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Ralph B. D'Agostino
Researcher at Wake Forest University
Publications - 1336
Citations - 250792
Ralph B. D'Agostino is an academic researcher from Wake Forest University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Framingham Heart Study & Framingham Risk Score. The author has an hindex of 226, co-authored 1287 publications receiving 229636 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralph B. D'Agostino include VA Boston Healthcare System & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Temporal trends in self-reported functional limitations and physical disability among the community-dwelling elderly population: the Framingham heart study.
Joanne M. Murabito,Michael J. Pencina,Lei Zhu,Margaret Kelly-Hayes,Peter Shrader,Ralph B. D'Agostino +5 more
TL;DR: Among community-dwelling elders, the prevalence of functional limitations and physical disability declined significantly in both women and men from the 1970s to the 1990s and further work is needed to identify the underlining causes of the decline.
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Date Fighting Experiences among College Students: Are They Associated with Other Health-Risk Behaviors?.
Robert H. DuRant,Heather L. O. Champion,Mark Wolfson,Morrow R. Omli,Thomas P. McCoy,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Kimberly G. Wagoner,Ananda Mitra +7 more
TL;DR: Examination of the clustering of health-risk behaviors among college students who reported date fight involvement found date fight experiences were associated with multiple health- risk behaviors among this sample of college students.
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Derivation and validation of a set of 10-year cardiovascular risk predictive functions in Spain: the FRESCO Study.
Jaume Marrugat,Isaac Subirana,Rafel Ramos,Joan Vila,Alejandro Marín-Ibañez,María Jesús Guembe,Fernando Rigo,María José Tormo Díaz,Conchi Moreno-Iribas,J.J. Cabré,Antonio Segura,José Miguel Baena-Díez,Agustín Gómez de la Cámara,José Lapetra,María Grau,Miquel Quesada,María José Medrano,Paulino González Diego,Guiem Frontera,Diana Gavrila,Eva Ardanaz Aicua,Josep Basora,José María García,Manuel García-Lareo,José Gutiérrez,Eduardo Mayoral,Joan Sala,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Roberto Elosua +28 more
TL;DR: The new functions accurately estimate 10-year stroke and CHD risk in the adult population of a typical southern European country and validate the Framingham-REGICOR function.
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Long-term risk of cardiovascular events across a spectrum of adverse major plasma lipid combinations in the Framingham Heart Study
Charlotte Andersson,Asya Lyass,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Joseph M. Massaro,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Sander J. Robins +5 more
TL;DR: Aside from isolated hypertriglyceridemia, low levels of HDL-C, high levels of LDL-C and high Levels of TG in any combination were associated with increased risk of CVD.
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Aspirin intake and the use of serum ferritin as a measure of iron status
Diana J Fleming,Paul F. Jacques,Joseph M. Massaro,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Peter W.F. Wilson,Richard J. Wood +5 more
TL;DR: Aspirin use is associated with lower serum ferritin in elderly participants in the Framingham Heart Study, and this effect results from possible increased occult blood loss and a cytokine-mediated effect on SF in subjects with inflammation, infection, or liver disease.