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An Activity Index for Raw Accelerometry Data and Its Comparison with Other Activity Metrics by Bai, Jiawei, Di, Chongzhi, Xiao, Luo, Evenson, Kelly R, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Crainiceanu, Ciprian M, Buchner, David M

“…Accelerometers have been widely deployed in public health studies in recent years. While they collect high-resolution acceleration signals (e.g., 10-100 Hz),…”
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Patterns of technology use among older adults with and without disabilities by Gell, Nancy M, Rosenberg, Dori E, Demiris, George, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Patel, Kushang V

“…The purpose of this study was to describe prevalence of technology use among adults ages 65 and older, particularly for those with disability and…”
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Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health by Patterson, Ruth E., PhD, Laughlin, Gail A., PhD, LaCroix, Andrea Z., PhD, Hartman, Sheri J., PhD, Natarajan, Loki, PhD, Senger, Carolyn M., MD, Martínez, María Elena, PhD, Villaseñor, Adriana, PhD, Sears, Dorothy D., PhD, Marinac, Catherine R, Gallo, Linda C., PhD

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Gender and Age Differences in Hourly and Daily Patterns of Sedentary Time in Older Adults Living in Retirement Communities by Bellettiere, John, Carlson, Jordan A, Rosenberg, Dori, Singhania, Anant, Natarajan, Loki, Berardi, Vincent, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Sears, Dorothy D, Moran, Kevin, Crist, Katie, Kerr, Jacqueline

“…Total sedentary time varies across population groups with important health consequences. Patterns of sedentary time accumulation may vary and have differential…”
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Selective oestrogen receptor modulators in prevention of breast cancer: an updated meta-analysis of individual participant data by Cuzick, Jack, Prof, Sestak, Ivana, PhD, Bonanni, Bernardo, MD, Costantino, Joseph P, DrPH, Cummings, Steve, MD, DeCensi, Andrea, Prof, Dowsett, Mitch, Prof, Forbes, John F, Prof, Ford, Leslie, MD, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Prof, Mershon, John, MD, Mitlak, Bruce H, MD, Powles, Trevor, Prof, Veronesi, Umberto, Prof, Vogel, Victor, Prof, Wickerham, D Lawrence, MD

“…Summary Background Tamoxifen and raloxifene reduce the risk of breast cancer in women at elevated risk of disease, but the duration of the effect is unknown…”
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials by Manson, JoAnn E, Aragaki, Aaron K, Rossouw, Jacques E, Anderson, Garnet L, Prentice, Ross L, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Chlebowski, Rowan T, Howard, Barbara V, Thomson, Cynthia A, Margolis, Karen L, Lewis, Cora E, Stefanick, Marcia L, Jackson, Rebecca D, Johnson, Karen C, Martin, Lisa W, Shumaker, Sally A, Espeland, Mark A, Wactawski-Wende, Jean

“…IMPORTANCE: Health outcomes from the Women’s Health Initiative Estrogen Plus Progestin and Estrogen-Alone Trials have been reported, but previous publications…”
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Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Relation to All-Cause Mortality: The Women’s Health Study by Lee, I-Min, Shiroma, Eric J, Evenson, Kelly R, Kamada, Masamitsu, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Buring, Julie E

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Mobility Device Use in Older Adults and Incidence of Falls and Worry About Falling: Findings from the 2011-2012 National Health and Aging Trends Study by Gell, Nancy M., Wallace, Robert B., LaCroix, Andrea Z., Mroz, Tracy M., Patel, Kushang V.

“…Objectives To examine the prevalence of mobility device use in community‐dwelling older adults in the United States and to investigate the incidence of falls…”
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Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Mitchell, Caroline M, Reed, Susan D, Diem, Susan, Larson, Joseph C, Newton, Katherine M, Ensrud, Kristine E, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Caan, Bette, Guthrie, Katherine A

“…Nearly half of postmenopausal women report bothersome vulvovaginal symptoms, but few data support the efficacy of 2 commonly recommended treatments. To compare…”
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Genetic factors associated with longevity: A review of recent findings by Shadyab, Aladdin H, LaCroix, Andrea Z

“…Highlights • Recent studies confirm the association of APOE with longevity. • Mutations in mitochondrial DNA may be linked to longevity. • Longevity may be…”
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Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women: The OPACH Study by Bellettiere, John, LaMonte, Michael J, Evenson, Kelly R, Rillamas-Sun, Eileen, Kerr, Jacqueline, Lee, I-Min, Di, Chongzhi, Rosenberg, Dori E, Stefanick, Marcia L, Buchner, David M, Hovell, Melbourne F, LaCroix, Andrea Z

“…BACKGROUND:Evidence that higher sedentary time is associated with higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is based mainly on self-reported measures. Few…”
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An empowerment model for managing menopause by Hickey, Martha, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Doust, Jennifer, Mishra, Gita D, Sivakami, Muthusamy, Garlick, Deborah, Hunter, Myra S

“…Menopause eventually happens to all people with typically functioning ovaries, and almost one billion women worldwide are postmenopausal. Although the biology…”
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The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Health in Older Women (OPACH) Study by LaCroix, Andrea Z, Rillamas-Sun, Eileen, Buchner, David, Evenson, Kelly R, Di, Chongzhi, Lee, I-Min, Marshall, Steve, LaMonte, Michael J, Hunt, Julie, Tinker, Lesley Fels, Stefanick, Marcia, Lewis, Cora E, Bellettiere, John, Herring, Amy H

“…Limited evidence exists to inform physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior guidelines for older people, especially women. Rigorous evidence on the…”
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Branched-chain amino acid, meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in the Women’s Health Initiative by Isanejad, Masoud, LaCroix, Andrea Z., Thomson, Cynthia A., Tinker, Lesley, Larson, Joseph C., Qi, Qibin, Qi, Lihong, Cooper-DeHoff, Rhonda M., Phillips, Lawrence S., Prentice, Ross L., Beasley, Jeannette M.

“…Knowledge regarding association of dietary branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the contribution of BCAA from meat to the risk of…”
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Device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior in a community-based cohort of older adults by Rosenberg, Dori, Walker, Rod, Greenwood-Hickman, Mikael Anne, Bellettiere, John, Xiang, Yunhua, Richmire, KatieRose, Higgins, Michael, Wing, David, Larson, Eric B, Crane, Paul K, LaCroix, Andrea Z

“…Few studies characterize older adult physical activity and sitting patterns using accurate accelerometer and concurrent posture measures. In this descriptive…”
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Obesity Is Not Protective against Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: GLOW by Compston, Juliet E., MD, Watts, Nelson B., MD, Chapurlat, Roland, MD, PhD, Cooper, Cyrus, MD, Boonen, Steven, MD, PhD, Greenspan, Susan, MD, Pfeilschifter, Johannes, MD, Silverman, Stuart, MD, Díez-Pérez, Adolfo, MD, PhD, Lindsay, Robert, MD, PhD, Saag, Kenneth G., MD, Netelenbos, J. Coen, MD, PhD, Gehlbach, Stephen, MD, Hooven, Frederick H., PhD, Flahive, Julie, MS, Adachi, Jonathan D., MD, Rossini, Maurizio, MD, LaCroix, Andrea Z., PhD, Roux, Christian, MD, PhD, Sambrook, Philip N., MD, Siris, Ethel S., MD

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the prevalence and incidence of clinical fractures in obese, postmenopausal women enrolled in the Global Longitudinal study…”
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Accelerometer‐Measured Physical Activity and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 by LaMonte, Michael J., Buchner, David M., Rillamas‐Sun, Eileen, Di, Chongzhi, Evenson, Kelley R., Bellettiere, John, Lewis, Cora E., Lee, I‐Min, Tinker, Lesly F., Seguin, Rebecca, Zaslovsky, Oleg, Eaton, Charles B., Stefanick, Marcia L., LaCroix, Andrea Z.

“…Objectives To prospectively examine associations between accelerometer‐measured physical activity (PA) and mortality in older women, with an emphasis on…”
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The Impact, Experience, and Challenges of COVID-19 on the Women's Health Initiative Participants: An Introduction to the Special Issue by Shumaker, Sally A, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Bea, Jennifer W

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Protein Intake and Incident Frailty in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study by Beasley, Jeannette M., LaCroix, Andrea Z., Neuhouser, Marian L., Huang, Ying, Tinker, Lesley, Woods, Nancy, Michael, Yvonne, Curb, J. David, Prentice, Ross L.

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between protein intake and incident frailty. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Subset of the Women's Health…”
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Classifiers for Accelerometer-Measured Behaviors in Older Women by ROSENBERG, DORI, GODBOLE, SUNEETA, ELLIS, KATHERINE, DI, CHONGZHI, LACROIX, ANDREA, NATARAJAN, LOKI, KERR, JACQUELINE

“…PURPOSEMachine learning methods could better improve the detection of specific types of physical activities and sedentary behaviors from accelerometer data. No…”
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