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Evaluation of a simplified vitamin supplement inventory developed for the Women's Health InitiativeR E Patterson
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Public Health Nutr 2:273-6. 1999..To evaluate the accuracy of a simplified inventory procedure for assessing nutrient intake from vitamin and mineral supplements...- Durability and diffusion of the nutrition intervention in the Working Well TrialR E Patterson
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Prev Med 27:668-73. 1998..We used data from 107 worksites in the WWT to test whether the nutrition intervention activities were maintained after the research program (i.e., durability) or were adopted by control sites (i.e., diffusion)... - Changes in food sources of dietary fat in response to an intensive low-fat dietary intervention: early results from the Women's Health InitiativeRuth E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:454-60. 2003..To evaluate changes in food sources of dietary fat made by participants in the Women's Health Initiative Low-Fat Dietary Modification Trial... - Types of alternative medicine used by patients with breast, colon, or prostate cancer: predictors, motives, and costsRuth E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, University of Washington Department of Epidemiology and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Altern Complement Med 8:477-85. 2002..DESIGN, LOCATION, SUBJECTS: Telephone survey of 356 patients with colon, breast, or prostate cancer identified from the population-based Cancer Surveillance System of western Washington... - Changes in diet, physical activity, and supplement use among adults diagnosed with cancerRuth E Patterson
Department of Epidemiology and Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:323-8. 2003..Design/subjects Telephone interviews of a population-based sample of 126 breast, 114 prostate, and 116 colorectal cancer patients from the state of Washington... - Changes in diet, weight, and serum lipid levels associated with olestra consumptionR E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave N, MP 702, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Arch Intern Med 160:2600-4. 2000.... - Olestra consumption does not predict serum concentrations of carotenoids and fat-soluble vitamins in free-living humans: early results from the sentinel site of the olestra post-marketing surveillance studyM D Thornquist
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Nutr 130:1711-8. 2000..06 in the cohort). In summary, there was no statistically significant evidence in this free-living population of associations between olestra consumption and decreased serum concentrations of carotenoids and fat-soluble vitamins... - Olestra Postmarketing Surveillance Study: design and baseline results from the sentinel siteA R Kristal
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 98:1290-6. 1998..The purpose of the OPMSS is to monitor consumption patterns of olestra-containing snacks and to determine whether consumption affects nutritional status... - Serum concentrations of retinol, alpha-tocopherol and the carotenoids are influenced by diet, race and obesity in a sample of healthy adolescentsM L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Nutr 131:2184-91. 2001..01) except lycopene. These models explained 20% of the variability in serum retinol, 28% of the variability in serum alpha-tocopherol, and 14-24% of the variability in serum carotenoids... - A household food inventory for North American ChineseJ A Satia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, MP 702, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Public Health Nutr 4:241-7. 2001..To determine whether a short set of questions about foods in the household can provide information about the fat-related dietary behaviour of individual household members in less-acculturated Chinese populations... - Differences in fat-related dietary patterns between black, Hispanic and White women: results from the Women's Health Trial Feasibility Study in Minority PopulationsA R Kristal
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Public Health Nutr 2:253-62. 1999..This report examines how sources of fat and patterns of fat-related dietary habits differed between black, Hispanic and white women participating in a randomized trial of a low-fat diet intervention... - A brief dietary assessment instrument for assessing target foods, nutrients and eating patternsM L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Public Health Nutr 4:73-8. 2001..To develop and validate a new dietary assessment tool, the focused recall, and to use this to measure co-consumption of carotenoid-containing fruits and vegetables with savory snacks... - Use of alternative medicine by children with cancer in Washington stateM L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Prev Med 33:347-54. 2001..Our objective was to investigate the distribution and patterns of alternative medicine use by children diagnosed with cancer in Washington State... - Precision and bias of food frequency-based measures of fruit and vegetable intakesA R Kristal
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9:939-44. 2000..24-0.32). These results, which were consistent across diverse participant samples, suggest that the 5 A Day method yields both biased and imprecise measures of vegetable intake and that research to improve this measure is needed... - Is there a consumer backlash against the diet and health message?R E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:37-41. 2001..Anecdotal evidence exists that the public is becoming skeptical about nutrition messages. This article examines whether there is a backlash against dietary recommendations and whether it is associated with less healthful diets... - Predictors of self-initiated, healthful dietary changeA R Kristal
Cancer Prevention Research Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:762-6. 2001.... - Development of scales to measure dietary acculturation among Chinese-Americans and Chinese-CanadiansJ A Satia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, 1100 Fairview Ave, MP-702, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:548-53. 2001..Therefore, the ability to accurately assess dietary acculturation is an important component of nutrition education, interventions, and counseling in these populations... - Components of the working well trial intervention associated with adoption of healthful dietsR E Patterson
Working Well Trial Research Group, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Am J Prev Med 13:271-6. 1997..This report examines whether variability in the type and amount of the nutrition intervention in a worksite-based intervention could explain dietary outcomes... - Study of diet, biomarkers and cancer risk in the United States, China and Costa RicaJ A Satia
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Int J Cancer 82:28-32. 1999..9 microg/dl in King County, 585.7 +/- 35.9 microg/dl in Shanghai and 461.1 +/- 33.1 microg/dl in Costa Rica. Plasma trans fatty acids (a biomarker of a diet high in hydrogenated fats) were highest in King County and lowest in Shanghai... - Measurement characteristics of 2 different self-monitoring tools used in a dietary intervention studyL F Tinker
Cancer Prevention Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash. 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:1031-40. 2001..Dietetics professionals are encouraged to assess the measurement properties of self-monitoring tools to use them appropriately in supporting dietary changes... - Dietary supplement use in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial: implications for prevention trialsM L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Nutr Cancer 39:12-8. 2001..Our results can be generalized to similar chemoprevention trials... - Indirect calorimetry protocol development for measuring resting metabolic rate as a component of total energy expenditure in free-living postmenopausal womenN K Horner
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
J Nutr 131:2215-8. 2001.... - Serum carotenoids and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Southwestern American Indian womenM A Schiff
University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:1219-22. 2001..17-0.95) were associated with the lowest risk of CIN. In conclusion, specially targeted intervention efforts to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables may protect Southwestern American Indian women from developing CIN... - Dietary and other risk factors in women having fibrocystic breast conditions with and without concurrent breast cancer: a nested case-control study in Shanghai, ChinaWenjin Li
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Int J Cancer 115:981-93. 2005.... - A comprehensive examination of health conditions associated with obesity in older adultsRuth E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:385-90. 2004.... - A case-control study of risk factors for fibrocystic breast conditions: Shanghai Nutrition and Breast Disease Study, China, 1995-2000Chunyuan Wu
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:945-60. 2004..A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce cellular proliferation in the mammary epithelium; this is one mechanism by which such a diet could reduce risk of breast cancer... - Sex differences in motives for use of complementary and alternative medicine among cancer patientsMonique M Hedderson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
Altern Ther Health Med 10:58-64. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be aware that men and women differ considerably in their use of CAM, which may reflect differences in their psychological needs as they cope with their cancer diagnosis and treatment... - Frequency of soy food consumption and serum isoflavone concentrations among Chinese women in ShanghaiCara L Frankenfeld
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Public Health Nutr 7:765-72. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the FFQ provides a useful marker of soy food consumption and isoflavone exposure in this population... - Supplement use among cancer survivors in the Vitamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) study cohortHeather Greenlee
Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
J Altern Complement Med 10:660-6. 2004..These analyses describe the use of specific supplements by 10,857 cancer survivors in comparison to cancer-free controls (n = 64,226)... - Nutrition and physical activity and chronic disease prevention: research strategies and recommendationsRoss L Prentice
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave N, M3 A410, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:1276-87. 2004.... - Differences between estimated caloric requirements and self-reported caloric intake in the women's health initiativeJames R Hebert
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Center for Research on Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, and the South Carolina Cancer Center, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:629-37. 2003..To compare energy intake derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) with estimated energy expenditure in postmenopausal women participating in a large clinical study... - A practical method for collecting 3-day food records in a large cohortAnn Shattuck Kolar
Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Epidemiology 16:579-83. 2005..However, food records are considered unsuitable for large studies due to the need to train participants and to review and correct completed records... 
Hip bone density predicts breast cancer risk independently of Gail score: results from the Women's Health InitiativeZhao Chen
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona 85724 5211, USA
Cancer 113:907-15. 2008..The objective of the current study was to investigate whether hip BMD predicts postmenopausal breast cancer risk independently of the Gail score...
A prospective study of the effect of hypertension and baseline blood pressure on cognitive decline and dementia in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Memory StudyKaren C Johnson
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennesse 38163, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1449-58. 2008..To examine the relationship between baseline hypertension, blood pressure, and the development of cognitive decline in participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS)...- Relation of demographic factors, menstrual history, reproduction and medication use to sex hormone levels in postmenopausal womenAnne McTiernan
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 108:217-31. 2008..These results suggest that while age, oophorectomy status, and NSAID use may be associated with selected sex hormone concentrations, few menstrual or reproductive factors affect endogenous sex hormones in the postmenopausal period... - Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of incident diabetes in the Women's Health InitiativeIan H De Boer
Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Diabetes Care 31:701-7. 2008..We examined the effect of calcium plus vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of drug-treated diabetes in postmenopausal women... - Vitamin E and selenium supplementation and risk of prostate cancer in the Vitamins and lifestyle (VITAL) study cohortUlrike Peters
Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Cancer Causes Control 19:75-87. 2008..We aimed to investigate the association of vitamin E and selenium supplementation with prostate cancer in the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) study, a cohort study specifically designed to examine supplement use and future cancer risk... - Cystatin-C, renal function, and incidence of hip fracture in postmenopausal womenAndrea Z LaCroix
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1434-41. 2008..To evaluate the association between chronic kidney disease and incident hip fracture using serum cystatin-C as a biomarker of renal function calculated without reference to muscle mass... - Predictors of dietary change and maintenance in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification TrialLesley F Tinker
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1155-66. 2007..Candidate predictors included intrapersonal, interpersonal, intervention program characteristics, and clinical center... - Development of a glycemic index database for food frequency questionnaires used in epidemiologic studiesMarian L Neuhouser
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
J Nutr 136:1604-9. 2006..The augmentation of this FFQ database with GI and GL values will enable etiologic investigations of GI and GL with numerous disease outcomes in the WHI and other epidemiologic studies that utilize this FFQ... - Olestra is associated with slight reductions in serum carotenoids but does not markedly influence serum fat-soluble vitamin concentrationsMarian L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:624-31. 2006.... - Dietary supplements and weight control in a middle-age populationM C Nachtigal
Bastyr University Research Institute, Kenmore, WA, USA
J Altern Complement Med 11:909-15. 2005..Further study is necessary before recommendations regarding these supplements can be made... - Assessment of a one-page questionnaire on long-term recreational physical activityAlyson J Littman
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Epidemiology 15:105-13. 2004..Although there is considerable published research on methods to assess current or recent recreational physical activity, there are few short, self-administered questionnaires designed to assess long-term physical activity... - Demographic and health-related correlates of herbal and specialty supplement useSusan Gunther
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 104:27-34. 2004..72). CONCLUSIONS: Odds of supplement use are high for certain demographic and lifestyle characteristics. Additionally, persons with specific medical conditions are using supplements promoted to reduce risk for their particular conditions... - Validation of a soy food frequency questionnaire with plasma concentrations of isoflavones in US adultsCara L Frankenfeld
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 102:1407-13. 2002..Nonetheless, assessment of the two foods is a reasonably good marker for soy food consumption in this sample... - Participant characteristics associated with errors in self-reported energy intake from the Women's Health Initiative food-frequency questionnaireNeilann K Horner
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:766-73. 2002.... - Dietary acculturation: applications to nutrition research and dieteticsJessie Satia-Abouta
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Seattle, Wash, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 102:1105-18. 2002..Practitioners working with immigrants should determine the degree to which dietary counseling should be focused on maintaining traditional eating habits, adopting the healthful aspects of eating in Western countries, or both... - Psychosocial predictors of diet and acculturation in Chinese American and Chinese Canadian womenJessie Satia-Abouta
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Seattle, USA
Ethn Health 7:21-39. 2002..To examine the influence of diet-related psychosocial constructs on the dietary practices of Chinese populations living in North America... - The effects of physical and emotional status on adherence to a low-fat dietary pattern in the Women's Health InitiativeLesley F Tinker
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 102:789-800, 888. 2002..001). APPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS: Understanding and using instruments to assess the physical and emotional status of a target population will help dietetic professionals promote healthful dietary change and maintenance... - Energy from fat is associated with obesity in U.S. men: results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention TrialJessie Satia-Abouta
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, MP 702, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA
Prev Med 34:493-501. 2002..However, the literature on fat consumption and human obesity is inconclusive. This research examines associations between dietary fat intake and obesity in men participating in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial... - Psychosocial factors and dietary habits associated with vegetable consumptionJessie A Satia
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Nutrition 18:247-54. 2002..We assessed scales of psychosocial factors and dietary habits related to vegetable consumption and examined associations of these scales with vegetable intake... - Diet and lifestyle correlates of lutein in the blood and dietCheryl L Rock
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
J Nutr 132:525S-530S. 2002..4% increase in serum lutein concentration. Notably, however, the amount of variance in serum concentration that is explained by demographic characteristics, health-related behaviors and lifestyle factors remains substantial... - Dietary supplement use and medical conditions: the VITAL studyJessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Prev Med 24:43-51. 2003.... - Validation of a soy food-frequency questionnaire and evaluation of correlates of plasma isoflavone concentrations in postmenopausal womenCara L Frankenfeld
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program and the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, 98109-1024, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:674-80. 2003..Associations of plasma isoflavone concentrations with other dietary behaviors suggest that these compounds may serve as biomarkers of health behaviors in populations with low soy consumption... - Antioxidant supplement use in Women's Health Initiative participantsJames M Shikany
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Prev Med 36:379-87. 2003..Although antioxidant supplements are widely available and commonly used in the United States, there is a lack of detailed information on their use, including types of supplements used, doses, duration of use, and changes in use over time... - Selected nutritional biomarkers predict diet qualityMarian L Neuhouser
Cancer Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, POB 19024, MP 702, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Public Health Nutr 6:703-9. 2003..To examine associations of biomarkers of nutrient intake with overall diet quality... - The Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial: overview and baseline characteristics of participantsCheryl Ritenbaugh
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:S87-97. 2003 - Is olestra consumption associated with changes in dietary intake, serum lipids, and body weight?Jessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Nutrition 19:754-9. 2003..This report gives associations of olestra consumption (in savory snacks) with changes in nutrient intake, serum lipid concentrations, and body weight 1 y after these snacks became available nationally in the United States... - The association between vitamin C and vitamin E supplement use before hematopoietic stem cell transplant and outcomes to two yearsBarbara Bruemmer
Department of Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Box 353410, 305 M Raitt Hall, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:982-90. 2003..To examine the prevalence of supplement use in persons before receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and the association of select supplements with outcomes... - Reliability and validity of self-report of vitamin and mineral supplement use in the vitamins and lifestyle studyJessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Epidemiol 157:944-54. 2003..07). This self-administered questionnaire demonstrated high reproducibility and validity for collecting detailed information on supplement use... - Fruits and vegetables are associated with lower lung cancer risk only in the placebo arm of the beta-carotene and retinol efficacy trial (CARET)Marian L Neuhouser
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:350-8. 2003..However, persons who use beta-carotene supplements do not benefit from the protective compounds in plant foods... - VITamins And Lifestyle cohort study: study design and characteristics of supplement usersEmily White
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Am J Epidemiol 159:83-93. 2004..These methods may be useful to other researchers implementing a large cohort study or designing a passive follow-up system... - Obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative (United States)J Luo
Institute of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Br J Cancer 99:527-31. 2008..Women in the highest quintile of waist-to-hip ratio had 70% (95% confidence interval 10-160%) excess risk of pancreatic cancer compared with women in the lowest quintile... - Effects of estrogen with and without progestin and obesity on symptomatic gastroesophageal refluxZongli Zheng
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Gastroenterology 135:72-81. 2008..An association between female hormones and symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and may be modified by obesity is suggested but not proven. Factors affecting GERD progression, however, are largely unknown... - Usefulness of baseline lipids and C-reactive protein in women receiving menopausal hormone therapy as predictors of treatment-related coronary eventsPaul F Bray
Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1599-1605. 2008..However, women with favorable lipid levels, especially LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio <2.5, did not have increased risk of coronary heart disease with CEE with or without MPA irrespective of hs-CRP... - Oophorectomy, hormone therapy, and subclinical coronary artery disease in women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative coronary artery calcium studyMatthew A Allison
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Menopause 15:639-47. 2008..In this study, we aimed to determine the associations between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and hormone therapy use with a focus on the duration of menopause for which there was no hormone therapy use... - Statin use and incident frailty in women aged 65 years or older: prospective findings from the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyAndrea Z LaCroix
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:369-75. 2008..This study examines associations between current use, duration, and potency of statin medications and incident frailty in initially nonfrail women 65 years old or older... - Associations between age-related nuclear cataract and lutein and zeaxanthin in the diet and serum in the Carotenoids in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, an Ancillary Study of the Women's Health InitiativeSuzen M Moeller
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726 2336, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 126:354-64. 2008..To evaluate associations between nuclear cataract (determined from slitlamp photographs between May 2001 and January 2004) and lutein and zeaxanthin in the diet and serum in patients between 1994 and 1998 and macula between 2001 and 2004... - Estrogen plus progestin and breast cancer detection by means of mammography and breast biopsyRowan T Chlebowski
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:370-7; quiz 345. 2008..The effect of combined hormone therapy on breast cancer detection is not established... - Effects of estrogen plus progestin on health-related quality of lifeJennifer Hays
Center for Women s Health, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77025, USA
N Engl J Med 348:1839-54. 2003..The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and other clinical trials indicate that significant health risks are associated with combination hormone use. Less is known about the effect of hormone therapy on health-related quality of life... - Abdominal aortic aneurysm events in the women's health initiative: cohort studyFrank A Lederle
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
BMJ 337:a1724. 2008..To assess the association between potential risk factors and subsequent clinically important abdominal aortic aneurysm events (repairs and ruptures) in women...
Research Grants
- DIET AND GENETIC RISKS FOR LUNG CANCERRuth Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2002..This work addresses important questions about the etiology and prevention of lung cancer, and can be completed with a modest amount of funding in addition to what has already been invested in this large chemoprevention trial. ..