Andrew Stokes | Profiles RNS

Andrew Stokes, PhD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Dept of Global Health

PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MA, University of Pennsylvania

Websites

Google Scholar

ORCID : 0000-0002-8502-3636

Andrew Stokes, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. His work is focused on investigating the causes and consequences of the growing global burden of non-communicable diseases and identifying effective approaches to reducing this burden through health systems strengthening and regulatory measures. As part of this work, he is involved in the development of a national health database for chronic disease research in South Africa. A second area of research focuses on tobacco regulatory science and the public health consequences of electronic cigarettes. As part of this focus, he has examined the potential catalyst effects of e-cigarette use on subsequent cigarette smoking and the contribution of characterizing flavors to e-cigarette initiation and patterns of use in adolescents. Additional work on e-cigarettes has focused on their potential role in cigarette cessation in established adult smokers and individuals with a smoking-related chronic condition and the impact of e-cigarettes on tobacco-related health disparities. A third area of research focuses on how changes in weight and the progression of weight-related diseases across the life course affect disability and mortality rates. Dr. Stokes received his PhD in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania.

BU Sponsored Research
NIH RePORTER Sponsored Research

TOBACCO PRODUCT TRANSITIONS AND HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
07/15/2017 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
American Heart Association NIH NHLBI
5P50HL120163-05

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TOBACCO REGULATION AND ADDICTION CENTER (A-TRAC) - CORE A
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
American Heart Association NIH NHLBI
5P50HL120163-05

AHA TOBACCO REGULATION AND ADDICTION CENTER: VASCULAR CORE LABORATORY
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2019 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Naomi M. Hamburg, MD
American Heart Association NIH NHLBI
5P50HL120163-05

EXAMINING OBESITY AS A FACTOR IN PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USE AND HOW IT VARIES BY DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, AND HEALTH CARE FACTORS
05/01/2018 - 04/30/2019 (PI)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIABETES TO MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
05/01/2017 - 04/30/2019 (PI)
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania NIH NIA
5R03AG055724-02

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER FOR DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING-OVERALL
09/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 (PI)
University of Washington NIH NIA
5P30AG047845-05

THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIABETES TO TRENDS IN LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE UNITED STATES
07/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 (PI)
University of Michigan NIH NIA
5R24AG045061-04

IDENTIFYING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSION TO MORBID OBESITY IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
09/01/2016 - 12/31/2018 (PI)
Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc

USING LIFETIME MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO MEASURE PREVALENCE, TRENDS, AND MORTALITY RISKS OF OBESITY IN THE NHANES
07/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 (PI)
HHS/Center for Disease Control
1R03SH000037-01

CONTRIBUTION OF OBESITY TO INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LONGEVITY
06/01/2015 - 05/31/2016 (PI)
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania NIH NIA
5R01AG040212-05

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2016	Using lifetime maximum weight to measure prevalence, trends, and mortality risks of obesity in the NHANES	1R03SH000037-01	1

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Brennan AT, Jamieson L, Crowther NJ, Fox MP, George JA, Berry KM, Stokes A, Maskew M, Sanne I, Long L, Cassim N, Rosen S. Prevalence, incidence, predictors, treatment, and control of hypertension among HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral treatment in public sector treatment programs in South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204020.View Related Profiles.
Brennan, Alana
Stokes, Andrew
Sanne, Ian
Long, Lawrence
Fox, Matthew
Rosen, Sydney
PMID: 30281618.
Banack HR, Stokes A, Fox MP, Hovey KM, Cespedes Feliciano EM, LeBlanc ES, Bird C, Caan BJ, Kroenke CH, Allison MA, Going SB, Snetselaar L, Cheng TD, Chlebowski RT, Stefanick ML, LaMonte MJ, Wactawski-Wende J. Stratified Probabilistic Bias Analysis for Body Mass Index-related Exposure Misclassification in Postmenopausal Women. Epidemiology. 2018 Sep; 29(5):604-613.View Related Profiles.
Stokes, Andrew
Fox, Matthew
PMID: 29864084; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000863;.
Harlow A, Stokes A, Brooks D. Socio-economic and racial/ethnic differences in e-cigarette uptake among cigarette smokers: Longitudinal analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 Jul 07. PMID: 29986109.
Pestine E, Stokes A, Trinquart L. Representation of obese participants in obesity-related cancer randomized trials. Ann Oncol. 2018 Jul 01; 29(7):1582-1587.View Related Profiles.
Stokes, Andrew
Trinquart, Ludovic
PMID: 29897392.
Stokes A, Collins JM, Berry KM, Reynolds LM, Fetterman JL, Rodriguez CJ, Siegel MB, Benjamin EJ. Electronic Cigarette Prevalence and Patterns of Use in Adults with a History of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Apr 26; 7(9).View Related Profiles.
Stokes, Andrew
Benjamin, Emelia
Fetterman, Jessica
Siegel, Michael
PMID: 29700041.
Stokes A, Collins JM, Grant BF, Hsiao CW, Johnston SS, Ammann EM, Berry KM, Tong C, Scamuffa RF. Prevalence and Determinants of Engagement with Obesity Care in the United States. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 05; 26(5):814-818. PMID: 29626388; DOI: 10.1002/oby.22173;.
Berry KM, Reynolds LM, Collins JM, Siegel MB, Fetterman JL, Hamburg NM, Bhatnagar A, Benjamin EJ, Stokes A. E-cigarette initiation and associated changes in smoking cessation and reduction: the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, 2013-2015. Tob Control. 2018 Mar 24.View Related Profiles.
Stokes, Andrew
Benjamin, Emelia
Fetterman, Jessica
Siegel, Michael
Hamburg, Naomi
PMID: 29574448.
Stokes A, Collins JM, Grant BF, Scamuffa RF, Hsiao CW, Johnston SS, Ammann EM, Manson JE, Preston SH. Obesity Progression Between Young Adulthood and Midlife and Incident Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of U.S. Adults. Diabetes Care. 2018 05; 41(5):1025-1031. PMID: 29506982.
Banack HR, Wactawski-Wende J, Hovey KM, Stokes A. Is BMI a valid measure of obesity in postmenopausal women? Menopause. 2018 Mar; 25(3):307-313. PMID: 29135897.
Mchiza ZJ, Parker WA, Sewpaul R, Job N, Chola L, Mutyambizi C, Sithole M, Stokes A, Labadarios D. Understanding the determinants of hemoglobin and iron status: adolescent-adult women comparisons in SANHANES-1. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Jan 23. PMID: 29359477; DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13528;.

Showing 10 of 42 results. Show More

Preston SH, Vierboom YC, Stokes A. The role of obesity in exceptionally slow US mortality improvement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 01 30; 115(5):957-961. PMID: 29339511.
Stokes A, Berry KM, Mchiza Z, Parker WA, Labadarios D, Chola L, Hongoro C, Zuma K, Brennan AT, Rockers PC, Rosen S. Prevalence and unmet need for diabetes care across the care continuum in a national sample of South African adults: Evidence from the SANHANES-1, 2011-2012. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0184264.View Related Profiles.
Brennan, Alana
Stokes, Andrew
Rockers, Peter
Rosen, Sydney
PMID: 28968435.
Stokes A, Ni Y, Preston SH. Prevalence and Trends in Lifetime Obesity in the U.S., 1988-2014. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Nov; 53(5):567-575. PMID: 28886964.
Berry KM, Parker WA, Mchiza ZJ, Sewpaul R, Labadarios D, Rosen S, Stokes A. Quantifying unmet need for hypertension care in South Africa through a care cascade: evidence from the SANHANES, 2011-2012. BMJ Glob Health. 2017; 2(3):e000348.View Related Profiles.
Stokes, Andrew
Rosen, Sydney
PMID: 29082013; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000348;.
Banack HR, Stokes A. The 'obesity paradox' may not be a paradox at all. Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 08; 41(8):1162-1163. PMID: 28584251; DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.99;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. The contribution of rising adiposity to the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the United States. Prev Med. 2017 Aug; 101:91-95. PMID: 28579501; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.031;.
Yu E, Ley SH, Manson JE, Willett W, Satija A, Hu FB, Stokes A. Weight History and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Three Prospective Cohort Studies. Ann Intern Med. 2017 May 02; 166(9):613-620. PMID: 28384755; DOI: 10.7326/M16-1390;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. Deaths Attributable to Diabetes in the United States: Comparison of Data Sources and Estimation Approaches. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0170219. PMID: 28121997; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170219;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. How Dangerous Is Obesity? Issues in Measurement and Interpretation. Popul Dev Rev. 2016 12; 42(4):595-614. PMID: 28701804; DOI: 10.1111/padr.12015;.
Stokes A, Ni Y. Validating a summary measure of weight history for modeling the health consequences of obesity. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Dec; 26(12):821-826.e2. PMID: 27894565; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.10.005;.
Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Stokes A, Goehler A, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Hambou MM, Mbenza BL, Sobngwi E, Balde N, Mwangi JK, Gathecha G, Ngugi PW, Wesseh CS, Damasceno A, Lunet N, Bovet P, Labadarios D, Zuma K, Mayige M, Kagaruki G, Ramaiya K, Agoudavi K, Guwatudde D, Bahendeka SK, Mutungi G, Geldsetzer P, Levitt NS, Salomon JA, Yudkin JS, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T. Diabetes diagnosis and care in sub-Saharan Africa: pooled analysis of individual data from 12 countries. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Nov; 4(11):903-912. PMID: 27727123; DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30181-4;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. How smoking affects the proportion of deaths attributable to obesity: assessing the role of relative risks and weight distributions. BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 25; 6(2):e009232. PMID: 26916688; PMCID: PMC4769428; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009232;.
Baker JF, Ibrahim S, Billig E, Michaud K, Caplan L, Cannon GW, Stokes A, Majithia V, Mikuls TR. Reply. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Feb; 68(2):553-4. PMID: 26555220; DOI: 10.1002/art.39495;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. Revealing the burden of obesity using weight histories. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 19; 113(3):572-7. PMID: 26729881; PMCID: PMC4725464; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1515472113;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. Smoking and reverse causation create an obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Dec; 23(12):2485-90. PMID: 26421898; PMCID: PMC4701612; DOI: 10.1002/oby.21239;.
Preston SH, Fishman E, Stokes A. Effects of categorization and self-report bias on estimates of the association between obesity and mortality. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Dec; 25(12):907-11.e1-2. PMID: 26385831; PMCID: PMC4688238; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.07.012;.
Baker JF, Billig E, Michaud K, Ibrahim S, Caplan L, Cannon GW, Stokes A, Majithia V, Mikuls TR. Weight Loss, the Obesity Paradox, and the Risk of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Jul; 67(7):1711-7. PMID: 25940140; DOI: 10.1002/art.39136;.
Tencza C, Stokes A, Preston S. Factors responsible for mortality variation in the United States: A latent variable analysis. Demogr Res. 2014 Jul; 21(2):27-70. PMID: 25419171.
Preston SH, Stokes A. Obesity paradox: conditioning on disease enhances biases in estimating the mortality risks of obesity. Epidemiology. 2014 May; 25(3):454-61. PMID: 24608666; PMCID: PMC3984024; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000075;.
Stokes A. Using maximum weight to redefine body mass index categories in studies of the mortality risks of obesity. Popul Health Metr. 2014; 12(1):6. PMID: 24636105; PMCID: PMC3985598; DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-12-6;.
Fishman EI, Stokes A, Preston SH. The dynamics of diabetes among birth cohorts in the U.S. Diabetes Care. 2014 Apr; 37(4):1052-9. PMID: 24513590; PMCID: PMC3964490; DOI: 10.2337/dc13-1982;.
Preston SH, Stokes A, Mehta NK, Cao B. Projecting the effect of changes in smoking and obesity on future life expectancy in the United States. Demography. 2014 Feb; 51(1):27-49. PMID: 24272710; DOI: 10.1007/s13524-013-0246-9;.
Fishman EI, Stokes A, Preston SH. The Cohort Dynamics of Obesity in the United States. Diabetes Care. 2014; 37(4):1052-1059.
Mehta NK, Stokes A. Re: "obesity and US mortality risk over the adult life course". Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 15; 178(2):320. PMID: 23792893; PMCID: PMC3988448; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt117;.
Stokes A, Mehta NK. Mortality and excess risk in US adults with pre-diabetes and diabetes: a comparison of two nationally representative cohorts, 1988-2006. Popul Health Metr. 2013; 11(1):3. PMID: 23448510; PMCID: PMC3637637; DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-11-3;.
Stokes A, Preston SH. Population Change among the Elderly: International Patterns. Popul Dev Rev. 2013 Feb 19; 38(Suppl 1):309-321. PMID: 24634548.
Preston SH, Mehta NK, Stokes A. Modeling obesity histories in cohort analyses of health and mortality. Epidemiology. 2013 Jan; 24(1):158-66. PMID: 23211348; PMCID: PMC3870658; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182770217;.
Preston SH, Stokes A. Sources of Population Aging in More and Less Developed Countries. Popul Dev Rev. 2012 Jun 27; 38(2):221-236. PMID: 24653544.
Preston SH, Stokes A. Contribution of obesity to international differences in life expectancy. Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov; 101(11):2137-43. PMID: 21940912; PMCID: PMC3222401; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300219;.
Lim SS, Fullman N, Stokes A, Ravishankar N, Masiye F, Murray CJ, Gakidou E. Net benefits: a multicountry analysis of observational data examining associations between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and health outcomes. PLoS Med. 2011 Sep; 8(9):e1001091. PMID: 21909249; PMCID: PMC3167799; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001091;.
Stokes A. Body-mass index and mortality among white adults. N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 24; 364(8):782; author reply 782-3. PMID: 21345119; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1014730#SA3;.
Beegle K, Filmer D, Stokes A, Tiererova L. Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-Saharan Africa. World Development. 2010; 38(12):1727-1746.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 42 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2018

Bar chart showing 42 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2018

Year	Publications
2010	1
2011	3
2012	1
2013	4
2014	6
2015	3
2016	6
2017	7
2018	11

Contact for Mentoring:

801 Massachusetts Ave Crosstown Center
Boston MA 02118
Google Map

617.414.1276

Download vCard

Stokes's Networks

Click the "See All" links for more information and interactive visualizations

Concepts

See all (85) concept(s)

Co-Authors

See all (11) people

Similar People

See all (60) people

Same Department

Search Department