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    • Association between Short Maternal Height and Low Birth Weight: a Hospital-based Study in Japan 

      Inoue, Sachiko; Naruse, Hiroo; Yorifuji, Takashi; Kato, Tsuguhiko; Murakoshi, Takeshi; Doi, Hiroyuki; Subramanian, S.V. Venkata (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMJE), 2016)
      Anthropometry measurements, such as height and weight, have recently been used to predict poorer birth outcomes. However, the relationship between maternal height and birth outcomes remains unclear. We examined the effect ...

    • Association between Sleep Duration and 24-Hour Urine Free Cortisol in the MrOS Sleep Study 

      Rao, Madhu N.; Blackwell, Terri; Redline, Susan; Punjabi, Naresh M.; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth; Neylan, Thomas C.; Stone, Katie L. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Context Short sleep duration is associated with adverse health outcomes, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. It has been postulated that short sleep duration may elevate cortisol levels, but studies have had conflicting ...

    • 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 between social integration and suicide among women in the United States 

      Tsai, Alexander; Lucas, Michel; Kawachi, Ichiro (2015)
      IMPORTANCE Suicide is one of the top 10 leading causes of mortality among middle-aged women. Most work in the field emphasizes the psychiatric, psychological, or biological determinants of suicide.OBJECTIVE To estimate the ...

    • Association between Social Relationship and Glycemic Control among Older Japanese: JAGES Cross-Sectional Study 

      Yokobayashi, Kenichi; Kawachi, Ichiro; Kondo, Katsunori; Kondo, Naoki; Nagamine, Yuiko; Tani, Yukako; Shirai, Kokoro; Tazuma, Susumu (Public Library of Science, 2017)
      Aim The present study examined whether social support, informal socializing and social participation are associated with glycemic control in older people. Methods: Data for this population-based cross-sectional study was ...

    • Association between socioeconomic status and pain, function and pain catastrophizing at presentation for total knee arthroplasty 

      Feldman, Candace H; Dong, Yan; Katz, Jeffrey N; Donnell-Fink, Laurel A; Losina, Elena (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Patients with higher socioeconomic status (SES) are shown to have better total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes compared to those with lower SES. The relationship between SES and factors that influence TKA use ...

    • Association between socioeconomic status and self-reported diabetes in India: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis 

      Corsi, Daniel J.; Subramanian, S. Venkata (BMJ Group, 2012)
      Objectives: To quantify the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and type 2 diabetes in India. Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional household survey. Setting: Urban and rural areas across 29 states ...

    • The Association Between Talc Use and Ovarian Cancer: A Retrospective Case–Control Study in Two US States 

      Cramer, Daniel W.; Vitonis, Allison F.; Terry, Kathryn L.; Welch, William R.; Titus, Linda J. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)
      Background: Multiple studies of ovarian cancer and genital talc use have led only to consensus about possible carcinogenicity. Seeking greater clarity, we examined this association in 2,041 cases with epithelial ovarian ...

    • Association between the intake of α-linolenic acid and the risk of CHD 

      Vedtofte, Mia Sadowa; Jakobsen, Marianne U.; Lauritzen, Lotte; O'Reilly, Eilis J.; Virtamo, Jarmo; Knekt, Paul; Colditz, Graham; Hallmans, Göran; Buring, Julie; Steffen, Lyn M.; Robien, Kimberly; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600; Heitmann, Berit L. (2014)

    • Association Between the Plasma/Whole Blood Lead Ratio and History of Spontaneous Abortion: A Nested Cross-Sectional Study 

      Lamadrid-Figueroa, Héctor; Téllez-Rojo, Martha M; Hernández-Avila, Mauricio; Trejo-Valdivia, Belem; Solano-González, Maritsa; Mercado-Garcia, Adriana; Hu, Howard; Smith, Donald; Wright, Robert O. (BioMed Central, 2007)
      Background: Blood lead has been associated with an elevated risk of miscarriage. The plasmatic fraction of lead represents the toxicologically active fraction of lead. Women with a tendency to have a higher plasma/whole ...

    • The association between the ratio of monocytes:lymphocytes at age 3 months and risk of tuberculosis (TB) in the first two years of life 

      Naranbhai, Vivek; Kim, Soyeon; Fletcher, Helen; Cotton, Mark F; Violari, Avy; Mitchell, Charles; Nachman, Sharon; McSherry, George; McShane, Helen; Hill, Adrian VS; Madhi, Shabir A (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Recent transcriptomic studies revived a hypothesis suggested by historical studies in rabbits that the ratio of peripheral blood monocytes to lymphocytes (ML) is associated with risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease. ...

    • Association between Traffic-Related Black Carbon Exposure and Lung Function among Urban Women 

      Suglia, Shakira Franco; Gryparis, Alexandros; Schwartz, Joel David; Wright, Rosalind Jo (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      Background: Although a number of studies have documented the relationship between lung function and traffic-related pollution among children, few have focused on adult lung function or examined community-based populations. ...

    • Association between umbilical cord glucocorticoids and blood pressure at age 3 years 

      Huh, Susanna; Andrew, Ruth; Rich-Edwards, Janet Wilson; Kleinman, Ken Paul; Seckl, Jonathan R; Gillman, Matthew William (BioMed Central, 2008)
      Background: Animal data show that decreased activity of placental 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2), which potently inactivates glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) to inert forms (cortisone), allows increased ...

    • Association between Virus-Specific T-Cell Responses and Plasma Viral Load in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Infection 

      Novitsky, Vladimir A.; Gilbert, P.; Peter, T.; McLane, Mary Frances; Gaolekwe, S.; Rybak, N.; Thior, Ibou; Ndung, T.; Marlink, Richard G.; Lee, Tae Ho; Essex, Myron Elmer (American Society for Microbiology, 2003)
      Virus-specific T-cell immune responses are important in restraint of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication and control of disease. Plasma viral load is a key determinant of disease progression and ...

    • Association between XPF Polymorphisms and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis 

      Shi, Ting-Yan; He, Jing; Qiu, Li-Xin; Zhu, Mei-Ling; Wang, Meng-Yun; Zhou, Xiao-Yan; Han, Jiali; Yu, Hongpin; Zang, Rong-Yu; Wei, Qingyi (Public Library of Science, 2012)
      Background: Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group F (XPF or ERCC4) plays a key role in DNA repair that protects against genetic instability and carcinogenesis. A series of epidemiological studies have examined ...

    • The Association of a SNP Upstream of INSIG2 with Body Mass Index is Reproduced in Several but Not All Cohorts 

      Emilsson, Valur; Hinney, Anke; Heid, Iris M; Zhu, Xiaofeng; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Gunnarsdottir, Steinunn; Walters, G. Bragi; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Kong, Augustine; Gulcher, Jeffrey; Nguyen, Thuy Trang; Scherag, André; Pfeufer, Arne; Meitinger, Thomas; Brönner, Günter; Rief, Winfried; Soto-Quiros, Manuel E; Avila, Lydiana; Groop, Leif; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Isomaa, Bo; Bengtsson, Kristina; Butler, Johannah L; Vollmert, Caren; Celedón, Juan C; Wichmann, H. Erich; Hebebrand, Johannes; Stefansson, Kari; Abecasis, Gonçalo; Lyon, Helen N; Su, Jessica Ann Lasky; Klanderman, Barbara Jordan; Raby, Benjamin Alexander; Silverman, Edwin Kepner; Weiss, Scott Tillman; Laird, Nan M.; Ding, Xiao; Cooper, Richard S; Fox, Caroline; O'Donnell, Christopher Joseph; Lange, Christoph; Hirschhorn, Joel Naom (Public Library of Science, 2007)
      A SNP upstream of the INSIG2 gene, rs7566605, was recently found to be associated with obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) by Herbert and colleagues. The association between increased BMI and homozygosity for the ...

    • 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 alcohol consumption with selected cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Ronksley, Paul E.; Brien, Susan E.; Turner, Barbara J.; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Ghali, William A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
      Objective To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing the effect of alcohol consumption on multiple cardiovascular outcomes. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources ...

    • Association of Blood Lead Levels with Onset of Puberty in Russian Boys 

      Hauser, Russ B.; Sergeyev, Oleg; Korrick, Susan Abigail; Lee, Mary M.; Revich, Boris; Gitin, Elena; Burns, Jane S; Williams, Paige L. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      Background: Epidemiologic studies suggest a temporal trend of earlier onset and longer duration of puberty, raising concerns regarding the potential impact of environmental factors on pubertal development. Lead exposure ...

    • Association of body mass index and waist circumference with successful ageing: 16 year follow-up of the Whitehall II study 

      Singh-Manoux, Archana; Sabia, Séverine; Bouillon, Kim; Brunner, Eric J; Grodstein, Francine; Elbaz, Alexis; Kivimaki, Mika (2013)
      Objective: We examined whether midlife body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) predict successful ageing. Design and Methods BMI/WC were assessed in 4869 persons (mean age 51.2, range 42–63 in 1991/93) and ...