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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN AN OLD ORDER AMISH COMMUNITY

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003
One method to assess the impact of modern technology on physical activity is to examine a group whose lifestyle has not changed markedly in the last 150 yr. The Old Order Amish refrain from driving automobiles, using electrical appliances, and employing other modern conveniences. Labor-intensive farming is still the preferred occupation.The purposes of
David R, Bassett, Patrick L, Schneider, Gertrude E, Huntington   +2 more
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Heritability of life span in the Old Order Amish

American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2001
Although a familial contribution to human longevity is recognized, the nature of this contribution is largely unknown. We have examined the familial contribution to life span in the Old Order Amish (OOA) population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Analyses were conducted on 1,655 individuals, representing all those born prior to 1890 and appearing in
B D, Mitchell, W C, Hsueh, T M, King, T I, Pollin, J, Sorkin, R, Agarwala, A A, Schäffer, A R, Shuldiner   +7 more
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Family Limitation Among the Old Order Amish

Population Studies, 1977
Summary This paper shows that the Indiana Amish, a high-fertility Anabaptist population, regulate their marital fertility according to their family finances. We linked demographic data from the Indiana Amish Directory with personal property tax records at 5, 15 and 25 years after marriage and found fertility differences by occupation and wealth ...
G E, Markle, S, Pasco
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Exploring the genetics of longevity in the Old Order Amish

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2005
Lifespan is a complex phenotype determined by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. This makes the identification of variants in genes that influence longevity challenging. We believe that the Old Order Amish (OOA) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an excellent population for studying the genetics of longevity.
John, Sorkin, Wendy, Post, Toni I, Pollin, Jeffrey R, O'Connell, Braxton D, Mitchell, Alan R, Shuldiner   +5 more
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Cardiovascular Risk in the Old Order Amish

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2011
Cardiovascular disease is a heterogeneous disease caused by the interaction of multiple pathologies affecting various systems, genetic predisposition, and environmental factors. Recently, novel “non-classic” risk factors have been recognized to play, together with well-characterized risk factors, a role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease.
Maya Y. Peltsverger, Francesco Saverio Celi   +1 more
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BIRTH SEASONALITY IN THE OLD ORDER AMISH

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2004
The Old Order Amish are a healthy and well-nourished natural fertility population, so that the timing of births is not influenced by behaviours to limit family size, undernutrition or disease. The present study examines the monthly distribution of 8160 births occurring between 1920 and 1991 in the Geauga Settlement in north-east Ohio, USA.
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Genome-wide Scan for Myopia in the Old Order Amish

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005
To identify myopia susceptibility genes influencing common myopia in 34 Old Order Amish families, a genetically well-defined founder population.A prospective study of families with myopia consisting of a minimum of two individuals affected with myopia.Extended families consisting of at least two siblings affected with myopia were ascertained.
Dwight, Stambolian, Elise B, Ciner, Lauren C, Reider, Chris, Moy, Debra, Dana, Robert, Owens, Melissa, Schlifka, Taura, Holmes, Grace, Ibay, Joan E, Bailey-Wilson   +9 more
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A multi-incident, Old-Order Amish family with PD

Neurology, 2002
PD is largely a sporadic condition of unknown etiology, but specific inherited mutations are a cause of PD.To describe a large, multi-incident Amish pedigree with PD.Case ascertainment, calculation of population prevalence, and calculation of kinship coefficients (a measure of relatedness between two individuals) for affecteds and subjects in a large ...
B A, Racette, M, Rundle, J C, Wang, A, Goate, N L, Saccone, M, Farrer, S, Lincoln, J, Hussey, S, Smemo, J, Lin, B, Suarez, A, Parsian, J S, Perlmutter   +12 more
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Childhood farm injuries in old-order Amish families

Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2001
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and disabilities in the United States among children, with the incidence even greater among children who live on a farm. Information exists about farming accidents on mainstream U.S. farms; however, little is known about the Amish farms.
K M, Fisher, J E, Hupcey, D A, Rhodes
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Assessing Old Order Amish Outpatients With the MCMI–III

Journal of Personality Assessment, 2011
In this study, we examined Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III; Millon, 2009) characteristics in an Old Order Amish outpatient sample (n = 166), with a comparison group of Old Order Amish who were not receiving mental health treatment at the time of testing (n = 80).
Joshua J, Knabb, Ronald G, Vogt
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