Cuevas AG, Greatorex-Voith S, Assari S, Slopen N, Economos CD. Longitudinal analysis of psychosocial stressors and body mass index in middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Journal of Gerontology: Series B . 2021;76(8):1580-1589. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbaa142.

Assari S. Social Determinants of Change in Smoking Status over a 26-Year Follow up Period among Middle-Aged and Older Americans. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines. 2021;9:29-41. doi:10.4236/jbm.2021.94003.

Nicklett EJ, Chen J, Xiang X, et al. Associations Between Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Changes in Physical Activity among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. Innovation in Aging. 2020;4(1):igz048. doi:10.1093/geroni/igz048.

Assari S. Combined Effects of Ethnicity and Education on Burden of Depressive Symptoms over 24 Years in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. Brain Sciences. 2020;10(4):209. doi:10.3390/brainsci10040209.

Assari S. Combined Effects of Race and Educational Attainment on Physician Visits Over 24 Years in a National Sample of Middle-Aged and Older Americans . Hospital Practices and Research. 2020;5(1):17-23. doi:10.34172/hpr.2020.04.

Cuevas AG, Greatorex-Voith S, Abuelezam N, Eckert N, Assari S. Educational mobility and telomere length in middle-aged and older adults: testing three alternative hypotheses. Biodemography and Social Biology. 2020;66(3-4):220-235. doi:10.1080/19485565.2021.1983760.

Sonnega A, Leggett AN, Pepin R, Assari S. Physical Activity and Insomnia Symptoms Over 10 Years in a U.S. National Sample of Late-Middle-Age and Older Adults: Age Matters. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 2020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0337.

Assari S. Baseline body mass predicts average depressive symptoms over the next two decades for white but not black older adults. Geriatrics (Basel). 2019;4(1). doi:10.3390/geriatrics4010014.

Assari S, Dejman M. Gender, depressive symptoms, chronic medical conditions, and time to first psychiatric diagnosis among American older adults. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2019;10. doi:10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_333_15.

Pepin R, Leggett AN, Sonnega A, Assari S. Depressive symptoms in recipients of home- and community-based services in the United States: Are older adults receiving the care they need?. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2017;25(12):1351-1360. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2017.05.021.

Lankarani MM, Assari S. Baseline Depressive Symptoms Predict Subsequent Heart Disease; A 20-Year Cohort. International Cardiovascular Research Journal. 2016;10(1):29-34. doi:10.17795/icrj-10(1)29.

Bandiera FC, Assari S, Livaudais-Toman J, Perez-Stable EJ. Latino and Black smokers in the Health and Retirement Study are more likely to quit: the role of light smoking. Tob Induc Dis. 2016;14:23. doi:10.1186/s12971-016-0090-y.

Leggett AN, Pepin R, Sonnega A, Assari S. Predictors of New Onset Sleep Medication and Treatment Utilization Among Older Adults in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016;71(7):954-960. doi:10.1093/gerona/glv227.

Assari S, Nikahd A, Malekahmadi MReza, Lankarani MM, Zamanian H. Race by Gender Group Differences in the Protective Effects of Socioeconomic Factors Against Sustained Health Problems Across Five Domains. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2016. doi:10.1007/s40615-016-0291-3.

Carter JD, Assari S. Sustained Obesity and Depressive Symptoms over 6 Years: Race by Gender Differences in the Health and Retirement Study. Front Aging Neurosci. 2016;8:312. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2016.00312.

Assari S. Veterans and risk of heart disease in the United States: a cohort with 20 years of follow up. Int J Prev Med. 2014;5(6):703-9.