Body mass and weight change in adults in relation to mortality risk.

abstract：:The health status of 1025 urban senior citizens in a Montreal metropolitan area was determined by a questionnaire based on the subjects' view of physical, mental, and general well-being, and of dependence (indicators of Belloc et al., Berkman, Grogono and Woodgate, and Linn). A principal component analysis was made of...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Jenicek M,Cléroux R,Lamoureux M

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the long-term health consequences of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the authors compared cause-specific mortality rates of 621,902 Gulf War veterans with those of 746,248 non-Gulf veterans, by gender, with adjustment for age, race, marital status, branch of service, and type of unit. Vital status follow-up began...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Kang HK,Bullman TA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary data from 11,658 adult respondents in the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to provide quantitative information regarding the contribution of specific foods to the total population intake of the following 10 nutrients: vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin C, iron, ph...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Block G,Dresser CM,Hartman AM,Carroll MD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of the racial/ethnic disparity in preterm birth (PTB) remain largely unknown; traditional risk factors such as smoking and prenatal care fail to account for it. The authors examined whether living in metropolitan areas (MAs) with high levels of residential racial segregation along multiple dimensions (hyper...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Osypuk TL,Acevedo-Garcia D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible relation between the occurrence of brain tumors in children and exposure to electric blankets or electrically heated water beds was investigated in a multicenter, population-based case-control study conducted on the West Coast of the United States. Information on maternal exposure during pregnancy or dire...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Preston-Martin S,Gurney JG,Pogoda JM,Holly EA,Mueller BA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although advanced parental age at one's birth has been associated with increased risk of breast and prostate cancers, few studies have examined its effect on adult-onset sporadic hematologic malignancies. The authors examined the association of parents' ages at women's births with risk of hematologic malignancies amon...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Lu Y,Ma H,Sullivan-Halley J,Henderson KD,Chang ET,Clarke CA,Neuhausen SL,West DW,Bernstein L,Wang SS

更新日期：2010-06-15 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：:This study examined the validity of self-reported delivery weight among 3,518 respondents to the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey. Self-reported delivery weight was ascertained from a mail survey administered during the postpartum period. Measured delivery weight was obtained by abstraction of medical r...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Schieve LA,Perry GS,Cogswell ME,Scanion KS,Rosenberg D,Carmichael S,Ferre C

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feline leukemia virus (FeLV)-associated diseases were observed in a household in eastern Connecticut having 134 cats over a period of five and a half years. FeLV-positive cats had a much higher mortality rate (34.6 deaths per 1000 cat-months of follow-up) than did FeLV-negative cats (8.9 deaths per 1000 cat-months of ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Francis DP,Essex M,Jakowski RM,Cotter SM,Lerer TJ,Hardy WD Jr

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eating disorders are a leading cause of disease burden among young women. This study investigated associations of social characteristics of parents and grandparents, sibling position, and school performance with incidence of eating disorders. The authors studied Swedish females born in 1952-1989 (n = 13,376), third-ge...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ahrén-Moonga J,Silverwood R,Klinteberg BA,Koupil I

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased risk of death in persons who have suffered spousal bereavement has been described in many populations. The impact of modifying factors, such as chronic disease and material circumstances, is less well understood. The authors followed 171,720 [corrected] couples 60 years of age or older in a United Kingdom...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Shah SM,Carey IM,Harris T,DeWilde S,Victor CR,Cook DG

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of chlamydial trachomatis in sera of patients with gon ococcal urethritis (GU), non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), post-gonococca l urethritis (PGU) and trachomainclusion conjunctivitis (TRIC) is discussed. Chlamydiae were isolated in 40% of men with NGU, 20-30% with GU and 0-7% of men with symptomatic or...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Richmond SJ,Sparling PF

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD) and total mortality are evaluated from death certificates in enumerated cohorts of 45-64-year old Japanese men in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1965-1970), in Homolulu (1966-1970), and in the San Francisco area (1968-1972). Total mortality is highest in Japan with no consistent differenc...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Worth RM,Kato H,Rhoads GG,Kagan K,Syme SL

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective panel cohort design was used to investigate whether mental disorders common in the general population increase the likelihood of increased cigarette smoking at 12 months follow-up. By 1995, the last year for which data were available, a random sample of 12,057 persons aged 16-75 years residing in private...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Ismail K,Sloggett A,De Stavola B

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung Health Study participants were smokers aged 35-60 years with mild lung function impairment who participated in a 5-year, 10-center (nine in the United States, one in Canada) clinical trial in 1986-1994. The authors compared the relation of randomized treatment assignments and of smoking history during the study w...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Connett JE,Murray RP,Buist AS,Wise RA,Bailey WC,Lindgren PG,Owens GR,Lung Health Study Research Group.

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested, by molecular hybridization, for hepatitis B virus DNA in serum specimens of 182 asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) Greek carriers who were heterosexual partners of patients with acute hepatitis B (group A: 96 cases) or healthy subjects who were susceptible to hepatitis B (group B: 86 ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Tassopoulos NC,Papaevangelou GJ,Roumeliotou-Karayannis A,Ticehurst JR,Feinstone SM,Purcell RH

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the study of complex diseases, it may be important to test hypotheses related to gene-gene (G x G) interaction. The success of such studies depends critically on obtaining adequate sample sizes. In this paper, the author investigates sample size requirements for studies of G x G interaction, focusing on four study ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Gauderman WJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify cancers that occur at higher rates in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, the cancer experience of New York State (NYS) AIDS patients aged 15-69 years who were diagnosed between 1981 and 1994 was compared with that of the NYS general population. Sex and HIV risk group-specific standardized ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Gallagher B,Wang Z,Schymura MJ,Kahn A,Fordyce EJ

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors abstracted a sample of 7,536 hospital medical records to validate the accuracy of the coding of obstetric information on 1) birth certificates, 2) a statewide computerized hospital discharge abstract data system, and 3) a linked file merging birth certificates and the hospital abstract data for Washington ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Parrish KM,Holt VL,Connell FA,Williams B,LoGerfo JP

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing impairment (HI) is prevalent, is modifiable, and has been associated with cognitive decline. We tested the hypothesis that audiometric HI measured in 2013 is associated with poorer cognitive function in 253 men and women from Washington County, Maryland (mean age = 76.9 years) in a pilot study carried out with...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Deal JA,Sharrett AR,Albert MS,Coresh J,Mosley TH,Knopman D,Wruck LM,Lin FR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between body mass index expressed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters cubed (weight (kg)/height (m3)) and plasma total cholesterol was assessed in a sample of 11,389 US schoolchildren, aged 5-18 years, between 1984 and 1989. Among whites and Hispanics, a statistically significant nonlinear ...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Resnicow K,Morabia A

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) varies considerably and may be influenced by factors such as age, smoking, number of male partners per year, and CD4 T-lymphocyte count. The loss of CD4 lymphocytes is known to be the dominant factor...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Begtrup K,Melbye M,Biggar RJ,Goedert JJ,Knudsen K,Andersen PK

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical functioning measures are considered integrated markers of the aging process. This prospective investigation examined relations between dietary intake of women at midlife in 1996-1997 and prevalence of physical functioning limitations 4 years later, defined by the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36. The samp...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Tomey KM,Sowers MR,Crandall C,Johnston J,Jannausch M,Yosef M

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic testing is recommended in women with "ovarian cancer symptoms." However, these symptoms are nonspecific. The ongoing Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Early (DOVE) Study in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, provides diagnostic testing to women aged 50 years or older with symptoms lasting for more than 2 weeks and less than...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Sun Z,Gilbert L,Ciampi A,Kaufman JS,Basso O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior reports regarding the association between physical activity and subclinical cardiovascular disease have not been consistent. The authors assessed physical activity and walking pace via questionnaire among 6,482 US adults aged 45-84 years without prior clinical cardiovascular disease participating in the Multi-Et...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Bertoni AG,Whitt-Glover MC,Chung H,Le KY,Barr RG,Mahesh M,Jenny NS,Burke GL,Jacobs DR

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository (GWECB) is a nationally representative longitudinal cohort of US veterans who served during the 1990-1991 Gulf War era. The GWECB combines survey data, such as demographic, health behavior, and environmental exposure data; medical records...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Khalil L,McNeil RB,Sims KJ,Felder KA,Hauser ER,Goldstein KM,Voils CI,Klimas NG,Brophy MT,Thomas CM,Whitley RL,Dursa EK,Helmer DA,Provenzale DT

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bias due to selective mortality is a potential concern in many studies and is especially relevant in cognitive aging research because cognitive impairment strongly predicts subsequent mortality. Biased estimation of the effect of an exposure on rate of cognitive decline can occur when mortality is a common effect of e...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Mayeda ER,Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ,Power MC,Weuve J,Jacqmin-Gadda H,Marden JR,Vittinghoff E,Keiding N,Glymour MM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reasons for health disparities may include neighborhood-level factors, such as availability of health services, social norms, and environmental determinants, as well as individual-level factors. Investigating health inequalities using nationally or locally representative data often requires an approach that can accomm...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Brumback BA,Cai Z,Dailey AB

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Menstrual cycle characteristics may reflect underlying endocrine patterns that influence the risk of breast cancer. Most previous studies of menstrual function and breast cancer risk have used retrospective reports of menstrual bleeding, which may be unreliable. To examine this association, the authors conducted a mai...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Whelan EA,Sandler DP,Root JL,Smith KR,Weinberg CR

更新日期：1994-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Measures of various types of social contacts were used as predictors of ischemic heart disease events and total mortality in an age-stratified random sample of 9,573 adults enrolled in the Copenhagen City Heart Study (Copenhagen, Denmark). Baseline examinations were conducted in 1991-1994, and participants were follow...

journal_title：American journal of epidemiology

authors： Barefoot JC,Grønbaek M,Jensen G,Schnohr P,Prescott E

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00