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Overview

Carl F. Pieper is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a focus on medical research spanning multiple related disciplines. Their work is primarily situated within the broad field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Hip and Femur Fractures

Carl F. Pieper has contributed to numerous scholarly articles, including recent papers such as:

  • Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm, 2020, eLife
  • Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts, 2022, The Lancet Public Health
  • Effect of long-term caloric restriction on DNA methylation measures of biological aging in healthy adults from the CALERIE trial, 2023, Nature Aging
  • A metabolomics comparison of plant-based meat and grass-fed meat indicates large nutritional differences despite comparable Nutrition Facts panels, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Prospective Association of Daily Steps With Cardiovascular Disease: A Harmonized Meta-Analysis, 2022, Circulation

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Carl F. Pieper include:

  • William E. Kraus
  • Kim M. Huffman
  • Virginia B. Kraus
  • Cathleen Colón-Emeric
  • Richard Sloane

The scientist publishes regularly in several notable venues. Some of the frequent publication outlets are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Aging
  • Circulation
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Best Publications

  • Lower Extremity Function and Subsequent Disability Consistency Across Studies, Predictive Models, and Value of Gait Speed Alone Compared With the Short Physical Performance Battery

    Jack M. Guralnik;Luigi Ferrucci;Carl F. Pieper;Suzanne G. Leveille

  • Zoledronic acid and clinical fractures and mortality after hip fracture

    Kenneth W. Lyles;Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric;Jay S. Magaziner;Jonathan D. Adachi

  • Job characteristics in relation to the prevalence of myocardial infarction in the US Health Examination Survey (HES) and the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES).

    R A Karasek;T Theorell;J E Schwartz;P L Schnall

  • Religious coping and depression among elderly, hospitalized medically ill men.

    Harold G. Koenig;Harvey J. Cohen;Dan G. Blazer;Carl Pieper

  • The relationship between 'job strain,' workplace diastolic blood pressure, and left ventricular mass index. Results of a case-control study.

    Peter L. Schnall;Carl Pieper;Joseph E. Schwartz;Robert A. Karasek

  • Psychometric evaluation of 2 comprehensive condition-specific quality of life instruments for women with pelvic floor disorders.

    Matthew D. Barber;Matthew D. Barber;Maggie N. Kuchibhatla;Maggie N. Kuchibhatla;Carl F. Pieper;Carl F. Pieper;Richard C. Bump;Richard C. Bump

  • The Association of Plasma IL-6 Levels With Functional Disability in Community-Dwelling Elderly

    H. J. Cohen;C. F. Pieper;T. Harris;K. M. K. Rao

  • A randomized controlled trial of the psychosocial impact of providing internet training and access to older adults.

    H White;E McConnell;E Clipp;L G Branch

  • Association of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with impaired functional status

    Kenneth W. Lyles;Deborah T. Gold;Kathy M. Shipp;Carl F. Pieper

  • Depression in medically ill hospitalized older adults: prevalence, characteristics, and course of symptoms according to six diagnostic schemes.

    Harold G. Koenig;Linda K. George;Bercedis L. Peterson;Carl F. Pieper

  • Cognitive Function in Late Life Depression: Relationships to Depression Severity, Cerebrovascular Risk Factors and Processing Speed

    Yvette I. Sheline;M Deanna;Keith Garcia;Kenneth Gersing

  • The perceived racism scale: a multidimensional assessment of the experience of white racism among African Americans.

    Maya Dominguez McNeilly;Norman B. Anderson;Cheryl A. Armstead;Rodney Clark

  • Coagulation and activation of inflammatory pathways in the development of functional decline and mortality in the elderly.

    Harvey Jay Cohen;Harvey Jay Cohen;Tamara Harris;Carl F Pieper;Carl F Pieper

  • The Association of Weight Change in Alzheimer's Disease with Severity of Disease and Mortality: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Heidi White;Carl Pieper;Ken Schmader

  • Physical Activity as a Preventative Factor for Frailty: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

    Matthew J. Peterson;Carol A Giuliani;Miriam C. Morey;Carl F. Pieper

  • Effects of geriatric evaluation and management on adverse drug reactions and suboptimal prescribing in the frail elderly

    Kenneth E Schmader;Kenneth E Schmader;Joseph T Hanlon;Joseph T Hanlon;Joseph T Hanlon;Carl F Pieper;Richard Sloane

  • Nutrition and Function: Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and the Functional Capabilities of Community-Dwelling Elderly?

    Anthony N. Galanos;Carl F. Pieper;Joan C. Cornoni-Huntley;Connie W. Bales

  • Ambulatory Monitoring and Blood Pressure Variability

    Thomas G. Pickering;Carl Pieper;Clyde B. Schechter

  • Association of Interleukin‐6 and Other Biologic Variables with Depression in Older People Living in the Community

    Andrew N. Dentino;Carl F. Pieper;K. Murali K. Rao;Mark S. Currie

  • Association of traumatic brain injury with subsequent neurological and psychiatric disease: a meta-analysis

    David C. Perry;Virginia E. Sturm;Matthew J. Peterson;Carl F. Pieper

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey J. Cohen
Harvey J. Cohen Duke University
Kenneth E. Schmader
Kenneth E. Schmader Duke University
Gerda G. Fillenbaum
Gerda G. Fillenbaum Duke University
William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University
Hayden B. Bosworth
Hayden B. Bosworth Duke University
Virginia B. Kraus
Virginia B. Kraus Duke University
Dan G. Blazer
Dan G. Blazer Duke University
Joseph T. Hanlon
Joseph T. Hanlon University of Pittsburgh
David C. Steffens
David C. Steffens University of Connecticut

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