Kimberly K Vesco

Summary

Affiliation: Kaiser Permanente
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A system-based intervention to improve postpartum diabetes screening among women with gestational diabetes
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Center for Health Research, Northwest Hawaii Southeast, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227 1110, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 207:283.e1-6. 2012
  2. ncbi Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: study design and rationale
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Contemp Clin Trials 33:777-85. 2012
  3. ncbi Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US women
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Science Programs Department, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Menopause 19:510-6. 2012
  4. ncbi Newborn size among obese women with weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendation
    Kimberly K Vesco
    The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227 1110, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 117:812-8. 2011
  5. ncbi Excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention among obese women
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 114:1069-75. 2009
  6. ncbi Liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus testing to screen for cervical cancer: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Evelyn P Whitlock
    Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:687-97, W214-5. 2011
  7. ncbi Height loss in older women: risk of hip fracture and mortality independent of vertebral fractures
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 27:153-9. 2012
  8. ncbi Excess gestational weight gain: modifying fetal macrosomia risk associated with maternal glucose
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 112:1007-14. 2008
  9. ncbi WHO absolute fracture risk models (FRAX): do clinical risk factors improve fracture prediction in older women without osteoporosis?
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Hawaii, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 26:1774-82. 2011
  10. ncbi Health care utilisation in the first year of life among infants of mothers with perinatal depression or anxiety
    Sherry L Farr
    Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 27:81-8. 2013

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi A system-based intervention to improve postpartum diabetes screening among women with gestational diabetes
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Center for Health Research, Northwest Hawaii Southeast, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227 1110, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 207:283.e1-6. 2012
    ..We sought to determine whether our process improvement program led to increased postpartum diabetes screening rates among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
  2. ncbi Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: study design and rationale
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Contemp Clin Trials 33:777-85. 2012
    ..Observational studies suggest that minimal or no gestational weight gain (GWG) may minimize the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for obese women...
  3. ncbi Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US women
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Science Programs Department, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Menopause 19:510-6. 2012
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  4. ncbi Newborn size among obese women with weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendation
    Kimberly K Vesco
    The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227 1110, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 117:812-8. 2011
    ..To estimate risk of delivering macrosomic, large-for-gestational-age and small-for-gestational-age neonates in obese women with gestational weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendation (11-20 pounds)...
  5. ncbi Excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention among obese women
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 114:1069-75. 2009
    ..To evaluate the incremental effect of weight gain above that recommended for term pregnancy (15 pounds) on postpartum weight retention at 1 year among obese women...
  6. ncbi Liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus testing to screen for cervical cancer: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Evelyn P Whitlock
    Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:687-97, W214-5. 2011
    ..Screening programs using conventional cytology have successfully reduced cervical cancer, but newer tests might enhance screening...
  7. ncbi Height loss in older women: risk of hip fracture and mortality independent of vertebral fractures
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 27:153-9. 2012
    ..Height loss >5 cm (2″) in older women was associated with a nearly 50% increased risk of hip fracture, nonspine fracture, and mortality-independent of incident VFx and BMD...
  8. ncbi Excess gestational weight gain: modifying fetal macrosomia risk associated with maternal glucose
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 112:1007-14. 2008
    ..To estimate how maternal weight gain and maternal glucose relate to fetal macrosomia risk (greater than 4,000 g) among a population universally screened for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
  9. ncbi WHO absolute fracture risk models (FRAX): do clinical risk factors improve fracture prediction in older women without osteoporosis?
    Teresa A Hillier
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Hawaii, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 26:1774-82. 2011
    ..The FRAX and simpler models predict 10-year risk of incident hip and major osteoporotic fractures in older US women with normal or low bone mass...
  10. ncbi Health care utilisation in the first year of life among infants of mothers with perinatal depression or anxiety
    Sherry L Farr
    Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 27:81-8. 2013
    ..Limited information is available on associations between maternal depression and anxiety and infant health care utilisation...
  11. ncbi Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Teresa A Hillier
    Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:766-75. 2008
    ..In 2003, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that evidence was insufficient to advise for or against routinely screening all pregnant women for gestational diabetes mellitus...
  12. ncbi Risk factors and other epidemiologic considerations for cervical cancer screening: a narrative review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kimberly K Vesco
    Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:698-705, W216. 2011
    ..Further reductions in the burden of cervical cancer in older women are probably best achieved by focusing on screening those who have not been adequately screened...
  13. ncbi Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes: systematic review and meta-analysis
    Heidi D Nelson
    Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    JAMA 295:2057-71. 2006
    ..Concern regarding the adverse effects of estrogen and other hormones for treating menopausal symptoms has led to demand for other options; however, the efficacy and adverse effects of nonhormonal therapies are unclear...