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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)"”.
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Health management of adult hypertension in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
… how individuals with hypertension do their health behaviors and how their behaviors change over time based on their diagnostic status and the duration of hypertension. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is a widely used dietary recommendation for individuals with …
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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
… Asians with non-Asians in the United States and compare WC and WHtR as predictors of diabetes. Data from the National 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. …
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Associations Between Urinary Concentrations of Non-Persistent Pesticide Exposure, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cardiometabolic Health
… environmental pollutants to be associated with health risk. However, it remains unclear whether the less studied organophosphate (OP) pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) influence cardiometabolic health independent of BMI. The first study in this thesis used 2,227 participants …
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Hypertension Prevalence Trends Among Mexican-Americans: NHANES 1999-2016
<p>Hypertension is a grave health issue affecting millions of adults in the United States (US). Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to cardiovascular disease, including stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. Current National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016 data reports …
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Incorporating Food-away-from-Home into the Thrifty Food Plan
… FLEX, uses similar sets of datasets on prices, nutrition and average consumption pattern as those used in the TFP model. The 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data is used to generate average consumption and nutrient profiles. The relative price ratio of FAFH to …
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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.
… using polysomnography which is time intensive and impracticable as a screening method. Alternate methods for screening based on symptoms exist with varying sensitivities. This study used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) based on a nationally representative US sample …
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Association of Having a Primary Care Provider and Visiting a Mental Health Professional
… care provider (PCP) with visiting a mental health provider (MHP) in the past year among a nationally representative sample. Data came from the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Respondents were coded as seeing an MHP within the past year (no/yes) from the …
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Social and Behavioral Characteristics of Individuals with Celiac Disease
… the weight status, weight change, food security, and consumer behaviors of individuals serologically positive for CD.There is a need for more research to describe the profile of participants with CD, identify their weight status and food procurement and preparation habits. Recent research points …
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Comparison of a Body Shape Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 2007-2012
… body composition than waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). ABSI was reported as a stronger predictor for mortality. Thus far, the relationship between ABSI and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) has not been studied on a large U.S. population. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is …
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The Inflammatory Consequences of Stress and Adiposity
… that have been implicated in the inflammatory and disease processes are stress and obesity (Black, 2003). While their individual lines of research continue to grow, few researchers have attempted to integrate these factors into one model to explain their effects on inflammation. This study …
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Urinary phthalate exposure and reproductive outcomes in U.S. women: evidence of dose-response associations in NHANES 2003-2014
… chemicals widely used in consumer products and consistently detected in human populations. Although experimental studies suggest that phthalate exposure may affect reproductive function, evidence in women at the population level remains limited and not fully consistent. This study examined …
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Association Of Kidney Stones With Chronic Disease Among Adults In The United States: Considerations By Race-Ethnicity
… describe the relationship between kidney stones and risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke in individuals of different race ethnicities. Purpose: the purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of co-morbidities and to investigate whether there was a statistically significant …
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The Development and Evaluation of the Healthy Beverage Index for U.S. Children and Adolescents
Childhood (ages 2-9 years) and adolescence (ages 10-19 years) make up important periods of human life. Food preferences and dietary behaviors are developing during this time, and health status can impact noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk in adulthood. Many of the behaviors associated with …
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Association of oral health-related productivity loss and wealth among working-age adults from 2011-2018
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of oral health-related productivity loss (OHRPL) with wealth in 10,908 working-age adults (30-64 years old) using 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. METHODS: This study measured the association of oral health-related …
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Missing data handling in health sciences a neuro-fuzzy methods approach
… periodontal exigem um tempo de exame extenso quando realizados através de avaliações completas da boca, o que sobrecarrega participantes e examinadores. Para aliviar isso, utiliza-se exames parciais da boca, omitindo intencionalmente alguns dados. No entanto, esses métodos podem levar a …
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Nonlinear models with measurement error: Application to vitamin D
… vitamin D status is essential to maintain healthy bones and to reduce risk of fracture. It is difficult, however, to determine recommended intake levels due to the complexity of the metabolism of the vitamin D we consume. Vitamin D status depends on factors other than consumption of vitamin …
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The Acute Effect of Water Intake on Glucose Regulation in Low Drinkers
… Significant differences in urine concentration and copeptin, a marker for AVP, have been observed between low and high water drinkers. Purpose: The purpose was to investigate the acute effect of adequate water intake on glucose regulation in low drinkers. Methods: 7 healthy (5 males, 2 female) …
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Métodos estatísticos em pneumologia: análise de critérios de classificação da obstrução das vias aéreas
… o estudo de sobrevivência denominado Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), revelou que a utilização de diferentes critérios para classificar a obstrução das vias aéreas originava uma sobrevalorização da prevalência da patologia obstrutiva (US National Center …
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Energy Requirements and Expenditure, Economics, and Health
… uncertainty is the primary indicator of genius and great scholarship. The former is achieved by looking at the same universe as one's antecedents but espying something novel (i.e., an absence that obligates creation or a manifestation of ignorance that must be removed for progress to commence). …
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Vitamin D Supplementation Among Women of Childbearing Age: Prevalence and Disparities
… D deficiency is associated with numerous adverse health conditions. However, most women of childbearing age are vitamin D deficient. 1 Although scientific and public awareness about vitamin D deficiency's role in health has increased in recent years, current data are not available to assess …
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