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2011
Corella D, Arnett DK, Tucker KL, et al. "A high intake of saturated fatty acids strengthens the association between the fat mass and obesity-associated gene and BMI." The Journal of Nutrition. 2011;141:2219-2225. Abstract
Ye X, Chao-Qiang, Crott JW, Troen AM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "The Folate Hydrolase 1561C>T Polymorphism Is Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Puerto Rican Adults." Psychosomatic Medicine. 2011. Abstract
Sempértegui F, Estrella B, Tucker KL, et al. "Metabolic syndrome in the elderly living in marginal peri-urban communities in Quito, Ecuador." Public Health Nutrition. 2011;14:758-767. Abstract
Huang T, Tucker KL, Yu-Chi, et al. "Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase variants associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease interact with dietary polyunsaturated Fatty acids to modulate plasma homocysteine in puerto rican adults." The Journal of Nutrition. 2011;141:654-659. Abstract
Huang T, Tucker KL, Yu-Chi, et al. "Interactions between genetic variants of folate metabolism genes and lifestyle affect plasma homocysteine concentrations in the Boston Puerto Rican population." Public Health Nutrition. 2011:1-8. Abstract
Bhupathiraju SN, Lichtenstein AH, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL. "Adherence index based on the AHA 2006 diet and lifestyle recommendations is associated with select cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Puerto Ricans." The Journal of Nutrition. 2011;141:460-469. Abstract
Bhupathiraju SN, {Dawson-Hughes} B, Hannan MT, Lichtenstein AH, Tucker KL. "Centrally located body fat is associated with lower bone mineral density in older Puerto Rican adults." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011;94:1063-1070. Abstract
Sempértegui F, Estrella B, Tucker KL, et al. "Metabolic syndrome in the elderly living in marginal peri-urban communities in Quito, Ecuador." Public Health Nutrition. 2011;14:758-767. Abstract
Rompay MVI, Castaneda-Sceppa C, McKeown NM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Older Puerto Rican Adults Living in Massachusetts." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Center for Minority Public Health. 2011. Abstract
Rioux CL, Tucker KL, Brugge D, Gute DM, Mwamburi M. "Traffic exposure in a population with high prevalence type 2 diabetes - Do medications influence concentrations of C-reactive protein?" Environmental Pollution . 2011. Abstract
2010
Noel SE, Newby PK, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "Adherence to an (n-3) fatty acid/fish intake pattern is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome among Puerto Rican adults in the Greater Boston area." The Journal of Nutrition. 2010;140:1846-1854. Abstract
Noel SE, Chao-Qiang, Mattei J, Parnell LD, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "Variants of the CD36 gene and metabolic syndrome in Boston Puerto Rican adults." Atherosclerosis. 2010;211:210-215. Abstract
Mattei J, Demissie S, Falcon LM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "Allostatic load is associated with chronic conditions in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study." Social Science & Medicine. 2010;70:1988-1996. Abstract
Chao-Qiang, Parnell LD, Troen AM, et al. "MAT1A variants are associated with hypertension, stroke, and markers of DNA damage and are modulated by plasma vitamin B-6 and folate." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;91:1377-1386. Abstract
Junyent M, Tucker KL, Shen J, et al. "A composite scoring of genotypes discriminates coronary heart disease risk beyond conventional risk factors in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study." Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2010;20:157-164. Abstract
Smith CE, Tucker KL, Chao-Qiang, Parnell LD, Yu-Chi, Ordovas JM. "Apolipoprotein A5 and lipoprotein lipase interact to modulate anthropometric measures in Hispanics of Caribbean origin." Obesity . 2010;18:327-332. Abstract
Shen J, Chao-Qiang, Mattei J, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. "Association of vitamin B-6 status with inflammation, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammatory conditions: the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;91:337-342. Abstract
Buell JS, Dawson-Hughes B, Scott TM, et al. "25-Hydroxyvitamin D, dementia, and cerebrovascular pathology in elders receiving home services." Neurology. 2010;74:18-26. Abstract
Mattei J, Demissie S, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM. "The APOA1/C3/A4/A5 cluster and markers of allostatic load in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study." Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2010. Abstract
Tucker KL, Mattei J, Noel SE, et al. "The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults: challenges and opportunities." BMC Public Health. 2010;10:107. Abstract
Junyent M, Tucker KL, Smith CE, et al. "The effects of ABCG5/G8 polymorphisms on HDL-cholesterol concentrations depend on ABCA1 genetic variants in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Stud." Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2010;20:558-566. Abstract
Johnson EJ, Maras JE, Rasmussen HM, Tucker KL. "Intake of lutein and zeaxanthin differ with age, sex, and ethnicity." Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2010;110:1357-1362. Abstract
Rioux CL, Tucker KL, Mwamburi M, Gute DM, Cohen SA, Brugge D. "Residential traffic exposure, pulse pressure, and C-reactive protein: consistency and contrast among exposure characterization methods." Environmental Health Perspectives. 2010;118:803-811. Abstract
Gao X, Chao-Qiang, Scott TM, et al. "Urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine and cognitive function in Puerto Rican adults." American Journal of Epidemiology. 2010;172:271-278. Abstract
2009
Talegawkar SA, Beretta G, Yeum K-J, et al. "Total antioxidant performance is associated with diet and serum antioxidants in participants of the diet and physical activity substudy of the Jackson Heart Study." The Journal of Nutrition. 2009;139:1964-1971. Abstract