Published in Am J Clin Nutr on September 01, 2006
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Effect of obesity on cardiovascular risk factors in urban population in South India. Heart Asia (2010) 0.81
Insulin resistance is associated with increased concentrations of NT-proBNP in rheumatoid arthritis: IL-6 as a potential mediator. Inflammation (2014) 0.81
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Waist circumference is the best anthropometric predictor for insulin resistance in nondiabetic patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine but not olanzapine. J Psychiatr Pract (2009) 0.78
Higher pericardial adiposity is associated with prevalent diabetes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis (2015) 0.78
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Risk factors for neuropathic pain in diabetes mellitus. Pain (2016) 0.75
Regulation of visceral and epicardial adipose tissue for preventing cardiovascular injuries associated to obesity and diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2017) 0.75
The influence of methods of bariatric surgery for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ther Clin Risk Manag (2016) 0.75
Anatomic fat depots and cardiovascular risk: a focus on the leg fat using nationwide surveys (KNHANES 2008-2011). Cardiovasc Diabetol (2017) 0.75
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids. Nature (2010) 28.21
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet (2010) 17.89
Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis. Nat Genet (2010) 16.96
Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nat Genet (2009) 12.44
Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts. Nat Genet (2008) 12.32
Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet (2012) 11.09
Exposure to traffic and the onset of myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (2004) 8.05
Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior. Nat Genet (2010) 6.49
A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium. Nat Genet (2009) 6.31
Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Genet (2014) 4.13
Common variants at 10 genomic loci influence hemoglobin A₁(C) levels via glycemic and nonglycemic pathways. Diabetes (2010) 4.07
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels. Circulation (2011) 3.68
Framingham risk function overestimates risk of coronary heart disease in men and women from Germany--results from the MONICA Augsburg and the PROCAM cohorts. Eur Heart J (2003) 3.48
Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure. Nat Genet (2011) 3.40
Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Nat Genet (2010) 3.37
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. Nat Genet (2013) 3.25
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 Genet (2012) 3.21
Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma. Nat Genet (2011) 3.18
New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation. Nature (2011) 3.14
Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations. Nat Genet (2012) 3.04
Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2013) 2.92
The prevalence of celiac disease in Europe: results of a centralized, international mass screening project. Ann Med (2010) 2.84
Metabolic footprint of diabetes: a multiplatform metabolomics study in an epidemiological setting. PLoS One (2010) 2.84
Sex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits. PLoS Genet (2013) 2.83
Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell. Nature (2012) 2.77
Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile. Nat Genet (2011) 2.73
Ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of hospital cardiac readmissions of myocardial infarction survivors in five European cities. Circulation (2005) 2.58
Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 39 studies identifies type 2 diabetes loci. Am J Hum Genet (2012) 2.53
Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics. Mol Syst Biol (2012) 2.39
Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia. Nat Genet (2013) 2.36
Independent association of various smoking characteristics with markers of systemic inflammation in men. Results from a representative sample of the general population (MONICA Augsburg Survey 1994/95). Eur Heart J (2003) 2.19
Meta-analysis of Dense Genecentric Association Studies Reveals Common and Uncommon Variants Associated with Height. Am J Hum Genet (2010) 2.15
Prediction of mortality using measures of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in the diabetic and nondiabetic population: the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study. Diabetes Care (2007) 2.13
Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways. Nat Genet (2012) 2.12
C-reactive protein as a predictor for incident diabetes mellitus among middle-aged men: results from the MONICA Augsburg cohort study, 1984-1998. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.05
Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 32 studies identifies multiple lipid loci. Am J Hum Genet (2012) 1.96
Cardiovascular effects of fine and ultrafine particles. J Aerosol Med (2005) 1.87
A novel variant on chromosome 7q22.3 associated with mean platelet volume, counts, and function. Blood (2009) 1.85
Genome-wide association analysis of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the population-based KORA study sheds new light on intergenic regions. Circ Cardiovasc Genet (2008) 1.82
Association of ankle-brachial index and plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries with cardiovascular events and total mortality in a population-based study with 13 years of follow-up. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.82
A genome-wide association study identifies three loci associated with mean platelet volume. Am J Hum Genet (2008) 1.81
Clear detection of ADIPOQ locus as the major gene for plasma adiponectin: results of genome-wide association analyses including 4659 European individuals. Atherosclerosis (2009) 1.78
Genome-wide scan identifies CDH13 as a novel susceptibility locus contributing to blood pressure determination in two European populations. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 1.76
A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One (2012) 1.72
The role of adiposity in cardiometabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization analysis. PLoS Med (2013) 1.70
Self-rated health and its relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in southern Germany. Results from the MONICA Augsburg cohort study 1984-1995. Ann Epidemiol (2002) 1.69
Sex differences in risk factors for incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: the MONICA Augsburg cohort study. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.69
Genome-wide association and functional follow-up reveals new loci for kidney function. PLoS Genet (2012) 1.68
Multiple loci are associated with white blood cell phenotypes. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.65
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolically healthy obesity in Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies. BMC Endocr Disord (2014) 1.64
C-reactive protein modulates risk prediction based on the Framingham Score: implications for future risk assessment: results from a large cohort study in southern Germany. Circulation (2004) 1.61
Regional disparities of hypertension prevalence and management within Germany. J Hypertens (2006) 1.60
Patterns of multimorbidity in the aged population. Results from the KORA-Age study. PLoS One (2012) 1.58
Uric acid levels are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality independent of systemic inflammation in men from the general population: the MONICA/KORA cohort study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.55
Variation in body composition determines long-term blood pressure changes in pre-hypertension: the MONICA/KORA (Monitoring Trends and Determinants on Cardiovascular Diseases/Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg) cohort study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 1.53
Intensity of physical exertion and triggering of myocardial infarction: a case-crossover study. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.52
Characterization of the GNAQ promoter and association of increased Gq expression with cardiac hypertrophy in humans. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.52
Mortality excess in individuals with elevated IgA anti-transglutaminase antibodies: the KORA/MONICA Augsburg cohort study 1989-1998. Eur J Epidemiol (2006) 1.51
Association between degenerative aortic valve disease and long-term exposure to cardiovascular risk factors: results of the longitudinal population-based KORA/MONICA survey. Eur Heart J (2009) 1.51
Sex differences in the relation of body composition to markers of inflammation. Atherosclerosis (2005) 1.51
Serum concentrations of adiponectin and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease in apparently healthy middle-aged men: results from the 18-year follow-up of a large cohort from southern Germany. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.50
Association of polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein(a) gene with lipoprotein(a) levels and myocardial infarction. Circulation (2003) 1.49
Presenting symptoms of myocardial infarction predict short- and long-term mortality: the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry. Am Heart J (2012) 1.47
Increased concentrations of C-reactive protein and IL-6 but not IL-18 are independently associated with incident coronary events in middle-aged men and women: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study, 1984-2002. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2006) 1.46
Genetic determinants of serum testosterone concentrations in men. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.45
Particulate air pollution and nonfatal cardiac events. Part I. Air pollution, personal activities, and onset of myocardial infarction in a case-crossover study. Res Rep Health Eff Inst (2005) 1.37
Immunological and cardiometabolic risk factors in the prediction of type 2 diabetes and coronary events: MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort study. PLoS One (2011) 1.35
Effect of compensated renal dysfunction on approved heart failure markers: direct comparison of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP. Hypertension (2005) 1.32
Targeting 160 candidate genes for blood pressure regulation with a genome-wide genotyping array. PLoS One (2009) 1.32
Performance of screening questionnaires and risk scores for undiagnosed diabetes: the KORA Survey 2000. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.28
Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array. Hum Mol Genet (2013) 1.27
Dense genotyping of candidate gene loci identifies variants associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Circ Cardiovasc Genet (2011) 1.27
Homocysteine and coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of MTHFR case-control studies, avoiding publication bias. PLoS Med (2012) 1.27
Chronic kidney disease and risk of incident myocardial infarction and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women from the general population. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.24
Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome and its components: results from the KORA F4 study. PLoS One (2011) 1.21
Association of passive and active smoking with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly population: the KORA S4/F4 cohort study. Eur J Epidemiol (2010) 1.21
Elevated markers of endothelial dysfunction predict type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men and women from the general population. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.19