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Gillian Booth

Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Verified email at smh.ca
Cited by 37294

Relation between age and cardiovascular disease in men and women with diabetes compared with non-diabetic people: a population-based retrospective cohort …

GL Booth, MK Kapral, K Fung, JV Tu - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Adults with diabetes are thought to have a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
irrespective of their age. The main aim of this study was to find out the age at which …

[HTML][HTML] The treatment of unrelated disorders in patients with chronic medical diseases

DA Redelmeier, SH Tan, GL Booth - New England Journal of …, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients can have several illnesses concurrently, yet some of these diseases
may be neglected if one problem consumes attention. We conducted a population-based …

Effect of a low–glycemic index or a high–cereal fiber diet on type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial

…, RG Josse, J Silverberg, GL Booth… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Clinical trials using antihyperglycemic medications to improve glycemic control have
not demonstrated the anticipated cardiovascular benefits. Low–glycemic index diets may …

Increased risk of cardiovascular disease in young women following gestational diabetes mellitus

BR Shah, R Retnakaran, GL Booth - Diabetes care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To determine whether women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have
an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) following pregnancy. RESEARCH …

Association of neighborhood walkability with change in overweight, obesity, and diabetes

…, LC Rosella, DG Manuel, GL Booth - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. …

The risk of hip fractures in older individuals with diabetes: a population-based study

LL Lipscombe, SA Jamal, GL Booth… - Diabetes care, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Compared with men and women without diabetes, individuals with type 2
diabetes have higher bone mineral density (BMD). However, they may still be at increased risk …

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cause-specific mortality in individuals without previous cardiovascular conditions: the CANHEART study

…, H Guo, M Koh, G Lau, PC Austin, GL Booth… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background : The prognostic importance of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as
a specific risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease has been challenged by recent clinical …

Type 2 diabetes, medication-induced diabetes, and monogenic diabetes in Canadian children: a prospective national surveillance study

…, D Dannenbaum, BR Shah, GL Booth… - Diabetes …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine in Canadian children aged <18 years the 1) incidence of type 2
diabetes, medication-induced diabetes, and monogenic diabetes; 2) clinical features of type 2 …

Relationship between avoidable hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus and income level

GL Booth, JE Hux - Archives of internal medicine, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Acute diabetic emergencies are potentially avoidable or amenable to timely and
effective outpatient therapy. Objective To evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] Density, destinations or both? A comparison of measures of walkability in relation to transportation behaviors, obesity and diabetes in Toronto, Canada

…, P Gozdyra, R Moineddin, VK Shriqui, GL Booth - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The design of suburban communities encourages car dependency and discourages walking,
characteristics that have been implicated in the rise of obesity. Walkability measures have …