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CURRICULUM VITAE
Earl S. Ford, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS K66
Atlanta, GA 30341
Tel: (770) 488-2484
Fax: (770) 488-8150
E-mail: eford@cdc.gov
EDUCATION
Degree University Major Dates attended
M.P.H.
M.D.
M.S.
B.A.
University of Illinois,
Chicago, IL
University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
University of South
Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA
Epidemiology 1985-1986
Medicine 1978-1984
Marine Science 1974-1976
Biology 1969-1973
TRAINING
Residency in Occupational Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of Preventive Medicine & Biometrics
4301 Jones Bridge Road, Room A1039
Bethesda, MD 20814-4799
Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Residency in Preventive Medicine
University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Chicago
Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health
P.O. Box 6998
Chicago, IL 60680
Internship in Internal Medicine
St. Francis Hospital
Department of Internal Medicine
355 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60202
7/1/91 - 6/30/92
7/4/87 - 7/1/89
7/1/85 - 6/30/87
7/1/84 - 6/30/85

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PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATION
Specialty Board Certification:
Medical Licenses:
Public Health and General Preventive
Medicine 1989
Georgia, Illinois
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS
10/01/02 - present:
Team Leader, Epidemiology and Analysis Team, Behavioral Surveillance
Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
10/01/01 - 9/30/02:
Medical Officer, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of
Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
10/01/99 - 9/30/01:
Associate Director for Science, Division of Nutrition and Physical
Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
10/23/94- 9/30/99:
Medical Officer, Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Nutrition
and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
7/1/93 - 10/22/94:
Medical Officer, Radiation Studies Branch, Division of Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
7/1/92 - 6/30/93:
Occupational Medicine Consultant, Division of Federal Occupational Health,
Region IV, Atlanta, Georgia.
7/1/89 - 6/29/91:
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease
Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
7/4/87 - 7/1/89:
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control,
Atlanta, Georgia.

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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates Position Organization
2/90 - 5/2001 Clinical Assistant Emory University
Professor
School of Medicine
1440 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322
11/88 - 1993 Clinical Assistant Morehouse School of Medicine
Professor
720 Westview Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
1/77 - 8/78 Oceanographer Ecology & Environment, Inc.
P.O. Box D
Buffalo, NY 14225
1/74 - 12/75 Research Assistant University of South Florida
Dept. of Marine Science
140 7th Ave S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AWARDS
Public Health Service Unit Commendation Medal for contributions to the
development of rapid and comprehensive data availability for the
Behavioral Surveillance System: February 16, 2006.
Public Health Service Commendation Medal for evaluating health risks from
residential radon exposure: October 22, 1999
Bicentennial Unit Commendation: January 1, 1998
Public Health Service Commendation Medal for contributions in
cardiovascular disease screening, low income prevention programs, and
elucidating nutritional issues: October 20, 1997
Public Health Service Unit Commendation Medal for developing a national
chronic disease surveillance system for diabetes and its complications:
January 3, 1991
Public Health Service Achievement Medal for contributions to
cardiovascular disease prevention among African American populations:
February 9, 1989
OTHER AWARDS
Delta Omega Society

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Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Heart Association: fellow
Society for Epidemiologic Research
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Open Epidemiology Journal
Open Epidemiology Reviews
Journal of Diabetes
PUBLICATIONS
Book chapters:
Ford ES, Liu S. Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular
disease: an epidemiologic perspective. In: Hansen BC, Bray GA, eds.
Metabolic syndrome: epidemiology, clinical treatment, and underlying
mechanisms. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2008.
Mokdad AH, Ford ES. Prevalence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. In:
Bray GA, Ryan DH, eds. Overweight and the metabolic syndrome: from bench
to bedside. Springer, 2007.
Ford ES. C-reactive protein and risk factors for coronary heart disease
in children and adolescents. In: Ridker PM, Rifai N, eds. C-
reactive protein and cardiovascular disease. MediEdition, 2006
Ford ES. Risk assessment, epidemiology, meta-analysis and pooling. In:
Graham JD, ed. The Role of Epidemiology in Regulatory Risk Assessment.
New York, NY: Elsevier Science BV, p. 99-104, 1995.
Journal articles:
225. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Li C, McGuire LC, Strine TW, Okoro CA, Brown DW,
Zack MM. Coronary heart disease and quality of life: findings for 10
states from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. J
Womens Health (Larchmt), in press.
224. Ford ES, Li C, Pearson WS, Zhao G, Strine TW, Mokdad AH. Body mass
index and headaches: findings from a national sample of US adults.
Cephalalgia, in press.

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223. Zhao G, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Racial/ethnic Variation in Hypertension-
Related Lifestyle Behaviors among U.S. Women with Self-reported
Hypertension. J Human Hypertens, in press.
222. Holt JB, Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Simoes EJ, Bartoli WP, Mensah GA. Use of
BRFSS Data and GIS Technology for Rapid Public Health Response During
Natural Disasters. Prev Chronic Dis, in press.
221. Ford ES, Schulze MB, Bergmann MM, Thamer C, Joost HG, Boeing H. Liver
Enzymes and Incident Diabetes: findings from the European Prospective
Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam Study. Diabetes Care,
in press.
220. Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Mokdad AH. Are United States adults with
coronary heart disease meeting physical activity recommendations?
Am J Cardiol 2008;101:557-61.
219. Pearson W, Ford ES, Ahluwalia IA, Mokdad AH. Language preference as a
predictor of access to and use of health care services among
Hispanics in the U.S. Ethn Dis 2008;18:93-7.
218. Choi HK, Ford ES. Haemoglobin A1c, fasting glucose, serum C-peptide
and insulin resistance in relation to serum uric acid levels--the
Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Rheumatology
(Oxford). 2008;47:713-7.
217. O'Flaherty M, Ford ES, Allender S, Scarborough P, Capewell S.
Coronary heart disease trends in England and Wales from 1984 to 2004:
concealed leveling of mortality rates among young adults. Heart, in
press.
216. Ford ES, Li C. Metabolic syndrome and health-related quality of life
among US adults. Ann Epidemiol, in press.
215. Ochner MH, Salvail FR, Ford ES, Ajani U. Obesity and self-reported
general health, Hawaii BRFSS: Are Polynesians at higher risk?
Obesity, in press.
214. Cook S, Auinger P, Li C, Ford ES. Metabolic syndrome rates in United
States adolescents, from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1999-2002. J Pediatr 2008;152:165-70.
213. Ford ES, Li C. Defining the metabolic syndrome in children and
adolescents: will the real definition please stand up? J Pediatr
2008;152:160-4.
212. Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Mokdad AH. Compliance with physical activity
recommendations in US adults with diabetes. Diabet Med 2008;25:221-
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211. Li C, Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Balluz LS, Brown DW, Giles WH. Clustering
of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Health-Related Quality of
Life among US Adults. Value Health 2008 Jan 8; [Epub ahead of
print]
210. Choi JW, Ford ES, Gao X, Choi HK. Sugar-sweetened soft drinks, diet
soft drinks, and serum uric acid level: the Third National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arthritis Rheum 2008;59:109-16.
209. Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES, Link M, Bolen JC. Acculturation, weight, and
weight-related behaviors among Mexican Americans in the United
States. Ethn Dis 2007;17:643-9.
208. Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Pearson WS, Mokdad AH. Prevalence of the
Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Adolescents Using the Definition from
the International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes Care 2007 Dec 10;
[Epub ahead of print].
207. Ford ES, Capewell S. Coronary heart disease mortality among young
adults in the United States from 1980 to 2002: concealed leveling of
mortality rates. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:2128-32.
206. Meng YX, Ford ES, Li C, Quarshie A, Al-Mahmoud AM, Giles W, Gibbons
GH, Strayhorn G. Association of C-Reactive protein with surrogate
measures of insulin resistance among nondiabetic US from National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. Clin Chem
2007;53:2152-9.
205. Strine TW, Balluz LS, Ford ES. The associations between smoking,
physical inactivity, obesity, and asthma severity in the general US
population. J Asthma 2007;44:651-8.
204. Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Trends in HbA1c Concentrations Among US Adults
With Diagnosed Diabetes from 1999 to 2004. Diabetes Care
2008;31:102-4.
203. Li C, Ford ES, Strine TW, Mokdad AH. Prevalence of depression among
U.S. adults with diabetes: findings from the 2006 Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System. Diabetes Care 2008;31:105-7.
202. McGuire LC, Strine TW, Okoro CA, Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES. Modifiable
characteristics of a healthy life in U.S. older adults with or
without frequent mental distress, 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007;15:754-61.
201. McGuire LC, Rao JK, Ford ES, Anderson LA. Completion of a durable
power of attorney for health care: what does cognition have to do
with it? Gerontologist 2007;47:457-67.
200. Loucks EB, Magnusson KT, Cook S, Rehkopf DH, Ford ES, Berkman LF.

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Socioeconomic position and the metabolic syndrome in early, middle
and late life: evidence from NHANES 1999-2002. Ann Epidemiol
2007;17:782-90.
199. Ford ES, Ajani UA, Croft JB, Critchley JA, Labarthe DR, Kottke TE,
Giles WH, Capewell S. Explaining the decrease in mortality from
coronary heart disease in the United States between 1980 and 2000. N
Engl J Med 2007;356:2388-98.
198. Ford ES, Ajani UA, McGuire LC, Liu S. Dietary magnesium and the
metabolic syndrome among US adults. Obesity 2007;15:1139-46.
197. Ford ES, Li C, Cook S, Choi HK. Serum concentrations of uric acid
and the metabolic syndrome among U.S. children and adolescents.
Circulation 2007;115:2526-32.
196. Choi HK, Ford ES. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in
individuals with hyperuricemia. Am J Med 2007;120:442-7.
195. Li C, Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Jiles R, Giles WH. Clustering of Multiple
Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Health-Related Quality of Life among US
Adults with Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2007;30:1770-6.
194. Gregory-Mercado K, Staten LK, Gillespie C, Thomson CA, Ranger-Moore
J, Giuliano A, Will J, Ford E, Marshall J. Ethnicity and nutrient
inadequacies among Arizona WISEWOMAN participants. J Womens Health
(Larchmt) 2007;16:379-89.
193. McGuire LC, Ford ES, Okoro CA. U.S. Older adults with disabilities
in the face of natural disasters: implications for evacuation.
Disasters 2007;31:49-56.
192. Li C, Ford ES. Is there a single underlying factor for the metabolic
syndrome in adolescents? A confirmatory factor analysis. Diabetes
Care 2007;30:1556-61.
191. Choi HK, Ford ES, Li C, Curhan G. Prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome in patients with gout - The Third National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey. Arthritis Rheum 2007;57:109-15.
190. Li C, Ford ES, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH. Increasing trends in abdominal
obesity among US adults. Obesity 2007;15:216-24.
189. Li C, Ford ES, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH. Association of metabolic
syndrome and insulin resistance with congestive heart
failure: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007;61:67-73.
188. Li C, Ford ES. Definition of the metabolic syndrome: what’s new and
what predicts risk? Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders 2006;

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4:237-51.
187. McGuire LC, Strine TW, Okoro CA, Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES. Healthy
Lifestyle Behaviors in U.S. Older Adults with and without
Disabilities, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2003.
Prev Chronic Dis 2007;4:A09.
186. Ford ES, Li C. Physical activity or fitness and the metabolic
syndrome. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2006;4:897-915.
185. Ford ES, Li C, Imperatore G, Cook S. Age, gender, and ethnic
variations in serum concentrations of insulin in US youth: findings
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004.
Diabetes Care 2006;29:2605-11.
184. Okoro CA, Zhong Y, Ford ES, Balluz LS, Strine TW, Mokdad AH.
Association between the metabolic syndrome and its components and
gait speed among U.S. adults aged 50 years and older: a
cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health 2006;6:282.
183. Li C, Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Cook S. Recent trends in waist
circumference and waist-height ratio among US children and
adolescents. Pediatrics 2006;118:e1390-8.
182. Li C, Ford ES, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH, Little RR, Reaven GM. Trends in
hyperinsulinemia among nondiabetic adults in the U.S. Diabetes Care
2006;29:2396-402.
181. Ford ES. Intake and circulating concentrations of antioxidants in
metabolic syndrome. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2006;8:448-52.
180. McGuire LC, Ajani UA, Ford ES. Cognitive functioning in late life:
the impact of moderate alcohol consumption. Ann Epidemiol
2007;17:93-9
179. Liu S, Choi HK, Ford E, Song Y, Klevak A, Buring JE, Manson JE. A
prospective study of dairy intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes in
women. Diabetes Care 2006;29:1579-84.
178. Ajani UA, Ford ES, McGuire LC. Distribution of lifestyle and emerging
risk factors by 10-year risk for coronary heart disease. Eur J
Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2006;13:745-52.
177. Ajani UA, Ford ES. Has the risk for coronary heart disease changed
among U.S. adults? J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:1177-82.
176. Ford ES, Schleicher RL, Mokdad AH, Ajani UA, Liu S. Distribution of
serum concentrations of alpha-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol in the
US population. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:375-83.

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175. McGuire LC, Ford ES, Ajani UA. The impact of cognitive functioning on
mortality and the development of functional disability in older
adults with diabetes: the second longitudinal study on aging. BMC
Geriatr 2006;6:8
174. Abid A, Galuska D, Khan LK, Gillespie C, Ford ES, Serdula MK. Are
healthcare professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? A
trend analysis. MedGenMed 2005;7:10.
173. Gregory Mercado KY, Staten LK, Ranger-Moore J, Thomson CA, Will JC,
Ford ES, Guillen J, Giuliano AR, Marshall J. Acculturation and fruit
and vegetable consumption of older Mexican American women. Eth Dis
2006;16:89-95.
172. Sood A, Ford ES, Camargo CA Jr. Association between leptin and asthma
in adults. Thorax 2006;61:300-5.
171. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Link MW, Garvin WS, McGuire LC, Jiles RB, Balluz
LS. Chronic disease in health emergencies: in the eye of the
hurricane. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3:A46.
170. Ajani UA, Ford ES. Two approaches of coronary risk assessment--do
they work? Am J Cardiol 2006;97:765-7.
169. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Greenlund KJ, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Aspirin use
among U.S. adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Am J
Prev Med 2006;30:74-7.
168. McGuire LC, Ford ES, Ajani UA. Cognitive Functioning as a predictor
of functional disability in older adults. Am J Geriatric Psych
2006;14:36-42.
167. Song Y, Ford ES, Manson JE, Liu S. Relations of magnesium intake with
metabolic risk factors and risks of type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
and cardiovascular diseases: a critical appraisal. Current Nutrition
& Food Science 2005;1:231-43.
166. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Dunbar S, Mensah G, Mokdad A. Sodium intake
exceeds recommendations among those with normal and high blood
pressure. Am J Prev Med 2005;29(5 Suppl 1):63-7.
165. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Family history of diabetes or
cardiovascular disease and C-reactive protein concentration: findings
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000.
Am J Prev Med 2005;29(5 Suppl 1):57-62
164. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Okoro CA, Strine TW, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Low
prevalence of influenza vaccination among people with cardiovascular
Disease-BRFSS. Am J Prev Med 2005;29(5 Suppl 1):31-5.

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163. Liu S, Song Y, Ford ES, Manson JE, Buring JE, and Ridker P. Dietary
calcium, vitamin D, and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in
middle-aged and older US women. Diabetes Care 2005;28:2926-32.
162. Ford ES, Loucks EB, Berkman LF. Social integration and concentrations
of C-reactive protein among US adults. Ann Epidemiol 2006;16:78-84.
161. Ford ES. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the
International Diabetes Federation among adults in the U.S. Diabetes
Care 2005;28:2745-9.
160. Ford ES, Ajani UA, Mokdad AH. Brief communication: The prevalence of
high intake of vitamin E from the use of supplements among U.S.
adults. Ann Intern Med 2005;143:116-20.
159. Ford ES. Rarer than a blue moon: the use of a diagnostic code for the
metabolic syndrome in the United States. Diabetes Care 2005;
28:1808-9.
158. Ford ES. Risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes associated with the metabolic syndrome: a summary of the
evidence. Diabetes Care 2005;28:1769-78.
157. Ford ES, Abbasi F, Reaven GM. Prevalence of insulin resistance and
the metabolic syndrome with alternative definitions of impaired
fasting glucose. Atherosclerosis 2005;181:143-8.
156. Ford ES, Mannino DM. Time trends in obesity among people with
asthma: findings from three national surveys. J Asthma 2005;42:91-5.
155. Ford ES. The epidemiology of obesity and asthma. J Allergy Clin
Immunol 2005;115:897-909.
154. Ford ES, Ajani UA, McGuire LC, Liu S. Concentrations of serum vitamin
D and the metabolic syndrome among US adults. Diabetes Care
2005;28:1228-30.
153. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Examining the coverage of influenza
vaccination among people with cardiovascular disease in the United
States. Am Heart J 2005;149:254-9.
152. Ford ES, Kohl WH 3 rd , Mokdad AH. Sedentary behavior, physical
activity, and the metabolic syndrome among US adults. Obesity Res
2005;13:608-14.
151. Ford ES, Ajani UA, Mokdad AH. The metabolic syndrome and
concentrations of C-reactive protein among US children. Diabetes
Care 2005;28:878-81.
150. Ghio AJ, Ford ES, Kennedy TP, Hoidal JR. The association between

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serum ferritin and uric acid in humans. Free Radic Res
2005;39:337-42.
149. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Ajani UA, Liu S. Associations between
concentrations of alpha- and gamma-tocopherol and concentrations of
glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, insulin, and c-peptide among US
adults. Brit J Nutr 2005;93:249-25.
148. Mensah GA, Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Greenlund KJ, Croft JB.
State of disparities in cardiovascular health in the United States.
Circulation 2005;111:1233-41.
147. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Giles WH, Serdula MK, Galuska DA. Geographic
variation in the prevalence of self-reported obesity and diabetes
mellitus: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System 2000. Obesity Res 2005;13:118-22.
146. Strine TW, Okoro CA, Chapman DP, Balluz L, Ford ES, Ajani UA, Mokdad
AH. Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Risk Behaviors among
Smokers. Am J Prev Med 2005;28:182-7.
145. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH, Ajani UA. Microalbuminuria and
concentrations of antioxidants among US Adults. Am J Kidney Dis
2005;45:248-55.
144. Holquin F, Mannino DM, Anto J, Mott J, Ford ES, Teague WG, Redd RC,
Romieu I. Country of birth as a risk factor for asthma among Mexican
Americans. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2005;171:103-8.
143. Fortmann SP, Ford E, Criqui MH, Folsom AR, Harris TB, Hong Y, Pearson
TA, Siscovick D, Vinicor F, Wilson PF. CDC/AHA Workshop on
Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Application to
Clinical and Public Health Practice: report from the Population
Science Discussion Group. Circulation 2004;110:e554-9.
142. Strine TW, Ford ES, Balluz L, Chapman DP, Mokdad AH. Risk behaviors
and health-related quality of life among adults with asthma: the
role of mental health status. Chest 2004;126:1849-54.
141. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Ajani UA. Trends in risk factors for
cardiovascular disease among US children and adolescents. Pediatrics
2004;114:1534-44.
140. Ford ES, Mannino DM. Prospective association between lung function
and the incidence of diabetes: findings from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Followup Study. Diabetes
Care 2004;27:2966-70.
139. Ford ES, Mokdad AH Gregg EW. Trends in cigarette smoking among US
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Surveillance System. Prev Med 2004;39:1238-42.
138. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC, Mokdad AH. Body mass index and asthma
incidence among USA adults. Eur Respir J 2004;24:740-4.
137. Levitan EB, Song Y, Ford ES, Liu S. Is nondiabetic hyperglycemia a
risk factor for cardiovascular disease? A meta-analysis of
prospective studies. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:2147-55.
136. Mensah GA, Mokdad AH, Ford E, Narayan V, Giles WH, Vinicor F,
Deedwania PC. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes
mellitus: emerging epidemics and their cardiovascular implications.
Cardiol Clin 2004;485-504.
135. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Liu S. Healthy eating index and C-reactive
protein concentration: findings from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-1994. Eur J Clin Nutr
2005;59:278-83.
134. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Increasing prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome among U.S. Adults. Diabetes Care 2004;27:2444-9.
133. Imperatore G, Cadwell BL, Geiss L, Saadinne JB, Williams DE, Ford ES,
Thompson TJ, Venkat Narayan KM, Gregg EW. Thirty-year Trends in
Cardiovascular Risk Factor Levels among US Adults with Diabetes:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1971-2000. Am J
Epidemiol 2004;160:531-9.
132. Zack MM, Moriarty DG, Stroup DF, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Worsening trends
in adult health-related quality of life and self-rated health-United
States, 1993-2001. Public Health Rep 2004;119:493-505.
131. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC, Moriarty DG, Mokdad AH. Determinants
of quality of life among people with asthma: Findings from the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. J Asthma 2004;41:327-36.
130. Staten LK, Gregory-Mercado KY, Ranger-Moore J, Will JC, Giuliano AR,
Ford ES, Marshall J. Provider counseling, health education, and
community health workers: the Arizona WISEWOMAN project. J Womens
Health (Larchmt) 2004;13:547-56.
129. Brown DW, Ford ES, Giles WH, Croft JB, Balluz LS, Mokdad AH.
Associations between white blood cell count and risk for
cerebrovascular disease mortality: NHANES II Mortality Study,
1976-1992. Ann Epidemiol 2004;14:425-30.
128. Brown DW, Balluz LS, Giles WH, Beckles GL, Moriarty DG, Ford ES,
Mokdad AH. Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life among
older adults. Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance
system (BRFSS). Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2004;65:105-15.

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127. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Prevalence of high C-reactive protein
concentration among people with normal lipid concentrations. Clin
Chem 2004;50:1618-22.
126. Engelgau MM, Geiss LS, Saaddine JB, Boyle JP, Benjamin SM, Gregg EW,
Tierney EF, Rios-Burrows N, Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Imperatore G, Venkat
Narayan KM. The evolving diabetes burden in the US. Ann Int Med
2004;140:945-50.
125. Ford ES. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in US populations.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2004;33:333-50.
124. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. The prevalence of 10-year risk for
coronary heart disease among US adults: findings from National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey III. J Am Coll Cardiol
2004;43:1791-6.
123. Brown DW, Heath GW, Balluz L, Giles WH, Ford ES, Mokdad AH.
Associations between physical activity dose and health-related
quality of life. Med Science Sports Exercise 2004;36:890-96.
122. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Serum antioxidant concentrations
among United States adults with self-reported asthma. J Asthma
2004;41:179-87.
121. Ajani UA, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Dietary Fiber and C-reactive Protein -
Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.
J Nutr 2004;134:1181-5.
120. Gross LS, Li L, Ford ES, Putnam J, Liu S. Increased consumption of
low-quality carbohydrates and the epidemic of type 2 diabetes
mellitus in the US: an ecological assessment. Am J Clin Nutr
2004;79:774-9.
119. Cheal KL, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, McLaughlin T, Reaven GM, Ford ES.
Relationship to Insulin Resistance of the Adult Treatment Panel III
Diagnostic Criteria for Identification of the Metabolic Syndrome.
Diabetes 2004;53:1195-1200.
118. Mokdad AH, Giles WH, Bowman BA, Mensah G, Ford ES, Smith SM, Marks
JS. Changes in health behavior among older Americans, 1990 to 2000.
Public Health Rep 2004;119:356-61.
117. Ford ES. The metabolic syndrome and mortality from cardiovascular
disease and all-causes: findings from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey II Mortality Study. Atherosclerosis
2004;173:307-12.
116. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH, Myers GL. The distribution and

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correlates of C-reactive protein concentration among adult US women.
Clin Chem 2004;50:574-81.
115. Ford ES, Williams SG, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Influenza vaccination
coverage among adults with asthma: findings from the 2000 Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System. Am J Med 2004;116:555-8.
114. Okoro CA, Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Vinicor F, Giles WH. Are
people with diabetes practicing healthier behaviors in the year 2000?
Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1990-
2000. Prev Med 2004;38:203-8.
113. Ford ES. The insulin resistance syndrome: the public health
challenge. Endocrine Practice 2003;9(Suppl 2)23-5.
112. Mannino DM, Ford ES, Redd SC. Obstructive and restrictive lung
disease and functional limitation: data from the Third National
Health and Nutrition Examination. J Int Med 2003;254:540-7.
111. Ford ES. Asthma, body mass index, and C-reactive protein among US
adults. J Asthma 2003;40:733-739.
110. Brown DW, Balluz LS, Ford ES, Giles WH, Strine TW, Moriarty DG, Croft
JB, Mokdad AH. Associations between short- and long-term unemployment
and frequent mental distress among a national sample of men and
women. J Occup Environ Med 2003;45:1159–66.
109. Ford ES. Using factor analysis to define the metabolic syndrome.
Ethn Dis 2003;13:429-37.
108. Brown DW, Balluz LS, Health GW, Moriarty DG, Ford ES, Giles WH,
Mokdad AH. Associations between recommended levels of physical
activity and health-related quality of life. Findings from the
2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Survey.
Prev Med 2003;37:520-28.
107. Ford ES. Mokdad AH, Giles WH. Trends in waist circumference among
US adults: findings from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey III (1988-1994) and National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000. Obesity Res 2003;11:1223-
31.
106. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Williams SG. Asthma and influenza
vaccination: findings from the 1999-2001 National Health Interview
Surveys. Chest 2003;124:783-9.
105. Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Dietary magnesium intake in a national sample
of U.S. Adults. J Nutr 2003;133:2879-82.
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concentration and concentrations of blood vitamins, carotenoids,
and selenium among United States adults. Eur J Clin Nutr
2003;57:1157-63.
103. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Giles WH, Brown DW. The metabolic syndrome and
antioxidant concentrations: findings from the Third National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Diabetes 2003;52:2346-52.
102. Ford ES. C-reactive protein concentration and cardiovascular disease
risk factors in children: findings from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000. Circulation 2003;108:1053-8.
101. Ford ES, Heath GW, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Leisure-time physical
activity patterns among US adults with asthma. Chest
2003;124:432-7.
100. Ford ES, Giles WH, Myers GL, Rifai N, Ridker PM, Mannino DM.
C-reactive protein concentration distribution among US children
and young adults: findings from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1999-2000. Clin Chem 2003;49:1353-7.
99. Mannino DM, Ford ES, Redd SC. Obstructive and restrictive lung
disease and markers fo inflammation: data from the National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey III. Am J Med 2003;114:758-62.
98. Ford ES. The metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein,
fibrinogen, and leukocyte count: Findings from the Third National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Atherosclerosis
2003;168:351-8.
97. Mannino DM, Mulinare J, Ford ES, Schwartz J. Tobacco smoke
exposure and decreased serum and red blood cell folate levels:
data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey. Nicotine Tobacco Research 2003;5:357-62.
96. Seymour J, Flagg EW, Calle EE, Coates RJ, Ford ES, Thun M. Diet
quality index as a predictor of mortality in the ACS CPS II
Nutrition Cohort. Am J Epidemiol 2003;157:980-8.
95. Einhorn D, Reaven GM, Cobin RH, Ford E, Ganda OP, Handelsman Y,
Hellman R, Jellinger PS, Kendall D, Krauss RM, Neufeld ND, Petak
SM, Rodbard HW, Seibel JA, Smith DA, Wilson PW. American College
of Endocrinology position statement on the insulin resistance
syndrome. Endocr Pract 2003;9:237-52.
94. Ford ES, Giles WH. Changes in prevalence of nonfatal coronary
heart disease in the United States from 1971-1994. Ethn Dis
2003;13:85-93.

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93. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Mean serum total
cholesterol concentrations and awareness, treatment, and control
of hypercholesterolemia among US adults: findings from the
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000.
Circulation 2003;107:2185-9.
92. Ford ES, Giles WH, Myers G, Mannino DM. Population distribution of
high sensitivity C-reactive protein concentration among United
States men: findings from National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey 1999-2000. Clin Chem 2003;49:686-90.
91. Ford ES, Giles WH. A comparison of the prevalence of metabolic
syndrome using two different definitions. Diab Care 2003;26:575-
81.
90. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC, Mokdad AH, Galuska DA, Serdula MK.
Weight loss practices among people with asthma: findings from the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Obesity Res
2003;11:81-6.
89. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Moorman JE, Gwynn C, Homa DM, Redd SC,
Moriarty DG, Mokdad AH. Self-reported asthma and health-related
quality of life: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System. Chest 2003;123:119-27.
88. Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Dietz WH, Vinicor F, Bales VS,
Marks JS. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related
health risk factors, 2001. JAMA 2003;289:76-9.
87. Davison KK, Ford ES, Cogswell ME, Dietz WH. Percentage of body fat
and body mass index are associated with mobility limitations in
people aged 70 and older from NHANES III. J Am Geriatr Soc
2002;50:1802-9.
86. Ford ES, Gillespie C, Ballew C, Sowell A, Mannino DM. Serum
carotenoid concentrations in US children. Am J Clin Nut
2002;76:818-27.
85. Ford ES. Does exercise reduce inflammation? Physical activity and
C-reactive protein among United States adults. Epidemiology
2002;13:561-68.
84. Will JC, Williamson DF, Ford ES, Calle EE, Thun MJ. Intentional
weight loss and 13-year diabetes incidence in overweight
adults. Am J Public Health 2002;92:1245-8.
83. Ford ES, Smith SJ, Stroup DF, Thacker SB, Steinberg KK, Mueller
PW, Weitman E. Homocyst(e)ine and cardiovascular disease: a review
of the evidence with special emphasis on nested case-control
studies. Int J Epidemiol 2002;31:59-70.

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82. Ford ES, Giles WH, Dietz WH. Prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome among United States adults: findings from the Third
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA
2002;287;356-9.
81. Ford ES. Leukocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and
diabetes incidence in a national sample of United States adults.
Am J Epidemiol 2002;155:57-64.
80. Will J, Massoudi B, Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Rosamond W, Stoddard AM,
Palombo R, Holliday J, Byers T, Ammerman A, Troped P, Sorensen G.
Reducing risk for cardiovascular disease in uninsured women:
combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects. JAMWA 2001;56:161-5.
79. Mokdad AH, Bowman BA, Ford ES, Vinicor F, Marks JS, Koplan JP. The
continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States.
JAMA 2001;286:1195-1200.
78. Ford ES, De Proost Ford MA, Will JC, Galuska DA, Ballew C.
Achieving a healthy lifestyle among United States adults: a long
way to go. Eth Dis 2001;11:224-31.
77. Will JC, Galuska D, Ford ES, Mokdad A, Calle EE. Cigarette smoking
and diabetes mellitus: evidence of a positive association from a
large prospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30:540-6.
76. Ford ES, Moriarty DG, Zack MM, Mokdad AH, Chapman DP. Selfreported
body mass index and health-related quality of life:
findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Obes
Res 2001;9:21-31.
75. Ford ES. Vitamin supplement use and diabetes mellitus incidence
among adults in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 2001;153:892-7.
74. Ford ES, Galuska DA, Gillespie C,Will JC, Giles WH, Dietz WH. C-
reactive protein and body mass index in children: findings from
the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,
1988-1994. J Pediatr 2001;138:486-92.
73. Mannino DM, Ford E, Giovino GA, Thun M. Lung cancer mortality
rates in birth cohorts in the United States from 1960 to 1994.
Lung Cancer 2001;31:91-9.
72. Ford ES, Liu S. Glycemic index and serum high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol concentration among US adults. Arch Int Med
2001;161:572-6.
71. Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Fruit and vegetable consumption and diabetes
mellitus incidence among U.S. adults. Prev Med 2001;32:33-9.

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70. Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Nelson DE, Engelgau MM, Vinicor F,
Marks JS. Diabetes trends in the U.S.: 1990 to 1998. Diabetes Care
2000;23:1278-83.
69. Ford ES. Serum copper and coronary heart disease among US adults.
Am J Epidemiol 2000;151:1182-8.
68. Ford ES. Variations in serum carotenoid concentrations among
United States adults by ethnicity and sex. Ethnicity Dis
2000;10:208-17.
67. Ford E, Newman J, Deosaransingh K. Racial differences in the use
of cardiovascular procedures: findings from the California
Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Am J Public Health
2000;90:1128-34.
66. Ford ES, Giles WH. Serum C-reactive protein and self-reported
stroke: findings from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey III. Arterioscl Thromb Vasc Biol 2000;20:1052-6.
65. Giles WH, Croft JB, Greenlund KJ, Ford ES, Kittner SJ. Race and
ethnic differences in the association between total homocyst(e)ine
concentration and the likelihood for acute myocardial infarction:
results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, 1988-1994. Am Heart J 2000;139:446-53.
64. Ford ES, Giles WH. Serum C-reactive protein and fibrinogen
concentrations and angina pectoris: findings from National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey III. J Clin Epidemiol 2000;53:95-
102.
63. Ford ES, Giles WH. Serum vitamins, carotenoids, and angina
pectoris: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey III. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10;106-16.
62. Ford ES, Giles WH, Croft J. Prevalence of nonfatal coronary heart
disease among US adults. Am Heart J 2000;139:971-7.
61. Ford ES, Ahluwalia I, Galuska D. Social relationships and
cardiovascular disease risk factors in a national sample of US
adults. Prev Med 2000; 30:83-92.
60. Soto Mas F, Staten L, Going S, Ford E, Smith J, Marshall J. Camine
con nosotros: connecting theory and practice for promoting
physical activity among Hispanic women. Health Promotion Practice,
2000;1:178-87.
59. Ford ES, Cogswell ME. Diabetes mellitus and serum ferritin
concentration among United States adults. Diabetes Care

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1999;22:1978-83.
58. Ford ES. Body mass index, diabetes mellitus, and C-reactive
protein among United States adults. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1971-7.
57. Galuska DA, Will JC, Serdula MK, Ford ES. Are health care
providers advising obese patients to lose weight? JAMA
1999;282;1576-8
56. Ford ES. Serum magnesium and ischemic heart disease: findings from
a national sample of US adults. Int J Epidemiol 1999;28:645-51.
55. Ford ES. Body mass index and colon cancer in a national sample of
men and women. Am J Epidemiol 1999;150:390-8.
54. Ford ES, Sowell A. Serum "-tocopherol status in the United States
population: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. Am J Epidemiol 1999;150:290-300.
53. Will JC, Ford ES, Bowman BA. Serum vitamin C concentrations and
diabetes: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1988-1994. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70:49-52.
52. Ford ES, Kelly AE, Teutsch S, Thacker SB. Radon and lung cancer: a
cost-effectiveness analysis. Am J Public Health 1999;89:351-7.
51. Ford ES, Bowman B. Race, education, and serum and red blood cell
folate levels: findings from the third National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:476-81.
50. The WISEWOMAN Workgroup. Cardiovascular disease prevention for
women attending breast and cervical cancer screening programs:
rationale and design of the WISEWOMAN projects. Prev Med
1999;28:496-502.
49. Ford ES, Ballew C. Dietary Folate Intake in U.S. Adults: Findings
from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Eth Dis 1998;8:299-305.
48. Giles WH, Croft JB, Ford ES, Greenlund KJ. Lack of association
between Helicobacter pylori and Herpes simplex I seropositivity
and the likelihood for myocardial infarction or stroke. Results
from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
CVD Prevention 1999;2:199-204.
47. Ford ES, Will JC, Bowman BA, Narayan K. Diabetes mellitus and
serum carotenoids: findings from a national population-based
survey. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:168-76.

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46. Giles WH, Croft JB, Greenlund KJ, Ford ES, Kittner SJ. Total
homocyst(e)ine concentration and the likelihood of nonfatal
stroke: results from the third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1988-1994. Stroke 1998;29:2473-7.
45. Ford ES, Will JC, De Proost Ford MA, Mokdad AH. Health insurance
status and cardiovascular disease risk factors among 50-64 yearold
U.S. women: findings from the Third National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey. J Women’s Health 1998;7:997-1006.
44. Giles WH, Kittner SJ, Croft JB, Anda RF, Casper ML, Ford ES. Serum
folate and risk for myocardial infarction and coronary heart
disease. Data from a cohort of US adults. Ann Epidemiol
1998;8:490-6.
43. Ford ES, Byers TE, Giles WH. Serum folate and chronic
disease risk: findings from a representative cohort of United
States adults. Int J Epidemiol 1998;27:592-8.
42. Byers T, Anda R, McQueen D, Williamson D, Mokhad A, Casper M,
Ford ES, Marks J. The correspondence between coronary heart
disease mortality and risk factor prevalence among states in the
United States, 1991-92. Prev Med 1998;27:311-6.
41. Mannino DM, Ford E, Giovino GA, Thun M. Lung cancer deaths in the
United States from 1979 through 1991: an analysis using multiplecause
mortality data. Int J Epidemiol 1998;27:159-66.
40. Ford ES. Race, education, and dietary cation intake: findings from
the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Ethn
Dis 1998;8:10-20.
39. Ford ES. Characteristics of survey participants with and without a
telephone: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. J Clin Epidemiol 1998;51:55-60.
38. Ford ES, Williamson DF, Liu S. Weight change and incidence of
diabetes mellitus: findings from a representative cohort of United
States adults. Am J Epidemiol 1997;146:214-22.
37. Ford ES, Eheman CR. Radon retesting and mitigation behavior among
the U.S. population. Health Phys 1997;72:1-4.
36. Ford ES, Freedman DS, Byers T. Baldness and ischemic heart disease
in a national sample of men. Am J Epidemiol 1996:143:651-7.
35. Eheman CR, Ford E, Garbe P, Staehling N. Knowledge about indoor
radon in the United States: results from the 1990 National Health
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34. Ford ES, Eheman CR, Siegel PZ, Garbe PL. Radon awareness and
testing behavior: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System, 1989-1992. Health Phys 1996;70:363-6.
33. Ford ES, Rhodes S, McDiarmid M, Schwartz SL, Brown J. Deaths from
acute exposure to trichloroethylene. JOEM 1995;37:749-54.
32. Malarcher AM, Ford ES, Nelson D, Chrismon J, Mowrey P, Merritt R,
Herman WH. Trends in cigarette smoking and physicians' advice to
quit smoking among persons with diabetes in the United States.
Diab Care 1995;18:694-7.
31. Ford ES, Cooper RS. Racial/ethnic differences in health care
utilization of cardiovascular procedures: a review of the
evidence. Health Services Research. 1995; 30(1 Pt 2):237-52.
30. Ford ES, Herman WH. Leisure-time physical activity patterns among
persons with diabetes: findings from the 1990 National Health
Interview Survey. Diabetes Care 1995; 18:27-33.
29. Ford ES, Malarcher A, Herman WH, Aubert R. Diabetes mellitus and
cigarette smoking: findings from the 1989 National Health
Interview Survey. Diabetes Care 1994;17:688-92.
28. Litzelman DK, Slemenda CW, Langefeld CD, Hays LM, Welch MA, Bild
DE, Ford ES, Vinicor F. Reduction of lower extremity clinical
abnormalities in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus. Ann Int Med 1993;119:36-41.
27. DeStefano F, Ford ES, Newman J, Stevenson JM, Wetterhall SF, Anda
RF, Vinicor F. Risk factors for coronary heart disease mortality
among persons with diabetes. Ann Epidemiol 1993;3:27-34.
26. Sharlin KS, Heath GW, Ford ES, Welty TE. Hypertension awareness
among American Indians of the Northern Plains. Ethnicity Dis
1993;3:337-43.
25. Wetterhall SF, Olson DR, DeStefano F, Stevenson JM, Ford ES,
German RR, Will JC, Newman JM, Sepe SJ, Vinicor F. Trends in
diabetes and diabetic complications, 1980-1987. Diabetes Care
1992;15:960-7.
24. Cooper RS, Ford E. Comparability of risk factors for coronary heart
disease among blacks and whites in the NHANES-I Epidemiologic
Follow-up Study. Ann Epidemiol 1992;2:637-45.
23. Bascom R, Ford E. Dont't just "do spirometry"--closing the loop in
workplace spirometry programs. Occupational Medicine 1992;7:347-63.

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22. Rothenberg R, Ford E, Vartiainen E. Ischemic heart disease
prevention: estimating the impact of interventions. J Clin Epidemiol
1992;45:21-9.
21. Sung JF, Harris-Hooker SA, Schmid G, Ford E, Simmons B, Reed JW.
Racial differences in mortality from cardiovascular disease in
Atlanta, 1979-1985. J Nat Med Ass 1992;84:259-263.
20. Ford ES, Cooper RS. Risk factors for hypertension in a national
cohort study. Hypertension 1991;18:598-606.
19. Ford ES, Jones DH. Knowledge of cardiovascular disease in the United
States: findings from the 1985 National Health Interview Survey.
Prev Med 1991;20:725-36.
18. Cooper RS, Pacold I, Ford ES. Age-related differences in casefatality
rates among diabetic patients with myocardial infarction:
findings from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-1987.
Diab Care 1991;14:903-8.
17. Ford ES, Newman J. Smoking and diabetes mellitus: Findings from the
1988 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Diab Care
1991;14:871-4.
16. Ford ES, Merritt RK, Heath GW, Powell KE, Washburn RA, Krisha A,
Halle G. Physical activity behaviors in low and high socioeconomic
populations. Am J Epidemiol 1991;133:1246-56.
15. Ford ES, DeStefano F. Risk factors for all-cause and ischemic heart
disease mortality among people with diabetes: findings from the
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic
Followup Study. Am J Epidemiol 1991;133:1220-30.
14. Heath GW, Ford ES, Craven T, Macera CA, Jackson K, Pate RR. Exercise
and the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections. Med Sci
Sports Exerc 1991;23:152-7.
13. Vartiainen E, Heath G, Ford ES. Assessing population-based programs
to reduce blood cholesterol level and saturated fats. Int J Tech Ass
1991;7:315-26.
12. Ford ES, Harel Y, Heath, Cooper RS, Caspersen CJ. Test
characteristics of self-reported hypertension among the Hispanic
population: findings from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition
Examination survey. J Clin Epidemiol 1990;43:159-65.
11. Ford ES, Cooper R, Simmons B, Castaner A. Serum lipids, lipoproteins,
and apolipoproteins in black patients with angiographically defined
coronary artery disease. J Clin Epidemiol 1990;43:425-32.

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10. Ghali J, Cooper R, Ford E. Trends in hospitalization rates for heart
failure in the United States, 1973-1986; evidence for increasing
population prevalence. Arch Int Med 1990;150;769-73.
9. Warren D, Nelson KE, Farrar JA, Hurwitz E, Hierholzer J, Ford ES,
Anderson LJ. A large outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis:
problems in controlling nosocomial spread. J Inf Dis 1989;160:938-
43.
8. Powell KE, Caspersen CJ, Koplan JP, Ford ES. Physical activity and
chronic diseases. Am J Clin Nut 1989;49;999-1006.
7. Ford E, Cooper R, Castaner A, Simmons B, Mar M. Coronary
arteriography and coronary bypass surgery among whites and other
racial groups relative to hospital-based incidence rates for
coronary artery disease: findings from the NHDS. Am J Public Health
1989;79:437-40.
6. Cooper R, Lipowski J, Ford E, Shamsi N, Feinberg H, Le Breton G.
Increased membrane-bound calcium in platelets of hypertensive
patients. Hypertension 1989;13:139-144.
5. Cooper R, Aina O, Achilihu A, Shamsi N, Ford E. Red cell sodium and
potassium in hypertension among blacks. J Nat Med Assoc 1989;81:365-
70.
4. Ford E, Cooper R, Simmons B, Katz S, Patel R. Sex differences in high
density lipoprotein-cholesterol in urban blacks. Am J Epidemiol
1988;127:753-61.
3. Ford E, Nelson K, Warren D. The epidemiology of epidemic
keratoconjunctivitis. Epidemiol Rev 1987;9:244-61.
2. Roig E, Castaner A, Simmons B, Patel R, Ford E, Cooper R. In-hospital
mortality rates from acute myocardial infarction by race in U.S.
hospitals: findings from the National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Circulation 1987;76:280-8.
1. Juett L, Miller SJ, Moore SJ, Ford ES. Summer marine algae at Vero
Beach, Florida. Florida Scientist 1976;39:76-80.
Invited commentaries:
Ford ES, Liu S. Invited commentary: acne in adolescence: protecting the
heart but damaging the prostate later in life? Am J Epidemiol 2005;
161:1102-6.
Letters:

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Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Nelson DE, Engelgau MM, Vinicor F, Marks
JS. The continuing increase of diabetes in the US. Diab Care
2001;24:412.
Ford ES, Bowman BA. Reply to JE Baggott. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70:937-9.
Nelson KE, Ford E. Changes in attack and survival rates of acute
myocardial infarction. JAMA 1986;256:2816-2817.
Government Reports/Publications:
Mokdad AH, George MA, Posner SF, Eddie R, Simoes EJ, Engelgau MM; Chronic
Diseases and Vulnerable Populations in Natural Disasters Working
Group. When chronic conditions become acute: prevention and control of
chronic diseases and adverse health outcomes during natural disasters.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 Nov;2 Spec no:A04.
Pirtle CJ, Schoolwerth AC, Giles WH, Brown DW, Mokdad AH, Ford ES. Statespecific
trends in chronic kidney failure - United States, 1990-2001.
MMWR 2004;53:918-920.
Cowie CC, Byrd-Holt D, Rust, KF, Eberhardt MS, Saydah S, Geiss LS,
Engelgau MM, Ford ES, Gregg EW. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired
fasting glucose in adults --- United States, 1999-2000. MMWR
2003;52:833-837.
Mannino DM, Homa DM, Akinbami LJ, Ford ES, Redd SC. Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) surveillance - United States, 1970-1999. MMWR
Surveill Summ 2002;51:1-16.
Geiss LS, Herman WH, Goldschmid MG, DeStefano F, Eberhardt MS, Ford ES,
German RR, Newman JM, Olson DR, Sepe SJ, et al. Surveillance for
diabetes mellitus--United States, 1980-1989. MMWR CDC Surveillance
Summaries. 1993;42:1-20.
Centers for Disease Control. Regional variation in diabetes mellitus
prevalence: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1988-1989.
MMWR 1990;39:805-809.
Centers for Disease Control. Prevalence and incidence of diabetes
mellitus--United States, 1980-1987. MMWR 1990;39:809-812.
Centers for Disease Control. Diabetes Surveillance. Annual 1990 Report.
(Chapter 5: Cardiovascular Disease). Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for
Disease Control, 1990.
Centers for Disease Control. Chronic disease reports: deaths from
diabetes - United States, 1986. MMWR 1989;38:543-546.

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Manuscripts under review:
1. Ford ES, Schulze MB, Pischon T, Bergmann MM, Boeing H. The metabolic
syndrome and risk of incident diabetes: findings from the European
Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam Study.
2. Ford ES, Schulze MB, Pischon T, Bergmann MM, Boeing H. Television
watching and incident diabetes, findings from the European
Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam.
3. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H.
Healthy living is the best revenge: findings from the European
Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam Study.
4. Ford ES, Li C, Sattar N. The Metabolic Syndrome and Incident
Diabetes: Current State of the Evidence.
5. Ford ES, Zhao G, Li C, Pearson WS, Mokdad AH. Trends in Overweight
and Obesity Among Adults with Hypertension in the United States.
6. Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Pearson WS, Mokdad AH. Hypertriglyceridemia
and its pharmacologic treatment among US adults: findings from
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004.
7. Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Epidemiology of Obesity in the Western
Hemisphere.
8. Ford ES, Li C, Pearson WS, Zhao G, Mokdad AH. Trends in
hypercholesterolemia, awareness, treatment and control among United
States adults: findings from National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey 1999-2006.
9. Capewell S, Ford ES, Croft JB, Critchley JA, Greenlund KJ, PhD2,
Labarthe DR. Cardiovascular Risk Factor Trends in the US Population
and Options for Reducing Future Coronary Heart Disease Mortality.
10. Capewell S, Hayes DK, Ford ES, Critchley JA, Croft JB, Greenlund KJ,
Labarthe DR. Life-Years Gained From Modern Cardiological Treatments
and Population Risk Factor Changes in the US, 1980-2000.
11. Capewell S, O'Flaherty M, Ford ES, Critchley JA. Potential reductions
in coronary heart disease mortality by treating more patients in the
United States.
12. Cowie CC, Rust KF, Ford ES, Eberhardt MS, Byrd-Holt DD, Li C,
Williams DE, Gregg EW, Bainbridge K, Saydah SH, Geiss LS. A full
accounting of diabetes and prediabetes in the U.S. population, 1988-
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13. Pearson WS, Dube SR, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Influenza and pneumococcal
vaccination rates among smokers: data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System.
14. Sullivan KM, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Multivitamin Use In Pregnant and
Non-pregnant Women, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
2004.
Submitted book chapters:
Ford ES. Circulating concentrations of vitamin E in populations.
Ford ES, Mannino DM. The epidemiology of asthma.
Reports:
Ford E, Moore SJ, Humm HJ. Effects of the Anclote River Power Plant on
seagrass beds in the discharge area. In: Anclote Environmental Project
Report 1974. Department of Marine Science, University of South
Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1976:315-331.
Master's Thesis:
Ford ES. Agar-digesting bacteria of the Anclote estuary. University of
South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1977.
PRESENTATIONS
2007 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Secular Trends for Childhood Obesity
in the United States. November 6, 2007. American Heart
Association Scientific Sessions 2007, Orlando, FL.
2007 Oral presentation. Ford ES. An Overview of the Epidemiology of
the Metabolic Syndrome. July 4, 2007. German Institute of Human
Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany.
2007 Poster presentation: Ford ES, Capewell S. Coronary Heart Disease
Mortality among Young Adults in the United States from 1980
through 2002: Unfavorable Developments in Recent Years. American
Heart Association 47 h Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention, February 28-March 3, 2007, Orlando,
Fl.

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2007 Poster presentation: Ford ES, Li C, Cook, S, Choi HK. Serum
concentrations of uric acid and the metabolic syndrome among U.S.
children and adolescents. American Heart Association 47 h Annual
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention,
February 28-March 3, 2007, Orlando, Fl.
2006 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Relationship between CVD, IFG and
IGT. American Diabetes Association: Consensus Conference on
IFG/IGT: Implications for Diabetes Care. October 16, 2006,
Chicago, IL.
2006 Oral presentation. Ford ES. The metabolic syndrome: epidemiologic
and public health considerations. September 19, 2006. University
of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
2006 Oral presentation. Ford ES, Li C, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH, Liu S.
The Association between Dietary Intake of Magnesium and the
Metabolic Syndrome. International Symposium on Health Aspects of
Calcium and Magnesium in Drinking Water. April 24-26 2006,
Baltimore, MD.
2006 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Li C, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH, Liu S.
Coronary heart disease, diabetes, and health-related quality of
life: findings from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. 23rd Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Conference, March 20-22, 2006, Cathedral City, CA.
2006 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Li C, McGuire LC, Mokdad AH, Liu S.
Dietary Magnesium Intake and the Prevalence of the Metabolic
Syndrome. American Heart Association 46 th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, March 2-4,
2006, Phoenix, AZ.
2006 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Li C, Criqui MH. Trends in Bypass
Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease among US Adults.
American Heart Association 46 th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, March 2-4,
2006, Phoenix, AZ.
2005 Oral presentation: McGuire LC, Ford ES, Ajani UA. Alcohol
Consumption and Cognitive Functioning: Findings from the Second
Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Gerontological Society of
America’s 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, November 18-22, 2005,
New Orleans, LA.
2005 Poster presentation: McGuire LC, Ford ES, Ajani UA. Cognitive
Functioning and Late-life Transitions: New Findings from LSOA
II. American Psychological Association Annual Convention. August
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2005 Poster presentation: Ford ES, Giles WH. The prevalence of the
metabolic syndrome by blood pressure status: findings from two
national surveys. ISHIB 2005. July 15-18, 2005, San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
2005 Poster presentation: Ford ES, Ajani UA, Mokdad AH. The Prevalence
of High Intake of Vitamin E from the Use of Supplements among US
Adults. Society for Epidemiologic Research-Canadian Society for
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2005 Meeting. June 27-30, 2005,
Toronto, Canada.
2005 Poster presentation: Ajani UA, Ford ES, McGuire LC. Lifestyle and
emerging risk factors and 10-year risk for coronary heart
disease. Society for Epidemiologic Research-Canadian Society for
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2005 Meeting. June 27-30, 2005,
Toronto, Canada.
2005 Poster presentation: Ajani UA, Ford, ES, Greenlund KJ, Giles WH,
Mokdad AH. Aspirin use among U.S. adults - Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System. Sixth International Conference on Preventive
Cardiology, May 2005, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.
2005 Oral presentation: McGuire LC, Ford ES, Ajani UA. Cognitive
Functioning and Late-life Transitions in Diabetics: New Findings
from LSOA II. The American Geriatrics Society Meeting. May 11-
15, 2005, Orlando, Florida.
2005 Poster presentation: Ajani UA, Ford ES, McGuire L. Life style and
emerging risk factors and 10-year risk for coronary heart
disease. Society for Epidemiologic Research-Canadian Society for
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2005 Meeting. June 27-30, 2005,
Toronto, Canada.
2005 Poster presentation: Ford ES. Risks for All-cause Mortality,
Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes Associated With the
Metabolic Syndrome: a Systematic Review of the Evidence. 14 th
European Congress on Obesity, 2005. June 1-4, 2005, Athens,
Greece.
2005 Oral presentation: Ford ES. High-dose intake and serum
concentrations of vitamin E among US adults. Vitamin E: Health
Outcomes and Future Research, NIH Division of Nutrition Research
Coordination and the Office of Dietary Supplements, March 7-8,
2005, Bethesda, MD.
2004 Oral presentation. Ford ES. The epidemiology of the metabolic
syndrome. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2004.
November 9, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

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2004 Oral presentation. Ford ES. The epidemiology of the metabolic
syndrome. Maine Primary Care Association Annual Conference 2004.
October 8, 2004, Portland, Maine.
2004 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Epidemiologic perspectives about the
metabolic syndrome. American Association of Clinical Chemistry
2004 Annual Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Exposition, July 25-
29, 2004, Los Angeles, CA.
2004 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Kohl 3 rd HW, Mokdad AH, Ajani UA.
Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and the metabolic syndrome
among US adults. 5 th International Heart Health Conference, June
13-16, 2004, Milan, Italy.
2004 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Metabolic syndrome: perspectives from
the CDC. Metabolic syndrome: an obesity-related national
epidemic. Mechanisms, clinical care, and future directions. Emory
University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and the
Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition. May 21-22, 2004,
Atlanta, GA.
2004 Poster presentation. Kohl HW III, Yore MM, Ford ES. Reported
television watching as an indicator of physical inactivity.
American College of Sports Medicine 2004 Annual Meeting, June 2-
5, 2004 Indianapolis, IN.
2004 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Trends in the
Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults. 44 th Annual
Conference on cardiovascular disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
March 3-6, 2004, San Francisco, CA.
2004 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Age-adjustment. 20 th Annual Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference, February 9-12, 2004,
Scottsdale, AZ.
2003 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. The Prevalence
of 10-year Risk for Coronary Heart Disease among US Adults:
Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
III. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2003.
November 9-12, 2003, Orlando, FL.
2003 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mokdad AH, Giles WH, Brown DA. The
metabolic syndrome and antioxidant concentrations: findings from
the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-
1994. Annual Scientific Meeting of the International
Epidemiologic Association European Epidemiology Federation.
October 1-4, 2003, Toledo, Spain.

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2003 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Surveillance for the metabolic
syndrome. World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. August
19, 2003.
2003 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Trends in glycosylated
hemoglobin concentrations among US adults: findings from the
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000.
American Diabetes Association’s 63 rd Scientific Meetings, June 13-
17, 2003, New Orleans, LA.
2003 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC, Mokdad AH,
Mott JA. Body mass index and asthma incidence: Findings from
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic
Follow-up Study. American Thoracic Society 98 th International
Conference, May 16-21, 2003, Seattle, WA.
2003 Poster presentation. Mannino DM, Ford ES, Redd SC. Functional
limitations associated with obstructive and restrictive lung
disease and respiratory symptoms. American Thoracic Society 98 th
International Conference, May 16-21, 2003, Seattle, WA.
2003 Poster presentation. Sood A, Ford ES, Camargo CA. Gender-specific
associations between leptin and asthma. American Thoracic Society
98 th International Conference, May 16-21, 2003, Seattle, WA.
2003 Poster presentation. Williams SG, Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC.
Low influenza vaccination rates in adults with asthma. Findings
from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
American Thoracic Society 98 th International Conference, May 16-
21, 2003, Seattle, WA.
2002 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mannino DM. Time trends in obesity
among people with asthma: findings from three national surveys.
2002 National Asthma Conference, “Living Well with Asthma”. Oct
23-25, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
2002 Oral presentation. Ford ES. The insulin resistance syndrome: the
public health challenge. Insulin Resistance Syndrome Conference.
Washington, DC. August 25-27, 2002.
2002 Poster presentation. Ford ES. C-Reactive Protein and the
Metabolic Syndrome. Society for Epidemiologic Research. 35 th
Annual Meeting. June 18-21, 2002, Palm Desert, CA.
2002 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Giles WH. A comparison of the
prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using two different
definitions. Society for Epidemiologic Research. 35 th Annual
Meeting. June 18-21, 2002, Palm Desert, CA.

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2002 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Homa DM, Redd SC, Gwynn
C, Moriarty DG, Mokdad AH. Self-reported asthma and healthrelated
quality of life: findings from the behavioral risk factor
surveillance system. American Thoracic Society 98 th International
Conference, May 17-22, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
2002 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Mannino DM, Redd SC. Serum
antioxidant concentrations among United States adults with selfreported
asthma. American Thoracic Society 98 th International
Conference, May 17-22, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
2002 Poster presentation. Mott A, Friedman MS, Moorman JE, Ford ES,
Mannino DM, Redd SC. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And
The Initial Onset Of Asthma Among Children In The National
Longitudinal Survey Of Youth. American Thoracic Society 98 th
International Conference, May 17-22, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
2002 Poster presentation. Mannino DM, Ford ES, Schwartz J. Passive
Smoking And Folate Levels In Adults: Data From The Third National
Health And Nutrition Examination Survey. American Thoracic
Society 98 th International Conference, May 17-22, 2002, Atlanta,
GA.
2001 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Vitamin E intake and serum
concentrations in the US population. American Dietetic
Association. Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition. October
20-23, 2001, St. Louis, MO.
2001 Poster presentation. Ford ES. Distributions and determinants of
serum carotenoid concentrations in children. Fourth International
Conference on Fats and Oil Consumption: Prevention of Childhood
Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases. Oct. 4, 2001, New York, NY.
2001 Oral presentation. Ford ES, Gillespie C, Ballew C, Sowell A.
Serum carotenoid concentrations among US children. International
Symposium on the role of tomato products and carotenoids in
disease prevention. April 10, 2001, New York, NY.
1999 Oral presentation. Ford ES. Serum copper and coronary heart
disease among US adults. 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society for
Epidemiologic Research. June 10-12, 1999, Baltimore, MD.
1999 Poster presentation. Galuska DA, Will JC, Serdula MK, Ford ES.
Are health care providers advising obese patients to lose weight?
1999 Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
June 10-12, 1999, Baltimore, MD.
1998 Poster presentation. Mokdad A, Will J, Ford ES, Pruden J, Bales
V. Cardiovascular disease prevention for women attending breast
and cervical cancer screening programs: The WISEWOMAN project. 3 rd

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International Heart Health Conference, August 29-September 2,
1998, Singapore.
1997 Poster presentation. Ford ES. Serum magnesium and ischemic heart
disease: findings from a national sample of US adults. 4th
International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, June 29-July
3, 1997, Montreal, Canada.
1997 Poster presentation. Ford ES. Nutritional epidemiology and
cardiovascular disease. 4 th International Conference on Preventive
Cardiology, June 29-July 3, 1997, Montreal, Canada.
1997 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Williamson DF, Liu S. Weight Change
and Diabetes Incidence: Findings from a National Cohort of U.S.
Adults. 1997 Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic
Research, June 12-14, 1997, Edmonton, Canada.
1997 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Will JC, Bowman BA, Narayan K.
Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings from a national
population-based survey. 1997 Annual Meeting of the Society for
Epidemiologic Research, June 12-14, 1997, Edmonton, Canada.
1996 Poster presentation. Mannino DM, Ford ES, Giovino GA, Thun M.
Lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1979 through 1991:
an analysis using multiple-cause mortality data. Am J Respir Crit
Care Med 1996;153:A658.
1991 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Wetterhall S. The validity of
diabetes on hospital discharge diagnoses. 14th International
Diabetes Federation Congress, June 23 -28, 1991, Washington, D.C.
1991 Poster presentation. Newman JM, Ford ES. Cardiovascular disease
risk factors are higher in the diabetic population. 14th
International Diabetes Federation Congress, June 23-28, 1991,
Washington, D.C.
1991 Poster presentation. Satterfield D, Gallina D, Vinicor F,
Wetterhall S, Ford ES, Peddicord M, Lyons A. The coexistence of
human immunodeficiency virus infection and diabetes mellitus.
14th International Diabetes Federation Congress, June 23-28,
1991, Washington, D.C.
1991 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Eaker E. Ischemic heart disease,
well-being, and depression. Society for Epidemiologic Research,
24th Annual Meeting, June 12-14, 1991, Buffalo, New York.
1991 Poster presentation. Goldschmid MG, Newman J, Ford ES, Stevenson
J. Cardiovascular disease risk factors among persons with
diabetes. 40th Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 8-
12, 1991, Atlanta, GA.

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1991 Poster presentation. Jones DH, Ford ES. Cardiovascular health
knowledge in the United States: national estimates from NHIS,
1985. 31st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology, March 14-16, 1991, Orlando, Florida.
1990 Poster presentation. Cooper RS, Ford ES. Coronary heart disease
among blacks and whites in the NHANES-I Epidemiologic Follow-up
Study: Incidence of new events and risk factor prediction. 30th
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, March
29-31, 1990, San Diego, CA.
1990 Poster presentation. Cooper RS, Pacold I, Ford ES. Age-related
differences in case-fatality rates among diabetics with
myocardial infarction: findings from the National Hospital
Discharge Survey, 1979-1987. 30th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, March 29-31, 1990, San
Diego, CA.
1990 Oral presentation. Rothenberg R, Ford ES, Vartiainen E.
Strategies for prevention: issues and experience from the United
States. Taiwan.
1990 Poster presentation. Ford ES, DeStefano F. Risk factors for
coronary heart disease mortality among diabetic persons. Society
for Epidemiologic Research, 23rd Annual Meeting, June 13-15,
1990, Snowbird, UT.
1990 Poster presentation. Ford ES. Declining mortality rates of
cardiovascular disease in the diabetic population of the United
States, 1980-1986. American Diabetes Association, 50th Scientific
Sessions Meeting, June 16-19, 1990, Atlanta, GA.
1990 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Jones DH. Cardiovascular health
knowledge in the United States: findings from the National Health
Interview Survey (NHIS), 1985. American Public Health Association
118th Annual Meeting, September 30 - October 4, 1990, New York,
NY.
1990 Poster presentation. Newman JM, Ford ES. Cardiovascular disease
risk factors in the diabetic population. Fifth National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, October 17-
19, 1990, Detroit, MI.
1989 Poster presentation. Reed JW, Sung JFC, Harris-Hooker SA, Simmons
B, Ford ES, Schmid G. Mortality from cardiovascular disease in
Fulton County, Georgia. 4th International Conference on
Hypertension in Blacks, Nairobi, Kenya.

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1989 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Heath GW, Merritt RK, Washburn RA,
Kriska A. Physical activity and socioeconomic status. American
College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD., May,
1989.
1989 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Hendricks KA, Arden NH. Efficacy of
influenza vaccine during outbreaks in nursing homes caused by
viruses exhibiting antigenic drift from the vaccine strain. 1989
Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 3-7, 1989,
Atlanta, GA.
1988 Poster presentation. Harel Y, Jones DH, Levinson R, Ford ES.
Psychosocial determinants of risk behaviors among college
students: prevention oriented analysis of the 1985 National
Health Interview Survey. Health Promotion on University and
College Campuses: a National Conference, October 2-4, 1988,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
1988 Poster presentation. Jones DH, Harel Y, Levinson R, Ford ES. The
role of physical activity in mitigating the effects of perceived
stress on emotional and behavioral well-being: evidence from the
1985 Health Promotion Disease Prevention (HPDP) Survey. Health
Promotion on University and College Campuses: a National
Conference, October 2-4, 1988, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan.
1988 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Cooper R, Castaner A, Simmons B,
Mar M. Differential utilization of coronary arteriography and
coronary bypass surgery among whites and blacks: findings from
the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Society for Epidemiologic
Research, 21st Annual Meeting, June 14-17, 1988, Vancouver,
Canada.
1988 Poster presentation. Harel Y, Ford ES. The role of behavioral
patterns in mediating the effects of family psychosocial factors
on the probability of pediatric injuries: analysis of the 1981
Child Health Supplement. Society for Epidemiologic Research, 21st
Annual Meeting, June 14-17, 1988, Vancouver, Canada.
1988 Poster presentation. Heath G, Ford ES, Craven T, Macera C,
Jackson C, Pate R. A cohort study of illness in runners. 1988
American College of Sports Medicine, Annual Meeting, May 25-28,
1988, Dallas, Texas.
1988 Poster presentation. Harel Y, Jones DH, Levinson R, Ford ES.
Health knowledge, health habits and risk behaviors among college
students and non-college students: evidence from the 1985 HPDP
data. American College Health Association, Sixty-sixth Annual
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1988 Poster presentation. Powell KE, Caspersen CJ, Koplan JP, Ford ES.
Physical activity and chronic diseases. First International
Conference on Nutrition & Fitness, May 21-26, 1988, Ancient
Olympia, Greece.
1988 Poster presentation. Ford ES, Harel Y, Heath G, Cooper RS,
Caspersen CJ. Self-reported hypertension among Hispanics:
findings from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey. 1988 Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 18-
22, 1988, Atlanta, GA.
1986 Oral. presentation. Warren D, Farrar J, Hurwitz E, Nelson K,
Hierholzer J, Ford ES, Anderson L. A large outbreak of epidemic
keratoconjunctivitis (EKC): problems in controlling nosocomial
spread. 26th ICAAC, New Orleans, La., 1986.
1986 Poster presentation. Cooper RS, Katz SL, Ford ES. High density
lipoprotein- cholesterol in an urban black population. 10th World
Congress of Cardiology, September 14-19, 1986, Washington, D.C.
1986 Poster presentation. Cooper RS, Ford ES, Simmons B, Katz S, Ngo
L, Patel R. Serum lipids and apolipoproteins in black patients
with coronary artery disease. 10th World Congress of Cardiology,
September 14-19, 1986, Washington, D.C.
TASK FORCES / WORKSHOPS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-American Heart Association:
Inflammatory Markers and Cardiovascular Disease: Application to
Clinical and Public Health Practice. March 14-15, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Toward an epidemiologic
definition for the metabolic syndrome. July 16, 2002, Atlanta, GA.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Insulin Resistance
Syndrome Task Force. August 25-26, 2002, Washington, DC.
Meharry Clinical Research Education and Career Development Program.
Health Disparities. July 31-August 2, 2003, Atlanta, GA.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Toward a
Working Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and
Adolescents. July 17-18, 2006, Rockville, MD.
AMA Educational Roundtable. The Obesity Epidemic: Strategies for Reducing
Cardiometabolic Risk. December 7-8, 2006, Bethesda, MD
American Heart Association, Epidemiology and Prevention Council's,

Statistics Committee, 2007-2009.
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IDF Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention Workshop. February 11-14,
2008, London, United Kingdom.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS
12th Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular
Diseases, American Heart Association, July 27 - August 3, 1986, Lake
Tahoe, California
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