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Researching periodontitis: challenges and opportunitiesAnwar T Merchant
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1492 Barker Avenue, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Periodontol 34:1007-15. 2007..We analyse these questions and provide possible solutions. As many of these issues are generic to dentistry, possible solutions can improve the quality of future studies and the evidence base for primary prevention in dentistry...
Periodontitis and dental caries occur togetherAnwar T Merchant
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Evid Based Dent Pract 12:18-9. 2012....- Will periodontal treatment prevent heart disease and stroke?Anwar T Merchant
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA, Phone 1 803 777 6095 office Fax 1 803 777 2524 Electronic address
J Evid Based Dent Pract 12:212-5. 2012.... 
Food composition database development for between country comparisonsAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada
Nutr J 5:2. 2006..Using this common metric for nutrient assessment will reduce differential errors in nutrient estimation and improve the validity of between-country comparisons...- Whole-grain and fiber intakes and periodontitis risk in menAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 83:1395-400. 2006..Diabetes and hyperglycemia increase periodontitis risk, severity, and extent. Increased whole-grain and fiber intakes are associated with improved insulin sensitivity and may therefore affect periodontitis risk... - Carbohydrate intake and HDL in a multiethnic populationAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 85:225-30. 2007..Ethnic differences in serum lipids are not explained by genetics, central adiposity, lifestyle, or diet, possibly because dietary carbohydrate has not been considered... - Diet, physical activity, and adiposity in children in poor and rich neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional comparisonAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton ON, Canada
Nutr J 6:1. 2007..The objective of this pilot study was to compare diet, physical activity, and the built environment in two Hamilton area elementary schools serving socio-economically different communities... - Seasonal variation in leisure-time physical activity among CanadiansAnwar T Merchant
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Can J Public Health 98:203-8. 2007..Canada has substantial climatic variation but its relation with physical activity is understudied. In this investigation, we evaluated the relation between seasonality and physical activity among Canadians... - Interrelation of saturated fat, trans fat, alcohol intake, and subclinical atherosclerosisAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 87:168-74. 2008..Intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and alcohol alter cardiovascular disease risk, but their effect on subclinical atherosclerosis remains understudied... 
Carbohydrate intake and overweight and obesity among healthy adultsAnwar T Merchant
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1165-72. 2009..Little is known about the dietary habits of people with optimal body weight in communities with high overweight and obesity prevalence...- Available energy from soft drinks: more than the sum of its partsAnwar T Merchant
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Public Health Nutr 13:1997-9. 2010..To evaluate the relationship between energy available from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and total energy availability... - Nutrient estimation from an FFQ developed for a Black Zimbabwean populationAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada
Nutr J 4:37. 2005..The aim of this study is to describe the development of an FFQ and a food composition table to calculate nutrient intake in a Black Zimbabwean population... - Multivitamin supplementation of HIV-positive women during pregnancy reduces hypertensionAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute and McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada
J Nutr 135:1776-81. 2005..12, 95% CI 1.04-1.19, P = 0.002). Taking multivitamins containing vitamins B, C, and E during pregnancy may be an inexpensive and effective strategy to improve the health of the mother and baby... - Vitamin intake is not associated with community-acquired pneumonia in U.S. menAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Nutr 134:439-44. 2004..58, 95% CI, 0.39-0.86, P-value test for trend = 0.01). Vitamin supplements are unlikely to reduce pneumonia risk in well-nourished, middle-aged and older men... - Protein intake is inversely associated with abdominal obesity in a multi-ethnic populationAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton ON, Canada
J Nutr 135:1196-201. 2005..Substituting a modest amount of protein for carbohydrate may reduce abdominal obesity in a diverse multi-ethnic population. Smoking was positively related to abdominal obesity after accounting for BMI... - Oral care practices and A1c among youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetesAnwar T Merchant
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health and Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
J Periodontol 83:856-63. 2012..Periodontal treatment is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c in individuals with diabetes, but the relationship between oral hygiene practices and A1c among youth with diabetes is understudied... - Intake of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids and fish and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in US menAnwar T Merchant
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 82:668-74. 2005..Essential fatty acids modulate inflammation and glucose metabolism and may alter infection risk... - Development of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use in United Arab Emirates and Kuwait based on local foodsMahshid Dehghan
Hamilton General Hospital, Population Health Research Institute, 237 Barton, Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada
Nutr J 4:18. 2005..The purpose of this study is to describe the development of a culture specific FFQ for Arab populations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait... - Dietary fiber reduces peripheral arterial disease risk in menAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Nutr 133:3658-63. 2003..Fruit, vegetable and total fiber intakes were not associated with PAD risk. These results suggest an inverse association between cereal fiber intake and PAD risk in men. Increasing cereal fiber intake may prevent PAD... - Childhood obesity, prevalence and preventionMahshid Dehghan
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Nutr J 4:24. 2005..All in all, there is an urgent need to initiate prevention and treatment of obesity in children... - Development and validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire among rural- and urban-dwelling adults in ColombiaMahshid Dehghan
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Nutr Educ Behav 44:609-13. 2012..To validate a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) against multiple 24-hour dietary recalls (DRs) that could be used for Colombian adults... - Increased physical activity decreases periodontitis risk in menAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur J Epidemiol 18:891-8. 2003..Increased physical activity improves insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, and may therefore affect incidence of periodontitis... - Is bioelectrical impedance accurate for use in large epidemiological studies?Mahshid Dehghan
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Nutr J 7:26. 2008.... - Association between body composition and conformity to the recommendations of Canada's Food Guide and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet in peri-adolescenceSamantha Hajna
Department of Community Health Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Public Health Nutr 15:1890-6. 2012..The present study assessed how conformity to the recommendations of these diets was associated with BMI, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist girth (WG), hip girth (HG) and risk of overweight in peri-adolescents... - Associations between periodontal disease and selected risk factors of early complications among youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a pilot studyAnwar T Merchant
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health and Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Pediatr Diabetes 12:529-35. 2011..Most studies evaluating the relation between periodontal disease and diabetes in children have not considered diabetes type... - Effect of type 2 diabetes and its duration on the risk of peripheral arterial disease among menWael K Al-Delaimy
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Med 116:236-40. 2004..To assess the relation between the duration of diabetes and the risk of peripheral arterial disease among men... - Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studiesLawrence de Koning
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8L 2X2
Eur Heart J 28:850-6. 2007.... - Commentary: insights from cross-population studies: Rose revisitedAnwar T Merchant
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada
Int J Epidemiol 34:244-6. 2005 - Validation of a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Argentinean adultsMahshid Dehghan
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e37958. 2012..The aim of this study was to develop a Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SFFQ) and evaluate its validity and reproducibility in estimating nutrient intake in urban and rural areas of Argentina... - A prospective study of social support, anger expression and risk of periodontitis in menAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 134:1591-6. 2003..Stress is associated with poor oral hygiene, increased glucocorticoid secretion that can depress immune function, increased insulin resistance and potentially increased risk of periodontitis... - Can nonstandardized bitewing radiographs be used to assess the presence of alveolar bone loss in epidemiologic studies?Anwar T Merchant
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 32:271-6. 2004..To compare periodontitis-associated alveolar bone loss assessment by standardized and nonstandardized radiographs in clinical and epidemiologic studies... - Association between periodontitis and impaired fasting glucose and diabetesYoun Hee Choi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Diabetes Care 34:381-6. 2011..This study investigated the relationship between chronic periodontitis, IFG, and diabetes in the U.S. population... - The use of B vitamin supplements and peripheral arterial disease risk in men are inversely relatedAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Nutr 133:2863-7. 2003..70, 95% CI 0.48-1.02, P-value, test for trend = 0.06) and B-12 (RR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.54-1.11, P-value, test for trend = 0.12). These results suggest that higher consumption of folate may contribute to the prevention of PAD... - Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs): an aid to assess confounding in dental researchAnwar T Merchant
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:399-404. 2002..We then demonstrate their application in the control of confounding through examples of observational and cross-sectional epidemiological studies... - Association of the FABP2 T54 variant with plasma triglycerides and insulin resistance in a multiethnic populationLawrence de Koning
Clin Chem 54:1742-4. 2008 - Use of preexisting radiographs for assessing periodontal disease in epidemiologic studiesWaranuch Pitiphat
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA 02115, USA
J Public Health Dent 64:223-30. 2004..70 comparing radiographs taken within 5 years and 0.29 when the period extended beyond 5 years. CONCLUSION: Preexisting radiographs are feasible for use in epidemiologic studies and provide valid assessments of periodontal disease...