Search Results - "GORTMAKER, S. L"

The academic penalty for gaining weight: a longitudinal, change-in-change analysis of BMI and perceived academic ability in middle school students by Kenney, E L, Gortmaker, S L, Davison, K K, Bryn Austin, S

“…Background/Objectives: Worse educational outcomes for obese children regardless of academic ability may begin early in the life course. This study tested…”
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Relationship power, condom use and HIV risk among women in the USA by Pulerwitz, J., Amaro, H., Jong, W. De, Gortmaker, S. L., Rudd, R.

“…Women's ability to negotiate safer sexual practices, particularly condom use, is a vital component of HIV/STD prevention strategies. Gender-based power…”
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State-level estimates of childhood obesity prevalence in the United States corrected for report bias by Long, M W, Ward, Z J, Resch, S C, Cradock, A L, Wang, Y C, Giles, C M, Gortmaker, S L

“…Background/Objectives: State-specific obesity prevalence data are critical to public health efforts to address the childhood obesity epidemic. However, few…”
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Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video viewing among children in Mexico City by HERNANDEZ, B, GORTMAKER, S. L, COLDITZ, G. A, PETERSON, K. E, LAIRD, N. M, PARRA-CABRERA, S

“…To assess the association of physical activity, television program viewing and other forms of video viewing with the prevalence of obesity among school…”
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Exposure to the Mass Media and Weight Concerns Among Girls by Field, Alison E, Cheung, Lilian, Wolf, Anne M, Herzog, David B, Gortmaker, Steven L, Colditz, Graham A

“…To assess the influence of the media on girls' weight concerns, weight control/loss behaviors, and perceptions of body weight and shape. Cross-sectional survey…”
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Social and economic consequences of overweight in adolescence and young adulthood by Gortmaker, S.L, Must, A, Perrin, J.M, Sobol, A.M, Dietz, W.H

“…Background and Methods. Overweight in adolescents may have deleterious effects on their subsequent self-esteem, social and economic characteristics, and…”
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Lack of Long-term Effects of In Utero Exposure to Zidovudine Among Uninfected Children Born to HIV-Infected Women by Culnane, Mary, Fowler, MaryGlenn, Lee, Sophia S, McSherry, George, Brady, Michael, O'Donnell, Karen, Mofenson, Lynne, Gortmaker, Steven L, Shapiro, David E, Scott, Gwendolyn, Jimenez, Eleanor, Moore, Ellen C, Diaz, Clemente, Flynn, Patricia M, Cunningham, Bethann, Oleske, James, for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 219/076 Teams

“…CONTEXT With the success of zidovudine chemoprophylaxis for prevention of perinatal transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), an increasing…”
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Dieting and smoking initiation in early adolescent girls and boys: a prospective study by Austin, SB, Gortmaker, SL

“…Tested the relationship between dieting frequency and risk of smoking initiation among middle school students. Data on students who completed a nutrition and…”
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Issues involved in the definition and classification of chronic health conditions by PERRIN, E. C, NEWACHECK, P, PLESS, I. B, DROTAR, D, GORTMAKER, S. L, LEVENTHAL, J, PERRIN, J. M, STEIN, R. E. K, WALKER, D. K, WEITZMAN, M

“…The need for a widely applicable definition of chronic conditions for research, policy, and program development has led to an extensive review of the…”
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Declining Severity Adjusted Mortality: Evidence of Improving Neonatal Intensive Care by Richardson, Douglas K, Gray, James E, Gortmaker, Steven L, Goldmann, Donald A, Pursley, DeWayne M, McCormick, Marie C

“…Declines in neonatal mortality have been attributed to neonatal intensive care. An alternative to the "better care" hypothesis is the "better babies"…”
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Total energy intake, adolescent discretionary behaviors and the energy gap by Sonneville, K.R, Gortmaker, S.L

“…Objective: To estimate total energy intake and the energy gap--the daily imbalance between energy intake and expenditure--associated with discretionary…”
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Activity, inactivity, and obesity: racial, ethnic, and age differences among schoolgirls by Wolf, A.M, Gortmaker, S.L, Cheung, L, Gray, H.M, Herzog, D.B, Colditz, G.A

“…Physical activity, inactivity, and obesity were assessed by questionnaire among a multiethnic sample of 552 girls in grades 5 through 12. Hispanics and Asians…”
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Extrarelational Sex Among Mexican Men and Their Partners' Risk of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Pulerwitz, Julie, Izazola-Licea, Jose-Antonio, Gortmaker, Steven L

“…This study explored the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among married and cohabiting women in Mexico City, Mexico, derived from…”
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Do we fatten our children at the television set? Obesity and television viewing in children and adolescents by DIETZ, W. H. JR, GORTMAKER, S. L

“…The association of television viewing and obesity in data collected during cycles II and III of the National Health Examination Survey was examined. Cycle II…”
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The First Injustice: Socioeconomic Disparities, Health Services Technology, and Infant Mortality by Gortmaker, Steven L., Wise, Paul H.

“…Infant mortality has long been viewed as a synoptic indicator of the health and social condition of a population. In this article we examine critically the…”
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Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals by Ching, P.L.Y.H. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Willett, W.C, Rimm, E.B, Colditz, G.A, Gortmaker, S.L, Stampfer, M.J

“…Objectives. This study undertook to examine relationships between nonsedentary activity level, time spent watching television (TV)/videocassette recorder…”
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Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis by Ludwig, David S, Peterson, Karen E, Gortmaker, Steven L

“…The rising prevalence of obesity in children has been linked in part to the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks. Our aim was to examine this relation. We…”
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Organ donor potential and performance: Size and nature of the organ donor shortfall by Gortmaker, Steven L, Beasley, Carol L. MPPM, Brigham, Lori E, Garrison, R. Neal, Lucas, Bruce A, Patterson, Russel H, Sobol, Arthur M, Grenvik, Ake N. A, Evanisko, Michael J

“…OBJECTIVESTo estimate the potential for solid organ donation; to identify modifiable reasons for nondonation. DESIGNRetrospective medical records review…”
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Unsafe to Play? Neighborhood Disorder and Lack of Safety Predict Reduced Physical Activity among Urban Children and Adolescents by Molnar, Beth E., Gortmaker, Steven L., Bull, Fiona C., Buka, Stephen L.

“…Purpose. Lack of physical activity is associated with increased risk of overweight and cardiovascular disease, conditions associated with lower socioeconomic…”
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Effects of Negative Life Events on Immune Suppression in Children and Youth Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Howland, Lois C, Gortmaker, Steven L, Mofenson, Lynne M, Spino, Cathie, Gardner, Jane D, Gorski, Heather, Fowler, Mary Glenn, Oleske, James

“…To evaluate the association of negative stressful life events experienced over 12 months and the risk of moderate to severe immune suppression among children…”
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