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| Carlos J CrespoSummaryAffiliation: University at Buffalo Country: USA Publications
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Detecting overweight children in primary care: do national data reflect the typical urban practice?Elena Sutu
Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
J Fam Pract 55:976-80. 2006..Children seen for a sick-child visit may be at higher risk for overweight; thus, we recommend that height and weight measurements be obtained during these visits...- Television watching, energy intake, and obesity in US children: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994C J Crespo
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:360-5. 2001..To examine the relationship between television watching, energy intake, physical activity, and obesity status in US boys and girls, aged 8 to 16 years... - Acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity in Mexican American adults: results from NHANES III, 1988-1994C J Crespo
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Am J Public Health 91:1254-7. 2001..This study examined the relationship between acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity among Mexican American adults... - Hormone replacement therapy and its relationship to lipid and glucose metabolism in diabetic and nondiabetic postmenopausal women: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)Carlos J Crespo
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1675-80. 2002..We examine the relationship of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with indicators of lipid and glucose metabolism using a national sample of diabetic and nondiabetic postmenopausal women... - The relationship of physical activity and body weight with all-cause mortality: results from the Puerto Rico Heart Health ProgramCarlos J Crespo
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:543-52. 2002..To study the relationship of physical activity and obesity with all-cause mortality in Puerto Rican Men... - Health behaviors and other characteristics of women on hormone therapy: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994Renee M Brennan
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Menopause 11:536-42. 2004..To examine the prevalence of hormone therapy (HT) use and compare demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and health indicators between current HT users and never-users in a nationally representative sample of postmenopausal women... - Factors associated with treatment initiation after osteoporosis screeningRenee M Brennan
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:475-83. 2004..In this study, approximately half of the women with osteoporosis initiated treatment after screening. Disease severity, medical care frequency, education, income, and physician type predicted treatment initiation... - Average volume of alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in African Americans: the NHEFS cohortChristopher T Sempos
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:88-92. 2003..To analyze the relationship between average volume of alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in African Americans... - Building community research capacity: process evaluation of community training and education in a community-based participatory research program serving a predominantly Puerto Rican communityLaurene M Tumiel Berhalter
Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, NY, USA
Prog Community Health Partnersh 1:89-97. 2007..Education and training build community research capacity and have impact on improvements of health outcomes... - Protein and legume intake and prostate cancer mortality in Puerto Rican menEllen Smit
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Nutr Cancer 58:146-52. 2007..Thus, we find no association between legumes or protein intake and prostate cancer mortality in this longitudinal cohort study of PR men... - Skin color and mortality risk among men: the Puerto Rico Heart Health ProgramLuisa N Borrell
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:335-41. 2007.... - Physical activity and ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence in the United StatesDavid R Bassett
Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Prev Med 34:179-86. 2002..We examined associations between ethnicity, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), and hypertension prevalence in a representative sample of U.S. adults... - Association of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity with lower urinary tract symptoms in older American men: findings from the third National Health And Nutrition Examination SurveySabine Rohrmann
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
BJU Int 96:77-82. 2005..Current cigarette smoking was not consistently associated with the condition. The possible association in former smokers warrants further investigation... - Wide pulse pressure is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in Puerto Rican menMario R Garcia-Palmieri
University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, P O Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 5067, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 15:71-8. 2005..Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between pulse pressure and cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of Puerto Rican men after 12 years of follow-up... - How common is hip pain among older adults? Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyColleen Christmas
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 025, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Fam Pract 51:345-8. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported hip pain has increased since NHANES I (1971-1975). Further studies are needed to identify individuals at highest risk for severe hip pain and to identify optimal treatment of hip pain... - The relationship of race/ethnicity and social class to hormone replacement therapy: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994Diana Friedman-Koss
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Menopause 9:264-72. 2002..More research is needed to examine the implications of racial differences in compliance, patient and physician attitudes toward HRT, and possible environmental barriers that may prevent use... - Relationship between body weight gain and significant knee, hip, and back pain in older AmericansRoss E Andersen
Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Obes Res 11:1159-62. 2003..To examine the association between BMI (kilograms per meter squared) and reports of significant knee, hip, and back pain using data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults 60 years or older... - Effects of a culturally sensitive sign on the use of stairs in African American commutersRoss E Andersen
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Baltimore, USA
Soz Praventivmed 51:373-80. 2006..To examine the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive sign to encourage stair use among African American commuters... - Active living research in diverse and disadvantaged communities stimulating dialogue and policy solutionsMyron F Floyd
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:271-4. 2008 - U.S. military weight standards: what percentage of U.S. young adults meet the current standards?Rochelle Nolte
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Am J Med 113:486-90. 2002..There is a marked discrepancy between the weight standards for men and women, and the appropriateness of these standards needs to be assessed...