Validity and repeatability of a modified Baecke questionnaire on physical activity.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies have reported that increased consumption of natural products reduced the risk of cancer. Our previous case-control studies have shown a significant reduction in the risk of cancer development among those who regularly consumed ginseng. We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate t...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Yun TK,Choi SY

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A central pattern of body fat is recognized as a risk indicator of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. The development of this body fat pattern from childhood into adulthood however, remains to be explored. METHODS:The development of two trunk skinfolds (subscapular; supra-iliac), two extremity skinfolds ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： van Lenthe FJ,Kemper HC,van Mechelen W,Twisk JW

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe secular trends in pneumonia hospitalizations in the Bronx, New York City from 1982-1986, we analysed all cases with a discharge diagnosis of pneumonia, excluding Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), for Bronx residents by age, sex, neighbourhood, and length of stay (N = 21,822). Hospital deaths from PCP a...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Drucker E,Webber MP,McMaster P,Vermund SH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on T4 and TSH values derived from a voluntary screening programme of thyroid function in Belgium are presented. Significant differences in T4 values according to sex, maturity and birthplace are shown. ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Bouckaert A,Beckers C,Francois B

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few data on birthweight distributions are available for Zimbabwe. This paper reports a study of 2140 births in Harare, Zimbabwe, occurring in April 1986. Births took place in public facilities, which are estimated to serve 85% of the urban population. Mean birthweight for the entire sample is 2970 g, and for singleton...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Dole N,Gleiter K,Savitz DA,Chimbira TH,Mbizvo MT

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) DNA is predictive of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among patients with HIV-associated or iatrogenic immunosuppression. However, correlates of HHV8-DNA detection in the general population remain undefined. METHODS:We assessed correlates of HHV8-DNA detection among Italian adu...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Brown EE,Whitby D,Vitale F,Fei PC,Del Carpio C,Marshall V,Alberg AJ,Serraino D,Messina A,Gafa L,Goedert JJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention strategies requires an on-going follow up of the frequency of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. The aim of this study was to examine the trends in prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 infection among injecting drug users (IDU) duri...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Hernández-Aguado I,Aviño MJ,Pérez-Hoyos S,González-Aracil J,Ruiz-Pérez I,Torrella A,García de la Hera M,Belda F,Fernández E,Santos C,Trullen J,Fenosa A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the role of unmeasured familial confounding for this association remains unclear. METHODS:We conducted a population-based cohort study via linkage of Swe...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Chen Q,Sjölander A,Långström N,Rodriguez A,Serlachius E,D'Onofrio BM,Lichtenstein P,Larsson H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In large-scale epidemiological studies of stillbirths and neonatal deaths a method is needed to replace detailed medical record audits in order to determine the cause of death. METHODS:A computer-based method is presented for determination of the cause of death in stillbirths and in neonatal deaths. It util...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Winbo IG,Serenius FH,Dahlquist GG,Källen BA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndromes for which no physical or pathological changes can be found tend to be researched and managed in isolation although hypotheses suggest that they may be one entity. The objectives of our study were to investigate the co-occurrence, in the general population, of syndromes that are frequently unexplain...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Aggarwal VR,McBeth J,Zakrzewska JM,Lunt M,Macfarlane GJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This prospective study was performed in order to investigate the effect of baseline body mass index (BMI), BMI changes, baseline alcohol consumption, and changes in alcohol consumption on liver enzyme activity. METHODS:This study population consisted of 6846 male workers in a steel manufacturing company who...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Lee DH,Ha MH,Christiani DC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two controlled, double blind field trials of a non-living promastigote vaccine against New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (NWCL) were conducted in 1981 and 1983 in Brazil. Brazilian Army conscripts were randomly assigned to the vaccine or placebo groups and tested during their training in the Amazon jungle, a high risk...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Antunes CM,Mayrink W,Magalhaes PA,Costa CA,Melo MN,Dias M,Michalick MS,Williams P,Lima AO,Vieira JB

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Hérault region of France, vineyards cover an area of 128,000 hectares (60% of agricultural land) and involve more than 93% of farms. A vine-growing exposure matrix was built for assessing pesticide exposure. It is based on information obtained from a survey among 85 vine-growers who lived in Hérault and who had...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Daures JP,Momas I,Bernon J,Gremy F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the relationship between physical functional health and long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) independently of known risk factors in a general population. METHODS:Men and women aged 40-79 years at baseline who completed a health and lifestyle questionnaire and attended a healt...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Myint PK,Luben RN,Surtees PG,Wainwright NW,Wareham NJ,Khaw KT

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increases in measles antibodies without rash-illnesses have been documented in previously vaccinated children exposed to measles cases. The phenomenon has been incompletely evaluated in young unvaccinated infants with immunity of maternal origin. METHODS:Monthly cohorts of newborns were prospectively random...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Bennett J,Whittle H,Samb B,Cisse B,Simondon F,Aaby P

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:METHODS. Mortality rates for four types of cancer (stomach, colorectal, lung, and breast cancer) in migrant populations were compared to those of individuals who still resided in the political region in which they were born. The effects on mortality rates of place of birth and of place of residence were studied, compa...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Fascioli S,Capocaccia R,Mariotti S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Associations between soy, dairy intakes and breast cancer risk are inconsistent. No studies exist with large numbers of dairy consumers and soy consumers to assess mutual confounding. METHODS:The study cohort contains 52 795 North American women, initially free of cancer, followed for 7.9 years (29.7% were ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Fraser GE,Jaceldo-Siegl K,Orlich M,Mashchak A,Sirirat R,Knutsen S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In studies of health behaviour exploring factors associated with differences and changes in eating patterns of populations, diet is often measured with short food frequency questionnaires (FFQ). This study examines the validity of a short FFQ by comparing frequencies of food intake from the FFQ to informatio...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Osler M,Heitmann BL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent economic growth in Papua New Guinea (PNG) would suggest that the country may be experiencing an epidemiological transition, characterized by a reduction in infectious diseases and a growing burden from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, data on cause-specific mortality in PNG are very sparse, ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Gouda HN,Hazard RH,Maraga S,Flaxman AD,Stewart A,Joseph JC,Rarau P,Wangnapi R,Poka H,Serina P,Phuanukoonnon S,Pham BN,Vano M,Lupiwa S,Sie A,Kave H,Lehmann D,Siba P,Lopez AD,Riley ID

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spot checks are becoming a popular method to assess hygiene behaviours; however, little is known about their repeatability or predictability. We evaluated the within-household repeatability of hygiene indices created from spot checks and their ability to predict incidence of diarrhoea in young Guatemalan chi...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Webb AL,Stein AD,Ramakrishnan U,Hertzberg VS,Urizar M,Martorell R

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether alternative clinical and microbiological criteria for outcome events affected estimates of vaccine efficacy in a randomized, double-blind field trial of B subunit-killed whole cell (BS-WC) and killed whole cell-only (WC) oral cholera vaccines among 62,285 rural Bangladeshi participants. At one ...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Clemens JD,Stanton BF,Harris JR,Chakraborty J,Sack DA,Rao MR,Ahmed F,Ansaruzzaman M,Yunus MD,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of the Nurses' Health Study II cohort and a random sample of African-American women in that cohort. METHODS:Repeat questionnaires were administered 2 yea...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Wolf AM,Hunter DJ,Colditz GA,Manson JE,Stampfer MJ,Corsano KA,Rosner B,Kriska A,Willett WC

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The significance of persistent or recurrent respiratory infections in adult life for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still to a large extent unknown. A few clinical and experimental animal studies suggest that peripheral airways diseases may be due to the cumulative effects...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： von Hertzen L,Isoaho R,Leinonen M,Koskinen R,Laippala P,Töyrylä M,Kivelä SL,Saikku P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is limited knowledge about the optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in older children and adolescents. Methods:A total of 20 576 antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve patients, aged 1-16 years at enrolment, from 19 cohorts in Europe, Southern Africa and West Africa, were included. We c...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Schomaker M,Leroy V,Wolfs T,Technau KG,Renner L,Judd A,Sawry S,Amorissani-Folquet M,Noguera-Julian A,Tanser F,Eboua F,Navarro ML,Chimbetete C,Amani-Bosse C,Warszawski J,Phiri S,N'Gbeche S,Cox V,Koueta F,Giddy J,Sy

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged breastfeeding in developing countries is routinely recommended as a valuable and cost-effective public health measure to promote early childhood growth. However, the effects of breastfeeding beyond 12 months are unclear, with some studies showing positive, and some showing negative effects. The rol...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Onyango A,Koski KG,Tucker KL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol use is associated with breast cancer in many epidemiological studies. Most, however, have measured risk from recent consumption patterns, and only a few include analyses for duration of drinking or age that a woman started to drink. The authors studied the effect of these variables, as well as of rec...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Bowlin SJ,Leske MC,Varma A,Nasca P,Weinstein A,Caplan L

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Papua New Guinea a 15-year mortality follow-up was carried out among 2026 highlanders and 1734 coastal dwellers on whom data on respiratory symptoms and signs, and lung function had been obtained by prevalence surveys in 1970/71. Survival status was established in 99%, of whom 9.8% had died, the rate being higher i...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Anderson HR,Vallance P,Bland JM,Nohl F,Ebrahim S

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genetic basis of several familial cancers including breast and colon cancers has been identified recently. The occurrence of multiple cancers in one individual is also suggestive of a genetic predisposition. To evaluate inherited predisposition in pancreatic cancer we compared the clinical data of pancre...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Gerdes B,Ziegler A,Ramaswamy A,Wild A,Langer P,Bartsch DK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety or depression symptoms may increase the risk of developing asthma, and their interaction with obesity is not known. We aimed to assess the association of anxiety or depression symptoms and the joint association of these symptoms and obesity with incident asthma. METHODS:We conducted a prospective co...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Brumpton BM,Leivseth L,Romundstad PR,Langhammer A,Chen Y,Camargo CA Jr,Mai XM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of the increasing importance of early dementia screening for both research and clinical purposes has led to the development of numerous screening instruments. The most promising of these are based on neuropsychological measures which are able to focus on very specific cognitive functions. Of these tests th...

journal_title：International journal of epidemiology

authors： Ritchie KA,Hallerman EF

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00