Obesity in Ovarian Cancer Prognosis
The research project aims to examine the association of weight and weight change on ovarian cancer survival and CA-125 levels, a tumor marker used routinely in the clinical management of ovarian cancer.
Funder: National Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator: Kushi, Lawrence
Kaiser South San Francisco Bariatric Surgery Retrospective Review 2006-2008
Funder: Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program
Principal Investigator: Li, Robert
Neighborhoods and Obesity in Preadolescent Girls: Part II
This project investigates how city planning policies and the neighborhood environment affect physical activity and diet behaviors of seven-year-old girls already participating in a longitudinal observational study about the predictors of pubertal transition.
Funder: California Breast Cancer Research Program
Principal Investigator: Kushi, Lawrence
Obesity, Adipocytokines and Cognitive Aging
This project examines the associations between overall obesity, visceral obesity, leptin, adiponectin and levels of cognitive functioning, as well as cognitive decline in a cohort of elderly community-dwelling Latinos.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Principal Investigator: Whitmer, Rachel
Perceptions of Middle School Educators in Hawai'i about
School-based Gardening and Child Health
Ahmed, A. T.;
Oshiro, C. E.;
Loharuka, S.;
Novotny, R.;
Hawaii medical journal
70
(7 Suppl 1):
11-5
Jul 2011
PubMed abstract
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Fat mass modifies the association of fat-free mass with symptom-limited treadmill duration in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Zhu, N.;
Jacobs, D. R., Jr.;
Sidney, S.;
Sternfeld, B.;
Carnethon, M.;
Lewis, C. E.;
Shay, C. M.;
Sood, A.;
Bouchard, C.;
Am J Clin Nutr
Jun 8 2011
PubMed abstract
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Lower Extremity Fat Mass Is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Individuals: The CARDIA Study
Shay, C. M.;
Carnethon, M. R.;
Church, T. R.;
Hankinson, A. L.;
Chan, C.;
Jacobs Jr, D. R.;
Lewis, C. E.;
Schreiner, P. J.;
Sternfeld, B.;
Sidney, S.;
Obesity (Silver Spring)
May 26 2011
PubMed abstract
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Surgical treatment of morbid obesity among patients with bipolar
disorder: a research agenda
Ahmed, A. T.;
Blair, T. R.;
McIntyre, R. S.;
Adv Ther
Apr 4 2011
PubMed abstract
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Lack of Association Between Insulin Sensitivity and Colorectal
Adenoma Risk
Sedjo, R. L.;
D'Agostino, R. B., Jr.;
Ahnen, D.;
Levin, T. R.;
Haffner, S. M.;
Tooze, J. A.;
Byers, T.;
Nutr Cancer
1-6
Dec 13 2010
PubMed abstract
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Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci
associated with body mass index
Speliotes, E. K.;
Willer, C. J.;
Berndt, S. I.;
...;
Iribarren, C.;
...;
Hirschhorn, J. N.;
Ingelsson, E.;
Loos, R. J.;
Nat Genet
epub
Oct 10 2010
PubMed abstract
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Prevalence and predictors of hepatic steatosis in adults with newly
diagnosed chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C
Hayman, A. V.;
Sofair, A. N.;
Manos, M. M.;
Thomas, A.;
Terrault, N.;
Ness, G. V.;
Stabach, N.;
Robert, M.;
Rumore, G.;
Corless, C.;
Bell, B.;
Bialek, S.;
Zaman, A.;
Medicine (Baltimore)
88
(5):
302-6
Sep 2009
PubMed abstract
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Development of Alive! (A Lifestyle Intervention Via Email), and its
effect on health-related quality of life, presenteeism, and other
behavioral outcomes: randomized controlled trial
Block, G.;
Sternfeld, B.;
Block, C. H.;
Block, T. J.;
Norris, J.;
Hopkins, D.;
Quesenberry, C. P., Jr.;
Husson, G.;
Clancy, H. A.;
J Med Internet Res
10
(4):
e43
2008
PubMed abstract
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Presence of depressive symptoms during early pregnancy and the risk
of preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study
Li, D.;
Liu, L.;
Odouli, R.;
Hum Reprod
24
(1):
146-53
Jan 2009
PubMed abstract
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Pre-diagnosis body mass index, post-diagnosis weight change, and
prognosis among women with early stage breast cancer
Caan, B. J.;
Kwan, M. L.;
Hartzell, G.;
Castillo, A.;
Slattery, M. L.;
Sternfeld, B.;
Weltzien, E.;
Cancer Causes Control
19
(10):
1319-28
Dec 2008
PubMed abstract
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Short sleep duration in infancy and risk of childhood overweight
Taveras, E. M.;
Rifas-Shiman, S. L.;
Oken, E.;
Gunderson, E. P.;
Gillman, M. W.;
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
162
(4):
305-11
Apr 2008
PubMed abstract
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Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three
decades later
Whitmer, R. A.;
Gustafson, D. R.;
Barrett-Connor, E.;
Haan, M. N.;
Gunderson, E. P.;
Yaffe, K.;
Neurology
71
(14):
1057-64
Sep 30 2008
PubMed abstract
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Abdominal obesity and the risk of esophageal and gastric cardia
carcinomas
Corley, D. A.;
Kubo, A.;
Zhao, W.;
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
17
(2):
352-8
Feb 2008
PubMed abstract
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BMI and health status among adults with asthma
Vortmann, M.;
Eisner, M. D.;
Obesity (Silver Spring)
16
(1):
146-52
Jan 2008
PubMed abstract
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Body mass index and weight gain prior to pregnancy and risk of
gestational diabetes mellitus
Hedderson, M. M.;
Williams, M. A.;
Holt, V. L.;
Weiss, N. S.;
Ferrara, A.;
Am J Obstet Gynecol
198
(4):
409 e1-7
Apr 2008
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