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Adaptation and evaluation of the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire and nutrient database for Canadian populationsIlona Csizmadi
Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
Public Health Nutr 10:88-96. 2007..Hence, we undertook to evaluate and modify the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ) and nutrient database...
The effects of transdermal and oral oestrogen replacement therapy on colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal womenI Csizmadi
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, S M B D Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin de la Cote Ste Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Br J Cancer 90:76-81. 2004..33 (95% CI: 0.12-0.95), and for OE use were 0.90 (95% CI: 0.73-1.01) and 0.75 (95% CI: 0.60-0.93), respectively. The risk reduction for colorectal cancer with TDE may be greater in magnitude than that which has been reported for oral HRT...
Health-related behavior and the use of hormone replacement therapyIlona Csizmadi
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, S M B D Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 13:65-71. 2004..To study health-related differences between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) users and nonusers among colorectal cases and women without diagnosed cancer...
Defining hormone replacement therapy in longitudinal studies: impact on measures of effectIlona Csizmadi
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, S M B D Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 13:215-25. 2004..Various methods used to define HRT exposure produce a range of estimated ORs that vary in magnitude similar to results reported in the literature from observational studies investigating the association between HRT and colorectal cancer...
An analysis of the effect of selection bias on the association of hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer riskIlona Csizmadi
Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
Chronic Dis Can 26:73-9. 2005..02 - 2.40), respectively, following re-sampling of the controls. This sensitivity analysis illustrates the extent to which differential participation rates between HRT users and nonusers may affect estimates of measures of effect...
Case-control study of the metabolic syndrome and metabolic risk factors for endometrial cancerChristine M Friedenreich
Department of Population Health Research, Division of Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29 Street N W Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:2384-95. 2011..Metabolic syndrome may predict endometrial cancer risk better than diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, dysglycemia, or weight alone, but few studies have examined this issue...
Risk of endometrial cancer in relation to individual nutrients from diet and supplementsRita K Biel
Division of Cancer Care, Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, 1331 29 St N W, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
Public Health Nutr 14:1948-60. 2011..Intake of nutrients may influence the risk of endometrial cancer (EC). We aimed to estimate the association of intake of individual nutrients from food and from food plus supplements with EC occurrence...
Case-control study of markers of insulin resistance and endometrial cancer riskChristine M Friedenreich
Division of Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services, Department of Population Health Research, Calgary, Canada
Endocr Relat Cancer 19:785-92. 2012..Interventions aimed at decreasing both obesity and insulin resistance may decrease endometrial cancer risk...
Hours spent and energy expended in physical activity domains: results from the Tomorrow Project cohort in Alberta, CanadaIlona Csizmadi
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, 1331 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:110. 2011..We describe domain-specific hours of activity and energy expended among participants in a prospective cohort in Alberta, Canada...
Case-control study of dietary patterns and endometrial cancer riskRita K Biel
Department of Population Health Research, Division of Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada
Nutr Cancer 63:673-86. 2011..A mostly plant-based dietary pattern may reduce EC risk. Recommendations for risk reduction should focus on maintaining a healthy weight and the role of diet should be studied further...
Two-stage case-control studies: precision of parameter estimates and considerations in selecting sample sizeJames A Hanley
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Epidemiol 162:1225-34. 2005..Two methods are suggested for sample size planning based on a quantitative, rather than binary, exposure...
Estimating activity energy expenditure: how valid are physical activity questionnaires?Heather K Neilson
Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 87:279-91. 2008..Small sample sizes, use of correlation coefficients, and limited information on individual validity were problematic. Future research should address these issues to clarify the true validity of PAQs for estimating AEE...
Exploring statistical approaches to diminish subjectivity of cluster analysis to derive dietary patterns: The Tomorrow ProjectGeraldine Lo Siou
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, c o Holy Cross Site, Box ACB, 2210 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C3
Am J Epidemiol 173:956-67. 2011..The authors' approach appeared helpful when choosing the clustering method for both sexes and the optimal number of clusters for men, but additional analyses are required to understand why it performed differently for women...
Re: "Influence of exercise, walking, cycling, and overall nonexercise physical activity on mortality in Chinese women"Ilona Csizmadi
Am J Epidemiol 166:1355-6. 2007
Use of postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy from 1981 to 1997Ilona Csizmadi
CMAJ 166:187-8. 2002
