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    • Body mass index and risk of colorectal cancer according to tumor lymphocytic infiltrate 

      Hanyuda, Akiko; Ogino, Shuji; Qian, Zhi Rong; Nakashima, Reiko; Song, Mingyang; Mima, Kosuke; Inamura, Kentaro; Masugi, Yohei; Wu, Kana; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey; Chan, Andrew; Fuchs, Charles S.; Giovannucci, Edward; Cao, Yin (Wiley, 2016-05-10)
      Higher body mass index (BMI), higher body adiposity, and obesity have been associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. Evidence suggests that excess energy balance may influence systemic immune and inflammatory ...

    • Body Mass Index and Risk of Prostate Cancer in U.S. Health Professionals 

      Giovannucci, E.; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600; Liu, Y.; Leitzmann, M.; Wu, K.; Stampfer, Meir; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600 (Oxford University Press, 2003)
      The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer risk may be complex because obesity is associated with various hormonal factors and because the influence of BMI may differ according to whether the cancers ...

    • Body mass index as a predictor of healthy and disease-free life expectancy between ages 50 and 75: a multicohort study 

      Stenholm, S.; Head, J.; Aalto, V.; Kivimäki, M.; Kawachi, I.; Zins, M.; Goldberg, M.; Platts, L.; Zaninotto, P.; Hanson, L. L. Magnusson; Westerlund, H.; Vahtera, J. (, 2017)
      BACKGROUND: While many studies have shown associations between obesity and increased risk of morbidity and mortality, little comparable information is available on how body mass index (BMI) impacts health expectancy. We ...

    • Body mass index before and after breast cancer diagnosis: Associations with all-cause, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality 

      Nichols, Hazel B.; Trentham-Dietz, Amy; Egan, Kathleen M.; Titus-Ernstoff, Linda; Holmes, Michelle D.; Bersch, Andrew J.; Holick, Crystal N.; Hampton, John M.; Stampfer, Meir; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600; Newcomb, Polly A. (American Association for Cancer Research, 2009)
      Background: Factors related to improving outcomes in breast cancer survivors are of increasing public health significance. We examined postdiagnosis weight change in relation to mortality risk in a cohort of breast cancer ...

    • Body Mass Index Genetic Risk Score and Endometrial Cancer Risk 

      Prescott, Jennifer; Setiawan, Veronica W.; Wentzensen, Nicolas; Schumacher, Fredrick; Yu, Herbert; Delahanty, Ryan; Bernstein, Leslie; Chanock, Stephen J.; Chen, Chu; Cook, Linda S.; Friedenreich, Christine; Garcia-Closas, Monserrat; Haiman, Christopher A.; Le Marchand, Loic; Liang, Xiaolin; Lissowska, Jolanta; Lu, Lingeng; Magliocco, Anthony M.; Olson, Sara H.; Risch, Harvey A.; Shu, Xiao-Ou; Ursin, Giske; Yang, Hannah P.; Kraft, Peter; De Vivo, Immaculata (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common variants that predispose individuals to a higher body mass index (BMI), an independent risk factor for endometrial cancer. Composite genotype risk scores (GRS) ...

    • Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood, Obesity Trajectory, and Premature Mortality 

      Hirko, Kelly; Kantor, Elizabeth; Cohen, Sarah; Blot, William; Stampfer, Meir; Signorello, Lisa (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      Although much research has been conducted on the role adult body mass index (BMI) plays in mortality, there have been fewer studies that evaluated the associations of BMI in young adulthood and adult weight trajectory with ...

    • Body mass index, gestational weight gain and fatty acid concentrations during pregnancy: the Generation R Study 

      Vidakovic, Aleksandra Jelena; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Gishti, Olta; Felix, Janine F.; Williams, Michelle A.; Hofman, Albert; Demmelmair, Hans; Koletzko, Berthold; Tiemeier, Henning; Gaillard, Romy (Springer Netherlands, 2015)
      Obesity during pregnancy may be correlated with an adverse nutritional status affecting pregnancy and offspring outcomes. We examined the associations of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with plasma ...

    • Body Mass Index, Smoking and Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy: A Population Based Case-Control Study 

      Gudnadóttir, Thuridur A.; Bateman, Brian T.; Hernádez-Díaz, Sonia; Luque-Fernandez, Miguel Angel; Valdimarsdottir, Unnur; Zoega, Helga (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      While obesity is an indicated risk factor for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy has been shown to be inversely associated with the development of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. The ...

    • Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study among men and women 

      Flint, Alan J.; Rexrode, Kathryn M.; Hu, Frank B.; Glynn, Robert J.; Caspard, Hervé; Manson, JoAnn E.; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600 (2010)
      Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the risk of CHD associated with excess weight measured by BMI and waist circumference (WC) in two large cohorts of men and women. Design, setting, subjects: Participants ...

    • Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Physical Activity and Risk of Hearing Loss in Women 

      Curhan, Sharon G.; Eavey, Roland; Wang, Molin; Stampfer, Meir; Curhan, Gary C. (Elsevier, 2013)
      BACKGROUND: Acquired hearing loss is highly prevalent, but prospective data on potentially modifiable risk factors are limited. In cross-sectional studies, higher body mass index (BMI), larger waist circumference, and lower ...

    • Body Satisfaction and Body Weight: Gender Differences and Sociodemographic Determinants 

      Austin, Sydney Bryn; Haines, Jess; Veugelers, Paul J (BioMed Central, 2009)
      Background: Given the documented links between body satisfaction, weight-related behaviors, and weight change in adolescents, we sought to examine the prevalence of poor body satisfaction in prepubescent girls and boys and ...

    • Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Stroke among US Men 

      Walker, S. P.; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600; Ascherio, A.; Kawachi, I.; Stampfer, Meir; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600 (, 1996)

    • Body Size and Multiple Myeloma Mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies 

      Teras, Lauren; Kitahara, Cari; Birmann, Brenda; Hartge, Patricia; Wang, Sophia; Robien, Kim; Patel, Alpa; Adami, Hans-Olov; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Giles, Graham; Singh, Pramil; Alavanja, Michael; Freeman, Laura E. Beane; Bernstein, Leslie; Buring, Julie; Colditz, Graham; Fraser, Gary; Gapstur, Susan; Gaziano, J. Michael; Giovannucci, Edward; Hofmann, Jonathan; Linet, Martha; Neta, Gila; Park, Yikyung; Peters, Ulrike; Rosenberg, Philip; Schairer, Catherine; Sesso, Howard; Stampfer, Meir; Visvanathan, Kala; White, Emily; Wolk, Alicja; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne; de González, Amy Berrington; Purdue, Mark (Wiley, 2014)
      Multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. High body weight is associated with this cancer, but several questions remain regarding the aetiological relevance of timing and location of body weight. To ...

    • Body size and risk of kidney stones 

      Curhan, G. C.; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600; Speizer, F. E.; Stampfer, Meir (American Society of Nephrology, 1998)
      A variety of factors influence the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, including gender, diet, and urinary excretion of calcium, oxalate, and uric acid. Several of these factors may be related to body size. Because ...

    • Body-Mass Index and Mortality among Adults with Incident Type 2 Diabetes 

      Tobias, Deirdre Kay; Pan, An; Jackson, Chandra L.; O'Reilly, Eilis J.; Ding, Eric L.; Willett, Walter C.; Manson, JoAnn E.; Hu, Frank B. (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2014)
      Background: The relation between body weight and mortality among persons with type 2 diabetes remains unresolved, with some studies suggesting decreased mortality among overweight or obese persons as compared with normal-weight ...

    • Body-Mass Index and Mortality Risk in US Blacks Compared to Whites 

      Jackson, Chandra L.; Wang, Nae-Yuh; Yeh, Hsin-Chieh; Szklo, Moyses; Dray-Spira, Rosemary; Brancati, Frederick L. (2013)
      Objective: To compare body-mass index (BMI)-related mortality risk in US Blacks vs. Whites as the relationship appears to differ across race/ethnicity groups. Design and Methods We pooled cross-sectional surveys of nationally ...

    • Bone Mineral Density of the Spine in 11,898 Chinese Infants and Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Xu, Haiqing; Zhao, Zhiwei; Wang, Hong; Ding, Ming; Zhou, Aiqin; Wang, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Ping; Duggan, Christopher; Hu, Frank B. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background: Bone mineral density (BMD) increases progressively during childhood and adolescence and is affected by various genetic and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to establish reference values for ...

    • Both The 'Private Option And Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access To Care For Low-Income Adults 

      Sommers, Benjamin Daniel; Blendon, Robert J.; Orav, E. John (Health Affairs (Project Hope), 2016)
      Under the Affordable Care Act, thirty states and the District of Columbia have expanded eligibility for Medicaid, with several states using Medicaid funds to purchase private insurance (the “private option”). Despite ...

    • Bounding the per-protocol effect in randomized trials: an application to colorectal cancer screening 

      Swanson, Sonja A.; Holme, Øyvind; Løberg, Magnus; Kalager, Mette; Bretthauer, Michael; Hoff, Geir; Aas, Eline; Hernán, Miguel A. (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: The per-protocol effect is the effect that would have been observed in a randomized trial had everybody followed the protocol. Though obtaining a valid point estimate for the per-protocol effect requires ...

    • Brachial Artery Responses to Ambient Pollution, Temperature, and Humidity in People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Repeated-Measures Study 

      Zanobetti, Antonella; Luttmann-Gibson, Heike; Horton, Edward S.; Cohen, Allison; Coull, Brent A.; Hoffmann, Barbara; Schwartz, Joel D.; Mittleman, Murray A.; Li, Yongsheng; Stone, Peter H.; de Souza, Celine; Lamparello, Brooke; Koutrakis, Petros; Gold, Diane R. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2014)
      Background: Extreme weather and air pollution are associated with increased cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes. Objectives: In a population with diabetes, we conducted a novel assessment of vascular brachial artery ...