Paul W Franks

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1 New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet 2010 17.89
2 Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2012 7.59
3 Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution. PLoS Genet 2009 5.81
4 Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways. Nat Genet 2012 4.73
5 Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies. Lancet 2012 4.63
6 A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance. Nat Genet 2012 4.37
7 Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children. PLoS Med 2011 3.94
8 Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med 2016 3.88
9 Associations between objectively assessed physical activity and indicators of body fatness in 9- to 10-y-old European children: a population-based study from 4 distinct regions in Europe (the European Youth Heart Study). Am J Clin Nutr 2004 3.66
10 Branched equation modeling of simultaneous accelerometry and heart rate monitoring improves estimate of directly measured physical activity energy expenditure. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003 3.50
11 Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. Nat Genet 2013 3.25
12 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
13 Features of the metabolic syndrome are associated with objectively measured physical activity and fitness in Danish children: the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Diabetes Care 2004 3.15
14 Hierarchy of individual calibration levels for heart rate and accelerometry to measure physical activity. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007 2.99
15 Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2013 2.92
16 Reexamination of validity and reliability of the CSA monitor in walking and running. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003 2.88
17 Sex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits. PLoS Genet 2013 2.83
18 Replication and extension of genome-wide association study results for obesity in 4923 adults from northern Sweden. Hum Mol Genet 2009 2.58
19 Genetically determined height and coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med 2015 2.24
20 Physical activity energy expenditure predicts progression toward the metabolic syndrome independently of aerobic fitness in middle-aged healthy Caucasians: the Medical Research Council Ely Study. Diabetes Care 2005 2.23
21 TCF7L2 polymorphisms modulate proinsulin levels and beta-cell function in a British Europid population. Diabetes 2007 2.20
22 Updated genetic score based on 34 confirmed type 2 diabetes Loci is associated with diabetes incidence and regression to normoglycemia in the diabetes prevention program. Diabetes 2011 2.17
23 Interactions of dietary whole-grain intake with fasting glucose- and insulin-related genetic loci in individuals of European descent: a meta-analysis of 14 cohort studies. Diabetes Care 2010 2.14
24 Candidate gene association study in type 2 diabetes indicates a role for genes involved in beta-cell function as well as insulin action. PLoS Biol 2003 2.13
25 The association of common variants in PCSK1 with obesity: a HuGE review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2014 2.07
26 Common variants in 40 genes assessed for diabetes incidence and response to metformin and lifestyle intervention in the diabetes prevention program. Diabetes 2010 2.02
27 Validity of a short questionnaire to assess physical activity in 10 European countries. Eur J Epidemiol 2011 1.95
28 Increase in physical activity energy expenditure is associated with reduced metabolic risk independent of change in fatness and fitness. Diabetes Care 2007 1.78
29 A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One 2012 1.72
30 Extension of type 2 diabetes genome-wide association scan results in the diabetes prevention program. Diabetes 2008 1.71
31 Metabolic syndrome and early death: getting to the heart of the problem. Hypertension 2006 1.67
32 Long-term risk of incident type 2 diabetes and measures of overall and regional obesity: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study. PLoS Med 2012 1.67
33 The prospective association between total and type of fish intake and type 2 diabetes in 8 European countries: EPIC-InterAct Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2012 1.66
34 Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer. PLoS One 2011 1.63
35 Type 2 diabetes-associated missense polymorphisms KCNJ11 E23K and ABCC8 A1369S influence progression to diabetes and response to interventions in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes 2007 1.51
36 Gene × physical activity interactions in obesity: combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry. PLoS Genet 2013 1.51
37 Genetic risk of progression to type 2 diabetes and response to intensive lifestyle or metformin in prediabetic women with and without a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 2013 1.49
38 A 3-year randomized trial of lifestyle intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in the primary care setting: the Swedish Björknäs study. PLoS One 2009 1.45
39 The impact of lifestyle intervention on sedentary time in individuals at high risk of diabetes. Diabetologia 2015 1.41
40 LifeGene--a large prospective population-based study of global relevance. Eur J Epidemiol 2010 1.38
41 Physical Activity and Mortality in Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Study and Meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med 2012 1.38
42 Genome-wide meta-analysis of observational studies shows common genetic variants associated with macronutrient intake. Am J Clin Nutr 2013 1.35
43 Separating movement and gravity components in an acceleration signal and implications for the assessment of human daily physical activity. PLoS One 2013 1.35
44 Abdominal and gynoid fat mass are associated with cardiovascular risk factors in men and women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 1.26
45 Effect of combined movement and heart rate monitor placement on physical activity estimates during treadmill locomotion and free-living. Eur J Appl Physiol 2005 1.25
46 Detailed investigation of the role of common and low-frequency WFS1 variants in type 2 diabetes risk. Diabetes 2009 1.25
47 The amount and type of dairy product intake and incident type 2 diabetes: results from the EPIC-InterAct Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2012 1.24
48 Healthy lifestyle and leukocyte telomere length in U.S. women. PLoS One 2012 1.23
49 Associations between general and abdominal adiposity and mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus. Am J Epidemiol 2011 1.22
50 Genetic predisposition to long-term nondiabetic deteriorations in glucose homeostasis: Ten-year follow-up of the GLACIER study. Diabetes 2010 1.20
51 Lower educational level is a predictor of incident type 2 diabetes in European countries: the EPIC-InterAct study. Int J Epidemiol 2012 1.15
52 Age at menarche and type 2 diabetes risk: the EPIC-InterAct study. Diabetes Care 2013 1.13
53 Total zinc intake may modify the glucose-raising effect of a zinc transporter (SLC30A8) variant: a 14-cohort meta-analysis. Diabetes 2011 1.13
54 PPARGC1A genotype (Gly482Ser) predicts exceptional endurance capacity in European men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005 1.12
55 The association between dietary flavonoid and lignan intakes and incident type 2 diabetes in European populations: the EPIC-InterAct study. Diabetes Care 2013 1.10
56 Oxygen uptakes adjusted for body composition in normal-weight and obese adolescents. Obes Res 2004 1.08
57 Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and estimated insulin sensitivity and secretion in pregnant and non-pregnant women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2011 1.08
58 Physical activity energy expenditure predicts changes in body composition in middle-aged healthy whites: effect modification by age. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 1.07
59 Genetic predictors of weight loss and weight regain after intensive lifestyle modification, metformin treatment, or standard care in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes Care 2011 1.07
60 Computed tomography-based validation of abdominal adiposity measurements from ultrasonography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometry. Br J Nutr 2010 1.05
61 TCF7L2 polymorphism, weight loss and proinsulin:insulin ratio in the diabetes prevention program. PLoS One 2011 1.04
62 Meta-analysis investigating associations between healthy diet and fasting glucose and insulin levels and modification by loci associated with glucose homeostasis in data from 15 cohorts. Am J Epidemiol 2012 1.03
63 Obesity genotype score and cardiovascular risk in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009 0.99
64 Previously associated type 2 diabetes variants may interact with physical activity to modify the risk of impaired glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes: a study of 16,003 Swedish adults. Diabetes 2009 0.99
65 Genetic modulation of lipid profiles following lifestyle modification or metformin treatment: the Diabetes Prevention Program. PLoS Genet 2012 0.99
66 Metabolic syndrome in youth: current issues and challenges. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2007 0.97
67 The intra- and inter-instrument reliability of DXA based on ex vivo soft tissue measurements. Obes Res 2004 0.97
68 Age at menopause, reproductive life span, and type 2 diabetes risk: results from the EPIC-InterAct study. Diabetes Care 2012 0.97
69 Physiological evidence for the involvement of peptide YY in the regulation of energy homeostasis in humans. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006 0.97
70 Obesity, FTO gene variant, and energy intake in children. N Engl J Med 2009 0.95
71 Reproducibility of ad libitum energy intake with the use of a computerized vending machine system. Am J Clin Nutr 2009 0.95
72 Tea consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes in Europe: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study. PLoS One 2012 0.93
73 Evaluation of A2BP1 as an obesity gene. Diabetes 2010 0.91
74 Dietary intakes of individual flavanols and flavonols are inversely associated with incident type 2 diabetes in European populations. J Nutr 2013 0.90
75 Lamin A/C polymorphisms, type 2 diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome: case-control and quantitative trait studies. Diabetes 2007 0.90
76 Invited commentary: Gene X lifestyle interactions and complex disease traits--inferring cause and effect from observational data, sine qua non. Am J Epidemiol 2010 0.89
77 Higher magnesium intake is associated with lower fasting glucose and insulin, with no evidence of interaction with select genetic loci, in a meta-analysis of 15 CHARGE Consortium Studies. J Nutr 2013 0.88
78 Lifestyle factors and mortality risk in individuals with diabetes mellitus: are the associations different from those in individuals without diabetes? Diabetologia 2013 0.88
79 Predictors of sustained reduction in energy and fat intake in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study intensive lifestyle intervention. J Acad Nutr Diet 2013 0.87
80 Effects of genetic variants previously associated with fasting glucose and insulin in the Diabetes Prevention Program. PLoS One 2012 0.87
81 No interactions between previously associated 2-hour glucose gene variants and physical activity or BMI on 2-hour glucose levels. Diabetes 2012 0.86
82 Exercise and diabetes-related cardiovascular disease: systematic review of published evidence from observational studies and clinical trials. Curr Diab Rep 2013 0.85
83 Absence of association between the INSIG2 gene polymorphism (rs7566605) and obesity in the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Obesity (Silver Spring) 2009 0.85
84 Association between parental history of diabetes and type 2 diabetes genetic risk scores in the PPP-Botnia and Framingham Offspring Studies. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011 0.84
85 Gene × environment interactions in obesity: the state of the evidence. Hum Hered 2013 0.84
86 Establishing the role of gene-environment interactions in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2002 0.84
87 Expression of phosphofructokinase in skeletal muscle is influenced by genetic variation and associated with insulin sensitivity. Diabetes 2013 0.83
88 White-coat hypertension and risk of stroke: do the data really tell us what we need to know? Hypertension 2004 0.82
89 Variation at the melanocortin 4 receptor gene and response to weight-loss interventions in the diabetes prevention program. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013 0.82
90 The influence of rare genetic variation in SLC30A8 on diabetes incidence and β-cell function. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 0.82
91 HbA1c measured in stored erythrocytes is positively linearly associated with mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2012 0.82
92 The Gly482Ser genotype at the PPARGC1A gene and elevated blood pressure: a meta-analysis involving 13,949 individuals. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008 0.81
93 Maternal physical activity and insulin action in pregnancy and their relationships with infant body composition. Diabetes Care 2012 0.81
94 Discovery of biomarkers for glycaemic deterioration before and after the onset of type 2 diabetes: rationale and design of the epidemiological studies within the IMI DIRECT Consortium. Diabetologia 2014 0.81
95 Smoking status, snus use, and variation at the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 locus in relation to obesity: the GLACIER study. Am J Epidemiol 2013 0.81
96 Infant body composition and adipokine concentrations in relation to maternal gestational weight gain. Diabetes Care 2014 0.80
97 Between-monitor differences in step counts are related to body size: implications for objective physical activity measurement. PLoS One 2011 0.80
98 NOS3 variants, physical activity, and blood pressure in the European Youth Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 2011 0.80
99 Association of polymorphisms in GPR10, the gene encoding the prolactin-releasing peptide receptor with blood pressure, but not obesity, in a U.K. Caucasian population. Diabetes 2003 0.80
100 Cognitive function in young men and the later risk of fractures. J Bone Miner Res 2012 0.79
101 The effect of ACACB cis-variants on gene expression and metabolic traits. PLoS One 2011 0.79
102 Alcohol consumption and mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus. Br J Nutr 2011 0.79
103 Cross-sectional associations of objectively measured physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometry in European adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013 0.79
104 Association analysis of Krüppel-like factor 11 variants with type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 0.78
105 The association between dietary energy density and type 2 diabetes in Europe: results from the EPIC-InterAct Study. PLoS One 2013 0.78
106 Gene-lifestyle interactions and their consequences on human health. Med Sport Sci 2009 0.78
107 In search of quality evidence for lifestyle management and glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. BMC Pediatr 2010 0.77
108 Habitual energy expenditure modifies the association between NOS3 gene polymorphisms and blood pressure. Am J Hypertens 2008 0.77
109 Gene-physical activity interactions and their impact on diabetes. Med Sport Sci 2014 0.76
110 Muscling in on the genetics of quantitative disease traits. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007 0.75
111 Season-dependent associations of circadian rhythm-regulating loci (CRY1, CRY2 and MTNR1B) and glucose homeostasis: the GLACIER Study. Diabetologia 2015 0.75
112 Correction: The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study. PLoS Genet 2016 0.75
113 Replication of the Association of BDNF and MC4R Variants With Dietary Intake in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Psychosom Med 2016 0.75
114 Commentary on viewpoint: Perspective on the future use of genomics in exercise prescription. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008 0.75
115 Association between plasma leptin and blood pressure in two population-based samples of children and adolescents. J Hypertens 2011 0.75
116 Comparing the roles of physical activity and fitness in arterial stiffness: how important is exposure measurement error? Hypertension 2005 0.75
117 Correction: Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity - A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults. PLoS Genet 2017 0.75
118 High-impact loading on the skeleton is associated with a decrease in glucose levels in young men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012 0.75
119 Lack of association between PCK1 polymorphisms and obesity, physical activity, and fitness in European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010 0.75
120 Erratum. Dietary protein intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in europe: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study. Diabetes Care 2014;37:1854-1862. Diabetes Care 2015 0.75
121 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in pregnant women: characterization of symptoms and syndromes predictive of disease and severity through real-time, remote participatory epidemiology. medRxiv 2020 0.75
122 New Blood Pressure-Associated Loci Identified in Meta-Analyses of 475 000 Individuals. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2017 0.75