Obesity and colorectal cancer screening among black and white adultsSarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Cancer Causes Control 23:709-16. 2012
..To examine whether body mass index is associated with reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a large population of black and white adults...
- Individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics in relation to smoking prevalence among black and white adults in the Southeastern United States: a cross-sectional study
Sarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
BMC Public Health 11:877. 2011
..Recent work has examined whether neighborhood-level SES may affect smoking behavior independently from individual-level measures. However, few comparisons of neighborhood-level effects on smoking by race and gender are available...
Differences in the association between serum leptin levels and body mass index in black and white women: a report from the Southern Community Cohort StudySarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
Ann Nutr Metab 60:90-7. 2012
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- A prospective study of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d levels and mortality among African Americans and non-African Americans
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Am J Epidemiol 177:171-9. 2013
..These findings provide support for the hypothesis that vitamin D status may have an important influence on mortality for both African Americans and non-African Americans...
- Obesity and all-cause mortality among black adults and white adults
Sarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:431-42. 2012
..89, 1.43) and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.72, 1.04) for black males and black females, respectively). In this large cohort, obesity in mid-to-late adulthood among blacks was not associated with the same excess mortality risk seen among whites...
- Comparing diabetes prevalence between African Americans and Whites of similar socioeconomic status
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA lisa
Am J Public Health 97:2260-7. 2007
..We investigated whether racial disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes exist beyond what may be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and other modifiable risk factors...
- Lung cancer risk among smokers of menthol cigarettes
William J Blot
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Ste 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 103:810-6. 2011
..The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering whether to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes in the United States...
- A cohort study of uranium millers and miners of Grants, New Mexico, 1979-2005
John D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Radiol Prot 28:303-25. 2008
..In contrast to miners exposed to radon and radon decay products, for uranium mill workers exposed to uranium dusts and mill products there was no clear evidence of uranium-related disease...
- Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study
Sarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:1323-32. 2009
..This research sought to describe associations among parity, breastfeeding, and adult obesity in black and white women in the southeastern United States...
- Updated mortality analysis of radiation workers at Rocketdyne (Atomics International), 1948-2008
John D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Radiat Res 176:244-58. 2011
..Larger combined studies of early workers in the United States using similar methodologies are warranted to refine and clarify radiation risks after protracted exposures...
Mortality among Rocketdyne workers who tested rocket engines, 1948-1999John D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 48:1070-92. 2006
..The objective of this study was to evaluate potential health risks associated with testing rocket engines...
- A multi-stage approach to maximizing geocoding success in a large population-based cohort study through automated and interactive processes
Jennifer S Sonderman
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Geospat Health 6:273-84. 2012
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- Obesity and recent mammography use among black and white women in the Southern Community Cohort Study (United States)
Sarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:765-73. 2007
..To examine the relationship between obesity and mammography use in a large population of black and white women...
- Adult weight gain and diabetes among African American and white adults in southeastern US communities
Sarah S Cohen
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Prev Med 49:476-81. 2009
..To examine associations between adult weight gain and diabetes among African Americans and Whites...
- Estimating nutrient intake from a food frequency questionnaire: incorporating the elements of race and geographic region
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Am J Epidemiol 170:104-11. 2009
..These types of refinements in nutrient databases can be considered a means of enhancing the accuracy of dietary estimation using FFQs...
- Mortality among residents of Uravan, Colorado who lived near a uranium mill, 1936-84
John D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Radiol Prot 27:299-319. 2007
..Although the population studied was relatively small, the follow-up was long, extending up to 65 years after first residence in Uravan, and nearly half of the study subjects had died...
- Female survivors of childhood cancer: preterm birth and low birth weight among their children
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Ste 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:1453-61. 2006
..We investigated whether children of female childhood cancer survivors are at elevated risk of being born preterm or exhibiting restricted fetal growth and evaluated the associations of different cancer treatments on these outcomes...
- Single leg separation prevalence among explanted Björk-Shiley prosthetic heart valves
William J Blot
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 16:657-61. 2007
..Limited data are available on the prevalence of single leg separations (SLS) of the valves' outlet struts, a potential precursor to complete valve fracture...
- Common variation in vitamin D pathway genes predicts circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels among African Americans
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e28623. 2011
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- Mortality among radiation workers at Rocketdyne (Atomics International), 1948-1999
John D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Radiat Res 166:98-115. 2006
..Radiation exposure has not caused a detectable increase in cancer deaths in this population, but results are limited by small numbers and relatively low career doses...
