Body Weight and Mortality Among Men and Women in China
Our results indicate that both underweight and obesity were associated with increased mortality in the Chinese adult population. Furthermore, our findings support the use of a s...
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Skeletal muscle glycolytic and oxidative enzyme capacities are determinants of insulin sensitivity and muscle composition in obese women
Regional fat distribution is an important determinant of insulin resistance in obesity. In the current study, the relationship between skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, mid‐t...
Influence of Exercise, Walking, Cycling, and Overall Nonexercise Physical Activity on Mortality in Chinese Women
This investigation described the effects of exercise, walking, and cycling for transportation, as well as the effect of overall nonexercise physical activity, on mortality in th...
Height and cancer incidence in the Million Women Study: prospective cohort, and meta-analysis of prospective studies of height and total cancer risk
Epidemiological studies have shown that taller people are at increased risk of cancer, but it is unclear if height-associated risks vary by cancer site, or by other factors such...
Recent trends in breast cancer incidence rates by age and tumor characteristics among U.S. women
Abstract Introduction A recent abstract presented in a breast cancer symposium attributed the sharp decrease in female breast cancer incidence rates from 2002 to 2003 in the Sur...
Effects of treatment in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis
Treatment for gestational diabetes, consisting of treatment to lower blood glucose concentration alone or with special obstetric care, seems to lower the risk for some perinatal...
Effect of Antihypertensive Drug Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women and Men
Background: Trials of drug therapy for hypertension have shown that such therapy has a clear overall benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease. Although these trials have inc...
Moderate Physical Activity Patterns of Minority Women: The Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study
Using data from 12 days of detailed physical activity records (PA records), we analyzed the physical activity patterns of 141 African American and Native American women, ages 40...
Racial Ethnic Women's Labor: The Intersection of Race, Gender and Class Oppression
A colonial labor system and other forms of racial oppression shaped the productive and reproductive labor of racial ethnic women in ways that made their experiences fundamentall...