Geographic variation in prostate cancer mortality rates among white males in the united states.

abstract：:Prevention of decline in cognitive and physical functioning in the elderly has become an important focus in geriatric medicine. Hispanics are among the fastest-growing group of elderly in the United States, yet few data are available on functional impairments in this group. We examined the association between ethnicit...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Haan MN,Weldon M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We analyzed the changes in the body mass index (BMI) distribution for urban Australian adults between 1980 and 2007. METHODS:We used data from participants of six consecutive Australian nation-wide surveys with measured weight and height between 1980 and 2007. We used quantile regression to estimate mean BMI (...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Peeters A,Gearon E,Backholer K,Carstensen B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exposure to residential magnetic fields may disrupt the normal nocturnal rise in melatonin levels, resulting in increased risk for breast cancer, possibly through increased levels of reproductive hormones. We investigated whether exposure to a 60-Hz magnetic field under controlled conditions is associated with ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Davis S,Mirick DK,Chen C,Stanczyk FZ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phase I of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention was designed to test the effectiveness and safety of three life-style (weight loss, sodium restriction, and stress management) and four nutrition supplement (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and fish oil) interventions in reducing diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in persons...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Whelton PK,Hebert PR,Cutler J,Applegate WB,Eberlein KA,Klag MJ,Keough ME,Hamill S,Borhani NO,Hollis J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent evidence suggests early-life factors correlate with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that AF-related mortality, similar to stroke mortality, is elevated for individuals born in the southeastern United States. METHODS:We estimated 3-year (1999-2001) average AF-related mortality rates by using U....

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Patton KK,Benjamin EJ,Kosheleva A,Curtis LH,Glymour MM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether childhood maltreatment is associated with smoking behaviors and lifetime nicotine dependence and if associations are moderated by sex. We examined these associations among individuals who ever reported being regular smokers. METHODS:Using data from the National...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Cammack AL,Haardörfer R,Suglia SF

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 3235 males and 2513 females included in a structured framework of case-control studies of various neoplasms conducted in northern Italy assessed the relationship between age at starting smoking and amount of cigarettes smoked per day. Age-standardized proportions of light, mod...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： D'Avanzo B,La Vecchia C,Negri E

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Accidental falls are a major public health concern among people of all ages. Little is known about whether an individual-level housing-based socioeconomic status measure is associated with the risk of accidental falls. METHODS:Among 12,286 Mayo Clinic Biobank participants residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota,...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Ryu E,Juhn YJ,Wheeler PH,Hathcock MA,Wi CI,Olson JE,Cerhan JR,Takahashi PY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A literature review was performed of the three principal subpopulations most commonly associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) with the view of identifying the prevalence and transmission routes of HTLV-II. These included blood donors (BDs), intravenous drug users (IVDUs), and Amerindia...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Lowis GW,Sheremata WA,Minagar A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Body mass index (BMI) derived from self-reported height and weight is often used to study adiposity and its health implications. However, misestimates of BMI from self-reported data have been observed. This study adds to the literature by demonstrating how anthropometric misreporting patterns differed by sex an...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Ng CD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of lactose consumption measured with a food-frequency questionnaire and to compare food-frequency data to prospectively recorded data. A self-administered food-frequency questionnaire (FF1) was completed by 295 women ages 38 to 49. Two months later, 75 received...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Cooper GS,Busby MG,Fairchild AP

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem resulting from energy imbalance (when the intake of energy is greater than the amount of energy expended through physical activity). Numerous health authorities have identified policy interventions as promising strategies for creating population-wide improvements in...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Brownson RC,Chriqui JF,Burgeson CR,Fisher MC,Ness RB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report is to compare the distribution of total lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] mass in a population-based sample of blacks and whites, and to investigate the association of Lp(a) with other cardiovascular risk factors. A cross-sectional study design was used. Black and white men and women (n = 4125), aged 2...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Howard BV,Le NA,Belcher JD,Flack JM,Jacobs DR Jr,Lewis CE,Marcovina SM,Perkins LL

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to examine the importance of childhood circumstances, adult socioeconomic status, and material circumstances to physical and mental functioning among middle-aged women and men. METHODS:The data were collected among the employees of the City of Helsinki by mailed questionnaires from 2000 to 2002 (7148...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Laaksonen M,Silventoinen K,Martikainen P,Rahkonen O,Pitkäniemi J,Lahelma E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the annual incidence, cumulative probability of presumed urinary tract infection (UTI) by age, and the social costs. METHODS:Analysis of a random digit dialing survey of 2000 women in the United States. RESULTS:10.8 percent (95% CI: 9.4, 12.1%) of women aged 18 and older reported at least one pres...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Foxman B,Barlow R,D'Arcy H,Gillespie B,Sobel JD

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between educational attainment and decline in cognitive function over an interval of 1 year was examined for 14,883 subjects 18 years and older in the National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. Cognitive function was assessed at both time points by the Mini-Mental State Exa...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Farmer ME,Kittner SJ,Rae DS,Bartko JJ,Regier DA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and associated characteristics among 8-year-old children. METHODS:This is an ongoing active, population-based surveillance program conducted in South Carolina as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Nicholas JS,Charles JM,Carpenter LA,King LB,Jenner W,Spratt EG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Medications can have unintended effects. High medication use populations may benefit from increased regimen oversight. Limited knowledge exists concerning racial and regional polypharmacy variation. We estimated total medication distributions (excluding supplements) of American black and white adults and assess...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Cashion W,McClellan W,Howard G,Goyal A,Kleinbaum D,Goodman M,Prince V,Muntner P,McClure LA,McClellan A,Judd S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Alcohol consumption has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cataract in some, but not all analytic studies. To date, no prospective analysis of the relationship between alcohol consumption and cataract has been conducted in women. METHODS:We examined the association between alcohol consumption and cataract ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Chasan-Taber L,Willett WC,Seddon JM,Stampfer MJ,Rosner B,Colditz GA,Speizer FE,Hankinson SE

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared overall survival and influencing factors between Asian-American women as a whole and by subgroup with white women with cervical cancer. METHODS:Cervical cancer data were from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry; socioeconomic information was from the Area Health Resource File. ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Nghiem VT,Davies KR,Chan W,Mulla ZD,Cantor SB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether homocyst(e)ine (H(e)) is related to hemostatic factors in a population-based sample without evidence of cardiovascular disease. METHODS:A subsample of 660 participants--67 African-American women, 53 African-American men, 201 white women, and 339 white men--was selected from the Atheroscler...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Schreiner PJ,Wu KK,Malinow MR,Stinson VL,Szklo M,Nieto FJ,Heiss G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the association of depressive symptoms with coronary heart disease (CHD) end points by race and income. METHODS:Study participants were blacks and whites (n = 24,443) without CHD at baseline from the national Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke cohort. Outcomes included acute C...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Sims M,Redmond N,Khodneva Y,Durant RW,Halanych J,Safford MM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine mental health indicators, in aggregate and stratified by sex, among a population-based sample of U.S. military veterans. METHODS:Data are from veteran who completed the Veterans Health Module (VHM) of the 2011 and 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 10,406). VHM items included lifet...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Blosnich JR,Brenner LA,Bossarte RM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This cross-sectional study sought to identify diabetes accurately in a study population of 3681 women age 75 and older and to determine the association of diabetes with cognitive performance. METHODS:A previously validated test, the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Screening-Modified (TICSm) was given to asses...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Crooks VC,Buckwalter JG,Petitti DB

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The etiology of congenital cerebral palsy is unclear. Recent studies have suggested that maternal infection is involved. Indirect, but supportive, evidence for an infectious hypothesis would be provided by the finding of space-time clustering. METHODS:We analyzed all 906 cases born during the period 1991-2003 ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： McNally RJ,Colver AF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We examined the prevalence of high levels of depressive symptoms and their association with sociodemographic and health characteristics in an urban Korean population following the financial crisis in late 1997. METHODS:Using data from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Ansan-city, Korea, from June 1999 to J...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Kim E,Jo SA,Hwang JY,Shin C,Kim DK,Woo EK,Kim SS,Shin KR,Jo I

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relationship of gender, cigarette smoking, and a history of hypertension to the risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), using a case-control study. METHODS:Case subjects consisted of a consecutive series of 201 patients with spontaneous SAH with aneurysm(s) confirmed by angiography and...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Okamoto K,Horisawa R,Ohno Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe factors associated with racial disparities in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) incidence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. METHODS:In a longitudinal cohort of black and white HIV-negative MSM in Atlanta, HIV incidence rates were compared by race. Incidence hazard ratios ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Sullivan PS,Rosenberg ES,Sanchez TH,Kelley CF,Luisi N,Cooper HL,Diclemente RJ,Wingood GM,Frew PM,Salazar LF,Del Rio C,Mulligan MJ,Peterson JL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Community-based testing may identify young adults in the general population with sexually transmitted chlamydial infection. To develop selective screening guidelines appropriate for community settings, the authors conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Wave ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Stein CR,Kaufman JS,Ford CA,Leone PA,Feldblum PJ,Miller WC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Incidence studies of occupational factors and cancer in the United States are problematic because the use of population-based registries to identify cases requires development of historical data on subjects' residences and often severely restricts the time period of follow up. This article describes procedures ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Bender TJ,Beall C,Cheng H,Herrick RF,Kahn AR,Matthews R,Sathiakumar N,Schymura MJ,Stewart JH,Delzell E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00