Social network diversity and risks of ischemic heart disease and total mortality: findings from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.

abstract：:In 1999, the authors began recruitment for a randomized controlled intervention trial aimed at preventing melanocytic nevi (moles) by minimizing sun exposure through the use of sun-protective clothing. The study involves 652 Caucasian children (75.6% response) aged 0-35 months from 25 child-care centers (n = 13 interv...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Harrison SL,Buettner PG,Maclennan R

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas the feasibility and effectiveness of Internet-based epidemiologic research have been established, methodological support for the quality of such data is still accumulating. We aimed to identify sociodemographic differences among members of a French cohort according to willingness to provide part of one's 15-di...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Andreeva VA,Galan P,Julia C,Castetbon K,Kesse-Guyot E,Hercberg S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is becoming increasingly common in Asia while quitting remains rare, in part because of a lack of knowledge about the risks of smoking. This study compared the risk of death from lung cancer associated with smoking habits in Australia and New Zealand and in Asia by using data from the Asia Pacific Co...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Huxley R,Jamrozik K,Lam TH,Barzi F,Ansary-Moghaddam A,Jiang CQ,Suh I,Woodward M,Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration.

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis and thrombosis may lead to cognitive impairment through cerebral infarcts or white matter hyperintensities. Oxidative stress is now seen as a major contributor to the process of atherogenesis. High intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, e.g., linoleic acid, or low intake of antioxidants can increase ox...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Kalmijn S,Feskens EJ,Launer LJ,Kromhout D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccinating children with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) disrupts transmission, reducing disease rates in unvaccinated adults. When considering changes in vaccine dosing strategies (e.g., removing doses), it is critical to understand which groups of children contribute most to transmission to adults. We used dat...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Weinberger DM,Pitzer VE,Regev-Yochay G,Givon-Lavi N,Dagan R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-controlled tree-temporal scan statistic allows detection of potential vaccine- or drug-associated adverse events without prespecifying the specific events or postexposure risk intervals of concern. It thus opens a promising new avenue for safety studies. The method has been successfully used to evaluate the s...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Yih WK,Kulldorff M,Dashevsky I,Maro JC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower intake of the essential trace element selenium may be a risk factor for prostate cancer and other cancers. In the United States, many racial disparities in cancer incidence, such as the 61% higher incidence of prostate cancer among Blacks relative to Whites, remain unexplained. Using data from a large, nationall...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Vogt TM,Ziegler RG,Patterson BH,Graubard BI

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study carried out in June 1979-April 1981, 134 of 1,458 adult inpatients at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, acquired 136 urinary tract infections during 1,474 indwelling bladder catheterizations. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified nine factors that were significant...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Platt R,Polk BF,Murdock B,Rosner B

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NHLBI Family Heart Study is a multicenter, population-based study of genetic and nongenetic determinants of coronary heart disease (CHD), atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular risk factors. In phase I, 2,000 randomly selected participants and 2,000 with family histories of CHD were identified among 14,592 middle-age...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Higgins M,Province M,Heiss G,Eckfeldt J,Ellison RC,Folsom AR,Rao DC,Sprafka JM,Williams R

更新日期：1996-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Icelandic study of melanoma trends by Héry et al. in this issue of the Journal (Am J Epidemiol. 2010;172(7):762-767) is a fascinating analysis of an ecologic association. The authors noted a sharp increase in melanoma incidence that appeared to lag a few years behind the increased prevalence of sunbeds in Iceland....

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Berwick M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of cigarette-smoking and nonfatal myocardial infarction (AMI) was evaluated using the case-control approach. Overall, the association was present for smokers of one and two packs per day, the standardized rate-ratio estimates being 1.5 and 1.7, respectively. The association was strongest in those who ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Miettinen OS,Neff RK,Jick H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted an investigation to determine the extent and source of an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium gastroenteritis that occurred following a community picnic in Juneau, Alaska, in 1992, and to evaluate risk factors for illness. A case-control study among 54 picnic attendees and a retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Gessner BD,Beller M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied cancer prevalence and exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (dioxin) in veterans of Operation Ranch Hand, the Air Force unit responsible for the aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam from 1962 to 1971. A comparison group of Air Force veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the same period ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ketchum NS,Michalek JE,Burton JE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A propensity score (PS) model's ability to control confounding can be assessed by evaluating covariate balance across exposure groups after PS adjustment. The optimal strategy for evaluating a disease risk score (DRS) model's ability to control confounding is less clear. DRS models cannot be evaluated through balance ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Wyss R,Hansen BB,Ellis AR,Gagne JJ,Desai RJ,Glynn RJ,Stürmer T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined the relation between 50 widely used agricultural pesticides and lung cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study, a prospective cohort study of 57,284 pesticide applicators and 32,333 spouses of farmer applicators with no prior history of lung cancer. Self-administered questionnaires were co...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Alavanja MC,Dosemeci M,Samanic C,Lubin J,Lynch CF,Knott C,Barker J,Hoppin JA,Sandler DP,Coble J,Thomas K,Blair A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic information encoded in covalent modifications of DNA and histone proteins regulates fundamental biological processes through the action of chromatin regulators, transcription factors, and noncoding RNA species. Epigenetic plasticity enables an organism to respond to developmental and environmental signals w...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Yan H,Tian S,Slager SL,Sun Z,Ordog T

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations leads to alterations of mitochondrial biogenesis and function that might produce a decrease in mtDNA content within cells. This implies that mtDNA content might be a potential biomarker associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. However, data on correlates of...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Knez J,Winckelmans E,Plusquin M,Thijs L,Cauwenberghs N,Gu Y,Staessen JA,Nawrot TS,Kuznetsova T

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors assessed the relation between cigarette smoking and nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease in a case-control study of 124 cases of ulcerative colitis, 109 cases of Crohn's disease, and 250 age- and sex-matched control subjects in hospital for acute nongastric or intestinal conditions unrelated to smoking. ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Franceschi S,Panza E,La Vecchia C,Parazzini F,Decarli A,Bianchi Porro G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinovirus infections in Seattle families with schoolchildren (1975-1979) and in selected outpatients were revealed by virus shedding or antibody rise. These observations extend those in the Seattle Virus Watch (1965-1969). Analysis of rhinovirus serotype prevalence again revealed certain "common" persisting serotypes...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Fox JP,Cooney MK,Hall CE,Foy HM

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between sleep and obesity or weight gain in adults, particularly older populations, remains unclear. In a cohort of 83,377 US men and women aged 51-72 years, we prospectively investigated the association between self-reported sleep duration and weight change over an average of 7.5 years of follow-up (...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Xiao Q,Arem H,Moore SC,Hollenbeck AR,Matthews CE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations of retinol and beta-carotene plasma concentrations with eight personal variables and the use of seven classes of cardiovascular drugs were studied in over 1,750 patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer enrolled at four American study centers in a cancer prevention clinical trial. Dietary carotene and fem...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Nierenberg DW,Stukel TA,Baron JA,Dain BJ,Greenberg ER

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While time-series studies have consistently provided evidence for an effect of particulate air pollution on mortality, uncertainty remains as to the extent of the life-shortening implied by those associations. In this paper, the authors estimate the association between air pollution and mortality using different times...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Dominici F,McDermott A,Zeger SL,Samet JM

更新日期：2003-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested an association between fetal growth restriction and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). However, addressing this association is methodologically challenging. We conducted a prospective cohort study of nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy in Cambridge, United Kingdom (2...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Partap U,Sovio U,Smith GC

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the summer of 1991, four inmates from prison A in Upstate New York died of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. To determine the extent of resistant tuberculosis at prison A and transmission patterns, the authors interviewed staff and reviewed medical records and inmate movement histories. Contact investigation resul...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Valway SE,Richards SB,Kovacovich J,Greifinger RB,Crawford JT,Dooley SW

更新日期：1994-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Night-shift work involving disruption of circadian rhythms has been associated with breast cancer risk. A role in prostate cancer is also suspected, but evidence is limited. We investigated the association between night-shift work and prostate cancer incidence in the Prostate Cancer and Environment Study (PROtEuS), a ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Barul C,Richard H,Parent ME

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flaws in the design of randomized trials may bias intervention effect estimates and increase between-trial heterogeneity. Empirical evidence suggests that these problems are greatest for subjectively assessed outcomes. For the Risk of Bias in Evidence Synthesis (ROBES) Study, we extracted risk-of-bias judgements (for ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Savovic J,Turner RM,Mawdsley D,Jones HE,Beynon R,Higgins JPT,Sterne JAC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that maternal stress during pregnancy may influence pregnancy outcomes. In a nationwide Swedish study including almost 3 million births taking place during 1973-2006, we investigated whether maternal bereavement during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth risk. Through individual record...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： László KD,Svensson T,Li J,Obel C,Vestergaard M,Olsen J,Cnattingius S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persons whose body fat is distributed predominantly in the abdomen compared with the hips are at increased risk of several chronic diseases. This study examined the cross-sectional relation of percent body fat, computed from skinfold thickness, and fat distribution, measured by the waist-to-hip girth ratio, to physiol...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Folsom AR,Burke GL,Ballew C,Jacobs DR Jr,Haskell WL,Donahue RP,Liu KA,Hilner JE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at menarche, an early determinant of breast cancer risk, shows both a downward secular trend and marked differences by socioeconomic status, both presumably the reflection of dietary variations. A cohort study is being conducted in the Quebec City, Canada, area to assess the relation between diet, physical activit...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Moisan J,Meyer F,Gingras S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cohort study sought to estimate the differences in risk of delivering infants who were small or large for gestational age (SGA or LGA, respectively) according to exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy (vs. no exercise) among 2,286 women receiving care at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2013-201...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ehrlich SF,Neugebauer RS,Feng J,Hedderson MM,Ferrara A

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00