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John D. Sorkin

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center
Verified email at som.umaryland.edu
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Sleep-disordered breathing and insulin resistance in middle-aged and overweight men

NM Punjabi, JD Sorkin, LI Katzel… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Sleep-disordered breathing is a prevalent condition associated with impairment of daytime
function and may predispose individuals to metabolic abnormalities independent of obesity. …

Predictors of progression from impaired glucose tolerance to NIDDM: an analysis of six prospective studies

…, EL Barrett-Connor, GK Dowse, DJ Pettitt, JD Sorkin… - Diabetes, 1997 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Risk factors associated with the progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to NIDDM
were examined in data from six prospective studies. IGT and NIDDM were defined in all …

[HTML][HTML] Time of Onset of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Genetic Variation in the β3-Adrenergic–Receptor Gene

…, MP Stern, N Raben, JD Sorkin… - … England Journal of …, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The β 3 -adrenergic receptor is expressed in visceral adipose tissue and is
thought to contribute to the regulation of the resting metabolic rate and lipolysis. Methods To …

Serum albumin level and physical disability as predictors of mortality in older persons

MC Corti, JM Guralnik, ME Salive, JD Sorkin - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives. —To study the relationship between serum albumin level and all-cause mortality
in an elderly population and to evaluate the role of albumin level in combination with …

Repetitive bilateral arm training and motor cortex activation in chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial

…, J Whitall, LW Forrester, R Macko, JD Sorkin… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextReorganization in central motor networks occurs during early recovery from hemiparetic
stroke. In chronic stroke survivors, specific rehabilitation therapy can improve upper …

Treadmill exercise rehabilitation improves ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized, controlled trial

RF Macko, FM Ivey, LW Forrester, D Hanley, JD Sorkin… - Stroke, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Physical inactivity propagates disability after stroke through
physical deconditioning and learned nonuse. We investigated whether treadmill aerobic training …

Growth hormone and sex steroid administration in healthy aged women and men: a randomized controlled trial

MR Blackman, JD Sorkin, T Münzer, MF Bellantoni… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextHormone administration to elderly individuals can increase lean body mass (LBM)
and decrease fat, but interactive effects of growth hormone (GH) and sex steroids and their …

Longitudinal change in height of men and women: implications for interpretation of the body mass index: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

JD Sorkin, DC Muller, R Andres - American journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Age differences in height derived from cross-sectional studies can be the result of differential
secular influences among the age cohorts. To determine the magnitude of height loss that …

Determinants of walking function after stroke: differences by deficit severity

…, MM Rodgers, AS Ryan, FM Ivey, JD Sorkin… - Archives of physical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Patterson SL, Forrester LW, Rodgers MM, Ryan AS, Ivey FM, Sorkin JD, Macko RF.
Determinants of walking function after stroke: differences by deficit severity. OBJECTIVES: To …

Treadmill training improves fitness reserve in chronic stroke patients

RF Macko, GV Smith, CL Dobrovolny, JD Sorkin… - Archives of physical …, 2001 - Elsevier
Macko RF, Smith GV, Dobrovolny CL, Sorkin JD, Goldberg AP, Silver KH. Treadmill training
improves fitness reserve in chronic stroke patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82:879-84. …