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| Wendy C KingSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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The relationship between convenience of destinations and walking levels in older womenWendy C King
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Am J Health Promot 18:74-82. 2003....
Objective measures of neighborhood environment and physical activity in older womenWendy C King
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:461-9. 2005..Yet, most older women are not regularly active. This study attempts to identify objectively measured attributes of the neighborhood environment that may be associated with physical activity levels in older women...
Determining activity monitor wear time: an influential decision ruleWendy C King
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Phys Act Health 8:566-80. 2011..adults) may dictate the duration of monitor inactivity indicative of nonwear. A standardized method for determining appropriate decision rules to identify wear time is needed...
Reproductive health of women electing bariatric surgeryGabriella G Gosman
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Fertil Steril 94:1426-31. 2010..To describe the reproductive health history and characteristics of women having bariatric surgery and to determine whether this differs by age of onset of obesity...
Physical activity levels of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery studyWendy C King
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:721-8. 2008..We also examined the relationships between objectively determined PA level and the patient's body mass index and self-reported purposeful exercise...
Predictors of weight control advice in primary care practices: patient health and psychosocial characteristicsLaurey R Simkin-Silverman
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Prev Med 40:71-82. 2005..Past research has surveyed primary care physicians (PCP) about their attitudes and practices towards obese patients, yet less is known about the patients receiving advice...
Objectively measured physical activity of USA adults by sex, age, and racial/ethnic groups: a cross-sectional studyMarquis S Hawkins
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:31. 2009..abstract:..
Relationship of body mass index with demographic and clinical characteristics in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS)Steven H Belle
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:474-80. 2008..Outcomes analyses should consider the potential for the confounding of BMI with demographic and clinical characteristics...
