Search Results - "Jackson, Sharon A."

Association of Acculturation Levels and Prevalence of Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Kandula, Namratha R, Diez-Roux, Ana V, Chan, Cheeling, Daviglus, Martha L, Jackson, Sharon A, Ni, Hanyu, Schreiner, Pamela J

“…OBJECTIVE:--The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Hispanic and Asian Americans is increasing. These groups are largely comprised of immigrants who may be…”
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Individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status and progressive chronic kidney disease in an elderly population: The Cardiovascular Health Study by Merkin, Sharon Stein, Diez Roux, Ana V., Coresh, Josef, Fried, Linda F., Jackson, Sharon A., Powe, Neil R.

“…Few studies have focused on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and progressive chronic kidney disease (pCKD) in an elderly population. We…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease in Older People: The Cardiovascular Health Study by McNeill, Ann Marie, Katz, Ronit, Girman, Cynthia J., Rosamond, Wayne D., Wagenknecht, Lynne E., Barzilay, Joshua I., Tracy, Russell P., Savage, Peter J., Jackson, Sharon A.

“…OBJECTIVES: To assess the prospective association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older people and to evaluate the effect…”
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Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, smoking and alcohol consumption in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Borrell, Luisa N, Diez Roux, Ana V, Jacobs, David R, Shea, Steven, Jackson, Sharon A, Shrager, Sandi, Blumenthal, Roger S

“…Abstract Objective To examine the association of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination with smoking and alcohol consumption in adults participating in the…”
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Relation between Neighborhood Environments and Obesity in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Mujahid, Mahasin S., Roux, Ana V. Diez, Shen, Mingwu, Gowda, Deepthiman, Sánchez, Brisa, Shea, Steven, Jacobs, David R., Jackson, Sharon A.

“…This study investigated associations between neighborhood physical and social environments and body mass index in 2,865 participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study…”
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Socioeconomic position and incident mobility impairment in the Cardiovascular Health Study by Nordstrom, Cheryl K, Diez Roux, Ana V, Schulz, Richard, Haan, Mary N, Jackson, Sharon A, Balfour, Jennifer L

“…We investigated if personal socioeconomic position (SEP) factors and neighborhood characteristics were associated with incident mobility impairment in the…”
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Prevalence of renovascular disease in the elderly: A population-based study by Hansen, Kimberley J., Edwards, Matthew S., Craven, Timothy E., Cherr, Gregory S., Jackson, Sharon A., Appel, Richard G., Burke, Gregory L., Dean, Richard H.

“…Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the population-based prevalence of renovascular disease (RVD), defined as ≥60% diameter-reducing…”
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The Course of Functional Decline in Older People with Persistently Elevated Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study by Lenze, Eric J., Schulz, Richard, Martire, Lynn M., Zdaniuk, Bozena, Glass, Thomas, Kop, Willem J., Jackson, Sharon A., Reynolds III, Charles F.

“…Objectives: To examine the relationship between persistently high depressive symptoms and long‐term changes in functional disability in elderly persons…”
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Attitudes of African American and low socioeconomic status white women toward medical research by Farmer, Deborah F, Jackson, Sharon A, Camacho, Fabian, Hall, Mark A

“…Minority and low socioeconomic status women are under-represented in clinical research due to logistical, informational, attitudinal, and sociocultural…”
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Direct mailing was a successful recruitment strategy for a lung-cancer screening trial by Hinshaw, Lisa B, Jackson, Sharon A, Chen, Michael Y

“…Abstract Objective To analyze advertising, recruitment methods, and study participant demographics for the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) site at Wake…”
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Acculturation Is Associated With Hypertension in a Multiethnic Sample by Moran, Andrew, Diez Roux, Ana V., Jackson, Sharon A., Kramer, Holly, Manolio, Teri A., Shrager, Sandi, Shea, Steven

“…Hypertension varies in prevalence among race/ethnic groups in the United States. Within-ethnic group differences associated with acculturation have been less…”
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Psychosocial correlates of mammography screening in older African American women by Farmer, Deborah, Reddick, Bobbie, D'Agostino, Ralph, Jackson, Sharon A

“…To explore psychosocial correlates of older African American women's adherence to annual mammography screening, including cancer fatalism, dispositional…”
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Neighbourhood environments and mortality in an elderly cohort: results from the cardiovascular health study by Diez Roux, Ana V, Borrell, Luisa N, Haan, Mary, Jackson, Sharon A, Schultz, Richard

“…Background: It has been postulated that neighbourhood conditions are related to the health of the elderly population but longitudinal studies are rare and…”
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The association of personal and neighborhood socioeconomic indicators with subclinical cardiovascular disease in an elderly cohort. The cardiovascular health study by Nordstrom, Cheryl K., Diez Roux, Ana V., Jackson, Sharon A., Gardin, Julius M.

“…There has been recent interest in determining whether neighborhood characteristics are related to the cardiovascular health of residents. However, there are no…”
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Supplement Use Contributes to Meeting Recommended Dietary Intakes for Calcium, Magnesium, and Vitamin C in Four Ethnicities of Middle-Aged and Older Americans: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Burnett-Hartman, Andrea N., MPH, Fitzpatrick, Annette L., PhD, Gao, Kun, PhD, MPH, Jackson, Sharon A., PhD, Schreiner, Pamela J., PhD, MS

“…Abstract Background Low intake of nutrients is associated with poor health outcomes. We examined the contribution of dietary supplementation to meeting…”
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Cadmium and Prostate Cancer: A Critical Epidemiologic Analysis by Sahmoun, Abe E., Case, L. Douglas, Jackson, Sharon A., Schwartz, Gary G.

“…Laboratory data implicate cadmium as a prostate carcinogen. However, epidemiological studies concerning the association between cadmium and prostate cancer are…”
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Physical activity and years of healthy life in older adults: results from the cardiovascular health study by Hirsch, Calvin H, Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B, Gerrior, Shirley A, Pratt, Charlotte, Lebowitz, Michael D, Jackson, Sharon A

“…Little is known about how many years of life and disability-free years seniors can gain through exercise. Using data from the Cardiovascular Health Study, the…”
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Psychosocial factors and inflammation in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis by Ranjit, Nalini, Diez-Roux, Ana V, Shea, Steven, Cushman, Mary, Seeman, Teresa, Jackson, Sharon A, Ni, Hanyu

“…Psychosocial factors are associated with the development and progress of cardiovascular disease, but the pathological mechanisms remain unclear. We examined…”
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The relation of residential segregation to all-cause mortality: a study in black and white by Jackson, SA, Anderson, RT, Johnson, NJ, Sorlie, PD

“…This study investigated the influence of an aggregate measure of the social environment on racial differences in all-cause mortality. Data from the National…”
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Weight-modification trials in older adults: what should the outcome measure be? by Diehr, Paula, Newman, Anne B, Jackson, Sharon A, Kuller, Lewis, Powe, Neil

“…BACKGROUND: Overweight older adults are often counseled to lose weight, even though there is little evidence of excess mortality in that age group. Overweight…”
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