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Jack M. Guralnik

Researcher at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Publications -  472
Citations -  90624

Jack M. Guralnik is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Anemia. The author has an hindex of 148, co-authored 453 publications receiving 83701 citations. Previous affiliations of Jack M. Guralnik include National Institutes of Health & University of Florida.

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Depressive symptoms and lower extremity functioning in men and women with peripheral arterial disease.

TL;DR: Among men and women with PAD, the prevalence of a clinically significant number of depressive Symptoms is high and greater numbers of depressive symptoms are associated with greater impairment in lower extremity functioning.
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Who walks? Factors associated with walking behavior in disabled older women with and without self-reported walking difficulty.

TL;DR: To determine how severity of walking difficulty and sociodemographic, psychosocial, and health‐related factors influence walking behavior in disabled older women, a large number of women with severe physical disabilities are surveyed.
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Serum albumin and physical function as predictors of coronary heart disease mortality and incidence in older persons

TL;DR: The presence of physical disability doubled the risk of CHD mortality among both men and women, an increase in risk that was comparable to that imposed by a previous myocardial infarction and was independent of other coronary risk factors.
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Methodology and Feasibility of a Home-Based Examination in Disabled Older Women: The Women's Health and Aging Study

TL;DR: Extensive, research-oriented physical evaluation can be successfully and safely performed in a home setting and in future studies, home-based examination may be preferable, as participation in the WHAS examination substantially exceeded rates for clinic-based exams in similar populations.
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Advanced glycation end products and their circulating receptors predict cardiovascular disease mortality in older community-dwelling women

TL;DR: High circulating AGEs and RAGE predict cardiovascular disease mortality among older community-dwelling women and are a potential target for interventions, as serum A GEs can be lowered by change in dietary pattern and pharmacological treatment.