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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS - PUBLISHED/IN PRESS
NOTE: Publications, book chapters, and abstracts listed sequentially in reverse chronological order.
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  1. *Soltero EG, O'Connor TM, Thompson D, Shaibi GQ. Opportunities to Address Obesity Disparities Among High-Risk Latino Children and Adolescents. Curr Obes Rep. 2021 Jul 14. Online ahead of print.
  2. Langer SL, Castro FG, Chen AC, Davis KC, Joseph RP, Kim WS, Larkey L, Lee RE, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Youngstedt SD, Shaibi GQ. Recruitment and retention of underrepresented and vulnerable populations to research. Public Health Nurs. 2021 Jul 8: Online ahead of print.
  3. McNeish D, *Peña A, *Vander Wyst KB, Ayers SL, Olson ML, Shaibi GQ. Facilitating Growth Mixture Model Convergence in Preventive Interventions. Prev Sci. 2021 Jul 7: Online ahead of print.
  4. *Soltero EG, Ayers SL, *Avalos M, *Peña A, Williams AN, Olson ML, †Konopken YP, Castro FG, Arcoleo KJ, Keller CS, Patrick DL, Jaegar J, GQ Shaibi. Theoretical mediators of diabetes risk and quality of life following a diabetes prevention program for Latino youth with obesity. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2021 May 5: Online ahead of print.
  5. *Soltero EG, *Navabi N, Castro FG, Ayers SL, †Mendez J, Thompson DI, Shaibi GQ. Perceptions of Family-Level Social Factors That Influence Health Behaviors in Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Children (Basel). 2021 May 18;8(5):406.
  6. Cheema A, Sutton EJ, Beck AT, Cuellar I, Moreno Garzon GG, Shaibi GQ, †Hernandez V, Lindor NM, Kullo IJ, Sharp RR. Experiences of Latino participants receiving neutral genomic screening results: A qualitative study. Public Health Genomics. Accepted.
  7. Pacyna JE, Shaibi GQ, Lee A, Byrne JO, Cuellar I, Sutton EJ, Hernandez V, Lindor NM, Singh D, Kullo IJ, Sharp RR. Increasing access to individualized medicine: A matched-cohort study examining Latino participant experiences of genomic screening. Genet Med. 2021 Jan 26. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-01079-5. Online ahead of print.
  8. *Soltero EG, Solovey AN, Hebbel RP, Palzer EF, Ryder JR, Shaibi GQ, Olson M, Fox CK, Rudser KD, Dengel DR, Evanoff NG, Kelly AS. Relationship of Circulating Endothelial Cells With Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5;10(1):e018092.
  9. *Szeszulski J, Lorenzo E, O'Connor T, Hill JL, Shaibi GQ, Buman MP, Vega-López S, Hooker SP, Lee RE. Exploring Correlates of Preschool-Aged Children's Locomotor Skills: Individual and Parent Demographics and Home Environment. Percept Mot Skills. 2020 Dec 20 Online ahead of print.
  10. DiStefano J and Shaibi GQ. The relationship between excessive dietary fructose consumption and pediatric fatty liver disease. Pediatric Obesity. 2020 Dec 11:e12759
  11. *Gonsalves R, Jamshidi R, Newbern D, Shaibi GQ, Olson M, Chawla R, Gnagi S, Oatman OJ. A quality improvement project for managing hypocalcemia after pediatric total thyroidectomy. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2020 Nov 26;33(11):1443-1448.
  12. *Peña A, McNeish D, Ayers SL, Olson ML, *Vander Wyst KB, Williams AN, §Shaibi GQ. Response heterogeneity to lifestyle intervention among Latino adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Dec;21(8):1430-1436.
  13. *Arévalo Avalos MR, Ayers SL, Patrick DL, Jager J, Castro FG, †Konopken YP, Olson ML, Keller CS, *Soltero EG, Williams AN, §Shaibi GQ. Familism, Self-Esteem, and Weight-Specific Quality of Life Among Latinx Adolescents With Obesity. J Pediatr Psychol. 2020 Jul 6. (online ahead of print).
  14. Vander Wyst KB, Olson ML, †Hooker E, *Soltero EG, †Konopken YP, Keller CS, Castro FG, Williams AN, Fernández ADR, Patrick DL, Ayers SL, Hu HH, *Peña A, *Pimentel J, Knowler WC, §Shaibi GQ. Yields and costs of recruitment methods with participant phenotypic characteristics for a diabetes prevention research study in an underrepresented pediatric population. Trials. 2020 Aug 14;21(1):716.
  15. §Shaibi GQ, Kullo IJ, †Singh DP, †Hernandez V, Sharp RR, Cuellar I, De Filippis E, Levey S, Breitkopf CR, Mandarino LJ, Yang P, Thibodeau SN, Lindor NM. Returning genomic results in a Federally Qualified Health Center: the intersection of precision medicine and social determinants of health. Genet Med. 2020 May 6. (online ahead of print).
  16. Kochan DC, Winkler E, Lindor N, Shaibi GQ, Olson J, Caraballo PJ, Freimuth R, Pacyna JE, Breitkopf CR, Sharp RR, Kullo IJ Challenges in Returning Results in a Genomic Medicine Implementation Study: the Return of Actionable Variants Empirical (RAVE) Study. NPJ Genom Med. 2020 May 4;5:19
  17. *Peña A, Olson ML, *Soltero EG, Lee CD, Toledo M, Ayers SL, §Shaibi GQ. Evaluating a Pragmatic Estimate of Insulin Sensitivity in Latino Youth with Obesity. Clinical Obesity. Apr;10(2):e12353.
  18. *Vander Wyst KB, Olson ML, Keller CS, *Soltero EG, Williams AN, *Peña A, Ayers SL, Jager J, §Shaibi GQ. Sex as a Moderator of Body Composition following a Randomized Controlled Lifestyle Intervention among Latino Youth with Obesity. Pediatric Obesity. 2020 Feb 18:e12620.
  19. Vega-López S, Marsiglia FF, Ayers S, Williams LR, Bruening M, Gonzalvez A, Vega-Luna B, Perilla A, Harthun M, Shaibi GQ, Delgado F, Rosario C, Hartmann L. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Dec 13;89
  20. *Chambers MA, Shaibi GQ, Kapadia CR, Vander Wyst KB, Campos A, Pimentel J, Gonsalves RF 3rd, Sandweiss BM, Olson ML. Epicardial Adipose Thickness in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019, Nov;20(7):941-945.
  21. Effectiveness of early care and education center-based interventions for improving cardiovascular fitness in early childhood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prev Med Rep. 2019,
  22. Ryder, JR, Kaizer MA, Jenkins TM, Kelly AS, Inge TH, and Shaibi GQ. Heterogeneity in Response to Treatment of Adolescents with Severe Obesity: The Need for Precision Obesity Medicine. Obesity. 2019 Feb;27(2):288-29
  23. Lee RE, Lorenzo E, Szeszulski J, Arriola A, Bruening M, Estabrooks PA, Hill J, Marsiglia FF, O'Connor T, Pollins KS, Shaibi GQ, Soltero E, Todd M. Design and methodology of a cluster-randomized trial in early care and education centers to meet physical activity guidelines: Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE). Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Dec 12;77:8-18.
  24. §Shaibi, GQ, Kullo, IJ, †Singh D, Sharp RR, DeFilippis E., Cuellar I., †Hernandez V., Levey S., Radecki Breitkopf C., Olson J., Cerhan J., Mandarino L., Thibodeau S., Lindor N. Developing a Process for Returning Medically Actionable Genomic Variants to Latino Patients in a Federally-Qualified Health Center. Public Health Genomics - 2018 Dec 6:1-8
  25. *Rentería-Mexía A, Vega-López S, Olson ML, Swan PD, Lee C, Williams AN, and §Shaibi GQ. Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention on Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk and Oxidized Lipoproteins among Obese Youth with Prediabetes. Public Health Nutrition - 2018 Dec 27:1-8.
  26. Olson ML, *Renteria Mexia A, Connelly M, Vega-Lopez S, *Soltero EG, †Konopken YP, Williams AN, Castro FG, Keller CS, Shaibi GQ. Lifestyle Intervention Improves GlycA a Novel Biomarker of Inflammatory CVD among Obese, Prediabetic, Adolescent Latinos. Journal of Clinical Lipidology- 2018 Sep 22. pii: S1933-2874(18)30409.
  27. *Soltero, EG, Ramos C, Williams AN, †Hooker E, †Mendez J, †Wildy H, †Davis K, †Hernandez V, *Contreras OA, †Silva M, †Lish E, and §Shaibi GQ. ¡Viva Maryvale!: A multi-level, multi-sector model to community-based diabetes prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine – 2019 Jan;56(1):58-65
  28. *Soltero, EG, Olson ML, Williams AN, Konopken YP, Castro FG, Arcoleo KJ, Keller CS, Patrick DL, Ayers SL, *Barraza E, and §Shaibi GQ. Effects of a Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Latino Youth with Obesity. Obesity 2018 Dec;26(12):1856-1865
  29. Fonseca RP, Krell-Roesch J, Shaibi GQ, Caselli R, Mandarino LJ, Zhang N, Hentz J, Coletta D, De Filippis E, Dawit S, Geda Y. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its associations with metabolism and physical activity in a Latino sample. Metab Syndrome & Related Disorders. 2018 Nov 10.
  30. Kullo IJ, Olson J, Fan X, Jose M, Safarova M, Radecki Breitkopf C, Winkler E, Kochan DC, Snipes S, Pacyna JE, Carney M, Chute CG, Gupta J, Jose S, Venner E, Murugan M, Jiang Y, Zordok M, Farwati M, Philogene M, Smith E, Shaibi GQ, Caraballo P, Freimuth R, Lindor NM, Sharp R, Thibodeau SN. The Return of Actionable Variants Empirical (RAVE) Study, a Mayo Clinic Genomic Medicine Implementation Study: Design and Initial Results. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Nov;93(11):1600-1610.
  31. *Shahid M, Shaibi GQ, Baines H,  Garcia-Filion P, *Gonzalez-Garcia Z, Olson ML. Risk of Hypoglycemia in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes on Insulin. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Jun 27;31(6):625-630.
  32. *Pimentel J, Kapadia C, Newbern D, Shaibi, GQ. Adrenal Suppression Secondary to Interaction of Combined Inhaled Corticosteroid and Antifungal Agent. AACE Clinical Case Reports: July/August 2018, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. e305-e308
  33. Olson ML, *Chambers M, Shaibi GQ. Pediatric Markers of Adult Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2017;13(4):255-259
  34. Bailey SS, Youssfi M, Hu HH, Patel M, Shaibi GQ, Towbin RB. Shear-Wave Ultrasound Elastography of the Liver in Normal-Weight and Obese Children. Acta Radiologica 2017 Dec;58(12):1511-1518.
  35. *Soltero EG, †Konopken YP, Olson ML, Keller CS, Castro FG, Williams AN, Patrick DL, Ayers S, Hu HH, †Sandoval M, *Pimentel J, Knowler WC, Frick KD, §Shaibi GQ. Preventing diabetes in obese Latino youth with prediabetes: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 2017 Mar 16;17(1):261.
  36. William AN, †Konopken YP, Keller CS, Castro FG, Arcoleo KJ, *Barraza E, Patrick DL, Olson ML, §Shaibi GQ Culturally-grounded diabetes prevention program for obese Latino youth: Rationale, design, and methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2017 Mar;54:68-76.
  37. §Shaibi GQ, †Singh D, De Filippis E, †Hernandez V, †Rosenfeld B, †Otu E, †Montes de Oca G, Levey S, Radecki Breitkopf C, Sharp R, Olson J, Cerhan J, Thibodeau S, Winkler E, Mandarino L. The Sangre Por Salud Biobank: Facilitating Genetic Research in an Underrepresented Latino Community. Public Health Genomics. 2016;19(4):229-38.
  38. *Day SE, Coletta RL, *Kim JY, Campbell LE, Benjamin TR, Roust LR, De Filippis EA, Dinu V, Shaibi GQ, Mandarino LJ, Coletta DK. Next-generation sequencing methylation profiling of subjects with obesity identifies novel gene changes. Clinical Epigenetics. 2016 Jul 18;8:77
  39. *Kim JY; DeMenna JT; Puppala S; Chittoor G; Schneider J; Duggirala R; Mandarino LJ; Shaibi GQ; Coletta DK. Physical activity and FTO genotype by physical activity interactive influences on obesity. BMC Genetics. 2016 Feb 24;17:47.
  40. Melnyk BM, Jacobson D, Kelly SA, Belyea MJ, Shaibi GQ, Small L, O'Haver JA, Marsiglia FF. Twelve-Month Effects of the COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program on Overweight and Depressive Symptoms in High School Adolescents.Journal of School Health. 2015 Dec;85(12):861-70
  41. *Kim JY, Goran MI, Toledo-Coral C, Weigensberg, Choi M, §Shaibi GQ. Comparing Glycemic Indicators of Prediabetes: A prospective study of obese Latino Youth. Pediatric Diabetes. 2015 Dec;16(8):640-3.
  42. Keller CS, Coe K, Shaibi GQ. Using Rituals for Intervention Refinement. Health, Culture and Society. 2015. Volume 8(2):37-45.
  43. §Shaibi GQ, †Konopken YP, Nagle-Williams A, McClain DD, Gonzalez Castro F, Keller CS. Diabetes Prevention for Latino Youth: Unraveling the Intervention “Black Box”. Health Promotion Practice. 2015 Nov;16(6):916-924.
  44. *González-García ZM, Kullo IJ, Coletta DK, Mandarino LJ, §Shaibi GQ. Osteocalcin and type 2 diabetes risk in Latinos: A life course approach. Am J Hum Biol. 2015 Nov;27(6):859-861.
  45. *Kim JY, Campbell LE, Shaibi GQ, Colletta DK. Gene Expression Profiling and Association of Circulating Lactoferrin Level with Obesity-related Phenotypes in Latino Youth. Pediatric Obesity. 2015 Oct;10(5):338-344.
  46. Flores YN, Shaibi GQ, Morales LS, Salmerón J, Skalicky AM, Edwards TC, Gallegos-Carrillo K, Patrick DL. Perceived health status and cardiometabolic risk among a sample of youth in Mexico. Qual Life Res. 2015 Aug;24(8):1887-1897.
  47. §Shaibi GQ, *Ryder JR, *Kim JY. *Barraza E. Exercise for Obese Youth: Refocusing attention from weight loss to health gains. Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews. 2015 Jan;43(1):41-47.
  48. *Ryder JR, Vega-López S, Gaesser GA, Buman MP, §Shaibi GQ. Heterogeneous Vascular Responses to Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Latino Adolescents. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2014 Dec;12(10):509-15
  49. *Brito E, Patrick DL, †Konopken YP, Keller CS, Barroso CS, §Shaibi GQ. Effects of a Diabetes Prevention Program on Weight-Specific Quality of Life in Latino Youth. Pediatric Obesity. 2014 Oct;9(5):e108-11.
  50. *Miranda DN, Coletta, DK, Mandarino, LJ, §Shaibi GQ. Increases in Insulin Sensitivity among Obese Youth are Associated with Gene Expression Changes in Whole Blood. Obesity. 2014 May;22(5):1337-44.
  51. *Brickey SR, *Ryder JR, McClellan DR, §Shaibi GQ. Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products independently predicts cardiometbaolic syndrome in Latino youth. Pediatric Diabetes. 2014 Sep;15(6):403-7.
  52. DeMenna J, Puppala S, Chittoor G, Schneider J, Kim JY, Shaibi GQ, Mandarino LJ, Duggirala R, Coletta DK. Association of common genetic variants with diabetes and metabolic syndrome related traits in the Arizona Insulin Resistance registry: a focus on Mexican American families in the Southwest. Hum Hered. 2014;78(1):47-58.
  53. Melnyk BM, Kelly S, Jacobson D, Arcoleo K, Shaibi GQ. Improving Physical Activity, Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Retention of College Students with Freshman 5 to Thrive: COPE/Healthy Lifestyles. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 2014 26(6): 314-322.
  54. Tangen SE, Tsinajinnie D, Nuñez M, Shaibi GQ, Mandarino LJ, Coletta DK. Whole blood gene expression profiles in insulin resistant latinos with the metabolic syndrome. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 17;8(12):e84002.
  55. §Shaibi GQ, Coletta DK, *Vital V, Mandarino LJ. The Design and Conduct of a Community-Based Registry and Biorepository: A focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Latinos. Clinical and Translational Sciences. 2013 Dec;6(6):429-34.
  56. *Ryder JR, Vega-Lopez S, Djedjos CS, §Shaibi GQ. Abdominal Adiposity, Insulin Resistance, and Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins in Latino Adolescents. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 2013 Nov 16;5(1):72
  57. *Rosen GP, Nguyen HT, Shaibi GQ. Metabolic syndrome in pediatric cancer survivors: A mechanistic review. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2013 Dec;60(12):1922-8.
  58. Melnyk BM, Kelly S, Jacobson D, Shaibi GQ, Small L, O'Haver J, Marsiglia FF. Improving Healthy Behaviors, BMI, Psychosocial & Academic Outcomes:  A RCT Test of COPE TEEN in High School Adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013 Oct;45(4):407-15
  59. Kapadia C, *Hizon M, Garcia-Fillion P, Shaibi GQ. Is A1C Less Concordant with OGTT in Children as Compared in Adults? Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism. 2013 Sept. 4:290
  60. *Ryder J, Vega-Lopez S, *Ortega R, †Konopken Y, §Shaibi GQ. Lifestyle intervention improves lipoprotein particle size and distribution without weight-loss in obese Latino adolescents. Pediatric Obesity. 2013 Oct;8(5):e59-63.
  61. Melnyk BM, Kelly S, Jacobson D, Belyea M, Shaibi GQ, Small L, O'Haver J, Marsiglia FF. The COPE healthy lifestyles TEEN randomized controlled trial with culturally diverse high school adolescents: Baseline characteristics and methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2013 Sep;36(1):41-53.
  62. *Kim J, Goran M, Toledo-Coral C, Weigensberg, Choi M, §Shaibi GQ. One Hour Glucose during an Oral Glucose Challenge Prospectively Predicts β-cell Deterioration and Prediabetes in Youth. Diabetes Care. 2013 Jun;36(6):1681-6.
  63. *Rosen G, Beebe KL, Shaibi GQ. Vitamin D Levels Differ by Cancer Diagnosis and Decline over Time in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2013 Jun;60(6):949-52.
  64. *Hudson O, *Nunez M, §Shaibi GQ. Ethnicity and Elevated Liver Transaminases among Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 2 Diabetes. BMC Pediatrics. 2012 12:174.
  65. *Kim J, Coletta D, Mandarino LJ, §Shaibi GQ. Glucose Response Curve and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Latino Adolescents. Diabetes Care. 2012 Sep;35(9):1925-30
  66. §Shaibi GQ, †Konopken Y, *Ortega R, †Hoppin E, Keller K, Castro F. Effects of a Culturally-Grounded Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Adolescents. The Diabetes Educator. 2012 38:504-512.
  67. §Shaibi GQ, Davis JN, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. Improving Insulin Resistance in Obese Youth: Choose your measures wisely. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.  2011 6:e290-296
  68. Hawthorne A, Shaibi GQ, Gance-Cleveland B, McFall S. Grand Canyon Trekkers: School-based Lunchtime Walking Program. The Journal of School Nursing. 2011 27: 43-50.
  69. §Shaibi GQ, *Greenwood-Ericksen, †Chapman CR, †Konopken Y, †Ertl J. Development, Implementation, and Effects of a Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2010 1:206-212.
  70. *Greenwood-Ericksen M, †Chapman CR, †Konopken Y, †Ertl J, §Shaibi GQ. Sustainability of a Culturally Informed Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2010 1:83-87.
  71. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Shaibi GQ, Byrd-Williams CE, Alexander KE, Vanni AK, Meija MR, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Goran MI. Interventions for improving metabolic risk in overweight Latino youth. International Journal Pediatric Obesity. 2010 5:451-5.
  72. §Shaibi GQ, Michaliszyn, S, Fritschi C, Quinn, L, Faulkner MS. Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: A phenotype of poor cardiorespiratory fitness and low physical activity. International Journal Pediatric Obesity 4:1-6, 2009.
  73. Michaliszyn S, Shaibi GQ, Quinn, L, Fritschi C, Faulkner MS, Physical fitness, dietary intake and metabolic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 10(6):389-394, 2009.
  74. Castro FG, Shaibi GQ, & Boehm-Smith E. Ecodevelopmental contexts for preventing type 2 diabetes in Latino and other racial/ethnic minority populations. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 32:89-105, 2009.
  75. §Shaibi GQ, Faulkner MS, Weigensberg MJ, Fritschi C, Goran MI. Cardirespiratory fitness and physical activity in youth with type 2 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 9:460-3, 2008.
  76. Koebnick C, Roberts CK, Shaibi GQ, Kelley LA, Lane CJ, Toledo-Corral CM, Davis JN, Ventura EE, Alexander K, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI.  Adiponectin and leptin are independently associated with insulin sensitivity but not insulin secretion or beta-cell function in overweight Hispanic adolescents. Hormone and Metabolism Research. 40:708-12, 2008.
  77. Toledo-Corral CM, Roberts CK, Shaibi GQ, Lane CJ, Davis JN, Higgins PB, Weigensberg MJ, and Goran MI. Insulin-like growth factor-1 is inversely related to adiposity in Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Pediatric EndocrinologySep; 21(9): 855-64, 2008.
  78. Ventura EE, Davis JN, Alexander KE, Shaibi GQ, Lee W, Byrd-Williams CE, Toledo-Corral CM, Lane CJ, Kelly LA, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI Dietary intake and the metabolic syndrome in overweight Latino children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Aug; 108(8):1355-1359, 2008.
  79. Goran MI, Davis JN, Kelley LA, Shaibi GQ, Spruijt-Metz D, Suni SM, and Weigensberg MJ. Low Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in Overweight Hispanic Children: Where’s the Epidemic? Journal of Pediatrics.  Jun;152(6):753-5 2008.
  80. Byrd-Williams CB, Shaibi GQ, Davis JN, Weigensberg MJ, Lane CJ, Kelley LA, Goran MI. Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts longitudinal changes in adiposity in overweight Hispanic boys but not in girls. Obesity
  81. Shaibi GQ and Goran, MI. Examining Metabolic Syndrome Definitions in Overweight Hispanic Youth: A focus on insulin resistance. Journal of Pediatrics  Feb;152(2):171-176, 2008.
  82. §Shaibi GQ, Roberts CK, and Goran, MI. Exercise and Insulin Resistance in Youth. Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews. Jan;36(1):5-11, 2008
  83. Kelly LA, Lane CJ, Weigensberg MJ, Koebnick C, Roberts CK, Davies JN, Toledo-Corral CM, Shaibi GQ, Goran MI. Parental History and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Overweight Latino Adolescents: A longitudinal analysis. Diabetes Care.
  84. Koebnick C, Shibi GQ, Kelly LA, Roberts CK, Lane CJ, Toledo-Corral CM, Davies JN, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio as independent predictor of insulin sensitivity during puberty in overweight Hispanic adolescents. J Endocrinol Invest .
  85. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Watanabe, RM, Goran MI. Reduction in Added Sugar Intake and Improvement in Insulin Secretion in Overweight Latina Adolescents. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 5: 183-192, 2007.
  86. Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Weigensberg MJ, Toledo-Corral CM, Lane CJ, Kelly LA, Davis JN, Koebnick C, Ventura EE, Roberts CK, Goran MI. Adiponectin Independently Predicts Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Latino Youth. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 92 (5):1809-13, 2007.
  87. Davis JN, Weigensberg MJ, Shaibi GQ, Crespo NC, Kelly LA, Lane CJ, Goran MI.. Influence of breastfeeding on obesity and type 2 diabetes risk factors in Latino youth with a family history of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. Apr;30(4):784-9, 2007.
  88. BallHuang TT-K, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Cruz ML, Goran MI. Predicting visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in overweight Hispanic children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 1:210-216, 2006.
  89. Goran MI, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Davis JN, Cruz ML. Deterioration of insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in overweight Hispanic children during pubertal transition: A longitudinal assessment. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 1:139-145, 2006.
  90. Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Ball GDC, Salem G, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. Resistance training improves insulin sensitivity in overweight Latino boys. Medicine and Science in Sports Exercise 38:1208-15, 2006.
  91. Shaibi GQ, Ball GDC, Goran MI. Aerobic fitness among Caucasian, African-American and Latino youth. Ethnicity and Disease 16:120-125, 2006.
  92. Dreyer HC, Schroeder ET, Hawkins SA, Marcell TJ, Tarpenning KM, Vallejo AF, Jensky NE, Shaibi GQ, Spears SD, Yamada R, Wiswell RA. Chronic Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Power in Older Men. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 31: 190-195, 2006.
  93. Crespo NC, Ball GDC, Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Weigensberg MJ, and Goran MI. Acculturation is associated with higher VO2max in overweight Hispanic children. Pediatric Exercise Science 18: 89-100, 2006.
  94. Ball GDC, Huang TT-K, Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Gower BA, Goran MI. A longitudinal study of pubertal insulin resistance and -cell function in Caucasian and African-American youth. Journal of Pediatrics 148:16-22, 2006.
  95. Shaibi GQ, Ball GDC, Cruz ML, Weigensberg MJ, Salem GJ, Goran MI. Cardiovascular fitness and physical activity in children with and without impaired glucose tolerance. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 30:45-49, 2006.
  96. Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Ball GDC, Goran MI. Pediatric obesity and insulin resistance: chronic disease risk and implications for treatment and prevention beyond body weight modification Annual Review of Nutrition 25: 435-468, 2005.
  97. Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Ball GD, Weigensberg MJ, Kobaissi HA, Salem GJ, Goran MI. Cardiovascular fitness and the metabolic syndrome in overweight Latino youths. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 37:922-928, 2005.
  98. Ball GDC, Weigensberg MJ, Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Goran MI. Insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and -cell function during puberty in overweight Hispanic children with a family history of type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 29:1471-1477, 2005.
  99. Weigensberg MJ, Ball GDC, Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Goran MI. Decreased beta-cell function in overweight Latino children with impaired fasting glucose. Diabetes Care 28:2519-2524, 2005.
  100. Weigensberg MJ, Ball GDC, Shaibi GQ, Cruz ML, Gower BA, Goran MI. Dietary fat intake and insulin resistance in black and white children. Obesity Research 13:1630-7, 2005.
  101. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Weigensberg MJ, Ball GD, Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Goran MI. The relation of sugar intake to beta cell function in overweight Latino children. American J of Clinical Nutrition 82:1004-10, 2005.
  102. Ball GDC, Shaibi GQ, Cruz, ML, Watkins MP, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. Insulin sensitivity, cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in overweight Hispanic youth with a family history of type 2 diabetes. Obesity Research 12:77-85, 2004.  
  103. Kobaissi H, Weigensberg MJ, Ball GDC, Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Goran MI. Acanthosis nigricans as an independent predictor of insulin sensitivity in overweight Hispanic youth Diabetes Care 27:1412-16, 2004.
  104. Cruz ML, Weigensberg MJ, Huang TTK, Ball G, Shaibi GQ, Goran MI. The metabolic syndrome in overweight Hispanic youth and the role of insulin sensitivity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 89:108-113, 2004.
  105. Goran MI, Bergman RN, Avila Q, Watkins MJ, Ball GDC, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Cruz ML. Impaired glucose tolerance and reduced -cell function in overweight Latino children with a positive family history for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 89: 207-212, 2004.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Olson ML and Shaibi GQ. Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Children. In Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches, Edited by MI Goran; CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, USA 2016.
  2. Goran MI, Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg M, Spruijt-Metz D, Ebbeling C, and Ludwig DS Infant Nutrition and Adult Obesity. In Food, Diet and Obesity, Edited by Mela D; Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK  October 2005.