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Ronald Klein

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  1306
Citations -  163459

Ronald Klein is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 194, co-authored 1305 publications receiving 149140 citations. Previous affiliations of Ronald Klein include Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute & Wake Forest University.

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Sociodemographic factors and age-related macular degeneration in Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Samantha Fraser-Bell, +5 more
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
TL;DR: Independent risk indicators for the various types of AMD include older age, male sex, being born outside of the United States, Native American ancestry, and a family history of AMD, independent of other possible behavioral factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption.
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Association of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Retinal Microvascular Findings: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Ejovwoke R. Ogagarue, +4 more
- 19 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: Few adults had ideal cardiovascular health and those with the best level of health were less likely to have retinopathy signs, wide retinal venules, and narrow retinal arterioles, which are associated with increased stroke and coronary heart disease risk.
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Corneal arcus and cardiovascular disease in Evans County, Georgia.

Barbara E.K. Klein, +4 more
- 01 Apr 1975 - 
TL;DR: The population of Evans County, Georgia was surveyed, during a cardiovascular disease study, for the prevalence of corneal arcus, and rates varied with race and sex and increased in prelalence with age in all groups.
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Obesity and depression symptoms in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study population

Wenjun Zhong, +6 more
- 01 Sep 2010 - 
TL;DR: Obesity was associated with a higher risk of possible depression and had different influences on specific domains of depression symptoms measured by CES‐D Scale, suggesting the need for longitudinal studies on the effects of obesity on specific depression symptoms.
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Medication use and retinal vessel diameters

Tien Yin Wong, +5 more
- 01 Feb 2005 - 
TL;DR: Retinal vessels were narrowed in those taking antiglaucoma medications, most strikingly in those prescribed topical beta-blockers, although such a relationship could not be established among those using systemic beta- blockers.