Boston Puerto Rican Health Study Projects

About the Study

The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS), begun in 2004, is a longitudinal study centered on our established cohort of 1500 older Puerto Ricans adults residing in the Greater Boston area. We are currently conducting a fourth follow-up visit with participants. The purpose of this study visit is to examine the potential associations of processed foods consumption and phosphorus and vitamin B6 intakes with cognitive function using a battery of cognitive tests and brain MRI scans. Previous study visits focused on stress, cardiovascular health and overall health outcomes in relation to diet, health disparities and aging.

The Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study (BPROS) is an extension of the BPRHS. After participants of the BPRHS completed their 2-year visit, they were invited to take part in the BPROS. The BPROS collected additional measurements, including bone mineral density (BMD). We recently completed a follow-up visit with participants of the BPROS to study changes in BMD over time and examine bone strength in relation to compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs).

Questionnaires in English
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Baseline Questionnaire
Two-Year Follow-Up Questionnaire
Five-Year Follow-Up Questionnaire
Eight-Year Follow-Up Questionnaire
Bone Study (BPROS) Questionnaire
Follow-up Bone Study (BPROS) Questionnaire
Neuropsychological Exam
BPRHS Genetic Marker List

Los Cuestionario en Espanol
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Cuestionario Inicial - Baseline
Dos Anos de Seguimiento Cuestionario
Cinco Anos de Seguimiento Cuestionario
Ocho Anos de Seguimiento Cuestionario
Estudio del Hueso Cuestionario
Estudio del Hueso de Seguimiento Cuestionario
Examen Neuropsicologico
2022
Liu MM, Telles E, Tucker KL, Falcon LM, Jiménez Velázquez IZ, Dow WH. Race/Ethnic Differences, Skin Tone, and Memory Among Older Latinos in the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 Nov 23;77(11):2038-2048. PMCID: PMC9683490.
Sahasrabudhe N, Lee JS, Zhang X, Scott T, Punnett L, Tucker KL, Palacios N. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Depressive Symptomatology among Boston area Puerto Ricans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Mar 7:glac057. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glac057.
Liu MM, Telles E, Tucker KL, Falcon LM, Jiménez Velázquez IZ, Dow W. Race/Ethnic Differences, Skin Tone and Cognitive Aging among Older Latinos in the U.S. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 Mar 1:gbac043. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac043.
Wang K, Maglalang DD, Woo B, De Fries CM, Hasche LK, Falcón LM. Perceived discrimination and cognitive function among older Puerto Ricans in Boston: The mediating role of depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 May;37(5). doi: 10.1002/gps.5717. PMCID: PMC9153945.
Rivas-Tumanyan S, Pacheco LS, Haslam DE, Liang L, Tucker KL, Joshipura KJ, Bhupathiraju SN. Novel Plasma Metabolomic Markers Associated with Diabetes Progression in Older Puerto Ricans. Metabolites. 2022 Jun 2;12(6):513. doi: 10.3390/metabo12060513. PMCID: PMC9227184.
Schuchardt JP, Cerrato M, Ceseri M, DeFina LF, Delgado GE, Gellert S, Hahn A, Howard BV, Kadota A, Kleber ME, Latini R, Maerz W, Manson JE, Mora S, Park Y, Sala-Vila A, von Schacky C, Sekikawa A, Tintle N, Tucker KL, Vasan RS, Harris WS. Red blood cell fatty acid patterns from 7 countries: Focus on the Omega-3 index. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2022 Apr;179:102418. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2022.102418.
Guan Y, Ebrahimzadeh SA, Cheng CH, Chen W, Leung T, Bigornia S, Palacios N, Garelnabi MO, Scott T, Bhadelia R, Tucker KL, Koo BB; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Association of Diabetes and Hypertension With Brain Structural Integrity and Cognition in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study Cohort. Neurology. 2022 Apr 12;98(15):e1534-e1544. PMCID: PMC9012269.
Lopez-Cepero A, McClain A, Rosal M, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Examination of the allostatic load construct and its longitudinal association with health outcomes in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Psychosom Med Jan 2022;84:104-115. PMCID: PMC8678200.
2021
Boumenna T, Scott TM, Lee JS, Zhang X, Kriebel D, Tucker KL, Palacios N. MIND Diet and Cognitive Function in Puerto Rican Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Mar 3;77(3):605-613. PMCID: PMC8893189.
Flores AC, Heron C, Kim JI, Martin B, Al-Shaar L, Tucker KL, Gao X. Prospective Study of Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Diabetes in Puerto Rican Adults. J Nutr. 2021 Dec 3;151(12):3795-3800. PMCID: PMC8643592.
Mangano KM, Noel SE, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL. Sufficient Plasma Vitamin C Is Related to Greater Bone Mineral Density among Postmenopausal Women from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Nutr. 2021 Dec 3;151(12):3764-3772. PMCID: PMC8643605.
Riseberg E, Lopez-Cepero A, Mangano KM, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Specific Dietary Protein Sources Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Feb;122(2):298-308.e3. PMCID: PMC8671554.
Riseberg E, Tamez M, Tucker KL, Rodriguez Orengo JF, Mattei J. Associations between diet quality scores and central obesity among adults in Puerto Rico. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2021 Dec;34(6):1014-1021. PMCID: PMC8590710.
Parnell LD, Noel SE, Bhupathiraju SN, Smith CE, Haslam DE, Zhang X, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM, Lai CQ. Metabolite patterns link diet, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in a Hispanic population. Metabolomics. 2021 Sep 22;17(10):88. PMCID: PMC8458177.
Cuevas AG, Abuelezam N, Chan SW, Carvalho K, Flores C, Wang K, Mattei J, Tucker KL, Falcon LM. Skin tone, discrimination, and allostatic load in middle-aged and old Puerto Ricans. Psychosom Med Sep 2021;83:805-812. PMCID: PMC8419137.
Haslam DE, Liang L, Wang D, Kelly RS, Wittenbecher C, Perez CM, Martinez M, Lee C-H, Clish C, Wong D, Parnell L, Lai C-Q, Ordovas JM, Manson JE, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Tucker KL, Joshipura K, Bhupathiraju SN. Associations of network-derived metabolite clusters with prevalent type 2 diabetes among adults of Puerto Rican descent. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care Aug 2021;9:e002298. PMCID: PMC8378385.
Loprinzi PD, Crawford L, Scott T, Tucker KL. Association of physical activity on memory interference: Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Health Prom Perspec May 2021;11:256-260. PMCID: PMC8233684.
Akinlawon OJ, Lai CQ, Noel SE, Flanagan KD, Tucker KL. Risk Factors Associated with Vitamin D Status among Older Puerto Rican Adults J Nutr Apr 2021;151:999-1007. PMCID: PMC8030721.
McClain A, Xiao R, Tucker K, Falcon L, Mattei J. Depressive symptoms and allostatic load have a bidirectional association among Puerto Rican older adults. Psychol Med Jan 2021;14;1-13. doi:10.1017/S0033291720005139. PMCID: PMC8277900.
Lee-Bravatti MA, O'Neill J, Wurth R, Sotos-Prieto M, Gao X, Falcon LM, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Lifestyle behavioral factors and integrative successful aging among Puerto Ricans living in the mainland United States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci May 2021;76(6):1108-1116. PMCID: PMC8248899.
Mangano KM, Noel SE, Lai C-Q, Christensen JJ, Ordovas JM, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL, Parnell LD. Diet-derived fruit and vegetable metabolites show sex-specific inverse relationships to osteoporosis status. Bone Mar 2021;144:115780. PMCID: PMC7856195.
Noel S, Cornell D, Zhang X, Mirochnick J, Mattei J, Falcon LM, Tucker KL. Patterns of change in cardiovascular risk assessments and ankle brachial index among Puerto Rican adults. PlosOne Jan 2021;16:e0245236. PMCID: PMC7817056.
2020
Sahasrabudhe N, Lee JS, Scott TM, Tucker KL, Palacios N. Serum vitamin D and depression among Boston area Puerto Ricans. J Nutr Dec 2020;150:3231-3240. PMCID: PMC7726122 (PubMed: Serum vitamin D and depression among Boston area Puerto Ricans)
Boumenna T, Scott TM, Lee J-S, Palacios N, Tucker KL. Folate, vitamin B12 and cognitive function in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr Nov 2020;113:179-86. PMCID: PMC7779227. (PubMed: Folate, vitamin B12 and cognitive function in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Murthy VL, Yu B, Wang W, Zhang X, Alkis T, Pico AR, Yeri A, Bhupathiraju SN, Bressler J, Ballantyne CM, Freedman JE, Ordovas J, Boerwinkle E, Tucker KL, Shah R. Molecular signature of multisystem cardiometabolic stress and its association with prognosis. J Am Col Cardiol Jul 2020;5(10):1-10. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2686. PMCID: PMC7376474. (PubMed: Molecular signature of multisystem cardiometabolic stress and its association with prognosis)
Palacios N, Lee JS, Scott T, Kelly RS, Bhupathiraju SN, Bigornia SJ, Tucker KL. Circulating plasma metabolites and cognitive function in a Puerto Rican cohort. J Alzheim Dis Sep 2020;76:1267-1280. (PubMed: Circulating plasma metabolites and cognitive function in a Puerto Rican cohort)
Palacios N, Scott T, Sahasrabudhe N, Gao X, Tucker KL. Serum vitamin D and cognition in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Nutr Neurosci Sept 2020;23:688-695. PMCID: PMC6732040. (PubMed: Serum vitamin D and cognition in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Dou N, Xie D, Gao X, Palacios N, Falcon LM, Tucker KL, Na M. Psychosocial risk factors of food insecurity in Puerto Ricans living in the USA from baseline to 5-year follow-up. J Nutr Aug 2020;150;2199-2203. PMCID: PMC7398775. (PubMed: Psychosocila risk factors of food insecurity in Puerto Ricans living in the USA from baseline to 5-year follow-up)
Noel S, Mangano KM, Mattei JL, Griffith J, Dawson-Hughes B, Bigornia S, Tucker KL. Dietary approaches to stop hypertension, Mediterranean and Alternative healthy eating indices are associated with bone health among Puerto Rican adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study. Am J Clin Nutr June 2020;111:1267-1277. PMCID: PMC7266690. (PubMed: Dietary approaches to stop hypertension, Mediterranean and Alternative healthy eating indices are associated with bone health among Puerto Rican adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study)
Liu Y, Smith CE, Parnell LD, Lee Y-C, An P Straka RJ, Tiwari HK, Wood AC, Kabagambe EK, Hidalgo B, Hopkins P, Province M, Arnett DK, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM, Lai C-Q. Salivary AMY1 copy number variation modifies age-related type 2 diabetes risk. Clin Chem May 2020;66:718-726. PMCID: PMC7192522. (PubMed: Salivary AMY1 copy number variation modifies age-related type 2 diabetes risk)
Zhou B, Ichikawa R, Parnell LD, Noel SE, Zhang X, Bhupathiraju SN, Smith CE, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM, Lai C-Q. Metabolomic links between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and obesity. J Obes Apr 2020:7154738. PMCID: PMC7211252. (PubMed: Metabolomic links between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and obesity)
Rezazadeh A, Omidvar N, Tucker KL. Food frequency questionnaires developed and validated in Iran: a systematic review. Epidemiol Health Mar 2020;42:e2020015. PMCID: PMC7340615. (PubMed: Food frequency questionnaires developed and validated in Iran: a systematic review)
Sotos-Prieto M, Smith C, Lai CQ, Tucker KL, Ordovas J, Mattei J. Mediterranean diet adherence modulates anthropometric measures by TCF7L2 genotypes among Puerto Rican adults. J Nutr Jan 2020;150:167-175. PMCID: PMC6946896. (PubMed: Mediterranean diet adherence modulates anthropometric measures by TCF7L2 genotypes among Puerto Rican adults)
2019
Corlin L, Woodin M, Amaravadi H, Henderson N, Brugge D, Durant JL, Gute DM. A field study to estimate inhalation rates for use in a particle inhalation rate exposure metric. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Dec 15;696:133919. PMCID: PMC7067691. (PubMed: A field study to estimate inhalation rates for use in a particle inhalation rate exposure metric)
Lopez-Cepero A, Rosal MC, Frisard C, Person S, Ockene I, Tucker KL. Changes in glycemic load are positively associated with small changes in primary stress markers of allostatic load in Puerto Rican women. J Nutr 2020 Mar;150:554-559. doi:10.1093/jn/nxz260. PMCID: PMC7308622 (PubMed: Changes in glycemic load are positively associated with small changes in primary stress markers of allostatic load in Puerto Rican women)
Fuller CH, Appleton AA, Bulsara P, O'Neill MS, Chang H, Sarnat JA, Falcon LM, Tucker KL, Brugge D. Sex differences in the interaction of short-term particulate matter exposure and psychosocial stress on C-reactive protein in a Puerto Rican cohort. Soc Sci Med Pop Health eCollection Dec 2019;9:100500. PMCID: PMC6831870. (PubMed: Sex differences in the interaction of short-term particulate matter exposure and psychosocial stress on C-reactive protein in a Puerto Rican cohort)
McClain, AC, Tucker KL, Falcon LM, Mattei J. Food insecurity and dietary intake by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation status among mainland U.S. Puerto Rican adults after the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Pub Health Nutr Nov 2019;16:2989-98. PMCID: PMC6791739. (PubMed: Food insecurity and dietary intake by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation status among mainland U.S. Puerto Rican adults after the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
Cuevas AG, Wang K, Williams DR, Mattei J, Tucker KL, Falcon LM. The association between perceived discrimination and allostatic load in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Psychosom Med 2019 Sep; 81(7):659-667. PMCID: PMC7026860. (PubMed: The association between perceived discrimination and allostatic load in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Loprinzi PD, Scott TM, Ikuta T, Addoh O, Tucker KL. Association of physical activity on changes in cognitive function: Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Phys Sportsmed 2019 May;47(2):227-231. PMCID: PMC7150609. (PubMed: Association of physical activity on changes in cognitive function: Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Palacios N, Scott T, Sahasrabudhe N, Gao X, Tucker KL. Lower plasma vitamin B-6 is associated with 2-Year cognitive decline in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Nutr 2019 Apr 1;149(4):635-641. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy268. PMCID: PMC6461717 (PubMed: Lower plasma vitamin B-6 is associated with 2-year cognitive decline in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Brown AF, Prado CM, Ghosh S, Leonard SM, Arciero PJ, Tucker KL, Ormsbee MJ. Higher-protein intake and physical activity are associated with healthier body composition and cardiometabolic health in Hispanic adults. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2019 Apr;30:145-151. PMCID: PMC6482843. (PubMed: Higher-protein intake and physical activity are associated with healthier body composition and cardiometabolic health in Hispanic adults)
Palacios N, Scott T, Sahasrabudhe N, Gao X, Tucker KL. Serum vitamin D and cognition in a cohort of Boston-area Puerto Ricans. Nutr Neurosci (epub Mar 2019) doi 10.1080/1028415X.2018.1545291. PMCID: PMC6732040. (PubMed: Serum vitamin D and cognition in a cohort of Boston-area Puerto Ricans)
Noel SE, Arevalo SP, Mena NZ, Mangano K, Velez M, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and health behaviors of bone health among Caribbean Hispanic/Latino adults. Arch Osteoporos (epub Feb 2019) doi:10.1007/s11657-019-0566-5. PMCID: PMC6448586. (PubMed: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and health behaviors of bone health among Caribbean Hispanic/Latino adults)
Vercammen KA, McClain AC, Tucker KL, Falcón LM, Mattei J. The association between baseline acculturation level and 5-year change in adiposity among Puerto Ricans living on the mainland United States. Prev Med Rep. 2019 Jan 25;13:314-320. 2019 Mar. PMCID: PMC6369330. (PubMed: The association between baseline acculturation level and 5-year change in adiposity among Puerto Ricans living on the mainland United States)
Mangano KM, Noel SE, Sahni S, Tucker KL. Higher dairy intakes are associated with higher bone mineral density among adults with sufficient vitamin D status: results from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study. J Nutr 2019 Jan 1;149(1):139-148. PMCID: PMC6501051 (PubMed: Higher dairy intakes are associated with higher bone mineral density among adults with sufficient vitamin D status: results from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study)
Arevalo S, Scott T, Falcon LM, Tucker KL. Vitamin B-6 and depressive symptomatology, over time, in older Latino adults. Nutr Neurosci 2019;22(9):625-636. PMCID: PMC6318075 (PubMed: Vitamin B-6 and depressive symptomatology, over time, in older Latino adults)
2018
Jiménez MC, Tucker KL, Rodriguez F, Porneala BC, Meigs JB, López L. Cardiovascular risk factors and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate among Latinos in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Endocr Soc 2018 Dec 3;3(1):291-303. PMCID: PMC6320241. (PubMed: Cardiovascular risk factors and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate among Latinos in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Mattei J, McClain AC, Falcón LM, Noel SE, Tucker KL. Dietary acculturation among Puerto Rican adults varies by acculturation construct and dietary measure. J Nutr 2018 Nov 1;148(11):1804-1813. PMCID: PMC6669953. (PubMed: Dietary acculturation among Puerto Rican adults varies by acculturation construct and dietary measure)
McClain AC, Xiao RS, Gao X, Tucker KL, Falcon LM, Mattei J. Food insecurity and odds of high allostatic load in Puerto Rican adults: the role of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during 5 years of follow-up. Psychosom Med. 2018 Oct;80(8):733-741. PMCID:PMC6330211. (PubMed: Food insecurity and odds of high allostatic load in Puerto Rican adults: the role of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during 5 years of follow-up)
Fuller CH, O'Neill MS, Sarnat JA, Chang HH, Tucker KL, Brugge D. Short-and medium-term associations of particle number concentration with cardiovascular markers in a Puerto Rican cohort. Environ Res. 2018 Oct;166:595-601. PMCID: PMC7694578. (PubMed: Short- and medium-term associations of particle number concentration with cardiovascular markers in a Puerto Rican cohort)
Wurth R, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Tucker KL, Griffith J, Manjourides J, Suh H. Fine particle sources and cognitive function in an older Puerto Rican cohort in Greater Boston. Environ Epidemiol 2018 Sep;2(3):e022. PMCID: PMC6261496. (PubMed: Fine particle sources and cognitive function in an older Puerto Rican cohort in Greater Boston)
Wang K, Chu Y, Cuevas AG, Hasson Iii RG, Tucker KL, Falcón LM. Acculturation and food insecurity among Puerto Ricans living in Boston. J Nutr Educ Behav 2018 Sep;50(8):829-835. (PubMed: Acculturation and food insecurity among Puerto Ricans living in Boston)
Bigornia SJ, Scott TM, Harris WS, Tucker KL. Prospective associations of erythrocyte composition and dietary intake of n-3 and n-6 PUFA with measures of cognitive function. Nutrients 2018 Sep 6;10(9). PMCID: PMC6164488. (PubMed: Prospective associations of erythrocyte composition and dietary intake of n-3 and n-6 PUFA with measures of cognitive function)
Lai CQ, Smith CE, Parnell LD, Lee YC, Corella D, Hopkins P, Hidalgo BA, Aslibekyan S, Province MA, Absher D, Arnett DK, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM. Epigenomics and metabolomics reveal the mechanism of the APOA2-saturated fat intake interaction affecting obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Jul 1;108(1):188-200. PMCID: PMC6454512. (PubMed: Epigenomics and metabolomics reveal the mechanism of the APOA2-saturated fat intake interaction affecting obesity)
Simon MC, Patton AP, Naumova EN, Levy JI, Kumar P, Brugge D, Durant JL. Combining measurements from mobile monitoring and a reference site to develop models of ambient ultrafine particle number concentration at residences. Environ Sci Technol 2018 Jun 19;52(12):6985-6995. (PubMed: Combining measurements from mobile monitoring and a reference site to develop models of ambient ultrafine particle number concentration at residences)
Hudda N, Simon MC, Zamore W, Durant JL. Aviation-related impacts on ultrafine particle number concentrations outside and inside residences near an airport. Environ Sci Technol 2018;52(4):1765-1772. PMCID: PMC5822220 (PubMed: Aviation-related impacts on ultrafine particle number concentrations outside and inside residences near an airport)
Brugge D, Tracy M, Thayer K, Thayer A, Dayer B, Figueroa N, Kurtz-Rossi S. The role of environmental health literacy when developing traffic pollution fact sheets for Puerto Rican adults. Environmental Justice Feb 2018;11(1):40-46. PMCID: PMC5830854. (PubMed: The role of environmental health literacy when developing traffic pollution fact sheets for Puerto Rican adults)
Hong J, Hatchell KE, Bradfield JP…Tucker KL…Billings LK (of 60 authors). Trans-ethnic evaluation identifies novel low frequency loci associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. J Clin Endocrin Metab 2018;103(4):1380-1392. PMCID: PMC6276579. (PubMed: Trans-ethnic evaluation identifies novel low frequency loci associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations)
Huang T, Ding M Bergholdt HKM... Tucker KL... Qi L (of 79 authors). Dairy consumption and body mass index among adults: Mendelian randomization analysis of 184,802 individuals from 25 studies. Clin Chem Jan 2018;64:183-191. PMCID: PMC5837824. (PubMed: Dairy consumption and body mass index among adults: Mendelian randomization analysis of 184,802 individuals from 25 studies)
2017
Brugge D, Simon MC, Hudda N, Zellmer M, Corlin L, Cleland S, Lu EY, Rivera S, Byrne M, Chung M, Durant JL. Lessons from in-home air filtration intervention trials to reduce urban ultrafine particle number concentrations. Building and Environment 2017;126:266-275. PMCID: PMC5791918. (PubMed: Lessons from in-home air filtration intervention trials to reduce urban ultrafine particle number concentrations)
Simon MC, Hudda N, Naumova EN, Levy JI, Brugge D, Durant JL. Comparisons of traffic-related ultrafine particle number concentrations measured in two urban areas by central, residential, and mobile monitoring. Atmospheric Environment 2017;169:113-127. PMCID: PMC5761336. (PubMed: Comparisons of traffic-related ultrafine particle number concentrations measured in two urban areas by central, residential, and mobile monitoring)
Smith CE, VanRompay M, Mattei J, Garcia J, Garcia-Bailo B, Lichtenstein A, Tucker KL, Ordovas J. Dietary fat modulation of hepatic lipase variant -514 C/T for lipids: A crossover randomized dietary intervention trial. Physiol Genomics 2017 Oct;49(10):592-600 PMCID: PMC5668648 (PubMed: Dietary fat modulation of hepatic lipase variant -514 C/T for lipids: A crossover randomized dietary intervention trial)
Mattei JM, Sotos-Prieto M, Bigornia SJ, Noel SE, Tucker KL. The Mediterranean diet score is more strongly associated with favorable cardiometabolic risk factors over 2 years than other diet quality indexes in Puerto Rican adults. J Nutr Apr 2017;147:661-9. PMCID: PMC5368589 (PubMed: The Mediterranean diet score is more strongly associated with favorable cardiometabolic risk factors over 2 years than other diet quality indexes in Puerto Rican adults)
Zhang Y, Cifuentes M, Gao X, Amaral G, Tucker KL. Age and gender-specific associations between insomnia and falls in Boston Puerto Rican adults. Qual Life Res 2017;26(1):25-34. (PubMed: Age and gender-specific associations between insomnia and falls in Boston Puerto Rican adults)
Noel S, Arevalo-Garcia S, Smith C, Lai CQ, Dawson-Hughs B, Ordovas JM, Tucker, KL. Genetic admixture and body composition in Puerto Rican adults, from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study. J Bone Min Metab 2017 Jul;35(4):448-455 PMCID: PMC5400727 (PubMed: Genetic admixture and body composition in Puerto Rican adults, from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study)
2016
Smith CE, Fullerton SM, Dookeran KA, Hampel H, Tin A, Maruthur NM, Schisler JC, Henderson JA, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM. Using genetic technologies to reduce, rather than widen, health disparities. Health Aff 2016;35:1367-73. (PubMed: Using genetic technologies to reduce, rather than widen, health disparities)
Smith CE, Coltell O, Sorli JV…Tucker KL, Arnett DK, Ordovas JM, Corella D (of 22 authors). Associations of the MCM6-rs3754686 proxy for milk intake in Mediterranean and American populations with cardiovascular biomarkers, disease mortality: Mendelian randomization. Sci Rep Sept 2016 14;6:33188. doi 10.1038/srep33188. PMCID: PMC5021998 (PubMed: Associations of the MCM6-rs3754686 proxy for milk intake in Mediterranean and American populations with cardiovascular biomarkers, disease mortality: Mendelian randomization)
Wong JC, Scott T, Wilde P, Li NHY, Tucker KL, Gao X. Food insecurity is associated with subsequent cognitive decline in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Nutr Sept 2016;146:1740-5. PMCID: PMC4997276 (PubMed: Food insecurity is associated with subsequent cognitive decline in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Blanco-Rojo R, Delgado-Lista J, Lee YC, Lai CQ, Perez-Martinez P, Rangel-Zuniga O, Smith CE, Hildago B, Alcala-Diaz JF, Gomez-Delgado F, Parnell LD, Arnett DK, Tucker KL, Lopez-Miranda J, Ordovas JM. Interaction of a S100A9 gene variant with saturated fat and carbohydrates to modulate insulin resistance in 3 populations of different ancestries. Am J Clin Nutr Aug 2016;104:508-17. PMCID: PMC4962160 (PubMed: Interaction of a S100A9 gene variant with saturated fat and carbohydrates to modulate insulin resistance in 3 populations of different ancestries)
Mattei J, Mendez J, Falcon LM, Tucker KL. Perceptions and motivations to prevent heart disease among Puerto Ricans. Am J Health Beh 2016;40:322-331. PMCID: PMC4897961 (PubMed: Perceptions and motivations to prevent heart disease among Puerto Ricans)
Bigornia SJ, Harris WS, Falcón LM, Ordovás JM, Lai CQ, Tucker KL. The omega-3 index is inversely associated with depressive symptoms among individuals with elevated oxidative stress biomarkers. J Nutr 2016;146(4):758-66. PMCID: PMC4807643 (PubMed: The omega-3 index is inversely associated with depressive symptoms among individuals with elevated oxidative stress biomarkers)
Bigornia SJ, Lichtenstein AH, Harris WS, Tucker KL. Associations of erythrocyte fatty acid patterns with insulin resistance. Am J Clin Nutr 2016;103:902-9. PMCID: PMC4763498 (PubMed: Associations of erythrocyte fatty acid patterns with insulin resistance)
Sotos-Prieto M, Bhupathiraju SN, Falcon LM, Gao X, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Association between a healthy lifestyle score and inflammatory markers among Puerto Rican adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016;26:178-84. PMCID: PMC4788524 (PubMed: Association between a healthy lifestyle score and inflammatory markers among Puerto Rican adults)
Glik D, Sharif MZ, Tucker KL, Tejada SA, Prelip ML, Ammerman AS, Keyserling TC, Torres SE, Pitts SJ. Community engagement to support cardiovascular disease prevention in disparities populations: three case studies. J Health Dispar Res Pract Apr 2016;9:71-87. (Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Community engagement to support cardiovascular disease prevention in disparities populations: three case studies)
Guzzardo MT, Adams WE, Todorova IL, Falcón LM. Resonating sentiments on Puerto Rican identity through poetry: Voices of the diaspora. Qualitative Inquiry 2016 doi: 10.1177/1077800415622485 [Epub ahead of print] (Qualitative Inquiry: Resonating sentiments on Puerto Rican identity through poetry: Voices of the diaspora)
Guzzardo MT, Todorova IL, Adams WE, Falcón LM. “Half Here, Half There”: Dialogical selves among older Puerto Ricans of the Diaspora. J Constr Psychol 2016;29(1):51-65. (Journal of Constructivist Psychology: "Half Here, Half There": Dialogical selves among older Puerto Ricans of the Diaspora)
Dashti HS, Aslibekyan S, Scheer FAJL, Smith CE, Lamon-Fava S, Jacques P, Lai C-Q, Tucker KL, Arnett DK, Ordovas JM. Clock genes explain a large proportion of phenotypic variance in systolic blood pressure and this control is not modified by environmental temperature. Am J Hypertens 2016;29(1):132-40. (PubMed: Clock genes explain a large proportion of phenotypic variance in systolic blood pressure and this control is not modified by environmental temperature)

2015

Philip D, Buch A, Moorthy D, Peter I, Scott TM, Parnell LD, Lai CQ, Ordovás JM, Selhub J, Rosenberg IH, Tucker KL, Troen AM. Dihydrofolate reductase 19-bp deletion polymorphism modifies the association of folate status with memory in a cross-sectional multi-ethnic study of adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2015;102:1279-1288. (PubMed: Dihydrofolate reductase 19-bp deletion polymorphism modifies the association of folate status with memory in a cross-sectional multi-ethnic study of adults)
Palacios C, Trak MA, Betancourt J, Joshipura KJ, Tucker KL. Validation and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative FFQ as a measure of dietary intake in adults from Puerto Rico. Pub Health Nutr 2015;18:2550-8. (PubMed: Validation and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative FFQ as a measure of dietary intake in adults from Puerto Rico)
Niu J, Sahni S, Liao S, Tucker KL, Dawson-Hughes B, Gao X. Association between sleep duration, insomnia symptoms and bone mineral density in older Puerto Rican adults. PloS One 2015;10(7):e0132342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132342. eCollection 2015. PMCID:PMC4493039 (PubMed: Association between sleep duration, insomnia symptoms and bone mineral density in older Puerto Rican adults)
Cornelis MC, Byrne EM, Esko T…Tucker KL…Chasman DI (of 75 authors). Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies six novel loci associated with habitual coffee consumption. Mol Psychiatry 2015;20:647-56. PMCID:PMC4388784 (PubMed: Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies six novel loci associated with habitual coffee consumption)
Cooper L, Ortega AN, Ammerman AS, Buchwald D, Paskett ED, Powell LH, Thompson B, Tucker KL, Warnecke RB, McCarthy WJ, Viswanath KV, Henderson JA, Calhoun EA, Williams DR. Calling for a bold new vision of health disparities intervention research. Am J Pub Health 2015;105:S374-6. PMCID:PMC4455513 (PubMed: Calling for a bold new vision of health disparities intervention research)
Rioux CL, Tucker KL, Brugge D, Mwamburi M. Medication type modifies inflammatory response to traffic exposure in a population with type 2 diabetes. Environ Pollut 2015;202:58-65. (PubMed: Medication type modifies inflammatory response to traffic exposure in a population with type 2 diabetes)
Sotos-Prieto M, Bhupathiraju SN, Falcon LM, Gao X, Tucker KL, Mattei J. A Healthy Lifestyle Score is associated with cardiometabolic and neuroendocrine risk factors among Puerto Rican adults. J Nutr 2015;145:1531-40. PMCID: PMC4478944 (PubMed: A Healthy Lifestyle Score is associated with cardiometabolic and neuroendocrine risk factors among Puerto Rican adults)
Arévalo SP, Tucker KL, Falcón LM. Beyond cultural factors to understand immigrant mental health: Neighborhood ethnic density and the moderating role of pre-migration and post-migration factors. Soc Sci Med 2015;138:91-100. PMCID: PMC4498998 (PubMed: Beyond cultural factors to understand immigrant mental health: Neighborhood ethnic density and the moderating role of pre-migration and post-migration factors)
Adams WE, Todorova IL, Guzzardo MT, Falcón LM. 'The problem here is that they want to solve everything with pills': medication use and identity among Mainland Puerto Ricans. Sociol Health Illn 2015;37(6):904-19. PMCID: PMC4521983 (PubMed: 'The problem here is that they want to solve everything with pills': medication use and identity among Mainland Puerto Ricans)
Jiménez MP, Osypuk TL, Areva S, Tucker KL, Falcon LM. Neighborhood socioeconomic context and change in allostatic load among older Puerto Ricans: The Boston Puerto Rican health study. Health & Place 2015;33:1–8. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.001 [Epub ahead of print] PMCID: PMC4409499 (PubMed: Neighborhood socioeconomic context and change in allostatic load among older Puerto Ricans: The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study)
Fullerton SM, Anderson EE, Cowan K, Malen RC, Brugge D. Awareness of Federal regulatory mechanisms relevant to community-engaged research: Survey of health disparities-oriented NIH-funded investigators. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2015;10(1):13-21. PMCID: PMC4413468 (PubMed: Awareness of Federal regulatory mechanisms relevant to community-engaged research: Survey of health disparities-oriented NIH-funded investigators)
Flores AM, Nelson J, Martinez Tyson D, Stephenson R, Tucker KL. Physical and functional impairments and physical therapy utilization in cancer survivors of Puerto Rican descent. J Oncol Navigation & Survivorship (JONS-online) 2015;6(3):46-55. (Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship: Physical and functional impairments and physical therapy utilization in cancer survivors of Puerto Rican descent)
Todorova IL, Guzzardo MT, Adams WE, Falcón LM. Gratitude and longing: Meanings of health in aging for Puerto Rican adults in the mainland. J Health Psychol. 2015;20(12):1602-12. (PubMed: Gratitude and longing: Meanings of health in aging for Puerto Rican adults in the mainland)
Andrews Chavez J, Lee CS, Houser RF, Falcon LM, Tucker KL. Factors associated with alcohol consumption patterns in a Puerto Rican urban cohort. Pub H Nutr 2015;18(3):44-73. (PubMed: Factors associated with alcohol consumption patterns in a Puerto Rican urban cohort)
Adams WE, Todorova IL, Falcon LM. Puerto Rican crime and victimization on the Mainland: The role of acculturation. Hispanic J Behav Sci. 2015;37(1):59-74. (Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences: Puerto Rican crime and victimization on the Mainland: The role of acculturation)

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