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John Pittman

Researcher at Columbia University

Publications -  15
Citations -  1619

John Pittman is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Common carotid artery. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1563 citations. Previous affiliations of John Pittman include University College London.

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Abdominal obesity and risk of ischemic stroke: the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study

TL;DR: Abdominal obesity is an independent, potent risk factor for ischemic stroke in all race-ethnic groups and has a greater effect among younger persons, and prevention of obesity and weight reduction need greater emphasis in stroke prevention programs.
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Diagnosis of Dementia in a Heterogeneous Population: Development of a Neuropsychological Paradigm-Based Diagnosis of Dementia and Quantified Correction for the Effects of Education

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the neuropsychological battery may have utility in the diagnosis of dementia, however, neuro psychological performance may be influenced by education, and some form of adjustment, such as correction for activities of daily living, may be required in epidemiological studies.
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Is Associated With Allelic Variants of Stromelysin-1, Interleukin-6, and Hepatic Lipase Genes The Northern Manhattan Prospective Cohort Study

TL;DR: Carotid IMT is higher among subjects homozygous for functional variants in genes related to matrix deposition (MMP3 −16126A), inflammation (IL6 −174G), and lipid metabolism (HL −480C); these associations were independent of race-ethnicity and some environmental exposures.
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Predictors of emergency room use by homeless adults in New York City: the influence of predisposing, enabling and need factors.

TL;DR: Lower alcohol dependence, health symptoms and injuries were strong predictors for both men and women; other significant predictors differed markedly by gender.
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Carotid artery distensibility: a reliability study.

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to evaluate the inter‐reader reliability of sonographic measurements of common carotid artery (CCA) diameters and derived metrics of CD.