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Peter J. Savage is affiliated with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on medicine with a concentration in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, genetics, developmental and educational psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Peter J. Savage's publication record includes recent papers primarily published in Diabetes Care, among other venues such as Pediatric Diabetes:

  • Baseline Predictors of Glycemic Worsening in Youth and Adults With Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in the Restoring Insulin Secretion (RISE) Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • OGTT Glucose Response Curves, Insulin Sensitivity, and β-Cell Function in RISE: Comparison Between Youth and Adults at Randomization and in Response to Interventions to Preserve β-Cell Function, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Glucose Tolerance, and β-Cell Function in Adults With Prediabetes or Untreated Type 2 Diabetes in the Restoring Insulin Secretion (RISE) Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Hyperglucagonemia Does Not Explain the β-Cell Hyperresponsiveness and Insulin Resistance in Dysglycemic Youth Compared With Adults: Lessons From the RISE Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Withdrawal of medications leads to worsening of OGTT parameters in youth with impaired glucose tolerance or recently-diagnosed type 2 diabetes, 2020, Pediatric Diabetes

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter J. Savage include:

  • Sharon L. Edelstein
  • Steven E. Kahn
  • Kristen J. Nadeau
  • Kieren J. Mather
  • Silva Arslanian

The scientist's research is frequently published in these venues:

  • Diabetes Care
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Obesity Facts
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute scientific statement.

    Scott M Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome

    Scott M Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome. An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Executive summary.

    Scott M. Grundy;James I. Cleeman;Stephen R. Daniels;Karen A. Donato

  • Cardia: study design, recruitment, and some characteristics of the examined subjects

    Gary D. Friedman;Gary R. Cutter;Richard P. Donahue;Glenn H. Hughes

  • Markers of inflammation and prediction of diabetes mellitus in adults (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study): a cohort study

    Maria Inês Schmidt;Maria Inês Schmidt;Bruce B Duncan;Bruce B Duncan;A Richey Sharrett;Gunnar Lindberg

  • Effect of Diuretic-Based Antihypertensive Treatment on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Diabetic Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    J. David Curb;Sara L. Pressel;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Peter J. Savage

  • The association between symptomatic, severe hypoglycaemia and mortality in type 2 diabetes: retrospective epidemiological analysis of the ACCORD study

    Denise E Bonds;Michael E Miller;Richard M Bergenstal;John B Buse

  • Distribution and correlates of sonographically detected carotid artery disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The CHS Collaborative Research Group.

    D H O'Leary;J F Polak;R A Kronmal;S J Kittner

  • Insulin Sensitivity and Atherosclerosis

    George Howard;Daniel H. O’Leary;Daniel Zaccaro;Steve Haffner

  • Trends in Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes

    Caroline S. Fox;Sean Coady;Paul D. Sorlie;Daniel Levy

  • Increasing Cardiovascular Disease Burden Due to Diabetes Mellitus The Framingham Heart Study

    Caroline S. Fox;Sean Coady;Paul D. Sorlie;Ralph B. D’Agostino

  • Diabetes incidence in Pima indians: contributions of obesity and parental diabetes.

    William C. Knowler;David J. Pettitt;Peter J. Savage;Peter H. Bennett

  • Trends in All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Women and Men With and Without Diabetes Mellitus in the Framingham Heart Study, 1950 to 2005

    Sarah Rosner Preis;Shih-Jen Hwang;Sean Coady;Michael J. Pencina

  • Disparities in Incidence of Diabetic End-Stage Renal Disease According to Race and Type of Diabetes

    Catherine C. Cowie;Friedrich K. Port;Robert A. Wolfe;Peter J. Savage

  • The insulin resistance atherosclerosis study (IRAS) objectives, design, and recruitment results.

    Lynne E. Wagenknecht;Elizabeth J. Mayer;Marian Rewers;Steven Haffner

  • Increased Blood Glucose and Insulin, Body Size, and Incident Colorectal Cancer

    Robert E. Schoen;Catherine M. Tangen;Lewis H. Kuller;Gregory L. Burke

  • THE STRONG HEART STUDY A STUDY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN AMERICAN INDIANS: DESIGN AND METHODS

    Elisa T. Lee;Thomas K. Welty;Richard Fabsitz;Linda D. Cowan

  • Increased Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretion in Nondiabetic African-Americans and Hispanics Compared With Non-Hispanic Whites: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

    S M Haffner;R D'Agostino;M F Saad;M Rewers

  • Effect of Diuretic-Based Antihypertensive Treatment on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Diabetic Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    J. David Curb;Sara L. Pressel;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Peter J. Savage

  • National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;Diane Becker;Luther T. Clark;Richard S. Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Mohammed F. Saad
Mohammed F. Saad Stony Brook University
Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University
Russell P. Tracy
Russell P. Tracy University of Vermont
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Steven M. Haffner
Steven M. Haffner The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Daniel H. O'Leary
Daniel H. O'Leary Tufts University
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Joseph F. Polak
Joseph F. Polak Boston University
Marian Rewers
Marian Rewers University of Colorado Denver

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