Alfonso Siani

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1 -344C/T Variant in the promoter of the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) is associated with metabolic syndrome in men. Am J Hypertens 2007 1.54
2 Bioelectrical impedance analysis and age-related differences of body composition in the elderly. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2006 1.44
3 Inverse association between body mass and frequency of milk consumption in children. Br J Nutr 2005 1.24
4 Incidence of hypertension in individuals with different blood pressure salt-sensitivity: results of a 15-year follow-up study. J Hypertens 2007 1.20
5 Alcohol consumption and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy men and women from 3 European populations. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 1.14
6 Genetic variation in the renin-angiotensin system and abdominal adiposity in men: the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study. Ann Intern Med 2003 1.08
7 Abnormalities of renal sodium handling in the metabolic syndrome. Results of the Olivetti Heart Study. J Hypertens 2006 1.07
8 Genetic variations at the endocannabinoid type 1 receptor gene (CNR1) are associated with obesity phenotypes in men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 1.05
9 Circulating leptin levels predict the development of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men: an 8-year follow-up study. J Hypertens 2007 1.03
10 Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in healthy unrelated male-female pairs of European regions: the dietary habit profile in European communities with different risk of myocardial infarction--the impact of migration as a model of gene-environment interaction project. J Hypertens 2008 1.02
11 Plasma leptin and blood pressure in men: graded association independent of body mass and fat pattern. Obes Res 2003 1.00
12 Natriuretic peptide clearance receptor alleles and susceptibility to abdominal adiposity. Obes Res 2004 0.94
13 Diet-obesity associations in children: approaches to counteract attenuation caused by misreporting. Public Health Nutr 2012 0.92
14 Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome: a comparative analysis in an unselected sample of adult male population. Metabolism 2008 0.91
15 Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular disease risk factors in young children: a cross-sectional study (the IDEFICS study). BMC Med 2013 0.90
16 Blood cells as a source of transcriptional biomarkers of childhood obesity and its related metabolic alterations: results of the IDEFICS study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 0.89
17 Interaction between the C(-344)T polymorphism of CYP11B2 and age in the regulation of blood pressure and plasma aldosterone levels: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings of the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study. J Hypertens 2002 0.88
18 Lack of association between polymorphism in the beta2-adrenergic receptor gene, hypertension, and obesity in the Olivetti heart study. Am J Hypertens 2004 0.88
19 Aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) C-344T polymorphism, plasma aldosterone, renin activity and blood pressure in a multi-ethnic population. J Hypertens 2004 0.87
20 Being macrosomic at birth is an independent predictor of overweight in children: results from the IDEFICS study. Matern Child Health J 2013 0.87
21 High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is a predictive factor of adiposity in children: results of the identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants (IDEFICS) study. J Am Heart Assoc 2013 0.86
22 Prospective analysis of the association of a common variant of FTO (rs9939609) with adiposity in children: results of the IDEFICS study. PLoS One 2012 0.86
23 HindIII(+/-) polymorphism of the Y chromosome, blood pressure, and serum lipids: no evidence of association in three white populations. Am J Hypertens 2006 0.84
24 Genetic variants of Y chromosome are associated with a protective lipid profile in black men. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008 0.84
25 Body mass, fat distribution and blood pressure in Southern Italian children: results of the ARCA project. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2006 0.82
26 Validation of a food-frequency questionnaire for Flemish and Italian-native subjects in Belgium: The IMMIDIET study. Nutrition 2010 0.82
27 Is a trend to reduced sodium intake in the United States concealed by obesity? Am J Clin Nutr 2011 0.79
28 Cardiovascular risk factors and global risk of fatal cardiovascular disease are positively correlated between partners of 802 married couples from different European countries. Report from the IMMIDIET project. Thromb Haemost 2007 0.78
29 Relationship between markers of body fat and calcaneal bone stiffness differs between preschool and primary school children: results from the IDEFICS baseline survey. Calcif Tissue Int 2012 0.78
30 Gender-related differences in the relationships between blood pressure, age, and body size in prepubertal children. Am J Hypertens 2008 0.77
31 Understanding the links among neuromedin U gene, beta2-adrenoceptor gene and bone health: an observational study in European children. PLoS One 2013 0.77
32 Prevalence of negative life events and chronic adversities in European pre- and primary-school children: results from the IDEFICS study. Arch Public Health 2012 0.77
33 Prevalence of psychosomatic and emotional symptoms in European school-aged children and its relationship with childhood adversities: results from the IDEFICS study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 0.76
34 Inflammation and insulin resistance according to body composition in European adolescents: the HELENA study. Nutr Hosp 2017 0.75
35 Tackling the genetic bases of metabolic syndrome: a realistic objective? Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2006 0.75
36 Gender inequalities in maternal perception of healthy child body shape and their association with child body mass and blood pressure. Int J Pediatr Obes 2008 0.75
37 Genetic variation of alcohol dehydrogenase type 1C (ADH1C), alcohol consumption, and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors: results from the IMMIDIET study. Atherosclerosis 2009 0.75