Lawrence H Kushi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 328983 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lawrence H Kushi |
| NOMBRES | Lawrence H |
| APELLIDO | Kushi |
| FIRMA | KUSHI L H |
| AFILIACIONES | Kaiser Permanente |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9136-1175 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
A validation study for measuring Asian- and Hispanic-serving sociocultural institutions in neighborhoods using business listing data and potential implications for health
Clustering of Social and Physical Pain Variables and Their Association With Mortality in Two Population-Based Cohorts
OBJECTIVE: Social pain and physical pain are related bidirectionally, but how these variables cluster in the population is unknown. METHODS: This study included 2833 women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a community-based cohort of middle-aged women, and 3972 women from the Pathways Study, a population-based cohort of women diagnosed with American Joint Committee on Cancer stages I-IV breast cancer diagnosed between 200…
I Had to Make Them Feel at Ease
Social scientific studies of social support predominantly focus on the positive associations between social support and emotional well-being. The negative aspects of social support have received much less attention. We conducted semi-structured interviews of women with breast cancer ( n = 47) to examine the emotional strain associated with social support and how recipients navigate it in ways that protect themselves and their relationships. Based…
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Relation to Family Characteristics, Stressors and Chemical Co-Exposures in California Girls
Childhood environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes and may disproportionately burden lower socioeconomic status groups, exacerbating health disparities. We explored associations of demographic factors, stressful life events, and chemical co-exposures, with cotinine levels, among girls in the CYGNET Study. Data were collected from families of girls aged 6-8 years old in Northern California, through cl…
Breastfeeding Versus Formula-Feeding and Girls’ Pubertal Development
Local food environments are associated with girls’ energy, sugar-sweetened beverage and snack-food intakes
Objective To describe availability and frequency of use of local snack-food outlets and determine whether reported use of these outlets was associated with dietary intakes. Design Data were cross-sectional. Availability and frequency of use of three types of local snack-food outlets were reported. Daily dietary intakes were based on the average of up to four 24 h dietary recalls. Multivariable linear regression models estimated average daily inta…
Reproducibility of systematic literature reviews on food, nutrition, physical activity and endometrial cancer
Objective Despite the increasing dependence on systematic reviews to summarise the literature and to issue public health recommendations, the formal assessment of the reliability of conclusions emerging from systematic reviews has received little attention. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate whether two independent centres, in two continents, draw similar conclusions regarding the association of food, nutrition and physical activi…
Association of fractures with caffeine and alcohol in postmenopausal women
Objective To assess whether alcoholic and caffeinated beverages are associated with risk of fractures in women. Setting Population-based sample surveyed by post. Subjects A total of 34703 postmenopausal Iowan women aged 55–69 years were surveyed. Design A cohort of women reported alcoholic and caffeinated beverage intake and were followed for 6.5 years for fracture occurrence. Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed us…
Is whole grain intake associated with reduced total and cause-specific death rates in older women? The Iowa Women's Health Study
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether nutrient-rich whole grains reduce mortality risk. METHODS: The study included 38,740 Iowa women, aged 55 to 69 years. A food frequency questionnaire was used to obtain data on grain intake. RESULTS: Median whole grain intake quintiles ranged from a median of 0.2 to more than 3 servings per day. Women with higher intakes had healthier lifestyles and less baseline disease. The total death rate decr…
Adjustment for total energy intake in epidemiologic studies
The association of drinking water source and chlorination by-products with cancer incidence among postmenopausal women in Iowa
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the association of drinking water source and chlorination by-product exposure with cancer incidence. METHODS: A cohort of 28,237 Iowa women reported their drinking water source. Exposure to chlorination by-products was determined from statewide water quality data. RESULTS: In comparison with women who used municipal ground-water sources, women with municipal surface water sources were at an increased risk of colon …
Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
OBJECTIVES: This article summarizes the deliberations of the Quantitative Methods Working Group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine. METHODS: The working group was charged with identifying methods of study design and data analysis that can be applied to empirical research on complementary and alternative medicine. This charge was broad and inclusive and addressed the evaluation …
Is whole grain intake associated with reduced total and cause-specific death rates in older women? The Iowa Women's Health Study
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether nutrient-rich whole grains reduce mortality risk. METHODS: The study included 38,740 Iowa women, aged 55 to 69 years. A food frequency questionnaire was used to obtain data on grain intake. RESULTS: Median whole grain intake quintiles ranged from a median of 0.2 to more than 3 servings per day. Women with higher intakes had healthier lifestyles and less baseline disease. The total death rate decr…
I Had to Make Them Feel at Ease
Social scientific studies of social support predominantly focus on the positive associations between social support and emotional well-being. The negative aspects of social support have received much less attention. We conducted semi-structured interviews of women with breast cancer ( n = 47) to examine the emotional strain associated with social support and how recipients navigate it in ways that protect themselves and their relationships. Based…
The association of drinking water source and chlorination by-products with cancer incidence among postmenopausal women in Iowa
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the association of drinking water source and chlorination by-product exposure with cancer incidence. METHODS: A cohort of 28,237 Iowa women reported their drinking water source. Exposure to chlorination by-products was determined from statewide water quality data. RESULTS: In comparison with women who used municipal ground-water sources, women with municipal surface water sources were at an increased risk of colon …
Adjustment for total energy intake in epidemiologic studies
The association of drinking water source and chlorination by-products with cancer incidence among postmenopausal women in Iowa
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the association of drinking water source and chlorination by-product exposure with cancer incidence. METHODS: A cohort of 28,237 Iowa women reported their drinking water source. Exposure to chlorination by-products was determined from statewide water quality data. RESULTS: In comparison with women who used municipal ground-water sources, women with municipal surface water sources were at an increased risk of colon …
Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
OBJECTIVES: This article summarizes the deliberations of the Quantitative Methods Working Group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine. METHODS: The working group was charged with identifying methods of study design and data analysis that can be applied to empirical research on complementary and alternative medicine. This charge was broad and inclusive and addressed the evaluation …
Is whole grain intake associated with reduced total and cause-specific death rates in older women? The Iowa Women's Health Study
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether nutrient-rich whole grains reduce mortality risk. METHODS: The study included 38,740 Iowa women, aged 55 to 69 years. A food frequency questionnaire was used to obtain data on grain intake. RESULTS: Median whole grain intake quintiles ranged from a median of 0.2 to more than 3 servings per day. Women with higher intakes had healthier lifestyles and less baseline disease. The total death rate decr…
Association of fractures with caffeine and alcohol in postmenopausal women
Objective To assess whether alcoholic and caffeinated beverages are associated with risk of fractures in women. Setting Population-based sample surveyed by post. Subjects A total of 34703 postmenopausal Iowan women aged 55–69 years were surveyed. Design A cohort of women reported alcoholic and caffeinated beverage intake and were followed for 6.5 years for fracture occurrence. Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed us…
Reproducibility of systematic literature reviews on food, nutrition, physical activity and endometrial cancer
Objective Despite the increasing dependence on systematic reviews to summarise the literature and to issue public health recommendations, the formal assessment of the reliability of conclusions emerging from systematic reviews has received little attention. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate whether two independent centres, in two continents, draw similar conclusions regarding the association of food, nutrition and physical activi…
Breastfeeding Versus Formula-Feeding and Girls’ Pubertal Development
Local food environments are associated with girls’ energy, sugar-sweetened beverage and snack-food intakes
Objective To describe availability and frequency of use of local snack-food outlets and determine whether reported use of these outlets was associated with dietary intakes. Design Data were cross-sectional. Availability and frequency of use of three types of local snack-food outlets were reported. Daily dietary intakes were based on the average of up to four 24 h dietary recalls. Multivariable linear regression models estimated average daily inta…
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Relation to Family Characteristics, Stressors and Chemical Co-Exposures in California Girls
Childhood environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes and may disproportionately burden lower socioeconomic status groups, exacerbating health disparities. We explored associations of demographic factors, stressful life events, and chemical co-exposures, with cotinine levels, among girls in the CYGNET Study. Data were collected from families of girls aged 6-8 years old in Northern California, through cl…
Clustering of Social and Physical Pain Variables and Their Association With Mortality in Two Population-Based Cohorts
OBJECTIVE: Social pain and physical pain are related bidirectionally, but how these variables cluster in the population is unknown. METHODS: This study included 2833 women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a community-based cohort of middle-aged women, and 3972 women from the Pathways Study, a population-based cohort of women diagnosed with American Joint Committee on Cancer stages I-IV breast cancer diagnosed between 200…
I Had to Make Them Feel at Ease
Social scientific studies of social support predominantly focus on the positive associations between social support and emotional well-being. The negative aspects of social support have received much less attention. We conducted semi-structured interviews of women with breast cancer ( n = 47) to examine the emotional strain associated with social support and how recipients navigate it in ways that protect themselves and their relationships. Based…
A validation study for measuring Asian- and Hispanic-serving sociocultural institutions in neighborhoods using business listing data and potential implications for health
Medicine (12 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Internal Medicine (6 obras) · Confidence interval (5 obras) · Biology (4 obras) · Cohort (4 obras) · Demography (4 obras) · Internal Medicine (4 obras) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 obras)