PMID: 30796111


  113. Kanaya AM, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Kandula NR, Herrington D, Liu K, Blaha M, Budoff MJ. Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asians Compared With 4 Race/Ethnic Groups. Journal of the American Heart Association 2019. PMID: 30630376


  114. Baker JF, Newman AB, Kanaya A, Leonard MB, Zemel B, Miljkovic I, Long J, Weber D, Harris TB. The Adiponectin Paradox in the Elderly: Associations With Body Composition, Physical Functioning, and Mortality. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019. PMID: 29438496


  115. Huffman MD, Kandula NR, Baldridge AS, Tsai MY, Prabhakaran D, Kanaya AM. Evaluating the Potential Association Between Lipoprotein(a) and Atherosclerosis (from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis Among South Asians Living in America Cohort). The American journal of cardiology 2018. PMID: 30626499


  116. Jin Y, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Rodriguez LA, Talegawkar SA. Vegetarian Diets Are Associated with Selected Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Middle-Older Aged South Asians in the United States. The Journal of nutrition 2018. PMID: 30418560


  117. Al Rifai M, Cainzos-Achirica M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Dardardi Z, Joshi PH, Patel J, Budoff M, Yeboah J, Guallar E, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ. Discordance between 10-year cardiovascular risk estimates using the ACC/AHA 2013 estimator and coronary artery calcium in individuals from 5 racial/ethnic groups: Comparing MASALA and MESA. Atherosclerosis 2018. PMID: 30262414


  118. Jin Y, Sylvetsky AC, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar SA. Prevalence of low-calorie sweetener intake in South Asian adults. Nutrition and health 2018. PMID: 30099940


  119. Needham BL, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Kim C, Mukherjea A, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2018. PMID: 28748299


  120. Bhupathiraju SN, Guasch-Ferré M, Gadgil MD, Newgard CB, Bain JR, Muehlbauer MJ, Ilkayeva OR, Scholtens DM, Hu FB, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Dietary Patterns among Asian Indians Living in the United States Have Distinct Metabolomic Profiles That Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk. The Journal of nutrition 2018. PMID: 29893901


  121. Lancki N, Siddique J, Schneider JA, Kanaya AM, Fujimoto K, Dave SS, Puri-Taneja A, Kandula NR. Social network body size is associated with body size norms of South Asian adults. Obesity medicine 2018. PMID: 31338475


  122. Kanaya AM. India's Call to Action-Prioritize Chronic Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29379951


  123. Kandula NR, Cooper AJ, Schneider JA, Fujimoto K, Kanaya AM, Van Horn L, deKoning L, Siddique J. Personal social networks and organizational affiliation of South Asians in the United States. BMC public health 2018. PMID: 29402246


  124. Bharmal NH, McCarthy WJ, Gadgil MD, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. The Association of Religious Affiliation with Overweight/Obesity Among South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal of religion and health 2018. PMID: 27460674


  125. Mehta A, Patel J, Al Rifai M, Ayers CR, Neeland IJ, Kanaya AM, Kandula N, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Joshi PH. Inflammation and coronary artery calcification in South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Atherosclerosis 2018. PMID: 29407888


  126. Jin Y, DiPietro L, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Talegawkar SA. Associations Between Television Viewing and Adiposity Among South Asians. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2018. PMID: 29357096


  127. Parker-Autry C, Houston DK, Rushing J, Richter HE, Subak L, Kanaya AM, Kritchevsky SB. Characterizing the Functional Decline of Older Women With Incident Urinary Incontinence. Obstetrics and gynecology 2017. PMID: 29016492


  128. Flowers E, Kanaya AM, Fukuoka Y, Allen IE, Cooper B, Aouizerat BE. Preliminary evidence supports circulating microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for type 2 diabetes. Obesity science & practice 2017. PMID: 29259803


  129. Nadimpalli S, Keita A, Wang J, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Gans KM, Talegawkar S. Are Experiences of Discrimination Related to Poorer Dietary Intakes Among South Asians in the MASALA Study? Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2017. PMID: 28919135


  130. Forman DE, Santanasto AJ, Boudreau R, Harris T, Kanaya AM, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Butler J, Kizer JR, Newman AB. Impact of Incident Heart Failure on Body Composition Over Time in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study Population. Circulation. Heart failure 2017. PMID: 28899988


  131. Patel J, Al Rifai M, Cainzos-Achirica M, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Khera A, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K, Blaha MJ, Joshi PH. Family History of CHD Is Associated With Severe CAC in South Asians: Comparing the MASALA and MESA Studies. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2017. PMID: 28797419


  132. Gujral UP, Vittinghoff E, Mongraw-Chaffin M, Vaidya D, Kandula NR, Allison M, Carr J, Liu K, Narayan KMV, Kanaya AM. Cardiometabolic Abnormalities Among Normal-Weight Persons From Five Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Two Cohort Studies. Annals of internal medicine 2017. PMID: 28384781


  133. Needham BL, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Kim C, Mukherjea A, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2017. PMID: 26928020


  134. Shea MK, Booth SL, Weiner DE, Brinkley TE, Kanaya AM, Murphy RA, Simonsick EM, Wassel CL, Vermeer C, Kritchevsky SB. Circulating Vitamin K Is Inversely Associated with Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Those Treated for Hypertension in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (Health ABC). The Journal of nutrition 2017. PMID: 28356433


  135. Gadgil MD, Oza-Frank R, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes mellitus in South Asian women in the United States. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2017. PMID: 28224756


  136. Anand S, Kondal D, Montez-Rath M, Zheng Y, Shivashankar R, Singh K, Gupta P, Gupta R, Ajay VS, Mohan V, Pradeepa R, Tandon N, Ali MK, Narayan KM, Chertow GM, Kandula N, Prabhakaran D, Kanaya AM. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and risk factors for its progression: A cross-sectional comparison of Indians living in Indian versus U.S. cities. PloS one 2017. PMID: 28296920


  137. Nadimpalli SB, Dulin-Keita A, Salas C, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Associations Between Discrimination and Cardiovascular Health Among Asian Indians in the United States. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2016. PMID: 27039100


  138. Lagisetty PA, Wen M, Choi H, Heisler M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR. Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes in a South Asian Population. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2016. PMID: 26527589


  139. Shah BM, Shah S, Kandula NR, Gadgil MD, Kanaya AM. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in South Asians: The MASALA Study. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2016. PMID: 26897179


  140. Garg SK, Lin F, Kandula N, Ding J, Carr J, Allison M, Liu K, Herrington D, Vaidya D, Vittinghoff E, Kanaya AM. Ectopic Fat Depots and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asians Compared With Other Racial/Ethnic Groups. Journal of the American Heart Association 2016. PMID: 27856485


  141. Mongraw-Chaffin M, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Shah A, Anderson CAM. The relationship between anthropometry and body composition from computed tomography: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study. Ethnicity & health 2016. PMID: 27764968


  142. Klein OL, Aviles-Santa L, Cai J, Collard HR, Kanaya AM, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Mendes E, Smith L, Talavera G, Wu D, Daviglus M. Hispanics/Latinos With Type 2 Diabetes Have Functional and Symptomatic Pulmonary Impairment Mirroring Kidney Microangiopathy: Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Diabetes care 2016. PMID: 27612502


  143. Nadimpalli SB, Kanaya AM, McDade TW, Kandula NR. Self-reported discrimination and mental health among Asian Indians: Cultural beliefs and coping style as moderators. Asian American Journal of Psychology 2016. PMID: 27668066


  144. Ng BK, Hinton BJ, Fan B, Kanaya AM, Shepherd JA. Clinical anthropometrics and body composition from 3D whole-body surface scans. European journal of clinical nutrition 2016. PMID: 27329614


  145. Kandula NR, Puri-Taneja A, Victorson DE, Dave SS, Kanaya AM, Huffman MD. Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America: Use of Web-Based Methods for Follow-Up and Collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. JMIR research protocols 2016. PMID: 27278905


  146. Pankow JS, Decker PA, Berardi C, Hanson NQ, Sale M, Tang W, Kanaya AM, Larson NB, Tsai MY, Wassel CL, Bielinski SJ. Circulating cellular adhesion molecules and risk of diabetes: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association 2016. PMID: 26937608


  147. Larsen BA, Wassel CL, Kritchevsky SB, Strotmeyer ES, Criqui MH, Kanaya AM, Fried LF, Schwartz AV, Harris TB, Ix JH. Association of Muscle Mass, Area, and Strength With Incident Diabetes in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2016. PMID: 26930180


  148. Sharma S, Batsis JA, Coutinho T, Somers VK, Hodge DO, Carter RE, Sochor O, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C, Lopez-Jimenez F. Normal-Weight Central Obesity and Mortality Risk in Older Adults With Coronary Artery Disease. Mayo Clinic proceedings 2016. PMID: 26860580


  149. Shah AD, Kandula NR, Lin F, Allison MA, Carr J, Herrington D, Liu K, Kanaya AM. Less favorable body composition and adipokines in South Asians compared with other US ethnic groups: results from the MASALA and MESA studies. International journal of obesity (2005) 2015. PMID: 26499444


  150. Kanaya AM. Personalizing Diabetes Prevention: Is it Time to Focus on the Intervention? Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25986143


  151. Kelley EA, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Yen IH. Neighborhood Walkability and Walking for Transport Among South Asians in the MASALA Study. Journal of physical activity & health 2015. PMID: 26529292


  152. Flowers E, Gadgil M, Aouizerat BE, Kanaya AM. Circulating micrornas associated with glycemic impairment and progression in Asian Indians. Biomarker research 2015. PMID: 26966540


  153. Kim C, Kong S, Krauss RM, Stanczyk FZ, Reddy ST, Needham BL, Kanaya AM. Endogenous Sex Steroid Hormones, Lipid Subfractions, and Ectopic Adiposity in Asian Indians. Metabolic syndrome and related disorders 2015. PMID: 26431374


  154. Reinders I, Murphy RA, Martin KR, Brouwer IA, Visser M, White DK, Newman AB, Houston DK, Kanaya AM, Nagin DS, Harris TB. Body Mass Index Trajectories in Relation to Change in Lean Mass and Physical Function: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2015. PMID: 26289686


  155. Mayeda ER, Haan MN, Yaffe K, Kanaya AM, Neuhaus J. Does type 2 diabetes increase rate of cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans? Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2015. PMID: 25650694


  156. Talegawkar SA, Kandula NR, Gadgil MD, Desai D, Kanaya AM. Dietary intakes among South Asian adults differ by length of residence in the USA. Public health nutrition 2015. PMID: 25990446


  157. Gadgil MD, Anderson CA, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Dietary patterns are associated with metabolic risk factors in South Asians living in the United States. The Journal of nutrition 2015. PMID: 25904730


  158. Gujral UP, Narayan KM, Pradeepa RG, Deepa M, Ali MK, Anjana RM, Kandula NR, Mohan V, Kanaya AM. Comparing Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Their Associated Risk Factors in Asian Indians in India and in the U.S.: The CARRS and MASALA Studies. Diabetes care 2015. PMID: 25877810


  159. Araneta MR, Kanaya AM, Hsu WC, Chang HK, Grandinetti A, Boyko EJ, Hayashi T, Kahn SE, Leonetti DL, McNeely MJ, Onishi Y, Sato KK, Fujimoto WY. Optimum BMI cut points to screen asian americans for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes care 2015. PMID: 25665815


  160. Hsu WC, Araneta MR, Kanaya AM, Chiang JL, Fujimoto W. BMI cut points to identify at-risk Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes screening. Diabetes care 2015. PMID: 25538311


  161. Needham BL, Kim C, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Stanczyk FZ, Kanaya AM. Endogenous sex steroid hormones and glucose in a South-Asian population without diabetes: the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South-Asians Living in America pilot study. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association 2014. PMID: 25443798


  162. Shah AD, Schmidt H, Sen S, Shlipak MG, Kanaya AM. The association between body composition and cystatin C in South Asians: results from the MASALA study. Obesity research & clinical practice 2014. PMID: 25465493


  163. Phelan S, Kanaya AM, Ma Y, Vittinghoff E, Barrett-Connor E, Wing R, Kusek JW, Orchard TJ, Crandall JP, Montez MG, Brown JS. Long-term prevalence and predictors of urinary incontinence among women in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association 2014. PMID: 25352018


  164. Kandula NR, Kanaya AM, Liu K, Lee JY, Herrington D, Hulley SB, Persell SD, Lloyd-Jones DM, Huffman MD. Association of 10-year and lifetime predicted cardiovascular disease risk with subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asians: findings from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Journal of the American Heart Association 2014. PMID: 25277669


  165. Kositsawat J, Kuchel GA, Tooze JA, Houston DK, Cauley JA, Kritchevsky SB, Strotmeyer ES, Kanaya AM, Harris TB, Johnson KC, Barry LC. Vitamin D insufficiency and abnormal hemoglobin a1c in black and white older persons. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2014. PMID: 25112493


  166. Corey SM, Epel E, Schembri M, Pawlowsky SB, Cole RJ, Araneta MR, Barrett-Connor E, Kanaya AM. Effect of restorative yoga vs. stretching on diurnal cortisol dynamics and psychosocial outcomes in individuals with the metabolic syndrome: the PRYSMS randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2014. PMID: 25127084


  167. Shah A, Kanaya AM. Diabetes and associated complications in the South Asian population. Current cardiology reports 2014. PMID: 24643902


  168. Jih J, Mukherjea A, Vittinghoff E, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Fukuoka Y, Bender MS, Tseng W, Kanaya AM. Using appropriate body mass index cut points for overweight and obesity among Asian Americans. Preventive medicine 2014. PMID: 24736092


  169. Kanaya AM, Herrington D, Vittinghoff E, Ewing SK, Liu K, Blaha MJ, Dave SS, Qureshi F, Kandula NR. Understanding the high prevalence of diabetes in U.S. south Asians compared with four racial/ethnic groups: the MASALA and MESA studies. Diabetes care 2014. PMID: 24705613


  170. Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Ewing SK, Herrington D, Liu K, Blaha MJ, Srivastava S, Dave SS, Budoff MJ. Comparing coronary artery calcium among U.S. South Asians with four racial/ethnic groups: the MASALA and MESA studies. Atherosclerosis 2014. PMID: 24632509


  171. Khan H, Kalogeropoulos AP, Zannad F, Marti CN, Wilson PW, Georgiopoulou VV, Kanaya AM, Newman AB, Schelbert E, Harris TB, Kritchevsky S, Yancy C, Gheorghiade M, Fonarow GC, Butler J. Incident heart failure in relation to vascular disease: insights from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. European journal of heart failure 2014. PMID: 24578142


  172. Klein OL, Okwuosa T, Chan C, Schreiner P, Kanaya AM, Liu K, Green D. Changes in procoagulants track longitudinally with insulin resistance: findings from the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association 2014. PMID: 24344794


  173. Kanaya AM, Araneta MR, Pawlowsky SB, Barrett-Connor E, Grady D, Vittinghoff E, Schembri M, Chang A, Carrion-Petersen ML, Coggins T, Tanori D, Armas JM, Cole RJ. Restorative yoga and metabolic risk factors: the Practicing Restorative Yoga vs. Stretching for the Metabolic Syndrome (PRYSMS) randomized trial. Journal of diabetes and its complications 2013. PMID: 24418351


  174. Gadgil MD, Anderson CA, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM. Dietary patterns in Asian Indians in the United States: an analysis of the metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013. PMID: 24295929


  175. Kanaya AM, Kandula N, Herrington D, Budoff MJ, Hulley S, Vittinghoff E, Liu K. Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study: objectives, methods, and cohort description. Clinical cardiology 2013. PMID: 24194499


  176. Lipska KJ, Inzucchi SE, Van Ness PH, Gill TM, Kanaya A, Strotmeyer ES, Koster A, Johnson KC, Goodpaster BH, Harris T, De Rekeneire N. Elevated HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose in predicting diabetes incidence among older adults: are two better than one? Diabetes care 2013. PMID: 24135387


  177. Mukherjea A, Underwood KC, Stewart AL, Ivey SL, Kanaya AM. Asian Indian views on diet and health in the United States: importance of understanding cultural and social factors to address disparities. Family & community health 2013. PMID: 23986072


  178. Oza-Frank R, Chan C, Liu K, Burke G, Kanaya AM. Incidence of type 2 diabetes by place of birth in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of immigrant and minority health 2013. PMID: 22833256


  179. Doyle TA, de Groot M, Harris T, Schwartz F, Strotmeyer ES, Johnson KC, Kanaya A. Diabetes, depressive symptoms, and inflammation in older adults: results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Journal of psychosomatic research 2013. PMID: 24182629


  180. Wilson JP, Kanaya AM, Fan B, Shepherd JA. Ratio of trunk to leg volume as a new body shape metric for diabetes and mortality. PloS one 2013. PMID: 23874736


  181. Milaneschi Y, Cesari M, Simonsick EM, Vogelzangs N, Kanaya AM, Yaffe K, Patrignani P, Metti A, Kritchevsky SB, Pahor M, Ferrucci L, Penninx BW. Lipid peroxidation and depressed mood in community-dwelling older men and women. PloS one 2013. PMID: 23776478


  182. Mayeda ER, Haan MN, Kanaya AM, Yaffe K, Neuhaus J. Type 2 diabetes and 10-year risk of dementia and cognitive impairment among older Mexican Americans. Diabetes care 2013. PMID: 23514732


  183. Kanaya AM, Dobrosielski DA, Ganz P, Creasman J, Gupta R, Nelacanti V, Vogel-Claussen J, Herrington D. Glycemic associations with endothelial function and biomarkers among 5 ethnic groups: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America studies. Journal of the American Heart Association 2013. PMID: 23525433


  184. Coutinho T, Goel K, Corrêa de Sá D, Carter RE, Hodge DO, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Cottin Y, Lorgis L, Lee SH, Kim YJ, Thomas R, Roger VL, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Combining body mass index with measures of central obesity in the assessment of mortality in subjects with coronary disease: role of "normal weight central obesity". Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013. PMID: 23369419


  185. Casillas A, Leng M, Liu K, Hernandez A, Shrager S, Kanaya A. A long way from home: comparing mental health measures between foreign and U.S.-born Latinos in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2012. PMID: 23698686


  186. Karter AJ, Schillinger D, Adams AS, Moffet HH, Liu J, Adler NE, Kanaya AM. Elevated rates of diabetes in Pacific Islanders and Asian subgroups: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). Diabetes care 2012. PMID: 23069837


  187. Qi Q, Menzaghi C, Smith S, Liang L, de Rekeneire N, Garcia ME, Lohman KK, Miljkovic I, Strotmeyer ES, Cummings SR, Kanaya AM, Tylavsky FA, Satterfield S, Ding J, Rimm EB, Trischitta V, Hu FB, Liu Y, Qi L. Genome-wide association analysis identifies TYW3/CRYZ and NDST4 loci associated with circulating resistin levels. Human molecular genetics 2012. PMID: 22843503


  188. Kanaya AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Gregorich S, Grossman M, Moore T, Stewart AL. The Live Well, Be Well study: a community-based, translational lifestyle program to lower diabetes risk factors in ethnic minority and lower-socioeconomic status adults. American journal of public health 2012. PMID: 22698027


  189. Waring AC, Rodondi N, Harrison S, Kanaya AM, Simonsick EM, Miljkovic I, Satterfield S, Newman AB, Bauer DC. Thyroid function and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome in older adults: the Health, Ageing and Body Composition Study. Clinical endocrinology 2012. PMID: 22187968


  190. Hsu WC, Boyko EJ, Fujimoto WY, Kanaya A, Karmally W, Karter A, King GL, Look M, Maskarinec G, Misra R, Tavake-Pasi F, Arakaki R. Pathophysiologic differences among Asians, native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders and treatment implications. Diabetes care 2012. PMID: 22517940


  191. Dastani Z, Hivert MF, Timpson N, Perry JR, Yuan X, Scott RA, Henneman P, Heid IM, Kizer JR, Lyytikäinen LP, Fuchsberger C, Tanaka T, Morris AP, Small K, Isaacs A, Beekman M, Coassin S, Lohman K, Qi L, Kanoni S, Pankow JS, Uh HW, Wu Y, Bidulescu A, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Greenwood CM, Ladouceur M, Grimsby J, Manning AK, Liu CT, Kooner J, Mooser VE, Vollenweider P, Kapur KA, Chambers J, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Frants R, Willems-Vandijk K, Oostra BA, Willems SM, Lamina C, Winkler TW, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Brody J, Chen I, Viikari J, Kähönen M, Pramstaller PP, Evans DM, St Pourcain B, Sattar N, Wood AR, Bandinelli S, Carlson OD, Egan JM, Böhringer S, van Heemst D, Kedenko L, Kristiansson K, Nuotio ML, Loo BM, Harris T, Garcia M, Kanaya A, Haun M, Klopp N, Wichmann HE, Deloukas P, Katsareli E, Couper DJ, Duncan BB, Kloppenburg M, Adair LS, Borja JB, Wilson JG, Musani S, Guo X, Johnson T, Semple R, Teslovich TM, Allison MA, Redline S, Buxbaum SG, Mohlke KL, Meulenbelt I, Ballantyne CM, Dedoussis GV, Hu FB, Liu Y, Paulweber B, Spector TD, Slagboom PE, Ferrucci L, Jula A, Perola M, Raitakari O, Florez JC, Salomaa V, Eriksson JG, Frayling TM, Hicks AA, Lehtimäki T, Smith GD, Siscovick DS, Kronenberg F, van Duijn C, Loos RJ, Waterworth DM, Meigs JB, Dupuis J, Richards JB, Voight BF, Scott LJ, Steinthorsdottir V, Dina C, Welch RP, Zeggini E, Huth C, Aulchenko YS, Thorleifsson G, McCulloch LJ, Ferreira T, Grallert H, Amin N, Wu G, Willer CJ, Raychaudhuri S, McCarroll SA, Hofmann OM, Segrè AV, van Hoek M, Navarro P, Ardlie K, Balkau B, Benediktsson R, Bennett AJ, Blagieva R, Boerwinkle E, Bonnycastle LL, Boström KB, Bravenboer B, Bumpstead S, Burtt NP, Charpentier G, Chines PS, Cornelis M, Crawford G, Doney AS, Elliott KS, Elliott AL, Erdos MR, Fox CS, Franklin CS, Ganser M, Gieger C, Grarup N, Green T, Griffin S, Groves CJ, Guiducci C, Hadjadj S, Hassanali N, Herder C, Isomaa B, Jackson AU, Johnson PR, Jørgensen T, Kao WH, Kong A, Kraft P, Kuusisto J, Lauritzen T, Li M, Lieverse A, Lindgren CM, Lyssenko V, Marre M, Meitinger T, Midthjell K, Morken MA, Narisu N, Nilsson P, Owen KR, Payne F, Petersen AK, Platou C, Proença C, Prokopenko I, Rathmann W, Rayner NW, Robertson NR, Rocheleau G, Roden M, Sampson MJ, Saxena R, Shields BM, Shrader P, Sigurdsson G, Sparsø T, Strassburger K, Stringham HM, Sun Q, Swift AJ, Thorand B, Tichet J, Tuomi T, van Dam RM, van Haeften TW, van Herpt T, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Walters GB, Weedon MN, Wijmenga C, Witteman J, Bergman RN, Cauchi S, Collins FS, Gloyn AL, Gyllensten U, Hansen T, Hide WA, Hitman GA, Hofman A, Hunter DJ, Hveem K, Laakso M, Morris AD, Palmer CN, Rudan I, Sijbrands E, Stein LD, Tuomilehto J, Uitterlinden A, Walker M, Watanabe RM, Abecasis GR, Boehm BO, Campbell H, Daly MJ, Hattersley AT, Pedersen O, Barroso I, Groop L, Sladek R, Thorsteinsdottir U, Wilson JF, Illig T, Froguel P, van Duijn CM, Stefansson K, Altshuler D, Boehnke M, McCarthy MI, Soranzo N, Wheeler E, Glazer NL, Bouatia-Naji N, Mägi R, Randall J, Elliott P, Rybin D, Dehghan A, Hottenga JJ, Song K, Goel A, Lajunen T, Doney A, Cavalcanti-Proença C, Kumari M, Timpson NJ, Zabena C, Ingelsson E, An P, O'Connell J, Luan J, Elliott A, McCarroll SA, Roccasecca RM, Pattou F, Sethupathy P, Ariyurek Y, Barter P, Beilby JP, Ben-Shlomo Y, Bergmann S, Bochud M, Bonnefond A, Borch-Johnsen K, Böttcher Y, Brunner E, Bumpstead SJ, Chen YD, Chines P, Clarke R, Coin LJ, Cooper MN, Crisponi L, Day IN, de Geus EJ, Delplanque J, Fedson AC, Fischer-Rosinsky A, Forouhi NG, Franzosi MG, Galan P, Goodarzi MO, Graessler J, Grundy S, Gwilliam R, Hallmans G, Hammond N, Han X, Hartikainen AL, Hayward C, Heath SC, Hercberg S, Hillman DR, Hingorani AD, Hui J, Hung J, Kaakinen M, Kaprio J, Kesaniemi YA, Kivimaki M, Knight B, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kyvik KO, Lathrop GM, Lawlor DA, Le Bacquer O, Lecoeur C, Li Y, Mahley R, Mangino M, Martínez-Larrad MT, McAteer JB, McPherson R, Meisinger C, Melzer D, Meyre D, Mitchell BD, Mukherjee S, Naitza S, et al. Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals. PLoS genetics 2012. PMID: 22479202


  192. Agarwal S, Jacobs DR, Vaidya D, Sibley CT, Jorgensen NW, Rotter JI, Chen YD, Liu Y, Andrews JS, Kritchevsky S, Goodpaster B, Kanaya A, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Herrington DM. Metabolic Syndrome Derived from Principal Component Analysis and Incident Cardiovascular Events: The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC). Cardiology research and practice 2012. PMID: 22536533


  193. Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas B, Kanaya AM, Patrignani P, Tacconelli S, Tranah GJ, Tognoni G, Harris TB, Incalzi RA, Newman AB, Pahor M. Oxidative damage, platelet activation, and inflammation to predict mobility disability and mortality in older persons: results from the health aging and body composition study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2012. PMID: 22389462


  194. Phelan S, Kanaya AM, Subak LL, Hogan PE, Espeland MA, Wing RR, Burgio KL, DiLillo V, Gorin AA, West DS, Brown JS. Weight loss prevents urinary incontinence in women with type 2 diabetes: results from the Look AHEAD trial. The Journal of urology 2012. PMID: 22264468


  195. Anderson AL, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Perry SE, Houston DK, Lee JS, Kanaya AM, Sahyoun NR. Dietary patterns, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in older adults. European journal of clinical nutrition 2011. PMID: 21915138


  196. Barbour KE, Zmuda JM, Boudreau R, Strotmeyer ES, Horwitz MJ, Evans RW, Kanaya AM, Harris TB, Cauley JA. The effects of adiponectin and leptin on changes in bone mineral density. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2011. PMID: 21877199


  197. Shah A, Hernandez A, Mathur D, Budoff MJ, Kanaya AM. Adipokines and body fat composition in South Asians: results of the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. International journal of obesity (2005) 2011. PMID: 21863003


  198. Barbour KE, Zmuda JM, Boudreau R, Strotmeyer ES, Horwitz MJ, Evans RW, Kanaya AM, Harris TB, Bauer DC, Cauley JA. Adipokines and the risk of fracture in older adults. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011. PMID: 21312272


  199. Santoyo-Olsson J, Cabrera J, Freyre R, Grossman M, Alvarez N, Mathur D, Guerrero M, Delgadillo AT, Kanaya AM, Stewart AL. An innovative multiphased strategy to recruit underserved adults into a randomized trial of a community-based diabetes risk reduction program. The Gerontologist 2011. PMID: 21565823


  200. Coutinho T, Goel K, Corrêa de Sá D, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Cottin Y, Lorgis L, Lee SH, Kim YJ, Thomas R, Roger VL, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Central obesity and survival in subjects with coronary artery disease: a systematic review of the literature and collaborative analysis with individual subject data. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2011. PMID: 21545944


  201. Wang S, Quan J, Kanaya AM, Fernandez A. Asian Americans and obesity in California: a protective effect of biculturalism. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2011. PMID: 21153765


  202. Kanaya AM, Adler N, Moffet HH, Liu J, Schillinger D, Adams A, Ahmed AT, Karter AJ. Heterogeneity of diabetes outcomes among asians and pacific islanders in the US: the diabetes study of northern california (DISTANCE). Diabetes care 2011. PMID: 21350114


  203. Landau M, Kurella-Tamura M, Shlipak MG, Kanaya A, Strotmeyer E, Koster A, Satterfield S, Simsonick EM, Goodpaster B, Newman AB, Fried LF. Correlates of insulin resistance in older individuals with and without kidney disease. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2011. PMID: 21248294


  204. Kanaya AM, Wassel CL, Stoddard PJ, Harris TB, Cummings SR, Kritchevsky SB, Goodpaster BH, Green C, Satterfield S, Gross MD. F2-isoprostanes and adiposity in older adults. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2010. PMID: 20948516


  205. Fiocco AJ, Kanaya AM, Lindquist KM, Harris TB, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Kuller L, Rosano C, Yaffe K. Plasma F2-isoprostane level and cognitive function over eight years in non-demented older adults: Findings from the Health ABC Study. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids 2010. PMID: 20870401


  206. Lipska KJ, De Rekeneire N, Van Ness PH, Johnson KC, Kanaya A, Koster A, Strotmeyer ES, Goodpaster BH, Harris T, Gill TM, Inzucchi SE. Identifying dysglycemic states in older adults: implications of the emerging use of hemoglobin A1c. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2010. PMID: 20861123


  207. Schafer AL, Vittinghoff E, Lang TF, Sellmeyer DE, Harris TB, Kanaya AM, Strotmeyer ES, Cawthon PM, Cummings SR, Tylavsky FA, Scherzinger AL, Schwartz AV. Fat infiltration of muscle, diabetes, and clinical fracture risk in older adults. Volume 95 of Issue 11. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2010. PMID: 20668037


  208. Melamed A, Vittinghoff E, Sriram U, Schwartz AV, Kanaya AM. BMD reference standards among South Asians in the United States. Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry 2010. PMID: 20663699


  209. Delgadillo AT, Grossman M, Santoyo-Olsson J, Gallegos-Jackson E, Kanaya AM, Stewart AL. Description of an academic community partnership lifestyle program for lower income minority adults at risk for diabetes. The Diabetes educator 2010. PMID: 20576836


  210. Kostek MC, Devaney JM, Gordish-Dressman H, Harris TB, Thompson PD, Clarkson PM, Angelopoulos TJ, Gordon PM, Moyna NM, Pescatello LS, Visich PS, Zoeller RF, Seip RL, Garcia M, Li R, Zmuda JM, Delmonico MJ, Kanaya A, Hoffman EP. A polymorphism near IGF1 is associated with body composition and muscle function in women from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. European journal of applied physiology 2010. PMID: 20490824


  211. Koster A, Stenholm S, Alley DE, Kim LJ, Simonsick EM, Kanaya AM, Visser M, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Tylavsky FA, Satterfield S, Goodpaster BH, Ferrucci L, Harris TB. Body fat distribution and inflammation among obese older adults with and without metabolic syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2010. PMID: 20395951


  212. Houston DK, Ding J, Lee JS, Garcia M, Kanaya AM, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB. Dietary fat and cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults: the Health ABC Study. Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD 2010. PMID: 20338738


  213. Njajou OT, Kanaya AM, Holvoet P, Connelly S, Strotmeyer ES, Harris TB, Cummings SR, Hsueh WC. Association between oxidized LDL, obesity and type 2 diabetes in a population-based cohort, the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2009. PMID: 19780064


  214. Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Houston DK, Kanaya A, Lee JS, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Visser M, Harris TB, Ferrucci L. Joint association of obesity and metabolic syndrome with incident mobility limitation in older men and women--results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2009. PMID: 19822624


  215. Spies C, Farzaneh-Far R, Na B, Kanaya A, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Relation of obesity to heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular events in persons with stable coronary heart disease (from the Heart and Soul Study). The American journal of cardiology 2009. PMID: 19766751


  216. Cohen BE, Barrett-Connor E, Wassel CL, Kanaya AM. Association of glucose measures with total and coronary heart disease mortality: does the effect change with time? The Rancho Bernardo Study. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2009. PMID: 19671481


  217. Hu D, Pawlikowska L, Kanaya A, Hsueh WC, Colbert L, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Rosen C, Cummings SR, Harris TB, Ziv E. Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 binding proteins 1 and 2 and mortality in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Volume 57 of Issue 7. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2009. PMID: 19558480


  218. Phelan S, Kanaya AM, Subak LL, Hogan PE, Espeland MA, Wing RR, Burgio KL, Dilillo V, Gorin AA, West DS, Brown JS. Prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in overweight and obese diabetic women: action for health in diabetes (look ahead) study. Diabetes care 2009. PMID: 19487639


  219. Butler J, Kalogeropoulos A, Georgiopoulou V, de Rekeneire N, Rodondi N, Smith AL, Hoffmann U, Kanaya A, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, Vasan RS, Wilson PW, Harris TB. Serum resistin concentrations and risk of new onset heart failure in older persons: the health, aging, and body composition (Health ABC) study. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2009. PMID: 19372460


  220. Sarma AV, Kanaya A, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, Vittinghoff E, Rutledge B, Cleary PA, Gatcomb P, Brown JS. Risk factors for urinary incontinence among women with type 1 diabetes: findings from the epidemiology of diabetes interventions and complications study. Urology 2009. PMID: 19362350


  221. Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ, Kanaya AM, Satterfield S, Lakatta EG, Simonsick EM, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Kritchevsky SB. Plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels and arterial stiffness in older adults: the health, aging, and body composition study. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2009. PMID: 19332658


  222. Kanaya AM, Lindquist K, Harris TB, Launer L, Rosano C, Satterfield S, Yaffe K. Total and regional adiposity and cognitive change in older adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition (ABC) study. Archives of neurology 2009. PMID: 19273751


  223. Hsu FC, Kritchevsky SB, Liu Y, Kanaya A, Newman AB, Perry SE, Visser M, Pahor M, Harris TB, Nicklas BJ. Association between inflammatory components and physical function in the health, aging, and body composition study: a principal component analysis approach. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2009. PMID: 19228783


  224. Poehls J, Wassel CL, Harris TB, Havel PJ, Swarbrick MM, Cummings SR, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Kanaya AM. Association of adiponectin with mortality in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Diabetologia 2009. PMID: 19159917


  225. Sarma AV, Kanaya AM, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, Vittinghoff E, Rutledge B, Cleary PA, Gatcomb P, Brown JS. Urinary incontinence among women with type 1 diabetes--how common is it? The Journal of urology 2009. PMID: 19152930


  226. Zhang MH, Spies C, Ali S, Kanaya AM, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Adiponectin and inducible ischemia in patients with stable coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul study. Atherosclerosis 2008. PMID: 19111833


  227. Cohen BE, Chang AA, Grady D, Kanaya AM. Restorative yoga in adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized, controlled pilot trial. Metabolic syndrome and related disorders 2008. PMID: 18710330


  228. Ix JH, Wassel CL, Kanaya AM, Vittinghoff E, Johnson KC, Koster A, Cauley JA, Harris TB, Cummings SR, Shlipak MG. Fetuin-A and incident diabetes mellitus in older persons. JAMA 2008. PMID: 18612115


  229. Koster A, Patel KV, Visser M, van Eijk JT, Kanaya AM, de Rekeneire N, Newman AB, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB. Joint effects of adiposity and physical activity on incident mobility limitation in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008. PMID: 18284534


  230. Sutton-Tyrrell K, Venkitachalam L, Kanaya AM, Boudreau R, Harris T, Thompson T, Mackey RH, Visser M, Vaidean GD, Newman AB. Relationship of ankle blood pressures to cardiovascular events in older adults. Stroke 2008. PMID: 18258843


  231. Seligman HK, Bindman AB, Vittinghoff E, Kanaya AM, Kushel MB. Food insecurity is associated with diabetes mellitus: results from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. Volume 22 of Issue 7. Journal of general internal medicine 2007. PMID: 17436030


  232. Ruhl CE, Harris TB, Ding J, Goodpaster BH, Kanaya AM, Kritchevsky SB, Simonsick EM, Tylavsky FA, Everhart JE. Body mass index and serum leptin concentration independently estimate percentage body fat in older adults. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2007. PMID: 17413114


  233. Wassel Fyr CL, Kanaya AM, Cummings SR, Reich D, Hsueh WC, Reiner AP, Harris TB, Moffett S, Li R, Ding J, Miljkovic-Gacic I, Ziv E. Genetic admixture, adipocytokines, and adiposity in Black Americans: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study. Volume 121 of Issue 5. Human genetics 2007. PMID: 17390149


  234. Kanaya AM, Barrett-Connor E, Wassel Fyr CL. Endothelin-1 and prevalent coronary heart disease in older men and women (the Rancho Bernardo Study). The American journal of cardiology 2006. PMID: 17293190


  235. Tice JA, Kanaya A, Hue T, Rubin S, Buist DS, Lacroix A, Lacey JV, Cauley JA, Litwack S, Brinton LA, Bauer DC. Risk factors for mortality in middle-aged women. Archives of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 17159012


  236. Yaffe K, Kanaya AM, Lindquist K, Hsueh WC, Cummings SR, Beamer B, Newman A, Rosano C, Li R, Harris T. PPAR-gamma Pro12Ala genotype and risk of cognitive decline in elders. Neurobiology of aging 2006. PMID: 17052804


  237. Huang AJ, Brown JS, Kanaya AM, Creasman JM, Ragins AI, Van Den Eeden SK, Thom DH. Quality-of-life impact and treatment of urinary incontinence in ethnically diverse older women. Archives of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 17030834


  238. Narayan KM, Zhang P, Williams D, Engelgau M, Imperatore G, Kanaya A, Ramachandran A. How should developing countries manage diabetes? CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 2006. PMID: 17001048


  239. Kanaya AM, Wassel Fyr C, Vittinghoff E, Havel PJ, Cesari M, Nicklas B, Harris T, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Cummings SR. Serum adiponectin and coronary heart disease risk in older Black and White Americans. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2006. PMID: 16984981


  240. Cohen BE, Kanaya AM, Macer JL, Shen H, Chang AA, Grady D. Feasibility and acceptability of restorative yoga for treatment of hot flushes: a pilot trial. Maturitas 2006. PMID: 16979311


  241. Maraldi C, Volpato S, Kritchevsky SB, Cesari M, Andresen E, Leeuwenburgh C, Harris TB, Newman AB, Kanaya A, Johnson KC, Rodondi N, Pahor M. Impact of inflammation on the relationship among alcohol consumption, mortality, and cardiac events: the health, aging, and body composition study. Archives of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 16864759


  242. Shorr RI, de Rekeneire N, Resnick HE, Yaffe K, Somes GW, Kanaya AM, Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Harris TB. Glycemia and cognitive function in older adults using glucose-lowering drugs. The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2006. PMID: 16886100


  243. Huang AJ, Thom DH, Kanaya AM, Wassel-Fyr CL, Van den Eeden SK, Ragins AI, Subak LL, Brown JS. Urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in Asian-American women. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2006. PMID: 16643821


  244. Nicklas BJ, Cesari M, Penninx BW, Kritchevsky SB, Ding J, Newman A, Kitzman DW, Kanaya AM, Pahor M, Harris TB. Abdominal obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic heart failure in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006. PMID: 16551307


  245. Kanaya AM, Wassel Fyr C, Vittinghoff E, Harris TB, Park SW, Goodpaster BH, Tylavsky F, Cummings SR. Adipocytokines and incident diabetes mellitus in older adults: the independent effect of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1. Archives of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 16476877


  246. Brown JS, Wing R, Barrett-Connor E, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, Orchard TJ, Ma Y, Vittinghoff E, Kanaya AM. Lifestyle intervention is associated with lower prevalence of urinary incontinence: the Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes care 2006. PMID: 16443892


  247. Yende S, Tuomanen EI, Wunderink R, Kanaya A, Newman AB, Harris T, de Rekeneire N, Kritchevsky SB. Preinfection systemic inflammatory markers and risk of hospitalization due to pneumonia. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2005. PMID: 16166617


  248. Sahyoun NR, Anderson AL, Kanaya AM, Koh-Banerjee P, Kritchevsky SB, de Rekeneire N, Tylavsky FA, Schwartz AV, Lee JS, Harris TB. Dietary glycemic index and load, measures of glucose metabolism, and body fat distribution in older adults. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2005. PMID: 16155266


  249. Kanaya AM, Herrington D, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Bittner V, Cauley JA, Hulley S, Barrett-Connor E. Impaired fasting glucose and cardiovascular outcomes in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease. Annals of internal medicine 2005. PMID: 15897531


  250. Spies C, Otte C, Kanaya A, Pipkin SS, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. Association of metabolic syndrome with exercise capacity and heart rate recovery in patients with coronary heart disease in the heart and soul study. The American journal of cardiology 2005. PMID: 15877989


  251. Kanaya AM, Wassel Fyr CL, de Rekeneire N, Shorr RI, Schwartz AV, Goodpaster BH, Newman AB, Harris T, Barrett-Connor E. Predicting the development of diabetes in older adults: the derivation and validation of a prediction rule. Diabetes care 2005. PMID: 15677800


  252. Snijder MB, Visser M, Dekker JM, Goodpaster BH, Harris TB, Kritchevsky SB, De Rekeneire N, Kanaya AM, Newman AB, Tylavsky FA, Seidell JC. Low subcutaneous thigh fat is a risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, independently of high abdominal fat. The Health ABC Study. Diabetologia 2005. PMID: 15660262


  253. Yaffe K, Kanaya A, Lindquist K, Simonsick EM, Harris T, Shorr RI, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB. The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline. JAMA 2004. PMID: 15536110


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