Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 610-616 , August 2010

Association of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load With Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Whites and African Americans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

  • Dale S. Hardy, PhD, RD, CDE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
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  • Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, TX
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  • Corinne Aragaki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
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  • June Stevens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Lyn M. Steffen, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
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  • James S. Pankow, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
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  • Eric Boerwinkle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
    • Human Genetics Center, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence requests to: Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, Human Genetics Center, RAS-E447, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, PO Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225. Tel.: 713-500-9816; Fax: 713-500-0900.

Received 11 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 May 2010.

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 The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study is carried out as a collaborative study supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute contracts N01-HC-55015, N01-HC-55016, N01-HC-55018, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55020, N01-HC-55021, and N01-HC-55022.

PII: S1047-2797(10)00119-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.05.008

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 610-616 , August 2010

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