Raida I Harik-Khan

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Determinants of maximal inspiratory pressure. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    R I Harik-Khan
    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 158:1459-64. 1998
  2. ncbi The effect of gestational parity on FEV1 in a group of healthy volunteer women
    R Harik-Khan
    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224 6823, USA
    Respir Med 93:382-8. 1999
  3. ncbi The effect of gender on the relationship between body fat distribution and lung function
    R I Harik-Khan
    Longitudinal Studies Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:399-406. 2001
  4. ncbi The effect of anthropometric and socioeconomic factors on the racial difference in lung function
    R I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 164:1647-54. 2001
  5. ncbi Body mass index and the risk of COPD
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Longitudinal Study Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Chest 121:370-6. 2002
  6. ncbi Racial difference in lung function in African-American and White children: effect of anthropometric, socioeconomic, nutritional, and environmental factors
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 160:893-900. 2004
  7. ncbi Serum vitamin levels and the risk of asthma in children
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 159:351-7. 2004

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Determinants of maximal inspiratory pressure. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    R I Harik-Khan
    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 158:1459-64. 1998
    ..028 x age + 0.343 x weight (kg) +/- (22.4); and for women: MIP +/- SEE = 171 - 0.694 x age + 0. 861 x weight (kg) - 0.743 x height (cm) +/- (18.5). These equations may be used for the assessment of inspiratory muscle strength...
  2. ncbi The effect of gestational parity on FEV1 in a group of healthy volunteer women
    R Harik-Khan
    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224 6823, USA
    Respir Med 93:382-8. 1999
    ..Thus the nulliparous state is associated with lower FEV1 in this group of healthy adult women of child-bearing age...
  3. ncbi The effect of gender on the relationship between body fat distribution and lung function
    R I Harik-Khan
    Longitudinal Studies Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:399-406. 2001
    ..383, P =.0005) compared to women (beta = -0.679, P =.02). Thus, body fat distribution has independent effects on lung function that are more prominent in men than women...
  4. ncbi The effect of anthropometric and socioeconomic factors on the racial difference in lung function
    R I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 164:1647-54. 2001
    ..Although low socioeconomic indicators are related to lower lung function, they explain only a small proportion of this racial difference...
  5. ncbi Body mass index and the risk of COPD
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Longitudinal Study Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Chest 121:370-6. 2002
    ..However, it is not clear whether low body weight is a risk factor for COPD or a consequence of established disease...
  6. ncbi Racial difference in lung function in African-American and White children: effect of anthropometric, socioeconomic, nutritional, and environmental factors
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 160:893-900. 2004
    ..The authors conclude that in healthy children, the major explanatory variable for the racial difference in lung function is body habitus; socioeconomic, nutritional, and environmental confounders play a smaller role...
  7. ncbi Serum vitamin levels and the risk of asthma in children
    Raida I Harik-Khan
    Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 159:351-7. 2004
    ..65 (p < 0.05), whereas it was 0.74 for alpha-carotene (p = 0.066). The authors concluded that low vitamin C and alpha-carotene intakes are associated with asthma risk in children...