abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about how seasonal variation in physical activity relates to declining physical activity in adolescence. We quantified how each of daily weather conditions and season affect physical activity during adolescence. METHODS:We followed 1293 students, initially aged 12 to 13 years over 5 years. Part...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Bélanger M,Gray-Donald K,O'Loughlin J,Paradis G,Hanley J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The mucosa of the small intestine encompasses about 90% of the luminal surface area of the digestive system, but only 2% of the total annual gastrointestinal cancer incidence in the United States. METHODS:The remarkable contrast in age-standardized cancer incidence between the small and large intestine has bee...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Schottenfeld D,Beebe-Dimmer JL,Vigneau FD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to identify factors related to total mortality in older Japanese men in Japan and Hawaii. METHODS:Baseline data were collected from 1980 to 1982 in 1379 men in Hawaii and 954 men in Japan. Ages ranged from 61 to 81 years, with mortality follow-up during a 19-year period. RESULTS:Compared with Japan,...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Abbott RD,Ueshima H,Hozawa A,Okamura T,Kadowaki T,Miura K,Okuda N,Nakamura Y,Okayama A,Kita Y,Rodriguez BL,Yano K,Curb JD

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Physical activity helps maintain mobility, physical functioning, bone mineral density (BMD), muscle strength, balance and, therefore, may help prevent falls and fractures among the elderly. Meanwhile, it is theoretically possible that physical activity increases risk of fractures as it may increase risk of fall...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Moayyeri A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene polymorphism is possibly involved in the pathophysiology of central obesity and dyslipidemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of LPL gene T+495G polymorphism with central obesity and serum lipids. METHODS:A total of 961 adult twin pairs were enrolled f...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Li J,Huang A,Hu Y,Chen D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Health of the general population is improving along a number of major health dimensions. Using a cumulative deficits approach, we investigated whether such improvements were evident at the level of minor health traits. METHODS:We selected 37 small-effect traits consistently measured in the 9th (performed in 19...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Kulminski AM,Arbeev KG,Ukraintseva SV,Culminskaya IV,Land K,Yashin AI

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between labor force participation and gender differences in the prevalence of arthritis, diabetes, and hypertension. METHODS:The Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS) data is nationally representative sample of older Mexicans 50 years and older. Binomia...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Salinas JJ,Peek MK

更新日期：2008-08-01 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:Few studies have examined the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and health outcomes for both women and men. The current study examined this relationship for women and men as part of a large cross-sectional public-health survey that collected information on a range of health behaviors and healt...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Breiding MJ,Black MC,Ryan GW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study we explicitly examine the effect of using asset-based and conventional measures of socioeconomic position (SEP) on ethnic differences in health. METHODS:The survey of white (n = 227), Indian and Pakistani (n = 233), and African Caribbean (n = 213) adults aged 18 to 59 years living in Leeds, Unite...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Kelaher M,Paul S,Lambert H,Ahmad W,Smith GD

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to explore the effect of economic/political factors and gender progress on femicide. METHODS:An ecological and retrospective study was undertaken that focused on 61 countries and analyzed the relationships of femicide with the following statistics from the period 1990 to 1999: economic indicators (do...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Palma-Solis M,Vives-Cases C,Alvarez-Dardet C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine geographic variation in the incidence of ischemic stroke (IS) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Finland during 1991-2003. METHODS:Data included all cases of first IS (n = 115,383) and AMI (n = 205,213) in persons aged 35-84 years. We used full Bayesian spatial shared component disease models ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Havulinna AS,Pääkkönen R,Karvonen M,Salomaa V

更新日期：2008-03-01 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:Examine the complex relationships among metabolic syndrome components in black and white individuals by growth periods. METHODS:Path analyses of metabolic syndrome components were performed on 8203 black and white healthy subjects (64.3% white and 47.9% male) comprising children (4-11 years), adolescents (12-1...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Chen W,Srinivasan SR,Berenson GS

更新日期：2008-02-01 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:Although vaginal douching is associated with several adverse outcomes, the reasons why women douche have not been studied prospectively. METHODS:Non-pregnant (N = 3620) women aged 15 to 44 years presenting for routine care at 12 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama, participated in a longitudinal study of vaginal fl...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Brotman RM,Klebanoff MA,Nansel T,Zhang J,Schwebke JR,Yu KF,Zenilman JM,Andrews WW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A prevalence survey was performed to estimate the magnitude and predictors for needlestick injury (NSI) in nurses of Fars province hospitals. METHODS:Questionnaires were distributed in 52 hospitals to a stratified random sample of 2,118 (46.3%) nurses between April and September 2005 to collect self-reported N...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Askarian M,Shaghaghian S,McLaws ML

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Many negative cognitive and behavioral outcomes have been identified among children living in households with parental violence, but few studies have examined academic performance. In a rural population-based cohort, we examine the role of parental violence on standardized test score performance. METHODS:The c...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Peek-Asa C,Maxwell L,Stromquist A,Whitten P,Limbos MA,Merchant J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Information on the epidemiology of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in US correctional populations is limited. We examined the prevalence, mortality and clinical characteristics of ESLD in the nation's second largest state prison system. METHODS:We collected and analyzed medical and demographic data from 370,...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Baillargeon J,Soloway RD,Paar D,Giordano TP,Murray O,Grady J,Williams B,Pulvino J,Raimer BG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the considerable mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), many developing countries lack reliable surveillance of these ailments and their risk factors to guide intervention. This study aims to provide the first population-based estimates of CVD morbidity and mortality among...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Maziak W,Rastam S,Mzayek F,Ward KD,Eissenberg T,Keil U

更新日期：2007-09-01 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 determine whether bladder cancer is associated with exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in an occupational cohort. METHODS:Incidence of bladder cancer was ascertained by postal questionnaire to all living current and former employees of the facility (N = 1895) and death certificates for deceased wo...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Alexander BH,Olsen GW

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have provided recent evidence suggesting that a systematic error may be operating in prospective epidemiological mortality studies that have reported "light" or "moderate" regular use of alcohol to be "protective" against coronary heart disease. Using meta-analysis as a research tool, a hypothesis first suggested b...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Fillmore KM,Stockwell T,Chikritzhs T,Bostrom A,Kerr W

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Studies of middle-aged and particularly older-aged adults found that those with higher scores on tests of IQ (cognitive function) had lower rates of later mortality. Interpretation of such findings potentially is hampered by the problem of reverse causality: such somatic diseases as diabetes or hypertension, co...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Batty GD,Deary IJ,Gottfredson LS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several mathematical models simulate a HIV/AIDS epidemic by using the assumption that heterosexual transmission is the major or sole transmission mode. The validity of these models has been unclear. To understand the validity of these models, empirical estimates for relevant model parameters are needed that can...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Deuchert E,Brody S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to determine whether demographics, health, and job factors influence continued participation of employed persons in a longitudinal intervention study of tertiary prevention for work-related low-back disorders (WR-LBDs). METHODS:Four hundred fifty-four actively employed persons had ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Oleske DM,Kwasny MM,Lavender SA,Andersson GB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Population-based cancer incidence rates of the corpus uteri, cervix uteri, and ovaries are underestimated if they fail to remove women not at risk for developing the cancers from the denominator in the race calculation. This study compares incidence rates among selected racial groups for these cancers before an...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Merrill RM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The histamine-2 (H(2)) blocker cimetidine may alter androgen, zinc, and prolactin levels, which could alter prostate cancer risk. Increased risk for men filling more than 20 cimetidine prescriptions was reported previously. We examined the association between cimetidine use and prostate cancer risk in a cohort ...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Velicer CM,Dublin S,White E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prospective evidence suggests an inverse association between socioeconomic circumstances in childhood and adolescence and blood pressure (BP) in adulthood, but uncertainty remains about whether this association is confounded by risk factors acting in utero, early infancy, and adulthood. The authors investigated...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Kivimäki M,Smith GD,Elovainio M,Pulkki L,Keltikangas-Järvinen L,Talttonen L,Raitakari OT,Viikari JS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We used a multiple logistic regression model to calculate benchmark doses (BMDs) and their 95% lower confidence bound (BMDL) of working hours for subjective fatigue symptoms. METHODS:A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 3069 male daytime workers between the ages of 18 and 60 years who work...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Suwazono Y,Sakata K,Harada H,Oishi M,Okubo Y,Uetani M,Kobayashi E,Nogawa K

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：PURPOSE:The goal of the research was to determine the spreading of Sarcoptes scabiei and the incidence of scabies in the residents of particular districts of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (Central Europe) from 1990 to 1998. METHODS:An epidemiological analysis of scabies incidents was performed, with a focus on the ag...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Buczek A,Pabis B,Bartosik K,Stanislawek IM,Salata M,Pabis A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study is to investigate associations between socioeconomic and occupational factors and lymphoproliferative (LP) diseases. METHODS:We performed a follow-up study on the economically active Swedish population, based on the Swedish Family-Cancer Database. Standardized incidence ratios and 95% conf...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Ji J,Hemminki K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using three-dimensional (3D) scanning data along with other existing subject's medical profiles to search for better anthropometric markers in association with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). METHODS:In this cross-sectional study with 6007 subjects undergoing health examination in a period of 3 years, the autho...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Chuang YC,Hsu KH,Hwang CJ,Hu PM,Lin TM,Chiou WK

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between hospitalization rates and asthma prevalence in New York City children and investigate the role that sociodemographic factors play in asthma. METHODS:A parent-report questionnaire was distributed in 26 randomly selected New York City public elementar...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Claudio L,Stingone JA,Godbold J

更新日期：2006-05-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:C-reactive protein (CRP), androgens, and menopausal loss of endogenous estrogens are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that high androgens, low estradiol, and low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) would be associated with high CRP in postmenopausal women. METHODS:CRP, SHBG, estrad...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Joffe HV,Ridker PM,Manson JE,Cook NR,Buring JE,Rexrode KM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The metabolic syndrome (MS) is conceived as a cluster of disorders that increase risk for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Studies examining its structure primarily have used an exploratory factor analytic technique, but yielded discrepant results. There also is a lack of research that investigates w...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Shen BJ,Goldberg RB,Llabre MM,Schneiderman N

更新日期：2006-02-01 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:Recent U.S. guidelines redefining blood-pressure categories have generated a continuing controversy regarding the new "prehypertensive" category (systolic, 120-139, diastolic, 80-89), signifying heightened risk of progression to outright hypertension and a need for lifestyle changes and frequent follow-up. This...

journal_title：Annals of epidemiology

authors： Winegarden CR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00