Search Results - "Womack, Catherine"

Serial Bone Density Measurement and Incident Fracture Risk Discrimination in Postmenopausal Women by Crandall, Carolyn J, Larson, Joseph, Wright, Nicole C, Laddu, Deepika, Stefanick, Marcia L, Kaunitz, Andrew M, Watts, Nelson B, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Womack, Catherine R, Johnson, Karen C, Carbone, Laura D, Jackson, Rebecca D, Ensrud, Kristine E

“…Repeated bone mineral density (BMD) testing to screen for osteoporosis requires resources. For patient counseling and optimal resource use, it is important for…”
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Association of BMD and FRAX Score With Risk of Fracture in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes by Schwartz, Ann V, Vittinghoff, Eric, Bauer, Douglas C, Hillier, Teresa A, Strotmeyer, Elsa S, Ensrud, Kristine E, Donaldson, Meghan G, Cauley, Jane A, Harris, Tamara B, Koster, Annemarie, Womack, Catherine R, Palermo, Lisa, Black, Dennis M, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF), the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS), and the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Research Groups, for the

“…CONTEXT Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) and paradoxically with increased fracture risk. It is not known if…”
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A randomized controlled trial to reduce post-cessation weight gain by Pebley, Kinsey, Bursac, Zoran, Klesges, Robert C., Ebbert, Jon O., Womack, Catherine R., Graber, Julia, Little, Melissa A., Derefinko, Karen J., Krukowski, Rebecca A.

“…Background/Objectives Weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation. Previous interventions targeting weight gain while quitting smoking have largely been…”
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Higher amounts of sedentary time are associated with short sleep duration and poor sleep quality in postmenopausal women by Creasy, Seth A, Crane, Tracy E, Garcia, David O, Thomson, Cynthia A, Kohler, Lindsay N, Wertheim, Betsy C, Baker, Laura D, Coday, Mace, Hale, Lauren, Womack, Catherine R, Wright, Kenneth P, Melanson, Edward L

“…To evaluate the associations between sedentary time, total (total-PA), light (light-PA), moderate (MOD-PA), and vigorous (VIG-PA) physical activity with…”
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Effects of oral conjugated equine estrogens with or without medroxyprogesterone acetate on incident hypertension in the Womenʼs Health Initiative hormone therapy trials by Swica, Yael, Warren, Michelle P, Manson, JoAnn E, Aragaki, Aaron K, Bassuk, Shari S, Shimbo, Daichi, Kaunitz, Andrew, Rossouw, Jacques, Stefanick, Marcia L, Womack, Catherine R

“…OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the effect of menopausal hormone therapy on incident hypertension in the two Womenʼs Health Initiative hormone…”
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Renal Sympathetic Denervation: A Comprehensive Review by Akinseye, Oluwaseun A., Ralston, Willis F., Johnson, Karen C., Ketron, Lowell L., Womack, Catherine R., Ibebuogu, Uzoma N.

“…In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association released its updated blood pressure guidelines, redefining hypertension to be any…”
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The association between weight-promoting medication use and weight gain in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative by Stanford, Fatima Cody, Cena, Hellas, Biino, Ginevra, Umoren, Olivia, Jimenez, Monik, Freeman, Marlene P., Shadyab, Aladdin H., Wild, Robert A., Womack, Catherine R., Banack, Hailey R., Manson, JoAnn E.

“…OBJECTIVE:With the rise in obesity, there has been a concomitant increase in prescription medications associated with weight gain. The objective of this study…”
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Time to Clinically Relevant Fracture Risk Scores in Postmenopausal Women by Gourlay, Margaret L., MD, MPH, Overman, Robert A., MPH, Fine, Jason P., ScD, Crandall, Carolyn J., MD, MS, Robbins, John, MD, MHS, Schousboe, John T., MD, PhD, Ensrud, Kristine E., MD, MPH, LeBlanc, Erin S., MD, MPH, Gass, Margery L., MD, Johnson, Karen C., MD, MPH, Womack, Catherine R., MD, LaCroix, Andrea Z., PhD

“…Abstract Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend use of fracture risk scores for screening and pharmacologic treatment decisions. The timing of…”
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Calcium/vitamin D supplementation, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and cholesterol profiles in the Women’s Health Initiative calcium/vitamin D randomized trial by Schnatz, Peter F, Jiang, Xuezhi, Vila-Wright, Sharon, Aragaki, Aaron K, Nudy, Matthew, O’Sullivan, David M, Jackson, Rebecca, LeBlanc, Erin, Robinson, Jennifer G, Shikany, James M, Womack, Catherine R, Martin, Lisa W, Neuhouser, Marian L, Vitolins, Mara Z, Song, Yiqing, Kritchevsky, Stephen, Manson, JoAnn E

“…OBJECTIVEThe objective of this study was to evaluate whether increased serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25OHD3) concentrations, in response to calcium/vitamin D…”
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Use of and interest in mobile health for diabetes self-care in vulnerable populations by Humble, James R, Tolley, Elizabeth A, Krukowski, Rebecca A, Womack, Catherine R, Motley, Todd S, Bailey, James E

“…We aimed to assess use of and interest in mobile health (mHealth) technology and in-person services for diabetes self-care in vulnerable populations. We…”
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Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study by Agarwal, Subhashish, Tooze, Janet A., Bauer, Douglas C., Cauley, Jane A., Harris, Tamara B., Koster, Annemarie, Womack, Catherine R., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Houston, Denise K.

“…Objective. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are prevalent among older adults; however, longitudinal studies examining…”
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Use of Calcium Channel Blockers and Breast Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Initiative by Brasky, Theodore M, Krok-Schoen, Jessica L, Liu, Jingmin, Chlebowski, Rowan T, Freudenheim, Jo L, Lavasani, Sayeh, Margolis, Karen L, Qi, Lihong, Reding, Kerryn W, Shields, Peter G, Simon, Michael S, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Wang, Ange, Womack, Catherine, Manson, JoAnn E

“…Use of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) has been associated with increased risk of breast cancer in some, but not all, studies. Differences in reported…”
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Ethical and epistemic issues in direct-to-consumer drug advertising: where is patient agency? by Womack, Catherine A.

“…Arguments for and against direct-to-consumer drug advertising (DTCA) center on two issues: (1) the epistemic effects on patients through access to information…”
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Fit & quit: An efficacy trial of two behavioral post-cessation weight gain interventions by Salgado García, Francisco I., Derefinko, Karen J., Bursac, Zoran, Klesges, Robert C., Ebbert, Jon O., Womack, Catherine R., Krukowski, Rebecca A.

“…While smoking cessation leads to significant improvements in both mortality and morbidity, post-cessation weight gain partially attenuates this benefit. Even…”
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Bone Mineral Density Patterns in Vitamin D Deficient African American Men With Sickle Cell Disease by Adams-Graves, Patricia, MD, Daniels, Alden B, Womack, Catherine R., MD, Freire, Amado X., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective To describe bone mineral density (BMD) patterns by densitometry in adult African American (AA) men with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are…”
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Associations between ACE-Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, and Lean Body Mass in Community Dwelling Older Women by LaCroix, Andrea Z., Thomson, Cynthia A., Kroenke, Candyce H., Manini, Todd M., Zaslavsky, Oleg, Chen, Zhao, Klimentidis, Yann, Wertheim, Betsy C., Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia, Bea, Jennifer W., Womack, Catherine R.

“…Studies suggest that ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may preserve skeletal muscle with aging. We evaluated longitudinal…”
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Long-term oral bisphosphonate use in relation to fracture risk in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: findings from the Womenʼs Health Initiative by Drieling, Rebecca L, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Beresford, Shirley A.A, Boudreau, Denise M, Kooperberg, Charles, Chlebowski, Rowan T, Gass, Margery, Crandall, Carolyn J, Womack, Catherine R, Heckbert, Susan R

“…OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine the association of long-term oral bisphosphonate use, compared with short-term use, with fracture risk among…”
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Fracture Risk in Men With Congestive Heart Failure : Risk Reduction With Spironolactone by CARBONE, Laura D, CROSS, Jessica D, DISHMON, Dwight A, NESHEIWAT, Joseph P, HAJJAR, Mohammad A, CHISHTI, Waqas A, NASSER, Wael, KHAN, Mehwish, WOMACK, Catherine R, CHO, Tara, HASKIN, Ashley R, WEBER, Karl T, RAZA, Syed H, BUSH, Andrew J, SEPANSKI, Robert J, DHAWAN, Saurabh, KHAN, Bilal Q, GUPTA, Malini, AHMAD, Khurram, KHOUZAM, Rami N

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether spironolactone use is associated with fractures in men with congestive heart failure (CHF). In rats with…”
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Baseline age and time to major fracture in younger postmenopausal women by Gourlay, Margaret Lee, Overman, Robert A, Fine, Jason P, Ensrud, Kristine E, Crandall, Carolyn J, Gass, Margery L, Robbins, John, Johnson, Karen C, LeBlanc, Erin S, Womack, Catherine R, Schousboe, John T, LaCroix, Andrea Z

“…OBJECTIVEThis study aims to estimate the incidence of first hip or clinical vertebral fracture or major osteoporotic (hip, clinical vertebral, proximal…”
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Enhancing the efficacy of a smoking quit line in the military: Study rationale, design and methods of the Freedom Quit Line by Little, Melissa A, Ebbert, Jon O, Bursac, Zoran, Talcott, Gerald W, Talley, Lauren, LeRoy, Karen M, Womack, Catherine R, Hryshko-Mullen, Ann S, Klesges, Robert C

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