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Frequency of attendance at religious services and cigarette smoking in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 6424, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Prev Med 41:607-13. 2005....- Coronary revascularization in older women and men in the United States: trends in ethnic differencesR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Am Heart J 147:418-24. 2004..Many reports of ethnic differences in utilization of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been published in the past 2 decades. However, revascularization trends in elderly ethnic minorities have received little attention... 
Carotid endarterectomy in older women and men in the United States: trends in ethnic disparitiesRichard F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:957-62. 2005..e., in women from 2.63 in 1990 to 2.24 (15%) in 2000 and in men from 3.94 to 3.39 (14%). Large ethnic differences in utilization of CEA persist in the elderly requiring further evaluation...- Ethnic variation in validity of classification of overweight and obesity using self-reported weight and height in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Nutr J 4:27. 2005..Few data have been published on the validity of classification of overweight and obesity based on self-reported weight in representative samples of Hispanic as compared to other American populations despite the wide use of such data... - Frequency of attendance at religious services, overweight, and obesity in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR Frank Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:655-60. 2006..Few data have been published on the association of overweight and obesity and indices of religiousness, a putative protective factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, in representative samples of multiethnic total populations... - Frequency of attendance at religious services and leisure-time physical activity in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR Frank Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Ann Behav Med 31:30-5. 2006..Studies are lacking from representative samples of total populations and Hispanic Americans on the association of religiousness and leisure time physical activity (LTPA)... - Frequency of attendance at religious services, hypertension, and blood pressure: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR Frank Gillum
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Psychosom Med 68:382-5. 2006..To test the hypothesis that frequency of attendance at religious services is inversely related to prevalence of hypertension and blood pressure level... - Frequency of attendance at religious services and mortality in a U.S. national cohortR F Gillum
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:124-9. 2008..We test the hypothesis that > weekly attendance compared with nonattendance at religious services is associated with lower probability of future mortality in such a study... 
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy: independent associations with religious participationR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
South Med J 101:686-92. 2008..Data from a national health survey were used to test the hypothesis of a negative association of smoking in pregnancy and three measures of religious participation and importance...- Infection with Helicobacter pylori, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular risk factors, and systemic inflammation: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyRichard F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 96:1470-6. 2004..The null hypothesis was no association of prevalent infection with H. pylori with prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD), systemic inflammation, and variables associated with the metabolic syndrome in American men... - Bone mineral density and strokeMichael E Mussolino
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Stroke 34:e20-2. 2003..03; 95% CI, 0.86 to 1.23; P=0.77). CONCLUSIONS: In a large national study, no significant associations of BMD and stroke incidence or mortality were found for whites or blacks... - Indices of adipose tissue distribution, apolipoproteins B and AI, lipoprotein (a), and triglyceride concentration in children aged 4-11 years: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 54:367-75. 2001..Nor was Lp (a) significantly associated with body fat distribution. Casual serum triglyceride levels were significantly positively associated with WHR independent of age and BMI in non-Hispanic white and Mexican American children... - Body fat distribution, obesity, overweight and stroke incidence in women and men--the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up StudyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:628-38. 2001..Surprisingly, stroke risk was elevated in black women with the lowest BMI. More studies of these associations are needed, especially in black women... - Fish consumption and hypertension incidence in African Americans and whites: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up StudyR F Gillum
Office of Analysis, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 93:124-8. 2001..75, 95% CI 0.45-1.26, p = 0.28. No consistent significant associations of fish consumption with hypertension incidence were found, perhaps because fish consumption in this population was low. Further studies are needed in blacks... - Association of serum C-reactive protein and indices of body fat distribution and overweight in Mexican American childrenR F Gillum
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 95:545-52. 2003..CONCLUSION: Further research is needed on the associations of serum CRP concentration with WHR and other indices of body fat distribution and obesity to elucidate the mechanisms and significance of these associations... - Education, poverty, and stroke incidence in whites and blacks: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up StudyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 6420, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 56:188-95. 2003..After controlling for multiple confounders and risk mediators, the association was diminished and nonsignificant... - Low bone mineral density and mortality in men and women: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey linked mortality fileMichael E Mussolino
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:847-50. 2008..The aim of this study is to determine the association of bone mineral density and mortality over a median follow-up of 9 years... - Prevalence of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and risk factors by region and urbanization in the United StatesR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 86:105-12. 1994..In blacks aged 45 to 64, rates of high blood pressure were lowest in metropolitan areas outside central cities and highest in nonmetropolitan areas, with little variation among regions.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS).. - Association of serum ferritin and indices of body fat distribution and obesity in Mexican American men--the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:639-45. 2001..CONCLUSION: Serum ferritin concentration is associated with WHR and other indices of body fat distribution and obesity. Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms and significance of these findings... - Body temperature and its relationship to demographic and cardiovascular risk factors in a national sample of children and adolescentsR F Gillum
Dept of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 84:591-9. 1992..Body temperature was a significant independent correlate of resting heart rate and systolic blood pressure at ages 6 to 11 and 12 to 17. Body temperature showed weak tracking over a follow-up interval averaging 44 months... - Resting pulse rate of children aged 1-5 yearsR F Gillum
National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Hyattsville, MD 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 83:153-8. 1991..Further research is needed to determine the mechanisms of these epidemiologic patterns and their relationship to the risk of hypertension and heart disease in later life... - Bone mineral density and hypertension prevalence in postmenopausal women: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyMichael E Mussolino
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:395-9. 2006..We sought to corroborate a reported association of hypertension with bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women... - Distribution of total serum homocysteine and its association with parental history and cardiovascular risk factors at ages 12-16 years: the Third National Health And Nutrition Examination SurveyR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 14:229-33. 2004..To describe the distribution and to assess the association of serum total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration with variables associated with insulin resistance syndrome in adolescent boys and girls... - Geographic variation in cardiovascular disease mortality in US blacks and whitesL W Pickle
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 91:545-56. 1999..This knowledge can be used to help develop appropriate interventions to target these high-rate areas in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys... - Assessment of serum albumin concentration as a risk factor for stroke and coronary disease in African Americans and whitesR F Gillum
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 92:3-9. 2000..Further studies are needed to elucidate mechanisms for the effect of serum albumin on incidence of cardiovascular disease and death... - Incidence of hypertension and educational attainment: the NHANES I epidemiologic followup study. First National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyC M Vargas
Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Am J Epidemiol 152:272-8. 2000..These results demonstrate a significant interaction between age and education with an independent association between education and hypertension incidence among younger but not older non-Hispanic White men and women... - Association of serum albumin concentration, serum ionized calcium concentration, and blood pressure in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyC M Vargas
Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 51:739-46. 1998..In this national sample, serum albumin was consistently associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure only among non-Hispanic white men... - The association between serum albumin and HDL and total cholesterolR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 85:290-2. 1993..Serum albumin was positively correlated with serum total cholesterol. Several other cardiovascular risk factors were correlated with serum albumin in whites and blacks. Further studies are needed... - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in blacks and whites: mortality and morbidityR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 82:417-28. 1990..Further investigations of racial differences may enhance understanding of COPD etiology and prevention. Physicians and public health organizations should vigorously strive for smoking prevention and cessation in blacks and whites... - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in blacks and whites: pulmonary function norms and risk factorsR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 83:393-401. 1991..More vigorous smoking prevention and cessation efforts should be targeted for blacks by physicians and public health organizations... - Blood groups, serum cholesterol, serum uric acid, blood pressure, and obesity in adolescentsR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 83:682-8. 1991..This analysis of national data confirms previously reported associations of blood group A with higher serum total cholesterol levels in white adults and adolescents... - A racial difference in erythrocyte sedimentationR F Gillum
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 85:47-50. 1993..These data suggest a racial difference in ESR that is independent of age, hemoglobin concentration, and certain chronic diseases... - Leukocyte count and cardiovascular risk factorsD D Ingram
National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Hyattsville, MD 20782
J Natl Med Assoc 84:1041-3. 1992..Future analyses of leukocyte count and cardiovascular disease should control for hemoglobin concentration and pulse rate in addition to smoking, blood pressure, and cholesterol... - Counts of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes, cause-specific mortality and coronary heart disease: the NHANES-I epidemiologic follow-up studyR F Gillum
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 15:266-71. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The increased risk of CHD and death from all causes and cardiovascular diseases appeared to be only partially due to effects of smoking. No association was seen for lymphocytes or monocytes... - New considerations in analyzing stroke and heart disease mortality trends: the Year 2000 Age Standard and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th RevisionR F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Stroke 33:1717-21. 2002..The comparability of ICD codes chosen for years before 1999 versus 1999 or following years must be checked to distinguish changes due to coding from true changes in mortality levels... - Relation between region of residence in the United States and hypertension incidence--the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up studyRichard F Gillum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 96:625-34. 2004..Further studies of region and hypertension incidence are needed to assess regional variation in larger, more recent cohorts... - High blood pressure and cardiovascular disease mortality risk among U.S. adults: the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey mortality follow-up studyQiuping Gu
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:302-9. 2008.... - Bone mineral density and mortality in women and men: the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up studyMichael E Mussolino
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:692-7. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Bone mineral density is a significant predictor of death from all causes (white men, blacks), cardiovascular (white men only) and other causes combined, in whites and blacks... - Associations between differential leucocyte count and incident coronary heart disease: 1764 incident cases from seven prospective studies of 30,374 individualsJeremy G Wheeler
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Site, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
Eur Heart J 25:1287-92. 2004....