Browsing by Author "Hu, Frank"
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Adherence to healthy lifestyle and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study
Zhang, Cuilin; Tobias, Deirdre K; Chavarro, Jorge E; Bao, Wei; Wang, Dong; Ley, Sylvia H; Hu, Frank B (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2014)Objective: To quantify the association between a combination of healthy lifestyle factors before pregnancy (healthy body weight, healthy diet, regular exercise, and not smoking) and the risk of gestational diabetes. Design: ... -
Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and BMI change among U.S. adolescents
Martin-Calvo, Nerea; Chavarro, Jorge E.; Falbe, Jennifer; Hu, Frank B.; Field, Alison E. (2016)Background: Among adults, the Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) is inversely related to body mass index (BMI). Data are lacking on adherence to the MDP among youth in the United States and whether the MDP is related to ... -
Advances in the Science, Treatment, and Prevention of the Disease of Obesity: Reflections From a Diabetes Care Editors’ Expert Forum
Cefalu, William T.; Bray, George A.; Home, Philip D.; Garvey, W. Timothy; Klein, Samuel; Pi-Sunyer, F. Xavier; Hu, Frank B.; Raz, Itamar; Van Gaal, Luc; Wolfe, Bruce M.; Ryan, Donna H. (American Diabetes Association, 2015)As obesity rates increase, so too do the risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and numerous other detrimental conditions. The prevalence of obesity in U.S. adults more than doubled between 1980 and 2010, from ... -
Alcohol Consumption, Mediating Biomarkers, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Middle-Aged Women
Beulens, Joline W.J.; Rimm, Eric B.; Hu, Frank B.; Hendriks, Henk F.J.; Mukamal, Ken J. (American Diabetes Association, 2008)OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to investigate whether adiponectin concentrations and biomarkers of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and insulin resistance mediate the association between alcohol consumption ... -
Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women and men: prospective study
Varraso, Raphaëlle; Chiuve, Stephanie E; Fung, Teresa T; Barr, R Graham; Hu, Frank B; Willett, Walter C; Camargo, Carlos A (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Objective: To investigate the association between the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010)—a measure of diet quality—and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design: Prospective cohort study. ... -
Are Dietary Bioactives Ready for Recommended Intakes?12
Gaine, P. Courtney; Balentine, Douglas A.; Erdman, John W.; Dwyer, Johanna T.; Ellwood, Kathleen C.; Hu, Frank B.; Russell, Robert M. (American Society for Nutrition, 2013)Research has shown that numerous dietary bioactive components that are not considered essential may still be beneficial to health. The dietary reference intake (DRI) process has been applied to nonessential nutrients, such ... -
Asian-White disparities in short sleep duration by industry of employment and occupation in the US: a cross-sectional study
Jackson, Chandra L; Kawachi, Ichiro; Redline, Susan; Juon, Hee-Soon; Hu, Frank B (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Although short sleep is associated with an increased risk of morbidity as well as mortality and has been shown to vary by industry of employment and occupation, little is known about the relationship between ... -
Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Subgroup Analysis by Sex and Diabetes Status
Xie, Manling; Shan, Zhilei; Zhang, Yan; Chen, Sijing; Yang, Wei; Bao, Wei; Rong, Ying; Yu, Xuefeng; Hu, Frank B.; Liu, Liegang (Public Library of Science, 2014)Objective: To evaluate the benefits and harms of aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD and determine whether the effects vary by sex and diabetes status. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases for ... -
Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40–59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies
Kitahara, Cari M.; Flint, Alan J.; Berrington de Gonzalez, Amy; Bernstein, Leslie; Brotzman, Michelle; MacInnis, Robert J.; Moore, Steven C.; Robien, Kim; Rosenberg, Philip S.; Singh, Pramil N.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Adami, Hans Olov; Anton-Culver, Hoda; Ballard-Barbash, Rachel; Buring, Julie E.; Freedman, D. Michal; Fraser, Gary E.; Beane Freeman, Laura E.; Gapstur, Susan M.; Gaziano, John Michael; Giles, Graham G.; Håkansson, Niclas; Hoppin, Jane A.; Hu, Frank B.; Koenig, Karen; Linet, Martha S.; Park, Yikyung; Patel, Alpa V.; Purdue, Mark P.; Schairer, Catherine; Sesso, Howard D.; Visvanathan, Kala; White, Emily; Wolk, Alicja; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne; Hartge, Patricia (Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of adults in the US, with uncertain impact on the risks of illness ... -
Association Between Fish Consumption, Long Chain Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chowdhury, Rajiv; Stevens, Sarah; Gorman, Donal; Warnakula, Samantha; Chowdhury, Susmita; Ward, Heather; Crowe, Francesca; Franco, Oscar H; Hu, Frank B.; Johnson, Laura; Pan, An (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2012)Objective: To clarify associations of fish consumption and long chain omega 3 fatty acids with risk of cerebrovascular disease for primary and secondary prevention. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources ... -
Association Between Passive and Active Smoking and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Zhang, Luxia; Curhan, Gary Craig; Hu, Frank B.; Rimm, Eric B.; Forman, John Phillip (American Diabetes Association, 2011)OBJECTIVE: Accumulating evidence has identified a positive association between active smoking and the risk of diabetes, but previous studies had limited information on passive smoking or changes in smoking behaviors over ... -
Association Between Sleep Duration and Diabetes in Black and White Adults
Jackson, Chandra L.; Redline, Susan; Kawachi, Ichiro; Hu, Frank B. (American Diabetes Association, 2013)OBJECTIVE To examine racial differences in sleep duration and its relationship with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (n = 130,943) participating in ... -
Association of Adiposity Indices with Platelet Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume in Chinese Adults
Hou, Jian; Liu, Chuanyao; Yao, Ping; Chen, Weihong; He, Meian; Wang, Youjie; Liang, Yuan; Miao, Xiaoping; Wei, Sheng; Xu, Tian; Fang, Weimin; Zhu, Jiang; Li, Xiulou; Hu, Frank B.; Wu, Tangchun; Yang, Handong; Yuan, Jing (Public Library of Science, 2015)Hypoxia is a prominent characteristic of inflammatory tissue lesions. It can affect platelet function. While mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are sample platelet indices, they may reflect ... -
Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
Bao, Ying; Han, Jiali; Hu, Frank B.; Giovannucci, Edward L.; Stampfer, Meir; Willett, Walter C.; Fuchs, Charles Stewart (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2013)BACKGROUND: Increased nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the association between nut consumption and ... -
Association of PCSK1 rs6234 with Obesity and Related Traits in a Chinese Han Population
Li, Huaixing; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Wu, Hongyu; Yu, Zhijie; Lin, Xu; Zhang, Cuilin; Qi, Qibin; Liu, Chen; Hu, Frank B. (Public Library of Science, 2010)Background: Common variants in PCSK1 have been reported to be associated with obesity in populations of European origin. We aimed to replicate this association in Chinese. Methodology/Principal Findings: Two PCSK1 variants ... -
Association of Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenol A and Phthalate Metabolites with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Investigation in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and NHSII Cohorts
Sun, Qi; Cornelis, Marilyn C.; Townsend, Mary K.; Tobias, Deirdre K.; Eliassen, A. Heather; Franke, Adrian A.; Hauser, Russ; Hu, Frank B. (NLM-Export, 2014)Background: Prospective evidence regarding associations for exposures to bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is lacking. Objective: We prospectively examined urinary concentrations of BPA and phthalate ... -
The Associations Between Consumption of Coffee and Soy Food With Health Outcomes.
Ding, Ming (2016-01-26)Obesity has become a global epidemic, and obesity prevalence rose from 4.8% to 9.8% in men and from 7.9% to 13.8% in women between 1980 and 2008 1. Preventing obesity and related chronic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes ... -
Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Metabolic Syndrome
Pan, An; Keum, NaNa; Okereke, Olivia Ifeoma; Sun, Qi; Kivimaki, Mika; Rubin, Richard R.; Hu, Frank B. (American Diabetes Association, 2012)OBJECTIVE Epidemiological studies have repeatedly investigated the association between depression and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to summarize the current ... -
Birth weight and later life adherence to unhealthy lifestyles in predicting type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
Li, Yanping; Ley, Sylvia H; Tobias, Deirdre K; Chiuve, Stephanie E; VanderWeele, Tyler J; Rich-Edwards, Janet W; Curhan, Gary C; Willett, Walter C; Manson, JoAnn E; Hu, Frank B; Qi, Lu (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Objectives To prospectively assess the joint association of birth weight and established lifestyle risk factors in adulthood with incident type 2 diabetes and to quantitatively decompose the attributing effects to birth ... -
Birth Weight, Genetic Susceptibility, and Adulthood Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Li, Yanping; Qi, Qibin; Workalemahu, Tsegaselassie; Hu, Frank B.; Qi, Lu (American Diabetes Association, 2012)OBJECTIVE Both stressful intrauterine milieus and genetic susceptibility have been linked to later-life diabetes risk. The current study aims to examine the interaction between low birth weight, a surrogate measure of ...