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Andrew Grandinetti, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology 1960 East West Road, Biomed D104L Honolulu, HI 96822 email: andrewg@hawaii.edu phone: (808) 956-7495 fax: (808) 956-5818

Academic Degrees
PhD (Biomedical Sciences-Epidemiology) University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
MS (Public Health) University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
BA (Anthropology) University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Current Research Grants
2006-2008 Nutritional Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in the Multiethnic Cohort (G. Maskarinec)

2007-2008 Volcanic Emissions and Airway function, Inflammation, heart Rhythm (AIR) CDC EH05-056 (sub-study; Feasibility of measuring airway function, inflammation, and autonomic function/ heart rate variability)

Dr. Grandinetti's area of interest is on disparities in the prevalence of diabetes, diabetes complications, and cardiovascular risk factors in Hawai‘i's multi-ethnic population. His current research is focused on the neurological complications of diabetes and the effects of insulin resistance on neurological function, in collaboration with Dr. Phillip Low of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. This ongoing clinical study is recruiting residents of the rural community of Kohala, on the Island of Hawai‘i. Dr. Grandinetti also collaborates with the Pacific Health Research Institute's Parkinson Disease research group, which has been investigating the risk factors for this debilitating neurodegenerative disease among survivors of the Honolulu Heart Program cohort.

Courses Taught
PH 792E Epidemiology of Diabetest and Obesity

Selected Publications
Grandinetti A, Chow DC, Sletten DM, Oyama JK, Theriault AG, Schatz IJ, et al. Impaired glucose tolerance is associated with postganglionic sudomotor impairment. Clin Auton Res 2007;17(4):231-3.

Grandinetti A, Kaholokula JK, Theriault AG, Mor JM, Chang HK, Waslien C. Prevalence of diabetes and glucose intolerance in an ethnically diverse rural community of Hawaii. Ethn Dis 2007;17(2):250-5.

Kurahara DK, Grandinetti A, Fujii :, Tokuda A, Galario J, Han M, Terrell M, Yamamoto K, Yamaga K, Person DA. Visiting consultant clinics to study prevalence rates of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and childhood systemic lupus erythematosus across dispersed geographic areas. J Rheumatol 2007;34(2):425-9.

Grandinetti A, Seifried SE, Chow DC, Theriault AG, Mor JM, Schatz IJ, et al. Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and QT duration in a multiethnic population in Hawaii. Auton Neurosci 2006;130(1-2):51-6.

A. Grandinetti, D. Chow, E. Fernandez, B. Brooks, E.K. Tam. Heart Rate Variability in Subjects Exposed to Volcanic Air Pollution. 2007 International Conference Abstracts of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, May 2007. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 175, A540.

Grandinetti A, Chow D, Sletten D, Schatz I, Low P. Impaired glucose tolerance is Associated with Decreased Sudomotor Function. 17th International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System. Nov 1-4, 2006, Clin Auton Res 2006; 16(5) 317.

Kaholokula JK, Grandinetti A, Chang HK. Association between acculturation modes and diabetes among Asian and Pacific Islanders. Diabetes 2005; 54(S1), A470.