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Andrew J. Karter

Andrew J. Karter

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D-Index
97
Citations
33211
World Ranking
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National Ranking
4806

Overview

Andrew J. Karter is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and focuses primarily on medical research related to diabetes. Their research contributions span multiple aspects of diabetes management, treatment, and associated health outcomes.

The scientist's main field of study is medicine, with a particular emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Additional subfields they have contributed to include general health professions, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, and family practice.

Their work covers several core research topics, notably:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew J. Karter include Howard H. Moffet, Jennifer Y. Liu, Melissa M. Parker, Lisa K. Gilliam, and Elbert S. Huang.

Notable venues where their research has been published include:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew J. Karter are:

  • "Association of Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Glycemic Control and Acute Metabolic Events Among Patients With Insulin-Treated Diabetes," 2021, JAMA
  • "Precision communication: Physicians' linguistic adaptation to patients' health literacy," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Association of Type 1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events and Risk of Dementia," 2021, Neurology
  • "Initial Glycemic Control and Care Among Younger Adults Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes," 2020, Diabetes Care
  • "Comparison of cognitive function in older adults with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and no diabetes: results from the Study of Longevity in Diabetes (SOLID)," 2022, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Best Publications

  • Hypoglycemic Episodes and Risk of Dementia in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Rachel A. Whitmer;Andrew J. Karter;Kristine Yaffe;Charles P. Quesenberry

  • The importance of race and ethnic background in biomedical research and clinical practice.

    Esteban González Burchard;Elad Ziv;Natasha Coyle;Scarlett Lin Gomez

  • Ethnic Disparities in Diabetic Complications in an Insured Population

    Andrew J. Karter;Assiamira Ferrara;Jennifer Y. Liu;Howard H. Moffet

  • Intensity and Amount of Physical Activity in Relation to Insulin Sensitivity: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

    Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis;Ralph D'Agostino;Andrew J. Karter;Steven M. Haffner

  • The relation of body fat mass and distribution to markers of chronic inflammation.

    A Festa;R D'Agostino;K Williams;AJ Karter

  • Glycemic Control and Heart Failure Among Adult Patients With Diabetes

    Carlos Iribarren;Andrew J. Karter;Alan S. Go;Assiamira Ferrara

  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels and glycemic control: the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Diabetes registry∗

    Andrew J Karter;Lynn M Ackerson;Jeanne A Darbinian;Ralph B D’Agostino

  • Socioeconomic Position and Health among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus: A Conceptual Framework and Review of the Literature

    Arleen F. Brown;Susan L. Ettner;John Piette;Morris Weinberger

  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose: language and financial barriers in a managed care population with diabetes.

    Andrew J. Karter;Assiamira Ferrara;Jeanne A. Darbinian;Lynn M. Ackerson

  • Rates of Complications and Mortality in Older Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: The Diabetes and Aging Study

    Elbert S. Huang;Neda Laiteerapong;Jennifer Y. Liu;Priya M. John

  • Standardizing terminology and definitions of medication adherence and persistence in research employing electronic databases.

    Marsha A. Raebel;Julie Schmittdiel;Andrew J. Karter;Jennifer L. Konieczny

  • The Legacy Effect in Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of Early Glycemic Control on Future Complications (the Diabetes & Aging Study)

    Neda Laiteerapong;Sandra A. Ham;Yue Gao;Howard H. Moffet

  • Social disparities in internet patient portal use in diabetes: evidence that the digital divide extends beyond access

    Urmimala Sarkar;Andrew J Karter;Andrew J Karter;Jennifer Y Liu;Nancy E Adler

  • The Literacy Divide: Health Literacy and the Use of an Internet-Based Patient Portal in an Integrated Health System—Results from the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

    Urmimala Sarkar;Andrew J Karter;Jennifer Y Liu;Nancy E Adler

  • National trends in US hospital admissions for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia among Medicare beneficiaries, 1999 to 2011.

    Kasia J. Lipska;Joseph S. Ross;Yun Wang;Silvio E. Inzucchi

  • Disparities in HbA1c Levels Between African-American and Non-Hispanic White Adults With Diabetes: A meta-analysis

    Julienne K. Kirk;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Ronny A. Bell;Leah V. Passmore

  • Glycemic control, complications, and death in older diabetic patients: the diabetes and aging study.

    Elbert S. Huang;Jennifer Y. Liu;Howard H. Moffet;Priya M. John

  • Prediction of type 2 diabetes mellitus with alternative definitions of the metabolic syndrome: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study.

    Anthony J.G. Hanley;Andrew J. Karter;Ken Williams;Andreas Festa

  • Language Barriers, Physician-Patient Language Concordance, and Glycemic Control Among Insured Latinos with Diabetes: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

    Alicia Fernandez;Alicia Fernandez;Dean Schillinger;Dean Schillinger;E. Margaret Warton;Nancy Adler

  • Does literacy mediate the relationship between education and health outcomes? A study of a low-income population with diabetes.

    Dean Schillinger;Lauren R. Barton;Andrew J. Karter;Frances Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean Schillinger
Dean Schillinger University of California, San Francisco
Nancy E. Adler
Nancy E. Adler University of California, San Francisco
Arleen F. Brown
Arleen F. Brown University of California, Los Angeles
William H. Herman
William H. Herman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles
Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University
Monika M. Safford
Monika M. Safford Cornell University
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Steven M. Haffner
Steven M. Haffner The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
John F. Steiner
John F. Steiner Kaiser Permanente

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