Research Areas 

• Overweight and obesity
• Global health disease burden
• Dietary and lifestyle factors
• Sex steroid hormones
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Colorectal cancer 
• Breast cancer

Methodological Expertise

• Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Mendelian randomization
• Risk prediction
• Disease and exposure misclassification

Dissertation:

• Ding EL. Sex Steroid Hormones and Type 2 Diabetes Risk. Doctoral Dissertation. Harvard University, Faculty of Public Health, the Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts. June 2007. [archived at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University]

Original Reports and Systematic Reviews:

1. Ding EL. Infant Mortality in Baltimore City: Leading Causes, Risk Factors, and Potential Policy Solutions. Epidemic Proportions. May 2005; 2(1): 38-43, 57-59.
2. Ding EL. Brownfield Remediation for Urban Health: A Systematic Review and Case Assessment of Baltimore, Maryland. Journal of Young Investigators. Dec 2005; 14(6): 630.
3. Ding EL, Hutfless SM, Ding X, Girotra S. Chocolate and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review. Nutrition and Metabolism. Jan 3 2006; 3: 2.  PMID: 16390538
4. Ding EL, Mozaffarian D. Optimal Dietary Habits for the Prevention of Stroke. Seminars in Neurology; March 2006; 26(1): 11-23.  PMID: 16479440
5. Ding EL, Song Y, Malik VS, Liu S. Sex Differences of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA. March 2006; 295(11): 1288-99. PMID: 16537739
6. Mukamal KJ, Ding EL, Djousse, L. Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and chronic disease risk factors: a population-based cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. May 3 2006; 6: 118. PMID: 16670030
7. Ding EL*, Zhang JJ*, Song Y. Adverse Effects of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors on Renal and Arrhythmia Events: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. JAMA. Oct 2006; 296: 1619-1632. *Joint first authors [Published by JAMA via priority early release, Sept 12, 2006] PMID: 16968832 
8. Ding EL, Powe NR, Manson JE, Sherber NS, Braunstein JB. Sex Differences in Perceived Risks, Distrust, and Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials: A Randomized Study of Cardiovascular Prevention Trials. Archives of Internal Medicine. May 14 2007; 167(9): 905-912.  PMID: 17502531
9. Ding EL, Song Y, Manson JE, Rifai N, Buring JE, Liu S. Plasma Sex Hormones and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Women: A Prospective Study. Diabetologia. October 2007; 50(10): 2076-2084. PMID: 17701157
10. Braunstein JB, Sherber NS, Schulman SP, Ding EL, Powe NR. Race, Medical Researcher Distrust, Perceived Harm and Willingness to Participate in Cardiovascular Prevention Trials. Medicine. January 2008;87(1):1-9. PMID: 18204365
11. Brahmanandam S, Ding EL, Conte MS, Belkin M, Nguyen LL. Clinical Results of Carotid Artery Stenting Compared With Carotid Endarterectomy. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 Feb;47(2):343-349. PMID: 18241758
12. Ding EL, Malik VS. Convergence of Obesity and High Glycemic Diet on Compounding Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risks in Modernizing China: An Emerging Public Health Dilemma. Globalization and Health Jan 3 2006; 4(1): 4. PMID: 18302739
13. Ding EL, Mehta S, Fawzi WF, Giovannucci EL. Interaction of Estrogen Therapy with Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Colorectal Cancer Risk: Reanalysis of Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trial. International Journal of Cancer. 2008 Apr 15;122(8):1690-4. PMID: 18092326
14. Markiewicz MR, Brady MF, Ding EL, Dodson TB. Corticosteroids reduce postoperative morbidity after third molar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Oral Maxillofac Surgery. 2008 Sep;66(9):1881-94. PMID: 18718396.
15. Chen BH, Song Y, Ding EL, Roberts CK, Manson JE, Rifai N, Buring JE, Gaziano JM, Liu S. Circulating Levels of Resistin and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men and Women: Results from Two Prospective Cohorts. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:329-334. PMID: 18957529
16. Danaei G, Ding EL, Taylor B, Mozaffarian D, Rehm J, Murray CL, Ezzati M. The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Lifestyle, Dietary, and Metabolic Risk Factors. PLoS Medicine. 2009. [in press]
17. Yang N, Liu X, Ding EL, Xu M, Wu S, Sun X, Hu FB. Ghrelin and Peptide YY Response to High-carbohydrate and High-fat Meals in Obese and Lean Participants. J Nutrition. 2009. [in press]
18. Mekary RA, Willett WC, Hu FB, Ding EL. Isotemporal Substitution Paradigm for physical activity epidemiology and weight change. Am J Epidemiology. 2009 [in press]

Letters and Editorials:

1. Ding EL. Underweight, Overweight, Obesity, and Excess Deaths. JAMA Aug 2005; 294(5): 552. PMID: 16077045
2. Ding EL, Song Y, Liu S. Testosterone, Estradiol and Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA July 2006; 296(2); 169-170. 
3. Ding EL, Song Y, Manson JE, Pradhan AD, Buring JE, Liu S. Accuracy of Administrative Coding for Type 2 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults—Response to Rhodes. Diabetes Care. September 2007; 30: e98 (DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0903) PMID: 17726188
4. Ding EL, Hu FB. Smoking and Type 2 Diabetes: Underrecognized Risks and Disease Burden. JAMA December 12, 2007;298(22); 2675-2676. PMID: 18073366
5. Ding EL, Hu FB. Determination of Origins and Causes of Childhood Obesity via Mendelian Randomization Analysis. PLoS Medicine March 2008; 5(3): e65 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050065. PMID: 18336066
6. Ding EL, Hu FB. Cancer and Cholesterol: Understanding the V-Shaped Association in Patients with Diabetes. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008 Aug 26;179(5):403-4. PMID: 18725605
7. Ding EL, Giovannucci EL. Response to Comment on: Interaction of Estrogen Therapy with Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Colorectal Cancer Risk: Reanalysis of Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trial. International Journal of Cancer. 2009. PMID: 19107934
8. Ding EL, Nagda SR. Women, Contraceptives, and Consent to Research Participation. Journal of Women’s Health. April 2009, 18(4): 439-441.

Books and Book Chapters

• Ding EL, Wright JC, Liu S. Diabetes and Risk of Cancer. In: Colditz GA, editor. Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc; September 12, 2007. ISBN-10: 1412949890.

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