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Hypertension Prevalence Trends Among Mexican-Americans: NHANES 1999-2016
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016 data reports that 29% of US adults above the age of 18 have hypertension. The objective of this project was to determine current and past hypertension prevalence trends among Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites …
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ACCULTURATION AND THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN ADULT LATINOS: NHANES 2007-2010
Background: Latinos are disproportionately affected by diabetes. Studies examining acculturation and diabetes prevalence among Latinos have used diverse operational definitions of acculturation and have reported conflicting results. Objective: To examine the association between two acculturation …
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Recognizing cardiovascular disease patterns with machine learning using NHANES accelerometer determined physical activity data
… study applied machine learning algorithms to NHANES accelerometer data from the 2003-2006 cohorts with the Reynolds cardiovascular risk score as the outcome. Using accelerometer data as a proxy for the Reynold's risk score to study cardiovascular disease risk allows the use of cross-sectional …
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The Relationship between Lower Extremity Bone Mass and Body Mass Index in a NHANES Adolescent Population
… Assessment and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) that contained whole body dual energy X‑ray absorptiometry (DXA) data as well as BMI calculations looking at the adolescent population 12- to19-year-olds at the time of the exam. The sample contained 5416 adolescents with males 59.7%; with …
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Comparison of Anthropometric Measurements of Abdominal Obesity as Predictors of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: NHANES 2011-2014
<strong>Background</strong> It has been well established that screening tools for cardiometabolic diseases are less useful among obese populations as risk of these diseases is already high. However, research is lacking in regard to efficient screening tools for cardiometabolic diseases among normal …
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Análisis de la Encuesta de Salud Nacional y Examen de Nutrición de Estados Unidos (NHANES) usando machine learning
En este trabajo se usará el conjunto de datos de kaggle National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. La finalidad será diseñar e implementar diferentes modelos no supervisados para identificar patrones, descubrir como tienden los datos a agruparse y si existen comorbilidades entre las …
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Urinary phthalate exposure and reproductive outcomes in U.S. women: evidence of dose-response associations in NHANES 2003-2014
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2014 (N = 1,806).Survey-weighted logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations between log-transformed urinary phthalate metabolites and parity, adjusting for age, body mass index, socioeconomic factors, and urinary …
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Comparison of a Body Shape Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 2007-2012
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2012. The study conducted had a total of 6,921 non-pregnant, non-lactating, fasted adults (≥20 years). Anthropometric measurements (WC, weight, and height) were obtained by qualified personnel. ABSI was defined as WC (m) / [BMI<sup> …
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Health management of adult hypertension in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) which is a sample of the civilian, non-institutionalized adult population in the United States. The outcome was accordance with the DASH recommended intake of nine nutrients (0 to 9 point DASH score). Study findings indicated that, …
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Comparing healthy eating index scores to physical activity levels in adults using 20007–08 and 2009–10 NHANES data sets
… included 11,167 adults ≥ 20yrs with valid NHANES 2007–08 and 2009–10 diet interviews and PA questionnaires. Subjects were divided into sedentary, 1–149 minutes per week of PA (moderate exercisers) and ≥150 minutes per week PA (meets or exceeds PA guidelines) groups based on guidelines set …
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Differences between Men and Women in Risk Profile of commonly used metrics in Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea using NHANES data.
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) based on a nationally representative US sample (n=20,497) to test for associations between self-reported sleep apnea and risk factors, such as snoring, fatigue, hypertension, and obesity. Data was taken from the sleep questionnaire …
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MALOCCLUSION PREVALENCE IN A NORTH PHILADELPHIA ORTHODONTIC POPULATION
… of the malocclusion prevalence reported in the NHANES III survey. Additionally, the cephalometric database from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Legacy Collection (AAOF-LC) was used for skeletal malocclusion prevalence. The sample used data collected at the Temple University …
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Associations Between Urinary Concentrations of Non-Persistent Pesticide Exposure, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cardiometabolic Health
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). It was demonstrated that most OPs are associated with a detrimental cardiometabolic health outcome with higher BMIs amplifying health risk. However one metabolite (dimethylphosphate) was associated with advantageous health outcomes. In the …
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Dietary intake and nutrient status in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II (NHANES) data. Additionally, mean serum copper was significantly lower than NHANES II data. Mean energy intake was comparable to mean Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) based on the age, gender, height, weight and physical activity of subjects. In …
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MAJOR DEPRESSION AND INSULIN RESISTANCE AMONG NONDIABETIC U.S. ADULTS AGED 20-39 YEARS: THE ROLES OF GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2008 were performed. The study sample consisted of 1,054 (46.5%) men and 1,211 (53.5%) women who were nondiabetic and aged 20-39 years (N = 2,265). Major depression was measured by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview in …
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Shape Matching, Relevance Feedback, and Indexing with Application to Spine X-Ray Image Retrieval
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II). Research effort has been devoted to develop a web-accessible retrieval system that allows retrieval of images from the NHANES II database on relevant and frequently found pathologies. A comprehensive and successful image retrieval system …
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Differential Item Functioning Analysis of Physical Activity Disparities in the U.S
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) PA questionnaire; (b) to identify subpopulation preferred PA; and (c) to examine the impact of DIF items, if there are any, on current PA disparity conclusions. A sub-set of adult data from the ""NHANES 2003-2004"" data sets with an …
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Association of oral health-related productivity loss and wealth among working-age adults from 2011-2018
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. METHODS: This study measured the association of oral health-related productivity loss with wealth. The outcome, OHRPL, was categorized into “Never,” “Sometimes” (“Hardly ever” / “Somewhat often”) and “Always” (“Often” / “Always”). The …
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A decade of change: unraveling the factors shaping untreated dental caries trends in U.S. children, 2011-2020
… to care, and demographics.METHODS: Data from NHANES cycles 2011–2020 were analyzed, including 7,195 children aged 2–11. Untreated dental caries were defined as active, untreated lesions. Descriptive statistics summarized characteristics; bivariate analyses assessed associations, followed by …
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The Waist to Height Ratio is a Better Anthropometric Index of Abdominal Obesity and its Association with the Prevalence of Diabetes Among Asian Americans
… Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-14 was analyzed using SAS 9.2. There were 8,615 adult non-pregnant non-Asians and 1,224 Asians included in this study. Despite a lower prevalence of obesity among Asians compared to non-Asians (12% vs 38%, p
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