Search Results - "Gunter, E.W"

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of adolescents and adults in two seasonal subpopulations from NHANES III by Looker, A.C, Dawson-Hughes, B, Calvo, M.S, Gunter, E.W, Sahyoun, N.R

“…Subclinical vitamin D deficiency may be common in certain subgroups in the U.S., but to date vitamin D data from other groups in the population have not been…”
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Prospective study of serum selenium concentrations and esophageal and gastric cardia cancer, heart disease, stroke, and total death by Wei, W.Q, Abnet, C.C, Qiao, Y.L, Dawsey, S.M, Dong, Z.W, Sun, X.D, Fan, J.H, Gunter, E.W, Taylor, P.R, Mark, S.D

“…Background: We previously reported an inverse association between prediagnostic serum selenium concentrations and the risk of esophageal squamous cell…”
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Serum total homocysteine concentrations in adolescent and adult Americans: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jacques, P.F, Rosenberg, I.H, Rogers, G, Selhub, J, Bowman, B.A, Gunter, E.W, Wright, J.D, Johnson, C.L

“…Background: The elevation of circulating total homocysteine concentrations in a fasting state is associated with an increased risk of occlusive vascular…”
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Effects of moderate alcohol consumption on folate and vitamin B12 status in postmenopausal women by Laufer, E.M, Hartman, T.J, Baer, D.J, Gunter, E.W, Dorgan, J.F, Campbell, W.S, Clevidence, B.A, Brown, E.D, Albanes, D, Judd, J.T, Taylor, P.R

“…Background: Although alcohol intake has been positively associated with breast cancer risk in epidemiologic studies, a causal relationship has not been…”
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Screening of folate status with use of dried blood spots on filter paper by O'Broin, S.D, Gunter, E.W

“…Background: Dried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper have been a successful and economical matrix for neonatal screening. Objective: Our objective was to…”
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Age-related hearing loss, vitamin B-12, and folate in elderly women by Houston, Denise K, Johnson, Mary Ann, Nozza, Robert J, Gunter, Elaine W, Shea, Kelly J, Cutler, G Michelle, Edmonds, Jean T

“…Hearing impairment is 1 of the 4 most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly. However, the biological basis of age-related hearing loss is unknown. The…”
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Exposure of the U.S. population aged 6 years and older to cadmium: 1988-1994 by Paschal, D.C, Burt, V, Caudill, S.P, Gunter, E.W, Pirkle, J.L, Sampson, E.J, Miller, D.T, Jackson, R.J

“…Cadmium was measured in urine specimens from 22,162 participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III 1988-1994). Urine…”
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Moderate alcohol consumption and levels of antioxidant vitamins and isoprostanes in postmenopausal women by Hartman, T.J, Baer, D.J, Graham, L.B, Stone, W.L, Gunter, E.W, Parker, C.E, Albert, P.S, Dorgan, J.F, Clevidence, B.A, Campbell, W.S

“…Background: Although alcohol intake has been positively associated with breast cancer risk in epidemiologic studies, the mechanisms mediating this association…”
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Blood lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels in donkeys and mules near a secondary lead smelter in Jamaica, 1987-88 by Ostrowski, S R, Gunter, E W, Matte, T D

“…During the course of an investigation into community lead poisoning near a secondary lead smelter in Jamaica, blood lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels were…”
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Diabetes mellitus in Egypt: glycaemic control and microvascular and neuropathic complications by Herman, W.H., Aubert, R.E., Engelgau, M.M., Thompson, T.J., Ali, M.A., Sous, E.S., Hegazy, M., Badran, A., Kenny, S.J., Gunter, E.W., Malarcher, A.M., Brechner, R.J., Wetterhall, S.F., DeStefano, F., Smith, P.J., Habib, M., abd el Shakour, S., Ibrahim, A.S., el Behairy, el Moneim

“…We performed a cross‐sectional, population‐based survey of persons 20 years of age and older living in Cairo and surrounding rural villages. The purpose was to…”
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Stability of urine creatinine by Spierto, F.W, Hannon, W.H, Gunter, E.W, Smith, S.J

“…The measurement of urinary creatinine is important in many situations, but perhaps most importantly when measuring the urinary content of substances other than…”
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Glutathione in foods listed in the National Cancer Institute's Health Habits and History Food Frequency Questionnaire by Jones, D P, Coates, R J, Flagg, E W, Eley, J W, Block, G, Greenberg, R S, Gunter, E W, Jackson, B

“…Glutathione (GSH) is an antioxidant and anticarcinogen that is present in plant and animal tissues that form the bulk of the human diet. Recent studies show…”
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Methods to assess iron status in various NHANES surveys by Looker, A C, Gunter, E W, Johnson, C L

“…This paper summarizes iron status measurements included in the three cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) completed to…”
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Screening for diabetes mellitus in adults: the utility of random capillary blood glucose measurements by Engelgau, M.M, Thompson, T.J, Smith, P.J, Herman, W.H, Aubert, R.E, Gunter, E.W, Wetterhall, S.F, Sous, E.S, Ali, M.A

“…OBJECTIVE--Because half of the people with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) are undiagnosed and because near-normal glycemic control can prevent…”
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Effect of smoking on serum nutrient concentrations in African-American women by Pamuk, ER, Byers, T, Coates, RJ, Vann, JW, Sowell, AL, Gunter, EW, Glass, D

“…The relationship between current cigarette smoking and serum concentrations of vitamins C, E, and A, and of five carotenoids in human serum were examined in 91…”
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Plasma total glutathione in humans and its association with demographic and health-related factors by Flagg, Elaine W., Coates, Ralph J., Jones, Dean P., Eley, J. William, Gunter, Elaine W., Jackson, Bethany, Greenberg, Raymond S.

“…The tripeptide glutathione is proposed to be protective against a number of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, there have…”
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Iron nutriture in elderly individuals by Johnson, M A, Fischer, J G, Bowman, B A, Gunter, E W

“…The purpose of this review is to examine current research on the iron status of the elderly and factors that influence the body burden of iron. Studies of…”
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Quality control in planning and operating the laboratory component for the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Gunter, E W, McQuillan, G

“…Successfully acquiring high-quality laboratory data for a long-term nutrition survey such as the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES…”
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in the United States by Looker, Anne C, Dallman, Peter R, Carroll, Margaret D, Gunter, Elaine W, Johnson, Clifford L

“…Objective.—To determine the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in the US population.Design.—Nationally representative cross-sectional…”
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Age dependence of metals in hair in a selected U.S. population by Paschal, D C, DiPietro, E S, Phillips, D L, Gunter, E W

“…Concentrations of 28 metals were determined in hair samples from 199 children (age less than or equal to 12 years) and 322 adults (age 13-73) years. Levels of…”
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