2020
Body Mass Index and Age Effects on Brain 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1: a Positron Emission Tomography Study
Bini J, Bhatt S, Hillmer AT, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Ropchan J, Matuskey D, Sherwin RS, Jastreboff AM, Carson RE, Cosgrove K, Huang Y. Body Mass Index and Age Effects on Brain 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1: a Positron Emission Tomography Study. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2020, 22: 1124-1131. PMID: 32133575, PMCID: PMC7351613, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-020-01490-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPositron emission tomographyDehydrogenase type 1Mass indexObese individualsEnzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1Whole brainType 1Higher body mass indexPositron emission tomography studyVT valuesSevere Alzheimer's diseaseEmission tomography studiesSteroid stress hormonesAge-associated increaseMean whole brainSignificant age-associated increaseRegional distribution volumesVisceral adiposityInsulin resistanceActive cortisolExcess cortisolInactive cortisoneMemory dysfunctionParietal lobe
2013
Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children
Hairston KG, Ducharme JL, Treuth MS, Hsueh WC, Jastreboff AM, Ryan KA, Shi X, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Snitker S. Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 873-878. PMID: 23093661, PMCID: PMC3609522, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMin/dayPhysical activityOld Order AmishNutrition Examination Survey dataBMI z-scoreVigorous physical activityComparison of BMIHip-worn accelerometersOld Order Amish childrenNon-Hispanic white populationPediatric overweightMean BMIExcess weightNational HealthLong-term protectionLow prevalenceES groupNHANES estimatesChildhood factorsZ-scorePA levelsBMIDiabetesAnthropometric dataWhite population