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Birth characteristics, maternal reproductive history, hormone use during pregnancy, and risk of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia by immunophenotype (United States)Shu Xiao Ou
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Cancer Causes Control 13:15-25. 2002..To investigate the associations of birth characteristics and maternal reproductive factors with risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by immunophenotypic subtypes...
Soyfood intake during adolescence and subsequent risk of breast cancer among Chinese womenX O Shu
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Center for Health Service Research, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:483-8. 2001..Our study suggests that high soy intake during adolescence may reduce the risk of breast cancer in later life...
Association of body size and fat distribution with risk of breast cancer among Chinese womenX O Shu
Vanderbilt Center for Health Service Research and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Int J Cancer 94:449-55. 2001..General weight control may be an effective measurement for breast cancer prevention...
Lifestyle determinants of C-reactive protein in middle-aged, urban Chinese menR Villegas
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37206, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 22:223-30. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate associations between lifestyle factors and high CRP among middle-aged men living in Shanghai, China...
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and reproductive factors associated with weight gain in Chinese womenW Wen
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:933-40. 2003..To examine whether certain sociodemographic, behavioral, and reproductive factors are associated with an increased weight gain in Chinese women...
Epidemiological study of urinary 6beta-hydroxycortisol to cortisol ratios and breast cancer riskW Zheng
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:237-42. 2001..These findings are consistent with the role of CYP3A4 in estrogen and carcinogen metabolism and suggest that high CYP3A4 activity may be a risk factor for breast cancer risk...
Population-based case-control study of soyfood intake and breast cancer risk in ShanghaiQ Dai
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232 8300, USA
Br J Cancer 85:372-8. 2001....
Purine-rich foods, protein intake, and the prevalence of hyperuricemia: the Shanghai Men's Health StudyR Villegas
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37206, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 22:409-16. 2012....
Body weight and weight change in relation to blood pressure in normotensive menG Yang
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Hum Hypertens 21:45-52. 2007....
Energy balance and type 2 diabetes: a report from the Shanghai Women's Health StudyR Villegas
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 19:190-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine the components of energy balance and the incidence of T2D in a cohort of middle-aged women...
Anthropometric predictors of coronary heart disease in Chinese womenX Zhang
Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:734-40. 2004..9 (1.0-8.4) for the elderly. CONCLUSIONS: WHR was positively associated with the risk of CHD in both younger and older women, while other anthropometrics, including BMI, were related to CHD risk primarily among younger women...
Dietary folate intake and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyM J Shrubsole
Division of General Internal Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
Cancer Res 61:7136-41. 2001..Thus, our study adds additional support to the protective role of dietary folate in breast carcinogenesis and suggests further that the effect of folate may be modified by dietary intake of methionine, vitamin B(12), and vitamin B(6)...
Duration of breast-feeding and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Shanghai Women's Health StudyR Villegas
Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37232 1738, USA
Diabetologia 51:258-66. 2008..The aim of this study was to examine the association between lifetime breast-feeding and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a large population-based cohort study of middle-aged women...
CYP19A1 genetic polymorphisms may be associated with obesity-related phenotypes in Chinese womenJ R Long
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 2587, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:418-23. 2007..To examine the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of the CYP19A1 gene and obesity-related phenotypes, body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)...
A case-control study in Shanghai of fruit and vegetable intake and endometrial cancerM H Tao
Center for Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 6009 Medical Center East, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Br J Cancer 92:2059-64. 2005..02), fresh legumes (trend test, P<0.01), and allium vegetables (trend test, P=0.04). Fruit consumption was unrelated to risk. These results suggest that high consumption of certain vegetables may reduce the risk of endometrial cancer...
Genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism-related genes and body mass index: analysis of genome-wide scan data of approximately 7000 Chinese womenT Dorjgochoo
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 36:1252-5. 2012..This comprehensive evaluation of genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolism-related genes and obesity-related traits did not provide strong evidence to support low vitamin D levels as a cause of obesity...
Impacts of weight change on prehypertension in middle-aged and elderly womenG Yang
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1818-25. 2007..Data on impacts of long-term weight change on prehypertension are sparse...
Soyfood consumption and risk of glycosuria: a cross-sectional study within the Shanghai Women's Health StudyG Yang
Center for Health Service Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:615-20. 2004..To assess the association between soyfood intake and risk of glycosuria...
Population-based, case-control study of blood C-peptide level and breast cancer riskG Yang
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:1207-11. 2001..The results from this study were consistent with the insulin-resistance hypothesis for breast cancer and suggest that increased levels of C-peptide may contribute to the development of breast cancer...
Patterns of infection and day care utilization and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaJ P Neglia
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA
Br J Cancer 82:234-40. 2000..026). No effect of sibship size or birth interval was seen. With one exception (ear infections), these data do not support the hypothesis that a decrease in the occurrence of common childhood infection increases risk of ALL...
Body mass index at various ages and mortality in Chinese women: impact of potential methodological biasesX Zhang
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 32:1130-6. 2008..Inadequate control for potential methodological biases has been suggested as an explanation for the conflicting findings concerning the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality...
Validity and reproducibility of the food frequency questionnaire used in the Shanghai Women's Health StudyX O Shu
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:17-23. 2004..These data indicate that the SWHS FFQ can reliably and accurately measure usual intake of major nutrients and food groups among women in Shanghai...
Evaluation of GWAS-identified genetic variants for age at menarche among Chinese womenR J Delahanty
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 600 IMPH, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Hum Reprod 28:1135-43. 2013..This study is the first to demonstrate that many of the genetic determinants of age at menarche are shared between European and Chinese women...
Paediatric germ cell tumours and congenital abnormalities: a Children's Oncology Group studyK J Johnson
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Br J Cancer 101:518-21. 2009..RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Germ cell tumours were significantly associated with cryptorchidism in males (OR=10.8, 95% CI: 2.1-55.1), but not with any other specific CA in either sex...
Pet ownership and childhood acute leukemia (USA and Canada)A R Swensen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
Cancer Causes Control 12:301-3. 2001..Additionally, no relationship was found between exposure to an ill pet and childhood leukemia. CONCLUSION: The results of this analysis suggest that pet ownership (healthy or sick) is unrelated to an increased risk of childhood leukemia...
The associations of maternal caffeine consumption and nausea with spontaneous abortionW Wen
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
Epidemiology 12:38-42. 2001..0-14.6 for caffeine consumption > or = 300 mg per day compared with < 20 mg per day). These results suggest that maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy may influence fetal viability in women with nausea...
Analysis of failure times for multiple infections following bone marrow transplantation: an application of the multiple failure time proportional hazards modelP J Hannan
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454 1015, USA
Stat Med 17:2371-80. 1998....
Unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation for children with acute leukemiaS M Davies
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
J Clin Oncol 15:557-65. 1997..To test the use of unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation (URD BMT) to cure children with high-risk acute leukemias...
