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Inflammation and poverty as individual and combined predictors of 15-year mortality risk in middle aged and older adults in the US

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundChronic systemic inflammation and poverty are both linked to an increased mortality risk. The goal of this study was to determine if there is a synergistic effect of the presence of inflammation and poverty on the 15-year risk of all-cause ...
Arch G. Mainous, Arch G. Mainous, Frank A. Orlando, Lu Yin, Pooja Sharma, Velyn Wu, Aaron Saguil   +6 more
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Development and validation of the Health Literacy Index for the Community for the Korean National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES We developed and validated the Health Literacy Index for the Community (HLIC) to assess the health literacy of the Korean population within the framework of the Korean National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey.
Junghee Yoon, Soo Jin Kang, Mangyeong Lee, Juhee Cho   +3 more
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Nutrient Intakes [PDF]

The socioeconomic determinants of Food Stamp Program participation and the effects of program participation on nutrient intakes are investigated, using data from the 2003–04 and 2005–06 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Liu, Xiaowen, Yen, Steven T.
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Association of urinary bisphenol a concentration with heart disease: evidence from NHANES 2003/06. [PDF]

, 2013
addresses: Epidemiology and Public Health Group, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom. david.melzer@pms.ac.uknotes: PMCID: PMC2800195types: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tCopyright: © 2010 Melzer et al.
Galloway, Tamara S., Henley, William E., Lewis, C, Melzer, D, Rice, NE   +4 more
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Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Between Body Composition Profiles in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan, Boliang Wang, Fiona Dobson, Ben Kirk, Travis Haber, Kim L. Bennell, Shirley P. Yu, Kim Allison, Ricardo J.S. Costa, Gabrielle Knox, Michelle Hall   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between asthma and visceral adipose tissue in adults, a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011–2018

Scientific Reports
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Obesity, particularly visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is known to secrete adipokines and pro-inflammatory factors, which are closely associated with various metabolic and ...
Tong Lin, Haiyan Mao, Shanshan Huang, Zhenye Xie, Zhiwei Xu   +4 more
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Management of obesity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2008 [PDF]

, 2012
PURPOSE: The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in the United States. We set out to investigate the use of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy for the treatment of obesity in recent years.
Cheung, BMY, Leung, RYH, Ong, KL, Samaranayake, NR   +3 more
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Obesity subtypes and longitudinal trajectories of function over 7‐years of follow‐up: data from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Obesity, defined by BMI ≥30kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA.
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association of sexual orientation with allostatic load and cardiovascular health: An analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important health problem among sexual minorities given increased stress, according to minority stress theory.
Louden, Elaine
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Association between Blood Lead and Walking Speed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999–2002) [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Walking speed is a simple and reliable measure of motor function that is negatively associated with adverse health events in older people, including falls, disability, hospital admissions, and mortality.
Elbaz, Alexis, Ji, John S., Weisskopf, Marc G.   +2 more
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