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Overview

Andrea Z. LaCroix is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work covers a range of topics in health and medical sciences, particularly those related to physical activity and health, obesity, diet, and health disparities. Specific areas of investigation include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Andrea Z. LaCroix has contributed to numerous publications, with several recent papers illustrating their research interests and collaborations. Notable publications include:

  • "Evaluation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Women in the US," 2022, published in JAMA Network Open
  • "The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice," 2024, published in JAMA
  • "An empowerment model for managing menopause," 2024, published in The Lancet
  • "Cognitive domain harmonization and cocalibration in studies of older adults," 2022, published in Neuropsychology
  • "Results From the United States Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Registry," 2021, published in CHEST Journal

Their work has appeared frequently in a set of core publication venues, reflecting a consistent research output. These venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Andrea Z. LaCroix collaborates often with a number of frequent co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. These include:

  • Michael J. LaMonte
  • John Bellettiere
  • Chongzhi Di
  • Kelly R. Evenson
  • Aladdin H. Shadyab

Best Publications

  • Effects of conjugated equine estrogen in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial

    Garnet L. Anderson;Marian C. Limacher;Annlouise R. Assaf;Tamsen Bassford

  • Effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with low bone density but without vertebral fractures: results from the Fracture Intervention Trial.

    Steven R. Cummings;Dennis M. Black;Desmond E. Thompson;William B. Applegate

  • Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures.

    Rebecca D. Jackson;Andrea Z. LaCroix;Margery Gass;Robert B. Wallace

  • Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study

    G. Anderson;S. Cummings;L. S. Freedman;C. Furberg

  • Walking compared with vigorous exercise for the prevention of cardiovascular events in women.

    Joann E. Manson;Philip Greenland;Andrea Z. LaCroix;Marcia L. Stefanick

  • Menopausal hormone therapy and health outcomes during the intervention and extended poststopping phases of the women's health initiative randomized trials

    Jo Ann E. Manson;Rowan T. Chlebowski;Marcia L. Stefanick;Aaron K. Aragaki

  • Effects of estrogen plus progestin on risk of fracture and bone mineral density: the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial.

    Jane A. Cauley;John Robbins;Zhao Chen;Steven R. Cummings

  • Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

    Jean Wactawski-Wende;Jane Morley Kotchen;Garnet L. Anderson;Annlouise R. Assaf;Annlouise R. Assaf

  • Frailty: Emergence and Consequences in Women Aged 65 and Older in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study

    Nancy Fugate Woods;Andrea Z. LaCroix;Shelly L. Gray;Aaron Aragaki

  • DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death

    Brian H. Chen;Riccardo E. Marioni;Riccardo E. Marioni;Elena Colicino;Marjolein J. Peters

  • Exercise Plus Behavioral Management in Patients With Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Linda Teri;Laura E. Gibbons;Susan M. McCurry;Rebecca G. Logsdon

  • Improvement in spine bone density and reduction in risk of vertebral fractures during treatment with antiresorptive drugs

    Steven R. Cummings;David B. Karpf;David B. Karpf;Fran Harris;Harry K. Genant

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer

    Laufey Amundadottir;Peter Kraft;Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon;Charles S. Fuchs

  • Health outcomes after stopping conjugated equine estrogens among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

    Andrea Z. LaCroix;Rowan T. Chlebowski;JoAnn E. Manson;Aaron K. Aragaki

  • A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33

    Gloria M. Petersen;Laufey Amundadottir;Charles S. Fuchs;Peter Kraft

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial

    Shirley A. A. Beresford;Karen C. Johnson;Cheryl Ritenbaugh;Norman L. Lasser

  • Obesity is not protective against fracture in postmenopausal women: GLOW.

    Juliet E. Compston;Nelson B. Watts;Roland D. Chapurlat;Cyrus Cooper

  • Smoking and mortality among older men and women in three communities.

    A. Z. Lacroix;J. Lang;P. Scherr;R. B. Wallace

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca D. Jackson
Rebecca D. Jackson The Ohio State University
Charles Kooperberg
Charles Kooperberg Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Jane A. Cauley
Jane A. Cauley University of Pittsburgh
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jean Wactawski-Wende
Jean Wactawski-Wende University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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