Deborah L Wingard
Biographic Data
| ID | 1736182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah L Wingard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wingard |
| SIGNATURE | WINGARD D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Is dairy product consumption associated with the incidence of CHD
Objective Studies examining the association of dairy consumption with incident CHD have yielded inconsistent results. The current prospective study examined the association between dairy consumption and CHD in a population-based sample of older community-dwelling adults. Design Baseline CHD risk factors were assessed and an FFQ was self-administered. Participants were followed for morbidity and mortality with periodic clinic visits and annual mai…
Morton Et Al. Respond
We appreciate Acton and Bullock's concerns about diabetes case identification and tobacco use ascertainment bias in Indian Health Service (IHS) data, in which we demonstrated that patients with diabetes were smoking at significantly higher rates than were patients without diabetes. Our diabetes case definition was determined by at least 1 entry of a physician-assigned diabetes International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision1 code in the …
Current Smoking and Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients in Selected Indian Health Service Clinics, 1998–2003
Objectives. In non-American Indian/Alaska Native groups, current smoking prevalence is similar for those with or without diabetes (26%) We analyzed current smoking prevalence in American Indian/Alaska Natives by diabetes status. Methods. Data were extracted from Indian Health Service clinic visit information from 1998 to 2003. After consolidation into unique patient records, the sample comprised 71221 patients aged 14 years or older with both dia…
Premature Graying, Balding, and Low Bone Mineral Density in Older Women and Men
Graying was not significantly associated with BMD in either group. Balding men averaged 5% lower total body BMD (p </= 0.05), and balding women had ~24% higher mean hip BMD (p </= 0.05). Graying and balding women reported a higher proportion of current estrogen use; balding women reported more use of glucocorticosteroids. Balding women using estrogen may explain the higher BMD
Mortality Associated With Sleep Duration and Insomnia
BACKGROUND: Patients often complain about insufficient sleep or chronic insomnia in the belief that they need 8 hours of sleep. Treatment strategies may be guided by what sleep durations predict optimal survival and whether insomnia might signal mortality risks. METHODS: In 1982, the Cancer Prevention Study II of the American Cancer Society asked participants about their sleep duration and frequency of insomnia. Cox proportional hazards survival …
Parental divorce
Using an archival prospective design, the authors studied associations among parental divorce occurring during participants' childhood, adult psychosocial mediators, and mortality over the life span of a subgroup of participants (N = 1,261) in the Terman Life Cycle Study (1921-1991). Children from divorced families grew up to show a higher risk of premature mortality across the life span. The higher mortality risk for men was explained, in part, …
Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of longevity
Childhood conscientiousness and longevity
Does childhood personality predict longevity
Key models relating personality and health predict that personality in childhood is indicative of later health and longevity. Longevity predictions are tested using data derived from the 7-decade longitudinal study initiated by L. M. Terman 1921 (L. M. Terman & M. H. Oden, 1947). Variables representing major dimensions of personality are used in statistical survival analyses of longevity in 1,178 males and females. Conscientiousness in childhood …
Heart Disease Risk Factors as Determinants of Dependency and Death in an Older Cohort
Rates of death and dependency were determined for 621 men and women aged 65 years or more, living in an upper-middle-class community in Southern California. Between 1972 and 1986, 44% of the men and 27% of the women died; as expected, mortality rates increased with age and were higher in men than women at all ages. Dependency, defined as service use (institutional or community based), also increased with age but differed little by sex (56% of men…
Nursing Home Utilization in Adults
Rates of nursing home utilization between 1972 and 1986 were determined for 1,302 men and women living in an upper-middle-class community in Southern California. Leading diagnostic reasons for admission were dementia, cancer, and stroke, and the leading nondiagnostic reason for admission was an inability to carry out activities of daily living. In this cohort, rates of nursing home utilization increased with age. Women at all ages used nursing ho…
The biocultural context of social networks and depression among the elderly
Sex Differentials in Health and Mortality
No abstract available for this article.
Does childhood personality predict longevity
Key models relating personality and health predict that personality in childhood is indicative of later health and longevity. Longevity predictions are tested using data derived from the 7-decade longitudinal study initiated by L. M. Terman 1921 (L. M. Terman & M. H. Oden, 1947). Variables representing major dimensions of personality are used in statistical survival analyses of longevity in 1,178 males and females. Conscientiousness in childhood …
Childhood conscientiousness and longevity
Parental divorce
Using an archival prospective design, the authors studied associations among parental divorce occurring during participants' childhood, adult psychosocial mediators, and mortality over the life span of a subgroup of participants (N = 1,261) in the Terman Life Cycle Study (1921-1991). Children from divorced families grew up to show a higher risk of premature mortality across the life span. The higher mortality risk for men was explained, in part, …
The biocultural context of social networks and depression among the elderly
Current Smoking and Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients in Selected Indian Health Service Clinics, 1998–2003
Objectives. In non-American Indian/Alaska Native groups, current smoking prevalence is similar for those with or without diabetes (26%) We analyzed current smoking prevalence in American Indian/Alaska Natives by diabetes status. Methods. Data were extracted from Indian Health Service clinic visit information from 1998 to 2003. After consolidation into unique patient records, the sample comprised 71221 patients aged 14 years or older with both dia…
Nursing Home Utilization in Adults
Rates of nursing home utilization between 1972 and 1986 were determined for 1,302 men and women living in an upper-middle-class community in Southern California. Leading diagnostic reasons for admission were dementia, cancer, and stroke, and the leading nondiagnostic reason for admission was an inability to carry out activities of daily living. In this cohort, rates of nursing home utilization increased with age. Women at all ages used nursing ho…
Sex Differentials in Health and Mortality
No abstract available for this article.
Nursing Home Utilization in Adults
Rates of nursing home utilization between 1972 and 1986 were determined for 1,302 men and women living in an upper-middle-class community in Southern California. Leading diagnostic reasons for admission were dementia, cancer, and stroke, and the leading nondiagnostic reason for admission was an inability to carry out activities of daily living. In this cohort, rates of nursing home utilization increased with age. Women at all ages used nursing ho…
The biocultural context of social networks and depression among the elderly
Heart Disease Risk Factors as Determinants of Dependency and Death in an Older Cohort
Rates of death and dependency were determined for 621 men and women aged 65 years or more, living in an upper-middle-class community in Southern California. Between 1972 and 1986, 44% of the men and 27% of the women died; as expected, mortality rates increased with age and were higher in men than women at all ages. Dependency, defined as service use (institutional or community based), also increased with age but differed little by sex (56% of men…
Does childhood personality predict longevity
Key models relating personality and health predict that personality in childhood is indicative of later health and longevity. Longevity predictions are tested using data derived from the 7-decade longitudinal study initiated by L. M. Terman 1921 (L. M. Terman & M. H. Oden, 1947). Variables representing major dimensions of personality are used in statistical survival analyses of longevity in 1,178 males and females. Conscientiousness in childhood …
Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of longevity
Childhood conscientiousness and longevity
Parental divorce
Using an archival prospective design, the authors studied associations among parental divorce occurring during participants' childhood, adult psychosocial mediators, and mortality over the life span of a subgroup of participants (N = 1,261) in the Terman Life Cycle Study (1921-1991). Children from divorced families grew up to show a higher risk of premature mortality across the life span. The higher mortality risk for men was explained, in part, …
Mortality Associated With Sleep Duration and Insomnia
BACKGROUND: Patients often complain about insufficient sleep or chronic insomnia in the belief that they need 8 hours of sleep. Treatment strategies may be guided by what sleep durations predict optimal survival and whether insomnia might signal mortality risks. METHODS: In 1982, the Cancer Prevention Study II of the American Cancer Society asked participants about their sleep duration and frequency of insomnia. Cox proportional hazards survival …
Premature Graying, Balding, and Low Bone Mineral Density in Older Women and Men
Graying was not significantly associated with BMD in either group. Balding men averaged 5% lower total body BMD (p </= 0.05), and balding women had ~24% higher mean hip BMD (p </= 0.05). Graying and balding women reported a higher proportion of current estrogen use; balding women reported more use of glucocorticosteroids. Balding women using estrogen may explain the higher BMD
Current Smoking and Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients in Selected Indian Health Service Clinics, 1998–2003
Objectives. In non-American Indian/Alaska Native groups, current smoking prevalence is similar for those with or without diabetes (26%) We analyzed current smoking prevalence in American Indian/Alaska Natives by diabetes status. Methods. Data were extracted from Indian Health Service clinic visit information from 1998 to 2003. After consolidation into unique patient records, the sample comprised 71221 patients aged 14 years or older with both dia…
Morton Et Al. Respond
We appreciate Acton and Bullock's concerns about diabetes case identification and tobacco use ascertainment bias in Indian Health Service (IHS) data, in which we demonstrated that patients with diabetes were smoking at significantly higher rates than were patients without diabetes. Our diabetes case definition was determined by at least 1 entry of a physician-assigned diabetes International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision1 code in the …
Is dairy product consumption associated with the incidence of CHD
Objective Studies examining the association of dairy consumption with incident CHD have yielded inconsistent results. The current prospective study examined the association between dairy consumption and CHD in a population-based sample of older community-dwelling adults. Design Baseline CHD risk factors were assessed and an FFQ was self-administered. Participants were followed for morbidity and mortality with periodic clinic visits and annual mai…
Medicine (13 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Demography (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Longevity (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)