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EPI|LIFESTYLE 2017 Scientific Sessions
Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
March 7 – 10, 2017 | Portland, Oregon
Our 2017 Conference
Obesity Status in Younger Age, 39-year Weight Change and Physical Performance in Older Age: the Chicago Healthy Aging Study (CHAS)
Thanh-Huyen T Vu | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
RESULTS: Physical performance in older age is impacted by obesity and weight gain when younger.
Three Biological Age Estimates May Capture Distinct Aspects of Aging
Joanne M Murabito | Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
RESULTS: Biological age biomarkers may predict age-related disease risk.
Association Between Socioeconomic Position and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The Solan Surveillance Study
Anubha Agarwal | Duke University, Durham, NC
RESULTS: In rural India, better socioeconomic position was associated with more cardiovascular risk factors.
Analysis Commons: Team Science in a Big-data Environment for Genetic Epidemiology
Joshua C Bis | University of Washington, Seattle, WA
RESULTS: The Analysis Commons system combines genotype and phenotype and multiple tools to analyze whole-genome sequences (WGS) and other multi-omic data.
- Eating in social settings may be greatest temptation for dieters – AHA News Article
- Lack of fruits and vegetables increases global heart disease burden – AHA News Article
- Association Between Dietary Factors and Mortality From Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes in the United States(link opens in new window) - Simultaneous Publication in JAMA (opens in new window)
JOURNAL CME ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
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Featured Science from Wednesday, Mar. 8
The Omics of Physical Activity
Maren Laughlin, PhD and K. Sreekumaran Nair, MD, PhD describe some of the recent science on physical activity presented in the "Omics" session on Thursday at EPI|Lifestyle 2017.
The Metabolomics in Women
Deborah Young, MD interviews Kathryn Rexrode, MD about the science she presented on women and metabolomics. Jump to Dr. Rexrode's abstract and results.
Body Mass Index Growth Trajectories During Childhood and Adult Obesity Risk
Tao Zhang | Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
RESULTS: The roots of adult obesity begin in early childhood.
Associations of Weight Gain From Early to Middle Adulthood With Major Health Outcomes in Later Life
Yan Zheng | Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
RESULTS: Gaining weight in early to middle adulthood associated with increased risk for death and chronic illnesses, and the likelihood of aging in good health is decreased.
Metabolomic Profiles Associated with Total and CVD Mortality in Women
Kathryn M Rexrode | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
RESULTS: Plasma metabolites identified in women were associated with increased risks for cardiovascular mortality.
Metabolomic Profiles Associated With Longevity Women
Raji Balasubramanian | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
RESULTS: Eight metabolites found in women were associated with longevity.
Featured Science from Thursday, Mar. 9
Justin Zachariah, MD, Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH, Elaine Urbina, MD, MS, and Julia Steinberger, MD, report on the latest science on maintaining the ideal health children generally have at birth into midlife and beyond.
Validity of Cardiovascular Data From Electronic Data Research Networks: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and HealthLNK
Faraz S Ahmad | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
RESULTS: This study compared how data correlated for BMI and BP from electronic clinical data research networks to population-based CVD cohorts. BMI was found to be highly correlated.
Gut Microbiota Related Plasma Metabolites and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the PREDIMED Study
Marta Guasch-Ferre | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
RESULTS: In this high-risk population, certain gut microbiota-related metabolites were associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Childhood Risk Factor Patterns Predict Adult Type 2 Diabetes Better Than Single Childhood Risk Factor Measures: The International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium
Tian Hu | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
RESULTS: Multiple childhood risk factor measures were predictive of adult T2DM and suggest the value of risk factor pattern charts.
The Impact of Excess Body Weight on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality From 1990 to 2015 and Drivers of Change at the State-Level in the United States
Marissa B Reitsma | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
RESULTS: The need for state-level interventions are highlighted as actions to reduce the prevalence and burden of high BMI.
Volume and Density of Calcium in the Ascending Thoracic Aorta, When Present, Predict Incident Coronary Heart Disease Beyond Coronary Artery Calcium: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Isac C Thomas | University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
RESULTS: Ascending thoracic aortic calcium volume and density was associated with coronary heart disease and may aid in risk prediction.
Associations of Gluten Intake With Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Weight Gain in Three Large Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women
Geng Zong | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- Abstract (opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
- AHA News Article: Gluten may lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
- AHA Press Release
Sex Hormone Levels and Change in Left Ventricular Structure Among Men and Women With Preserved Ejection Fraction The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Vinita Subramanya | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Preterm Delivery and Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factor Trajectories across the Life Course
Amanda R. Markovitz | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Featured Science from Friday, Mar. 10
Orthostatic Hypotension is Associated With 20-year Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Andreea Rawlings | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
RESULTS: Midlife orthostatic hypotension (OH) association with dementia and cognitive over the next 20 years raise questions for future study.
Olfactory Function and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Old Age: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)
Priya Palta | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
RESULTS: Impaired sense of smell may be a marker of neurodegeneration.
Carotid Artery Stiffness and Decline in Cognitive Function Among Women With, or at Risk for, HIV Infection
Daniel Huck | Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein, Bronx, NY
RESULTS: Less carotid stiffness in these women was associated with slower cognitive decline.
Cardiovascular Health at Young and Middle Ages and Dementia in Older Age - The Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry Study
Thanh-Huyen T Vu | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
RESULTS: Better cardiovascular health when young was associated with lower dementia risk later in life.